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Finance Minister, Bankers: Use Guilders, Save Foreign Exchange

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten Residents and businesses on St. Maarten are called on to help keep the foreign exchange reserves ((United states dollars) in balance by turning to the countrys little used official currency – the Netherlands Antilles guilder.

The severe drop in tourism means no more US dollars coming in, Finance Minister Ardwell Irion announced at the press conference with the St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Chair of the EOC Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs announced that all schools will be closed as of Wednesday, March 18th, 2020.
As of midnight Tuesday, March 17th only residents of St. Maarten/ St. Martin will be allowed entry to St. Maarten until March 22nd. Jacobs said that on Saturday International flights were banned by Tuesday that has been adjusted whereby Caribbean nationals are also not allowed to enter St Read more

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Jacobs Confirms St. MaartenS First Covid-19 Case

~Schools and non-essential services to close for 2 weeks~

PHILIPSBURG--Chairperson of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs has confirmed the St. Maarten has recorded its first COVID-19 (coronavirus) case. This was stated in her national address held today, March 17.

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Witu Raises Some Concerns

MADAME ESTATE, Sint Maarten – While preparing this Press Release with the intention to reach out to our members (teaching and non teaching staff) at all schools to express our concerns to them as educators of the health crisis caused by COVID-19, WITU learned of the decision taken by the Prime Minister of Sint Maarten Ms. Silveria Jacobs to close all school on Dutch Sint Maarten as of Wednesday, March 18th, 2020 for the period of two weeks Read more

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Sint Maarten Registra Su Primer Caso De Covid 19 / Todas Las Escuelas Cierran El Mircoles

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – En un discurso nacional el martes, La Primera Ministra de Sint Maarten, la Honorable Silveria Jacobs, declar que Sint Maarten ha registrado su primer caso de COVID 19 confirmado.

Segn La Primera Ministra, quien tambin es la Presidenta del Centro de Operaciones de Emergencia, la persona viaj recientemente al Reino Unido a travs de Miami Read more

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President Of The Witu Elshot-Aventurin Reacts On The Decision Of Government To Closed The School

Philipsburg, Sint Maarten — Press release from WITU: While preparing this Press Release with the intention to reach out to our members (teaching and non teaching staff) at all schools to express our concerns to them as educators of the health crisis caused by COVID-19, WITU learned of the decision taken by the Prime Minister of Sint Maarten Ms. Silveria Jacobs to close all school on Dutch Sint Maarten as of Wednesday, March 18th, 2020 for the period of two weeks.

Over the past days we have had a number of our members with questions and concerns and WITU regret not being included in meetings with the EOC to be able to provide our members with insights and recommendations or to come up with appropriate responses to the pandemic in education Read more

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Esf Coordinators To Advise Pm On School Closures Today

ESF coordinators are expected to provide advice to Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs on school closures and other relevant restrictions today. In photo: The emergency EOC meeting in progress on Monday. Story on page .

PHILIPSBURG--Emergency Support Function (ESF) coordinators are expected to provide advice to Prime Minister (PM Read more

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Jacobs: Economic Impact Of Covid-19 Can Be More Devastating Than Irma

PM Silveria Jacobs (standing) addressing MPs on Monday, with members of the EOC present.

Govt. developing economic stimulus plan

PHILIPSBURG--The government of St. Maarten is busy developing an economic stimulus plan to deal with the potential economic fallout from the coronavirus disease COVID-19, which is spreading r Read more

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Mps Raise Concerns, Pose Questions On Covid-19

MPs during Mondays meeting.

PHILIPSBURG--Members of Parliament (MPs) on Monday expressed concern about the coronavirus COVID-19 disease and posed a number of questions to Chairperson of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs, some of which were answered during the meeting.

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Volunteers Roll Up Their Sleeves For Sxm Doet

Freshly painted playground games at Learning Unlimited Preparatory School.

Clients of White and Yellow Cross Care Foundation enjoying a breakfast buffet at Pure Ocean restaurant.

SXM Doet project coaches Makhicia Brooks and Caroline van Oost pose with Philipsburg Promo Board volunteers who beautified alleys in Philipsburg.

Girl power at the Seventh Day Adventist Church whilst erecting a new greenhouse structure.

PHILIPSBURG--An estimated 1,500 to 1,800 volunteers rolled up their sleeves to complete around ninety community projects for the sixth anniversary of SXM DOET, Friday and Saturday.

With recent developments involving the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, there were some precautionary postponements of projects that required the interaction of large numbers of volunteers with vulnerable groups like our elderly Read more

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Dutch Should Take Their Responsibility And Monitor Borders ---Mp Buncamper.

PHILIPSBURG: --- Several Members of Parliament expressed their concerns on the effects of the COVID- 19 a pandemic that has worldwide concerns causing many countries to shut down.
MP Claudius Buncamper called on the Dutch Government to monitor the borders because they asked for border control and it is now their competency. MP Buncamper said that he is concerned about the influx of Venezuelans that managed to secure refugee statuses on the French territory but crosses the border to work and live illegally on the Dutch side Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Reliable information reaching SMN News states that a patient is currently hospitalized at the St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) and he is currently in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) on a respirator because he has breathing distress. Based on the information SMN News understands that the patient was admitted at SMMC on Saturday.
The information provided to SMN News states that the patient has symptoms of the COVID-19 but that has not yet been confirmed since testing still has to be done.
While patients do end up on respirators before the COVID-19 outbreak the patient at SMMC could very well be St Read more

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The travel restrictions announced in Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs's second National Address on March 14th, 2020 are hereby further clarified.

On March 17th, only incoming visitors from the USA, Canada, Europe, UK and Ireland are restricted to enter the country of St. Maarten. This does not apply to St Read more

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Eoc Update: Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs On Travel Restrictions To St. Maarten March 15, 2020

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – The travel restrictions announced in Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs’s second National Address on March 14th, 2020 are hereby further clarified.

On March 17th, only incoming visitors from the USA, Canada, Europe, UK and Ireland are restricted to enter the country of St. Maarten. This does not apply to St Read more

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IntL. Flights From Us, Europe, Uk Cancelled For Two Weeks From Tues.

~Students, residents have 2 days to return home ahead of ban~

PHILIPSBURG--All international flights and cruises originating from the United States of America, Europe and the United Kingdom to Sint Maarten will be cancelled for two weeks as of Tuesday, March 17, Chairperson of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Prime Minister Silveria Jaco Read more

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Germans On Air France Flight Turned Back Due To Travel Restrictions

AIRPORT--Four German nationals, who arrived in St. Maarten on an Air France Flight today, Saturday, were restricted from entering St. Maarten and had to return on the same flight due to travel restrictions for Germany.

Chairperson of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs said in a national address on Read more

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Eoc Update: Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs On Travel Restrictions To St. Maarten (March 15Th, 2020)

EOC UPDATE: Date: 15th, March 2020 (Time – 2:35am)

The travel restrictions announced in Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs’s second National Address on March 14th, 2020 are hereby further clarified.

On March 17th, only incoming visitors from the USA, Canada, Europe, UK and Ireland are restricted to enter the country of St Read more

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~Students studying overseas can return home before ban.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs in a National Address on Saturday, March 14th said that the Government of St. Maarten have decided after meeting with EOC that a travel ban will be implemented for the United Kingdom, United States, and Europe for a period of two weeks, the ban takes effect on Tuesday, March 17th, 2020.

Students studying abroad can return to St Read more

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Svobe Informs Parents Of Schools Stance On Covid-19 Developments

EBENEZER--The School Board for Secondary Education SVOBE informed parents and guardians on where the SVOBE schools presently stand in light of the present developments surrounding COVID-19.

Prime Minister and Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) Chairperson Silveria Jacobs announced on Thursday that schools will remain open un Read more

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La Primera Ministra Jacobs Pospone El Carnaval 2020 Hasta Nuevo Aviso

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – La Primera Ministra y Presidenta del Centro de Operaciones de Emergencia Silveria Jacobs, tom la decisin de posponer el Carnaval 2020 despus de las reuniones de emergencia celebradas con el COE y los miembros del Parlamento el jueves 12 de marzo del 2020. La reunin de emergencia del COE fue convocada debido al anuncio de la Organizacin Mundial de la Salud (OMS) que COVID-19 se considera una pandemia a partir del 11 de marzo del 2020 Read more

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Jacobs Announces Additional Measures To Mitigate Potential Spread Of Covid-19

Prime Minister and Chair of the Emergency Operations Center Silveria Jacobs, is seen talking during an emergency meeting held with the EOC and Members of Parliament on Thursday, March 12, 2020.

PHILIPSBURG--Prime Minister and Chairperson of the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) Silveria Jacobs announced several additional measures to mitigate the potential spread of coronavirus COVID-19, at a press conference on Friday afternoon Read more

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Spain, Germany Added To Travel Restrictions List

PHILIPSBURG--Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs announced on Thursday that the travel restrictions list via air and sea to St. Maarten has been further updated as of March 12, to include Spain and Germany which have large COVID-19 clusters.

On Wednesday, the travel restrictions were upgraded from 14 to 21 days. Passengers and airline crew who have been in China (Peoples Republic), Hong Kong (SAR China), Iran, Italy, Japan, Korea (Rep.), Macao (SAR China), Singapore, Spain and Germany in the past 21 days, are not allowed to transit or enter St Read more

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~ Testing will be done in Guadeloupe.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Stakeholders that are part of the EOC along with its chair held a press conference on Friday afternoon to update residents on some of the decisions taken by the Government and EOC to tackle the COVID-19 (Coronavirus).

Jacobs in her presentation said the government took a number of decisions this past week one being adding Germany and Spain to the restriction list. Restrictions have changed from 14 days to 21 days for persons that may be in countries that have the COVID-19.

Residents that have been in areas that are on the restriction lists will be asked to self isolate at home as recommended by the World Health Organization.

Jacobs said that the Government of St Read more

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Spain And Germany Added To Travel Restrictions List

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs announced on Thursday that the travel restrictions list via air and sea to Sint Maarten has been further updated as of March 12, 2020 to include Spain and Germany which have large COVID-19 clusters.

On Wednesday the travel restrictions list was upgraded from 14 to 21 days.

Passengers and airline crew who have been in China (Peoples Republic), Hong Kong (SAR China), Iran, Italy, Japan, Korea (Rep.), Macao (SAR China), Singapore, Spain and Germany in the past 21 days, are not allowed to transit or enter Sint Maarten.

This does not apply to nationals of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (being from Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, Netherlands, St Read more

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