The Peoples Tribune

August 14, 2026

GREAT BAY--Questions about the size of St. Maarten’s institutional structure and whether the country has the capacity to sustain it have been raised repeatedly over the past year, including by Maria van der Sluijs-Plantz, Chairwoman of the Evaluation Committee for the Mutual A...

August 14, 2026

GREAT BAY--A meaningful gesture of appreciation. NV GEBE is helping families prepare for the new school year with a Back-to-School Shopping Voucher initiative, offering customers an opportunity to receive an XCG 100 shopping voucher to assist with the cost of school supplies a...

August 14, 2026

GREAT BAY--Researcher and policy advisor Leandra Leslie-Cyntje will be among the featured speakers at Friday’s “Building the Future of Cannabis Regulation” public forum, where she will bring a research and policy perspective to the discussion on cannabis legislation, with part...

August 13, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Government of St. Maarten has budgeted approximately XCG 14.59 million for building rentals in 2026, a slight decrease from the XCG 14.84 million budgeted in 2025, according to figures contained in the draft 2026 budget. The consolidated budget shows rental cost...

August 13, 2026

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Christopher Wever, through the Wever Works Foundation, has continued his annual support for students with donations of school bags and school supplies to Judicial and Institutional Services and Dr. J Enterprises, a foster home serving teenagers....

August 13, 2026

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Dimar Labega is calling for St. Maarten to consider tougher penalties and a broader reform of the penal system for crimes that directly threaten the country's tourism-dependent economy, arguing that violent offences against businesses, visitors...

August 13, 2026

GREAT BAY--His Excellency the Governor of Sint Maarten, Ajamu Baly, will host the 2026 Governor's Symposium on Friday, September 25, 2026, with the theme “Youth Development: Building Our Future, Building Our Youth”. The Governor’s Symposium is an annual event initiated by the...

August 13, 2026

GREAT BAY--Senior Lecturer and cannabis researcher Dr. Machel A. Emanuel of the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus in Jamaica, will examine a decade of cannabis reform across the Caribbean when he addresses St. Maarten’s national cannabis symposium on Friday, August 14...

August 13, 2026

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Darryl York says St. Maarten must do a better job of maintaining contact with students and professionals abroad, warning that the country cannot lose touch with them for five or ten years and then suddenly expect them to abandon established care...

August 13, 2026

GREAT BAY--MP Sjamira Roseburg, Chair of Parliament’s Committee for Kingdom Affairs and Interparliamentary Relations, CKAIR, has put a series of questions before the Kingdom government seeking clarity on St. Maarten’s financial responsibilities, representation and decisio...

August 13, 2026

GREAT BAY--Native Nation St. Maarten (NNC SXM) is continuing to expand its community and environmental initiatives, with growing participation in its Farmers Market and Recycling Drive and approximately 1,200 bottles collected during its most recent recycling event. The o...

August 12, 2026

GREAT BAY--Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure, VROMI, Patrice Gumbs has announced a coordinated clean-up effort that will target roads, overgrown greenery and abandoned and wrecked vehicles as government steps up efforts to improve the...

August 12, 2026

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Sarah Wescot-Williams says the position of unpaid and informal caregivers in St. Maarten is an issue Parliament is aware of and intends to examine, including how the status of people who provide unpaid care to relatives and loved ones could be m...