The Daily Herald

October 01, 2026

PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Justice Nathalie Tackling has outlined a series of priorities for 2027, including completing the Point Blanche prison redevelopment, addressing long-standing personnel placement issues, strengthening law enforcement and modernising immigration and cust...

October 01, 2026

PHILIPSBURG--The Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport (MECYS) is facing continued funding pressures in public education as student numbers decline while schools continue to require additional resources for materials, maintenance, transportation and student support....

September 30, 2026

MARIGOT--Luciana Raspail has been appointed Director General of the Chambre Consulaire Interprofessionnelle de Saint-Martin (CCISM), following a proposal by the President of the institution. The appointment comes as Raspail marks 15 years of service at the CCISM, where she has...

September 30, 2026

(l-r): Motorworld Group Brand & Logistics Director Dylan Smith, S.L. Horsford’s Sales Manager Elvis McKoy, Marketing Manager Wallis Wilkin, Chairman/Managing Director Anthony Kelsick, Automotive Executive Joel McEachrane, Motorworld Group Fleet Manager Dwayne Wilson &...

September 30, 2026

Bernadine van Veen-Richardson (centre) with participants of the events. PHILIPSBURG--The Rotary Club of St. Maarten-Mid Isle hosted two editions of its Reading Under a Tree initiative on September 12 and 18, bringing more than 90 children together for outdoor reading activitie...

September 30, 2026

Back to school campaign: Eat smart, drink water, sleep well, move more and less screen time. PHILIPSBURG--A new back-to-school campaign is urging children and families in St Maarten to eat smart, drink water, sleep well, move more and spend less time on screens, based on findi...

September 30, 2026

(L to R) – Dr. Abel Knottnerus, Secretary General of the Ministry of General Affairs; Stephane Thomas, Department of Records Management (DIV); Fabianus Fliervoet, Program Manager, National Recovery Program Bureau; Stanley Mourillon, DLT Work-Stream Project Manager; Femi Badejo...

September 30, 2026

PHILIPSBURG--Motorists will have to fork out more at the pumps as of 6:00am today, Wednesday September 30, when the price of gas goes up. The last price adjustment was on Thursday, August 20, when gas and diesel prices went down. Today’s increase will take the gas price from 3...

September 29, 2026

Paws in Flight programme partnered up with the Princess Juliana International Airport and welcomed puppies, Asher, Theo and Felix during their visit at the airport last Thursday. These pups are available for adoption by reaching out to SXM Paws. SIMPSON BAY--Princess Juliana I...

September 29, 2026

Folkloric group WILLEMSTAD--Culture Week (“Siman di Kultura”) officially kicked off on Sunday. The theme of this 22nd edition is From Curaçao to the World. The opening day began with a holy mass at the Basilica of Santa Ana, followed by a short march from Breedestraat in Otrob...

September 29, 2026

MP Francisco Lacroes. PHILIPSBURG--United People’s party (UP) Member of Parliament (MP) Francisco Lacroes has suggested introducing a toll on the Causeway Bridge as a possible way for the government to generate revenue and help reduce costs. Lacroes made the suggestion during...

September 29, 2026

NA MP Egbert Doran. PHILIPSBURG--National Alliance (NA) Member of Parliament (MP) Egbert Doran is challenging the government to show what residents are actually getting in return for the approximately Cg 662 million in expenditure proposed in the 2027 Budget. He said on Monday...

September 29, 2026

Finance Minister Marinka Gumbs. PHILIPSBURG--Finance Minister Marinka Gumbs presented the draft 2027 budget projecting Cg670 million in revenues against Cg662 million in expenditures, resulting in a projected Cg8 million surplus. The Minister acknowledged that government faces...