Bernadette Venthou-Dumaine.

ST. MARTIN--Bernadette Venthou-Dumaine, an independent Territorial Councillor, school principal and teacher who undertook training at Sciences Po Paris during her term of office, officially filed her candidacy for the Senate election on the morning of Thursday, September 10, 2026.

Theo Heyliger

CAY HILL--Former Member of Parliament Theo Heyliger is currently hospitalised at St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC), “The Daily Herald” understands.

Young people in St Maarten will get a chance to participate in a new EGO pilot.

PHILIPSBURG--Young people in St Maarten will get a chance to participate in a new pilot combining artificial intelligence (AI), digital literacy, robotics, filmmaking, creative technology and social-emotional learning, as Stichting Expertise Centrum Ervaringsgericht Onderwijs St. Maarten (Stichting EGO) launches “A Step Beyond.”

Fourteen-year-old athlete Nahjah Wyatte Muñoz (third right), winner of the 2026 President of Parliament Award, stands with the other finalists and Parliament officials during Tuesday’s reception marking the opening of the new parliamentary year. Muñoz was recognised after becoming St. Maarten’s first NACAC Age Group Championships gold medallist in 2025 and its first CARIFTA Games gold medallist in April 2026. This year’s award attracted a record 20 nominations. From left are finalists Sara Bharwani and Arianna Khemchandani, President of Parliament Sarah A. Wescot-Williams, finalists Mai-Angel Martis, Muñoz and Ingemar Arndell, and Parliament Secretary-General Garrick Richardson. 

PHILIPSBURG--Finance Minister Marinka Gumbs says putting limits on the use of government vehicles is an area where government can reduce costs with potential savings in vehicle maintenance, purchases and fuel.