~ Nightclubs, and dancehalls closed.~
MARIGOT:--- In view of the French health situation, the Prefet has decided to institute a curfew from midnight to 5 am starting on Friday. "All establishments will have to be closed and their staff returned to their homes," said Serge Gouteyron during a press conference on Thursday. The curfew will be in place for a period of one month any travel after midnight will be prohibited on the French side of the island. "If the government of Sint Maarten brings the closure of establishments up to 11 pm, he will adapt," he said.
All restaurants and bars, regardless of their capacity, must ask their customers for the health pass at the entrance; the measure distinguishing establishments according to their capacity is suspended.
Dance floors and nightclubs must also be closed. The sale of take-out alcohol after 6 p.m. is again prohibited. The gendarmes will carry out checks.
These new measures are taken by prefectural decree for a period of one month.
“If I don't take appropriate action, it will hurt society as a whole. These measures are taken to avoid a deep economic disruption, "agrees Serge Gouteyron.
Due to the significant increase in the number of Covid-19 cases across all territories of Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy, Prefet Serge GOUTEYRON has decided to set up a curfew from this Friday, January 07, 2022, from 24h00 to 5h00
in accordance with order RAA-2022-002 of Thursday, January 6, 2022. The situation will subsequently be assessed according to the health situation.
Travel between these times will be prohibited except on the presentation of a certificate personal or professional derogatory. Certificates can be generated using the link
next by clicking on the "curfew" tab: https://media.interieur.gouv.fr/attestationdeplacement-derogatory-covid-19 /
Cooperation remains constant with the authorities of Sint-Maarten in order to continue in the
as far as possible a coordinated evolution of the measures taken.
