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Abolition Of Slavery Commemorated Thurs. Without Traditional Festivities

Secretary-General of the Prfecture Michal Dore and President of the Collectivit Daniel Gibbs prepare to lay wreaths at the foot of the Lady Liberty statue on the Agrment roundabout on Thursday. (Robert Luckock photo)

MARIGOT--The 171st anniversary of the abolition of slavery in St. Martin was commemorated on Thursday with a brief Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- On Wednesday, May 27th, the Minister of Justice Anna Richardson held an emergency meeting with the management team of the prison and her legal advisors concerning the recent incidents that took place at the prison. With regards to the narrative that is being pushed in the media as it relates to the prison facilities and the recent incidents, the Minister finds this to be very unbalanced Read more

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Public Weather Forecast For St. Maarten

DATE ISSUED: Thursday, May 28, 2020 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC)

VALID UNTIL: Friday midday (12:00 LST) May 29, 2020

WEATHER: This afternoon: Partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated showers and a chance for isolated thunderstorms.

Tonight through Friday midday: Fair to partly cloudy, slight haze with isolated showers possible.

Forecast High:32C / 90F Forecast Low:25C / 77F

Sunset Today:6:43 P.M. Sunrise Tomorrow:5:36 A.M.

SURFACE WINDS: This afternoon through Friday midday: Southeasterly with a light to gentle breeze of 04 to 12 mph.

SYNOPSIS:

The presence of a mid to upper level trough, along with available moisture in the atmosphere will cause scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms across the region Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- Through his letter dated May 27th, 2020 to the President of Parliament, MP Rolando Brison, Member of Parliament Claudius Buncamper submitted a number of questions to the Minister of Finance, Ardwell Arion Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Scores of Civil Servants including police officers turned up at the Government Administration Building to protest the proposed cut in vacation pay for the years 2020 and 2021.The Chamber of Labor Unions already indicated to the Government of St. Maarten that they were not going to accept cuts in their salaries and or vacation pay to meet the demanded cuts laid down by the Dutch Government.
Minister of Finance Ardwell Irion gave the unions his last proposal on Monday where he indicated that the government of St Read more

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Group Of Teachers Willing To Accept Proposed Cuts, Says W.I.T.U Does Not Speak For Entire Teaching Population.

PHILIPSBURG:--- A group of teachers that Franklin Jeffers is representing has penned a letter to the Minister of Finance Ardwell Irion informing that they are ready to accept the proposed cuts for the years 2020 and 2021. The teachers in their letter said they are ready to accept their full salaries, and the proposed 50% cut in vacation pay for both years, while they envisioned having their vacation pay reimbursed by 200% in the year 2022.
The group of teachers also explained that they stand in solidarity with the entire island in these trying times and also made clear that while the Windward Islands Teachers Union (W.I.T.U) is a respectable organization they do not represent the entire teaching population.
The letter reads below.
Dear Honorable Minister Ardwell Irion,

We are a group of concerned teachers who have taken note of the proposed cuts by the government Read more

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Is Issuing Of Pay Slip Compulsory

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Member of Parliament George Pantophlet says that he has been receiving numerous complaints about employers who are refusing to issue pay slips to their employees. This unfortunately is not a new phenomenon. He wants to direct these employers to book 7 of the civil code article 1615 n relating to number 14 the flexibilization of the labor laws under 2.2 Obligation pay slips which reads as follows; Old regulation.

Let me inform you that the articles are in Dutch so the following is freely translated by my person;

Under the old regulation there was no explicit regulation to give a pay slip to the employee Read more

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Open Letter To Minister Irion

Dear Honorable Minister Ardwell Irion,

We are a group of concerned teachers who have taken note of the proposed cuts by the government. While everyone would love for our finances to be stable, we acknowledge the limitations of our coffers.

Therefore, it is reasonable to accept our current salaries as we move forward and half of our vacation pay for 2020 and 2021 Read more

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Telem Group Main Building Closed For Two Days For Deep Clean From Thursday

POND ISLAND, Sint Maarten The TelEm Group main building on Pond Island will be closed for two days (Thursday, May 28, and Friday May 29, 2020) to allow for a professional fumigation of offices and all public areas.

The closure is out of an abundance of caution in the event an employee in the building may have come into contact with a suspected Coronavirus patient.
In a Communique to employees, Wednesday, CEO, Mr. Kendall Dupersoy, said the professional cleaning is only being taken as a precautionary measure in keeping with the companys safety protocols.

Employees will be working remotely from home during the two-day closure and regular business hours will resume, Monday June 1, 2020.
TelEm Groups Simpson Bay Branch will remain open while the main building is closed Read more

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Govt. To Meet Directly With Civil Servants On Dutch Conditions

PM Silveria Jacobs

~ Jacobs: proposal to unions reasonable, fair ~

PHILIPSBURG--The Council of Ministers will be meeting directly with civil servants on the conditions imposed by the Dutch government on St. Maarten for the liquidity support loan for the country to, amongst other things, finance the St. Maarten Stimulus Read more

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Irion: Employers Who Get Payroll Support To Pay Staff 100% Or Reduce Work Hours

Finance Minister Ardwell Irion.

PHILIPSBURG--Employers who receive payroll support via the St. Maarten Stimulus and Relief Plan (SSRP) to remunerate their employees, are obligated to pay their workers 100 per cent of their salaries or reduce the work hours of staff equivalent to the percentage that they are not being paid.

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs reached out to the civil servants by letter on Wednesday explaining to them the current financial situation the country is faced with due to COVID-19.
Below the full content of the letter.

PRIME MINISTER S. JACOBS Letter to Civil Servants
COST CUTTING MEASURES

Dear Civil Servants,

"The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential.. Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The TelEm Group's main building on Pond Island will be closed for two days (Thursday, May 28, and Friday, May 29, 2020) to allow for professional fumigation of offices and all public areas.
The closure is out of an abundance of caution in the event an employee in the building may have come into contact with a suspected Coronavirus patient.
In a Communique to employees, Wednesday, CEO, Mr. Kendall Dupersoy, said the professional cleaning is only being taken as a precautionary measure in keeping with the companys safety protocols.
Employees will be working remotely from home during the two-day closure and regular business hours will resume, Monday, June 1, 2020 Read more

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Public Weather Forecast For St. Maarten

DATE ISSUED: Wednesday, May 27, 2020 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC)

VALID UNTIL: Thursday midday (12:00 LST) May 28, 2020

WEATHER: This afternoon through Thursday midday: Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy at times with isolated showers possible.

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

Sunset Today:6:43 P.M. Sunrise Tomorrow:5:37 A.M.

SURFACE WINDS: This afternoon through Thursday midday: Southeasterly with a gentle to moderate breeze of 08 to 16 mph.

SYNOPSIS:

Most of the active weather associated with a passing, weak tropical wave will remain south of the local area Read more

Government To Honor Frontline Workers, Parents Ask For Children Participation.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The -Government will be honoring Frontline Heroes on Friday announced Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs at the Council of Ministers Press Briefing on Wednesday. Parents are hereby informed that children with frontline career day costume to send it by email to the government of St. Maarten. Emails should be sent to pmtalks@sintmaartengov.org, the names of the child must also be included in the email Read more

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Task Force Formed To Collect Land Lease Fees, Businesses First To Be Targeted.

~ government still working with unions to seal an agreement.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of VROMI Egbert Jurendy Doran and Minister of Finance Ardwell Irion met on Tuesday to begin putting a task force in place that will go after delinquent businesses that have not been paying government years of lease land fees Read more

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Positive Foundation Receives Donation Of Usd $16,000

FromCIBC FirstCaribbeans Walk for the Cure.

Philipsburg, St. Maarten, 26, May 2020  Year eight indeed shaped up to be a great one for the regions largest cancer fundraiser across the English and Dutch Caribbean  CIBC FirstCaribbeans Walk for the Cure.

Partnership with the Positive Foundation and Adtalem Global Education on St. Maarten heightened the awareness, raising a grand total of USD $16,000 for the benefit of the Positive Foundation. 

The donation supports the foundations endeavors which are geared towards stimulating, educating and activating the consciousness of the community on aspects of self-responsibility towards overall health improvement, and in particular, towards breast cancer Read more

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Public Weather Forecast For St. Maarten

DATE ISSUED: Tuesday, May 26, 2020 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC)

VALID UNTIL: Wednesday midday (12:00 LST) May 27, 2020

WEATHER: This afternoon: Partly cloudy with a few brief passing showers.

Tonight through Wednesday midday: Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy at times with a few showers and possible thunder.

Forecast High:31C / 88F Forecast Low:27C / 81F

Sunset Today:6:43 P.M. Sunrise Tomorrow:5:37 A.M.

SURFACE WINDS: This afternoon through Wednesday midday: Southeasterly with a light to moderate breeze of 07 to 14 mph.

SYNOPSIS:

The moist and warm southeasterly wind flow will cause a few passing showers across the region Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- Year eight indeed shaped up to be a great one for the regions largest cancer fundraiser across the English and Dutch Caribbean CIBC FirstCaribbeans Walk for the Cure.

Partnership with the Positive Foundation and Adtalem Global Education on St. Maarten heightened the awareness, raising a grand total of USD $16,000 for the benefit of the Positive Foundation.

The donation supports the foundations endeavors which are geared towards stimulating, educating and activating the consciousness of the community on aspects of self-responsibility towards overall health improvement, and in particular, towards breast cancer Read more

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Prime Minister and Chair of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Silveria Jacobs hereby updates the general public for today, Monday,May25, 2020,as part of the process to keep the community of St. Maarten informed about the latest developments and the Governments COVID-19 containment, mitigation and response measures.

Based on the latest available data provided by Collective Prevention Services (CPS) Epidemiologist Dr Read more

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Prime Minister & Chair Of The Eoc Silveria JacobsUpdates On Covid-19 Developments May 25, 2020

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Prime Minister and Chair of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Silveria Jacobs hereby updates the general public for today, Monday,May25, 2020,as part of the process to keep the community of St. Maarten informed about the latest developments and the Governments COVID-19 containment, mitigation and response measures.

Based on the latest available data provided by Collective Prevention Services (CPS) Epidemiologist Dr Read more

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Returning Residents Might Have To Foot Bill To Stay In Quarantine Facility

Silveria Jacobs.

PHILIPSBURG--Given governments precarious financial situation, residents who want to return to the country might have to cover the costs involved in staying in governments quarantine facility for the mandatory period of fourteen days.

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Public Weather Forecast For St. Maarten

DATE ISSUED: Monday, May 25, 2020 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC)

VALID UNTIL: Tuesday midday (12:00 LST) May 26, 2020

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

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

Sunset Today:6:42 P.M. Sunrise Tomorrow:5:37 A.M.

SURFACE WINDS: This afternoon through Tuesday midday: East southeasterly to southeasterly with a light to moderate breeze of 07 to 14 mph.

SYNOPSIS:

A dominant Atlantic high pressure system will maintain mostly gentle winds across the region Read more

~ SXM is the only Caribbean country in the Kingdom not implementing the 12.5%  salary cuts.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Finance Minister Ardwell Irion has his work cut out for him with the unions that are currently holding meetings at the Little League Stadium today Monday. The meetings that are being held by the Chamber of Labor Unions are a form of protest against the planned cuts to meet the demands of the Dutch Government for liquidity support.
The unions that are participating in what they describe as an urgent meeting are the ABVO, WITU, NAPB, SMCU, WICHUA, WIFOL, ASEWI, and WICSU/PSU Union.
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