The Peoples Tribune

June 04, 2026

GREAT BAY–A new circular from the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations has updated the procedures for the exchange of personal data between the Netherlands, Aruba, Curaçao, St. Maarten and Saba, Statia Boniare. The circular, published in the Dutch Government Gazette on June 2, 2026, replaces the previous circular of December 6, 2013. The […]

June 04, 2026

THE HAGUE-–A majority in the Dutch Senate is not in favor of excluding Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba from proposed legislation that would criminalize conversion practices aimed at changing or suppressing a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. The proposed law, known in Dutch as the Wet strafbaarstelling conversiehandelingen, would amend the Dutch Criminal Code and […]

June 03, 2026

GREAT BAY–A number of women from St. Maarten/St. Martin have been nominated for the 2026 Caribbean POSH ICON Woman Awards, placing local talent, leadership and community impact on a wider regional stage. Public voting is now open through the official Caribbean POSH platform and will close on June 19. Supporters may vote in multiple categories, […]

June 03, 2026

GREAT BAY–June 3, 2026: The Government of St. Maarten and the World Bank have launched a strategic framework and roadmap for the St. Maarten Disaster Reserve Fund, DRF, which will be capitalized in part through repayments from a reconstruction loan to Princess Juliana International Airport, advanced by the Government of St. Maarten. The approach will […]

June 03, 2026

MARIGOT–President of the Territorial Council of Saint-Martin Louis Mussington has been summoned to appear before the local court in October in connection with two separate judicial matters, according to reports and multiple sources familiar with the proceedings. Mussington reportedly arrived at the Saint-Martin gendarmerie on Wednesday morning, June 2, to sign two summonses issued by […]

June 03, 2026

GREAT BAY–Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure Patrice Gumbs has indicated that the Ministry of VROMI is working with the Ministry of Finance on the development of an Urban Development Environmental Fund to support more structured financing for infrastructure and environmental interventions. He did not provide specifics at this stage. According to Minister […]

June 03, 2026

GREAT BAY–Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure Patrice Gumbs has provided an update on recent road repair works carried out by the Ministry of VROMI, as well as the next phase of planned asphalt interventions. According to Minister Gumbs, two weeks of road repairs were recently completed at a cost of approximately XCG […]

June 03, 2026

GREAT BAY-Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure Patrice Gumbs is urging residents and businesses to respect no dumping signs and make use of the proper waste disposal options available throughout the country. The Minister said the Ministry of VROMI continues to work with haulers and other stakeholders to improve monitoring, strengthen collection practices […]

June 03, 2026

GREAT BAY–Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure Patrice Gumbs has announced that the Ministry of VROMI will carry out cleanup, safety and maintenance works in the Great Bay Beach and Boardwalk area on Friday, June 5. The works will include the removal of concrete slabs from Great Bay Beach now that new Boardwalk […]

June 03, 2026

GREAT BAY–The influence of colonial structures on environmental governance in the Caribbean was the focus of a presentation by Sint Maarten environmentalist Tadzio Bervoets at the recent Caribbean Studies Association Conference. Presenting on “Conservation Colonialism and the Persistence of Fortress Management in the Dutch and French Caribbean,” Bervoets argued that many conservation systems operating in […]

June 03, 2026

VIENNA, Austria–Minister of Justice Nathalie Tackling today presented St. Maarten’s detention reform efforts during the international event “Advancing Penal Reform in Island Contexts: Perspectives from the Caribbean and the Pacific,” hosted in Vienna, Austria, with online participation. Minister Tackling joined representatives from Fiji and St. Kitts and Nevis to discuss penal reform in small island […]

June 03, 2026

GREAT BAY–Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure Patrice Gumbs has addressed reports concerning outstanding monies owed to AcrobatX for emergency landslide stabilization works carried out in Ebenezer. Minister Gumbs explained that the principal amount for the emergency works was paid in 2025. He said the outstanding payment now being referenced relates to additional […]

June 03, 2026

THE HAGUE-–State Secretary for Kingdom Relations Eric van der Burg has informed the Dutch House of Representatives that the cooperation arrangement safeguarding the implementation of St. Maarten’s country-task action plans will be extended for another two years, as the remaining plans for the prison system and police have not yet been completed. The Cooperation Arrangement Safeguarding […]