SXMElections.com

Los Trabajadores Del Ehas Impugnan Su Despido Por El Ministro Ottley

PHILIPSBURGEl abogado de dos de los cinco trabajadores del Sistema Electrnico de Autorizacin de Salud (EHAS) de St. Maarten, cuyo empleo fue despedido el sbado por el Ministro de Salud Pblica, Desarrollo Social y Trabajo VSA Omar Ottley, ha convocado al Ministro a respetar el estado permanente. de su empleo, con base en el Cdigo Civil. El Ministro Ottley se neg a hacerlo y bloque a los trabajadores del sistema.

Ottley recibi una carta el jueves del abogado que representa a dos de los trabajadores de EHAS con ms antigedad Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

Uoc Dr. Moises Da Costa Gomez Sint Maarten Division Moves To Brooks Tower/Minister Of Ecys Drs. Samuel Shares Speaking Time With Initiator Of Law Program Gibson Sr

HARBOR VIEW, Philipsburg, Sint Maarten – As they take steps to restart the law programme on Sint Maarten, the University of Curacao Dr. Moises da Costa Gomez Sint Maarten Division in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport has taken steps to resume its law program on Sint Maarten.

As a result, the institution opened its new location at the Brooks Tower Building in Harbor View. This was done during an in person/virtual ceremony held on Friday, April 23rd Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

Minister Vsa Meets Newly Appointed Ilo Caribbean Director

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – The Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labour, the Honourable Richard Panneflek, recently met with the newly appointed Director of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Decent Work Team and Office for the Caribbean, Mr. Dennis Zulu, and his support staff.

Minister Pannefleks discussions centered around the impact of COVID-19 on the labour market, the measures taken by the government of Sint Maarten to mitigate the spread, as well as the stimulus plan to assist those affected.  

The Director shared recent developments the ILO is undertaking with other Caribbean countries within the region regarding the impact that COVID-19 is having on their respective labour markets and how the ILO can provide the necessary technical assistance which would result in labour markets becoming more resilient and robust.

Minister Panneflek emphasized the importance of the availability of reliable and accurate labour market statistics Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

Travel Restrictions In Effect For Abc Islands Effective Monday April 5Th

PHILIPSBURG,Sint Maarten The Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA), Richard Panneflek hereby informs the public that effective Monday April 5,travelrestrictionsfrom the ABC islands to St Maartenwill go into effect.

Considering the regional epidemiology and consequent likelihood of imported cases from highly concentrated pools of the UK variant (B.1.1.7), together with the absence of systematic nationwide genetic surveillance on Sint Maarten, CPS recommends temporary border closures to Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao, effective immediately Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

Minister Of Vsa Conducts Work Visit To Fire And Ambulance Department

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten On Friday, March 26, 2021, The Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor(VSA), Richard Panneflekandhis staff had a working visit at the Fire and Ambulance department in Cay Hill.

In collaboration with RAV Brabant MWN and the Ambulance Service SXM, instructors Rudy Verschuren, Harm Verbeeten, Lianne van Driel and Ruud Verhalle trained in scenario education.The unique aspect of thetraining was the collaboration with all parties, police, fire brigade, Dutch Marines and Dispatch Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

No Vaccinations At Belair Community Center Friday. Close To 11.000 Registered For A Vaccine

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) The Vaccination Management Team (VMT)would like toinformthe public that the Belair Community Center will not be open forthe administering ofCOVID-19 vaccinations on Friday, March 26th, due to a previously planned event. Vaccinations at Belair will resume on Monday the 29th of March.

Additionally, the VMT would like to inform the public that the Collective Prevention Service (CPS) and Belair Community Center will not be open for vaccinations during the public holidaysof Friday, April 2nd, and Monday, April 5th.

The number of registrations for a vaccine has climbed to nearly 11.000 persons (16% of the total eligible population) after Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labour (Ministry VSA) Richard Panneflek announced that all persons of 18 years and older residing on Sint Maarten can now be vaccinated. 

To reach the required 70% to achieve herd immunity before the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season, registration numbers must increase considerably. 

Members of the community are reminded to register for the COVID-19 vaccine Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

Second Batch Of The Pfizer Vaccine Arrived On Friday

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) Thesecond batch ofthePfizer vaccine,arrivedin the country on Friday, March 19. TheMinisterof Public Health, Social Development (Ministry VSA)Richard Panneflek, was at the Princess Juliana International Airport on Friday when the shipment came in ona scheduledRoyal Dutch Airlines KLMflight.

The second batch consists of 7.020 doses of the Pfizer / BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

** Covid-19 Testing Facility Now Open At Princess Juliana Airport. **

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten  The Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA), Richard Panneflek hereby informs the public that PJIAE in cooperation with HealthcareLaboratory (HCLS), has opened a COVID-19 testing facility at Princess Juliana Airport. Passengers who are traveling to US territory, both tourists and residents can make use of this facility from 11am until 4 pm daily Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

The United Kingdom Removed From The Travel Ban List And Joins Aruba, Curacao, And Bonaire As High Risk Countries

PHILIPSBURG The Minister of Public Health, Social
Development and Labor (VSA), Richard Panneflek hereby
informs the public that as of March 23rd, 2021 the countries
Bonaire and Curacao, as is the case for Aruba will be graded
High Risk.

Effective immediately, The United Kingdom
which was previously on the ban list was moved to High
Risk Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

20 Women Honored On Iwd For Exemplary Work In Their Community

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM)  Womens Desk, a division within Community Development, Family & Humanitarian Affairs (CDFHA) from the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labour (Ministry VSA) in collaboration with Prominent Women,honored 20 women on March 8, International Womens Day (IWD) who have done exemplary work in the community especially during the COVID 19 lock down. 

The #ChooseToChallenge event was empowering, filled with laughter and cheer, enjoyed by all, and was well attended.

Considering the COVID-19 guidelines, the celebration was somewhat restricted/downscaled in an attempt to conduct the event efficiently as possible. 

As such the following women were honored in the presence of the Minister of VSA, Richard Panneflek, a few guests, and the organizing committee. 

The honorees were, Ms Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

Cps Commences With Stakeholder Covid-19 Vaccine Information Sessions

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) The Ministry of Public Health, Social Development & Labour (Ministry VSA) Collective Prevention Services (CPS) this weekcommenced with its trajectory of informing various communities about the COVID-19 vaccine and the National Vaccination Implementation Strategy.

The first information session took place with representatives of the Haitian Community on Tuesday evening at the Government Administration Building. The session was held under strict social distancing guidelines.

The community leaders were provided with a presentation about the COVID-19 vaccine; how the rollout will take place on Sint Maarten; and there was also a Question & Answer segment at the end of the session.

Minister of VSA Richard Panneflek was also present for the information session Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

Nuevas Variantes Del Virus Covid-19

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – El Ministro de Salud Pblica, Desarrollo Social y Trabajo (VSA), Richard Panneflek, desea informar al pblico de las nuevas variantes del virus COVID-19 que circulan por el mundo.

Tres de estas nuevas variantes han demostrado ser ms infecciosas que las cepas originales de COVID-19 y se han originado en Sudfrica, Brasil y el Reino Unido Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

New Variants Of The Covid-19 Virus

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten The Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labour (VSA), Richard Panneflek would hereby like to inform the public of the new variants of the COVID-19 virus circulating around the world. Three of these new variants have shown to be more infectious than the original COVID-19 strains and have originated from South Africa, Brazil, and the United Kingdom Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

First Deliveries Of Covid-19 Vaccines Around The 15Th Of February To The Caribbean Part Of The Kingdom

CARIBBEAN NEDERLAND – The Caribbean part of the Kingdom is on track to start vaccinating against COVID-19 around the 15th of February 2021, just as planned. The RIVM is preparing the first shipments of vaccines. For Saba and St. Eustatius it concerns the first delivery of the Moderna vaccine. For Bonaire Curaao, Aruba and St. Maarten, this first phase concerns vaccines from BioNTech/Pfizer.

Hard work
Minister Zita Jesus-Leito (Curaao), Minister Danguillaume Oduber (Aruba), Minister Richard Panneflek (Sint-Maarten) and State Secretary Paul Blokhuis (the Netherlands), have jointly confirmed in their four-country consultation that they want to offer the opportunity to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to all adults in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

Minister Of Vsa Partners With Healthcare Organizations For Covid-19 Vaccination Support

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten The Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labour (VSA), Richard Panneflek was accompanied by the Head of Collective Prevention Services (CPS), Mrs. Eva Lista- De Weever to meet with Red Cross officials Sebastian Kachadourian, Regional program Manager for food assistance program, Lorren Mangwiro, humanitarian diplomacy advisor, and Fanny de Swarte, Head of Mission Recovery Irma, to discuss support from the Red Cross with the launching of the COVID-19 vaccination planning and implementation process Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

Simpsonbay Resort Marina & Spa Agrega Pruebas De Covid-19 A Las Instalaciones

SIMPSON BAY, Sint Maarten – El Ministro de Salud Pblica, Desarrollo Social y Trabajo (VSA), Richard Panneflek estuvo acompaado por la Jefa de Servicios de Prevencin Colectiva (CPS), Sra. Eva Lista-De Weever y una delegacin de la Cruz Roja el sbado 23 de enero, donde recibi una invitacin para visitar un lugar de prueba en las instalaciones de Simpsonbay Resort Marina & Spa Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

Transitional Shelter Program In Sucker Garden Renewed

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten The Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labour (VSA), Richard Panneflek is elated to announce that the transitional shelter program has been extended for one year. A public bidding process will also be underway to ensure a contract for 2 to 3 years is established in line with transparency and good governance Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

Cps Offers Free- Drive Through Testing For All Members Of The Community

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten The Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labour (VSA), Richard Panneflek hereby informs the public that Collective Prevention Services (CPS)

will be opening the drive through testing in Point Blanche at the lot before the harbor for all individuals daily, as of today Monday, January 11. Free testing will be done during the morning hours from 9:30am- 11:30am Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

** Cps Offers Free- Drive Through Testing For All Members Of The Community **

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – The Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labour (VSA), Richard Panneflek hereby informs the public that Collective Prevention Services (CPS)

will be opening the drive through testing in Point Blanche at the lot before the harbor for all individuals daily during the morning hours from 9:30am- 11:30am, starting Monday, January 11. This is a shift in the process as currently the drive through was by appointment only.  

CPS will still maintain their appointments from the hours of8:00am – 9:30am daily, however anyone who wants to be tested can now do so.  The drive through will be open daily for anyone who comes forward. 

Minister Panneflek encourages persons who are experiencing signs and symptoms which may be related to COVID-19, and persons who have been in close contact with a confirmed case to come out and make use of this opportunity to get tested Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

Public Holiday, Carnival Day April 30Th 2020 To Be Celebrated On Monday, December 28Th 2020

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten TheMinister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA), Richard Panneflekhereby informs the public that theCouncil of Ministershas agreedto celebrate the National Public Holidayknown asCarnival Day,which was on Thursday,April30th2020 on Monday,December 28th2020.

Minister Panneflek wishes all a safe and Happy Holidays Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

Cps To Pilot Antigen Tests On Monday December 21

PHILIPSBURG, Sint MaartenThe Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labour (VSA), Richard Panneflek hereby informs the public that Collective Prevention Services (CPS) will be offering a drive through community testing pilot in Point Blancheatthe lot before the harborfrom 10 AM – 12 PM on Monday 21 December.

Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

Ambulance Department Announces The Implementation Of Medical Priority Dispatch System

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten The Central Dispatch Center is excited to announce the recently implementedAdvanced Medical Priority Dispatch version 13.3 of the Medical Priority Dispatch System (MPDS) from the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch (IAED) better to serve the citizens of St. Maarten in medical emergencies.

Ambulance dispatchers using the newly implemented protocol system:

* will follow internationally recognized standards

* give universal, consistent care and service to every caller

* gather critical emergency call information for responders

* identify life-threatening situations

* safely prioritize calls for appropriate and fast response

* provide Zero Minute Dispatch Life Support using Pre-Arrival 

  and Post-Dispatch Instructions

Implementing the medical protocol enables dispatchers to accurately assess each emergency and send the best response possible while safeguarding valuable and limited emergency services resources and increasing safety for both citizens and responders. 

A key benefit of our Central Dispatch Center will now provide a constant stream of crucial and updated scene information in an organized manner to field responders en-route Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

15 Confirmed Covid-19 Cases Today

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – The Honorable Minister ofPublic Health Social Development and Labour (VSA)Richard Panneflekextends hisdeepest condolences to the familyand friendsof Sint Maartens26thCovid-19 victim, who passed away. Hewishesthe familypeace and strength during this difficult time.

As of December 4th, there were fifteen (15) persons who tested positive for COVID-19; however there was a recovery rate of fourteen (14) persons Read more

---

Candidates in this article:

Travel Entry Requirements Updated To Allow Rapid Antigen Tests

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten The Ministers of TEATT Ludmila de Weever and VSA Richard Panneflek have updated the entry requirements to include antigen testing with effective date of November 25th.
Travelers to St Read more

---

Candidates in this article: