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Adult Industry Business have agree to voluntary close till the end of the month to slow down Covid-19 spread on the Dutch side. Minister of TEATT, Ludmila de Weever, has said more covid-19 related closures will be coming on Saturday, August 15th. I assume this will be for the Bars and related businesses.

Hopefully, they too will get back to work soon and earning money like all the rest of the island want to

Anyone else see the irony of mentioning the Minister of TEATT in an article on the Adult entertainment business. Maybe it's just me regressing towards childhood.

Yes, cruiser, I noticed it too!

National Briefing on Commercial Business Closures

With

Honorable Deputy Prime Minister Egbert J Doran
Honorable Minister of TEATT Ludmila N.L. de Weever
Honorable Minister of VSA Richard J.J. Panneflek

Today at 2 pm

www.sintmaartengov.org
SXMGOV Radio 107.9 FM
www.facebook.com/SXMGOV

This is expected to be a release of an all new stay at home order taking effect Monday morning at 6 a.m.

All non essential business closed
All campuses are closed for students
Churches are closed for 2 weeks
Beaches are closed on weekends and holidays at 12 noon
Restaurants are take out only
No more than 10 people in an establishment (except grocery stores)
All hotels and Airbnb no reservations / no new guest on August 19th
All unnecessary movement stop
Won't return to open doors phase for 1 month

Hmmm. Sounds similar to the USVI right now. Hope it works out.

"Beaches are closed on weekends and holidays at 12 noon????"

"Restaurants carry out only"

All hotels and Airbnb no reservations / no new guest on August 19th WHAT????

This is what I've heard from people living on the dutch side. Also seeing confirmation from people who live on the french side saying they are hearing the same thing too about whats going to happen on the dutch side. Still waiting for news conference to begin.

So they can honor reservations / take new reservations checking in before Aug 19th only. Kinda like USVI restrictions.

Just listened to the address.

Casino's clubs bars close tomorrow (forget the time)
Restaurants and anyone with an alcohol license must close at 10PM

That's it. NO beach closing. no hotel closing, Just those two. For now.

Hmm, okay. 10PM early, but a little extra balcony time at night won’t hurt. Hope these measures can keep things in check.

OK, where did that come from??

Alita H. Singh
3tsmSponnsohred ·
Covid-19 Update - St. Maarten

Closure of "entertainment" places as of Sunday, August 16

Therefore, as per a ministerial decree, commercial premises for licences for clubs, coffeehouse and bars will be temporarily closed until August 31.

MUST CLOSE COMPLETELY: Bars, nightclubs, discotheques, lounges (e.g. cigar lounges), and adult entertainment.

MUST CLOSE AS OF 10:00PM: Restaurants and any (other) premises operating with a restaurant licence must close at 10:00pm nightly.

All premises that require a licence or permission pursuant to Article 2 of the National Ordinance Licences to be able to sell alcoholic beverages also fall under the ministerial decree.

Government urges all other businesses with a licence to sell alcohol that have an allowed late night closure to follow suit voluntarily eventhough they are not affected by the decree.

The significant increase in active Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations is "a matter of great concern" for government.

The number of active cases in one week rose from 74 to 150, the tally as of August 14. The rate at which Covid-19 is spreading is very worrying, this makes government intervention of paramount importance.

The country is "not yet in a state of emergency."
If the cases continue to increase more stringent measure will be taken by government.

(Source: Govt. of St. Maarten via National Briefing Saturday, August 15, 2020)

I listened to the briefing.

OK, I'm real confused. Will close this now and see what transpires...