The Peoples Tribune

August 27, 2026

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Sjamira Roseburg has submitted a budget-neutral amendment to the 2026 national budget to make Cg 100,000 available for the temporary hiring of legislative lawyers, describing the proposal as a practical follow-up to a motion she authored in 2025...

August 27, 2026

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Veronica Jansen-Webster has submitted two amendments to the 2026 national budget, one aimed at temporarily strengthening critical staffing capacity within the Ministry of General Affairs and a second seeking to increase funding for Financia...

August 27, 2026

GREAT BAY, St. Maarten – Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Melissa Gumbs has pushed back against the argument that St. Maarten is “not ready” to address cannabis legislation, saying the country has already been living with cannabis use, youth exposure and an unre...

August 27, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Methodist Agogic Centre Comprehensive Secondary Education, MAC CSE Clinton J. Spring Campus, is celebrating one of its strongest academic performances to date following the release of the June 2026 CXC CSEC examination results, with 13 subjects recording a...

August 26, 2026

GREAT BAY, St. Maarten –Member of Parliament Egbert J. Doran has tabled two motions during the 2026 budget debate, one calling for a review and modernization of St. Maarten’s firearm legislation, including protection provisions for qualifying Justice personnel, and another see...

August 26, 2026

GREAT BAY, St. Maarten – Member of Parliament Sarah Wescot-Williams has tabled three motions aimed at strengthening community development, encouraging greater private support for causes of national importance and introducing a community-based approach to tackling littering and...

August 26, 2026

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Franklin Meyers has proposed redirecting Cg 2 million within the Ministry of Justice to help settle outstanding retroactive salary obligations owed to police personnel, while also tabling a separate motion seeking funding to advance the Rya...

August 26, 2026

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Franklin Meyers has publicly and categorically rejected claims that he has attempted to influence whether Theo Heyliger remains incarcerated, saying he has never contacted anyone, participated in discussions or expressed a position that Heyliger...

August 26, 2026

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Sjamira Roseburg has tabled a second motion aimed at addressing the rising cost of basic necessities, calling on government to connect tax relief on essential goods with active price monitoring so that exemptions granted under the turnover tax,...

August 26, 2026

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Sjamira Roseburg has tabled a motion calling on government to move within 60 days on a series of measures to combat littering and illegal dumping, including a permanent enforcement unit, patrols at known dumping hotspots, bilingual warning signs...