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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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PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Finance Ardwell Irion called on the residents of St. Maarten to be vigilant and not be fooled by anyone who thinks that there is free money giving away on the open market. Irion said no one has a bag of money giving away at this time and that people should be aware of that. He said that the Government of St. Maarten is doing its very best to accommodate its residents by preparing a stimulus package even though the resources are limited Read more

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Employees That Are Not Being Paid April Salaries Should Contact Government.

~Audit will be conducted on companies that receive stimulus.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Several employers such as hardware stores, and beauty stores have informed their employees that since they were not allowed to open their stores during the shutdown since the State of Emergency was declared on the Dutch side they will not be paying salaries at the end of April.
Some employees that prefer to stay anonymous said that the owner of Five Star Hardware opened his doors on Friday and was ordered closed by authorities Read more

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Statement From Wicsu/Psu In Support Of Ssrp (Sint Maarten Support & Relief Plan)

PHILIPSBURG:--- With the financial care of Sint Maartens workforce at the forefront of its mission, weve paid close attention to the Minister of Finance Mr. Ardwell Irion's presentation of the proposed SSRP (Sint Maarten Support & Relief Plan).

We endorse the plan, as it directly addresses the care of employees, protect jobs and assist the less fortunate Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:---  The Ministers of Finance of St. Maarten Ardwell Irion and his team, with the information and recommendations gathered by the Emergency Support Functions (EFS) and their relevant teams and task forces, prepared the St. Maarten Support Relief Plan SSRP. Together with the relief and programs, the plan includes the cost of the plan, which forms part of the request to The Netherlands and totals ANG 254 million for the first three months Read more

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254 Million Stimulus And Relief Aid.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Economies across the world have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and St. Maarten is no exception. The necessary measures of closing the borders in order to control the spread of the virus have resulted in a practical halt of all economic activities on the island. The foremost affected are all economic activities that are directly related to tourism; the so-called frontline or first tier. Depending on the source and what is considered directly related, indirect and induced, tourism accounts for 50 - 80 % of the GDP of St Read more

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~Liquidity support 2019 becoming a reality.~

PHILIPSBURG Current and previous Ministers back initiative to support island recovery with a ten percent salary cut. The Minister of Finance, Ardwell Irion sought and received the support from his colleagues in both the Parliament of St. Maarten and the Council of Ministers.
The Minister of Finance presented his colleagues with the initiative as far back at February, that expressed solidarity with the people of St Read more

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St Maarten Anti Poverty Platform / St Maarten Consumers Coalition.

Press conference Thursday April 2, 2020

Topic 1: No COVID 19 measures to take the poor and needy out of poverty!

Topic 2: Did employer organizations demand the same package as for businesses in the NL?

Topic 3: COVID 19 relief measures for all consumers poor, needy or rich

Topic 4: Windward Island Chamber of Labor Unions proposals for a COVID 19 stimulus package

Topic 1: No COVID 19 measures to take the poor and the needy out of poverty!

As Anti-Poverty Platform we mentioned last week how Finance Minister Ardwell Irion at the government press briefing said that details of the stimulus package being put together to cushion the effects of the coronavirus COVID-19 are still to be ironed out Read more

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