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PHILIPSBURG:--- On Monday evening, April 20, 2020, at approximately 8:00 PM, a fire broke out on the Sucker Garden Hill. The fire lasted until early Tuesday morning, 6:30 AM.

Mr. Clive Richardson, Chief of the Fire Department reported that the fire was large and burning uncontrollably. The fire department quickly responded, however, due to heavy winds, and the inaccessibility for the fire trucks, the responders could not reach the fire. The road was closed off, by police officers who assisted in the response Read more

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Covid Update/Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs

Press Statement

Date: April 21, 2020

Prime Minister & Chair of the EOC Silveria JacobsUpdates on COVID-19 Developments for April 21, 2020 

Prime Minister and Chair of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Silveria Jacobs hereby updates the general public for today, Monday, April 21, 2020, as part of the process to keep the community of St Read more

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Collectivit Does Not Envisage Opening Schools Any Time Soon

MARIGOT--President Daniel Gibbs has said he does not expect schools to reopen in St. Martin within the time frame indicated by President of the Republic from May 11 onwards after meeting with education officials on the matter.

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Emmanuel Questions Opening Of Business Where Worker Died, Another Tested Covid-19 Positive

NA MP Christophe Emmanuel.

PHILIPSBURG--National Alliance (NA) Member of Parliament (MP) Christophe Emmanuel on Tuesday questioned why authorities allowed a business to open where one worker has reportedly passed away and another has reportedly tested positive for the highly infectious coronavirus COVID-19.

Legal Advice Questions Legality Of Szv Executing Payroll Support Programme

PHILIPSBURG--Legal advice issued by attorney-at-law Jairo Bloem of law firm Bloem, Bonapart and Aardenburg to Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labour VSA Richard Panneflek on Monday, April 20, questioned the legality of, and counselled against Social and Health Insurances SZV being designated as the entity to manage the payroll support programme of governments proposed St Read more

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One More Victim Succumbs To Covid-19, Positive Cases Climb To 71, Recoveries 22

Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs.

PHILIPSBURG--Dutch St. Maarten recorded its eleventh coronavirus COVID-19 death when a person lost their battle to the highly infectious illness at St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) Monday night.

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1 More Positive Case Pushes Total Covid-19 For Dutch Side To 68

PHILIPSBURG--St. Maarten recorded one additional positive COVID-19 case on Monday, April 20, bringing the total number of positive cases to 68 and the current number of active cases to 46.

Prime Minister and Chairperson of the Emergency Operations Center Silveria Jacobs said in a national address on Monday evening that as of 4:00pm there were still 98 persons in self-quarantine and 87 in self-isolation Read more

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First Patient Transferred To Medical Pavilion, Country Gets 1St Hospitainer

CAY HILL--St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) made the first step to free up space at the medical facility over the weekend when the first COVID-19 patient was transferred to the mobile medical pavilion on Saturday, April 18.

Prime Minister (PM) and Chairperson of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Silveria Jacobs said in Read more

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Mps Request Urgent Meeting On Mass Illegal Dismissals

PHILIPSBURG--Members of Parliament (MPs) from three factions have jointly requested an urgent public meeting of Parliament with Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labour VSA Richard Panneflek on the state of affairs as it relates to what they refer to as the mass illegal labour dismissals in connection with coronavirus COVID-19 Read more

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La Polica Muestra Solidaridad Con Los Colegas De S.M.M.C

CAY HILL, Sint Maarten – En la lucha contra el virus Covid-19, miembros de ESF5, realizaron una pequea caravana el lunes 13 de abril del 2020 frente a la entrada principal del SMMC en un esfuerzo por mostrar agradecimiento a todos los trabajadores de primera lnea.

El objetivo del gesto era mostrar solidaridad a los trabajadores de primera lnea, que se ocupan de los pacientes afectados con el Corona Virus los cuales corren el riesgo de contraer el virus ellos mismos. El mensaje de la polica a nuestros colegas en el campo de la medicina es: “Estamos juntos en esta lucha, saldremos juntos de esta lucha”.

La Fuerza de Polica de Sint Maarten quiere agradecer a todos los servicios judiciales que participaron en la caravana ayer por la maana Read more

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Exclusive:--- Finance Minister Challenged On Execution Of Stimulus Plan.

~ Delay anticipated with stimulus as legal battle now on, who is dealing with mass layoffs.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Attorney at Law Jairo Bloem sent a dashing counter-proposal to the Minister of VSA Richard Panneflek on the execution of the stimulus plan.
SMN News managed to get hold of the letter which can be considered a counter-proposal that the Minister that is responsible for executing the stimulus plan is the Minister of VSA Richard Panneflek.
The letter further questioned where will the money (74,100,000)  will be coming from to execute the stimulus plan that has to be executed by USZV.
Attorney Bloem in his letter suggested that the stimulus plan be executed by the Department of Labor, clearly, with this new counter-proposal a delay in the stimulus payout can be foreseen.
While the Minister of VSA has responsibility for SZV and the Department of labor nothing has been said about the mass-layoffs at Atrium Resort and other businesses throughout the island Read more

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Mp Buncamper Requests Urgent Public Meeting With The Minister Of Public Health, Social Development And Labour (Vsa).

PHILIPSBURG:--- USP MP Claudius Buncamper requested an urgent meeting of Parliament where he is calling the Minister of VSA Richard Panneflek Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Gracita Arrindell former President of Parliament states that it is with deep sorrow we mourn the passing of our former colleague, the late Mr. Louis Duzanson, former head of the department of General affairs Island Territory St. Maarten

Mr. Duzanson was loved and highly respected by all who had the privilege to work and be trained by him for decades Read more

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Usm President Concerned About Collapse In Education.

PHILIPSBURG:--- President of the University of St. Martin (USM) Dr. Antonio Carmona Bez expressed his sincere concern for what he called the collapse of the public education system in Sint Maarten, highlighting the fact that since the outbreak of the COVID-19 many schools have practically closed with no plan for communication between teachers and students.
I am sincerely concerned that the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports and the central government is allowing for the collapse of the public education system, affecting all children, parents, and communities Read more

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Prime MinisterS National Covid 19 Address

PRIME MINISTER OF SINT MAARTEN

Minister-President van Sint Maarten

National Address

Date: April 19, 2020

Prime Minister & Chair of the EOC Silveria Jacobs National Address on COVID-19 Developments April 19, 2020

People of Sint Maarten here and abroad, I hereby address you as Prime Minister of St Read more

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Buncamper Urges Govt. Not To Grant Dismissals In Light Of Stimulus Plan

US Party MP Claudius Toontje Buncamper.

PHILIPSBURG--United St. Maarten Party (US Party) Member of Parliament (MP) Claudius Toontje Buncamper has called on Labour Minister Read more

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~ COVID-19 deaths now stand at 10~

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Government of St. Maarten has extended the lockdown for the next three weeks through a national decree which was published on Sunday, April 19th.
The amended National Decree allows supermarkets and other essential services will remain open three days per week. The movement of people will be done in two zones, namely Zone A or Zone B.
Attestations that were previously issued are automatically renewed, however, residents from St Read more

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Solidarity Is A Two-Way Street, Says Mp Van Dam

One of the most beautiful articles in our Charter is article 36 which states that the Netherlands, Aruba, Curaao and St Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- Member of Parliament Claudius Buncamper has dispatched a letter to the Minister of VSA Richard Panneflek advising him not to sign off on any mass layoffs as the government is still busy working on a stimulus package to assist employers.
Buncamper said hotels and other employers have sent home their workers since mid-March some with pay and some without pay Read more

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Solidarity Is A Two-Way Street, Says Mp Van Dam

THE HAGUE--Solidarity within the Kingdom of the Netherlands is a lovely principle, but it needs to be mutual and equally invested in by all partners, according to Member of the Second Camber of the Dutch Parliament Chris van Dam of the Christian Democratic Party CDA.

One of the most beautiful articles in our Charter is article 36 which states that the Netherlands, Aruba, Curaao and St Read more

Employees That Are Not Being Paid April Salaries Should Contact Government.

~Audit will be conducted on companies that receive stimulus.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Several employers such as hardware stores, and beauty stores have informed their employees that since they were not allowed to open their stores during the shutdown since the State of Emergency was declared on the Dutch side they will not be paying salaries at the end of April.
Some employees that prefer to stay anonymous said that the owner of Five Star Hardware opened his doors on Friday and was ordered closed by authorities Read more

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Caribbean Covid 19 Update

ST. KITTS & NEVIS

St. Kitts and Nevis Government to Extend 24-Hour Curfew from 6:00am Saturday, April 18, 2020 at 6:00am to Saturday, April 25, 2020 at 6:00am

Basseterre, St. Kitts (April 16, 2020) There are currently 14 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Federation of St. Kitts & Nevis. A total of 239 persons have been tested, 14 of whom were confirmed positive with 188 persons confirmed negative, 37 test results pending and 0 deaths. 0 persons are quarantined in a government facility while 111 persons are currently being quarantined at home and 14 persons are in isolation Read more

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Smmc Set To Transfer Covid-19 Care To Medical Pavilion, Icu Hospitainer

Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs and Public Health Department Head Fenna Arnell with SMMCs Board of Directors, Dr. Felix Holiday, Dr. Marco Meuleman and other SMMC staff members after inspecting the Mobile Medical Pavilion at St. Maarten Medical Center.

CAY HILL--The Mobile Medical Pavilion (MMP) and the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) hospitainer at St Read more

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State Of Emergency Proposed To Be Extended By Three Weeks

PM Silveria Jacobs

PHILIPSBURG--The state of emergency St. Maarten is currently under to help mitigate the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic is proposed to be extended by another three weeks.

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