The Daily Herald

July 31, 2026

Uma Kumaran, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. ANGUILLA--Uma Kumaran MP has been appointed jointly as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and as Assistant Whip on J...

July 31, 2026

The WIFOL Building.   PHILIPSBURG--Members of the Workers Institute for Organized Labor (WIFOL) will move to convene a Congress and elect a new Board after accusing President Theophilus Thompson of refusing to hold a Congress for more than a decade, failing to hold Board...

July 30, 2026

Majestic Hotel & Apartments. WILLEMSTAD--MFK Members of Curaçao’s Parliament Juniël Carolina, David Seferina and Andy Losiabaar, and faction collaborator Aldebert Rooijer visited the Majestic Hotel & Apartments building site in the heart of Punda. The delegation viewed...

July 30, 2026

Aerial view of the eco-site at Grand Cayes, Cul-de-Sac, in 2025. (Robert Luckock photo) MARIGOT--Following a meeting Wednesday afternoon with President Louis Mussington, his staff and representatives from SXM Truckers, the decision not to allow the private sector to deposit wa...

July 30, 2026

The new Holistic Healing Center.   PHILIPSBURG--A new Holistic Healing Center (HHC) will officially open its doors in Philipsburg on Saturday, August 1, with the aim of supporting individuals, families and communities through trauma-informed healing and preventive care. F...

July 29, 2026

Trucks are seen stopped in the road adjacent to the Préfecture on Tuesday. (Radio St. Martin photo) MARIGOT--A protest took place in Marigot Tuesday morning by private transporters of waste who have been denied access at the eco-landfill in Grand Cayes, Cul-de-Sac, to drop off...

July 29, 2026

ECYS Minister Melissa Gumbs, the delegation from the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and representatives of the Special Olympics St. Maarten Executive Planning Committee. PHILIPSBURG--Preparations are officially underway for the 2027 Special Olympics Kingdom Games as Special Olymp...

July 28, 2026

Vice Recteur Nicole Noilhetas (left) with Chargée de Mission Evelyne Fleming. (Robert Luckock photo) MARIGOT--Vice Recteur Nicole Noilhetas held her first press conference on Friday since taking up her post as Head of Education for St. Martin and St. Barthélemy on July 1. She...

July 28, 2026

Marco Aalbers. PHILIPSBURG--Tax expert Marco Aalbers says the recent clarification that St. Maarten residents are exempt from room tax when staying at local hotels, apartments and guest-houses does not eliminate the tax burden, but instead shifts it to turnover tax. In a lette...

July 28, 2026

The cover of SMMC’s Annual Report. CAY HILL--St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) has published its 2025 Annual Report, highlighting a clean audit opinion on its 2025 financial statements and key developments across the organisation during the year. The report includes contributi...

July 28, 2026

Revellers on August Monday 2025 at Sandy Ground. ANGUILLA--With the theme “Anguilla for Summer” the Opening Night this year is on Wednesday July 29 at the Landsome Bowl Cultural Centre. The first section of the Miss Anguilla Pageant already took place on Sunday July 26 and has...

July 28, 2026

~If you don’t fix this, the next one will be to go home~ PHILIPSBURG--Minister of VROMI Patrice Gumbs received a strong warning from Parliament on Thursday after Members of Parliament (MPs) voted 9-6 to pass a motion of disapproval, saying the minister has failed to show the m...

July 28, 2026

MP Sjamira Roseburg.   PHILIPSBURG--Unified Resilient St. Maarten Movement (URSM) Member of Parliament (MP) Sjamira Roseburg does not support legislation for St. Maarten banning children below a certain age from accessing social media. She says education and digital liter...