SMMC halts non-emergency medical procedures, Policlinics to continue

In light of the resurgence of active COVID-19 cases on St. Maarten, St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) has temporarily halted all non-emergency medical procedures and surgeries until further notice. This…

Minister Doran meets with District cleaners

Encourages residents to follow Pre-hurricane cleanup schedule The Honorable Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment & Infrastructure, Mr. Egbert J. Doran, and staff members of the Department of Infrastructure…

Openbaar Ministerie schikt met geldtransactiekantoren

Financiële dienstverlening zonder vergunning strafbaarDe officier van justitie van het Parket Procureur-Generaal van Curaçao, Sint Maartenen Bonaire, Sint Eustatius en Saba (“OM”) heeft een tweetal geldtransactiekantorenop Sint Maarten – Popular…

Public Prosecutor’s Office reaches settlement with money remitters

Conducting financial services without a license is punishableIn order to avoid further prosecution, the Public Prosecutor of the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Curacao, Sint Maarten and Bonaire, St. Eustatius and…

Government’s counterproposal rejected in Kingdom Council of Ministers Meeting

The counterproposal for COVID-19 third tranche of liquidity support had been finalized by the Council of Ministers ahead of the August 14, 2020, Kingdom Council of Ministers (Rijks Ministerraad) meeting.  To…

Community advised to monitor the progress of a developing weather system east of the Lesser Antilles

The Fire Department/Office of Disaster Management (ODM) Fire Chief/National Disaster Coordiantor Clive Richardson is calling on the community to closely monitor the progress of an area of low pressure located…

COVID-19 has decreased to 198 confirmed

As of August 19th, St. Maarten has confirmed fifteen new cases of persons who have tested positive for the Corona Virus (COVID-19), however there was a recovery of 26 persons;…

Government Administration Building Closed for Scheduled Sanitization

As part of the protocol to ensure the continuous safety of government employees and the general-public, Deputy Prime Minister Egbert J. Doran has announced the closure of the Government Administration…