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PHILIPSBURG:--- Today, several environmental Non-Governmental Organizations, Non-Profit organizations, and initiatives active in the environmental sector presented a collaborative support letter to the members of parliament for the implementation of the ban on single-use plastic bags, plastic straws, and Styrofoam initiated by Member of Parliament Sarah Wescot-Williams Read more

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Minister Of Meycs Irion Says School Continues As Normal. DonT Be Blinded By Following Fake News

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) Honorable Minister Ardwell Irion on behalf of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports (MECYS) would hereby like to state that there is an unofficial message circulating on social media about school closures, and this is untrue. Ignore fake rumors and only respond to statements from formal government channels.

Schools continue to operate as normal on Monday, March 16 and going forward.

The fake news message circulating says that the source of the info is from the Department of Education, Innovation and Gender Relations, and that it is on the advice of the Minister of Health etc.

The Ministry MECYS hereby advised all teachers, parents, guardians and school managers of public and subsidized schools, to monitor official sources and trusted news organizations for their information with respect to educational activities and developments on Sint Maarten.

Notices from other countries are being re-posted on Sint Maarten by persons who unknowingly are creating distress and unnecessary panic Read more

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Minister Of Education Says School Continues As Normal

~ Says dont be blinded by following fake news ~

PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport (ECYS) Ardwell Irion debunks messages currently circulating on social media on school closures.

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The Letter Sent To Chairlady Of The Ad-Hoc Committee For Electoral Reform, Mp Grisha Heyliger-Marten.

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – United St. Maarten Party (USP) Member of Parliament (MP) Claudius Buncamper has sent a letter to theChairlady of the Ad-Hoc Committee for Electoral Reform, MP Grisha Heyliger-Marten, requesting that she convenes a meeting to address the matter of Electoral Reform, starting with an evaluation of the existing proposals that aim to address the current situation with the objective to present a legislative amendment.

MP Buncamper stated in his letter to the Chairlady that during the most recently held parliamentary election all political parties that contested that election raised the issue of electoral reform with the main concern being the ease with which parliament is dissolved, resulting in early elections Read more

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El Ministro De Meycs Irion Dice Que La Escuela Contina Como Siempre. No Le Preste Atencin A Las Noticias Falsas

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – El Honorable Ministro Ardwell Irion, en nombre del Ministerio de Educacin, Cultura, Juventud y Deportes (MECYS) quisiera declarar que circula un mensaje no oficial en las redes sociales sobre el cierre de escuelas, y esto es falso Ignora los rumores falsos y solo responde a las declaraciones de los canales oficiales del gobierno.

Las escuelas continan funcionando normalmente el lunes 16 de marzo y en adelante.

El mensaje de noticias falsas que circula dice que la fuente de la informacin es del Departamento de Educacin, Innovacin y Relaciones de Gnero, y que es por consejo del Ministro de Salud, etc.

El Ministerio MECYS por la presente aconseja a todos los maestros, padres, tutores y administradores escolares de escuelas pblicas y subvencionadas, que supervisen las fuentes oficiales y las organizaciones de noticias de confianza para obtener informacin con respecto a las actividades educativas y desarrollos en Sint Maarten.

Los avisos de otros pases estn siendo re-publicados en Sint Maarten por personas que sin saberlo estn creando angustia y pnico innecesario Read more

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Minister Of Meycs Irion Says School Continues As Normal. DonT Be Blinded By Following Fake News

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) Honorable Minister Ardwell Irion on behalf of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports (MECYS) would hereby like to state that there is an unofficial message circulating on social media about school closures, and this is untrue. Ignore fake rumors and only respond to statements from formal government channels.

Schools continue to operate as normal on Monday, March 16 and going forward.

The fake news message circulating says that the source of the info is from the Department of Education, Innovation and Gender Relations, and that it is on the advice of the Minister of Health etc. 

The Ministry MECYS hereby advises all teachers, parents, guardians and school managers of public and subsidized schools, to monitor official sources and trusted news organizations for their information with respect to educational activities and developments on Sint Maarten.

Notices from other countries are being re-posted on Sint Maarten by persons who unknowingly are creating distress and unnecessary panic.  Everybody has a responsibility to first review information before you re-post it via social media.  Check if the information is from an official and credible source.

Listen to the Government Radio station 107.9FM – for official information, statements and news updates or visit the Government website: www.sintmaartengov.org/coronavirus or its Facebook Page: Facebook.com/SXMGOV or the ministry Facebook Page: The Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth & Sport

Ministry MECYS reminds the community and the school population that they should step-up handwashing and cough/sneeze etiquettes in order to prevent the coronavirus COVID-19.

The Collective Prevention Services influenza-prevention guidance is to practice daily proper handwashing with soap and water for at least 20 seconds and cough/sneeze etiquettes (cover your mouth and nose when coughing and sneezing).

Influenza spreads from an infected person to others through the air by droplets (secretion) as a result of coughing and/or sneezing, or by direct contact with the virus on hard surfaces or peoples hands that have the viruses on them then touching the mouth, nose or eyes.

Avoid close contact with people who are sick Read more

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PHILIPSBURG (DCOMM):--- Honorable Minister Ardwell Irion on behalf of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports (MECYS) would hereby like to state that there is an unofficial message circulating on social media about school closures, and this is untrue. Ignore fake rumors and only respond to statements from formal government channels.

Schools continue to operate as normal on Monday, March 16 and going forward.

The fake news message circulating says that the source of the info is from the Department of Education, Innovation and Gender Relations and that it is on the advice of the Minister of Health, etc Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Reliable information reaching SMN News states that a patient is currently hospitalized at the St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) and he is currently in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) on a respirator because he has breathing distress. Based on the information SMN News understands that the patient was admitted at SMMC on Saturday.
The information provided to SMN News states that the patient has symptoms of the COVID-19 but that has not yet been confirmed since testing still has to be done.
While patients do end up on respirators before the COVID-19 outbreak the patient at SMMC could very well be St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- United St. Maarten Party (USP) Member of Parliament (MP) Claudius Buncamper has sent a letter to the Chairlady of the Ad-Hoc Committee for Electoral Reform, MP Grisha Heyliger-Marten, requesting that she convenes a meeting to address the matter of Electoral Reform, starting with an evaluation of the existing proposals that aim to address the current situation with the objective to present a legislative amendment.
MP Buncamper stated in his letter to the Chairlady that during the most recently held parliamentary election all political parties that contested that election raised the issue of electoral reform with the main concern being the ease with which parliament is dissolved, resulting in early elections Read more

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The travel restrictions announced in Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs's second National Address on March 14th, 2020 are hereby further clarified.

On March 17th, only incoming visitors from the USA, Canada, Europe, UK and Ireland are restricted to enter the country of St. Maarten. This does not apply to St Read more

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Eoc Update: Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs On Travel Restrictions To St. Maarten March 15, 2020

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – The travel restrictions announced in Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs’s second National Address on March 14th, 2020 are hereby further clarified.

On March 17th, only incoming visitors from the USA, Canada, Europe, UK and Ireland are restricted to enter the country of St. Maarten. This does not apply to St Read more

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IntL. Flights From Us, Europe, Uk Cancelled For Two Weeks From Tues.

~Students, residents have 2 days to return home ahead of ban~

PHILIPSBURG--All international flights and cruises originating from the United States of America, Europe and the United Kingdom to Sint Maarten will be cancelled for two weeks as of Tuesday, March 17, Chairperson of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Prime Minister Silveria Jaco Read more

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Germans On Air France Flight Turned Back Due To Travel Restrictions

AIRPORT--Four German nationals, who arrived in St. Maarten on an Air France Flight today, Saturday, were restricted from entering St. Maarten and had to return on the same flight due to travel restrictions for Germany.

Chairperson of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs said in a national address on Read more

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Eoc Update: Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs On Travel Restrictions To St. Maarten (March 15Th, 2020)

EOC UPDATE: Date: 15th, March 2020 (Time – 2:35am)

The travel restrictions announced in Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs’s second National Address on March 14th, 2020 are hereby further clarified.

On March 17th, only incoming visitors from the USA, Canada, Europe, UK and Ireland are restricted to enter the country of St Read more

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~Students studying overseas can return home before ban.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs in a National Address on Saturday, March 14th said that the Government of St. Maarten have decided after meeting with EOC that a travel ban will be implemented for the United Kingdom, United States, and Europe for a period of two weeks, the ban takes effect on Tuesday, March 17th, 2020.

Students studying abroad can return to St Read more

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Svobe Informs Parents Of Schools Stance On Covid-19 Developments

EBENEZER--The School Board for Secondary Education SVOBE informed parents and guardians on where the SVOBE schools presently stand in light of the present developments surrounding COVID-19.

Prime Minister and Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) Chairperson Silveria Jacobs announced on Thursday that schools will remain open un Read more

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Parliament Requests Reports On Pointe Blanche Prison

THE HAGUE--Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Raymond Knops and the Law Enforcement Council will be asked to provide an overview of the recommendations that have been made in the past years regarding the Pointe Blanche prison in St. Maarten.

The reviews are being requested by the Second Chambers Permanent Committee for Kingdom Relations on the initiative of Member of the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament Chris van Dam of the Christian Democratic Party CDA Read more

La Primera Ministra Jacobs Pospone El Carnaval 2020 Hasta Nuevo Aviso

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – La Primera Ministra y Presidenta del Centro de Operaciones de Emergencia Silveria Jacobs, tom la decisin de posponer el Carnaval 2020 despus de las reuniones de emergencia celebradas con el COE y los miembros del Parlamento el jueves 12 de marzo del 2020. La reunin de emergencia del COE fue convocada debido al anuncio de la Organizacin Mundial de la Salud (OMS) que COVID-19 se considera una pandemia a partir del 11 de marzo del 2020 Read more

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Jacobs Announces Additional Measures To Mitigate Potential Spread Of Covid-19

Prime Minister and Chair of the Emergency Operations Center Silveria Jacobs, is seen talking during an emergency meeting held with the EOC and Members of Parliament on Thursday, March 12, 2020.

PHILIPSBURG--Prime Minister and Chairperson of the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) Silveria Jacobs announced several additional measures to mitigate the potential spread of coronavirus COVID-19, at a press conference on Friday afternoon Read more

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Spain, Germany Added To Travel Restrictions List

PHILIPSBURG--Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs announced on Thursday that the travel restrictions list via air and sea to St. Maarten has been further updated as of March 12, to include Spain and Germany which have large COVID-19 clusters.

On Wednesday, the travel restrictions were upgraded from 14 to 21 days. Passengers and airline crew who have been in China (Peoples Republic), Hong Kong (SAR China), Iran, Italy, Japan, Korea (Rep.), Macao (SAR China), Singapore, Spain and Germany in the past 21 days, are not allowed to transit or enter St Read more

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Anti-Poverty Platform Questions If Na-Up Coalition Will Increase Pension For Seniors

PHILIPSBURG--St. Maarten Anti-Poverty Platform questions whether the incoming National Alliance (NA)/United Peoples (UP) party governing coalition will make an effort to provide senior citizens in St. Maarten with a minimum of US $1,500 on a monthly basis.

According to the platform on Thursday, senior citizens in the Netherlands receive a pension of up to 1,228 euros a month Read more

Gumbs Requests Info From Teatt On Economic Impact Of Coronavirus

Melissa Gumbs.

PHILIPSBURG--Party For Progress (PFP) Member of Parliament (MP) Melissa Gumbs has submitted several questions to Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transportati Read more

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~ Testing will be done in Guadeloupe.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Stakeholders that are part of the EOC along with its chair held a press conference on Friday afternoon to update residents on some of the decisions taken by the Government and EOC to tackle the COVID-19 (Coronavirus).

Jacobs in her presentation said the government took a number of decisions this past week one being adding Germany and Spain to the restriction list. Restrictions have changed from 14 days to 21 days for persons that may be in countries that have the COVID-19.

Residents that have been in areas that are on the restriction lists will be asked to self isolate at home as recommended by the World Health Organization.

Jacobs said that the Government of St Read more

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Coci: St. Maarten Business Community: Now Is The Time To Prepare For Covid-19

SINT MAARTEN — PHILIPSBURG The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is widely spreading to other countries around the world and has been declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). At this point in time, Dutch St. Maarten remains free of COVID-19.

President of the COCI Board Benjamin Ortega on behalf of the board is calling on the business community to prepare for the arrival of COVID-19 by preparing contingency plans and to look at the economic/financial impact on their business operation for the next second and third quarter year periods of 2020 Read more

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