Caribbean Art and Poetry Moored at Venice, Screened at The Cooper Union in New York City
NEW YORK CITY — Caribbean-inspired art and poetry will be screened and performed at The Cooper Union in New York City, Saturday, October 26, 2019, at 4 PM, said architect Margaret Matz of The Cooper Union Alumni Association . The video artworks “BLING” and “GLORIA” by Jean-Ulrick Désert and “Untitled,” a set of print-like scratchboard More...
Amuseum Naturalis Reopens for the 2019-2020 Season
Photo Caption: Over 300 people have volunteered to help build Amuseum Naturalis. French Quarter—October 15, 2019—Amuseum Naturalis has reopened after its break and is ready for visitors! The free museum of More...
Constitution Day Celebration on Monday, October 14, 2019
PHILIPSBURG — On Monday, October 14, 2019, the Department of Culture within the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport (MECYS) in collaboration with the St. Maarten National Commission (NatCom) for More...
Some 40 students to receive awards for outstanding achievements
PHILIPSBURG — Some 40 students from various high schools have been nominated to receive the Kings and Queens’s awards by the Gifted Foundation. These students who have been making positive and outstanding More...
Team APS at 31st Annual St. Maarten’s Day Around the Island Relay Race
Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, 14 November, 2018 – The Algemeen Pensioenfonds Sint Maarten (APS) was represented at the 31st Annual St. Maarten’s Day Around the Island Relay Race. Team APS has participated More...
Independence is Pro-St. Martin. Period.
By Rhoda Arrindell, PhD One day in 1982, I wrote an essay entitled “Waarom St. Maarten onafhankelijk moet worden” for Mr. Bijnsdorp’s Dutch class. Though I hated the class (not because of the teacher, but More...
Wescot-Williams: The Path to Political Independence
Wescot-Williams: The Path to Political Independence Starts With a Path of Total Self-reliance and Strong Sense of Self, English Language a Critical Part. Philipsburg, St. Maarten, November 4th, 2018 – The “English More...
SCDF producing coloring book of Carnival icons for 50th Anniversary
PHILIPSBURG — The St. Maarten Carnival Development Foundation (SCDF) will produce a children’s coloring book for Carnival 2019 as one of the many projects to mark the 50th Anniversary of Carnival. The foundation More...
A year later: IRMA interviews published in RESILIENCE – SXM open for business!
PHILIPSBURG — One year after hurricane Irma, the corporate community of St. Maarten is on review in the book RESILIENCE – a series of interviews with business owners and leaders who took the lead again More...
Bahamas Government and University unveil statue created by renowned sculptor
By Alfred Harley PHILIPSBURG/THE BAHAMAS–What motivates this African born ‘Sculpting King’ to exceed every level of excellence previously attained, is in his words “the joy of sculpting history’s heroes.” More...
