The Daily Herald

July 20, 2026

Thammy Albertsz KRALENDIJK--Thammy Albertsz will take office as General Commander of the Caribbean Netherlands Fire Department on August 16. She succeeds Thijs Verheul, whose term expires the day before. Albertsz (35) was born on Bonaire and has worked for the fire brigade sin...

July 20, 2026

PHILIPSBURG--The St. Maarten Lions Club, partnered with the local Little League Baseball organisation, treated the children of the Sister Basilia Center to a day of baseball starting with the opening ceremony of the 2026 Latin America and Caribbean Little League Baseball Tourn...

July 20, 2026

Fire Engines of Service Territorial de L’Incendie et Secours (STIS) SANDY GROUND--On Sunday, July 19, at 4:41pm the French-side fire brigade (sapeurs-pompiers), were called to a brush fire with a risk of spreading to cars and houses at 69, Sandy Ground Street.   Upon arri...

July 20, 2026

From left: Kyria Ali, CEO of the NAGICO Group and Chairman of the ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League, Sir Clive Lloyd. PHILIPSBURG--Through a joint initiative between the ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League and NAGICO Insurances, one promising young Caribbean cricketer wi...

July 20, 2026

From performing at Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show in February, to the first ever FIFA World Cup halftime show yesterday afternoon, 2026 is proving to be an incredible year for St. Maarten dancer Junior “Jay” Mills (Right). The star-studded show included Shakira, Burna Bo...

July 19, 2026

PHILIPSBURG--More than 240 entrepreneurs, business owners, investors, professionals and regional partners attended the St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce and Industry's (COCI) "Island Roots to Global Routes" Pre-Mission Assembly, far exceeding the original goal of approximately 5...

July 17, 2026

Aboard Royal Caribbean’s Legend of the Seas. WILLEMSTAD--Curaçao-born sculptor Giovanni Abath was chosen as one of six artists worldwide to participate in Royal Caribbean’s Artist Discovery Program aboard its newest cruise ship, Legend of the Seas. With this achievement, Abath...

July 17, 2026

To mark his entry in the Baseball Hall of Fame. WILLEMSTAD--Government, in collaboration with “Autobus Bedrijf Curaçao” (ABC), unveiled a special bus honouring Curaçao baseball icon Andruw Jones. One of the public transportation company’s large vehicles has been decorated with...

July 17, 2026

President Louis Mussington giving his Bastille Day speech on the waterfront (Robert Luckock photo) MARIGOT--Collectivité President Louis Mussington, in his Bastille Day speech, disclosed that the Collectivité has successfully secured the 38 million euros to purchase the remain...

July 17, 2026

The former Captain Oliver’s Marina. PHILIPSBURG--France has taken a major step toward formally settling the long-standing border dispute between Dutch St. Maarten and French St. Martin after the French Parliament approved legislation establishing the border on Thursday. In an...

July 17, 2026

MP Darryl York PHILIPSBURG--National Alliance (NA) Member of Parliament (MP) Darryl York has submitted his first legislative initiative to Parliament: a comprehensive Road Fund reform proposal aimed at strengthening the country's ability to finance, maintain and improve its ro...

July 16, 2026

An artist impression of the new prison facility. POINTE BLANCHE--Construction of the new Point Blanche Prison has officially begun, marking another step in the Detention Sector Reform Programme, Justice Minister Nathalie Tackling shared on Wednesday. Speaking during the live C...

July 16, 2026

The Sucker Garden Pump Station. (John Halley photo) SUCKER GARDEN--One of two new pumps for the Sucker Garden Pump Station has arrived in St. Maarten and is currently being installed, with testing expected to begin within the next two weeks, Minister of Public Housing, Spatial...