The Daily Herald

October 30, 2026

DATE ISSUED: Friday 30th October 2026 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC)  VALID UNTIL: Saturday midday (12:00 LST) 31st October 2026 WEATHER: This afternoon & evening: Cloudy with isolated showers. Tonight, through Saturday midday: Variably cloudy with scattered showers. Forecas...

October 30, 2026

Guests at the ERP-I Impact and Recovery Celebration on October 28. PHILIPSBURG--The Emergency Recovery Project I (ERP-I), the first project financed through the St. Maarten Recovery and Resilience Trust Fund, is approaching its scheduled closure in December 2026 following eigh...

October 30, 2026

An inspection of the new PH-DCE taking place. ST. EUSTATIUS--Dutch Caribbean Islandhopper has expanded its fleet with the addition of a Cessna 402. The airline officially welcomed the aircraft, registered PH-DCE, to her new home on Statia. The Cessna 402 is a ten-seat aircraft...

October 30, 2026

A casino in St Maarten. PHILIPSBURG--Casinos in St Maarten could be required to identify players showing signs of excessive gambling, intervene when there are reasonable grounds to suspect gambling-related harm, and deny access to people considered at risk under a proposed Nat...

October 29, 2026

Culinary Team with government and tourism officials. ANGUILLA--Anguilla’s culinary talent is set to take centre stage as a team of talented chefs and hospi-tality professionals gears up to participate in Taste of the Caribbean 2026, scheduled to take place from November 16 -19...

October 29, 2026

The St. Maarten Police Force KPSM issued a statement against egg throwing during Halloween. Fines up to Cg. 500 could be issued to those caught. PHILIPSBURG--The St. Maarten Police Force KPSM has warned students against throwing eggs at fellow students, vehicles, homes and oth...

October 29, 2026

The meeting in progress WILLEMSTAD--The Parliament Presidents of Curaçao, Aruba and St. Maarten held their annual tripartite meeting on Monday in Tenerife, Spain. During the consultation, Fergino Brownbill (Curaçao), Alfred Sneek (Aruba) and Sarah Wescot-Williams (St. Maarten)...

October 29, 2026

Finance Minister Marinka Gumbs receiving the proposed budget. COLE BAY--General pension fund APS (“Algemeen Pensioenfonds Sint Maarten”) has presented and discussed its 2027 budget with the Minister of Finance, while also examining options to expand employer participation in t...

October 29, 2026

PHILIPSBURG--The Joint Court of Justice has granted the Public Prosecutor's Office permission to proceed to trial with its case against former Minister of Justice and sitting Member of Parliament (MP) Lyndon Lewis.   Lewis announced the ruling in a public statement on Wed...

October 29, 2026

Representatives of the various justice agencies completed a five-day training programme in identifying human trafficking. The programme addressed warning signs that exploitation may be taking place in workplaces or private homes through case discussions and practical exercises...

October 29, 2026

The FADs in the water. PHILIPSBURG--St. Maarten has launched its first two fish aggregating devices (FADs) in the waters surrounding the island, in an initiative intended to improve offshore fishing opportunities, support local fishermen and strengthen the fisheries industry....

October 28, 2026

PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunications (TEATT) Grisha Heyliger-Marten says she already has a direction and a possible solution regarding the fuel cost build-up affecting GEBE customers, but wants the findings and proposed way forwa...

October 28, 2026

Attendees at the CARICOM Statistics Meeting opening. ANGUILLA--Anguilla is hosting the CARICOM Statistics Series of Meetings that run from October 22-30. The meetings have particular significance for Anguilla as it will mark the first time in 50 years that the island will host...