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COLE BAY:--- As a long-standing corporate citizen, Motorworld Group stands with the community of St. Maarten/ St. Martin, and the world, during these trying times in the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Our commitment to the community has remained steadfast through the highs and lows of life. Therefore, Motorworld has gone above and beyond to purchase these masks and give them away free of charge to these major organizations that are working on the frontlines in order to protect their workers, our Frontline Heroes, and also, the community that they serve Read more

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Spike In Car Theft

This twilight blue Hyundai Grand i-10 was stolen in Madame Estate early Saturday morning, April 25. If persons have any information about the car or its theft, they are requested to contact police at tel. 1-721-542-2222 or call 5261444.

PHILIPSBURG--Justice Minister Anna Richardson said during the virtual Council of M Read more

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~ Vehicle owners advised on taking precautions and secure their vehicles.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Justice Anna Richardson has issued a call on residents on both sides of the island to properly secure their vehicles as there is a spike in vehicular thefts.
Minister Richardson said that the French and Dutch authorities are working on the cases and that an arrest was made on the Dutch side and one on the French side.
The Minister of Justice further said during the Council of Ministers Press Briefing on Wednesday that police will be arresting more persons that were involved in the lockdown jump up Read more

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Netherlands, St. Maarten Ministers Agree To Extend Joint Regulation On Border Control

PHILIPSBURG--Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs, Justice Minister Anna Richardson, and Finance Minister Read more

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Prime Minister & Chair Of The Eoc Silveria JacobsUpdates On Covid-19 Developments For April 23, 2020

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Prime Minister and Chair of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC)SilveriaJacobs hereby updates thegeneral publicfor today, Thursday, April 23, 2020,as part of the process to keep the community of St. Maarten informed about the latest developments and the Governments COVID-19 containment, mitigation and response measures.

There are no COVID-19 updates for today, as Government is awaiting lab results from the St. Maarten Laboratory Services which had to be sent to Institute Pasteur in Guadeloupe. However, I can update that as of today, April 23rd, 2020, the St Read more

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Richardson Says Border Security Will Be Beefed Up

The border at Oyster Pond is one of the lesser used crossings blocked due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The action to block the crossing at Oyster Pond and the one in the Lowlands was to reduce movement between the Dutch side and French side as a means of halting community spread of the virus. However, the blockage at Oyster Pond is not complete, an enterprising resident simply can squeeze on either side of the shipping container barrier. The only hazard on one side is the bushes.

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister and Chair of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Silveria Jacobs hereby updates the general publicfor today, Thursday, April 23, 2020,as part of the process to keep the community of St. Maarten informed about the latest developments and the Governments COVID-19 containment, mitigation and response measures Read more

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La Polica Muestra Solidaridad Con Los Colegas De S.M.M.C

CAY HILL, Sint Maarten – En la lucha contra el virus Covid-19, miembros de ESF5, realizaron una pequea caravana el lunes 13 de abril del 2020 frente a la entrada principal del SMMC en un esfuerzo por mostrar agradecimiento a todos los trabajadores de primera lnea.

El objetivo del gesto era mostrar solidaridad a los trabajadores de primera lnea, que se ocupan de los pacientes afectados con el Corona Virus los cuales corren el riesgo de contraer el virus ellos mismos. El mensaje de la polica a nuestros colegas en el campo de la medicina es: “Estamos juntos en esta lucha, saldremos juntos de esta lucha”.

La Fuerza de Polica de Sint Maarten quiere agradecer a todos los servicios judiciales que participaron en la caravana ayer por la maana 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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~ 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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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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PHILIPSBURG:--- In the fight against the COVID-19 virus, members of ESF5 held a small motorcade on Monday morning 13 April 2020 in front of the main entrance of the SMMC in an effort to show appreciation to all of the frontline workers.
The goal of the charade was to show our solidarity, with the frontline workers, who are taking care of patients affected with the Coronavirus, being at risk of contracting the virus themselves. The message from the police to our colleagues in the medical field is: We are together in this fight we will and get out of this together.
The Sint Maarten Police Force would like to thank all the judicial services that participated in the motorcade yesterday morning Read more

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La Ministra De Justicia, Richardson, Impone Medidas Enrgicas Contra Los Motociclistas Imprudentes En Las Vas Pblicas

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – La ministra de Justicia, Anna Richardson, ha tomado nota de numerosas quejas de los residentes con respecto al comportamiento imprudente de los conductores de motocicletas y pasolas en las vas pblicas. Los pasajeros continan siendo una molestia en las reas residenciales al desobedecer descaradamente las medidas de bloqueo para competir y realizar otras acrobacias peligrosas.

Ha habido informes sobre los conductores de motocicleta por el personal de emergencia que esta permitido de transitar en las calles de que estos ponen en peligro a otros al andar a altas velocidad Read more

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French Quarter:--- A high day scooter accident on French Quarter main road (RN 7) left the rider dead on Thursday.
Details on the accident are not immediately available, videos of the victim laying on the road with a large crowd of people are circulating via social media even though there is a lockdown on the island.
SMN News understands that the victim lives somewhere around the Pond in  French Quarter.
Currently St. Martin/ St. Maarten is on lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Scooter riders that are still on public roads during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown risk having their scooters taken away if they are not able to provide the documentation for the scooters and insurance. Minister of Justice Anna Richardson announced during the Council of Ministers press briefing that she has been receiving a number of complaints from the residents about the scooters that are still on public roads Read more

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Justice Minister Richardson Enforces Crack Down On Reckless Motorcyclists On Public Roads

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Minister of Justice Anna Richardson has taken notice of numerous complaints by residents regarding the reckless behavior of motorcycle and scooter riders on the public roads. Riders continue to be a nuisance in residential areas by blatantly disobeying lockdown measures by
racing and performing other hazardous stunts.

There have been reports by emergency personnel permitted to be on the roads of riders endangering others by riding into oncoming traffic Read more

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Cfatf Extends The Deadline To Comply With Recommendations

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PHILIPSBURG--The Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) has extended the deadline for St. Maarten to comply with its recommendations by six months, said Justice Minister Anna Richardson in Fridays virtual public meeting of Parliament on the draft Criminal Procedure Code. The extension m Read more

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3 Detainees Returned From The Netherlands

Justice Minister Anna Richardson

PHILIPSBURG--Three detainees who were transferred to the Netherlands following damage to the Pointe Blanche prison after Hurricane Irma in 2017 returned to St. Maarten on Tuesday, March 31. They are to be released within a month.

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Despite Strong Plea For More Time; Pm Silveria Jacobs And Justice Minister Anna Richardson Join Forces To Arrange The Transfer Home Of 3 Detainees During Covid19 Crisis

TOP SECRET OPERATION: Photo by The Real Paparazzi TEAM CuraaoSint Maarten

Due to Minister Dekker insisting that the detainees return to Sint Maarten, within the time frame that was set.

Philipsburg Recently, Sint Maarten was made aware that the Netherlands would within short, be returning three of our detainees who were transferred to the Netherlands due to the state that our prison was in after Hurricane Irma. During the discussions with the Netherlands concerning the transfer of the detainees it quickly became evident that it was not possible for the detainees to remain in the Netherlands any longer.

Considering the limited resources that Sint Maarten has, the chair lady of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC), Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs made a strong appeal to the Dutch Minister of Legal Protection Mr Read more

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Richardson: Persons On The Public Roads At Night Risk Being Arrested

PHILIPSBURG--Justice Minister Anna Richardson warned on Tuesday that persons making use of public roads between 8:00pm and 6:00am risk being arrested.

She emphasised that all persons utilising the public roads must be in possession of a valid form of identification (ID) and either a professional travel waiver, personal trave Read more

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