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~ De-escalation process begins with stiff social distancing measures and facial masks must be used.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- The EOC and the Multi-Disciplinary Task Force have decided to allow a number of businesses to reopen as of Monday, May 11th which is phase 1 of the de-escalation process. Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs said that phase 1 ends on May 18th and by then other businesses will be allowed to open for business Read more

~ De-escalation process begins with stiff social distancing measures and facial masks must be used.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- The EOC and the Multi-Disciplinary Task Force have decided to allow a number of businesses to reopen as of Monday, May 11th which is phase 1 of the de-escalation process. Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs said that phase 1 ends on May 18th and by then other businesses will be allowed to open for business Read more

St Maarten Anti Poverty Platform / St Maarten Consumers Coalition.

1. What is the governing program of this NA-UP government?
2. Will the Kingdom Council of Ministers amend the St Maarten Support and Relief Plan ?
3. What are the measures the Council of Ministers will present to Parliament next week?
4. Preliminary thoughts as union leader on the measures proposed by the Minister of Finance
5. How many homes have been build back better and stronger?
Topic 1. What is the governing program of this NA-UP government?
For us as Anti-Poverty Platform we are of the opinion that one of the objectives of a governing program and of the annual budgets should be that the more than 13,000 households have to be taken out of poverty Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister and Chair of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Silveria Jacobs hereby updates the general public for today, Thursday,May7, 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.

Based on the latest available data provided by Collective Prevention Services (CPS) Epidemiologist Eva Lista-de Weever, for today, May 7, 2020, as of 4:00 PM, there have been no new reported COVID-19 confirmed cases Read more

Prime Minister & Chair Of The Eoc Silveria JacobsUpdates On Covid-19 Developments

Prime Minister and Chair of theEmergency Operations Center (EOC)Silveria Jacobs hereby updates the general public fortoday, Thursday,May7, 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.

Based on the latest available data provided by Collective Prevention Services (CPS) Epidemiologist Eva Lista-de Weever, for today, May 7, 2020, as of 4:00 PM, there have been no new reported COVID-19 confirmed cases. The data does, however, show a decrease in active cases by 2, which relates to 2 more persons who have recovered. Furthermore, CPS updates that all patients who were isolated at the governments isolation facility have recovered and have returned home. CPS continues its community outreach, and will continue to test, and do contact tracing as needed to ensure that the virus is contained.  

The measures undertaken are having the desired effect. However, anyone identifying with flu-like symptoms should immediately contact their doctor or CPS at 914 as soon as possible Read more

Update: Woman Who Threatened Pm Arrested And Fined

PHILIPSBURG--Two persons who issued threats against Prime Minister (PM) Silveria Jacobs via social media site Facebook, have learnt the hard way that threatening public officials is not taken lightly.

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Man And Woman Who Threatened Pm, Fined

PHILIPSBURG--Two persons who issued threats against Prime Minister (PM) Silveria Jacobs via social media site Facebook, have learnt the hard way that threatening public officials is not taken lightly.

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Latest Covid-19 News In Spanish

PHILIPSBURG--El plan del gobierno es levantar el estado actual de emergencia en que se encuentra el pas a partir del domingo 17 de mayo, cuando expira la extensin de una semana, y reabrir gradualmente las empresas de manera gradual con los protocolos de seguridad necesarios. , Dijo el mircoles la presidenta del Primer Ministro y del Centro de Operaciones de Emergencia (COE), Read more

First Tranche Of Naf. 20.5M To Assist With Ssrp Approved

PM Silveria Jacobs during the virtual meeting on Wednesday.

PHILIPSBURGThe Kingdom Council of Ministers has approved the first tranche of NAf. 20.5 million to assist St. Maarten with the implementation of its St. Maarten Stimulus Support Relief Plan (SSRP).

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Jacobs: Plan Is To Lift State Of Emergency As Of May 17

Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs, some MPs and the Secretary-General of Parliament during Wednesday's virtual meeting of the Central Committee of Parliament.

PHILIPSBURG--Governments plan is to lift the current state of emergency the country is under as of Sunday, May 17, when the one-week extension expires, and to gradually Read more

Dutch Side Now 6 Days With No New Covid-19 Cases

Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs.

~ CPS reaches 1,000 in outreach, 16 symptomatic, one positive ~

PHILIPSBURG--As Dutch St. Maarten continues to flatten the curve of coronavirus COVID-19 cases, the country moved into its sixth day with no new confirmed cases on Tuesday.

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Prime Minister and Chair of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Silveria Jacobs hereby updates the general public for today, Tuesday, May 5, 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.

COVID-19 Cases
Based on the latest available data, as updated by CPS Epidemiologist Eva Lista-de Weever, the counts for today, May 5, 2020, as of 4:00 PM are as follows:
Self-Quarantine: 76
Self-Isolation: 46
Number Hospitalized: 5
Number Tested: 365
o Number Positive: 76
Male: 54
Female: 22
o Number Negative: 284
o Number Pending: 4
o Inconclusive: 1
Deceased: 14
Recovered: 44
Active Case: 18

It can be noted that there is now a downward trend in active cases that are COVID-19 positive Read more

One Death Added To Covid-19 Tally, No New Cases In Five Days

Silveria Jacobs

~ PM: We are out of crisis period ~

PHILIPSBURG--A person who passed away at St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) on April 24 has been added to the tally of persons in Dutch St. Maarten who have succumbed to the coronavirus COVID-19 thus far.

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~ No positive case in the past five days.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- As CPS cleaned up its data over the weekend they realized that they did not report at least one COVID-19 related case. The person passed around April 24th announced Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs said that the number of deceased now stands at 14. However, over the past five days, there have not been any positive cases reported on St Read more

Minister Of Justice Swears In Dutch Law Enforcement Assistance From The Netherlands

This assistance was requested due to foreseen challenges with the COVID19 Crisis

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – On Friday May 1, 2020, Philipsburg, the Honourable Minister of Justice Anna E. Richardson, welcomed and swore in a number of Royal Netherlands Marechaussee Officers, Police Officers and Royal Dutch Marines who arrived on April 27th, 2020 from the Netherlands and will be here in St. Maarten until August 2020. All had been tested for COVID-19 before their departure from the Netherlands and again once they arrived in Sint Maarten.

The request for military assistance was made to ensure that public order and public safety are further maintained Read more

~This assistance was requested due to foreseen challenges with the COVID19 Crisis.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- On Friday, May 1, 2020, Philipsburg, the Honourable Minister of Justice Anna E. Richardson, welcomed and swore in a number of Royal Netherlands Marechaussee Officers, Police Officers, and Royal Dutch Marines who arrived on April 27th, 2020 from the Netherlands and will be here in St. Maarten until August 2020. All had been tested for COVID-19 before their departure from the Netherlands and again once they arrived in Sint Maarten Read more

Update: State Of Emergency Extended By A Week

PHILIPSBURG--The State of Emergency under which the country has been placed in an effort to stem the spread of the highly infectious coronavirus COVID-19 will be extended by an additional week from May 10 to 17, Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs announced on Friday.

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Exercise Will Be Allowed On Road At Specific Times During Opening Days

~ More time for vulnerable groups ~

PHILIPSBURG--As authorities continue to deescalate the lockdown measures, Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs announced on Friday that residents will be allowed to exercise on the public roads in their respective districts during specific times in the morning and afternoon hours on days that es Read more

State Of Emergency To Be Extended By A Week

PHILIPSBURG--The state of Emergency under which the country has been placed in an effort to stem the spread of the highly infectious coronavirus COVID-19 will be extended by one additional week from May 10 to 17, Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs announced on Friday.

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~Frontline workers and seniors will be allowed to pay bills this week at GEBE.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- The EOC has decided to extend the shutdown on St. Maarten for another week, Chair of the EOC and Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs said that even though some measures were lifted EOC feels that since the lockdown the curve on COVID-19 is flattening and such they need more time to conduct further testing and further flatten the curve Read more

More Persons Being Tested For Covid-19

The COVID-19 cases in St. Maarten as of April 30.

PHILIPSBURG--An additional nineteen persons were tested for the coronavirus COVID-19 on Thursday, April 30, bringing the total number of persons tested up to 329, figures released by Prime Minister and Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Chairperson Silveria Jacobs show. On We Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister and Chair of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Silveria Jacobs hereby updates the general public for today, Thursday, April 30, 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.

COVID-19 Cases

Based on the latest available data, as updated by CPS Epidemiologist Eva Lista-de Weever, the counts for April 30, 2020 as of4:00 PM are as follows:

Self-Quarantine:         145Self-Isolation:             104Number Hospitalized:     7 (-1) Number Tested:          329Number Positive:          76 Male:                             54Female:                         22Number Negative:      251 (+20)Number Pending:            1(-1)Inconclusive:                  1Deceased:                      13 +1Recovered:                    44Active Cases:                19

This week, CPS launched an educational video on proper mask usage featuring Hygiene and Infection Control Practitioner Glenda Severin Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- In 2020 budget meeting member of parliament Omar Ottley stressed on the importance of mass rapid testing. This method has been adapted all over the world in places like America, Asia, and even Europe.
The MP went on to state that now is the time to exercise all options. The current method used by the government of St. Maarten is a PCR swab test done through the nasal area and goes to the throat.
Ottley went on to state that he is not at odds with the EOC or the epidemiologist but urges them to utilize both the PCR swab test and antibodies testing.
While there are arguments about the accuracy of the rapid antibody test being only 90% accurate as opposed to the desired 97% accuracy of the RT- PCR Test Read more

Ten Of The 13 Covid-19 Deaths Were Immigrants Who Reported Illness Late

Silveria Jacobs

PHILIPSBURG--Ten of the thirteen persons who passed away from the coronavirus COVID-19 in St. Maarten were from the immigrant community, some of them undocumented with pre-existing conditions, who reported their illness to authorities late.

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