The Peoples Tribune

July 03, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C./THE HAGUE--The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the United States marked parallel celebrations across the Atlantic on Thursday in recognition of two major milestones in shared Dutch-American history: the transatlantic celebration of America250 and...

July 03, 2026

GREAT BAY--The St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce & Industry, COCI, anticipates commencing the Pelican Park Development Project with a groundbreaking ceremony during 2026, marking a major step toward the realization of a long-planned economic hub at the entrance to Philipsbur...

July 03, 2026

GREAT BAY--The St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce & Industry, COCI, has identified the Island Roots to Global Routes Business Mission to Miami as one of its next major priorities for 2026, as the Chamber continues to focus on business growth, international expansion, formaliz...

July 03, 2026

GREAT BAY--The St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce & Industry, COCI, has officially closed registration for its START SMART Project ahead of the original July 10, 2026 deadline, after overwhelming public response saw the program reach maximum capacity within a short time...

July 03, 2026

GREAT BAY--The St. Maarten Carnival Development Foundation (SCDF) has announced the official opening of the registration period for Carnival 2027, with registration running from July 1 to September 1, 2026. The July 1 opening continues what has become an annual tradition for t...

July 03, 2026

GREAT BAY--The St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce & Industry, COCI, on Wednesday launched registration for the START SMART Project, a free phased support initiative designed to help aspiring entrepreneurs, informal businesses, sole proprietors, and existing micro and small bu...

July 03, 2026

GREAT BAY--The latest 2026 report from the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, RIVM, on vaccination coverage within the National Immunisation Programme identifies St. Maarten as one of the Caribbean parts of the Kingdom for which vaccination data was...

July 02, 2026

GREAT BAY--Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure Patrice Gumbs recently met with Aruba’s Minister of Infrastructure and Telecommunication René Herdé as part of ongoing efforts to modernize the Ministry of VROMI and improve the use of...

July 02, 2026

BONAIRE--Human rights advocate James Finies announced today that the Bonaire Draft Resolution, sponsored by two Caribbean CARICOM countries, was formally submitted and registered into the administrative process of the 80th United Nations General Assembly on June 10, 2026. The...

July 02, 2026

AMSTERDAM--Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten used his Emancipation Day address at the National Commemoration of Slavery History in Oosterpark, Amsterdam, to call for faster and more meaningful action on healing, repair, discrimination and racism across the Kingdom of the Netherl...

July 02, 2026

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Sjamira Roseburg, Chairlady of CKAIR and the Committee for Constitutional Affairs and Decolonization, issued a strong Emancipation Day message calling on St. Maarten and the wider Kingdom to move beyond symbolic gestures and commit to meaningful...

July 02, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Reason for Hope Foundation on Tuesday announced the successful completion of an International Statistics Training Program made possible through a collaborative partnership with Kendell "KC" Henry, a National Instructor from the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the FIBA...

July 02, 2026

GREAT BAY--St. Maarten Marine Trades Association, SMMTA, President Jesse Peterson says the recently held Marine Industry Immersion Day confirmed the need for stronger cooperation between Government, the private sector, educators and the wider marine industry to protect an...