First press briefing address of Minister ECYS Jorien Wuite
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PHILIPSBURG – Prime Minister, fellow ministers of the Council, members of the media, Good Morning. Let me begin by expressing my appreciation to the Prime Minister and my fellow council ministers for the opportunity to work with such a vibrant and enthused set of individuals whose only motive is to see the people of St. Maarten through the recovery More...
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Wuite attends second MRP stakeholders consultation meeting
PHILIPSBURG – On Monday, January 15th, almost immediately after the new Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, Jorien Wuite, was sworn in, the Minister and members of her cabinet attended a stakeholder More...
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Maurice Lake: USM should be put as a top priority on the to do list
Dear Mr. Editor, First, I would like to congratulate the incoming UP/DP/Brownbill Government which I have a lot of confidence in to move us forward and addressing the real issues affecting our island. One of the More...
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Nature Foundation Makes 100 Facemasks Available to Charlotte Brookson Academy for the Performing Arts Due to Schools Close Proximity to Philipsburg Landfill
Philipsburg — The Sint Maarten Nature Foundation has made 100 facemasks available to the Charlotte Brookson Academy this week. The facemasks were donated on two separate occasions by Nature Foundation Project More...
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Academy moves to PSVE campus Monday
Cul de Sac – St. Maarten Academy schools (Academic and PSVE) will on Monday (January 8, 2018) move into a shift system in order to facilitate the rebuilding of the academic campus which was badly damaged during More...
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New Year’s Message from Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Ms. Silveria Jacobs
Philipsburg — The following address is the New Year’s Message from Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, Ms. Silveria Jacobs. With a new year, we are granted new opportunities and chances to make More...
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The University of St. Martin reopens January 8th 2018
Pond Island — The University of St. Martin (USM), assisted by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth, and Sport with the recent MOU, will open to the general public as of Monday, January 8th, 2018 and More...
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Wycliffe Smith resigns from the USMF Board
Philipsburg — We received the following press release from Wycliffe Smith about his resignation from the USMF board with the request to dissemminate this news via our media platforms. Smith writes in his press More...
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The University of St. Martin to remain open
PHILIPSBURG – On Monday, December 18th, 2017 representatives of the University of St. Martin and the Ministry of Education finally arrived at an agreement and signed the MOU securing the continuity of education More...
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Engage thanks corporate sponsors and participants, Read-a-thon a success
Philipsburg – Ten hours of reading, sharing of literary works and networking proved that the “Engage in Literature Read-a-thon” was indeed more than just a read-a-thon. Last week (December 9th) the More...