The Daily Herald

August 08, 2026

DATE ISSUED:  Friday 7th August 2026 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC)  VALID UNTIL:  Saturday midday (12:00 LST) 8th August 2026 WEATHER: This afternoon through Saturday midday: Partly cloudy with light haze and isolated showers. Forecast High:  32°C / 90°F &nb...

August 07, 2026

Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Traffic and Telecommunications (TEATT) Grisha Heyliger-Marten. PHILIPSBURG--More than 400 financial, operational and technical documents have been submitted by NV GEBE as part of an independent review of the utility’s billing practices an...

August 07, 2026

Minister of Justice Nathalie Tackling. POINTE BLANCHE--Minister of Justice Nathalie Tackling has explained why she decided to ask the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) to independently verify a prison sentence calculation after two different calculations were...

August 07, 2026

Dutch marine checking light fixtures for prohibited items such as drugs and weapons during search at the Point Blanche Prison. POINT BLANCHE--The Marine detachment on St. Maarten assisted local authorities on Wednesday in conducting a contraband search at the Point Blanche Cor...

August 07, 2026

PHILIPSBURG--The Workers Institute for Organised Labour (WIFOL) has launched a search for a new union leader, inviting interested persons to submit expressions of interest as the organisation moves toward electing new leadership. In a public notice, WIFOL said it is seeking a...

August 07, 2026

COCI representatives and some of the attendees to the session. PHILIPSBURG--The St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce and Industry (COCI) delivered a business information session for members of the Jamaican diaspora, providing guidance on starting and operating a business in St. Maa...

August 07, 2026

New call handlers with Governor and other officials from the Control Room. ANGUILLA--Tuesday, August 4, was the official opening ceremony for ten newly recruited call handlers who have commenced a six-week training programme for the Joint Emergency Services Control Room (JESCR...

August 07, 2026

ARC ‘24 de Julio’. WILLEMSTAD--Colombian naval vessel ARC “24 de Julio” docked at the Mathey Wharf in the port of Willemstad on Monday morning. The arrival was officially welcomed by the Ambassador and Consul of Colombia to Curaçao Pablo Antonio Rebolledo Schloss and the ship’...

August 07, 2026

“De Wizard”. ANGUILLA--The race to be crowned Champion of Champions has just started and continues all week. Two exciting races took place on Sunday and Monday for the A Class boats. “De Wizard” won both races, so currently stands at the top of the rankings with ten points. In...

August 04, 2026

The late Robert Luckock.   PHILIPSBURG--“The Daily Herald” is mourning the loss of senior reporter Robert Luckock, who passed away after a brief illness. He was 74. Luckock fell ill on Saturday and was rushed to St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC), where he was admitted. He...

August 04, 2026

PHILIPSBURG--Justice Minister Nathalie Tackling says legal services provided by Tackling Law to the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) were performed before she became Minister of Justice and that the contract was terminated when she accepted the ministerial po...

August 04, 2026

The brothel. WILLEMSTAD--Visits to Curaçao’s now-defunct brothel Campo Alegre played a significant role in shaping the masculinity, camaraderie, and identity of many Dutch naval officers. At the same time, these practices were intertwined with colonial inequality and instituti...

August 03, 2026

A Nunchuck and a machete, both were confiscated during a multidisciplinary control operation that took place on July 31. COLE BAY/BELVEDERE--A large-scale multidisciplinary control operation carried out by the Police Force of St. Maarten KPSM, Customs Department and the Immigr...