Gabriel Attal, the government spokesperson announced on Wednesday that the start of the school year would be postponed to September 13, in several areas and in particular in Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy.
It is now official. Gabriel Attal, the government spokesperson confirmed this Wednesday, August 25, 2021, the decision of the executive to postpone the start of the school year to September 13 in Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy, as well as in the part of Guyana in the red zone due to the "serious" health situation due to Covid-19.
Extended state of emergency
At the end of the Council of Ministers, Gabriel Attal also added that the state of health emergency would be extended "until November 15 in the West Indies, Guyana and French Polynesia". A bill will be presented "next week" he said. These decisions were taken during the Covid Defense Council and the Council of Ministers, where the government “at length” looked into “the dramatic situation in several overseas territories, in the West Indies and in French Polynesia, where under-vaccination wreaks havoc, ”said the spokesperson. Details will be provided in the coming hours by the National Education services in Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin.
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