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Public Weather Forecast For St. Maarten

DATE ISSUED: Monday, August 31, 2020 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC)

VALID UNTIL: Tuesday midday (12:00 LST) September 01, 2020

WEATHER:

This afternoon through Tuesday midday: Partly cloudy to cloudy and breezy with isolated showers.

Forecast High:32C / 90FForecast Low:27C / 81F

Sunset Today:6:27 P.M.Sunrise Tomorrow:5:58 A.M.

SURFACE WINDS: This afternoon through Tuesday midday: Northeasterly to easterly with a gentle to moderate breeze of 10 to 16 mph Read more

Usp Faction Dispatch Letter To Minister Of Justice On Prison Affairs.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Following last weeks media reports that the Point Blanche Prison Inmates Association expressed its concerns about the health conditions at the institution, United St. Maarten Party (USP) Members of Parliament (MPs) Akeem Arrindell and Claudius Toontje Buncamper sent a letter to Justice Minister Anna Richardson on Monday, requesting clarification on the concerns brought forward by the Inmates Association.
The association, represented by Sjamara Roseburg sounded, what is being referred to as an even louder alarm urging the powers-that-be to get serious about restructuring the prison system or risk facing a situation they will not be able to control Read more

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No Parliamentary Supervision Of Caribbean Reform Entity

THE HAGUE – The Dutch government does not find it opportune to give a formal role to the Parliaments of Aruba, Curaao and St. Maarten in the supervision of the Caribbean Reform Entity, the body that will oversee the large reform exercise in the three countries.

Dutch State Secretary of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Raymond Knops stated this in a lengthy document with answers to the long list of questions submitted by the various parties in the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament Read more

Return To School As Close To Normal As Possible, Says New Academy Head

At the back-to-school press conference were, from left: Vice-Recteur Michel Sanz, Rectrice of the Guadeloupe Academy Christine Gangloff-Ziegler, President Daniel Gibbs, Vice-President Annick Ptrus, Assistant Director of the Human Development Department Jocelyn Elouin, and Education Director in the Human Development Department, Medhi Boucard. (Robert Luckock photo).

MARIGOT--On Friday, the new Rectrice of the Guadeloupe Academy Christine Gangloff-Ziegler, who succeeded Mostafa Fourar, held a press conference to give an overview of the return to school this week Read more

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Government Coffers Could Run Dry By End Of October

PHILIPSBURG--Based on current forecasts, the money that government has at its disposal will last until the end of October. This is what Finance Minister Ardwell Irion told Members of Parliament (MPs) on Friday.

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Los Oficiales En Formacin Realizaron Controles De Trfico De Rutina En Harold Jack

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – La Fuerza de Polica de Sint Maarten (KPSM) est ahora en la formacin de todo el personal con el proceso de actualizacin y modernizar . En esta temporada, la polica est entrenando a tres nuevas clases de oficiales en la isla con la visin de dar un mejor servicio a la comunidad.
Para la parte prctica de su mdulo, la clase BPO4 realiz un control de trfico en Harold Jack en de A.J C Read more

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Officers In Training Conducted Routine Traffic Controls At Harold Jack

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – The Sint Maarten Police Force (KPSM) is now in the process of upgrading and
enhancing the training of all personnel. In this climate, the police are training three new classes of officers on the island with the vision of giving better service to the community.

For the practical part of their module, the BPO4 class held a traffic control at Harold Jack on A.J C Read more

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Border Controls Remains In Effect Until September 15Th.

MARIGOT:--- Based on the latest health bulletin dated August 26th with 139 active cases in Saint-Martin for a total of confirmed while Sint Maarten records 248 active cases for a total of 444 confirmed cases.
11 people are hospitalized at the Louis Constant Fleming Hospital Centre and 4 have been transferred to the ICU of Guadeloupe Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The Sint Maarten Police Force (KPSM) is now in the process of upgrading and enhancing the training of all personnel. In this climate, the police are training three new classes of officers on the island with the vision of giving better service to the community.
For the practical part of their module, the BPO4 class held a traffic control at Harold Jack on A.J C Read more

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Public Weather Forecast For St. Maarten

DATE ISSUED: Friday, August 28, 2020 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC)

VALID UNTIL: Saturday midday (12:00 LST) August 29, 2020

WEATHER:

This afternoon through Saturday midday: Partly cloudy and hazy with a few brief showers possible.

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

Sunset Today:6:29 P.M.Sunrise Tomorrow:5:58 A.M.

SURFACE WINDS: This afternoon through Saturday midday: Northeast to east with a gentle to moderate breeze of 08 to 16 mph Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- As of August 27th St. Maarten has confirmed two new cases of persons who have tested positive for the Corona Virus (COVID-19). The new total of positive cases now stands at 444.

Of the active cases, the Collective Prevention Services (CPS) are monitoring 240 people in home isolation. The Minister of Public Health Social Development and Labour (VSA) the honorable Richard Panneflek stated we now have two hundred and forty-eight (248), active cases of persons who have contracted COVID-19 Read more

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Pfp Questions Selling Shares Of Govt.-Owned Companies

PHILIPSBURG--The proposed idea of selling shares of government-owned companies to raise money for government has come under scrutiny by Party for Progress (PFP) Members of Parliament (MPs) Melissa Gumbs and Read more

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Dormoy: 100 Per Cent Of Businesses Have Been Impacted By Border Closure

St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Benjamin Ortega.

MARIGOT--Activation of businesses down 56 per cent, first registration of businesses down 42 per cent, and a fifteen per cent increase in closures of businesses over a seven-month period 84 in 2019 compared to 97 in 2020 were some of the statistics highlighting the plight of the Dutch-side business community mentioned by St Read more

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Telem Group Taking Major Steps To Facilitate Virtual Learning Environment In St. Maarten Schools

POND ISLAND, Sint Maarten – St. Maartens primary telecommunication provider, TelEm Group, is responding positively to its new role in the St. Maarten community – Virtual classroom provider.

TelEm Group recently upgraded five public schools with an unprecedented internet connection
package specially created for schools on the island, so that teachers can connect with students
in remote classroom scenarios.

According to TelEm Group Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) Mr Read more

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Pfp Concerned About Plan B And Economic Recovery

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten Party for Progress members of Parliament Melissa Gumbs and Raeyhon Peterson issued a press release on Thursday, expressing their concern over responses received to questions sent to the
Prime Minister, particularly those related to Governments much-discussed plan B.

The faction noted that they had submitted questions to the Prime Minister regarding the ongoing discussion with the Kingdom Government over support for the country, the economic recovery plan (which was requested by Parliament on July 8 th and what was in Governments plan B.

Clarity on the economy, it seems, will not be available for several more weeks, according to the responses received to the factions questions Read more

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Covid-19 Active Cases Has Now Risen To 248.

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarte As of August 27th St. Maarten has confirmed two new cases of persons who have tested positive for the Corona Virus (COVID-19). The new total of positive cases now stand at 444.

Of the active cases, the Collective Prevention Services (CPS) are monitoring 240 people in home isolation. The Minister of Public Health Social Development and Labour (VSA) the honorable Richard Panneflek stated we now have two hundred and forty-eight (248), active cases of persons who have contracted COVID-19 Read more

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Growing Up Safe Sint Maarten Magazine Launched

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten The e-version of the first issue of Growing Up Safe St. Maarten has been launched
online. The magazine is geared primarily towards informing and connecting professionals working in the field of Child Protection, but also contains interesting information for the wider community and touches upon topics such as domestic violence and teaching during COVID-19.

The magazine is the first initiative of the recently established Child Protection Working Group (CPWG) with the support from UNICEF Netherlands and the Augeo Foundation Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The e-version of the first issue of Growing Up Safe St. Maarten has been launched online. The magazine is geared primarily towards informing and connecting professionals working in the field of Child Protection, but also contains interesting information for the wider community and touches upon topics such as domestic violence and teaching during COVID-19.

The magazine is the first initiative of the recently established Child Protection Working Group (CPWG) with the support from UNICEF Netherlands and the Augeo Foundation Read more

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31 New Recovered Covid-19 Cases

~ Now 246 active cases ~

PHILIPSBURG--St. Maarten has recorded 31 newly-recovered COVID-19 cases as of Wednesday, August 26, reducing the total active cases to 246.

A total of 24 new cases of COVID-19 have been recorded. The new total of confirmed cases is 442.

Of the active cases, Collective Prevention Services (CPS) is monitoring 237 persons in home isolation. Eight patients remain hospitalised at St. Maarten Medical Center and one patient is isolated and being monitored Read more

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Prison Gets New Locks

From left: Prison management team member Humphrey Concincion, Justice Ministry policy support advisor Tiffany Glasgow, and Kooyman Account Manager Jean-Brien Thomas.

POINTE BLANCHE--The Pointe Blanche prison now has a new locking system for its cell gates and doors. This is a temporary solution until another locking system arrives from Europe.

The temporary locks came out of a recent meeting of Justice Minister Anna Richardson, prison guards, and representatives of trade unions Windward Islands Civil Servants Union/Private Sector Union (WICSU/PSU) and ABVO St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- St. Maartens primary telecommunication provider, TelEm Group, is responding positively to its new role in the St. Maarten community - Virtual classroom provider.

 TelEm Group recently upgraded five public schools with an unprecedented internet connection package specially created for schools on the island, so that teachers can connect with students in remote classroom scenarios.

According to TelEm Group Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) Mr. Michiel Parent, the key to the upgrades are faster upload speeds that enable students to receive instruction in real-time and also interact with their teachers.

Mr Read more

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Pfp Concerned About Plan B And Economic Recovery

PHILIPSBURG Party for Progress Members of Parliament Melissa Gumbs and Raeyhon Peterson issued a press release on Thursday, expressing their concern over responses received to questions sent to the Prime Minister, particularly those related to Governments much-discussed plan B.

The faction noted that they had submitted questions to the Prime Minister regarding the ongoing discussion with the Kingdom Government over support for the country, the economic recovery plan (which was requested by Parliament on July 8th and what was in Governments plan B.

Clarity on the economy, it seems, will not be available for several more weeks, according to the responses received to the factions questions Read more

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St. Martin/St. Maarten Is One Island, Representatives Should Work On Joint Solutions To Safeguard Economy During Covid-19 Pandemic.

PHILIPSBURG/MARIGOT:--- The Presidents of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry St. Martin and Chamber of Commerce and Industry St. Maarten in a joint press conference are calling on authorities to reopen the borders as the effects on the border controls are detrimental to businesses on both sides of the island.
President of CCISM Angele Dormoy said that the CCISM wrote a letter to the Prefecture and only recently received a response informing them that the health crisis with COVID-19 is far more important than the economic crisis due to COVID-19 Read more

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De Weever Reassures Kim Sha Vendors Regulation Temporary

PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) Ludmila de Weever provided clarity on the issue surrounding the Kim Sha Marketplace vendors during the live virtual Council of Ministers press briefing on Wednesday.

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