Tag: daily herald
Researcher to present lesson plan to officials
PHILIPSBURG--Dutch researcher and University of St. Martin (US) lecturer Jordi Halfman will be presenting the educational lesson plan she developed during her research in...
SCDF President reflects on Carnival 2016 season
PHILIPSBURG--St. Maarten Carnival Director Mike Granger says much of the growth and success of Carnival over the last five years can be attributed to...
Editorial: Healthy and strong
Monday’s meeting of Parliament’s Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) Committee with representatives of Port St. Maarten and the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA)...
Mental patient stabs shopper with ice pick
BUSH ROAD--A shopper going into Le Grand Marché was stabbed by a man armed with an ice pick on Friday close to 5:00pm. The...
Bonaire gets new coalition
BONAIRE--“Movementu di Pueblo Boneriano” (MPB) of Elvis Tjin-Asjoe reached agreement on forming a new government with independent (former UPB) Island Council members Jeanoushka “Nunu”...
‘Super Seven’ calls for Justice Minister’s policy on vote-buying
PHILIPSBURG--Opposition bloc “Super Seven” has requested a Parliament meeting with Justice Minister Edson Kirindongo to get an insight into the Ministry’s policy on vote-buying....
Gibson Sr.: Short-term outlook ‘stable,’ long-term worrisome
PHILIPSBURG--The country’s short-term financial outlook is stable, but its long-term prospects are “very unstable” and require urgent attention to mitigate any fallout, Finance Minister...
NIA dancers win medals in France
PHILIPSBURG--Students of National Institute of Arts (NIA) Zoe van Zadelhoff and Jeremiah David won gold medals Wednesday, during the French National Confederation of Dance...
Caribbean countries aim to seek compensation for climate change
PHILIPSBURG--Compensation from industrial nations will be sought by Caribbean nations for losses related to global warming, especially for its impact on the region’s mainstay...
Eight confirmed Zika cases on Dutch side
PHILIPSBURG--While French St. Martin is facing a total of 61 confirmed Zika cases thus far, there has been a total of eight confirmed cases...
