On Monday, February 8, the Executive Council of the Island Territory of St. Maarten hereby informs the general public that the business opening hours adjustments are as follows:
- Regular opening hours from Monday—Saturday will remain 6am to 6:30pm.
- On Thursday (as ‘koopavond’) regular opening hours are extended from 6:30pm to 9:00pm (except where otherwise exempted). This implies that no exemption fee needs to be paid for being open during these hours.
- All businesses unless otherwise restricted are eligible to apply for extending opening hours on Sundays and days equal to Sunday from 11am to 3pm (expect where otherwise exempted).
- Yearly exemption fee is Naf. 150.00
As per the Business Opening Hours Ordinance (Landsverordening Winkelsluiting) PB 1969 no. 58, all businesses unless otherwise exempted are required to adhere to the abovementioned maximum opening hours and must comply with the relevant labor laws, requirements and policies.