WYCCF to provide assistance to SMMC St. Maarten’s confirmed cases of COVID-19 have increased by one push­ing the total number of cases to 64 as of Friday, April 17. Epidemiologist and Head of Collective Pre­vention Services (CPS) Eva Lista-de Weever said during a press con­ference on Friday eve­ning that all …

The amphibious assault helicopter carrier Dixmude began offloading medical equipment for Louis-Constant Fleming Hospital on Friday morning following its arrival in St. Martin waters on Thursday. Helicopters were seen landing on the pitch of Jean-Louis Vanterpool Stadium delivering materials from the aircraft carrier that were picked up by the soldiers …

The Dutch Caribbean countries have barely complied in the past with agreements to realise balanced and timely budgets, to improve financial management and invest in good government. For this reason, the Kingdom government will set extensive conditions for additional financial assistance. State Secretary of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Raymond …

The state of emergency St. Maarten is currently under to help mitigate the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic is proposed to be extended by another three weeks. Prime Minister and Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Chairperson Silveria Jacobs said the national decree to extend the state of emergency is still …

The Mobile Medical Pavilion (MMP) and the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) hospitainer at St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) are now fully operational. SMMC said on Friday that the next step is to begin preparing the transfer of COVID-19 care to this area outside SMMC, for the hospital to allow regular …

Two more COVID-19 cases were reported for St. Martin by regional health authority ARS on Friday, but at the same time there were two recoveries. The two latest cases are isolated at home. The number of active cases is 13 [and – Ed.] has therefore not changed; eight at home …

AMI Project Manager Ashley Bryan and SMMC Medical Director Dr. Felix Holiday inside the ICU Hospitainer. A team consisting of thirty healthcare professionals from Aspen Medical International (AMI), a global provider of innovative healthcare solutions, has been in St. Maarten since April 8 assisting St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) in …

Four recoveries announced for St. Martin on Thursday by regional health authority ARS have brought the number of recoveries up to seventeen since the outbreak of COVID-19 began in the territory. The number of active cases is now down to 13. Eight are in isolation at home and five are …

Friday, April 17: Island Governor Jonathan Johnson updates on Covid-19 status When downloading, please be patient if you have a slow internet connection. Note: Persons whose jobs require them to be out during the curfew hours, are allowed to do this. The police have a list of who these persons …

In recent days, controls have been carried out on Saba in order to check the compliance with the measure of agglomeration of the emergency ordinance. On Sunday April 12th , 3 people were warned not to go outside the house. On Wednesday April 15th , 3 people were warned about …

To continue providing service to the com­munity the public entity St. Eustatius has introduced in­ternal measures to safeguard its workers during the current coronavirus COVID-19 global pandemic, while at the same time allowing vital functions to continue providing service. Measures were taken in con­nection with the decisions to close schools …

An EZ Air aircraft touched down at F.D. Roo­sevelt Airport in St. Eustatius on Wednesday with much-needed supplies for St. Eustatius, Saba and St. Maarten in the islands’ fight against coronavirus COVID-19. With the airspace ban extended, only medical aircraft and cargo flights are arriving and departing St. Eustatius. A …

Four recoveries announced for St. Mar­tin on Thursday by regional health authority ARS have brought the number of recoveries up to seventeen since the outbreak of COVID-19 began in the territory. The number of active cases is now down to 13. Eight are in isolation at home and five are …

To help with the further strengthening of public health in St. Maarten, the Dutch government – this week – dispatched two medical professionals to the island. On April 14, a nurse of the Netherlands National Institute for Public Health and the Environment RIVM and a Water, Sanitation and Hygiene expert …

The Health Ministry’s Collective Prevention Services (CPS) believes that residents with symptoms associated with the coronavirus COVID-19 are underreporting their statuses due to fears of repercussions, Prime Minister and Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Chairperson Silveria Jacobs said on Thursday evening.   While the CPS-led team of trained medical professionals and …