Economic controls aimed at fairness and the public good to continue

POND ISLAND — The Ministry of TEATT announced recently that it would step up general controls to ensure that businesses are adhering to St. Maarten’s economic rules and regulations. Many of these controls are in response to public complaints received for various infractions. TEATT has diligently worked to restore economic activities during the crisis, but […]
Read More →VROMI Minister Doran: injunction against Planet Hollywood’s building permit withdrawn

PHILIPSBURG — The Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment & Infrastructure (VROMI), the Honorable Egbert J. Doran, hereby informs the general public that on Wednesday, October 28th, 2020, Steven Johnson withdrew the injunction case against the Ministry of VROMI. Minister Doran stated that during the court procedure, which took place before the administrative court, […]
Read More →Minister of TEATT unveils economic recovery plan

PHILIPSBURG -– The Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Traffic and Telecommunication (TEATT) Ludmila de Weever unveiled her economic recovery plan yesterday to the Parliament of Sint Maarten. The plan is called “A Path to Economic Recovery & Sustainable Growth.” The Minister described it as deliberately practical and built on three broad pillars designed first to […]
Read More →Ministra de TEATT Ludmila de Weever informe nacional sobre cierres de empresas comerciales

Ministra de TEATT Ludmila de Weever informe nacional sobre cierres de empresas comerciales. Buenas tardes, Vice Primer Ministro Doran, colega Ministro Panneflek, público espectador y Sra. Roache, Este informe nacional especial se refiere al reciente aumento en el número de casos activos de COVID-19 en St. Maarten. El aumento significativo de casos activos y hospitalizaciones […]
Read More →Investigating High Food Prices Top Priority For Ministry of TEATT

The Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport & Telecommunication (TEATT) is looking into why food prices on the island remain persistently high in comparison to Aruba and Curaçao, despite having similar economies. One of the ministry’s priorities is to prevent price gouging and to promote fair competition. The ministry reviewed a recent study on price […]
Read More →INTRODUCTION OF NEW CONDITIONS FOR THE CONTINUED FINANCING OF BUSINESS PAYROLL SUPPORT

The Sint Maarten Stimulus Support and Relief Program (SSRP) will be following new regulations starting June 1st, 2020. On May 13th the Netherlands sent conditions for receiving liquidity support for COVID-19. This included adjustments in the current SSRP structure and execution. The Payroll Support Plan will subsidize a maximum of 60% of wages at SZV […]
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