The Daily Herald

September 23, 2026

Members of the St. Maarten Guyanese Association along with pastors who were present at the installation ceremony. POND ISLAND--The new board of the St. Maarten Guyanese Association was installed during a meet-and-greet at the University of St. Martin (USM) on Saturday evening....

September 23, 2026

Kay and Biko giving film lessons PHILIPSBURG--Students from different schools in St. Maarten are spending the coming year exploring film-making, AI, robotics, virtual reality and media literacy, including fake news, privacy, influencers and online identity. The project by Medi...

September 22, 2026

Clockwise from left: Governor Ajamu Baly; Director of the Governor’s Cabinet, St Maarten Gerhard Hoogers; Director of the Cabinet Minister Plenipotentiary Carol Voges, and Minister Plenipotentiary Gracita Arrindell.   THE HAGUE--Minister Plenipotentiary Gracita Arrindell...

September 22, 2026

Caribbean journalists from St. Maarten, Bonaire, and Aruba in Deventer as they attend a Dutch Journalism Festival. “The Daily Herald's” Rajesh Chintaman participated in a professional panel of five journalists. PHILIPSBURG--Journalists and media professionals from across the C...

September 18, 2026

PHILIPSBURG--Finance Minister Marinka Gumbs says a new vehicle licence plate is still in the pipeline to be introduced in 2027, followed by personalized licence plates planned for 2028, as Government looks at ways to improve road-tax compliance and generate additional revenue....

September 18, 2026

PHILIPSBURG--Finance Minister Marinka Gumbs minced no words on Friday when she said that she will not participate in a proposed Mullet Bay master plan and believes the property should instead be put on the market for sale, with the proceeds going toward the ENNIA resolution fu...

September 18, 2026

PHILIPSBURG-- Finance Minister Marinka Gumbs says government plans to introduce a vehicle road-tax system based on vehicle weight in 2029.   She said it is not fair for owners of small vehicles to pay the same amount as some much heavier vehicles.  Gumbs made the sta...

September 18, 2026

PHILIPSBURG-- Alexander Gumbs has been granted a five-year extension as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Port St. Maarten Group and United People’s party (UP) Leader and Member of Parliament Omar Ottley says there is still room to take the Port further through infrastructure u...

September 17, 2026

King Willem Alexander and Queen Maxima THE HAGUE--Minister Plenipotentiary of St Maarten Gracita Arrindell welcomed closer cooperation among the Netherlands, Curaçao, St Maarten and Aruba following the King’s Speech on Tuesday, September 15, saying the cooperation covers publi...

September 16, 2026

~Total is Cg.1.5M~ PHILIPSBURG--Utility support for seniors and the vulnerable will increase to Cg1.5 million in 2027.   Prime Minister Dr. Luc Mercelina announced that NV GEBE has provided an additional Cg400,000 in direct relief for consumers. The announcement was made...

September 16, 2026

~At Hope Estate, Walter Nisbeth Road parking lot~ PHILIPSBURG--NV GEBE is advancing solar generation and battery storage projects as St. Maarten seeks to address its heavy dependence on imported fossil fuel and strengthen energy security, Prime Minister Dr. Luc Mercelina said...

September 16, 2026

SIMPSON BAY--The Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunications (TEATT) is moving forward with procurement of a dedicated ice-making machine for the Simpson Bay Fish Market to improve the handling and preservation of locally caught fish.  TEATT Mi...

September 16, 2026

A scene during the event. POND ISLAND--The University of St. Martin (USM) is working toward publishing a literary magazine following an evening of poetry, spoken word, storytelling and creative expression at Lit Night @ USM on Thursday, September 10. The announcement was made...