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Proposal For Cost-Cutting Measures Being Prepared

PHILIPSBURG--Finance Minister Ardwell Irion said on Friday that a proposal for cost-cutting measures is being prepared as the country moves to tighten its belt in light of the coronavirus COVID-19 crisis.

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159 Businesses Have So Far Applied For Payroll Support

Screenshot of the SZV website page where businesses can apply for government financial assistance.

PHILIPSBURG--Up to yesterday, Friday, a total of 159 businesses had applied for payroll support from governments St. Maarten Stimulus and Relief Plan (SSRP), Finance Minister Ardwell Irion told Members of Parliament (MPs) late l Read more

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Irion Says Using Limited Aov Funds, Floating Bond Options If No Dutch Aid

Finance Minister Ardwell Irion.

PHILIPSBURG--Finance Minister Ardwell Irion says there are options for the government of St. Maarten to help cushion the effects of the COV Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister and Chair of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Silveria Jacobs hereby updates the general publicfor today, Thursday, April 23, 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 Read more

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Irion: Bag Of Money Not Available, Still Options For Businesses On Exemption List

Ardwell Irion

PHILIPSBURG--Finance Minister Ardwell Irion said on Wednesday that a bag of money isnt laying around for government to make use of in the current coronavirus Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Finance Ardwell Irion called on the residents of St. Maarten to be vigilant and not be fooled by anyone who thinks that there is free money giving away on the open market. Irion said no one has a bag of money giving away at this time and that people should be aware of that. He said that the Government of St. Maarten is doing its very best to accommodate its residents by preparing a stimulus package even though the resources are limited Read more

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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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Draft 2020 Budget To Com This Week

PHILIPSBURG--The draft 2020 budget is expected to be submitted to the Council of Ministers (COM) this week for approval, Finance Minister Ardwell Irion told The Daily Herald on Monday.

After approval by the Council of Ministers the budget will be sent to Parliament for handling, Irion said.

The draft budget stands at NAf. 486 million, slightly higher than the 2019 budget which stood at NAf Read more

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Statement From Wicsu/Psu In Support Of Ssrp (Sint Maarten Support & Relief Plan)

PHILIPSBURG:--- With the financial care of Sint Maartens workforce at the forefront of its mission, weve paid close attention to the Minister of Finance Mr. Ardwell Irion's presentation of the proposed SSRP (Sint Maarten Support & Relief Plan).

We endorse the plan, as it directly addresses the care of employees, protect jobs and assist the less fortunate Read more

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GovT. Stimulus Prog. Includes 80% Payroll Subsidy For Businesses

Finance Minister Ardwell Irion.

PHILIPSBURG--In an effort to avoid layoffs and prevent companies from going belly up during the current coronavirus COVID-19 crisis, government intends to provide a payroll subsidy to the most affected businesses to cover up to 80 per cent of the salaries of their workers for a three-month period.

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PHILIPSBURG:---  The Ministers of Finance of St. Maarten Ardwell Irion and his team, with the information and recommendations gathered by the Emergency Support Functions (EFS) and their relevant teams and task forces, prepared the St. Maarten Support Relief Plan SSRP. Together with the relief and programs, the plan includes the cost of the plan, which forms part of the request to The Netherlands and totals ANG 254 million for the first three months Read more

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Prime Minister & Chair Of The Eoc Silveria Jacobs National Address On Covid-19 Developments April 7, 2020

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – People of St Maarten, both here on St. Maarten and abroad, I hereby address you as Prime Minister and Chair of the EOC for today’s update on April 7th. As part of the process to keep the community of St. Maarten informed about the latest developments and governments COVID-19 containment,
mitigation and response measures.

Today, I would like to start by updating you on the COVID-19 results. Our results haven’t come in from the Pasteur Institute of Guadeloupe yet, but as of 4:00 PM today, our self-quarantine numbers are down to 117, self-isolation is up to 200, the number of persons totally tested are 112, the numbers positive remain at 40, with 2 confirm hospitalized Read more

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Algunos Supermercados Y Proveedores De Alimentos Autorizados Podrn Hacer Entregas A Clientes A Partir Del Martes

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Los residentes que requieran artculos que se necesitan con urgencia podrn realizar un pedido en el supermercado de su vecindario a partir del martes y ese pedido se entregar en su residencia con el pago realizado con el menor contacto posible. El Departamento de Comunicaciones (DCOMM) publicar prximamente la lista de nmeros, los nmeros de aplicaciones y las direcciones de correo electrnico donde se pueden realizar los pedidos.

  La primera ministra y presidenta del Centro de Operaciones de Emergencia (COE) Silveria Jacobs hizo el anuncio en un discurso nacional el lunes por la noche.

 Despus de una videoconferencia con supermercados y proveedores de alimentos el lunes, Jacobs dijo que se decidi que a todos los proveedores de alimentos se les permitir hacer entregas a partir del martes 7 de abril a los clientes, incluidas las tiendas de comestibles ms pequeas, a French St Read more

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St. Maarten Requests Naf. 254 Million In Assistance From Netherlands

PHILIPSBURG--St. Maarten has requested NAf. 254 million in assistance from the Netherlands to help cover its relief package for the first threemonths.Finance Minister Ardwell Irion and his team, with information and recommendations gathered by the Emergency Support Functions (ESFs) and their relevant teams and task forces, prepared a Suppo Read more

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254 Million Stimulus And Relief Aid.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Economies across the world have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and St. Maarten is no exception. The necessary measures of closing the borders in order to control the spread of the virus have resulted in a practical halt of all economic activities on the island. The foremost affected are all economic activities that are directly related to tourism; the so-called frontline or first tier. Depending on the source and what is considered directly related, indirect and induced, tourism accounts for 50 - 80 % of the GDP of St Read more

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254 Million For First 3 Months In Financial Aid

PHILIPSBURG Economies across the world have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and St. Maarten is no exception. The necessary measures of closing the borders in order to control the spread of the virus has resulted in a practical halt of all economic activities on the island. The foremost effected are all economic activities that are directly related to tourism; the so called frontline or first tier. Depending on the source and what is considered directly related, indirect and induced, tourism accounts for 50 – 80 % of the GDP of St Read more

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Ministers & Parliamentarians Agree To Salary Reduction In Solidarity Initiative

Liquidity support 2019 becoming a reality

PHILIPSBURG Current and previous Ministers back initiative to support island recovery with a ten percent salary cut.The Minister of Finance, Ardwell Irion sought and received the support from his colleagues in both the Parliament of St. Maarten and the Council of Ministers.

The Minister of Finance presented his colleagues with the initiative as far back at February, that expressed solidarity with the people of St Read more

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Ministers & Parliamentarians Agree To Salary Reduction In Solidarity Initiative

Liquidity support 2019 becoming a reality

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten Current and previous Ministers back initiative to support island recovery with a ten percent salary cut. The Minister of Finance, Ardwell Irion sought and received the support from his colleagues in both the Parliament of St. Maarten and the Council of Ministers.

The Minister of Finance presented his colleagues with the initiative as far back at February, that expressed solidarity with the people of St Read more

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~Liquidity support 2019 becoming a reality.~

PHILIPSBURG Current and previous Ministers back initiative to support island recovery with a ten percent salary cut. The Minister of Finance, Ardwell Irion sought and received the support from his colleagues in both the Parliament of St. Maarten and the Council of Ministers.
The Minister of Finance presented his colleagues with the initiative as far back at February, that expressed solidarity with the people of St Read more

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Meeting On Stimulus Package Off, Mps To Send Questions In Writing

PHILIPSBURG--The virtual parliamentary session on the stimulus package scheduled for 1:00pm on Wednesday was not held after faction leaders agreed that questions on the subject will be sent in writing to Finance Minister Ardwell Irion, Chairperson of Parliament Read more

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St Maarten Anti Poverty Platform / St Maarten Consumers Coalition.

Press conference Thursday April 2, 2020

Topic 1: No COVID 19 measures to take the poor and needy out of poverty!

Topic 2: Did employer organizations demand the same package as for businesses in the NL?

Topic 3: COVID 19 relief measures for all consumers poor, needy or rich

Topic 4: Windward Island Chamber of Labor Unions proposals for a COVID 19 stimulus package

Topic 1: No COVID 19 measures to take the poor and the needy out of poverty!

As Anti-Poverty Platform we mentioned last week how Finance Minister Ardwell Irion at the government press briefing said that details of the stimulus package being put together to cushion the effects of the coronavirus COVID-19 are still to be ironed out Read more

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Mps Discuss Stimulus Package In Closed-Door Session Today

PHILIPSBURG--Members of Parliament (MPs) will discuss the basic points of governments stimulus package to alleviate the burden caused by the effects of COVID-19 in the country. This will take place in a closed-door Parliament Central Committee meeting with Finance Minister Ardwell Irion today, Monday, March 30.

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Gobernador Recibe Informe Final S. Jacobs

HARBOUR VIEW – El 26 de marzo del 2020, Su Excelencia el Gobernador de Sint Maarten, El Dres. E.B. Holiday, recibi el informe final actualizado de la formadora Silveria Jacobs.

La formadora acept la comisin para formar un nuevo gobierno que cuenta con el apoyo de una amplia mayora en el Parlamento compuesto por la fraccin NA y la fraccin UP Read more

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Governor Receives Final Report S. Jacobs

HARBOUR VIEW On March 26, 2020, His Excellency the Governor of Sint Maarten, drs. E.B. Holiday,
received the updated final report from formateur S. Jacobs.

The formateur has accepted the commission to form a new government which has the support of a broad majority in Parliament comprised of the NA-fraction and the UP-fraction. The new government consists of Ministers who are committed to the promotion of the well being of Sint Maarten, who will amongst others give priority to concluding the legislation regarding the combating of money laundering and financing of terrorism, including the penal procedure code, the development of initiatives aimed at the sustainable social economic recovery of Sint Maarten including the execution of the agreements made with The Netherlands and the World Bank, realizing sustainable government finances, including the completion of the 2020 budget, the safety and security of Sint Maarten by investing in the strengthening of the law and order services, the improvement of our environment with an emphasis on realizing sustainable waste management solutions, and the amending of the electoral laws Read more

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