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Covid-19 Has Now Risen To 193 Confirmed.

PHILIPSBURG:--- As of August 16th, St. Maarten has confirmed seventeen new cases of persons who have tested positive for the Corona Virus (COVID-19). The new total of confirmed cases now stands at 317.

Of the active cases, the Collective Prevention Services (CPS) are monitoring 181 people in home isolation. The Minister of Public Health Social Development and Labour (VSA) the honorable Richard Panneflek stated we now have one hundred and ninety-three (193), active cases of persons who have contracted COVID-19 Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The Caribbean International Academy has dispatched a letter to the Minister of Education Rodolphe Samuel and the Minister of Health and Labor Richard Panneflek inf Read more

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Covid-19 Has Now Risen To 176 Confirmed

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten As of August 15th, St. Maarten has confirmed twenty-six new cases of persons who have tested positive for the Corona Virus (COVID-19). The new total of confirmed cases now stand at 300.

Of the active cases, the Collective Prevention Services (CPS) are monitoring 165 people in home isolation. The Minister of Public Health Social Development and Labour (VSA) the honorable Richard Panneflek stated we now have one hundred and seventy- six (176), active cases of persons who have contracted COVID-19 Read more

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Ministry Of Vsa Developing Plan For Mass Testing In Communities

Richard Panneflek.

PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labour VSA Richard Panneflek announced the ministrys current plans to carry out COVID-19 testing within the community.

During a national briefing on commercial business closures on Saturday afternoon the minister stated that the government is currently working towards developing a plan of action for mass testing in the various districts as a means to document an accurate synopsis of the spread of COVID-19 throughout the community.

Over the past couple of weeks, we continue to observe a drastic increase in the amount of active CVOID-19 cases on St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- As of August 15th, St. Maarten has confirmed twenty- six new cases of persons who have tested positive for the Corona Virus (COVID-19). The new total of confirmed cases now stands at 300.

Of the active cases, the Collective Prevention Services (CPS) are monitoring 165 people in home isolation. The Minister of Public Health Social Development and Labour (VSA) the honorable Richard Panneflek stated we now have one hundred and seventy- six (176), active cases of persons who have contracted COVID-19 Read more

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~ Amador Muller undergoing screening for SG position.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Minister of Justice Anna Richardson on Friday, August 14th dispatched a memo to the management team of the Justice Ministry informing them that as of said date Keturah Brown has been relieved from the position as Interim Secretary-General. Brown returns to her former position as head of IBPS.
Brown was appointed by the outgoing Minister of Justice and now deputy Prime Minister Egbert Jurendy Doran Read more

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No Third Tranche Liquidity Support For St. Maarten

St. Maarten Minister Plenipotentiary Rene Violenus arrives at the Binnenhof in The Hague for the Kingdom Council of Ministers meeting on Friday. (Suzanne Koelega photo)

THE HAGUE--St. Maarten will not receive any funding from the third tranche liquidity support because the country has failed, for a second time, to meet the conditions of the second tranche Read more

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Bars, Nightclubs, Lounges, Adult Entertainment Closed As Of Sunday August 16Th.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Deputy Prime Minister Egbert Jurendy Doran, Minister of VSA Richard Panneflek, and Minister of TEATT Ludmilla de Weever announced on Saturday that all bars, discotheque, nightclubs, cigar lounges, and adult entertainment must remain closed as of Sunday, August 16th as a Ministerial Decree was prepared to order these businesses closed as St Read more

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Active Covid-19 Cases Now 150

PHILIPSBURG--There are now 150 confirmed postive COVID-19 cases on St. Maarten.

With the addition of six new cases, the total number of confirmed cases now stands at 269.

The Collective Prevention Services (CPS) is monitoring 139 persons who are in home isolation.

Minister of Public Health Social Development and Labour VSA Richard Panneflek said there are nine patients currently hospitalized Read more

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Active Covid-19 Cases Now 150

PHILIPSBURG--There are now 150 confirmed postive COVID-19 cases on St. Maarten.

With the addition of six new cases, the total number of confirmed cases now stands at 269.

The Collective Prevention Services (CPS) is monitoring 139 persons who are in home isolation.

Minister of Public Health Social Development and Labour VSA Richard Panneflek said there are nine patients currently hospitalized Read more

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Adult Entertainment Industry Voluntarily Closes To Help Mitigate The Spread Of Covid-19

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Considering the rapid rise in COVID-19 cases on St. Maarten, the adult entertainment industry has
volunteered to close their businesses and cease operations in the interest of protecting the community from the further spread of the virus. These businesses and their operations will remain closed until the end of the month.

They did so on their own and without the need for a ministerial regulation.

The Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, and Telecommunication (TEATT) Ludmila de Weever stated that she is grateful for their cooperation during these trying times that the community of St Read more

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Adult Entertainment Industry Voluntarily Closes To Help Mitigate The Spread Of Covid-19.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Considering the rapid rise in COVID-19 cases on St. Maarten, the adult entertainment industry has volunteered to close their businesses and cease operations in the interest of protecting the community from the further spread of the virus. These businesses and their operations will remain closed until the end of the month. They did so on their own and without the need for a ministerial regulation. The Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, and Telecommunication (TEATT) Ludmila de Weever stated that she is grateful for their cooperation during these trying times that the community of St Read more

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Covid-19 Has Now Risen To 150 Confirmed

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten As of August 14th, St. Maarten has confirmed six new cases of persons who have tested positive for the Corona Virus (COVID-19). The new total of confirmed cases now stand at 269.

Of the active cases, the Collective Prevention Services (CPS) are monitoring 139 people in home isolation. The Minister of Public Health Social Development and Labour (VSA) the honorable Richard Panneflek stated we now have one hundred and fifty (150), active cases of persons who have contracted COVID-19 Read more

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42 News Cases On French St. Martin For The Past Week.

MARIGOT:--- In Saint-Martin, 42 new cases were recorded this week. This brings the total number of coronavirus cases confirmed by PCR tests to 109 A large number of cases this week has been updated thanks to the traveling screening campaign. Two deaths are to be deplored and two people are hospitalized, one at Louis Constant Fleming hospital and the other at the hospital in Guadeloupe.
Since August 8, 551 additional tests have been carried out in the city and hospital, with a total of 2321 tests carried out in Saint-Martin.
49 people are declared healed Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- As of August 14th, St. Maarten has confirmed six new cases of persons who have tested positive for the Corona Virus (COVID-19). The new total of confirmed cases now stands at 269.

Of the active cases, the Collective Prevention Services (CPS) are monitoring 139 people in home isolation. The Minister of Public Health Social Development and Labour (VSA) the honorable Richard Panneflek stated we now have one hundred and fifty (150), active cases of persons who have contracted COVID-19 Read more

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Public Weather Forecast For St. Maarten

DATE ISSUED: Friday, August 14, 2020 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC)

VALID UNTIL: Saturday midday (12:00 LST) August 15, 2020

WEATHER:

This afternoon through tonight: Partly cloudy and breezy, becoming cloudy at times with isolated showers possible.

Saturday morning through midday: Generally cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.

Forecast High:32C / 90FForecast Low:28C / 82F

Sunset Today:6:39 P.M.Sunrise Tomorrow:5:55 A.M Read more

...Hurricane Hunter Aircraft Scheduled To Investigate Josephine This Afternoon...

Tropical Storm Josephine Advisory Number 12

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL112020

1100 AM AST Fri Aug 14 2020

SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...16.1N 54.7W

ABOUT 575 MI...920 KM ESE OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB...29.71 INCHES

WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.

Interests in the Leeward Islands should monitor the progress of this system.

DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

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At 1100 AM AST (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Josephine was located near latitude 16.1 North, longitude 54.7 West Read more

One More Death At Lcf From Covid-19.

MARIGOT:--- A local businessman passed away today at the Louis Constant Fleming Hospital, according to information provided to SMN News the young businessman suffered a heart attack two days ago and when tested he was also COVID-19 positive. The businessman who is well known to the St. Martin community also lost his mother no so lon Read more

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No Concrete Results, But There Is Optimism

The three plenipotentiary ministers being interviewed after Fridays meeting of the Kingdom Council of Ministers. From left: Guillfred Besaril of Aruba, Rene Violenus of St. Maarten and Raymond Begina of Curaao. (Suzanne Koelega )

THE HAGUE--The Kingdom Council of Ministers on Friday didnt yield any concrete agreements. Nevertheless, the plenipotentiary ministers of Aruba, Curaao and St Read more

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Lu Wins Case Against Minister Of Vsa For Lack Of Decree To Close Schools.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The director of Learning Unlimited Daunesh Alcot won the court case he filed against the Minister of Health Richard Panneflek.
The judge basically slapped the Minister of Health for trying to close down a school without having a Ministerial Decree in place that would order the school to remain closed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In his ruling on Friday, the Judge stated that the Minister of VSA must not obstruct LU from giving classes to their students as long as there are no legal grounds and resolutions in place to prevent LU from functioning.
Every infringement will cost government NAF Read more

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Sint Maarten Anti-Poverty Platform / St Maarten Consumers Coalition Press Conference Thursday August 13, 2020

Topic 1. SMAPP: COM addresses Dutch government without dialogue and consensus with WICLU
Topic 2. SMCC : 75 years non-compliance of the Netherlands, what about the coming 7 years?
Topic 3. SMCC : Not only consumer rights, but also political, economic, social and cultural rights
Topic 4: SMAPP: Proposal WICLU for a MOU with COM and the political parties in Parliament
Topic 1. SMAPP: COM addresses Dutch government without dialogue and consensus with WICLU

The Council of Ministers has sent two letters to State Secretary Knops with the position of the Council of Ministers of St Maarten concerning the 218-page document with conditions for liquidity support for the third tranche Read more

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Covid-19 Has Now Risen To 144 Confirmed

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten As of August 13th, St. Maarten has confirmed fifteen new cases of persons who have tested positive for the Corona Virus (COVID-19). The new total of confirmed cases now stand at 263.

Of the active cases, the Collective Prevention Services (CPS) are monitoring 135 people in home isolation. The Minister of Public Health Social Development and Labour (VSA) the honorable Richard Panneflek stated we now have one hundred and forty-four (144), active cases of persons who have contracted COVID-19 Read more

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Telem Group Congratulates Dr. Sharine Daniel On Academic Achievement

POND ISLAND, Sint Maarten – TelEm Group of Companies CEO, Mr. Kendall Dupersoy, has congratulated Ms. Sharine Daniel, now Dr. Daniel, on successfully completing her Doctorate in Accounting from Walden University, USA, recognizing the contribution the company made to her historic achievement.

Mr. Dupersoy, along with TelEm Groups Chief Technical Officer (CTO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) were interviewed for Dr Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- As of August 13th, St. Maarten has confirmed fifteen new cases of persons who have tested positive for the Corona Virus (COVID-19). The new total of confirmed cases now stand at 263.

Of the active cases, the Collective Prevention Services (CPS) are monitoring 135 people in home isolation. The Minister of Public Health Social Development and Labour (VSA) the honorable Richard Panneflek stated we now have one hundred and forty-four (144), active cases of persons who have contracted COVID-19 Read more

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