The Peoples Tribune

October 29, 2026

GREAT BAY--SXM Festival is preparing to celebrate its 10th edition with five days of electronic music across St. Maarten and Saint-Martin from March 17 to 21, 2027, announcing an initial lineup of 31 international artists led by Bob Sinclar, MEDUZA, Sasha, Claptone, Dombresky...

October 28, 2026

GREAT BAY--St. Maarten has taken a significant step toward strengthening its fisheries industry with the deployment of its first two Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs), designed to improve access to offshore fishing grounds, reduce operating costs for local fishers and support th...

October 28, 2026

(𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳'𝘴 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘦: 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦'𝘴 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘯𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘪𝘳'𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘊𝘍...

October 28, 2026

GREAT BAY--President of the St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce and Industry (COCI) Tamara Leonard is calling for a shift in how local entrepreneurs approach business, arguing that St. Maarten must move beyond being primarily a consumer of imported goods and begin positioning its...

October 28, 2026

GREAT BAY--Fire chiefs from St. Maarten, Aruba, Curaçao and the Caribbean Netherlands have met in Den Bosch, the Netherlands, to advance plans for closer cooperation in firefighter training, fire prevention, emergency response and disaster management, following a Kingdom-level...

October 28, 2026

GREAT BAY--Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) Grisha Heyliger-Marten has warned that taxi, bus and other transportation permit holders who have allowed their licenses to remain dormant could face revocation as government advances its...

October 28, 2026

GREAT BAY--Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) Grisha Heyliger-Marten has revealed that fuel supplier SOL has involved its lawyers and informed government that it cannot provide all the financial information requested to examine the f...

October 28, 2026

GREAT BAY--Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) Grisha Heyliger-Marten will meet with ATV tour operators and representatives of the Ministries of VROMI and Justice this week to address growing concerns about road safety, traffic obstru...

October 28, 2026

GREAT BAY--Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) Grisha Heyliger-Marten has announced two economic studies aimed at addressing challenges facing St. Maarten's small businesses and households, one examining access to financing for entrep...

October 28, 2026

GREAT BAY--Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) Grisha Heyliger-Marten intends to engage authorities in Anguilla over concerns affecting charter boat operations between the two islands, emphasizing that any differences must be resolved...

October 28, 2026

SIMPSON BAY--Tax specialist Marco Aalbers has published a new English-language book explaining St. Maarten’s tax system, providing business owners, investors, professionals and residents with a practical guide to the country’s tax laws and obligations. The book, titled The Tax...

October 28, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Nature Foundation St. Maarten has welcomed Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (VROMI) Patrice Gumbs' announcement that approximately 17 hectares of land in Cul-de-Sac have been returned to government for the possible est...

October 28, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Bahamas National Reparations Committee has rejected King Charles III's remarks about slavery during his visit to Nassau, declaring that his acknowledgment of historical suffering falls short of the apology and meaningful reparatory action demanded by descendants...