PHILIPSBURG (DCOMM):--- The Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, and Telecommunication herewith makes the following known:
Friday, April 18, 2014, Good Friday, is an official holiday.
In keeping with the Law on Shop closure, all places of business must be closed on the aforementioned. In accordance with Article 3 of the Law on Shop Closure, the aforementioned is not applicable to the following businesses:
- Pharmacies, as far as it concerns the sale of medicine and medical products;
- Bars and restaurants;
- Hotels and guest houses;
- Stores located in hotels and on airport and harbor premises;
- Funeral parlors;
- Gas stations;
- Bakeries selling pastries, milk, and milk products.
No dispensation will be granted for stores to be opened on Good Friday, April 18, 2014.
