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Updated Information On The Reopening Of School.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport is currently still on target for the reopening of schools. The soft opening of school is set for September 28th, 2017. The soft opening will consists of students assessing their school materials, and speaking with their teachers, peers and guidance counselors. The official start date will be October 2nd, 2017.

The Foundation Catholic Education school board consisting of the St. Dominic Primary and High School, the Sister Regina Primary School, the St Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Government of Sint Maarten together with the French Side authorities has decided to adjust the curfew from 9:00 PM till 6:00 AM as of today, Monday September 25th. The new curfew hours will be in effect until Monday October 2nd 2017.

The joint decision was taken during a meeting on cross-border cooperation on Monday afternoon. In attendance was President of the Collectivitie Daniel Gibbs, Prefet Anne Laubies, His Excellency Governor Eugene Holiday, Minister of Justice Rafael Boasman and Minister of Tourism Melissa Arrindell Doncher.

Residents are requested to respect the new curfew hours, the law enforcement authorities will conduct the necessary patrolling Read more

Curfew Has Been Adjusted From 9 Pm To 6 Am

PHILIPSBURG – The Government of Sint Maarten together with the French Side authorities has decided to adjust the curfew from 9:00 PM till 6:00 AM  as of today, Monday September 25th. The new curfew hours will be in effect until Monday October 2nd 2017.

The joint decision was taken during a meeting on cross-border cooperation on Monday afternoon. In attendance was President of the Collectivitie Daniel Gibbs, Prefet Anne Laubies, His Excellency Governor Eugene Holiday, Minister of Justice Rafael Boasman and Minister of Tourism Melissa Arrindell Doncher.

Residents are requested to respect the new curfew hours, the law enforcement authorities  will conduct the necessary patrolling Read more

Two New Garbage Trucks Arrive For The Ministry Of Vromi

Philipsburg – Honorable Minister of VROMI Christopher Emmanuel, requested 2 garbage trucks  from the Government of The Netherlands to assist with the waste situation post Hurricane Irma and Maria.

The two garbage trucks will be assisting the trucks in the areas Cay Hill, Bush Road and Cole Bay under the operation of Meadowlands NV.

Civil Mission Head Mr Read more

St. Martin/St. Maarten Telecommunication Failures --- Are The French Companies Waiting For Irma Aid To Enrich Themselves?

MARIGOT/PHILIPSBURG: --- More than three weeks after hurricane Irma devastated St. Martin/St. Maarten, telecommunication has remained one of the biggest problems facing the people whose livelihood depends on technology.
Orange, Dauphin Telecom, Digicel, Mediaserv and other telecommunications companies operating on the French side chose not to open their doors to provide much-needed information to their clients. These companies that are operated by French Metropolitans have made millions over the years on St Read more

POND ISLAND:--- TelEm Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mr. Kendall Dupersoy, is instructing all company personnel to report for work 9.00 a.m. Monday September 25th, to begin the process of normal work routines following the passage of Hurricane Irma and Tropical Storm Maria.
Shortly before the passage of Hurricane Irma, all staff were ordered home until further notice to prepare for the storm.

On Friday, Mr Read more

POND ISLAND:--- TelEm Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mr. Kendall Dupersoy, and Chief Technical Officer (CTO) Mr. Eldert Louisa, have praised the dedicated work of company personnel who came out hours after the passage of Hurricane Irma, on September 6th, to render assistance to customers and the general public of St. Maarten.
According to the two top officials, Technical staff was out within hours of the passage of the storm to assess damage and begin salvaging whatever equipment they could.
The earliest assessment was relayed by the CEO to the Government via the Emergency Operations Center and also to the general public via a radio announcement soon after the passing of Hurricane Irma.
“Fortunately for many people, a good part of our telecommunication infrastructure lies underground so during and after the passing of Hurricane Irma some people could call friends and families overseas and also could continue to monitor weather conditions and send out reports via the internet,” said Mr Read more

MARIGOT:--- Mr. Daniel Gibbs, President of the Collectivité of Saint-Martin had a telephone interview just after the passage of Hurricane MARIA, with Mme Annick GIRARDIN, Minister of French Overseas territories. At this occasion, the President expressly asked the Minister that Saint-Martin has to pass under the state of "CATASTROPHE NARead more

GREAT BAY (DCOMM):--- Prime Minister William Marlin together with the Emergency Operation center (EOC) makes it known that the curfew remains in effect until Thursday, September 21st at 6 a.m. The curfew will continue as prior to the passing of Hurricane Maria daily from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. until further notice.

Everyone should be off Read more

Hon. Prime Minister,

It was only two days ago that you visited me in St. Maarten to offer your personal support and that of the government and people of Dominica to us following the catastrophic destruction which Hurricane Irma - the strongest superstorm to ever hit the Caribbean caused on our island. Who could have foreseen then that you would be facing a similar unprecedented disaster in your beloved Commonwealth of Dominica, with another monster storm, Maria.
It saddens me to learn about your personal ordeal in losing the roof to your official residence during the hurricane and having to be rescued from your flooded hone Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister of St. Maarten, Mr. William Marlin on Monday afternoon stated that his answers to questions posed by a Dutch reporter last week were not properly reflected in the published report in the NRC Handelsblad.

“I regret the unnecessary controversy which this has generated and the distraction from our main focus which is the recovery effort in which we need all positive hands on deck,” Marlin said.

"The Dutch military has been doing a remarkable job Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- People of St. Maarten, as you all know, Hurricane Maria is heading in our direction. It has developed into a major Category 4 hurricane.

St. Maarten has been under Tropical Storm warning since 11:00 am. Maria is expected to pass close to us on Tuesday. We should start experiencing the effects from around 12 noon.

We can expect up to 6 inches of rainfall and tropical storm force winds.
I can understand you saying: Oh, no, not again! Indeed, we seem to be under siege by these monster storms Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- On Sunday afternoon, September 17, 2017, the Government of Sint Maarten - Governor Drs. Eugene Holiday and the full Council of Ministers - met with the mission team established by the Dutch Government, headed by Mr. Erwin Arkenbout and locally supported by the Representative of the Netherlands in Philipsburg (VNP), Mr. Chris Johnson.

The Dutch mission is offering assistance in the recovery and rebuilding phase of Sint Maarten in areas required and desired by the government of Sint Maarten Read more

Curfew Goes In Effect On Monday At 7Pm.

GREAT BAY (DCOMM):--- Prime Minister William Marlin together with the Emergency Operation Center (EOC) makes it known as of Monday evening September 18th at 7 PM a CURFEW will go into effect until the passing of the Hurricane Maria and a damage assessment has been completed.

Everyone should be off the roads at that time as the Law Enforcement Authorities will be enforcing a Zero Tolerance for anyone breaking the curfew Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- On Sunday morning, the Prime Minister of Dominica, the Honorable Roosevelt Skerrit paid a brief courtesy visit to the Prime Minister of Sint Maarten, the Honorable William Marlin.

The Dominica Prime Minister said that he had to come personally to express sympathies to the government and people of Sint Maarten, because of the longstanding bond and friendship with Sint Maarten.

The Prime Minister expressed the willingness of his government to assist with water, dry goods and sometime next week, a shipment of provisions, plantains, and avocados will also be sent.

Sint Maarten’s Prime Minister gave a brief overview of the damage sustained and explained some of what was done already and what is still ongoing Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister The Honorable William Marlin of Sint Maarten releases the following briefing on the infrastructure, along with words of thanks. Please note that all was current at press time and is subject to change as work and talks progress.

ROADS
Main roads are cleared and work continues on inner roads to the districts.

ELECTRICITY / WATER
Several districts have received electricity and water thus far Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- On Friday, September 15, the French authorities, represented by the Prefet Madame Anne Laubies and President Daniel Gibbs met with the Governor, drs. Eugene Holiday, and the Council of Ministers of Sint Maarten to discuss the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. The meeting continued with the Governor and a delegation of the Council of Ministers consisting of the Prime Minister, Mr Read more

French Side General, Emergency And Water Distribution Update.

INFORMATION HELP DESKS

 DISTRICTLOCATIONHOURS  MARIGOT Collectivité building 8:30 am to 12 pm everyday SANDY GROUND MJC 8:30 am to 12 pm everydayCONCORDIA  Médiathèque 8:30 am to 12 pm everyday LA SAVANE Cité Scolaire 8:30 am to 12 pm everyday FRENCH QUARTER Primary St. Maximin 8:30 am to 12 pm everyday

CIVIL REGISTRY

For all administrative documents pertaining to the Civil Registry please report to the Collectivité main building in Marigot from 9 am to 12 am open every day.

MEDICAL EMERGENCY POINTS

DISTRICT LOCATION BAIE NETTLE Flamboyant Hotel HOPE ESTATE Parking lot of former Simply Market GRAND-CASE Parking lot of the MJC FRENCH QUARTER French Quarter Pharmacy

EMERGENCY LODGING

The Association SOS Attitude is bringing in rescue tents that will be arriving at the end of the week Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- The joint task force consisting of members representing the police forces from Aruba and Curacao, the Royal Marechaussee, the V.K.S., the Customs Department under the leadership the Sint Maarten Police Force continue to work diligently to maintain the safety and security situation on the Dutch side of the island totally under control. Joint patrols continue to carry out general controls and other safety and security checks continue to take place on a 24-hour basis.
Police also continue to monitor the situation at all water and supplies distribution locations to make sure that this process takes place safe and without incident Read more

Police Report: Man Shot To Dead

Three suspects arrested for violating curfew

Chief Inspector Ricardo Henson

Since the aftermath of hurricane Irma, a 24 hours curfew was issued by the Honorable Prime Minister William Marlin for the entire Dutch side of the island. As the situation on the island started to improve the Prime Minister changed this curfew to a more lenient one Read more

Today A Mandatory Meeting For The Ministry Of Education, Culture, Youth & Sport

Philipsburg, The Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, the Honorable Silveria Jacobs, is requesting all Management and Staff of the following departments and divisions to attend a mandatory meeting On Friday Sept 15 at the New Government Building for 11:00 a.m.

Department of Education
Department of Sports
Department of Youth
Department of Culture
Division Public Education
Division Study financing
Division Educational Innovation (DEI)
Student Support Services Division (SSSD)
Division of Exams
Inspectorate
Staffbureau

Lastly, we are requesting Ms Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- The normal life on St. Maarten is slowly starting again. The local authorities support this image. Distribution of fuel and the slow completion of electricity and the GSM network contribute to this.
The military support of the emergency aid operation on Sint Maarten is expanded today with a battalion of the Corps Mariniers and a company of the air mobile brigade Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- Since the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, a 24 hours curfew was issued by the Honourable Prime Minister William Marlin for the entire Dutch side of the island. As the situation on the island started to improve the Prime Minister changed this curfew to a more lenient one. This curfew is to allow law enforcement to provide the necessary safety and security for all citizens and to allow the clean-up services to continue with the cleaning Read more

Caribbean Tourism Organization (Cto) Hurricane Irma - Update 5.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados:--- The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) and the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) continue to provide updates from their members in the northern Leeward Islands and the northern Caribbean following the impact Hurricane Irma.

Relief efforts are underway in a handful of the countries and both CTO and CHTA have set-up funds to assist in the efforts. CTO’s Relief Fund helps families and countries rebuild after hurricanes. For more information on CTO’s Relief Fund or to make a donation, visit www.gofundme.com/hurricane-relief-fund-cto Read more