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Dust Warning; Those Susceptible Remain Cautious.

PHILIPSBURG:---The Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, Omar Ottley hereby informs the public of a lot of dust ahead. People with pulmonary or eye conditions should take the necessary precautions. In distinguishing the possible symptoms from COVID-19, the latter has more systemic effects/symptoms; headaches, fever, sore muscles Read more

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Dust Warning; Those Susceptible Remain Cautious

PHILIPSBURG, Sint MaartenTheMinister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, Omar Ottley hereby informs the public of a lot of dust ahead. People with pulmonary or eye conditions should take the necessary precautions.

In distinguishing the possible symptoms from COVID-19, the latter has more systemic effects/symptoms; headaches, fever, sore muscles Read more

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Caribbean Cinemas In Cole Bay New Covid-19 Vaccination Pop-Up Location. Belair Community Center Temporarily Closed

PHILIPSBURG (DCOMM):--- The Vaccination Management Team (VMT) announced on Tuesday, June 15th, that Caribbean Cinemas in Cole Bay will be used as a new vaccination Pop-Up location starting Thursday, June 17th.
This location will be open for vaccination walk-ins from Monday to Friday from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. The VMT would like to publicly express its gratitude to Caribbean Cinemas for their generous offer to make their facility available to the national vaccination campaign.
This new location has been opened because the Belair Community Center will not be available for COVID-19 vaccinations between Thursday, June 17th and Wednesday, June 30th Read more

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Ottley Signs Bilateral Agreement For Food Assistance Programme

Minister Omar Ottley

PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor VSA Omar Ottley says he has received final approval from the Netherlands for the food assistance programme Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The Minister of Public Health, Social Development, and Labor Omar Ottley extends his heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Sint Maartens 32nd COVID-19 victim, who has passed away. He wishes the family strength during this time.

As of June 14th, there were ten (10) persons who tested positive for COVID-19; however, thirteen (13) persons have recovered; bringing the total active cases to sixty-eight (68) Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, Omar Ottley hereby informs the public that he has received the final approval from the Netherlands for the food assistance program.

A grant will be provided by the Netherlands to execute the food assistance program for the next two months with the possibility to extend for an additional two months Read more

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Health Authorization Qr Code Allows For Fully Vaccinated Residents Of Sint Maarten And Bes Islands To Enter Country Without Testing Protocols.

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, Omar Ottley would like to inform the public that as of Monday June 14th, residents of Sint Maarten, Saba, Sint Eustatius and Bonaire can enter the country without a negative rt-PCR or antigen test once they are fully vaccinated for two weeks or more after their second dose in a 2-dose series of the Pfizer, AstraZeneca or Moderna vaccines or two weeks after a single-dose vaccine of the Johnson & Johnsons Janssen vaccine.

EHAS has been updated and will now issue a QR code with each Health Authorization Pre-Approval as of June 9th Read more

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Job Portal To Be Revamped And Relaunched By Sites On Us

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, Omar Ottley would hereby like to inform the public that the job portal, previously referred to as www.jobopportunities.sx is being revamped and relaunched. An agreement was signed on Tuesday June 8th with Sites on US, and the work to roll out the tasks has begun.

The job portal will serve as the primary tool for the National Employment Service Center (NESC) and will aid greatly in boosting the job matching process between employers and suitable job seekers Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, Omar Ottley would like to inform the public that as of Monday, June 14th, residents of Sint Maarten, Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Bonaire can enter the country without a negative rt-PCR or antigen test once they are fully vaccinated for two weeks or more after their second dose in a 2-dose series of the Pfizer, AstraZeneca or Moderna vaccines or two weeks after a single-dose vaccine of the Johnson & Johnsons Janssen vaccine.

EHAS has been updated and will now issue a QR code with each Health Authorization Pre-Approval as of June 9th Read more

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8 Confirmed Covid-19 Cases Today

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – The Minister ofPublic Health,Social Development and LaborOmar Ottleyextends his sincere condolencesto the familyand friendsof Sint Maartens31stCOVID-19 victim, whohaspassed away.Heart felt thoughts go out the familyin this time of sorrow.

As of June 10th, there were eight (8) persons who tested positive for COVID-19; howeverone (1) person had recovered; bringing the total active cases to seventy seven (77). The total number of confirmed cases is now two thousand five hundred eleven (2511). 

The Collective Prevention Services (CPS) are monitoring seventy three (73) people in home isolation Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The Minister of Public Health, Social Development, and Labor Omar Ottley extends his sincere condolences to the family and friends of Sint Maartens 31st COVID-19 victim, who has passed away. Heartfelt thoughts go out to the family in this time of sorrow.

As of June 10th, there were eight (8) persons who tested positive for COVID-19; however, one (1) person had recovered; bringing the total active cases to seventy-seven (77) Read more

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Job Portal To Be Revamped And Relaunched By Sites On Us

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, Omar Ottley would hereby like to inform the publicthat the job portal,previously referred to aswww.jobopportunities.sxis being revamped and relaunched. An agreement was signedon Tuesday June 8thwith Sites on US, and thework to roll out the taskshas begun.

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PHILIPSBURG:---  Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, Omar Ottley would hereby like to inform the public that the job portal, previously referred to as www.jobopportunities.sx is being revamped and relaunched. An agreement was signed on Tuesday, June 8th with Sites on the US, and the work to roll out the tasks has begun.

The job portal will serve as the primary tool for the National Employment Service Center (NESC) and will aid greatly in boosting the job matching process between employers and suitable job seekers Read more

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Minister Ottley Meets Myles Turner Of Indiana Pacers

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — The Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, Omar Ottley met with Myles Christian Turner of the Indiana Pacers Basketball team and discussed ways of promoting and increasing safe tourism on the Island.

On behalf of Myles foundation, W.A.R.M, he is donating 10k worth of masks for children and young adults on the island.

He also mentioned an interest in contributing to the community of Sint Maarten through his foundation and will keep in touch for this purpose Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:---  The Minister of Public Health, Social Development, and Labor, Omar Ottley met with Myles Christian Turner of the Indiana Pacers Basketball team and discussed ways of promoting and increasing safe tourism on the Island. On behalf of Myles foundation, W.A.R.M, he is donating 10k worth of masks for children and young adults on the island Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The Minister of Public Health, Social Development, and Labor, Omar Ottley extends his deepest condolences to the family and friends of Sint Maartens 30th COVID-19 victim, who has passed away. He wishes the family strength during their time of grief.

As of June 8th, there were eleven (11) persons who tested positive for COVID-19; however, twelve (12) persons have recovered; bringing the total active cases to seventy-five (75) Read more

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Thank You To Immigration And CustomsOfficers From Ministers

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — On behalf of the Hon. Minister of Justice, Ms. Anna E. Richardson; the Hon. Minister of TEATT, Ms. Ludmila de Weever; the Hon. Minister of VSA, Mr. Omar Ottley, and theSint Maarten Tourist Bureau, we would like to express our appreciation to the hardworking Immigration and Customs Officers at the Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA)and at the Harbor for ensuring a smooth operation of their services on Saturday, June 5th 2021.

On Saturday,Sint Maarten welcomed our first call for homeporting of 2021, as well asanew flight servicecoming to the island Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- On behalf of the Hon. Minister of Justice, Ms. Anna E. Richardson; the Hon. Minister of TEATT, Ms. Ludmila de Weever; the Hon. Minister of VSA, Mr. Omar Ottley, and the Sint Maarten Tourist Bureau, we would like to express our appreciation to the hardworking Immigration and Customs Officers at the Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA)and at the Harbor for ensuring a smooth operation of their services on Saturday, June 5th, 2021.

On Saturday, Sint Maarten welcomed our first call for homeporting of 2021, as well as a new flight service coming to the island Read more

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First Passenger Cruise In 15 Months Set Sail On Saturday

Government officials pose for a group photo on Saturday while cruise ship Celebrity Millennium takes on passengers. From left: VSA Minister Omar Ottley, ECYS Minister Rodolphe Samuel, MP Grisha Heyliger-Marten, Justice Minister Anna Richardson, Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs, TEATT Minister Ludmila de Weever, Finance Minister Ardwell Irion, and MP George Pantophlet Read more

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8 Confirmed Covid-19 Cases Today

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – The Minister ofPublic Health,Social Development and LaborOmar Ottleyextends his heartfelt condolencesto the familyand friendsof Sint Maartens29thCOVID-19 victim, whohaspassed away. Hewishesthe familystrength duringtheir time of bereavement.

As of June 5th, there were eight (8) persons who tested positive for COVID-19; however four (4) persons have recovered; bringing the total active cases to eighty two (82). The total number of confirmed cases is now two thousand four hundred seventy nine (2479). 

The Collective Prevention Services (CPS) are monitoring seventy seven (77) people in home isolation Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The Minister of Public Health, Social Development, and Labor Omar Ottley extends his heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Sint Maartens 29th COVID-19 victim, who has passed away. He wishes the family strength during their time of bereavement.

As of June 5th, there were eight (8) persons who tested positive for COVID-19; however, four (4) persons have recovered; bringing the total active cases to eighty-two (82) Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- St. Maarten had much to celebrate on Saturday morning as the island made history by beginning Homeporting for cruise lines. The first cruise line that opted to begin their Caribbean cruise from St. Maarten is Celebrity.
Among those that attended the historic ceremony were Members of Parliament Grisha Heyliger Marten, Mellissa Gumbs with Ministers of Education Rodolphe Samuel, Minister of Health Omar Ottley, Minister of Finance Ardwell Irion, Minister of Justice Anna Richardson, Minister of Economic Affairs Ludmilla de Weever, and Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs Read more

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Ottley: Fully Vaccinated Visitors May Be Exempted From Testing

~ Plans to implement QR code system ~

PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor VSA Omar Ottley says in the coming weeks the ministry will allow fully vaccinated persons of two weeks or longer to enter St. Maarten without having to be tested for COVID-19.

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Scdf Endorses Drive To 85% Vaccination Campaign

~ For the love of Carnival, vaccinate! ~

POND ISLAND, Sint Maarten – The St. Maarten Carnival Development Foundation (SCDF) on Wednesday endorsed governments Island-wide vaccination awareness campaign The Drive to 85%, SXM race to normalcy. The initiative of Minister of Public Health Omar Ottley, the objective of the campaign is to encourage at least 85% of the community to go out and get vaccinated, in efforts to achieve herd immunity.

President of the SCDF Alston Lourens and Minister Ottley met briefly on Wednesday at which time Lourens assured the Minister that the foundation will do everything it can and use its entire platform to raise awareness and push the vaccination drive. 

Lourens explained that achieving herd immunity is important for the country and by extension St Read more

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