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Minister De Weever Shifts Focus To Parliament

~ Looks forward to working as legislator ~

Philipsburg, Sint Maarten Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Traffic, and Transportation (TEATT) Ludmila de Weever has decided to take up her seat in Parliament. After careful consideration during this delicate time and after close consultation with the many who keep St. Maartens best interests at heart, I decided to accept the parliamentary seat in accordance with article 105, paragraph 2 of the Electoral Ordinance, MinisterDe Weever stated.

On April 21st, the Central Voting Bureau (CVB) informed the Minister that she was elected to Parliament and had the option of choosing to take up her seat. Minister De Weever notified the United Peoples (UP) party, the Prime Minister, as well as the CVB yesterday of her intention to move to Parliament and take up a productive and active role in the legislative branch of government.

As Minister, I served my country with humility and dedication during its most severe economic crisis in generations Read more

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Las Empresas Podrn Abrir Nuevamente Hasta Las 2:00 A.M.

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – La Ministra de Turismo, Economa, Transporte y Telecomunicaciones (Ministerio de TEATT), Ludmila de Weever, dijo este mircoles que el Ministerio de TEATT y el Ministerio de Salud Pblica, Desarrollo Social y Trabajo (Ministerio de VSA), estn trabajando en una regulacin que permitira que los negocios de entretenimiento nocturno permanezcan abiertos hasta las 2:00 a.m Read more

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Businesses Will Be Able To Open Until 2.00Am Within Short

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transportation and Telecommunications(Ministry of TEATT), Ludmila de Weever,said on Wednesday that the Ministry of TEATT andthe Ministry of Public Health, Social Development andLabour(Ministry of VSA),are working on a ministerial regulation that would allow the nightlife entertainment businesses to remain open until 2.00AM.

The publication of the regulation may come as soon as this weekend which would permit those businesses to remain open instead of having to close at 12.00 AM which was the initial stipulation that was introduced for a two-week period in relation to the nations COVID-19 public health and safety protocols. 

Businesses are reminded to follow their COVID-19 Safe Framework business re-opening workplace plans that were submitted in the summer of 2020 regarding operations Read more

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Ministries Teatt, Vsa Meet With Business Sector Reps To Ramp Up Vaccination Campaign For Quicker Economic Recovery

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten  As part of the countrys economic recovery efforts, representatives of the Ministries of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunications (Ministry TEATT) and the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labour (Ministry VSA), recently held a virtual meeting with a majority of the tourism industrys stakeholders to discuss how to further profile the importance of the countrysvaccination campaign, the latter, seen as a key instrument in the further economic recovery of the nation. 

The goal is to vaccinate at least 70% of the local population by June 1st in order to achieve what epidemiologists refer to as herd immunity, i.e., where a sufficient number of people in a community become immune to an infectious disease. 

As Minister of TEATT, I would like to thank the private sector for their participation and contribution and look forward to their continued cooperation and support in this important endeavor Read more

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Frontier Airlines Announces Plans To Begin St Maarten Service This Summer With Nonstop Miami And Orlando Flights

SAINT MAARTEN  Low-fare carrier Frontier Airlines (NASDAQ: ULCC) today announced plans to begin service at Princess Juliana International Airport(SXM) in St. Maarten with nonstop Miami and Orlando flights beginning in July 2021.

Were overjoyed to add St Maarten to our route map this summer with nonstop Miami and Orlando flights,said Daniel Shurz, Senior Vice President of Commercial, Frontier Airlines. St. Maarten is a premier vacation destination known for its sun-filled outdoor activities and amazing scenery Read more

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Ministries Teatt, Vsa And Justice To Step Up Controls To Ensure Adherence To Covid-19 Public Health & Safety Protocols

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transportation and Telecommunications(Ministry of TEATT), Ludmila de Weever,said over the weekend, that the Ministries TEATT, theMinistry of Public Health, Social Development andLabour(Ministry of VSA),and the Ministry of Justice,will be stepping up controls of businesses making sure that they are adhering to the COVID-19 public health and safety protocols.

The aforementioned directive came out of an emergency Council of Ministers meeting on Good Friday, April 2nd that was called as a result of a major COVID-19 outbreak in the ABC islands (Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao).

The UK variant of the COVID-19 virus is wreaking havoc on the ABC islands, forcing Sint Maarten to place travel restrictions as of April 5 in order to protect the local population. There are various variants circulating on the island including the UK variant. On Saturday, Curacao reported over 4000 active COVID-19 cases, 120 persons hospitalized, 44 of them in the Intensive Care Unit, and a death toll of 44 persons.

Sint Maarten has come a long way since the beginning of the pandemic and the re-opening of our borders and economy nine-months ago Read more

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