The Peoples Tribune

August 03, 2026

GREAT BAY--Environmental Protection in the Caribbean (EPIC) has officially opened entries for the Seas & Scenes: Love the Caribbean Photo Contest 2026, a month-long event celebrating the vibrant culture and natural beauty of the region. Running from August 1 through August...

August 02, 2026

GREAT BAY--A large-scale joint law enforcement operation conducted at two border crossings resulted in one arrest, the confiscation of three prohibited weapons, the impoundment of two vehicles and the issuance of seven traffic fines. During the operation, 125 vehicles and...

August 02, 2026

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Christopher Wever, through the Wever Works Foundation and private sector partners, will launch the sixth annual Back-to-School Give Back from August 3 to 7, providing students with free school bags, gift certificates and additional prizes from p...

August 02, 2026

CASTRIES, St. Lucia--Caribbean educators and trade union leaders will benefit from reduced tuition costs, accredited leadership training and expanded regional research under a new multi-year partnership between the Caribbean Union of Teachers, CUT, and the Cipriani College of...

August 02, 2026

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Sjamira Roseburg, in collaboration with the Voice of the Community Foundation and No Where Special, recently hosted a summer dinner outing for children from Ujima Foundation and the Youth Residential Home. The initiative gave the children a...

August 01, 2026

GREAT BAY--An independent technical review requested by the Ministry of Justice found that Point Blanche Prison correctly calculated the sentence and credited pre-trial detention in the matter concerning former minister and MP Theo Heyliger, according to a Ministry statement a...

August 01, 2026

ORANJESTAD, St. Eustatius--The Statia Government has confirmed that an estimated 19,000 barrels of fuel oil spilled at the Global Terminal Investment, GTI, terminal on July 21, 2026, but remained within the facility’s designated containment basins. Based on assessments provide...

August 01, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Nature Foundation St. Maarten and the Réserve Naturelle de Saint-Martin have completed the first comprehensive island-wide assessment of the Pope’s head cactus, creating a baseline for monitoring and protecting one of the island’s most recognisable native plants...

August 01, 2026

GREAT BAY--Questions are being raised about the Ministry of Justice’s decision to involve the United Nations Office for Project Services, UNOPS, in reviewing the sentence calculation connected to former Member of Parliament Theodore Heyliger’s unsuccessful request for early re...

July 31, 2026

GREAT BAY--Former Member of Parliament and former Minister Theo Heyliger has been denied early release following a decision that reportedly relied, in part, on calculations or advice from the United Nations Office for Project Services, UNOPS, an entity that along with the Dutc...

July 31, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Association for Consumer Protection St. Maarten, ACP-SXM, has submitted a formal request to the Procureur-Generaal and the Chief Public Prosecutor of St. Maarten, asking their offices to assess whether the circumstances at N.V. GEBE warrant the institution of a...

July 31, 2026

SXM AIRPORT--Passengers travelling with WestJet in the coming days are being urged to closely monitor their bookings, as a strike involving 4,400 flight attendants could begin as early as this weekend. The Canadian Union of Public Employees, which represents the airline’s...

July 30, 2026

GREAT BAY--Members of the Workers Institute for Organized Labour Association, WIFOL, have launched an open solicitation process connected to the election of a new board after President Theophilus Emanuel Thompson and the board operating under his leadership failed to convene a...