Local News

October 02, 2026

LEIDEN, Netherlands--The House of Orange-Nassau earned the modern-day equivalent of nearly €576 million from the Netherlands’ colonial system, while generations of Dutch royals supported colonial expansion, slavery and the violent suppression of resistance, according to a majo...

October 02, 2026

COLE BAY--Turkish businessman Sudi Özkan, founder and chairman of Princess International Group and a longtime investor in St. Maarten, has died at the age of 87, according to multiple reports from Turkey on Thursday. Özkan, whose international business interests included...

October 02, 2026

GREAT BAY--When most people think about breast cancer, they think about finding a lump. A lump is one of the best-known warning signs, but it is not the only change that can signal a problem. As The Peoples’ Tribune begins its Breast Cancer Awareness Series, the first message...

October 02, 2026

Members of the Saba delegation at the Saba Lace stand during the “Ambacht in Beeld” festival in Amsterdam. Front row (from left): Saba Lace Ladies Madelyn Johnson, Alma Peggy Barnes and Miranda Simmons. Back row (from left): Public Entity Saba’s Island Secretary Bram Streppel,...

October 02, 2026

GREAT BAY--President of Parliament MP Sarah Wescot-Williams says the upcoming Kingdom Summit and the Interparliamentary Kingdom Consultation (IPKO) should not be viewed as competing or duplicating structures, stressing that one brings together the governments of the Kingdom wh...

October 02, 2026

Minister ECYS Melissa Gumbs standing with cultural icon Louis “Pork Chop” Lambert Richardson at the Sage Cultural Award ceremony on December 13, 2024. (File photo) PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport (ECYS) Melissa Gumbs has extended condolences to the...

October 02, 2026

ORANJESTAD, Aruba--Visitors to Aruba could face several new and higher tourism charges beginning in 2027 under a draft government tourism plan, including a new US$25 fee for eligible stay-over visitors that would be charged in addition to Aruba’s existing US$20 Sustainability...

October 02, 2026

A scene during one of the sessions. PHILIPSBURG--The University of St. Martin (USM) welcomed its new Caribbean Foundation Year (CFY) students on Thursday, October 1, with the first day of a two-day orientation programme designed to prepare students for the start of classes. Th...

October 02, 2026

The Queen of the Essence, and Mind, Khadijah Muller during the class visit. PHILIPSBURG--As part of its Literacy Month activities, Oranje School Group 2 students welcomed the Queen of the Essence and Mind Khadijah Muller, to their classroom for a special reading session recent...

October 02, 2026

PHILIPSBURG--Utilities company NV GEBE does not currently conduct comprehensive, system-wide testing of all electricity and water meters, with investigations generally taking place when customers report suspected billing or consumption problems or when an issue is identified i...

October 02, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (POND ISLAND) - The University of St. Martin officially welcomed its new Caribbean Foundation Year (CFY) students on Thursday, October 1, 2026, with the first day of a two-day orientation program designed to prepare students academically, socially, and practically...

October 02, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA), together with the NRPB are working towards reforming how people access appropriate mental health care support in Sint Maarten. Under the Improving Mental Health Services Project, seve...

October 02, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Member of Parliament (MP) Sjamira Roseburg says she is pleased that the Ministry has confirmed that donations of security cameras from the business community are welcome as part of efforts to improve public safety on Sint Maarten. Speaking during the...