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DH | Supreme Court upholds $3.7m arbitral award against TelEm
PHILIPSBURG--The Dutch Supreme Court has rejected TelEm’s appeal against MER, a local subsidiary of the Israeli MER Group, upholding a US $3.7 million arbitral award.
TelEm’s appeal aimed to...
DH | Containerised generators should be operational Aug. 13, says PM
CAY BAY--The seven containerised 10MW engines that arrived in St Maarten mid-July are expected to be put into operation by August 13, Prime Minister Dr. Luc Mercelina announced on...
DH | Police extra stop and search powers extended until Monday
PHILIPSBURG--The enhanced stop-and-search powers granted to St. Maarten Police Force KPSM under the Firearms Ordinance have been extended until 5:00pm Monday, August 12, 2024, by order of the Prosecutor’s...
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Sint Maarten
DH | Arrindell released, UP wants reform of Prosecutor’s Office
PHILIPSBURG--United People’s (UP) Party Member of Parliament (MP) Akeem Arrindell was released from custody on Friday, one day after his arrest as part of an ongoing investigation into...
Sint Maarten
DH | Police given extra stop and search powers following increase in shootings
PHILIPSBURG--The Police Force of Sint Maarten KPSM now has enhanced stop and search powers under the Firearms Ordinance. This measure was implemented on the order of the Prosecutor’s Office...
Sint Maarten
DH | Police confiscate firearms, illicit substances during traffic controls
PHILIPSBURG--St. Maarten Police Force KPSM has conducted a series of controls over the past few days, including traffic checks at various hotspots and high-activity locations.
Officers confiscated several...
Sint Maarten
DH | Fire destroys a family home, leaving six persons homeless
DUTCH QUARTER--On Friday, around 4:30pm, St. Maarten Police Force KPSM responded to a devastating house fire in Dutch Quarter. Despite the firefighters' swift arrival, the blaze completely destroyed the...
Sint Maarten
DH | Akeem Arrindell arrested in vote-buying investigation
PHILIPSBURG--United People’s (UP) party Member of Parliament (MP) Akeem Arrindell was arrested on Thursday as part of an ongoing investigation into suspected vote-buying during the January 11, 2024, Parliamentary...
Sint Maarten
DH | Three persons hospitalized due to injuries from lightning strike
PHILIPSBURG—St. Maarten Police Force (KPSM) and local ambulance services swiftly responded to an emergency call on Wednesday at approximately 1:15pm, reporting persons with physical trauma due to a lightning...
Sint Maarten
DH | 3 arrested in vote-buying investigation, an MP’s Parliament office searched
PHILIPSBURG--Three suspects so far have been arrested today, Wednesday, July 31, 2024, on suspicion of, among others, participating in a criminal organisation with the purpose of buying votes for...
Sint Maarten
DH | Grisha discusses product enhancement with SHTA
PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication, Grisha Heyliger-Marten met with the Executive Board of St. Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association (SHTA) on Friday, June 14.
During the meeting,...
Sint Maarten
DH | Volunteers remove 769 pounds of trash on World Oceans Day
PHILIPSBURG--On Tuesday, PlasticFreeSXM, Environmental Protection in the Caribbean (EPIC) and the Nature Foundation jointly announced the successful removal of 769 pounds of trash during World Oceans Day clean-ups on...
Energiesector
DH | Power barge ‘too expensive’, no longer being considered
~ Containerised energy approved ~
PHILIPSBURG--Authorities are no longer considering renting a power barge to help alleviate on the short term the power crisis being encountered, as this option, which...
Kunst en Cultuur
DH | 450 persons visit tall ship ‘Picton Castle’ on open day
MARIGOT--Caribbean Sail Training (CST) estimated around 400 persons visited the square-rigged barquentine “Picton Castle” during Sunday’s open day at the Galisbay commercial pier.
The vessel, built in 1928, was due...
Sint Maarten
DH | Lions Club in Statia installs new board
ST. EUSTATIUS--The St. Eustatius Lions Club installed a new board in a ceremony at Ernest “Mike” van Putten Youth Centre/Lions Den last Wednesday, with Shanna Mercera-Gibbs becoming club president...
Sint Maarten
DH | Ottley to young men: ‘We are becoming our own worst enemy’
PHILIPSBURG--United People’s (UP) party Member of Parliament (MP) Omar Ottley has issued a passionate plea to the young men of St. Maarten, urging them to refrain from the senseless...
Sint Maarten
DH | Police commend pupils for completing traffic exams
PHILIPSBURG--St. Maarten Police Force KPSM announced on Wednesday the successful completion of traffic examinations for primary school pupils across the island.
KPSM thanked all the primary schools for inviting it...
Sint Maarten
DH | Police halt destruction of coastline by Flamingo Beach Hilton Vacation Club
PELICAN KEY--Police halted unauthorised construction activities along the Pelican Key, Simpson Bay, shoreline on the morning of Saturday, June 8, following reports from St. Maarten Pride Foundation. T
he organisation...
Sint Maarten
DH | Multi-million-dollar St. Maarten Crime Fund lacks financial administration and policy plan
PHILIPSBURG--“There has been no indication of any activities on this measure.” This statement pertains to the restructuring of the Crime Fund St. Maarten as mentioned in the report on...
Sint Maarten
DH | Perpetual Plastics recycling workspace open to public
COLE BAY--The Perpetual Plastics Plastic Recycling Social Workspace, a project of the EPIC (Environmental Protection in the Caribbean) Foundation, has officially opened its doors to the public.
The facility...
Sint Maarten
DH | 24-month prison sentence for abducting ex-girlfriend
~ Suspected accomplice acquitted ~
PHILIPSBURG--The Court of First Instance has sentenced a man to two years in prison for snatching his ex-girlfriend out of a casino parking lot and...
Aruba
DH | Former Attorney General Maan recognised for special service
Former Attorney General of Curaçao, St. Maarten, Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba, Ton Maan (left) receives the “t’OM” sculpture for this contribution to the field of justice from Guus...
Sint Maarten
DH | Canada travel advisory said no cause for panic
PHILIPSBURG--The Government of Canada has advised its citizens travelling to St. Maarten to expect “nationwide power outages.” However, its colour-coded risk level still gave St. Maarten, a “green” status,...
Bonaire
DH | New detention department for foreigners opens at JICN
The official ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the inauguration of the new detention department for foreigners at the Correctional Institution Caribbean Netherlands JICN.
BONAIRE--Wednesday marked the official opening of the new detention...
Energiesector
DH | GEBE paints grim picture of state of affairs, three engines past lifespan
PHILIPSBURG--Utilities company GEBE has painted a grim picture of its current state of affairs, noting that three of its engines are past their 30 year lifespan.
The company...
Sint Maarten
DH | Police identify body found on hiking trail
PHILIPSBURG--St. Maarten Police Force KPSM has confirmed the identity of the deceased man found on the hiking trail from Belair Beach to Indigo Bay on Thursday, May 23....
Sint Maarten
DH | Brutal attack on inmate at Pointe Blanche prison
PHILIPSBURG--An inmate at Pointe Blanche prison, confined in an isolation cell, was attacked and injured by two masked men dressed in prison uniforms.
This was revealed during the Council...
Saba en Statia
DH | Alida Francis to become Governor of St Eustatius
ST.EUSTATIUS -- Government Commissioner Alida Francis is to become the next governor of Statia in the coming months.
The state secretary of kingdom relations and digitisation Alexandra van Huffelen has...
Sint Maarten
DH | Government and marine sector initiate study on yachting sector’s economic impact
PHILIPSBURG--The Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT), St. Maarten Marine Trades Association (SMMTA) and St. Maarten Harbor Group are embarking on a crucial initiative to conduct...
Financiele sector
DH | FCIB takes customer to court over email request to the Central Bank to investigate
PHILIPSBURG--Following a request from FirstCaribbean International Bank’s long-standing client Demitrus Marlin to the Central Bank of Curaçao and St. Maarten (CBCS) to conduct a fraud investigation, FirstCaribbean is taking...
Bonaire
DH | Dutch military assist Bonaire with oil spill
KRALENDIJK--A group of about fifteen military troops have been on Bonaire since last Wednesday to speed up the clearing of oil residue from the coastline, acting Island Governor Reynolds...
Gezondheid
DH | Sundial School launches new teen pregnancy prevention programme
PHILIPSBURG--The Sundial School is launching the “Baby Think It Over” programme, an initiative aimed at promoting teen pregnancy prevention and fostering responsible decision-making among its students.
The Baby Think It...
Sint Maarten
DH | Fire breaks out at Geminga boatyard in Sandy Ground
MARIGOT--St. Martin firefighters (pompiers) intervened Saturday night to extinguish a fire that broke out in a 200-square-metre shed in the Geminga boatyard in Sandy Ground.
According to a joint...
Sint Maarten
DH | Fire breaks out at Geminga boatyard in Sandy Ground
MARIGOT--St. Martin firefighters (pompiers) intervened Saturday night to extinguish a fire that broke out in a 200-square-metre shed in the Geminga boatyard in Sandy Ground.
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Sint Maarten
DH | Matter of concern (Telem Group)
An urgent request for a closed-door Central Committee meeting to discuss the latest developments at the TelEm Group was submitted to Parliament on Thursday by Democratic Party (DP) MP...
Sint Maarten
DH | Governor receives first 19 of hundreds of National Decrees for justice workers
PHILIPSBURG--Caretaker Minister of Justice Anna Richardson sent out a press release on Thursday, an hour before midnight, stating that the Cabinet of Governor Ajamu Baly had confirmed receipt of...
Sint Maarten
DH | Domestic violence film Chokehold winning awards at film festivals
MARIGOT--Since the glitzy, star-studded premiere at Caribbean Cinemas in St. Martin on November 25, 2023, the locally-made and produced domestic violence movie “Chokehold”, has since garnered a number of...
Sint Maarten
DH | Dr. Richardson presents caretaker PM Jacobs with legal reference book
PHILIPSBURG--On Monday, Dr. Linda Richardson unveiled her latest literary contribution, “Trilingual Terminology in Criminal Proceedings”, to caretaker Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs.
This seminal work, crafted over decades of experience,...
Comin' up
DH | Yacht Club at Port de Plaisance hosting second annual SXM Lagoon Festival
Overhead view of the Yacht Club at Port de Plaisance.
SIMPSON BAY--The Yacht Club at Port de Plaisance has announced the launch of the second annual SXM Lagoon Festival, set...
SXM-Daily Herald
DH | Attorney pleads for protection of mental health patients’ rights
PHILIPSBURG--Criminal lawyer and former dean of the Bar Association of St. Maarten Geert Hatzmann urges the Court of St. Maarten for a legal review of mental health patients’ deprivation...
Sint Maarten
DH | Last Parliament passed 35 laws over its four-year term
~ Had 3 chairs, 5 factions, 5 independent MPs ~
PHILIPSBURG--The fifth Parliament of St. Maarten handled and gave the green light for 35 national ordinances over the four years...
Sint Maarten
DH | Defendant walks free before verdict in armed robbery, kidnapping case
PHILIPSBURG--Just one day after standing trial in the Court of First Instance on armed robbery and kidnapping charges, a man M.K.A. (33) was released from the Point Blanche prison...
Sint Maarten
DH | SXM DOET invites volunteers for its 10th edition celebration
Volunteers can now register to help 69 projects to come to fruition.
PHILIPSBURG--The SXM DOET Project Coordination Team is thrilled to announce the launch of volunteer registration for the 10th...
Sint Maarten
DH | Court reduces sentence of a child rapist by 5 years
PHILIPSBURG--The Joint Court of Justice on Tuesday reduced the sentence of convicted child rapist Joy Walters (36) from thirteen years in prison to eight, as the appellate judges considered...
Sint Maarten
DH | “Icon of the Seas’” inaugural call celebrated with fireworks display
PHILIPSBURG--Port St. Maarten Group (PSG) is thrilled to announce a grand fireworks display to commemorate the inaugural call of Royal Caribbean International’s (RCI’s) remarkable new vessel, “Icon of the...
Sint Maarten
DH | Unanimous vote for Sarah as Chairperson of Parliament
PHILIPSBURG--Democratic Party (DP) leader Member of Parliament (MP) Sarah Wescot-Williams made history on Saturday when she became the first person to be unanimously elected to serve as Chairperson of...
Sint Maarten
DH | Appeal for cooperation and patience during roadworks
PHILIPSBURG--As road improvement works continue in Dutch Quarter and St. Peters, the Ministry of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment Infrastructure VROMI urges the public to extend their cooperation and...
Sint Maarten
DH | Driver escapes uninjured after vehicle accident on Belair Road
BELAIR--In the early hours of Wednesday, at approximately 1:45am, a vehicle veered off Belair Road near a local school. The incident, precipitated by the actions of another vehicle, led...
Sint Maarten
DH | UNOPS looking for suppliers for construction of new prison facility
PHILIPSBURG--Following the publication of an ad from United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) inviting companies to register for a February 16 workshop regarding a new prison facility in...
Sint Maarten
DH | Yacht stranded on Simpson Bay Beach gifted to a VKS officer
SIMPSON BAY--The yacht “Mitsuha” that has been floundering in the surf on Simpson Bay Beach since it broke free from its anchor line in rough seas two days ago...
Curaçao
DH | Doornbosch: Clock cannot be turned back on new currency, it is coming
PHILIPSBURG--The clock cannot be turned back on the introduction of the new Caribbean guilder Cg. currency (International Organization for Standardization (ISO) currency code XCG) for the monetary union of...
Saba en Statia
DH | Police looking into apparent sabotage of harbour crane
SABA--The Caribbean Netherlands Police Force KPCN is investigating an apparent case of vandalism after acid was thrown onto mechanical parts of the only government-owned crane in Saba’s harbour last...
Sint Maarten
DH | Cruise, stay-over tourist numbers continue to increase, although still less than before Irma
PHILIPSBURG--More than 1.3 million cruise passengers and almost 400,000 stay-over visitors arrived St. Maarten in 2023, according to figures published by the government’s Department of Statistics STAT on Thursday.
Compared...
Gezondheid
DH | Residents urged to take steps against rising dengue cases
PHILIPSBURG--In light of the surge in Dengue cases, the Collective Prevention Services (CPS) and Department of Communication DCOMM are calling on residents to prioritise their well-being and that of...
Sint Maarten
DH | Former counsellor sent to prison for five years in foster home rape case
PHILIPSBURG--The Court of First Instance on Wednesday sentenced former counsellor Antoine Jermin (25) to five years in prison for raping a fourteen-year-old girl living at a foster home in...
Sint Maarten
DH | Largest cruise ship in the world to make inaugural call Feb. 13
PHILIPSBURG--Royal Caribbean International’s (RCI’s) largest cruise ship in the world Icon of the Seas will make its inaugural call to St. Maarten on Tuesday, February 13.
RCI executives...
Comin' up
DH | Heineken Regatta announces lineup for this year’s events
PHILIPSBURG--The 44th St. Maarten Heineken Regatta has announced a mélange of the Caribbean, where music, dance and flavours will come together in celebration this February 29 to March 3.
Event...
Sint Maarten
DH | QR code stickers not yet available for motorists
A screen grab from an ad that has been running on social media urging motorists to pay their motor vehicle tax online and collect their QR code stickers at...
Bonaire
DH | BES Summit focused on common interests, cooperation, say Island & Executive Councils
The Island and Executive Councils of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba after the BES Summit last week.
ST. EUSTATIUS/SABA--Fostering dialogue on formal cooperation and establishing joint positions on areas of...
Sint Maarten
DH | 3 armed, masked suspects rob Porto Cupecoy Casino
CUPECOY--Three masked individuals, brandishing guns and dressed in dark clothing carried out a brazen early morning robbery at Port Cupecoy Casino around 1:30am Thursday.
Police said in...
Sint Maarten
DH | Youngsters stealing beach bags, personal items on Boardwalk
~One apprehended ~
PHILIPSBURG--The Police Force on Thursday sounded the alarm about a group of youngsters who go around stealing beach bags and the personal items of persons enjoying the...
Curaçao
DH | New attorney general visits police station
PHILIPSBURG--Newly appointed Attorney General of Curaçao, St. Maarten and the Caribbean Netherlands Guillano Schoop paid an introductory visit to the Philipsburg Police Station on January 23.
During this visit he...
Sint Maarten
DH | Appeals Court comes down harder on former MP Richardson in bribery case
PHILIPSBURG--The Joint Court of Justice has increased the prison sentence and election ban of former Member of Parliament (MP) Frans Richardson, who was convicted for bribery and abuse of...
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