Local News

September 08, 2026

The Collective Prevention Service (CPS) COVID-19 vaccination clinic will be open by appointment only on Friday, September 18, 2026. CPS reminds the community that COVID-19 has not disappeared. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) latest global respiratory virus upd...

September 08, 2026

PHILIPSBURG--Prime Minister Dr Luc Mercelina says government should move toward buying buildings rather than continually renting properties from third parties, with the long-term goal of leaving the country with government-owned assets.  Speaking at a press conference in...

September 08, 2026

GREAT BAY--St. Maarten must continue strengthening its institutions, modernizing public administration and building a professional government capable of meeting the responsibilities of an autonomous country, His Excellency Governor Ajamu Baly said Tuesday at the opening of the...

September 08, 2026

GREAT BAY--The St. Maarten/St. Martin Annual Regional Tradeshow, SMART, will return from June 14 to 18, 2027, with registration now officially open and organizers again using an early-booking system intended to give participating businesses first choice of space and lower regi...

September 08, 2026

In the first two installments of The People’s Tribune’s Prostate Cancer Awareness Series, we looked at the possible warning signs of prostate cancer and explained what a PSA blood test can, and cannot, tell you. The next question is particularly important for our community: Ar...

September 08, 2026

Command transfer to Glenn Werleman ORANJESTAD/WILLEMSTAD--Two new Commanders for the Aruba Militia (AruMil) and Curaçao Militia (CurMil), respectively Glenn Werleman and Ryan Cabenda, were officially installed during change-of-command ceremonies on both islands. According to a...

September 08, 2026

The ministers of justice from Curaçao, Aruba and the Netherlands together with St. Maarten Justice Minister Nathalie Tackling during the Judicial Four-Party Consultation (JVO) in Curaçao last week. Discussions of youth crime prevention, organised and cross-border crime, border...

September 08, 2026

Rasing the flag KRALENDIJK--Sunday, as every year on September 6, Bonaire marked its Day of the National Anthem and Flag, also known as “Dia di Boneiru” (Bonaire Day). This year, the island also celebrated the 40th anniversary of its own coat of arms, with “Protekshon” (Protec...

September 08, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The official groundbreaking ceremony for the reconstruction of the Sint Maarten Library has taken place on September 8, International Literacy Day. The ceremony marked the start of the second major construction project under the Fostering Resilient L...

September 08, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - As September marks Literacy Month, the Philipsburg Cultural and Community Center is proud to announce Stories of St. Maarten: A Year of Reading & Discovery , a sustained reading-promotion programme that will run from September 2026 through May 20...

September 08, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Sint Maarten marine biologist and natural resource manager Tadzio Bervoets recently delivered three days of practical training in Barbados to support sustainable fisheries and marine spatial planning. Held from September 1 to 3 at the invitation of t...

September 08, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (HARBOUR VIEW, PHILIPSBURG) — Today, Tuesday, September 8, 2026, His Excellency Governor Ajamu G. Baly delivered his official address to the nation on the occasion of the Opening of the Parliamentary Year 2026/2027. In keeping with solemn tradition, this annual ce...

September 08, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (SIMPSON BAY-AIRPORT) - The Nature Foundation Sint Maarten is pleased to announce the installation of a new awareness sign in the arrival area of Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA) as part of the Keep the Reef Off the Runway campaign, funded by the CITE...