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~ Medical Staff allegedly tested positive for COVID-19~

PHILIPSBURG:--- A patient that has been hospitalized at the St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) for an extended period of time passed away today from the COVID-19 virus.
The patient tested negative for the virus when he was admitted to SMMC for medical reasons unrelated to the coronavirus.
It is alleged that the patient got infected at SMMC since several of their staff members tested positive for the coronavirus.
SMN News contacted the Minister of VSA Omar Ottley for confirmation on the death of the patient who resides on one of the neighboring islands also asked if the SMMC informed him that at patient contracted the coronavirus after being admitted to the medical institution Read more

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MARIGOT:--- A week ago three organizations, representative of the people, made a request to the President of the collectivity and his team to solve the longstanding protest in the interest and respect of the population.
Lo and behold, a week later, President Daniel Gibbs and his team have remained unbelievingly uncompromising. They have maintained their decision to allow the general manager, Mme Ayache, to impose discriminatory, unjust, and humiliating practices on the workers of the collectivity and maintain deplorable working conditions in various services Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:---The Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA), Omar Ottley held a meeting with club nightlife business owners, beach bar owners, directors, and managers from Dutch Sint Maarten.

The purpose of the meeting was to ensure a safe environment for patrons and to avoid COVID clusters within the respective establishment Read more

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from left to right Shovien Coffie, Junior Policy advisor, Omar Ottley, Minister VSA, Tamara Richardson, Senior Policy advisor  ,Francetta Schoe, Senior Policy Advisor at VSA Stafburo

PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labour VSA Omar Ottley held a meeting with club nightlife business owners, beach bar owners, directors and managers from Dutch Sint Maarten.

The purpose of the meeting was to ensure a safe environment for patrons and to avoid COVID clusters within the respective establishment. The minister Ottley wanted parties to understand the seriousness of COVID-19 and to give them time to establish the protocols moving forward.

I will continue to say, we must work together to get through this pandemic he stated Read more

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~ MOI signed with business owners, new protocols for nightclubs, casinos, and other nightlife.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Businesses will start closing their doors as of 11 pm as of Monday, August 9th, 2021, due to the sharp increase in COVID-19 cases announced Minister of VSA Omar Ottley.
Ottley held a meeting on Thursday with the owners of nightlife, clubs, business owners, beach bar owners, directors, and managers, where a Memorandum of Intent (MOI) was signed Read more

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Nightlife Soon Only For Vaccinated And Guests Who Tested Negative

PHILIPSBURGTo prevent the spread of Covid in the nightlife, nightlife establishments must start selection at the door of who is vaccinated and who is not.

  On August 6, Minister for Health, Social Development and Labour (USA) Omar Ottley signed a Memorandum of Intent with nightlife establishments to implement the measure in about Read more

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Ottley: Vaccinate, Test Or Lock Down

PHILIPSBURG--Public Health Minister Omar Ottley on Thursday warned that with the number of COVID-19 cases continuing to increase at a rapid pace, the next step will be to either get vaccinated, do routine safety testing or go into lock down.

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Toque De Queda En La Parte Francesa

PREFECTURA DE SAINT-BARTHLEMY Y SAINT-MARTIN (COMUNICADO DE PRENSA)--Saint-Martin el 4 de agosto de 2021 refuerzo de las medidas en la lucha contra el covid-19.

  Los ltimos datos de Public Health France muestran un fuerte aumento en el nmero de casos positivos para covid en San Martn (138 durante la semana del 26 de julio al 1 de agosto frente a 63 la semana anterior).  El hospital Louis Constant Fleming todava recibe una gran cantidad de pacientes, con 13 personas al 4 de agosto en la unidad de covid.  Hay que deplorar dos muertes en dos semanas. 

  En Saint-Barthlemy, el nmero de casos de covid tambin aument drsticamente con 170 nuevos casos del 19 al 25 de julio y 167 del 26 de julio al 1 de agosto.  La tasa de incidencia alcanz los 1705/100 000 habitantes y la tasa de positividad el 8,4%. 

Dado que la situacin sanitaria en Guadalupe y Martinica se ha deteriorado durante varias semanas y nuestro sistema hospitalario no puede hacer frente solo, el Prefecto de San Bartolom y San Martn ha decidido introducir medidas adicionales para frenar la propagacin del virus en nuestras islas. 

Establecimiento de un toque de queda en las islas de Saint-Barthlemy y Saint-Martin de 10 p.m Read more

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200 Registered For School Bus Pass In First 24 Hours, Deadline Aug. 12

Education Minister Rodolphe Samuels school bus card when he was a student at Milton Peters college (MPC) four decades ago.

 PHILIPSBURG--Parents have until Thursday, August 12, to register their children to obtain a school bus pass, which will enable them to use the school bus to be transported to and from school during the upcoming academic year Read more

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Minister Ottley Introduces Community Day

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten The Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA), Omar Ottley hereby informs the public that starting this month August, Minister Ottley will open his office to the public on every last Friday of the month.

During this time, persons can choose to share ideas and suggestions with the Minister Read more

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Minister Ottley Introduces Community Day.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA), Omar Ottley hereby informs the public that starting this month August, Minister Ottley will open his office to the public on every last Friday of the month.

During this time, persons can choose to share ideas and suggestions with the Minister. Persons who are interested in meeting with the Minister can email TogetherwecanwithOttley@gmail.com Read more

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We, The Government, Decide On Vaccination

PHILIPSBURG--As it relates to vaccination and whose ultimate decision it is, Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) Ludmila de Weever passed over to Minister of Health, Social Development and Labor VSA Omar Ottley the question posed in the Council of Ministers press briefing on August 4 Read more

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~Students 5-years and older must wear masks at all times.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Education Youth and Sports Rodolphe Samuel announced on Wednesday at the Council of Ministers press briefing that even though COVID-19 cases are increasing on a daily basis, a decision was taken to resume in-class learning when schools on St. Maarten reopens on Monday.
Some of the guidelines set down for the opening of school Samuel said is that students ages 5 years and older must at all times be wearing masks in and outside of the classroom Read more

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Strengthening Measures In The Fight Against Covid-19 On St. Martin.

~ Curfew implemented as of August 5th.~

MARIGOT:--- Latest data from Public Health France shows a sharp increase in COVID positive cases in Saint Martin (138 during the week of July 26 to August 1 vs. 63 the previous week ). Louis Constant Fleming hospital still hosts a large number of patients, with 13 people as of August 4th in the COVID unit Read more

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~Ottley promised a hands-on approach when dealing with unnatural deaths at MHF~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Health and Labor (VSA) Omar Ottley said in response to questions posed by reporters about the unnatural deaths of mental health patients that he requested a full report from the Inspector General of Health Dr. Earl Best who is tasked with investigating the deaths.
Minister Ottley said he sent an urgent email to Dr Read more

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Gibbs Takes Legal Steps To Remove Blockades

Barricade preventing access to Htel de la Collectivit. (Robert Luckock photo)

MARIGOT--President Daniel Gibbs issued union UNI.T-978 with a court summons on Monday in an attempt to have the blockades of public service departments and the blockade preventing access to Htel de la Collectivit on Victor Maurasse Street lifted.

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MARIGOT:---The tribute concert with 25 poetic performances for the late Raymond Helligar takes place here at The Gardens on Saturday, August 7, said organizer Sabrina Charville.
The open-air program under the mango trees, which begins at 4:30 pm, honors the work of Raymond Big Ray Helligar as a spoken word artist, said Charville. He was a founding poet at the recitals in Sandy Ground organized by Coffee & Soda Biscuits, a cultural association founded by Charville in 2017.
A number of the poets and spoken word artists scheduled to perform on Saturday will don a black beret, a cap often worn by Helligar Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- On July 26, the Honorable Ministers of General Affairs Silveria Jacobs; Justice, Anna Richardson; Finance, Ardwell Irion; TEATT, Ludmila de Weever; and Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, drs Read more

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Land Or Property Tax For Who All Exactly?

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — July 29 th 2021 Member of Parliament Claudius Buncamper is questioning who the suggested property tax will apply to. This quarry comes at the heels of the presentation in Parliament by CFT which stated that Property Tax should be implemented in St. Maarten. I was somewhat surprised at the hard stances several MPs have already taken regarding the land tax or property tax issue Read more

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Buncamper: Govt Should Explore Property Tax For Non-Residents

PHILIPSBURG--There are no restrictions on non-residents owning or purchasing property, said Member of Parliament (MP) Claudius Buncamper (US Party). This group enjoys the benefits that the country provides. He would like the gover Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:---  Member of Parliament Claudius Buncamper is questioning who the suggested property tax will apply to. This quarry comes at the heels of the presentation in Parliament by CFT which stated that Property Tax should be implemented in St. Maarten. I was somewhat surprised at the hard stances several MPs have already taken regarding the land tax or property tax issue Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Over the past 24 months, the Ministry of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (VROMI) has obtained several pieces of heavy equipment machinery, all of which helps to improve the daily management of the countrys landfill.
The machinery, procured through the St. Maarten Trust Fund under the Emergency Debris Management Project (EDMP), includes a front-end loader, a bulldozer, an alternative daily cover (ADC) silo, and applicator, and, most recently, a new solid waste compactor worth US $740,000.
With the countrys current financial constraints, the purchase and delivery of this equipment provide cost-saving to the Government of Sint Maarten, as it replaces the machinery that the VROMI Ministry was previously renting from third parties Read more

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Kick Off Of Football Clinic For Boys And Girls.

The St. Maarten Tourism Bureau is pleased to announce the successful kick-off on Monday, July 26, where the organization FUNDACION REAL MADRID CLINICS DUTCH ANTILLES, together with the REAL MADRID FOUNDATION and our Local Partner Flames United FC, started the Real Madrid Foundation football clinic for boys and girls (6 until 13 years) which will run until Friday 30 of July 2021 on the friendly island of Sint Maarten.

The goal of the organization in conjunction with the Sponsors is to motivate the practice of football on the island as well as to encourage the values inherent in the sport, to give them the opportunity to train as their idols do and contribute to their personal development Read more

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Several Un-Natural Deaths Of Mental Health Patients, Yet Information Is Being Withheld.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Reports of unnatural deaths at the Mental Health Foundation are mounting, patients that were placed in restrictive custody ended up dead yet information regarding these deaths of these vulnerable persons in the community are being withheld.

Minister of Justice Anna Richardson said on Wednesday that an indebt investigation has been launched into the most recent death, and as such, she will reserve the right to withhold all information and comments until that investigation is completed Read more

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