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Eoc Deactivated Thursday Afternoon.

PHILIPSBURG (DCOMM):--- On Thursday afternoon after 4.00 pm, the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) was deactivated by the Prime Minister and Chair of the EOC Silveria Jacobs.

On Tuesday, the EOC was activated due to the presence of a weather system known as Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine which could have developed into a tropical storm prior to reaching the Lesser Antilles Read more

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Tropical Storm Warning Discontinued. Thursday Regular Business Day.

PHILIPSBURG (DCOMM:---  The Tropical Storm Warning has been discontinued as of 5.00 AM. Today, Thursday is a regular business day for the private sector.

Government services will also resume as normal and the Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Rodolphe Samuel, stated on Thursday that the scheduled examinations will continue.

Prime Minister and Chair of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Silveria Jacobs said early Thursday morning that the weather system which passed Sint Maarten on Wednesday has been upgraded to Tropical Storm Isaias but poses no immediate threat to the island, however the population should continue to monitor and remain vigilant while going about your day as rainfall is expected.

At 5.00AM the storm was located more than 300 miles west southwest of Sint Maarten and continues to move further away.

Some rainfall bands from the system could continue to bring periodic showers accompanied with gusty winds and possible thunderstorms throughout the day Read more

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Two Civil Servants Home Due To Possible Covid -19 Infection Pm Jacobs.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs announced on Wednesday that due to the COVID-19 contact tracing two civil servants have been identified as persons that were in contact with someone that is infected by COVID-19. The Prime Minister said that these civil servants have not been tested positive they were sent home to self-quarantine Read more

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Pjiae To Open As Planned On August 1St To Us Flights.

~ Internal border controls begin by French Authorities on Friday.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of TEATT Ludmilla de Weever announced at the Council of Ministers press briefing that the government of St. Maarten will go ahead and reopen its borders (Princess Juliana International Airport ) as of August 1st to flights coming from US ports. De Weever said the flights have been reduced, however, there are 5 flights that will be coming from Florida.

The Minister further explained that inspections were conducted at restaurants and hotels to ensure all businesses catering to tourists are prepared and have in place the necessary requirements based on the COVID-19 pandemic.
Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs also announced that the Prefete of St Read more

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~ exams scheduled for today canceled.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Chair of the EOC and Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs in an update this morning on the weather conditions due to the passing of tropical storm 9 advised that all businesses closed their doors by 11 am today Wednesday as tropical storm 9 passes close to the island. St. Maarten remains under a storm watch.
The request for the military has been granted and is prepared for any eventualities as the storm passes.
Jacobs also announced that the CXC and CAPE examinations that were scheduled to take place today Wednesday, July 29th, 2020 have been canceled Read more

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Night Life Industry Develop New Covid Protocol, Will Present To Govt. .

PHILIPSBURG:--- About 30 representatives of the bar, restaurant, casino, and nightlife industry met on Monday to discuss implementing stricter COVID-19 measures and formalizing an association for legally established industry members.

The bar, nightlife, restaurant, and casino industry had come under scrutiny after an unsubstantiated recent viral message claimed that a cluster of COVID-19 infected persons was identified at a local club.

Images of filled-to-capacity entertainment venues also surfaced online resulting in increased public scrutiny.

While acknowledging that some in their industry can and should do better, the business owners stressed that most establishments have COVID-19 measures in place and is willing to do more to protect their patrons and the general public.

In that context, the business owners agreed to develop a new protocol and implement additional measures which they will also present officially to Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs and Minister of Health Richard Panneflek and hope to secure their support on such.

These measures include, but are not limited to:
- Reduced capacity figures Read more

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PHILIPSBURG (DCOMM):--- On Monday afternoon, Prime Minister Hon. Silveria Jacobs convened a meeting of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at the Government Administration Building (GAB) with the 10 Emergency Support Functions (ESFs) to discuss a developing weather system currently east of the Lesser Antilles.

Even though the EOC was not activated, the Prime Minister wanted each ESF to give an update with respect to their status of preparations and readiness for the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season and in particular the approaching weather system Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- In a series of meetings held on Friday, July 24th, by technical staff and today, Monday, July 27th, with the Council of Ministers and its French counterparts, current developments on COVID-19 were discussed, as well as the way forward. During the first meeting today, with Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs and Madame la Prfte Sylvie Feucher, it was agreed upon by both parties that after further evaluation during this current week, that follow up discussions would take place Read more

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If St Maarten Reopens Its Airport To The Usa, I Will Close The Border ---Sylvie Feucher

MARIGOT:--- Following the increase in the number of coronavirus cases on the Dutch side, the Prefette Sylvie Feucher indicated she will not close the border again, only "if the necessary measures were taken" on Sint Maarten.
Following the sharp increase in the number of positive cases on the Dutch side, the Prefette met on Monday morning with the Prime Minister of Sint Maarten Silveria Jacobs Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The Council of Ministers met today, July 25th, in an urgent meeting with key ESF coordinators, and CPS representatives to discuss and address the rapid and alarming increase of COVID-19 cases over the past few days. As such, the Council of Ministers took the decision to take corrective measures to mitigate and contain the further spread of the virus in the community, while maintaining key services to the general public.

The Council of Ministers is very appreciative and would like to thank CPS for their tireless efforts in monitoring, and carrying outsources and contact tracing which has proven to be very effective in informing the Government and the general public as to the latest COVID-19 developments Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs hereby takes the opportunity to update the general public on behalf of the Council of Ministers that the Government of St. Maarten continues to monitor the situation closely and is taking all necessary measures to mitigate the rapid increase in reported and confirmed positive COVID-19 cases over the last few days.

While the Government encourages persons exhibiting signs and symptoms to continue to come forward for testing, quarantining and where necessary isolations, Prime Minster Jacobs does express concerns that complacency by all concerned may have led to this resurgence of active cases Read more

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PHILIPSBURG (DCOMM):--- The National Development Vision (NDV) 2020-2030 The Nation Building Project, was presented to the Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs and the President of Parliament Rolando Brison on Thursday afternoon at the Government Administration Building Read more

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St. Maarten Will Get The 3Rd Tranche For Ssrp Support.

~ 12.5% salary cuts will be across board.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- St. Maartens finance Minister Ardwell Irion said on Wednesday that St. Maarten will receive the NAF23M as the third tranche for the SSRP support. Irion said that St. Maarten has met all the conditions required by the Dutch Government for SSRP support. He said just recently the CFT confirmed that St Read more

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The Hague:--- Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs arrived in the Netherlands on Friday morning to participate in the Kingdom Council of Ministers meeting together with the Prime Ministers of Aruba and Curacao and the Plenipotentiary Ministers from the three Dutch Caribbean countries. The purpose of the visit was to defend St. Maartens position regarding the proposed Entity for the 3rd Tranche of COVID-19 liquidity support.

During the meeting, all countries stood their grounds in not accepting the conditions attached to the loan as presented by the Netherlands because it infringes on their autonomy Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:---  Based upon the approved motion passed in the Parliament of Sint Maarten on July 8, Honorable Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs left for The Netherlands earlier today to join our Minister Plenipotentiary Rene Violenus in the Kingdom Council of Ministers' meeting in The Hague on July 10, 2020.

The motion was approved with 15 votes for and 0 votes against supporting the decision of the Government of Sint Maarten to reject the conditions as presented in the Concept Rijkswet Caribische Hervormingsentiteiten and to present a counter-proposal to the Kingdom Council of Ministers.

During her closing remarks in Parliament, Prime Minister Jacobs stated, 'I am willing to stand on the frontlines for the people of St Read more

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Parliament Of St. Maarten Passed Motion To Reject The Conditions Of The Dutch Government.

 PHILIPSBURG:--- The parliament of St. Maarten has unanimously agreed on a motion to reject the conditions set forth by the Dutch Government for support to support the SSRP. All 15 MPs voted in favor of the motion. 
The Members of Parliament also agree that the Prime Minister of St. Maarten Silveria Jacobs should travel to the Netherlands and defend the country at the Kingdom Council of Ministers meeting that is scheduled for Friday, July 10th 20220.
Draft Motion below.

DRAFT MOTION

 The Parliament of Sint Maarten in its meeting of today, Wednesday, July 8th, 2020, Considering:
That on July 7th, 2020 the Prime Minister of St Read more

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St. Maarten Has No Plan B To Secure Funds Should The Dutch Government Pull Out.

~ Government working on diversification and phased reopening.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Government of St. Maarten has decided that they will not accept the draft law to establish a Caribbean Reform Entity on the overseas countries namely St. Maarten, Curacao, and Aruba.
Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs said on Wednesday that prior to accepting the conditions set forth by the Dutch Government the Government of St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Twenty-four hours after receiving the long-awaited documentation concerning the New Entity proposed by the Dutch Government, the Council of Ministers, in its meeting of today, unanimously agreed that the proposed Consensus Kingdom Law and other relevant documents related to the entity are unacceptable as presented. This comes, a mere four days before Aruba, Curacao, and St. Maarten are required to make a political commitment to accept the conditions for the 3rd Tranche of COVID-19 liquidity support in the extra Kingdom Council of Ministers meeting to be held on July 10 Read more

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