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Two Charter Flights To Repatriate Arubans, Auc Students And Staff Back Home

PHILIPSBURG St Maarten — On Saturday, March 28th, there are two (2) charter flights that are scheduled to land at the Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) to repatriate passengers to their home countries. Both requests for landing were submitted to the Prime Minister and Chair of the EOC Silveria Jacobs, whereby an official approval was established.

The Government of Aruba requested a charter flight to repatriate Aruban nationals currently which are currently in St Read more

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Hotels Willing To Quarantine Persons Can Contact Tourist Bureau, Health Dept.

~ Decision made to further restrict movement ~

PHILIPSBURG--Government, via the St. Maarten Tourist Bureau has made several attempts to use empty hotels for quarantining or isolating persons without success, Prime Minister and Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Chairperson Silveria Jacobs said in a national address on Friday Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- On Saturday, March 28th, there are two (2) charter flights that are scheduled to land at the Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) to repatriate passengers to their home countries. Both requests for landing were submitted to the Prime Minister and Chair of the EOC Silveria Jacobs, whereby an official approval was established.

The Government of Aruba requested a charter flight to repatriate Aruban nationals currently which are in St Read more

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Prime Minister & Chair Of The Eoc Silveria Jacobs Updates On Covid-19 Developments March 27, 2020

People of St. Maarten, both here and abroad, I hereby address you, as Prime Minister and Chair of the EOC (Emergency Operations Center), in an update for today Friday, March 27th, 2020, as part of the process to keep the community of St. Maarten informed about the latest developments and Governments COVID-19 preparedness, prevention, mitigation and response measures.

Yesterday, Thursday, March 26th, 2020, I updated you on the joint controls being executed by the Police force of St Read more

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Prime Minister & Chair Of The Eoc Silveria Jacobs Updates On Covid-19 Developments March 27, 2020.

PHILIPSBURG:---

People of St. Maarten, both here and abroad, I hereby address you, as Prime Minister and Chair of the EOC (Emergency Operations Center), in an update for today Friday, March 27th, 2020, as part of the process to keep the community of St. Maarten informed about the latest developments and Governments COVID-19 preparedness, prevention, mitigation and response measures.

Yesterday, Thursday, March 26th, 2020, I updated you on the joint controls being executed by the Police force of St Read more

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Heyliger-Marten Wants More Communication In Coalition

UP MP Grisha Heyliger-Marten

PHILIPSBURG--United Peoples (UP) party Member of Parliament (MP) Grisha Heyliger-Marten said on Friday that communication and cohesive efforts by the coalition leave a lot to be desired as St Read more

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Air Evacuated American May Not Have Contracted Virus On Island

Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs.

PHILIPSBURG--Contrary to what has been reported in the US media, the American national from Miami, Florida, who is being reported as contracting the coronavirus in St. Maarten/St. Martin, may not have contracted the virus on the island.

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Primera Ministra Y Presidente Del Coe Silveria Jacobs Actualiz Sobre Los Desarrollos De Covid-19 Para El 27 De Marzo Del 2020

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Gente de St. Maarten, tanto aqu como en el extranjero, por la presente me dirijo a ustedes, como Primera Ministra y Presidenta del COE (Centro de Operaciones de Emergencia), en una actualizacin para hoy viernes, 27 de marzo del 2020, como parte de el proceso para mantener informada a la comunidad de St. Maarten sobre los ltimos desarrollos y medidas de preparacin, prevencin, mitigacin y respuesta de COVID-19 del gobierno.

Ayer, jueves 26 de marzo del 2020, les inform sobre los controles conjuntos que ejecuta la Fuerza policial de St Read more

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Prime Minister & Chair Of The Eoc Silveria Jacobs Updates On Covid-19 Developments March 27, 2020

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – People of St. Maarten, both here and abroad, I hereby address you, as Prime Minister and Chair of the EOC (Emergency Operations Center), in an update for today Friday, March 27th, 2020, as part of the process to keep the community of St. Maarten informed about the latest developments and Governments COVID-19 preparedness, prevention, mitigation and response measures.

Yesterday, Thursday, March 26th, 2020, I updated you on the joint controls being executed by the Police force of St Read more

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Prime Minister & Chair Of The Eoc Silveria Jacobs Updates On Covid-19 Developments March 27, 2020

People of St. Maarten, both here and abroad, I hereby address you, as Prime Minister and Chair of the EOC (Emergency Operations Center), in an update for today Friday, March 27th, 2020, as part of the process to keep the community of St. Maarten informed about the latest developments and Governments COVID-19 preparedness, prevention, mitigation and response measures.

Yesterday, Thursday, March 26th, 2020, I updated you on the joint controls being executed by the Police force of St. Maarten together with their French counterparts Read more

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Gobernador Recibe Informe Final S. Jacobs

HARBOUR VIEW – El 26 de marzo del 2020, Su Excelencia el Gobernador de Sint Maarten, El Dres. E.B. Holiday, recibi el informe final actualizado de la formadora Silveria Jacobs.

La formadora acept la comisin para formar un nuevo gobierno que cuenta con el apoyo de una amplia mayora en el Parlamento compuesto por la fraccin NA y la fraccin UP Read more

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From left: PJIA Executive Consultant Emile van der Weerd, PJIA CEO Brian Mingo, Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs and PJIA Safety and Security Officer Connally Connor.

The KLM flight that transported the face masks to St. Maarten.

AIRPORT--Out of the 8,000 N95 protective face masks secured by Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA), airport officials have donated 5,000 to government, to be used by St Read more

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Lee Recommends Measures To Cushion Effects Of Covid-19

Emil Lee

PHILIPSBURG--Businessman and former Health Minister Emil Lee has made several suggestions that can be employed to help address the challenging times St. Maarten faces as a result o Read more

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Governor Receives Final Report S. Jacobs

HARBOUR VIEW On March 26, 2020, His Excellency the Governor of Sint Maarten, drs. E.B. Holiday,
received the updated final report from formateur S. Jacobs.

The formateur has accepted the commission to form a new government which has the support of a broad majority in Parliament comprised of the NA-fraction and the UP-fraction. The new government consists of Ministers who are committed to the promotion of the well being of Sint Maarten, who will amongst others give priority to concluding the legislation regarding the combating of money laundering and financing of terrorism, including the penal procedure code, the development of initiatives aimed at the sustainable social economic recovery of Sint Maarten including the execution of the agreements made with The Netherlands and the World Bank, realizing sustainable government finances, including the completion of the 2020 budget, the safety and security of Sint Maarten by investing in the strengthening of the law and order services, the improvement of our environment with an emphasis on realizing sustainable waste management solutions, and the amending of the electoral laws Read more

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Harbour View:--- On March 26, 2020, His Excellency the Governor of Sint Maarten, drs. E.B. Holiday received the updated final report from formateur S. Jacobs.

The formateur has accepted the commission to form a new government that has the support of a broad majority in Parliament comprised of the NA-fraction and the UP-fraction. The new government consists of Ministers who are committed to the promotion of the wellbeing of Sint Maarten, who will amongst others give priority to concluding the legislation regarding the combating of money laundering and financing of terrorism, including the penal procedure code, the development of initiatives aimed at the sustainable social-economic recovery of Sint Maarten including the execution of the agreements made with The Netherlands and the World Bank, realizing sustainable government finances, including the completion of the 2020 budget, the safety and security of Sint Maarten by investing in the strengthening of the law and order services, the improvement of our environment with an emphasis on realizing sustainable waste management solutions, and the amending of the electoral laws Read more

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Exclusive: -- 62-Year Old American Was On Yacht And Not A Visitor To St. Martin. (Updated)

~ Lots of Red tape to fly out COVID-19 patients. ~

MARIGOT: --- The American patient that was flown out to Miami on Thursday evening was not vacationing on St. Martin/ St. Maarten as reported by American media.
SMN News understands that the patient and his family and friends were on a yacht outside of St. Martin where he fell ill. According to well-placed sources, the patient was taken to the Louis Constant Fleming Hospital about three days ago where he was admitted and placed on a ventilator Read more

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PHILIPSBURG/ MARIGOT:--- The Gendarmes and members of the Police Force (KPSM) are busy conducting a road control at the Bellevue border as announced by Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs.
Police Spokesman Inspector Joe Josepha said that borders are not blocked but the controls are aimed at keeping people off the road and in their homes as the island is fighting to combat the COIVID-19 virus Read more

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Voting Under Pressure

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten In what is being viewed as an urgent push to get St. Maarten to pass the Penal Procedure Code, reports have begun to circulate of undue pressure being levied on parliamentarians to urgently pass the ordinance. The idea that Sint Maarten faces the possibility of being blacklisted allegedly has some members of Parliament advocating skipping the debate and proceeding to approve the concept ordinance Penal Procedure Code.

They just want to vote it into law, because it is said that this will save Sint Maarten from being black listed, Member of Parliament of the National Alliance, the Honorable drs Read more

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Exclusive: ProsecutorS Office Delays Swearing In Of Omar Ottley.

~Swearing imminent is their class justice at the Prosecutors Office.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Reliable information reaching SMN News states that the incoming Minister of VSA Omar Ottley may have to wait a bit longer than usual to be sworn in as Minister of VSA, while the other Ministers forming the National Alliance and United Peoples Party coalition may take office anytime soon Read more

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Jacobs Gets Covid-19 Update From Feucher

PHILIPSBURG--Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs met with Prfte Dlgue of St. Barths and St. Martin Sylvie Feucher on Monday as part of their weekly COVID-19 consultations.

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Communication Groups Brainstorm Ways To Effectively Communicate About Covid-19

The meeting with communications entities.

PHILIPSBURG--In an effort to brainstorm ways of combating the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19 via proper communication with the public, the Cabinet of Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs and the Department of Communication DComm met recently with representatives of the TelEm Group, Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA), Port St Read more

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Pjia Dona 5000 Mscaras Al Gobierno De Sint Maarten Para Profesionales Mdicos

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – La primera ministra y presidente del COE Silveria Jacobs visit PJIA el 25 de marzo para aceptar la donacin de 5,000 mscarillas mdicas en nombre del gobierno de St. Maarten.

Las donaciones de las mscarillas deben ser utilizadas por los profesionales mdicos en St. Maarten que estn en la primera lnea de la ucha para bloquear la propagacin de COVID-19 y cuidar a nuestros pacientes.

El lunes, Royal Dutch Airlines KLM transport 8,000 mscarillas a St Read more

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La Primera Ministra Jacobs Recibe La Actualizacin De Las Acciones De Preparacin Y Respuesta De Covid-19 De Prefet Feucher

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – La Primera Ministra Hon. Silveria Jacobs, presidenta del Centro de Operaciones de Emergencia (COE), se reuni con la Prefet de Saint-Barthelemy y Saint-Martin Sylvie Feucher, el lunes 23 de marzo como parte de sus consultas semanales COVID-19.

Jacobs fue informado sobre las ltimas acciones de preparacin y respuesta de COVID-19 que se estn llevando a cabo en French Saint-Martin, y la Prefet tambin recibi una actualizacin sobre las medidas de preparacin, respuesta y mitigacin de Sint Maarten.

La cooperacin de trabajar juntos para sincronizar la lucha de nuestras islas (Sint Maarten / Saint-Martin) contra la enfermedad por coronavirus COVID-19, ha sido un esfuerzo continuo desde que fue declarado por la Organizacin Mundial de la Salud como una emergencia de salud pblica internacional.

Esta cooperacin contina diariamente como parte de nuestras medidas conjuntas de preparacin, respuesta y mitigacin en las que varias entidades intercambian informacin sobre desarrollos en proceso, y esto es esencial para prevenir la transmisin comunitaria en la isla.

“Como primera ministra, me gustara asegurarle al pblico en general que los gobiernos de ambos lados de la isla han tomado medidas para proteger la salud y la seguridad pblicas, y continuarn trabajando juntos para superar esta crisis global”, dijo La Primera Ministra hon Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister and Chair of the EOC Silveria Jacobs visited PJIA on March 25th, to accept the donation of 5000 medical masks on behalf of the Government of St. Maarten. The donated masks are to be used by the Medical Professionals on St. Maarten who are on the frontlines of the battle to block the spread of COVID-19 and care for our patients.

On Monday, Royal Dutch Airlines KLM transported 8,000 masks to St Read more

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