The Daily Herald

August 21, 2026

PHILIPSBURG--United People’s party (UP) Member of Parliament (MP) Francisco Lacroes wants a US $100 fee to be paid when a vehicle is purchased or transferred, with the money intended to help cover the cost of towing vehicles that are eventually abandoned or left on the island....

August 21, 2026

PHILIPSBURG--United People’s party (UP) Member of Parliament (MP) Francisco Lacroes plans to table a motion calling for stricter controls on the sale and release of scooters, as part of two motions he said he will present during the budget debate.  Speaking on the second...

August 21, 2026

Barbers in action WILLEMSTAD--This year too, “Sentro di Detenshon i Korekshon Kòrsou” (SDKK) is organising the “Back to School – Barbershop” haircutting project in Curaçao. It started Monday morning at the community centre in Montaña and will last three days. The project offer...

August 21, 2026

Inside the renovated facility WILLEMSTAD--The lower section of Curacao’s “Marshe Nobo” (also known as “Plasa Rondό”) opened on Thursday. The renovation of this section has been complete, and vendors temporarily relocated to Plasa Wilson “Papa” Godett began moving back to the m...

August 21, 2026

New Lions and sponsors pause for a photo. L–R: Lion Amanda Schmidt, Melushca Schmidt, Bernadine Pandt, Merolien Penijn, Teresita van Putten Duinkirk, New President Cherile van Putten. ST. EUSTATIUS--The Lions Club St. Eustatius had a full program on Wednesday evening, where th...

August 21, 2026

Students hard at work making preparations. ST. EUSTATIUS--The Gwendoline van Putten School (GvP) announced the arrival of its first Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) certificates for students in the Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ) programme. The c...

August 21, 2026

Cultural performance. WILLEMSTAD--There is a great need for knowledge and information about local history and culture. This was one of the key conclusions of the public dialogue held Monday evening during the annual commemoration of the slave revolt led by Tula on August 17, 1...

August 21, 2026

Concept rendering of the new curbside check-in facility at the Princess Juliana International Airport. AIRPORT--Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA) has begun construction of a new curbside check-in facility aimed at increasing passenger-processing capacity and improv...

August 20, 2026

WIFOL President Theophilus Thompson PHILIPSBURG--Workers Institute for Organized Labour (WIFOL President Theophilus Thompson has responded to allegations concerning his leadership of WIFOL, telling The Daily Herald that the union is undergoing restructuring and that a Congress...

August 20, 2026

Archie SABA--A German shepherd named Archie, whose disappearance aboard a sailboat had sparked concern across the North Islands, has been found safe on Saba. Archie's whereabouts had remained unknown for several days after the sailboat on which he was travelling disappeared fr...

August 20, 2026

Renovated building. WILLEMSTAD--Tensions are rising among small business owners at Curaçao’s “Marshe Nobo” (New Market) in Punda just days before the renovated market is scheduled to reopen. Several vendors are unhappy with new operating requirements and a mandatory rental agr...

August 20, 2026

MP Lyndon Lewis. PHILIPSBURG--Nation Opportunity Wealth (NOW) Member of Parliament (MP) and Vice Chairman of Parliament’s Justice Committee Lyndon Lewis is calling for an independent review into the temporary designation of Chief of Police Carl John as Acting Secretary-General...

August 20, 2026

Demonstrators WILLEMSTAD--Activist groups “Sin Kabes” and Curaçao Nature Conservation staged a protest on Sunday against construction and development projects across the island that they say do not sufficiently consider the interests of local residents or the environment. They...