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Published: 08 July 2021 PHILIPSBURG (DCOMM):---The Office of Disaster Management (ODM) said on Thursday that five named storm systems have formed up to July 7th including the first hurricane, Elsa. Elsa passed through the Caribbean last week causing considerable damage to some islands. On Thursday, the Colorado State University (CSU) Tropical Weather & Climate Research released its third Atlantic seasonal hurricane activity forecast and has increased its forecast slightly and they ...

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19 confirmed COVID-19 cases today Close 19 confirmed COVID-19 cases today Page Image Page Content As of May 19th, there were nineteen (19) persons who tested positive for COVID-19; however five (5) persons have recovered; bringing the total active cases to sixty three (63). The total number of confirmed cases is now two thousand three hundred twenty six (2326). The Collective Prevention Services (CPS) are monitoring fifty nine (59) people in home isolation. Four (4) patients are hospitalized...

Published: 12 May 2021 ~High demand expected from homes and offices~ PHILIPSBURG:---  TelEm Group says residential and business properties in the Cole Bay area will soon be connecting to the company’s fiber-optic network, now that fiber cables are being laid throughout the district.  TelEm Fiber workmen and sub-contractors are now busy in the Cole Bay area carrying out a series of civil works in preparation for the running of cables, followed soon after by connections to homes a...

CPS & the VMT warn for a real possibility of a third wave of infections of the more contagious British Covid-19 variant and urges everyone to register for the vaccine   Close Home > Press Releases > CPS & the VMT warn for a real possibility of a third wave of infections of the more contagious British Covid-19 variant and urges everyone to register for the vaccine CPS & the VMT warn for a real possibility of a third wave of infections of the more contagious British Covid-19 variant and urges...

Published: 31 March 2021 PHILIPSBURG (DCOMM):--- Many countries in Europe are now in lockdown due to a third wave of COVID-19. The cases are mainly caused by the United Kingdom (UK) variant, which is both more transmissible and causes severe disease. The UK variant is also driving the explosive transmission on the islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao. Over a few short weeks, Curacao went from a handful of cases to over 1,000 in a single week. Sadly, the numbers are still rising, a...

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Published: 29 January 2021 PHILIPSBURG:--- NV GEBE, in its continued commitment to address the basic needs in the areas of water, is ensuring that the community of St. Maarten will have access to the supply of water to meet their daily needs such as cooking, drinking, bathing, and washing. Prior to Hurricane Irma in 2017, NV GEBE had 15 water tanks with a storage capacity of 3 days which met the demand of the community. Traditionally, it has always been common practice to keep water...

Collective Prevention Services detects COVID-19 among its staff Close Collective Prevention Services detects COVID-19 among its staff Page Image Page Content Collective Prevention Services (CPS) would like to inform the general public that after almost one year of being on the COVID-19 forefront, there have been no cases in-house. However, on January 13, CPS detected COVID-19 among its staff. The department immediately enacted their plan to deal with any positive cases, including immediate t...