The Peoples Tribune

July 13, 2026

BAKU, Azerbaijan--Former government advisor and civil society advocate Alston Lourens represented St. Maarten at an international conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, where he emphasized that decolonization must extend beyond constitutional reform to include control over communicat...

July 13, 2026

COLE BAY--The FREEGAN Foundation recently honored longtime volunteer Signita Martin on the occasion of her 80th birthday with a surprise luncheon at Tortuga Maho. The gathering brought together 12 members of the FREEGAN team and Martin’s son to recognize her years of volunteer...

July 13, 2026

SOUTH REWARD--St. Dominic High School has announced the results of its International Baccalaureate Diploma Program Class of 2026, with 16 of the school’s 20 diploma candidates earning the IB Diploma, representing an 80% pass rate. More than half of the diploma candidates,...

July 12, 2026

GREAT BAY--The St. Maarten U12 Girls Softball Team delivered a strong performance at an international tournament in Guánica, Puerto Rico, reaching the semifinals and demonstrating the continued growth of youth softball on the island. The team entered the tournament determined...

July 12, 2026

GREAT BAY--St. Maarten will return to one of the region’s largest sporting stages this month, with Team St. Maarten set to participate in the XXV Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The St. Maarten Sports Federation officially announced t...

July 11, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Board of Directors and Management of the National Institute for Professional Advancement have congratulated Antonio Samuel, a graduate of the Property Maintenance, SBO Level 1 program, on being named the overall valedictorian of NIPA’s Class of 2026. Samuel...

July 11, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Association for Consumer Protection St. Maarten (ACP-SXM) is demanding immediate clarification from the Government of St. Maarten on whether the Bureau Telecommunication and Post (BTP) reviewed or verified NV GEBE’s decision to increase the electricity fuel...

July 11, 2026

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Omar E.C. Ottley is calling on the Government of St. Maarten to immediately reduce GEBE's base tariff to provide financial relief to households and businesses, particularly following the utility company's announcement that the fuel clause w...

July 11, 2026

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Francisco A. Lacroes has submitted an amendment to Article 9 of the Road Traffic Ordinance aimed at closing what he says is a legal loophole involving drivers who leave the scene of serious traffic accidents. The submitted amendment seeks t...

July 11, 2026

GREAT BAY--The CLIMB Foundation has hailed the success of its “Drop Everything and Read SXM” book party, an initiative held as part of the National Literacy Movement to strengthen cultural and functional literacy in St. Maarten and promote reading as a tool for empowermen...

July 10, 2026

GREAT BAY--The St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce and Industry (COCI) is inviting the business community to take the first step toward international expansion with the launch of its “Island Roots to Global Routes” Caribbean Business Expansion Mission and Expo. The initiative is d...

July 10, 2026

CARIBBEAN SEA--Premios Verdes has recognized Caribbean Marine Conservation through Community Conservation at the Alligator Head Foundation Jamaica, the Caribbean Shark Coalition in the wider Caribbean, and the UNESCO IOC Ocean Decade Task Force as part of its regional platform...

July 10, 2026

GREAT BAY--Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure Patrice Gumbs says Government is carefully reviewing the full Mullet Bay judgment, with particular attention being given to legally guaranteed public access to the beach and clarificat...