The Peoples Tribune

September 02, 2026

GREAT BAY--Electricity companies across the Caribbean have spent much of the summer trying to solve versions of the same problem: demand is climbing, generating units are breaking down, backup capacity is shrinking and island grids have nowhere else to turn when supply fa...

September 02, 2026

WILLEMSTAD--Curaçao’s ship-repair industry is positioning itself to benefit from the rapid expansion of offshore oil and gas activity in Guyana and Suriname, with plans being considered for an investment of more than €100 million to modernize and expand the island’s shipyard....

September 02, 2026

GREAT BAY--TamLeo Books has launched a month-long community literacy initiative aimed at getting more children across St. Maarten excited about reading while encouraging parents, teachers and the wider community to make books a greater part of everyday life. The initiativ...

September 02, 2026

CARIBBEAN--Persons with disabilities across the Caribbean are set to gain greater access to employment opportunities with the recent launch of the United Nations’ ‘HireAbility Campaign’, under the theme “Break Barriers. Embrace Inclusion. Champion Rights”. The regional initiat...

September 02, 2026

GREAT  BAY--Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Melissa Gumbs has outlined a vision to transform the Belvedere South Plantation property into a culture and heritage park where St. Maarten residents, particularly young people and schoolchildren, can physic...

September 02, 2026

GREAT BAY--Government’s effort to establish a structured maintenance program for St. Maarten’s public schools has hit an unexpected obstacle, with Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Melissa Gumbs revealing that the tender issued earlier this year received no bids....

September 02, 2026

THE HAGUE--The Dutch government is pushing for St. Maarten and the other Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) within the Kingdom to gain broader and easier access to European Union funding under the EU’s next long-term budget covering 2028-2034. State Secretary for the In...

September 02, 2026

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Egbert Doran has prevailed in a court case brought against him personally by Alegria Real Estate N.V. over a decision he made while serving as Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (VROMI) concerning approx...

September 02, 2026

GREAT BAY--FREEGAN Foundation is opening its doors to residents across St. Maarten for a series of free Community Mornings designed to give people a welcoming place to meet others, enjoy a meal, participate in activities or simply spend time in good company. The initiativ...

September 01, 2026

GREAT BAY--Former President of the Windward Islands Teachers Union (WITU), Stuart Johnson, says confirmation that the criminal investigation into the alleged disappearance of nearly NAf. 2 million from the Charlotte Brookson Academy for the Performing Arts (CBA) has entered it...

September 01, 2026

GREAT BAY--Commercial attorney Thaïsa Heymans has joined DEJONG effective September 1, 2026, strengthening the law firm's growing commercial and corporate practice as it continues expanding its presence across the Dutch Caribbean. Heymans will focus on serving businesses,...

September 01, 2026

WILLEMSTAD/GREAT BAY--The Centrale Bank van Curaçao en St. Maarten (CBCS) has formally bid farewell to President Richard Doornbosch after six years at the helm, as the institution prepares for a leadership transition that will see Ference Lamp and Candice Henriquez assume seni...

September 01, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Performance Sports Academy (PSA) Athletics Association will launch its second annual High School Basketball League on September 1, bringing together all 10 high schools on the Dutch side of St. Maarten for seven weeks of competition, school pride and youth devel...