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254 Million For First 3 Months In Financial 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 has resulted in a practical halt of all economic activities on the island. The foremost effected 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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Ministers & Parliamentarians Agree To Salary Reduction In Solidarity Initiative

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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