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Coci Says To Send Concerns And Complaints About Ssrp & Four-Phase Economic Re-Opening Plan To The Chamber

SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) The Government has put together the St. Maarten Stimulus and Relief Plan (SSRP) to deal with the fallout of the closing of the countrys borders and the lockdown since mid-March.

The objective of the SSRP according to the Government is to absorb the economic and social impact caused by the COVID-19 global pandemic.  Businesses that are severely affected will need financial assistance and for those who risk losing their jobs, the creation of a social safety net is essential, the SSRP website says.

There is Direct Support for businesses and individuals who are impacted by the pandemic; Government Related Liquidity for the Government and Government owned entities; Additional Healthcare Expenses which is urgent support for healthcare needed to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The Chamber has taken note of the published phases of the Economic Re-Opening Plan and would like the general public to know that the St Read more

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Cbcs Responds To Brison, Says It Cannot Force Banks To Open Accounts

CBCS Interim President Jose Jardim. Photo courtesy Antilliaans Dagblad.

PHILIPSBURG--The Central Bank for Curaao and St. Maarten (CBCS) has responded to United Peoples (UP) party Member of Parliament (MP) Rolando Brison, who in a letter dated April 21, urged CBCS to take a number of urgent actions to help ease the blow of the coronavirus COVID-19 crisis in St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:---The Government has put together the St. Maarten Stimulus and Relief Plan (SSRP) to deal with the fallout of the closing of the countrys borders and the lockdown since mid-March.
The objective of the SSRP according to the Government is to absorb the economic and social impact caused by the COVID-19 global pandemic. Businesses that are severely affected will need financial assistance and for those who risk losing their jobs, the creation of a social safety net is essential, the SSRP website says.
There is Direct Support for businesses and individuals who are impacted by the pandemic; Government-Related Liquidity for the Government and Government-owned entities; Additional Healthcare Expenses which is urgent support for healthcare needed to combat the COVID-19 pandemic Read more

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Public Weather Forecast For St. Maarten

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

VALID UNTIL: Wednesday midday (12:00 LST) May 13, 2020

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

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

Sunset Today:6:37 P.M. Sunrise Tomorrow:5:40 A.M.

SURFACE WINDS: This afternoon through Wednesday midday: East-southeasterly to easterly with a gentle to moderate breeze of 10 to 16 mph.

SYNOPSIS:

The Atlantic high-pressure system will maintain a gentle to moderate wind flow during this forecast period Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Honorable Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor VSA Richard Panneflek announces that today is International Nurses Day (IND), a day that celebrates the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale. Ms. Nightingale was born on May 12, 1820, and was the founder of modern nursing. She is famous for changing the way nurses were viewed, raising the standards for nurses, and educating them Read more

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Prime Minister & Chair Of The Eoc Silveria Jacobs National Address On Covid-19 Developments May 11, 2020

National Address

People of St. Maartenhere and abroad, I hereby address you as Prime Minister and Chair of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC), in anupdate for today, Monday,May11, 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.

I would like to take this time, one day post Mother’s Day, to wish each and every mother, mother figure and a person who makes an impact on our youth. Know that you are appreciated every day and that I’m very happy we had the opportunity yesterday, to relax and be put in the sunshine and receive our due as mothers Read more

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Education Ministry Adjusts Exam Measures For Students

Rodolphe Samuel.

PHILIPSBURG--The Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport (ECYS) has temporarily adjusted the 2020 exam measures in an effort to allow exam students the opportunity to obtain a diploma.

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No New Covid-19 Cases For Dutch Side In 13 Days

Silveria Jacobs

PHILIPSBURG--As the curve continues to flatten in Dutch St. Maarten, the country has not recorded any new coronavirus COVID-19 cases in thirteen days, Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Chairperson Prime Minister Read more

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GREAT BAY:--- NAGICO Insurances will reopen to the public as of Wednesday; April 13, following the announcement by the Prime Minister and Head of EOC; Silveria Jacobs on Sunday, to reopen businesses on the island in strategically planned phases.
In a statement, NAGICO indicated that while the green light has been given, to reopen their office immediately, NAGICOs Management took the decision to officially re-open its doors to the public on Wednesday; May 13, to allow for certain health and safety measures to be fully implemented Read more

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 People of St. Maartenhere and abroad, I hereby address you as PriPrime Minister & Chair of the EOC Silveria Jacobs National Address on COVID-19 Developments May 11, 2020me Minister and Chair of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC), in an update for today, Monday,May11, 2020,as part of the process to keep the community of St Read more

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Public Weather Forecast For St. Maarten

DATE ISSUED: Monday, May 11, 2020 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC)

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

WEATHER: This afternoon: Generally fair and breezy.

Tonight through Tuesday midday: Fair to partly cloudy and breezy, with brief passing showers possible.

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

Sunset Today:6:37 P.M. Sunrise Tomorrow:5:40 A.M.

SURFACE WINDS: This afternoon through Tuesday midday: East-southeasterly to easterly with a moderate to fresh breeze of 12 to 20 mph, and higher gusts possible.

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A surge of moisture at the lower levels of the atmosphere may result in some cloudy periods with brief passing showers across the local region Read more

PHILIPSBURG:---  With the weekend announcement that more businesses will be opening this week and also more traffic expected on the roads, TelEm Groups Outside Plant (OSP) is busy completing underground cable repair works in the St. Peters and Retreat Estate areas before a full lifting of the Coronavirus lockdown is announced.

According to TelEm Group Acting Manager, Outside Plant (OSP), Mr. Steve Simmons, the works started two weeks ago at several different locations, making use of reduced traffic and pedestrians in these areas.

The race is on this coming week to complete the repairs and restore the excavated areas before freedom of movement of pedestrians and vehicles makes the repair works more difficult or cause congestions, said Mr Read more

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Coci Supervisory Board Salutes The Heroes On The Front Lines In The Private Sector

SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) President of the Supervisory Board of the St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce & Industry (COCI) Benjamin Ortega, on behalf of the COCI board and management, recognizes and salutes the heroes on the front lines, the essential workers who go out on a daily basis providing key services during the national state of emergency to members of the community during the COVID-19 global pandemic.

We have the front liners in the healthcare field such as the doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals, the emergency medical responders, the police, marines and other law enforcement officials, who have been at the fore front of this international emergency.

But, we also have many workers in the private sector who are also on the front line working in supermarkets, cashiers, shelf-packers, the cleaners, management, delivery bus drivers, gas station attendants, security guards, and other key private sector service providers who have been allowed to work during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The aforementioned and many more, during the past two-months have provided the citizens of the country essential services to keep the country going while the majority of residents remained safely at home at the request of the Governments Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in order to save lives and protect our health care sector from being overwhelmed with COVID-19 cases.

We can imagine that this has been a very stressful time having to leave their families at home and go to work when the nation is at home, especially when you do not want to catch the disease and bring it back home to the family. 

On behalf of the Chamber Board, we are thankful for the hard work that our essential workers have been doing during this pandemic, and we fully understand the sacrifice involved in faithfully serving our community.  Thank You once again for your services to our community, President of the COCI Board Benjamin Ortega said on Sunday.

The Chamber of Commerce & Industry has been closed during the lockdown period but remained working in providing services to registrants Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- President of the Supervisory Board of the St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce & Industry (COCI) Benjamin Ortega, on behalf of the COCI board and management, recognizes and salutes the heroes on the front lines, the essential workers who go out on a daily basis providing key services during the national state of emergency to members of the community during the COVID-19 global pandemic Read more

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Ministers To Cut Salaries By 20%

Ardwell Irion

PHILIPSBURG--The Council of Ministers decided in a meeting on Wednesday, May 6, that they would cut their salaries by a total of 20 per cent.

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~ De-escalation process begins with stiff social distancing measures and facial masks must be used.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- The EOC and the Multi-Disciplinary Task Force have decided to allow a number of businesses to reopen as of Monday, May 11th which is phase 1 of the de-escalation process. Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs said that phase 1 ends on May 18th and by then other businesses will be allowed to open for business Read more

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~ De-escalation process begins with stiff social distancing measures and facial masks must be used.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- The EOC and the Multi-Disciplinary Task Force have decided to allow a number of businesses to reopen as of Monday, May 11th which is phase 1 of the de-escalation process. Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs said that phase 1 ends on May 18th and by then other businesses will be allowed to open for business Read more

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Irion Proposes Conditional Salary Cuts For Civil Servants

Claire Elshot

PHILIPSBURG--Finance Minister Ardwell Irion has proposed several cost-cutting measures by government, including salary cuts for civil servants.

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St Maarten Anti Poverty Platform / St Maarten Consumers Coalition.

1. What is the governing program of this NA-UP government?
2. Will the Kingdom Council of Ministers amend the St Maarten Support and Relief Plan ?
3. What are the measures the Council of Ministers will present to Parliament next week?
4. Preliminary thoughts as union leader on the measures proposed by the Minister of Finance
5. How many homes have been build back better and stronger?
Topic 1. What is the governing program of this NA-UP government?
For us as Anti-Poverty Platform we are of the opinion that one of the objectives of a governing program and of the annual budgets should be that the more than 13,000 households have to be taken out of poverty Read more

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Public Weather Forecast For St. Maarten

DATE ISSUED: Friday, May 08, 2020 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC)

VALID UNTIL: Saturday midday (12:00 LST) May 10, 2020

WEATHER: This afternoon through Saturday midday: Fair to partly cloudy with light haze and a few brief showers possible.

Forecast High:31C / 88F Forecast Low:25C / 77F

Sunset Today:6:36 P.M. Sunrise Tomorrow:5:42 A.M.

SURFACE WINDS: This afternoon through Saturday midday: East-southeasterly with a gentle to moderate breeze of 07 to 15.

SYNOPSIS:

A dominant Atlantic high-pressure system will maintain gentle to moderate winds across the region Read more

725 Employers Apply For Payroll Support In Time

Ardwell Irion

PHILIPSBURG--A total of 725 employers submitted requests for payroll support from the St. Maarten Support and Relief Plan (SSRP) via Social and Health Insurances SZV by the 12:00 midnight Wednesday deadline.

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister and Chair of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Silveria Jacobs hereby updates the general public for today, Thursday,May7, 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 Eva Lista-de Weever, for today, May 7, 2020, as of 4:00 PM, there have been no new reported COVID-19 confirmed cases Read more

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Prime Minister & Chair Of The Eoc Silveria JacobsUpdates On Covid-19 Developments

Prime Minister and Chair of theEmergency Operations Center (EOC)Silveria Jacobs hereby updates the general public fortoday, Thursday,May7, 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 Eva Lista-de Weever, for today, May 7, 2020, as of 4:00 PM, there have been no new reported COVID-19 confirmed cases. The data does, however, show a decrease in active cases by 2, which relates to 2 more persons who have recovered. Furthermore, CPS updates that all patients who were isolated at the governments isolation facility have recovered and have returned home. CPS continues its community outreach, and will continue to test, and do contact tracing as needed to ensure that the virus is contained.  

The measures undertaken are having the desired effect. However, anyone identifying with flu-like symptoms should immediately contact their doctor or CPS at 914 as soon as possible Read more

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Update: Woman Who Threatened Pm Arrested And Fined

PHILIPSBURG--Two persons who issued threats against Prime Minister (PM) Silveria Jacobs via social media site Facebook, have learnt the hard way that threatening public officials is not taken lightly.

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