The Peoples Tribune

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...

August 12, 2026

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Sarah Wescot-Williams has asked the Minister of Finance to examine whether St. Maarten’s tax laws can be adjusted to make qualifying donations to education, sports, charities and other community causes more attractive to individuals who want to...

August 12, 2026

GREAT BAY--International medical cannabis physician and policy advisor Dr. Joseph Rosado will be among the featured speakers at the “Building the Future of Cannabis Regulation” public forum on Friday, August 14, where he will address how St. Maarten can develop a medical canna...

August 12, 2026

GREAT BAY--Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Melissa Gumbs has congratulated the Collectivity of Saint-Martin and Valérie Damaseau on the initiative to establish an official territorial flag for the French side, describing the effort as an important step in natio...

August 12, 2026

CAY HILL--The National Sports Institute, with the support of Argos Antilles and Samenwerkende Fondsen Cariben, is currently developing a new dedicated boxing facility at the Raoul Illidge Sports Complex (RISC). The project will provide a safe and accessible space for the conti...

August 12, 2026

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Darryl York says his second initiative law will focus on reforming St. Maarten’s succession land system, with approximately 60 people already registered for a public town hall where families will be able to obtain professional guidance on long-s...

August 12, 2026

CAY HILL--Forbes has highlighted CC1 St. Maarten as an example of how artificial intelligence and smarter technology are no longer tools reserved only for large multinational companies, pointing to significant improvements the local beverage distributor has achieved in ma...

August 12, 2026

GREAT  BAY--St. Martin-born author Darren Wilson is challenging St. Martiners to look beyond election cycles, political personalities and recurring crises and begin a broader conversation about the kind of nation they want to build. His new book, St. Martin Reimagine...

August 12, 2026

GREAT BAY--A homeowner in Indigo Bay was forced to empty a swimming pool as a precaution against the structure potentially slipping from the bank after nearby excavation allegedly undermined a retaining wall, according to information raised Wednesday during the Council of Mini...

August 12, 2026

GREAT BAY--Prime Minister Dr. Luc Mercelina has raised concern over what he described as a visible increase in littering across St. Maarten, warning that the country is becoming progressively dirtier and urging residents to take greater personal responsibility for the waste th...