Marlin Cabinet to submit decree to halt snap elections indefinitely
PHILIPSBURG--The newly appointed William Marlin Cabinet is sticking to its stance that snap elections will not take place on February 9, 2016 as per...
Bomb scare hoaxes cause confusion among residents
Pink Iguana Bar and Restaurant on Airport Boulevard.
PHILIPSBURG--Police received two phone calls on Sunday indicating that explosive devices had been planted in the area...
Contract signed for 4-unit affordable apt. complex
BELVEDERE--St. Maarten Housing Development Foundation (SMHDF) will soon have an apartment complex with four affordable units available for young professionals and/or recent university graduates...
Suspected cop killers’ pre-trial hearing today
PHILIPSBURG--The two suspects in the “Oro Diamante investigation” head to court at 3:00pm today, Wednesday, for a pro-forma/pre-trial hearing.
Source: The Daily Herald Suspected cop...
Police step up controls
POINTE BLANCHE--Police held controls in front of Dr. A.C. Wathey Cruise and Cargo Facilities on Tuesday. With three large cruise vessels in port, police...
Drive-by shooting, man dead in Middle Region
MIDDLE REGION--Roberto Gumbs was gunned down on Monday night, close to 9:00pm on the Middle Region road, near Gumbs drive. Several shots were heard...
CFT says extra investments require realistic budgeting
PHILIPSBURG--Plans of the (previous) St. Maarten Government to make additional investments in the areas of health care, justice and the Tax Office are justified,...
UP: People’s democratic right to vote should not be taken away
PHILIPSBURG--“It’s the people’s democratic right to vote in February 2016 and that right should not be taken away from them under the disguise that...
Credentials of new MPs accepted by Parliament
PHILIPSBURG--The Second Parliament of St. Maarten is again, in principle, at its full capacity of fifteen members. The credentials of incoming Members of Parliament...
Collectivité waives tax on donations of land
MARIGOT--President Aline Hanson has said there will be no tax on donations of land, villas or apartments within families, regardless of the value of...
