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PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Justice Anna Richardson announced on Wednesday that a Ministerial Decree will be issued today Wednesday, June 16th to curb illegal gathering, noise pollution, and loitering. The decree will take immediate effect and will be extended until public order is fully restored.
The Minister of Justice said that since the government of St Read more

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Law Proposed To Raise Age Limit On High Councils Of State From 70 To 75

Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs in Parliament on Tuesday.

PHILIPSBURG--If a draft law proposed by Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs is passed by Parliament, high councils of state in St Read more

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Repairs Completed At Sister Regina Primary

Stakeholders receiving a tour of a refurbished classroom. In foreground, from left: ILACO Project Director and Manager Ravindra Patandin, NRPB Director Claret Connor, Sr. Regina School Vice-Principal Joanne Arrundell, and ECYS Minister Rodolphe Samuel.

PHILIPSBURG--With the necessary operational repairs now complete, Sr Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The Government of St. Maarten, through the Office of Disaster Management, hosted a conference at the Government Administration Building with VNG International, the Association of Netherlands Municipalities (Vereniging van Nederlandse Gemeenten), and communication and public relations personnel and officers from the Department of Communication, the Ministers cabinet, and various branches of the Emergency Support Function (ESF) members.

The name of the conference is: Crisis communications for Communications advisors, PR officers and DCOMM and the training was provided by the VNG organization, which represents since 1950 all Dutch municipalities, including, since 1995, the public bodies Bonaire, St Read more

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Caribbean Cinemas In Cole Bay New Covid-19 Vaccination Pop-Up Location. Belair Community Center Temporarily Closed

PHILIPSBURG (DCOMM):--- The Vaccination Management Team (VMT) announced on Tuesday, June 15th, that Caribbean Cinemas in Cole Bay will be used as a new vaccination Pop-Up location starting Thursday, June 17th.
This location will be open for vaccination walk-ins from Monday to Friday from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. The VMT would like to publicly express its gratitude to Caribbean Cinemas for their generous offer to make their facility available to the national vaccination campaign.
This new location has been opened because the Belair Community Center will not be available for COVID-19 vaccinations between Thursday, June 17th and Wednesday, June 30th Read more

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Ottley Signs Bilateral Agreement For Food Assistance Programme

Minister Omar Ottley

PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor VSA Omar Ottley says he has received final approval from the Netherlands for the food assistance programme Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The Minister of Public Health, Social Development, and Labor Omar Ottley extends his heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Sint Maartens 32nd COVID-19 victim, who has passed away. He wishes the family strength during this time.

As of June 14th, there were ten (10) persons who tested positive for COVID-19; however, thirteen (13) persons have recovered; bringing the total active cases to sixty-eight (68) Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, Omar Ottley hereby informs the public that he has received the final approval from the Netherlands for the food assistance program.

A grant will be provided by the Netherlands to execute the food assistance program for the next two months with the possibility to extend for an additional two months Read more

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Ud To The Shareholder Of Nv Gebe: Act Now!

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Was last Fridays meeting of parliament regarding GEBE a foreboding of things to come? is what the UD faction is wondering. That meeting was one requested 7 months ago and questions asked nearly 2 months ago. More answers are still to come, but in the meantime, another government-owned company drama seems to be unfolding.

UD MP Wescot elucidates: Not quite the same, but these developments at GEBE are reminiscent of the PJIA saga that played out over a period of several months, without the shareholder exerting its authority to bring the matter under control.

The consequences of that inaction by the government of St Read more

Ud: Another Govt.-Owned Company Drama May Be Unfolding With Gebe

UD MP Sarah Wescot-Williams.

PHILIPSBURG--The United Democrats (UD) party says that another government-owned company drama seems to be unfolding with utilities company GEBE.

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Govt.S Corp. Governance Improvement Plan For Pjia Offered More Voice To Cgc

~ But stopped short of making advice binding ~

PHILIPSBURG--The Council of Ministers approved a plan to improve corporate governance at Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA) which strengthened the role of the Corporate Governance Council (CGC) in decision-making, a February 20 letter Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs sent to D Read more

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Emmanuel: Intended Changes To Pjia Confirm GovtS. Deception

Christophe Emmanuel

PHILIPSBURG--Independent Member of Parliament (MP) Christophe Emmanuel said on Sunday that information he obtained indicates that Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs and her government are attempting to change the corporate structure at Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA).

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Was last Fridays meeting of parliament regarding GEBE a foreboding of things to come? is what the UD faction is wondering.

That meeting was one requested 7 months ago and questions asked nearly 2 months ago. More answers are still to come, but in the meantime, another government-owned company drama seems to be unfolding.

UD MP Wescot elucidates: Not quite the same, but these developments at GEBE are reminiscent of the PJIA saga that played out over a period of several months, without the shareholder exerting its authority to bring the matter under control.

The consequences of that inaction by the government of St Read more

Health Authorization Qr Code Allows For Fully Vaccinated Residents Of Sint Maarten And Bes Islands To Enter Country Without Testing Protocols.

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, Omar Ottley would like to inform the public that as of Monday June 14th, residents of Sint Maarten, Saba, Sint Eustatius and Bonaire can enter the country without a negative rt-PCR or antigen test once they are fully vaccinated for two weeks or more after their second dose in a 2-dose series of the Pfizer, AstraZeneca or Moderna vaccines or two weeks after a single-dose vaccine of the Johnson & Johnsons Janssen vaccine.

EHAS has been updated and will now issue a QR code with each Health Authorization Pre-Approval as of June 9th Read more

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Job Portal To Be Revamped And Relaunched By Sites On Us

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, Omar Ottley would hereby like to inform the public that the job portal, previously referred to as www.jobopportunities.sx is being revamped and relaunched. An agreement was signed on Tuesday June 8th with Sites on US, and the work to roll out the tasks has begun.

The job portal will serve as the primary tool for the National Employment Service Center (NESC) and will aid greatly in boosting the job matching process between employers and suitable job seekers Read more

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Relationship With Saint Martin AtAn All-Time Low,Says The Ud Party

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — In a press release, the UD questions the seemingly nonexistence relationship between the Government of St.Maarten and the Collectivity of St.Martin. “Have the respective Ministers met with their French-Side counterparts since taking office over a year ago?” the party questions.

The UD is on record for standing up for this relationship, as the party is convinced that the future of this island is one of togetherness, not separation.Other than lofty words at commemorative events, there is lately very little to show for the one-islandness many like to profess.

We are still in a pandemic as Covid-19 continues to affect us economically and has basically crippled our tourism product Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, Omar Ottley would like to inform the public that as of Monday, June 14th, residents of Sint Maarten, Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Bonaire can enter the country without a negative rt-PCR or antigen test once they are fully vaccinated for two weeks or more after their second dose in a 2-dose series of the Pfizer, AstraZeneca or Moderna vaccines or two weeks after a single-dose vaccine of the Johnson & Johnsons Janssen vaccine.

EHAS has been updated and will now issue a QR code with each Health Authorization Pre-Approval as of June 9th Read more

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8 Confirmed Covid-19 Cases Today

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – The Minister ofPublic Health,Social Development and LaborOmar Ottleyextends his sincere condolencesto the familyand friendsof Sint Maartens31stCOVID-19 victim, whohaspassed away.Heart felt thoughts go out the familyin this time of sorrow.

As of June 10th, there were eight (8) persons who tested positive for COVID-19; howeverone (1) person had recovered; bringing the total active cases to seventy seven (77). The total number of confirmed cases is now two thousand five hundred eleven (2511). 

The Collective Prevention Services (CPS) are monitoring seventy three (73) people in home isolation Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The Minister of Public Health, Social Development, and Labor Omar Ottley extends his sincere condolences to the family and friends of Sint Maartens 31st COVID-19 victim, who has passed away. Heartfelt thoughts go out to the family in this time of sorrow.

As of June 10th, there were eight (8) persons who tested positive for COVID-19; however, one (1) person had recovered; bringing the total active cases to seventy-seven (77) Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- On Tuesday, May 18, 2021, the Ministry of Justice launched a book drive aimed at furnishing the prison library and providing additional educational resources for the inmates at the Point Blanche Prison and Detention Center. In an effort to expand the selection of programs and activities available to the inmates at the prison, the Honorable Minister of Justice, Ms. Anna E. Richardson, met with various entities prior to the launch of the book drive to discuss ways in which these plans can be realized Read more

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Job Portal To Be Revamped And Relaunched By Sites On Us

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, Omar Ottley would hereby like to inform the publicthat the job portal,previously referred to aswww.jobopportunities.sxis being revamped and relaunched. An agreement was signedon Tuesday June 8thwith Sites on US, and thework to roll out the taskshas begun.

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Relationship With Saint Martin At An All-Time Low, Says The Ud Party

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – In a press release, the UD questions the seemingly nonexistence relationship between the Government of St.Maarten and the Collectivity of St.Martin.

“Have the respective Ministers met with their French-Side counterparts since taking office over a year ago?” the party questions. 

The UD is on record for standing up for this relationship, as the party is convinced that the future of this island is one of togetherness, not separation. 

Other than lofty words at commemorative events, there is lately very little to show for the one-islandness many like to profess. 

We are still in a pandemic as Covid-19 continues to affect us economically and has basically crippled our tourism product Read more

Ministry Of Justice: More Than 300 Books Donated By Community To Help Furnish Prison Library

Philipsburg, Sint Maarten –OnTuesday,May 18, 2021, theMinistry ofJustice launched abookdriveaimed atfurnishingthe prison libraryand providingadditionaleducational resources for the inmatesat the Point Blanche Prison and Detention Center.In an effort to expand the selection of programs and activities available to the inmates at theprison,the HonorableMinister of Justice, Ms. AnnaE. Richardson,met with various entitiesprior to the launch of the book driveto discussways in which these plans can be realized Read more

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Central Committee Meeting Of Parliament Concerning The Financial Status Of Nv G.E.B.E. & Draft National Ordinance To Increase The Maximum Age Of The Members Of The High Councils Of State.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The House of Parliament will sit in a Central Committee meeting on Friday, June 11, 2021.

The Central Committee meeting is a continuation of the meeting which started on March 31, 2021, and was adjourned on April 26, 2021. The meeting will be reconvened at 14.00hrs. in the General Assembly Chamber of the House at Wilhelminastraat #1 in Philipsburg. The Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment, and Infrastructure will be present.

Upon the request of the Chairman of Parliament, the agenda for this continuation meeting has been amended to add a second agenda point.

The agenda points are:

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