The Peoples Tribune

June 23, 2026

GREAT BAY- - The Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA), with the support of the Tijdelijke Werk Organisatie (TWO), has completed an important phase in its collaboration with the Nationaal Instituut voor Budgetvoorlichting (Nibud), as part of the on...

June 23, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Ministry of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (VROMI) had eight (8) BAVPOL officers sworn in today by the Minister of Justice, the great majority being from the inspection department, strengthening the ministry’s capacity to e...

June 23, 2026

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Darryl York has called on Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure Patrice Gumbs to provide Parliament and the public with clearer timelines, concrete deliverables and a detailed breakdown of government’s...

June 22, 2026

GREAT BAY--The St. Maarten Housing Development Foundation currently has approximately 4,000 housing requests on record, Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure Patrice Gumbs told Parliament during the continuation of a meeting on the c...

June 22, 2026

GREAT BAY--Affordable housing, income-based access to homes and the need to prevent continued housing market failure were central to Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure Patrice Gumbs’ presentation to Parliament, as he outlined governmen...

June 22, 2026

GREAT BAY-- Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure Patrice Gumbs has told Parliament that government intends to move toward a more structured and sustainable management system for burial grounds, including the future repurposing of un...

June 22, 2026

GREAT BAY-- Member of Parliament and 1st Vice President of Parliament Christopher Wever engaged with young leaders from St. Maarten, the Czech Republic, Spain and Latvia during the final conference of the Erasmus Plus Youth Participation Activity, “Fact & Act: Youth f...

June 22, 2026

GREAT BAY--The EYoung Talent Fund, established by EY Dutch Caribbean as part of its broader community impact initiatives alongside EY Cares and managed by the Cultuurfonds Caribisch Gebied (CCG), has officially expanded its reach to St. Maarten. The Fund has awarded its first...

June 22, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Association for Consumer Protection St. Maarten (ACP-SXM) has issued a detailed response to statements made by NV GEBE management during its June 19, 2026 public briefing, stating that the utility company presented what ACP-SXM describes as a selective narr...

June 22, 2026

BONAIRE--The Bonaire Human Rights Organization (BHRO) has stated that the treatment of artisanal Bonairean fishermen engaged in traditional seasonal net fishing for masbango must be viewed as a human rights, cultural rights and indigenous rights issue, not merely as a fishing...

June 22, 2026

THE HAGUE-- International students in the Netherlands are facing increasing housing challenges, with reports ranging from fraud and illegal subletting to bedbug infestations, leaks and unsafe living conditions. According to NL Times, citing reports from the National Stude...

June 22, 2026

GREAT BAY- - From the dance studios of St. Maarten to national television in the Netherlands, 23-year-old Faith Peterson is showing that island talent can shine on major stages abroad. Born and raised on St. Maarten, Peterson began dancing at the age of four with Motiance...

June 22, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Minister of Finance, Hon. Marinka Gumbs, on Monday provided a concise overview of the Government's Procure-to-Pay process, offering greater clarity on how public funds are used when purchasing goods and services on behalf of the people of St. Maarten. Procu...