Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs (DUO) announces grace period for study debt payments for St. Maarten students

GREAT BAY — In an email dated October 20, 2017, Monique Hoogwerf, “Coördinator Onderwijs Caribisch gebied” wrote as follows: DUO understands that due to the passing of Hurricane Irma, many former student More...

“All students have to pay back their study debts”

Education Minister Jet Bussemaker: “All students have to pay back their study debts” GREAT BAY – Dutch Education Minister Jet Bussemaker said yesterday that she does not know how much local students owe in More...

Payback time

Education Minister Jet Bussemaker was clear about the issue of study debts: they all have to be paid back. In April, the accumulated debt of St. Maarteners who enjoyed study financing from the Netherlands, stood More...