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. In the national address of …
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Friday, April 10: Address of Island governor Jonathan Johnson on Covid-19 infection status
Friday, April 10: Address of Island governor Jonathan Johnson on Covid-19 infection status. Please be patient during the download of this message if you have a slow internet connection
Read More »30 respirators, medicines and protective equipment for care coronavirus patients to Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao
In the morning of Friday, April 10, a KLM flight left for Curacao with a large shipment of medical equipment, medicines and protective equipment for the three Leeward Islands of the Kingdom: Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao. With all goods a total of 30 additional IC respiratory beds can be realised …
Read More »50 positive COVID-19 cases now on Dutch side, 34 male, 16 female
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. Of the positive cases, 34 are male and 16 females. Prime Minister and Chairperson of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Silveria Jacobs said in a national …
Read More »Compliance and Enforcement Regarding the Corona Virus Crisis
Even though few or no infections have been detected on the BES islands, it is still necessary to adhere to rules and guidelines, because an infection is still possible, and it can spread at lightning speed. To this end, the islands have ratified new emergency regulations and the Public Prosecutor’s …
Read More »Navy vessel Zr.Ms. Karel Doorman will set course to the Caribbean on Monday
On Monday, April 13, the Navy vessel Zr.Ms. Karel Doorman will depart for the Caribbean from its home base in Den Helder. The Ministry of Defense is deploying the ship to provide support during the corona crisis. The plan is, that she will stay for three months, but that could …
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New COVID-19 case reported in St. Martin on Wednesday
One new coronavirus COVID-19 case on the French side has brought active cases back up to sixteen. Currently 11 cases are isolated at home and five are in hospital, including the latest case. Two COVID-19 patients originally from St. Martin have been transferred to the University Hospital in Guadeloupe leaving …
Read More »Preventative measures on Saba extended until April 19 – Travel restrictions until May 8
The preventative measures implemented three weeks ago to help avert the introduction of COVID-19 on Saba will be extended. Schools, daycare, after school care and after school activities, bars, hotels, and non-essential businesses and services will remain closed until April 19. Travel restrictions remain in place until May 8. Island …
Read More »3 more positive COVID-19 cases for Dutch side, quarantine period may increase to 21 days
Three more positive coronavirus COVID-19 cases have been recorded for Dutch St. Maarten bringing the total number of positive cases to 43, Prime Minister and Chairperson of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Silveria Jacobs announced on Wednesday. The genders of the three latest cases were not available. Authorities will continue …
Read More »Non-essential businesses closed on Statia by emergency ordinance
Non-essential businesses in St. Eustatius have been declared closed under the emergency ordinance that was introduced by the Public Entity to combat the coronavirus crisis pandemic. The ordinance remains in place until Wednesday, April 15, 2020. Government Commissioner Marnix van Rij said the upscaling of the state of emergency is …
Read More »Sint Maarten: Intense testing to be done in ‘hot spots’
Authorities have identified some coronavirus COVID-19 “hot spots” in the country as a result of contact tracing conducted particularly with the last sets of positive cases that are were not under Collective Prevention Services (CPS) monitoring and had been “in particular segments of society.” Prime Minister and Chairperson of the …
Read More »COVID-19 death toll for Dutch side now stands at 8
Eight deaths in Dutch St. Maarten have now been attributed to persons who had tested positive for the coronavirus COVID-19. Prime Minister and Chairperson of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Silveria Jacobs explained that the latter two, a male and a female, had passed away over the past week. Both …
Read More »Knops updates on the support to the Caribbean parts of The Netherlands
The Dutch government continues its assistance to the Caribbean parts of the Kingdom. The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment RIVM is in daily contact with the six islands, a doctor-epidemiologist will be going to St. Maarten, and the Dutch National Police will continue to assist St. Maarten. …
Read More »No new COVID-19 cases on French side for second consecutive day
active cases down to 15 No new coronavirus COVID-19 cases were reported on the French side for the second consecutive day. Four additional persons have recovered and were discharged from the Louis-Constant Fleming Hospital, bringing the number of active cases down to 15 (two in hospital and 13 isolated at …
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