The Daily Herald

June 19, 2026

PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Justice Nathalie Tackling declined to answer questions during Wednesday’s Council of Ministers press briefing regarding the application of Article 30 of the Constitution of St. Maarten, which provides that persons awaiting trial should be detained sepa...

June 19, 2026

Minister Plenipotentiary Gracita Arrindell (second right). THE HAGUE--Minister Plenipotentiary Gracita Arrindell recently attended the commemoration of the International Day for Dialogue Among Civilizations at the Peace Palace in The Hague. The event was jointly organised by t...

June 19, 2026

English stream valedictorian Wen Hui Yu and Dutch stream valedictorian and public schools top performer Abdul Mohammed.    ~36 students graduate~ PHILIPSBURG--"Success is not determined only by grades or prizes. True success comes from hard work, perseverance, honest...

June 19, 2026

Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure VROMI Patrice Gumbs Jr. (left) receives a copy of the thesis “Resilience through Spatial Design” from St. Maarten student Dejon Daly, whose research proposes hurricane-resilient housing and community...

June 18, 2026

Tourism, Economic Affairs Transport and Telecommunications (TEATT) Minister Grisha Heyliger-Marten   PHILIPSBURG--The Inspection Department of Economic and Transport Affairs (IETA) has issued more than Cg. 7,000 in fines to supermarkets, retail establishments, petrol stat...

June 18, 2026

COCI's clean-up efforts underway. PHILIPSBURG--At least two businesses operating along Ring Road were forced to close on Wednesday after rotten meat allegedly removed from a Carnival booth container that had been causing a foul stench for days was allegedly dumped into the Pon...

June 17, 2026

The proud group of graduates. PHILIPSBURG--The University of St. Martin (USM) celebrated the achievements of 13 degree graduates during its Thirty-Second Commencement Exercise, recognising graduates, General Education Diploma GED recipients, English as a Second Language ESL ce...

June 17, 2026

Didi Krishna PHILIPSBURG--Humanitarian leader, author, and speaker Didi Krishna will visit St. Maarten to share a message of hope, resilience, and personal transformation through her presentation, “Choose Happiness.” Hosted by the Indian Merchants Association (IMA) and the Sad...

June 17, 2026

Symbolic ground breaking at the former Club Orient Resort. From left: Steven Patrick, President Louis Mussington, Stephen Payne, Lloyd Tackling and Christine Page. (Robert Luckock photo)   ORIENT BEACH--A groundbreaking ceremony for construction of a new luxury naturist r...

June 16, 2026

GEBE Temporary Manager Iris Arrindell (left) receives and signs the petition from ACP-SXM legal representative Valya Pantophlet (right) on Monday at the end of the peaceful protest march. (Robert Luckock photo)   PHILIPSBURG--Association for Consumer Protection St. Maarte...

June 16, 2026

The ACP-SXM banner leads the march to NV GEBE. (Robert Luckock photo)   PHILIPSBURG--The well-publicised protest march organised by Association for Consumer Protection St. Maarten (ACP-SXM) on Monday to deliver a petition to NV GEBE to demand accountability and transparen...

June 15, 2026

GEBE’s new Temporary Manager Iris Arrindell.   PHILIPSBURG-- Rebuilding trust with customers and strengthening the relationship between NV GEBE and the community will remain among the utility company's highest priorities, Temporary Manager Iris Arrindell said in a message...

June 15, 2026

  PHILIPSBURG-- NV GEBE closed its main office in Philipsburg and its branch office in Simpson Bay at 11:00am today, Monday, June 15, in preparation for the scheduled ACP SXM peaceful protest march.  Despite the temporary closure of its customer service offices, Temp...