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PHILIPSBURG:--- Last Sunday, Caribbean Toastmasters held the 2020 Speech Contest for Division E. St. Maarten national Daisiray "Tracy" Lake (Area 30) won the International speech contest. Lake is a member of the SXM Achievers Toastmasters Club.
Lake competed against Cheryl Dangleben-York (Area 29) and Miguel Henry (Area 31). Dangleben-York secured second place for the Soualiga Corporate Toastmasters Club. Miguel Henry secured a third-place win for Cobraced Toastmasters Club.
The annual event featured speeches for the humorous, table topic, and international speech categories Read more

Trust Fund Projects Suspended Since Covid-19 Restrictions

NRPB Director Claret Connor.

PHILIPSBURG--The majority of the Trust Fund construction projects under implementation in St. Maarten have been suspended since the coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown measures government introduced in early April.

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French-Side Beaches To Re-Open On May 8

President Daniel Gibbs speaking during the Facebook briefing on Monday.

MARIGOT--Beaches on the French side will be re-opening on Friday, May 8, subject to confirmation from regional health authority ARS that bathing quality is good following the result of water analysis tests this week, the Collectivit disclosed at Mondays Faceb Read more

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One Death Added To Covid-19 Tally, No New Cases In Five Days

Silveria Jacobs

~ PM: We are out of crisis period ~

PHILIPSBURG--A person who passed away at St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) on April 24 has been added to the tally of persons in Dutch St. Maarten who have succumbed to the coronavirus COVID-19 thus far.

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~ No positive case in the past five days.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- As CPS cleaned up its data over the weekend they realized that they did not report at least one COVID-19 related case. The person passed around April 24th announced Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs said that the number of deceased now stands at 14. However, over the past five days, there have not been any positive cases reported on St Read more

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Na Mp Romou Applauds Decision To Grant Financing For Summer Classes

NA MP Angelique Romou.

PHILIPSBURG--National Alliance (NA) Member of Parliament (MP) Angelique Romou on Sunday applauded governments move to give the green light for study- financing recipients abroad to follow summer classes as the coronavirus situation is still unfolding locally and internationally.

Minister Of Justice Swears In Dutch Law Enforcement Assistance From The Netherlands

This assistance was requested due to foreseen challenges with the COVID19 Crisis

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – On Friday May 1, 2020, Philipsburg, the Honourable Minister of Justice Anna E. Richardson, welcomed and swore in a number of Royal Netherlands Marechaussee Officers, Police Officers and Royal Dutch Marines who arrived on April 27th, 2020 from the Netherlands and will be here in St. Maarten until August 2020. All had been tested for COVID-19 before their departure from the Netherlands and again once they arrived in Sint Maarten.

The request for military assistance was made to ensure that public order and public safety are further maintained Read more

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Richardson Swears In Justice Reinforcements

Justice Minister Anna Richardson administered the oath of office to at least twenty police officers and marines at the Government Administration Building on Pond Island on Friday, May 1. In photo: Minister Richardson (front row, centre) with personnel of the St. Maarten Police Force, the Royal Dutch Marechaussee and the Royal Dutch Marine Corps Read more

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~This assistance was requested due to foreseen challenges with the COVID19 Crisis.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- On Friday, May 1, 2020, Philipsburg, the Honourable Minister of Justice Anna E. Richardson, welcomed and swore in a number of Royal Netherlands Marechaussee Officers, Police Officers, and Royal Dutch Marines who arrived on April 27th, 2020 from the Netherlands and will be here in St. Maarten until August 2020. All had been tested for COVID-19 before their departure from the Netherlands and again once they arrived in Sint Maarten Read more

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Deadline For Payroll Support Has Been Extended To May 6

Ardwell Irion

PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Finance Ardwell Irion announced Friday evening that the application deadline for Business Payroll Support has been extended to midnig Read more

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Update: State Of Emergency Extended By A Week

PHILIPSBURG--The State of Emergency under which the country has been placed in an effort to stem the spread of the highly infectious coronavirus COVID-19 will be extended by an additional week from May 10 to 17, Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs announced on Friday.

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Exercise Will Be Allowed On Road At Specific Times During Opening Days

~ More time for vulnerable groups ~

PHILIPSBURG--As authorities continue to deescalate the lockdown measures, Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs announced on Friday that residents will be allowed to exercise on the public roads in their respective districts during specific times in the morning and afternoon hours on days that es Read more

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State Of Emergency To Be Extended By A Week

PHILIPSBURG--The state of Emergency under which the country has been placed in an effort to stem the spread of the highly infectious coronavirus COVID-19 will be extended by one additional week from May 10 to 17, Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs announced on Friday.

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PHILIPSBURG (DCOMM):--- Labour Day 2020, is marked by the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labour (Ministry VSA) Richard Panneflek said on Friday.

As a nation, we are at an extremely difficult time in our national development. The labor force of the country is facing challenges never experienced in our period of history Read more

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~Frontline workers and seniors will be allowed to pay bills this week at GEBE.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- The EOC has decided to extend the shutdown on St. Maarten for another week, Chair of the EOC and Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs said that even though some measures were lifted EOC feels that since the lockdown the curve on COVID-19 is flattening and such they need more time to conduct further testing and further flatten the curve Read more

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More Persons Being Tested For Covid-19

The COVID-19 cases in St. Maarten as of April 30.

PHILIPSBURG--An additional nineteen persons were tested for the coronavirus COVID-19 on Thursday, April 30, bringing the total number of persons tested up to 329, figures released by Prime Minister and Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Chairperson Silveria Jacobs show. On We Read more

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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, April 30, 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.

COVID-19 Cases

Based on the latest available data, as updated by CPS Epidemiologist Eva Lista-de Weever, the counts for April 30, 2020 as of4:00 PM are as follows:

This week, CPS launched an educational video on proper mask usage featuring Hygiene and Infection Control Practitioner Glenda Severin Read more

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291 Employers Representing 4,770 Workers Have So Far Applied For Payroll Support

Ardwell Irion

PHILIPSBURG--As of 11:30am on Thursday, April 30, a total of 291 eligible employers with more than 4,770 employees had registered their company online with Social and Health Insurances SZV for online stimulus support via the St. Maarten Stimulus and Relief Plan (SSRP).

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Anti-Poverty Platform: Budget 2020 Will Make Poverty Worse

From left: Alberto Bute, Claire Elshot-Aventurin and Raymond Jessurun.

PHILIPSBURG--The St. Maarten Anti-Poverty Platform said during a press conference on Thursday that the 2020 Budget which was unanimously approved by Members of Parliament (MPs) on Tuesday has no meat for the poor and needy, and poverty will become w Read more

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Trs Petites Entreprises President Jeanne Rogers-Vanterpool. Tpe President Requests Exemption From All Social Charges And Taxes

MARGOT--Trs Petites Entreprises (TPE) President Jeanne Rogers-Vanterpool has written to President Daniel Gibbs to point out the various aid and support measures proposed by the Read more

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COLE BAY:--- As a long-standing corporate citizen, Motorworld Group stands with the community of St. Maarten/ St. Martin, and the world, during these trying times in the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Our commitment to the community has remained steadfast through the highs and lows of life. Therefore, Motorworld has gone above and beyond to purchase these masks and give them away free of charge to these major organizations that are working on the frontlines in order to protect their workers, our Frontline Heroes, and also, the community that they serve Read more

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PHILIPSBURG: --- Globally, regionally and locally, many persons are challenged by the current crisis that has impacted the world due to the effects of Covid-19. This crisis has disrupted all of our lives in one form or the next. In light of our local and global challenges which range from economic depression, job losses and loss of loved ones, Victorious Livings visionary, Dr. Erna Mae Francis Cotton states, If an alleged virus has been able to disrupt the entire world in such a tremendous way, imagine what positive disruption could do.
Francis-Cotton noted in a press release that Covid-19 is teaching all of us that one person can make a difference Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- In 2020 budget meeting member of parliament Omar Ottley stressed on the importance of mass rapid testing. This method has been adapted all over the world in places like America, Asia, and even Europe.
The MP went on to state that now is the time to exercise all options. The current method used by the government of St. Maarten is a PCR swab test done through the nasal area and goes to the throat.
Ottley went on to state that he is not at odds with the EOC or the epidemiologist but urges them to utilize both the PCR swab test and antibodies testing.
While there are arguments about the accuracy of the rapid antibody test being only 90% accurate as opposed to the desired 97% accuracy of the RT- PCR Test Read more

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Spike In Car Theft

This twilight blue Hyundai Grand i-10 was stolen in Madame Estate early Saturday morning, April 25. If persons have any information about the car or its theft, they are requested to contact police at tel. 1-721-542-2222 or call 5261444.

PHILIPSBURG--Justice Minister Anna Richardson said during the virtual Council of M Read more

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