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Sale Of Alcohol Suspended To Reduce Domestic Abuse

Prime MinisterSilveria Jacobs.

PHILIPSBURG--Reducing the possibilities of domestic abuse occurring in homes during the currently two-week lockdown was the primary reason behind the move by authorities to temporarily suspend the sale and purchase of alcohol.

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St. Maarten will have to accept conditions for financial assistance from the Netherlands

PHILIPSBURG:--- Patients that are suffering from diabetes and hypertension and are running out of food supply should call 711 to get emergency delivery says Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs in responding to questions posed by SMN News. Dr. Felix Holiday Medical Director of St Read more

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Banks Making Arrangements To Assist Seniors With Pension Payments

PHILIPSBURG--Banks in the country are currently making special arrangements to assist senior citizens, who are supposed to be paid their pensions next week.

The arrangement will include seniors being able to visit the bank. Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs said also that efforts are also being made for persons who had been paid, but were unable to access their funds, to have access Read more

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Persons With Disaster Passes Allowed To Shop At Supermarkets

~To allow shops to focus on delivering to persons who cannot leave homes~

PHILIPSBURG--Persons in possession of a disaster pass and emergency workers, who are allowed to be on the road as they are working, will be able to shop directly at supermarkets and grocery stores.

Prime Minister and Chairperson of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Read more

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~ Disaster Pass Holders allowed to enter Supermarkets to shop.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Field testing for the COVID-19 is currently on hold as the test kits St. Maarten was expecting to arrive on Friday and Saturday did not arrive announced Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs on Saturday evening. Jacobs said that tests that are taken have to be sent to Guadeloupe for analysis Read more

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Lives Of Food Delivery Volunteers Being Threatened

Jacobs holds up part of the banner that will be posted on vehiclesdelivering food to the needy in the various districts.

~711 number soon for persons to register for aid by phone~

PHILIPSBURG--Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs on Friday evening condemned the threats being made to the lives of persons who are going into the various districts to deliver food packages to persons in need.This comes one day after the PM said persons had been attempting to steal the food packages during deliveries Read more

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Dutch Side Records 9Th Covid-19 Death, Five Persons Now Recovered

Silveria Jacobs.

PHILIPSBURG--The ninth person in Dutch St. Maarten who tested positive for the coronavirus COVID-19 passed away at St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) on Thursday evening, while a total of five persons have now recovered from the highly infectious virus.

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Shutdown Can Be Extended If Necessary

PHILIPSBURG--The two-week shutdown introduced to stem the spread of the highly infectious coronavirus COVID-19 can be extended if it has to be, Prime Minister and Chairperson of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Silveria Jacobs said on Friday evening.

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Jacobs Urges Landlords To Be Patient, Says Tenants With Income Should Pay Their Rent

PHILIPSBURG--Prime Minister and Chairperson of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Silveria Jacobs on Friday called on landlords to be patient with their tenants who have lost their jobs noting that the unemployed will be receiving assistance from government, which they can use to pay bills such as their rents.

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Jacobs Blunt Message Goes Viral

The no-nonsense tone of Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs, in pleading with St. Maarteners to take social distancing seriously in the fight against the new coronavirus COVID-19, has gone viral on Twitter, and was featured most notably on CBS News, Buzzfeed News and The Daily Show with Trevor Noah.

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs announced that one of the COVID-19 patients that were hospitalized at the St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) passed away on Thursday night. Jacobs said so far, there are now 9 deaths recorded on the Dutch side of the island while 5 persons recovered from COVID-19. Jacobs said there is still one person in critical condition.
The Prime Minister said those that passed away had other underlying conditions Read more

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Vks Supporting Enforcement Of Anti-Coronavirus Measures

VKS officers about to go out for patrol on March 22. This was to remind businesses to close at 6:00pm.

PHILIPSBURG--While much has been said about the Royal Dutch Marine Corps and the St. Maarten Police Force KPSM enforcing business closures and the 24-hour curfew all measures instituted by Prime Minister and Chairperson of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Silveria Jacobs to halt the local spread of coronavirus COVID-19 comparatively little is spoken of the role of the St Read more

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Cbcs Receives Naf. 50.2 Million Liquidity Support For St. Maarten

PHILIPSBURG--The Central Bank for Curacao and St. Maarten (CBCS) has received the NAf. 50.2 million in liquidity support from the Netherlands, Prime Minister and Chairperson of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Silveria Jacobs said on Thursday evening.

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50 Positive Covid-19 Cases Now On Dutch Side, 34 Male, 16 Female

Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs

PHILIPSBURG--The number of persons who have tested positive for the coronavirus COVID-19 in Dutch St. Maarten has increased to 50, as of 4:00pm Thursday.

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs announced on Thursday that there are now 50 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on the Dutch side of the island while 8 persons have died due to the pandemic. She said two of those persons had underlying causes that they were dealing with.
There are 133 persons on self-quarantine, 203 persons on self-isolation, 134 persons were tested, 50 tested positive, two of which are hospitalized, one is still pending Read more

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~ SXM Working on getting assistance from CUBA. ~

PHILIPSBURG: --- Persons within the community that has COVID-19 related symptoms should not hesitate to contact CPS whether or not they have health insurance.
Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs in response to a question posed by SMN News during live Council of Minister's press briefing said that persons that call CPS are not asked about health insurance, she said that that this is a pandemic and government is shouldering the expenses for everyone that is infected.
So far, St Read more

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Covid-19 Death Toll For Dutch Side Now Stands At 8

Silveria Jacobs .

PHILIPSBURG--Eight deaths in Dutch St. Maarten have now been attributed to persons who had tested positive for the coronavirus COVID-19.

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~hotspots identified, CPS will conduct intense screening.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- St. Maarten has recorded 8 deaths related to COVID-19 announced Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs on Tuesday evening. Jacobs said two persons who died some days ago was added to the list now because, in the beginning, it was not clear what caused the two-person death because they had underlying health conditions Read more

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More Than 1,000 Requests For Emergency Waivers Submitted

Minister Panneflek

PHILIPSBURG--The St. Maarten Police Force KPSM has been inundated with requests for emergency waivers to move around during the 24-hour curfew and more than 1,000 requests have been submitted, said Prime Minister and Chairperson of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Silveria Jacobs on Monday evening.

Persons not in possession of a disaster pass can apply for an emergency waiver so that they can move around on the Dutch-side during the curfew Read more

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General Practitioners Offices To Remain Open

Prime Minster Silveria Jacobs

PHILIPSBURG--Prime Minister and Chair of the EOC (Emergency Operations Center) Silveria Jaobs says she will permit General Practitioners (GP) offices to remain open.

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Supermarkets, Food SuppliersAllowed To Make Deliveries To Clients From Tuesday

PM Silveria Jacobs.

PHILIPSBURG--Residents who require urgently needed items will be able to place an order to their neighborhood supermarket as of Tuesday and that order will be delivered to their residence with payment being made with as little contact as possible. The list of numbers, What'sApp numbers and email addresses where Read more

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Algunos Supermercados Y Proveedores De Alimentos Autorizados Podrn Hacer Entregas A Clientes A Partir Del Martes

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Los residentes que requieran artculos que se necesitan con urgencia podrn realizar un pedido en el supermercado de su vecindario a partir del martes y ese pedido se entregar en su residencia con el pago realizado con el menor contacto posible. El Departamento de Comunicaciones (DCOMM) publicar prximamente la lista de nmeros, los nmeros de aplicaciones y las direcciones de correo electrnico donde se pueden realizar los pedidos.

  La primera ministra y presidenta del Centro de Operaciones de Emergencia (COE) Silveria Jacobs hizo el anuncio en un discurso nacional el lunes por la noche.

 Despus de una videoconferencia con supermercados y proveedores de alimentos el lunes, Jacobs dijo que se decidi que a todos los proveedores de alimentos se les permitir hacer entregas a partir del martes 7 de abril a los clientes, incluidas las tiendas de comestibles ms pequeas, a French St Read more

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Pfp Questions Jacobs On Abrupt Nature Of Total Lockdown

PFP MP RaeyhonPeterson.

PHILIPSBURG--Party For Progress (PFP) Members of Parliament (MPs) Melissa Gumbs and Raeyhon Peterson, submitted what they called pressing questions to Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs on the abrupt nature of the decision to place the country under a 24 hour curfew and lockdown for two weeks.

PFP said in a press release that the news of the total lockdown, while rumored since Friday on social media, came as an abrupt shock for many Read more

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PHILIPSBURG: --- Supermarkets on the south side of the island will open only to conduct delivery to their clients, on the French side and the BES islands. Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs made the announcement on Monday afternoon.
Jacobs made clear that that the supermarkets will not all be opened to the public; clients can make orders for essential items and not luxury items by emails or WhatsApp number that will be later published Read more

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