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Emmanuel Requests LetterViolenus Read To Dutch Govt.

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Independent Member of Parliament Christophe Emmanuel is seeking to obtain the letter read by St. Maartens Minister Plenipotentiary Rene Violenus during the most recent Kingdom Council of Ministers meeting in Holland on December 18, 2020. Emmanuel sent the request for the letter to the Chairperson of Parliament MP Rolando Brison on December 24.

Emmanuel explained that media outlets and others are on record as stating that the letter read by Violenus was not well received by the Dutch government as it supposedly accused the Netherlands for the position St Read more

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Covid Update: On December 28, Cps Confirm The 27Th Covid-19 Death, Panneflek Extends His Deepest Sympathy

10 COVID-19 recoveries today

PHILIPSBURG The Honorable Minister of Public Health Social Development and Labour (VSA) Richard Panneflek extends his deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Sint Maartens 27th Covid-19 victim, who passed away. He wishes the family peace and strength during their time of bereavement.

As of December 28th; the number of confirmed cases remains at one thousand four hundred and eleven (1411) due to pending results from testing done yesterday.Ten (10) persons have recovered; bringing the total active cases to eighty six (86).

The Collective Prevention Services (CPS) are monitoring eighty two (82) people in home isolation Read more

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Government Of Sint Maarten Presents Its Civil Servants Christmas Special

Philipsburg Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs invites families and friends at home and abroad to share in the Christmas messages brought to you by the Government of Sint Maarten civil servants. The virtual Civil Servants Christmas Special will be available for viewing on December 24th, at 9:00 am and rebroadcasted on Christmas Day via the Department of Communication (DCOMM) media outlets (SXMGOV Facebook & YouTube) and via Sint Maarten Cable TV Channel 115 on Thursday, December 24 and Friday, December 25 from 6.30pm to 7.30pm.

In this time of COVID-19, and in the remnants of the echoing after effects and continued building back period after Hurricanes Irma, and Maria, citizens of our friendly island have faced many challenges Read more

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Pm Jacobs And State Secretary Knops Signs The Third Tranche Of Liquidity Support

~ Country Package agreements & extension of NAf 50 million loan secured ~

Philipsburg, Sint Maarten — Sint Maarten was able to secure and finalize the necessary agreements for the third tranche of liquidity support after meeting additional conditions that were set during the Kingdom Council of Ministers (RMR) meeting held on Friday, December 18. On Monday, December 21, the government of Sint Maarten sent a clarification letter to State Secretary Knops responding to the additional requirement and confirmation was received from BZK to move forward with the agreements which were finalized in a virtual signing on both sides of the Atlantic this morning, Tuesday, December 22, 2020.

Leading up to the RMRmeeting,preparations had been made on a technical level, in order forState Secretary Knops to deliver a positive adviceto theRMRforSt Read more

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Christmas Message From Mp. Akeem Arrindell (Usp Faction)

This Years Christmas celebrations will be different.

People all around the world are preparing for Christmas 2020, and St. Maarten/St. Martin is no exception. The shopping, cleaning, fixing up and other preparations have begun. Foods, drinks, sweets and gifts are being prepared for that wonderful day that so many of us look forward to.

However, Christmas 2020 looks like its going to be different like none of us could imagined. This years Christmas celebrations clearly indicates that we are much more vulnerable than we thought we were Read more

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Chris To Residents: Be Vigilant AndAttentive Under New Country Status

~ Says real story, details coming soon ~

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Independent Member of Parliament Christophe Emmanuel on Wednesday appealed to residents to be vigilant and attentive to the new country status the Silveria Jacobs led government has placed the people under and the serious consequences to come, while he does his part to inform them every step along the way.

He stressed that his obligation as an elected member of Parliament is to always be forthcoming with the people of St Read more

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Lups Student Government And Griffins Organized A Food & Toy Drive.

CAYHILL, Sint Maarten , — This year, under the leadership of Sahil Khatnani, the 2020-2021 LUPS Student Government President, along with the Griffins, a Food and Toy drive was organized in order to help as many people as they could during these challenging times of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Many of the LU families made donations and this we greatly appreciate. The food and toys were distributed among three organizations on the island, who expressed their gratitude for what the students were able to contribute.

On behalf of the LUPS Student Government and the Griffins, we wish everyone a safe and enjoyable Christmas holiday and a prosperous 2021.

Editor Note:
Managing Director of 721news Gromyko Wilson would like to thank, the LUPS Student Government and the Griffins for their donation and 721news will make sure to pass on this donation in a silent way to the families who are going thru some difficult moments.

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Public Holiday, Carnival Day April 30Th 2020 To Be Celebrated On Monday, December 28Th 2020

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten The Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA), Richard Panneflek hereby informs the public that the Council of Ministers has agreed to celebrate the National Public Holiday known as Carnival Day, which was on Thursday, April 30th 2020 on Monday, December 28th 2020.

Minister Panneflek wishes all a safe and Happy Holidays Read more

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Cps To Pilot Antigen Tests On Monday December 21

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — The Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labour (VSA), Richard Panneflek hereby informs the public that Collective Prevention Services (CPS) will be offering a drive through community testing pilot in Point Blanche at the lot before the harbor from 10 AM – 12 PM on Monday 21 December.

The pilot antigen testing campaign is for: persons experiencing signs and symptoms of COVID-19, and persons who have been in close contact with a confirmed case and not already registered by CPS Read more

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Fire Department Receives Two Requests For End Of The Year Firework Displays

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) The Fire Department received two requests for permits for end of the year firework displays. Permission has also been given for the sale of consumer fireworks.

Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs is requesting persons to exercise the utmost caution when using fireworks as they remain a danger and one would want to avoid anyone suffering bodily harm Read more

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Covid-19 Relief Group Is Still Raising Funds

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — The launch was on Sunday but the drive still continues. This is now the slogan of the COVID-19 Relief Group (see attached photo of the organizers)who held its first fundraising radio/telethon last Sunday at the University of St Martin. At the end of the day, 98 persons had donated a total of 4,476 US dollars and 4.359 guilders. The Group had expected to raise more funds so as to be able to assist more people who are in need. Seeing the limited amount of money that was raised, the Group has decided to continue the drive and has begun to knock on the doors of companies and businesses.

Besides, because of the limited amount of funds raised thus far, the COVID-19 Relief Group has decided to only assist persons with food and medication at this time Read more

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2020 Christmas Address From Mp Buncamper

Fellow citizens of St. Maarten, as the Christmas holidays draw near, I am certain that many of you, like myself, may be in full preparations for the season. The Christmas season is a time that we all look forward to. But this years merriments may be somewhat dampened due to the COVID 19 global pandemic as we are confined to some restricted social policies and to many also economic hardship.

During this past year we have been through some trying times like we have never seen before, and we have not yet seen the end of it Read more

Mp Pantophlet: What Are The Facts

December 17, 2020

What are the facts? Fact is that on September 6, 2017 St. Maarten was struck by a category 5 hurricane named Irma.

Fact is that the islands infrastructure suffered some 90% damage.
Fact is that prior to the passing of said hurricane, St. Maarten was on her way to 3 consecutive Budgets. Fact is that the Dutch did give some support. Fact is that thanks to the insurance pay outs and the savings from individuals and businesses we were well on our way to pre-Irma condition.

Fact is that the Dutch government offered a grant of 550 Euros Read more

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Minister Of Justice Fails To Execute The JudgeS Decision Once Again

On November 2, 2020 the Judge in the court of first instance render her decision in favor of 14 justice civil servants. Who was represented by their colleague Police Inspector, Detective Lyndon Lewis.

The Judge ordered the Minister of Justice to make a decision on the requests of the civil servants within 4 weeks. The Judge also stated in her decision that an appeal is also possible.

Note that law regarding appeal petitions by civil servants give the Minister a total of 4 months to respond with a possible extension 1 month Read more

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Lay-Bay Project Officially Completed

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — The Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment & Infrastructure (VROMI), Honorable Egbert J. Doran and the Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport & Telecommunication, Honorable Ludmila de Weever hereby informs the general public of the completion of the Lay-Bay project at W.G Read more

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Mp Emmanuel To Residents: ExpectAttack On Standard Of Living

~ Civil servants should reject years of salary cuts ~

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Independent Member of Parliament Christopher Emmanuel on Tuesday said that residents of St. Maarten should be prepared for an attack on their way of life and civil servants should not accept having their salaries cut across the board 12.5% for six or seven years to please State Secretary Knops who lives across the Atlantic and has an election to win in 2021.

MP Emmanuel minced no words in telling the public that their government is about to place a burden of suffering upon them the likes of which they have never known and make them dependent residents Read more

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Rotary Sunset Donates School Benches To Mgdw

Philipsburg, St. Maarten With a high rise in COVID-19 cases on the island and in effort to promote physical distancing in schools, the students at Marie Genevieve de Weever Primary School are proud recipients of twenty new school benches. The Rotary Club of St. Martin Sunset donated the school benches earlier this month in a brief ceremony held at the school.

The hard-working volunteers dedicated two weekends to complete and paint the benches. The school benches were constructed by Canizus Design NV, while over twenty Rotarians and prospective members primed the benches and painted them blue, which is the schools official color Read more

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Pm Jacobs Updates Parliament On 3Rd Tranche Of Liquidity Support Agreements With Bzk

~ Receives support from the majority of Parliament ~

Philipsburg, Sint Maarten — On Monday December 14, 2020, Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs updated the Parliament of St. Maarten on the outcome of the negotiations with the Ministry of Interior and Kingdom Relations (BZK) surrounding the third tranche of liquidity support to gain the level of support needed to be able to proceed. Over the past six weeks, St. Maartens negotiation team has been in discussions with BZK in order to come to agreements on the third tranche of liquidity support Read more

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Emmanuel: Government Of WeaknessPaves Way For Complete Dutch Takeover

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Independent Member of Parliament Christophe Emmanuel on Monday said he would not support the establishment of the so-called COHO (Caribbean Organization for Development and Reform) dubbing Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs as leader of a government of weakness that has set St. Maarten up for a complete Dutch takeover that will attack the very way of life on the island Read more

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Ambulance Department Announces The Implementation Of Medical Priority Dispatch System

Philipsburg, Sint Maarten — The Central Dispatch Center is excited to announce the recently implemented Advanced Medical Priority Dispatch version 13.3 of the Medical Priority Dispatch System (MPDS) from the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch (IAED) better to serve the citizens of St. Maarten in medical emergencies.

Ambulance dispatchers using the newly implemented protocol system:

* will follow internationally recognized standards

* give universal, consistent care and service to every caller

* gather critical emergency call information for responders

* identify life-threatening situations

* safely prioritize calls for appropriate and fast response

* provide Zero Minute Dispatch Life Support using Pre-Arrival

and Post-Dispatch Instructions

Implementing the medical protocol enables dispatchers to accurately assess each emergency and send the best response possible while safeguarding valuable and limited emergency services resources and increasing safety for both citizens and responders.

A key benefit of our Central Dispatch Center will now provide a constant stream of crucial and updated scene information in an organized manner to field responders en-route Read more

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Mp Buncamper Questions Minister Of Vsa On Illegal Dismissals.

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Member of Parliament (MP) of the United St. Maarten Party (USP) Claudius Toontje Buncamper on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 posed a number of questions to theMinister of labor, Richard Panneflek, in regards to the number of resent complaints by employees of illegal dismissals taking place by employers.

The MP stated in his letter to the minister that As a result of the challenges we face from COVID-19, the country is now confronted with numerous complaints oflabor abuse against employees of a number of companies such as Little Switzerland and the Towers at Mullet Bay, just to name two.

The employees complaints amount primarily to not being dismissed and still not being paid Read more

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Justice Workers To Unions: We Have LostAll Confidence In The Minister Of Justice

~ Wants Parliament to summon her in for questioning ~

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Justice chain members of the NAPB, ABVO and WICSU/PSU unions informed union Presidents that they have lost all confidence in Justice Minister Anna Richardson and mandated the unions to do everything within your power to involve Parliament and relay our position.

The membership gave the unions three days to pen a letter to Parliament with the objective to call the Minister to Parliament for questions and provide truthful and concrete answers Read more

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Isolation Units Now Allow For Safe Transport Of Contaminated Patients

Philipsburg, Sint Maarten — The Ambulance Departments ability to safely transport patients suspected of being contaminated by naturally occurring disease outbreaks, pandemics or industrial accidents has been strengthened with the addition of seven new patient isolation units. These units were procured by the National Recovery Program Bureau (NRPB) through the Dutch funded St. Maarten Trust Fund.

The Emergency Recovery Project 1 (ERP1) of the Trust Fund, in addition to the repair of public buildings and private and public homes, provides for first responders emergency equipment and priority vehicles Read more

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Rouge Et Noir Casino Temporarily Allowed To Open Via Cannegieter Street

Philipsburg, Sint Maarten — The Minister of TEATT Ludmila de Weever made the decision to allow Rouge et Noir Casino to use the emergency exit door on Cannegieter Street as a temporary entrance to the casino until January 15, 2021.

This will allow sufficient time for Rouge et Noir casino to carry out structural repairs to the building without impacting the livelihoods of its employees Read more

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