MARIGOT--Fish Day put on its best game face on Sunday, wooing back the crowds to the French side's most popular cultural gathering to send a message the show will go on regardless. If there was some hesitancy from the public for the 12th edition, it was understandable given the unexpected drama that marred last year's event. However, there was no need for concern. Security was tight and every person...
PHILIPSBURG--St. Maarten Carnival Development Foundation (SCDF) has hosted yet another successful event, the highly anticipated Youth Extravaganza. Although the crowd was not comparable to the record-breaking reggae show the night before, there was a large turnout which included all age groups. "The most gratifying thing about Youth Extravaganza 2014 was that almost 2,000 people, mostly youngsters,...
PHILIPSBURG--A number of persons have reportedly been skimmed of money from their bankcards over the weekend. One victim, a Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) client, told The Daily Herald that he went to the RBC Automated Teller Machine (ATM) in the Le Grand Marche complex on Friday to withdraw a small amount of money; however, after he had completed the transaction a notice appeared that the machine was...
PHILIPSBURG--Citizens for Positive Change (CPC) is the name of a new political party that will be contesting the August 29 parliamentary elections under the campaign slogan "Nothing changes if nothing changes." Environmental activist Rueben Thompson is one of the candidates of the new party, which consists of a group of professionals from the business community, educators, environmentalists, and cultural...