The Daily Herald

October 13, 2026

DSTA members who completed the training. PHILIPSBURG--The Dutch St. Maarten Taxi Association reported a 95 per cent turnout among its members for a two-day training session aimed at improving service to visitors ahead of the 2026-2027 high season. The training was held on Sept...

October 13, 2026

Line work being carried out. ST. EUSTATIUS--As of Sunday, October 11th, 2026, island-wide water rationing has been enacted. Statia Utility Company (STUCO) said the rationing was implemented to help replenish tank levels. Water service will be disconnected nightly from 8:00pm u...

October 13, 2026

MAHO--Potholes are reportedly beginning to reappear in parts of Maho, raising concerns about road safety as St. Maarten prepares for the upcoming tourist season and bringing renewed attention to the Government’s responsibility to maintain public roads. A concerned resident con...

October 12, 2026

PHILIPSBURG--Ashma Berkel has resigned from the board of the Workers Institute for Organized Labour Association (WIFOL), effective October 1, saying she can no longer see eye to eye with the association’s new president.  Berkel was elected as a board member during a congr...

October 12, 2026

PHILIPSBURG--An injunction has been filed seeking to nullify the election of the new executive board of the Workers Institute for Organized Labour Association (WIFOL), with attorney Cor Merx telling The Daily Herald on Monday that the election procedure allegedly did not compl...

October 12, 2026

PHILIPSBURG--With young people increasingly caught in cycles of violence, Archdeacon Terrence Rawlins has challenged St. Maarten to stop waiting until after another death to ask what went wrong.  He said families, schools, churches, community leaders and government must a...

October 09, 2026

The robbers are seen running away from the store to the getaway car in this screen grab from a social media video. MAHO--An attempted robbery was reported at J.N. Jewellers in Maho on Thursday evening, October 8. In videos widely circulated on social media, a car was seen park...

October 09, 2026

Participants of the training hold up their certificates. PHILIPSBURG--A professional development programme designed to strengthen literacy and numeracy instruction among kindergarten teachers has concluded after more than four months of training. The Literacy and Numeracy Trai...

October 09, 2026

St. Maarten Police Force KPSM sends a clear message for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. “You are not alone. We stand with you.” PHILIPSBURG--Officers and staff of St. Maarten Police Force KPSM will wear pink T-shirts as part of their uniforms on Friday, October 9, in support of...

October 08, 2026

Miss Lalie Center PHILIPSBURG--The first phase of the Under the Hood project at the Point Blanche Prison and Miss Lalie Centre has been completed, with a second phase now underway, Minister of Justice Nathalie Tackling said on Wednesday, October 7. The Under the Hood project i...