Local News

August 04, 2026

The late Robert Luckock.   PHILIPSBURG--“The Daily Herald” is mourning the loss of senior reporter Robert Luckock, who passed away after a brief illness. He was 74. Luckock fell ill on Saturday and was rushed to St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC), where he was admitted. He...

August 04, 2026

GREAT BAY--Port St. Maarten is projecting a cruise year that could bring close to 1.8 million passengers to the country and air arrivals/stay over visitors are projected to be the same if not more from December 2026 to April, 2027 but the Government has yet to present the publ...

August 04, 2026

PHILIPSBURG--Justice Minister Nathalie Tackling says legal services provided by Tackling Law to the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) were performed before she became Minister of Justice and that the contract was terminated when she accepted the ministerial po...

August 04, 2026

POINT BLANCHE-- Port St. Maarten welcomed 1,051,030 cruise passengers from 396 vessel calls during the first seven months of 2026, placing the destination ahead of its preliminary projections and on course to receive nearly 1.8 million cruise passengers by the end of the...

August 04, 2026

THE NETHERLANDS (THE HAGUE) – On Monday morning August 3 rd , 2026, Minister Plenipotentiary Drs. Gracita R. Arrindell and Minister of Education, Culture, Youth & Sport, Hon. Melissa D. Gumbs, welcomed 30 Sint Maarten students at Schiphol Airport upon arrival wit...

August 04, 2026

2026 Review: Encouraging results, but persistent challenges   Gathered on Friday at the prefecture on the occasion of a security headquarters Representatives of the State, the judiciary, law enforcement, and the Ministry of National Education drew up the review of the fir...

August 04, 2026

Sint Maarten Police ( KPSM ) has increased its interventions in recent days as part of its fight against illegal firearms . Four people were arrested. during two separate operations, while an investigation is underway following an armed robbery at a business on Union Road. A w...

August 04, 2026

Sargassum: Diversion barriers to be installed soon   After more than two years of studies and administrative procedures, the " anti-sargassum nets ", announced in 2022 , will finally be installed. The local authority plans for 700 meters of barriers. in Cul-de-Sac Bay in...

August 04, 2026

The brothel. WILLEMSTAD--Visits to Curaçao’s now-defunct brothel Campo Alegre played a significant role in shaping the masculinity, camaraderie, and identity of many Dutch naval officers. At the same time, these practices were intertwined with colonial inequality and instituti...

August 03, 2026

GREAT BAY--St. Maarten recorded continued economic growth, a sharp decline in inflation and an improved fiscal position in 2025, according to the Centrale Bank van Curaçao en St. Maarten’s Annual Report 2025. The CBCS reported that St. Maarten’s real gross domestic produc...

August 03, 2026

GREAT BAY--As the start of the new school year approaches, families across St. Maarten are preparing for challenges that extend far beyond purchasing school supplies. Rising costs, academic expectations, concerns about children’s mental well-being and the growing influenc...

August 03, 2026

A Nunchuck and a machete, both were confiscated during a multidisciplinary control operation that took place on July 31. COLE BAY/BELVEDERE--A large-scale multidisciplinary control operation carried out by the Police Force of St. Maarten KPSM, Customs Department and the Immigr...

August 03, 2026

AMSTERDAM--Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten joined thousands of participants and spectators in Amsterdam on Saturday for the annual Canal Parade, using the occasion to encourage young LGBTQ+ people to live openly and confidently as themselves. The parade, held on August 1, form...