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Solidarity Is A Two-Way Street, Says Mp Van Dam

One of the most beautiful articles in our Charter is article 36 which states that the Netherlands, Aruba, Curaao and St Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- Member of Parliament Claudius Buncamper has dispatched a letter to the Minister of VSA Richard Panneflek advising him not to sign off on any mass layoffs as the government is still busy working on a stimulus package to assist employers.
Buncamper said hotels and other employers have sent home their workers since mid-March some with pay and some without pay Read more

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Solidarity Is A Two-Way Street, Says Mp Van Dam

THE HAGUE--Solidarity within the Kingdom of the Netherlands is a lovely principle, but it needs to be mutual and equally invested in by all partners, according to Member of the Second Camber of the Dutch Parliament Chris van Dam of the Christian Democratic Party CDA.

One of the most beautiful articles in our Charter is article 36 which states that the Netherlands, Aruba, Curaao and St Read more

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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Caribbean Covid 19 Update

ST. KITTS & NEVIS

St. Kitts and Nevis Government to Extend 24-Hour Curfew from 6:00am Saturday, April 18, 2020 at 6:00am to Saturday, April 25, 2020 at 6:00am

Basseterre, St. Kitts (April 16, 2020) There are currently 14 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Federation of St. Kitts & Nevis. A total of 239 persons have been tested, 14 of whom were confirmed positive with 188 persons confirmed negative, 37 test results pending and 0 deaths. 0 persons are quarantined in a government facility while 111 persons are currently being quarantined at home and 14 persons are in isolation Read more

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Smmc Set To Transfer Covid-19 Care To Medical Pavilion, Icu Hospitainer

Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs and Public Health Department Head Fenna Arnell with SMMCs Board of Directors, Dr. Felix Holiday, Dr. Marco Meuleman and other SMMC staff members after inspecting the Mobile Medical Pavilion at St. Maarten Medical Center.

CAY HILL--The Mobile Medical Pavilion (MMP) and the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) hospitainer at St Read more

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State Of Emergency Proposed To Be Extended By Three Weeks

PM Silveria Jacobs

PHILIPSBURG--The state of emergency St. Maarten is currently under to help mitigate the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic is proposed to be extended by another three weeks.

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The EOC and Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs is satisfied with the reaction of the St. Maarten community who were given the opportunity to shop on Thursday and Friday as the lockdown continues for the next three weeks.
Prime Minister Jacobs in response to a questioned by SMN News said that St. Maarten already spent over NAF2.4 million at CPS that is busy with the testing and monitoring of COVID-19 patients Read more

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Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs Allows Essential Services To Open For Two Days

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – In an ongoing effort to contain and mitigate the COVID-19 virus on St. Maarten, Prime Minister and Chair of the EOC Silveria Jacobs declared a State of Emergency on St. Maarten on April 4, 2020, during her National Address with immediate effect as of April 5, 2020. This state of emergency
instituted a total lockdown of Dutch St Read more

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Written Request Made To Ministry For More Front-Line Personnel, Ppe

MARIGOT--President Daniel Gibbs says he wrote to Minister of Overseas Territories Annick Girardin on April 13 requesting more specialist human resources and personal protective equipment (PPE) based on a request from Louis-Constant Fleming Hospital to combat the COVID-19 crisis.

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Buncamper: St. Maarten Should Use Crisis To Take A New Direction

US MP Claudius Toontje Buncamper.

PHILIPSBURG--The United St. Maarten Party (US Party) wants to see St. Maarten taking a new direction, creating new revenue streams and making good use of the current COVID-19 health crisis to do so.

Cps Fears Public Underreporting Covid-19 Symptoms Due To Worries Of Repercussions

~ Medical team visits 109 homes Wednesday ~

CAY HILL--The Health Ministrys Collective Prevention Services (CPS) believes that residents with symptoms associated with the coronavirus COVID-19 are underreporting their statuses due to fears of repercussions, Prime Minister and Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Chairperson Silveria JacobsRead more

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PHILIPSBURG:---Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs announced on Thursday evening that six new cases of COVID-19 are now added to the list. Currently, are 89 positive cases since the testing begins some weeks ago. 189 persons have been tested, 108 were negative, 17 cases are pending, there are 41 actives cases on St. Maarten. Jacobs said that it is expected that the positive cases will go up in the coming days, however, she said that CPS visited Cay Hill on Wednesday and Thursday and met with almost 200 persons but only one person was showing signs and symptoms Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- In an ongoing effort to contain and mitigate the COVID-19 virus on St. Maarten, Prime Minister and Chair of the EOC Silveria Jacobs declared a State of Emergency on St. Maarten on April 4, 2020, during her National Address, with immediate effect as of April 5, 2020. This state of emergency instituted a total lockdown of Dutch St Read more

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Richardson Receives Official Notice Of Cfatf Plenary Postponement

PHILIPSBURG--Justice Minister Anna Richardson said during the live Council of Ministers press briefing on Wednesday morning she received an official notice from the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) on April 6 that its plenary session will now take place in November. The plenary session was originally scheduled for May Read more

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Waivers Signed By Authorities No Longer Needed For Domestic Travel

~ Forms can be signed by employer, traveller ~

PHILIPSBURG--Persons travelling within Dutch St. Maarten will no longer require waivers signed by authorities to travel. Waivers signed by authorities will only be needed for persons with an urgent need to travel across the border to French St. Martin, Prime Minister and Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Chairperson Read more

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~ No Social distancing at Sunny Foods, smaller supermarkets taking more precautions.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- The opening of supermarkets on Thursday can be considered a recipe for disaster as shoppers have not been adhering to the guidelines set forth by the government when it comes to social distancing.
The smaller Chinese Supermarkets took several measures to ensure persons shopping at their supermarkets wore a mask, some of them have security guards at the entrance spraying alcohol on the hands of the shoppers before they enter the supermarkets Read more

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Usm Holds First-Ever Virtual Town Hall Assembly

Pond Island —-With an attendance of 78 students and instructors, the University of St. Martin (USM) held its first ever virtual town hall assembly on Tuesday, April 14, 2020. The purpose of said event was to provide an opportunity for administration to receive feedback from the academic community on the temporary transition to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using the electronic platform Zoom, popular among colleges and universities worldwide, participants were able to see each other, have their questions answered,express their appreciation for this alternative and share their concerns about the challenges to working and studying from home.

We can all feel proud of ourselves and what we have achieved until now, said USM President Dr Read more

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Gibbs Sceptical Over Macron Plan To Re-Open Schools From May 11

MARIGOT--President Daniel Gibbs said on Wednesday he is not convinced that President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macrons announcement on April 13 to open schools gradually from May 11 is the right time for the students and inhabitants of St. Martin.

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Supermarkets, Bakeries, Gas Stations Banks, Pharmacies Open Today, Friday

Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs

Supermarkets, bakeries, gas stations

banks, pharmacies open today, Friday

~ Residents should stay home if no urgent need to be out ~

PHILIPSBURG--Supermarkets and grocery stores, bakeries, banks, gas stations and pharmacies are allowed to open from 8:00am Read more

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Pond Island: ----With an attendance of 78 students and instructors, the University of St. Martin (USM) held its first-ever virtual town hall assembly on Tuesday, April 14, 2020. The purpose of the said event was to provide an opportunity for the administration to receive feedback from the academic community on the temporary transition to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using the electronic platform Zoom, popular among colleges and universities worldwide, participants were able to see each other, have their questions answered, express their appreciation for this alternative and share their concerns about the challenges to working and studying from home.
We can all feel proud of ourselves and what we have achieved until now, said USM President Dr Read more

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Courrier Ministre Outre-Mer Renforts Covid-19.

Le Prsident de la Collectivit de Saint-Martin, Monsieur Daniel Gibbs, a adress, lundi 13 avril, un courrier la ministre des Outre-mer Annick Girardin, sollicitant le gouvernement au regard du dcret n2020-377, afin quil dploie des renforts consquents (moyens humains et matriels) auprs de lhpital Louis Constant Fleming de Saint-Martin, dans le cadre de la lutte contre le Covid-19.

Le centre hospitalier de Saint-Martin a pralablement identifi ses besoins et a fait part de sa demande de renforts, fin mars, selon les rgles prescrites, par lintermdiaire de lARS Guadeloupe Read more

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Positive Cases Up By One For Dutch Side

PHILIPSBURG--The number of positive coronavirus COVID-19 cases in Dutch St. Maarten went up by one on Tuesday, bringing the total number of positive cases to 53 and active cases to 39.

According to figures from Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs, as of April 14 the total number of persons in self-quarantine stood at 90; 161 in self-isolation; and 161 tested, of whom 92 are negative, 15 are pending results, one is inconclusive and 53 are positive Read more

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Mp Ottley Proposes Shopping Per District

UP MP Omar Ottley

PHILIPSBURG--United Peoples (UP) party Member of Parliament (MP) Omar Ottley says he has submitted a proposal requesting that Justice Minister Read more

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