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Sint Maarten Registra Su Primer Caso De Covid 19 / Todas Las Escuelas Cierran El Mircoles

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – En un discurso nacional el martes, La Primera Ministra de Sint Maarten, la Honorable Silveria Jacobs, declar que Sint Maarten ha registrado su primer caso de COVID 19 confirmado.

Segn La Primera Ministra, quien tambin es la Presidenta del Centro de Operaciones de Emergencia, la persona viaj recientemente al Reino Unido a travs de Miami Read more

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President Of The Witu Elshot-Aventurin Reacts On The Decision Of Government To Closed The School

Philipsburg, Sint Maarten — Press release from WITU: While preparing this Press Release with the intention to reach out to our members (teaching and non teaching staff) at all schools to express our concerns to them as educators of the health crisis caused by COVID-19, WITU learned of the decision taken by the Prime Minister of Sint Maarten Ms. Silveria Jacobs to close all school on Dutch Sint Maarten as of Wednesday, March 18th, 2020 for the period of two weeks.

Over the past days we have had a number of our members with questions and concerns and WITU regret not being included in meetings with the EOC to be able to provide our members with insights and recommendations or to come up with appropriate responses to the pandemic in education Read more

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Adjustment Of Parliamentary Operations To Mitigate Coronavirus

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Parliament of St. Maarten will be adjusting its operations in light of new measures related to mitigating the coronavirus effective immediately until further notice.
The following precautionary measures have been put in place to contribute to the safety and well-being of Members of Parliament, staff and visitors in light of the ongoing global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Effective immediately the House of Parliament will be closed to the entire public. All scheduled school visits will be postponed until further notice.

Efforts are being made for all Parliamentary meetings to be conducted electronically, and to be broadcasted online Read more

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Environmental Ngos Submit Letter To Parliament In Support Of Plastic Ban

Nina Bijnsdorp (left) of Green Initiatives and Melanie Meijer zu Schlochtern (right) of St. Maarten Nature Foundation presenting a letter to Parliament in support of the single-use plastic ban. The draft law initiator MP Sarah Wescot-Williams was on hand to receive the letter.

PHILIPSBURG--Several local environmental non-governmental organisations (NGOs) on Monday submitted a letter to Members of Parliament (MPs) in support of the proposed law banning single-use plastic bags, plastic straws and Styrofoam Read more

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Esf Coordinators To Advise Pm On School Closures Today

ESF coordinators are expected to provide advice to Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs on school closures and other relevant restrictions today. In photo: The emergency EOC meeting in progress on Monday. Story on page .

PHILIPSBURG--Emergency Support Function (ESF) coordinators are expected to provide advice to Prime Minister (PM Read more

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Jacobs: Economic Impact Of Covid-19 Can Be More Devastating Than Irma

PM Silveria Jacobs (standing) addressing MPs on Monday, with members of the EOC present.

Govt. developing economic stimulus plan

PHILIPSBURG--The government of St. Maarten is busy developing an economic stimulus plan to deal with the potential economic fallout from the coronavirus disease COVID-19, which is spreading r Read more

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Mps Raise Concerns, Pose Questions On Covid-19

MPs during Mondays meeting.

PHILIPSBURG--Members of Parliament (MPs) on Monday expressed concern about the coronavirus COVID-19 disease and posed a number of questions to Chairperson of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs, some of which were answered during the meeting.

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Heyliger-Marten: Covid-19 Must Be Fought ByPreventing Contagion And Economic Recovery

PHILIPSBURG “Perhaps the most crucial test in our lifetime is the Corona Virus and what we do now as a community matters more than ever,” said Member of Parliament for the United People’s Party the Honorable Grisha Heyliger-Marten, Monday.

“We must band together and pool our resources, intellectually, medically and economically, as this will determine what remains of St Read more

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Public Weather Forecast For St. Maarten

DATE ISSUED: Monday, March 16, 2020 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC) VALID UNTIL: Tuesday midday (12:00 LST) March 17, 2020

WEATHER: This afternoon through Tuesday midday: Partly cloudy with brief local showers possible.

Forecast High:29C / 84F Forecast Low:24C / 75F

Sunset Today:6:23 P.M. Sunrise Tomorrow:6:19 A.M.

SURFACE WINDS: This afternoon through Tuesday midday: Northerly to southeasterly with a light to gentle breeze of 04 to 12 mph, becoming calm and variable at times.

SYNOPSIS:

A surface low pressure system centered northeast of the local region may cause a few showers today Read more

Volunteers Roll Up Their Sleeves For Sxm Doet

Freshly painted playground games at Learning Unlimited Preparatory School.

Clients of White and Yellow Cross Care Foundation enjoying a breakfast buffet at Pure Ocean restaurant.

SXM Doet project coaches Makhicia Brooks and Caroline van Oost pose with Philipsburg Promo Board volunteers who beautified alleys in Philipsburg.

Girl power at the Seventh Day Adventist Church whilst erecting a new greenhouse structure.

PHILIPSBURG--An estimated 1,500 to 1,800 volunteers rolled up their sleeves to complete around ninety community projects for the sixth anniversary of SXM DOET, Friday and Saturday.

With recent developments involving the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, there were some precautionary postponements of projects that required the interaction of large numbers of volunteers with vulnerable groups like our elderly Read more

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Buncamper Wants Meeting Convened On Electoral Reform

Claudius Buncamper.

PHILIPSBURG--United St. Maarten Party (US Party) Member of Parliament (MP) Read more

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Dutch Should Take Their Responsibility And Monitor Borders ---Mp Buncamper.

PHILIPSBURG: --- Several Members of Parliament expressed their concerns on the effects of the COVID- 19 a pandemic that has worldwide concerns causing many countries to shut down.
MP Claudius Buncamper called on the Dutch Government to monitor the borders because they asked for border control and it is now their competency. MP Buncamper said that he is concerned about the influx of Venezuelans that managed to secure refugee statuses on the French territory but crosses the border to work and live illegally on the Dutch side Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Today, several environmental Non-Governmental Organizations, Non-Profit organizations, and initiatives active in the environmental sector presented a collaborative support letter to the members of parliament for the implementation of the ban on single-use plastic bags, plastic straws, and Styrofoam initiated by Member of Parliament Sarah Wescot-Williams Read more

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Minister Of Meycs Irion Says School Continues As Normal. DonT Be Blinded By Following Fake News

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) Honorable Minister Ardwell Irion on behalf of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports (MECYS) would hereby like to state that there is an unofficial message circulating on social media about school closures, and this is untrue. Ignore fake rumors and only respond to statements from formal government channels.

Schools continue to operate as normal on Monday, March 16 and going forward.

The fake news message circulating says that the source of the info is from the Department of Education, Innovation and Gender Relations, and that it is on the advice of the Minister of Health etc.

The Ministry MECYS hereby advised all teachers, parents, guardians and school managers of public and subsidized schools, to monitor official sources and trusted news organizations for their information with respect to educational activities and developments on Sint Maarten.

Notices from other countries are being re-posted on Sint Maarten by persons who unknowingly are creating distress and unnecessary panic Read more

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Minister Of Education Says School Continues As Normal

~ Says dont be blinded by following fake news ~

PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport (ECYS) Ardwell Irion debunks messages currently circulating on social media on school closures.

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The Letter Sent To Chairlady Of The Ad-Hoc Committee For Electoral Reform, Mp Grisha Heyliger-Marten.

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – United St. Maarten Party (USP) Member of Parliament (MP) Claudius Buncamper has sent a letter to theChairlady of the Ad-Hoc Committee for Electoral Reform, MP Grisha Heyliger-Marten, requesting that she convenes a meeting to address the matter of Electoral Reform, starting with an evaluation of the existing proposals that aim to address the current situation with the objective to present a legislative amendment.

MP Buncamper stated in his letter to the Chairlady that during the most recently held parliamentary election all political parties that contested that election raised the issue of electoral reform with the main concern being the ease with which parliament is dissolved, resulting in early elections Read more

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El Ministro De Meycs Irion Dice Que La Escuela Contina Como Siempre. No Le Preste Atencin A Las Noticias Falsas

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – El Honorable Ministro Ardwell Irion, en nombre del Ministerio de Educacin, Cultura, Juventud y Deportes (MECYS) quisiera declarar que circula un mensaje no oficial en las redes sociales sobre el cierre de escuelas, y esto es falso Ignora los rumores falsos y solo responde a las declaraciones de los canales oficiales del gobierno.

Las escuelas continan funcionando normalmente el lunes 16 de marzo y en adelante.

El mensaje de noticias falsas que circula dice que la fuente de la informacin es del Departamento de Educacin, Innovacin y Relaciones de Gnero, y que es por consejo del Ministro de Salud, etc.

El Ministerio MECYS por la presente aconseja a todos los maestros, padres, tutores y administradores escolares de escuelas pblicas y subvencionadas, que supervisen las fuentes oficiales y las organizaciones de noticias de confianza para obtener informacin con respecto a las actividades educativas y desarrollos en Sint Maarten.

Los avisos de otros pases estn siendo re-publicados en Sint Maarten por personas que sin saberlo estn creando angustia y pnico innecesario Read more

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Minister Of Meycs Irion Says School Continues As Normal. DonT Be Blinded By Following Fake News

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) Honorable Minister Ardwell Irion on behalf of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports (MECYS) would hereby like to state that there is an unofficial message circulating on social media about school closures, and this is untrue. Ignore fake rumors and only respond to statements from formal government channels.

Schools continue to operate as normal on Monday, March 16 and going forward.

The fake news message circulating says that the source of the info is from the Department of Education, Innovation and Gender Relations, and that it is on the advice of the Minister of Health etc. 

The Ministry MECYS hereby advises all teachers, parents, guardians and school managers of public and subsidized schools, to monitor official sources and trusted news organizations for their information with respect to educational activities and developments on Sint Maarten.

Notices from other countries are being re-posted on Sint Maarten by persons who unknowingly are creating distress and unnecessary panic.  Everybody has a responsibility to first review information before you re-post it via social media.  Check if the information is from an official and credible source.

Listen to the Government Radio station 107.9FM – for official information, statements and news updates or visit the Government website: www.sintmaartengov.org/coronavirus or its Facebook Page: Facebook.com/SXMGOV or the ministry Facebook Page: The Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth & Sport

Ministry MECYS reminds the community and the school population that they should step-up handwashing and cough/sneeze etiquettes in order to prevent the coronavirus COVID-19.

The Collective Prevention Services influenza-prevention guidance is to practice daily proper handwashing with soap and water for at least 20 seconds and cough/sneeze etiquettes (cover your mouth and nose when coughing and sneezing).

Influenza spreads from an infected person to others through the air by droplets (secretion) as a result of coughing and/or sneezing, or by direct contact with the virus on hard surfaces or peoples hands that have the viruses on them then touching the mouth, nose or eyes.

Avoid close contact with people who are sick Read more

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PHILIPSBURG (DCOMM):--- Honorable Minister Ardwell Irion on behalf of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports (MECYS) would hereby like to state that there is an unofficial message circulating on social media about school closures, and this is untrue. Ignore fake rumors and only respond to statements from formal government channels.

Schools continue to operate as normal on Monday, March 16 and going forward.

The fake news message circulating says that the source of the info is from the Department of Education, Innovation and Gender Relations and that it is on the advice of the Minister of Health, etc Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Reliable information reaching SMN News states that a patient is currently hospitalized at the St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) and he is currently in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) on a respirator because he has breathing distress. Based on the information SMN News understands that the patient was admitted at SMMC on Saturday.
The information provided to SMN News states that the patient has symptoms of the COVID-19 but that has not yet been confirmed since testing still has to be done.
While patients do end up on respirators before the COVID-19 outbreak the patient at SMMC could very well be St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- United St. Maarten Party (USP) Member of Parliament (MP) Claudius Buncamper has sent a letter to the Chairlady of the Ad-Hoc Committee for Electoral Reform, MP Grisha Heyliger-Marten, requesting that she convenes a meeting to address the matter of Electoral Reform, starting with an evaluation of the existing proposals that aim to address the current situation with the objective to present a legislative amendment.
MP Buncamper stated in his letter to the Chairlady that during the most recently held parliamentary election all political parties that contested that election raised the issue of electoral reform with the main concern being the ease with which parliament is dissolved, resulting in early elections Read more

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The travel restrictions announced in Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs's second National Address on March 14th, 2020 are hereby further clarified.

On March 17th, only incoming visitors from the USA, Canada, Europe, UK and Ireland are restricted to enter the country of St. Maarten. This does not apply to St Read more

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Eoc Update: Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs On Travel Restrictions To St. Maarten March 15, 2020

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – The travel restrictions announced in Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs’s second National Address on March 14th, 2020 are hereby further clarified.

On March 17th, only incoming visitors from the USA, Canada, Europe, UK and Ireland are restricted to enter the country of St. Maarten. This does not apply to St Read more

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IntL. Flights From Us, Europe, Uk Cancelled For Two Weeks From Tues.

~Students, residents have 2 days to return home ahead of ban~

PHILIPSBURG--All international flights and cruises originating from the United States of America, Europe and the United Kingdom to Sint Maarten will be cancelled for two weeks as of Tuesday, March 17, Chairperson of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Prime Minister Silveria Jaco Read more

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