The corona virus poses major challenges for citizens and companies. Customs CN also sees that many want to contribute to the fight against the virus. For example, by donating personal protective equipment to healthcare institutions. This is urgently needed, because there is a great shortage of these resources. Customs CN …

The consequences of the measures in connection with the coronavirus are profound for many companies. The RCN unit of Social Affairs and Employment (Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid, SZW) wants to prevent employers from having to fire employees. In order to help employers to keep their personnel,  SZW has implemented an …

Vulnerable children have a particularly hard time during the corona crisis and the measures regarding ‘social distancing’.  There is a risk that they will have to deal with more domestic violence and child abuse. That is why Jeugdzorg en Gezinsvoogdij CN (JGCN) calls on everyone to help keep an eye …

Address Island Governor Jonathan Johnson on Covid-19 situation – March 30, 2020

People of St. Maarten, both at home and abroad, I hereby address you, as Prime Minister and Chair of the EOC (Emergency Operations Center), in an update for today Sunday, March 29, 2020, as part of the process to keep the community of St. Maarten informed about the latest developments …

St. Martin saw a sudden jump in coronavirus COVID-19 cases on Sunday, with two cases hospitalized, one confined to home, and the first recorded death linked to the virus, the Prefecture and regional health authority ARS reported.   Not counting two patients who previously recovered, and the one deceased, total …

In connection with COVID-19, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management is extending the flight ban until April 10th, 2020 at 6:00 PM (local time). The ban on air traffic with passengers in the airspace over Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba applies to EU countries, the UK, Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, …

St. Martin and St. Barths recorded one additional coronavirus COVID-19 case each on Saturday, March 28, regional health agency ARS confirmed, bringing active cases in St. Martin to 12. The two new respective cases are confined to their homes in St. Martin and St. Barths. Five patients are currently in …

St. Maarten has registered three new coronavirus COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of official active cases on the Dutch side to 6. One of the cases is not travel related. Prime Minister and Chairperson of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Silveria Jacobs said in a national address on Saturday …

We just got our first test results in and it’s a negative.

Lately, everyone has been quite preoccupied with the threat of infection. The government’s calls to comply with the rules and guidelines in this serious situation and the many emergency regulations made by the government confirm the seriousness of the current situation. Fortunately, most people comply to the rules. Unfortunately, not …

Another new coronavirus COVID-19 case in St. Martin has been hospitalized bringing total cases to date up to 11, the Préfecture and health agency ARS reported on Friday. Of the seven hospitalized cases mentioned in the ARS bulletin, five are in the Louis-Constant Fleming Hospital, and two were transferred to …

Address of Island Govenor Jonathan Johnson – update Friday, March 27, 2020 Note: if you have a slow internet connection, it may take some time before the address is down loaded.   On Wednesday, March 25th, a sample was taken from a person in quarantine who has been experiencing mild …

Based on current information from RIVM, the Ministries of Infrastructure and Health have decided to extend the applicable restrictions on air traffic with passengers until 10 April 2020 at 6 p.m. (local time). According to the RIVM, widespread transmission still applies in all countries for which a flight ban has …