
How St. Maarten’s The Daily Herald stepped up in the face of Irma
By Marvin Hokstam Often media houses only serve to tell the stories of their communities, as observers rarely becoming the subject themselves. For St. Maarten’s The Daily Herald, Hurricane Irma offered an opportunity to go beyond the call of duty; and they clutched it. The paper escaped Irma’s wrath fairly unscathed and has accommodated its…