The Peoples Tribune

July 17, 2026

PHILIPSBURG--Residents who are registered in St. Maarten’s Civil Registry are not required to pay room tax when staying at local hotels, apartments, guesthouses or other accommodations, the Tax Administration clarified on Thursday. The explanation follows numerous public comme...

July 17, 2026

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Darryl York has formally submitted his first legislative initiative to Parliament: a comprehensive Road Fund reform proposal aimed at strengthening the country's ability to finance, maintain and improve its road infrastructure for generations to...

July 17, 2026

PARIS--The French National Assembly has approved the agreement establishing a definitive border between French Saint Martin and St. Maarten, clearing the French side of the parliamentary process and placing the next major step with the Parliament of the Kingdom of the Netherla...

July 16, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth & Sport, MECYS, on Thursday announced the approval and continuation of a structural subsidy of XCG 1,260,159.64 to the National Sports Institute, NSI, for the 2026 fiscal year. This critical investment reaffirms Gov...

July 16, 2026

GREAT BAY--Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Melissa Gumbs has announced that the Ministry has finalized a structural subsidy agreement with the St. Maarten Sports Federation for 2026, marking another step in efforts to strengthen, professionalize and improv...

July 16, 2026

GREAT BAY--Kadaster St. Maarten and the Bureau of Telecommunications and Post St. Maarten recently convened a cross-agency technical session aimed at strengthening the coordinated use of drone technology for mapping, data collection, professional training and public-secto...

July 16, 2026

GREAT BAY--The St. Maarten Sports Federation has officially announced Team St. Maarten Aquatics as the country’s delegation to the XXV Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The Games will be held from July 24 to August 8, 2026, bringing tog...

July 16, 2026

ENSCHEDE--Dutch technology company QuiX Quantum has delivered the first complete quantum computer developed by a company in the Netherlands to the German Aerospace Center, marking a milestone for the country’s emerging quantum technology sector. The machine, named Carina, was...

July 16, 2026

THE HAGUE--The Netherlands has called for greater attention to how judgments of the European Court of Human Rights are addressed and implemented throughout the Kingdom, including in Aruba, Curaçao, St. Maarten and the Caribbean Netherlands. The commitment is outlined in the Du...

July 16, 2026

FORT-DE-FRANCE, MARTINIQUE--French members of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States strengthened their calls for deeper regional integration, greater local decision-making authority and closer security cooperation during two high-level conferences held at the University...

July 16, 2026

ST. AUGUSTINE, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO--A major chapter in Caribbean literary history has been formally recognised and preserved for future generations following the inscription of the Earl Lovelace manuscripts in UNESCO’s Memory of the World Regional Register for Latin America an...

July 16, 2026

GREAT BAY--Galore Kids Fun Zone at Aleeze is open today, Thursday, and tomorrow, Friday, from 5:00pm to 9:00pm, giving children and families another opportunity to enjoy an evening of rides, games and entertainment. The attraction will also open during the same hours next Thur...

July 16, 2026

GREAT BAY--Former Member of Parliament, former Minister, former Commissioner Theo Heyliger could become eligible for release anytime between this month and the coming three to four months, depending largely on how the time he spent in pretrial detention is calculated and credi...