The Daily Herald

October 23, 2026

Wingo brought 350 Colombians from Bogotá and Medellín to St. Maarten. This is the surprising result of the Wingo’s Destino Oculto 3 travel experience. SIMPSON BAY--Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA) welcomed about 350 travellers from Colombia on Thursday, October 22...

October 23, 2026

PHILIPSBURG--The community of St. Maarten is in deep mourning following the passing of Esther Narcisco-Williams, a monumental pillar of the island’s arts and crafts, theatre, and cultural heritage. Recognised as one of the nation's most treasured cultural icons, Narcisco-Willi...

October 22, 2026

 PHILIPSBURG--Aartwichgt Anthony Bell was sentenced to 10 years’ unconditional imprisonment and ordered to pay 50,000 Caribbean Guilders in compensation to the victim when the court delivered its verdict on Thursday, October 22.  The verdict was communicated to Bell...

October 22, 2026

A SOFAR Spotter Buoy. ANGUILLA--The Department of Disaster Management, with support from the Maritime Unit and the Fisheries Department, has announced the deployment of three SOFAR Spotter Buoys in Anguilla dur-ing the week of October 19–23, 2026. This deployment forms part of...

October 22, 2026

Prime Minister Dr. Luc Mercelina (centre right), meeting with the Netherlands’ Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Heleen Herbert (second left), accompanied by members of their respective delegations. THE HAGUE--From strengthening public accountability and economic resili...

October 22, 2026

Rescue workers WILLEMSTAD--The “Ami ta Prepará” (I Am Prepared) Expo took place last Saturday at Plasa Brion. Visitors received information and practical advice on how to prepare themselves and their families for a crisis situation. The event was held by the Directorate for Ri...

October 22, 2026

Carmelia (back to camera) is congratulated WILLEMSTAD--The democratic rule of law is facing increasing pressure from crime, disinformation, shifting political power structures and declining public confidence in government institutions, Aruba's Attorney General (AG) Amalin Flan...

October 22, 2026

PHILIPSBURG--A woman who was entrusted with the care of young girls was sentenced to thirty months or two-and-a-half years in prison by the Court of Appeal on Tuesday, October 20, after judges found that she had sexually abused a minor herself and deliberately failed to interv...

October 22, 2026

A member of the St. Maarten team seen training on a cocktail ahead of this year's Taste of the Caribbean event.   PHILIPSBURG--St. Maarten and Saint-Martin will send a joint team of culinary professionals to the prestigious Taste of the Caribbean competition, scheduled fo...

October 22, 2026

A section of Front Street on Wednesday. PHILIPSBURG--Shops in Philipsburg will be allowed to open from 6:00am to 6:30pm on St. Maarten Day, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day under an exemption granted by the Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Traffic and Telecommunication (...