The Peoples Tribune

September 07, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Windward Islands Bank (WIB) joined TamLeo Books’ Turn the Page, SXM initiative on Friday, September 4, with a special classroom reading that brought one of TamLeo’s stories to life in a meaningful way. Rolando Tobias, General Manager of Retail Banking at WI...

September 07, 2026

GREAT BAY--Educator, author and long-time youth advocate Angelique Romou MSc. will officially launch her first published children’s book on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, in celebration of International Literacy Day. The book, Saint Martin, I Love You Just the Way You Are: Y...

September 07, 2026

GREAT BAY--The reconstruction of the St. Maarten Library will reach a major milestone on Tuesday afternoon, September 8, when officials gather for the official groundbreaking ceremony at the library site in Philipsburg. The ceremony will formally mark the start of construction...

September 07, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT), through the Inspectorate of Economic and Transport Affairs (IETA), has published the list of car rental operators that have successfully completed the 2026 Confirmation Letter Proces...

September 07, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Teen Times crew spent its weekly meeting on Saturday, September 5, doing something increasingly important in a world filled with screens, short videos and constant distractions: reading to each other. In recognition of Literacy Month and International Literacy D...

September 07, 2026

AIRPORT--Princess Juliana International Airport, PJIA, officially unveiled its Princess Juliana’s Gallery of Changemakers on Friday, creating a permanent public tribute to individuals whose leadership, service, vision and contributions have helped shape St. Maarten, its people...

September 06, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Windward Islands Bank (WIB) has launched a limited-time promotion giving eligible AAdvantage® credit cardholders the opportunity to earn double AAdvantage® miles on every eligible transaction through November 6, 2026. The promotion, which began September 6,...

September 06, 2026

GREAT BAY--After more than a year of intensive training, professional development, and personal growth, 16 recruits from the 2025 Junior Coast Guard Crew Member Program (JBK) have successfully completed their training. The graduates represent Aruba, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten,...

September 06, 2026

GREAT BAY--St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce & Industry, COCI, President Tamara Leonard will take the Island Roots to Global Routes Trade Mission across Curaçao, Bonaire and Aruba next week as preparations continue for the regional business mission to Miami scheduled fo...

September 06, 2026

GREAT BAY--The President of Parliament, the Hon. MP Sarah A. Wescot-Williams, as well as the Secretary General of Parliament, Garrick Richardson, participated in the 16th Regional Conference of Women Parliamentarians, the 19th Presiding Officers and Clerks Conference, the 19th...

September 04, 2026

NEW YORK--The United Nations General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to support the gradual phaseout of the traditional Mercator world map in favor of a projection that more accurately represents the true size of Africa and other regions of the world. A total of 164 countrie...

September 04, 2026

KRALENDIJK--James Finies will officially launch Partido Pueblo Progresivo, PPP, on September 6, Bonaire Day, introducing a new political movement built around what it describes as a central principle: “Every Inhabitant First.” PPP says it will position itself as an inclusive p...

September 04, 2026

WILLEMSTAD--The four countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands agree that closer police and justice cooperation has become increasingly urgent as organized criminal networks operate across national borders, but they remain divided over how the exchange of police and judicial...