Local News

June 03, 2026

GREAT BAY–Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure Patrice Gumbs has announced that the Ministry of VROMI will carry out cleanup, safety and maintenance works in the Great Bay Beach and Boardwalk area on Friday, June 5. The works will include the removal of concrete slabs from Great Bay Beach now that new Boardwalk […]

June 03, 2026

VIENNA, Austria–Minister of Justice Nathalie Tackling today presented St. Maarten’s detention reform efforts during the international event “Advancing Penal Reform in Island Contexts: Perspectives from the Caribbean and the Pacific,” hosted in Vienna, Austria, with online participation. Minister Tackling joined representatives from Fiji and St. Kitts and Nevis to discuss penal reform in small island […]

June 03, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) – The influence of colonial structures on environmental governance in the Caribbean was the focus of a presentation by Sint Maarten environmentalist Tadzio Bervoets at the recent Caribbean Studies Association Conference. Presen…

June 03, 2026

GREAT BAY–Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure Patrice Gumbs has addressed reports concerning outstanding monies owed to AcrobatX for emergency landslide stabilization works carried out in Ebenezer. Minister Gumbs explained that the principal amount for the emergency works was paid in 2025. He said the outstanding payment now being referenced relates to additional […]

June 03, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) – The Judicial & Institutional Services Foundation (J&IS), through its Foster Families Central unit, has successfully concluded Foster Care Awareness Month following a month-long campaign dedicated to raising awareness, promoti…

June 03, 2026

THE HAGUE-–State Secretary for Kingdom Relations Eric van der Burg has informed the Dutch House of Representatives that the cooperation arrangement safeguarding the implementation of St. Maarten’s country-task action plans will be extended for another two years, as the remaining plans for the prison system and police have not yet been completed. The Cooperation Arrangement Safeguarding […]

June 03, 2026

Rev. Telford Matthew looks on as seven-eight year old division (l-r) Jay’vieen Houtman, Tz’jiella Groenhart, and winner Eliana Pinas hold their trophies. ST. EUSTATIUS–On the evening of Sunday May 31, at the William and Christine Flanders Community Center, the public turned out to witness the eleventh annual solo gospel competition. There were two categories, the […]

June 03, 2026

Ference Lamp. PHILIPSBURG–The Central Bank of Curaçao and St. Maarten (CBCS) says the process to appoint a new president is still ongoing and no candidate has been selected, despite a report in the “Antilliaans Dagblad” identifying Curaçao-born financial executive Ference Lamp as the leading candidate for the post. Responding to questions from “The Daily Herald” […]

June 03, 2026

GREAT BAY–As Vitiligo Awareness Month is observed throughout June, V.E.I.S.S., Vitiligo Educate Inspire & Support SXM, will host its 5th Annual Caribbean Health & Wellness Conference Weekend from June 5 to 7, 2026, under the theme “Identity, Confidence & Community.” Founded in Saint-Martin and St. Maarten, V.E.I.S.S. continues its mission of educating, inspiring and supporting individuals […]

June 03, 2026

At the launch. WILLEMSTAD–An initiative aimed at boosting food security across the Caribbean parts of the Kingdom of the Netherlands has officially been launched with a working visit to Curaçao by the future chair of the newly established CariFoodFund. Jamy Goewie, intended chair of the foundation’s supervisory board, met with farmers, financial institutions and representatives […]

June 03, 2026

THE NETHERLANDS (THE HAGUE) – Minister Plenipotentiary Drs. Gracita Arrindell recently attended the public debate on the Standing Committee for Kingdom Relations of the Dutch House of Representatives (Second Chamber). The debate focused on matters relating to a number of important issues concerning Sint Maarten, Aruba and Curaçao and provided an opportunity for the minister […]

June 03, 2026

Meteorologist and Head of the Meteorological Department of St. Maarten (MDS) Joseph Isaac during last week’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) meeting briefing members of the EOC and Emergency Support Function (ESF) coordinators with respect to the forecast for the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season. (DCOMM Photo) PHILIPSBURG–The Office of Disaster Management (ODM) is urging food wholesalers, […]

June 03, 2026

The 2025 SMART trade floor. PHILIPSBURG–Bookings for the St. Maarten/Saint Martin Annual Regional Tradeshow (SMART) 2026 have surpassed those of the 2025 edition, coordinators said on Tuesday. Despite the added convention space for the June 22-26, 2026 edition of the event, only a few booths are still available. With the event […]