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Public Weather Forecast For St. Maarten

DATE ISSUED: Tuesday, October 27, 2020 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC)

VALID UNTIL: Wednesday midday (12:00 LST) October 28, 2020

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ST. MAARTEN UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

WEATHER: This afternoon through Wednesday midday: Partly cloudy and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with isolated showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms.

Forecast High: 31C / 88F Forecast Low: 26C / 79F

Sunset Today: 5:42 P.M Read more

Up Considering Candidates For PanneflekS Replacement

VSA Minister Richard Panneflek (left), TEATT Minister Ludmila de Weever (second left) and Minister Plenipotentiary Read more

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Public Weather Forecast For St. Maarten

DATE ISSUED: Monday, October 26, 2020 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC)

VALID UNTIL: Tuesday midday (12:00 LST) October 27, 2020

A SMALL CRAFT WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ST. MAARTENUNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

WEATHER:

This afternoon through Tuesday midday:Partly cloudy and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with a few passing showers.

Forecast High:31C / 87F
Forecast Low:26C / 79F

Sunset Today:5:43 P.M.
Sunrise Tomorrow:6:10 A.M Read more

Bedroom In Apartment Destroyed By Fire Sun.

The damage caused by the fire.

Officers on the scene of the fire.

The Ambulance Department on the scene.

The building where the fire occurred.

PHILIPSBURG--A frantic rush by an occupant of an apartment building located behind SXM Vision Center on Bush Road to help put out a fire in the bedroom of his apartment around 9:45am Sunday landed the man in St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) for smoke inhalation.

The fire destroyed the contents of the bedroom, but luckily the remainder of the home was spared fire damage and sustained only smoke damage Read more

Pfp Calls De WeeverS Tax Reform Proposal Innovative

PHILIPSBURG--Innovative, structured, and relevant were the words used by Party for Progress (PFP) to describe the economic recovery plan presentation made by Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transportation and Telecommunication (TEATT) Ludmila Read more

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Mps Pass Motion To Have Businesses Open Regular Hrs., Introduce Rapid Antigen Testing

~ Panneflek: Antigen testing being pursued ~

PHILIPSBURG--Members of Parliament (MPs) have passed a motion calling for businesses to be allowed to operate for their regular opening hours and for Health Minister Richard Panneflek to immediately explore the possibilities of adjusting the admittance policy to the country by, Read more

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Pjia Moving Ahead With Terminal Reconstruction

From left: Project Management Unit Project Director Mirto Breell and CEO Brian Mingo.

~ Awards supervising engineering contract ~

AIRPORT--Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA) has announced that the contract management and technical supervision services for its operating company PJIAEs Airport Terminal Reconstruction Project has been awarded to Royal HaskoningDHV, parent company of Netherlands Airport Consultants NACO Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- The parliament of St. Maarten approved a motion that was presented by MP Omar Ottley to amend the guidelines as St. Maarten prepares to reopen its ports. Some of the measures in the proposed motion is to introduce the Antigen rapid testing for the coronavirus.
The motion allows the Minister of VSA Richard Panneflek to immediately explore the possibility to adjust the admittance policy Read more

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Public Weather Forecast For St. Maarten

DATE ISSUED: Friday, October 23, 2020 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC)

VALID UNTIL: Saturday midday (12:00 LST) October 24, 2020

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ST. MAARTEN
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

WEATHER:

This afternoon through Saturday midday: Fair to partly cloudy with brief isolated showers possible.

Forecast High:31C / 88FForecast Low:26C / 79F

Sunset Today:5:45 P.M.Sunrise Tomorrow:6:09 A.M.

SURFACE WINDS:
This afternoon through Saturday midday: Easterly to southeasterly with a light to moderate breeze of 06 to 14 mph Read more

Heyliger Extends Congratulations To St. Eustatius Says: Free And Fair Elections Allow Democracy To Reign.

PHILIPSBURG, – Sint Maarten – Democracy at work, were the words, Member of Parliament, the Honorable Grisha Heyliger-Marten used to describe her sentiments after hearing the results of the Island Council elections on St. Eustatius yesterday October 21, 2020.

She said, Part of self-determination is the ability of a people to participate in free and fair elections where their elected officials can serve without fear of attack from forces within our external forces Read more

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Minister Of Teatt Unveils Economic Recovery Plan

Philipsburg The Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Traffic and Telecommunication (TEATT) Ludmila de Weever unveiled her economic recovery plan yesterday to the Parliament of Sint Maarten. The plan is called A Path to Economic Recovery & Sustainable Growth. The Minister described it as deliberately practical and built on three broad pillars designed first to promote, restore, and protect tourism; secondly to create an attractive business climate through innovative fiscal reform to offer relief and encourage growth; and thirdly build real economic diversification based on Sint Maartens natural comparative advantages.

Members of Parliament, through you I have addressed the people of Sint Maarten Read more

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Total Of Nine Visitors So Far Tested Positive For Covid

PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labour VSA Richard Panneflek said during Wednesdays press briefing that nine persons have tested positive for COVID-19 on entry into St. Maarten since the reopening of Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA).

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Continuation Urgent Public Meeting Of Parliament Regarding The Short And Medium-Term Financial Socio-Economic Outlook And Solutions For St. Maarten.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The House of Parliament will sit in an urgent Public meeting on October 23, 2020. The Public meeting which was adjourned on October 21, 2020, will be reconvened on Friday at 11.00 hrs. and will be held in a virtual setting. The Minister of Finance, Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, and the Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport, and Telecommunications will be in attendance.

The agenda point is:
The short and medium-term financial socio-economic outlook and solutions for St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:---  The Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Traffic and Telecommunication (TEATT) Ludmila de Weever unveiled her economic recovery plan yesterday to the Parliament of Sint Maarten. The plan is called A Path to Economic Recovery & Sustainable Growth. The Minister described it as deliberately practical and built on three broad pillars designed first to promote, restore, and protect tourism; secondly to create an attractive business climate through innovative fiscal reform to offer relief and encourage growth, and thirdly build real economic diversification based on Sint Maartens natural comparative advantages.

Members of Parliament, through you I have addressed the people of Sint Maarten Read more

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Public Weather Forecast For St. Maarten

DATE ISSUED: Thursday, October 22, 2020 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC)

VALID UNTIL: Friday midday (12:00 LST) October 23, 2020

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ST. MAARTEN UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

WEATHER: This afternoon through Friday midday: Partly cloudy with a few showers possible.

Forecast High: 32C / 90F Forecast Low: 27C / 81F

Sunset Today: 5:45 P.M. Sunrise Tomorrow: 6:08 A.M.

SURFACE WINDS: This afternoon through Friday midday: South-southeast to east with a light to moderate breeze of 06 to 14 mph, becoming lighter and variable at times.

SYNOPSIS: A weak Atlantic high pressure ridge will maintain light to moderate winds.Pockets of moisture will increase the probability of showers as they move across the region.

Swells generated by Hurricane Epsilon will cause seas up to 8 feet through the next few days Read more

450 Students Returned To School This Week

PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport (ECYS) Rodolphe Samuel announced during the virtual live Council of Ministers press briefing on Wednesday that 450 primary and secondary exam class students had resumed face-to-face learning this week.

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Process To Design Integrated Social Registry System Starts

From left: Computech NV Managing Partner Alain Roper, NRPB Director Claret Connor, VSA Minister Richard Panneflek and VSA Secretary General Joy Arnell.

PHILIPSBURG--The Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labour VSA, through the assistance of the St Read more

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Buncamper Urges GovT. To Relax Entry Requirements

PHILIPSBURG--United St. Maarten Party (US Party) Member of Parliament Claudius Toontje Buncamper on Wednesday made a plea for government to relax the requirements to enter the country, to attract tourists back.

He made the call during an urgent public meeting on the short- and medium-term financial socio-economic outlook and solutions for St. Maarten. He said arrivals in the country are down by 70 per cent and this figure can plummet significantly if the country introduces rapid antigen tests at its ports of entry Read more

Increased Efficiency With Post-Disaster Social Assistance Aim Of Integrated Social Registry System

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten The Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA), through the assistance of the Sint Maarten Trust Fund, has started the process of designing and developing anIntegrated Social Registry System (ISRS).Once completed,this systemwill be a primary resource in effectively providing social assistance to the vulnerable residents of our communities.

On Wednesday, October 14, 2020 in the presence of the Minister of VSA, the Honorable Richard Panneflek, a contract was signed between the Director of the National Recovery Program Bureau (NRPB) Claret Connor, and Mr Read more

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Mps Calls On Government To Reopen All Ports Now To Rebound Economy.

PHILIPSBURG:--- I told you so, says Member of Parliament Omar Ottley when he was pushing the government to begin rapid testing as visitors arrive on the island for the COVID-19 tests.
Ottley told the Ministers that attended the parliament meeting on Wednesday that they to reopen all business on St. Maarten so that money could circulate Read more

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Na Upp Coalition Wants To Abolish Profit And Income Tax

~ plans to implement banking transaction tax.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of TEATT Ludmilla de Weever told parliament on Wednesday that the government is looking into abolishing profit and income tax while implementing a banking transaction tax. De Weever said abolishing profit and income tax will make St. Maarten far more attractive for investors than other islands in the region. The economic affairs minister said that the current taxing system is very burdensome to businesses that are suffering tremendously due to COVID-19 Read more

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Public Weather Forecast For St. Maarten

DATE ISSUED: Wednesday, October 21, 2020 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC)

VALID UNTIL: Thursday midday (12:00 LST) October 22, 2020

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ST. MAARTEN UNTIL 6:00 PM THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22ND

WEATHER: This afternoon through Thursday midday: Fair to partly cloudy with a few showers possible.

Forecast High: 32C / 90F Forecast Low: 27C / 81F

Sunset Today: 5:46 P.M. Sunrise Tomorrow: 6:08 A.M.

SURFACE WINDS: This afternoon through Thursday midday: South to south southeast with a light to gentle breeze of 04 to 10 mph, becoming lighter and variable at times.

SYNOPSIS: The combination of light southerly winds generated by a weak Atlantic high pressure ridge and daytime heating, may cause a few showers across the region.

Swells generated by Hurricane Epsilon will cause seas to peak at 9 feet Read more

Dutch Still Refuses Entertain Discussion On Cre, Knops Blackmail Continues.

PHILIPSBURG: --- Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs confirmed that the Dutch government still refuses to entertain any form of discussions on the law to establish the Caribbean Reform Entity (CRE). Jacobs said that the same goes for Curacao and Aruba. She said as soon as the Dutch government decides to reopen the discussion St. Maarten will be ready as they did send a number of changes to the law to ensure that this new entity does not trample on the autonomy of the countries Read more

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Urgent Public Meeting Of Parliament Regarding The Short And Medium-Term Financial Socio-Economic Outlook And Solutions For St. Maarten.

PHILIPSBURG:---The House of Parliament will sit in an urgent Public meeting on Wednesday, October 21, 2020. The Public meeting is scheduled for 14.00 hrs. and will be held in a virtual setting.
The Minister of Finance, Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, and the Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport, and Telecommunications will be in attendance.

The agenda point is:
The short and medium-term financial socio-economic outlook and solutions for St Read more

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