Wycliffe Smith about university woes: “We relied on promises from ministers”
PHILIPSBURG – “Is the university open or not? And did the Minister of Education offer a rescue budget, yes or no?’ those were two of the pertinent questions NA-MP Rodolphe Samuel asked during a second meeting More...
Minister Jacobs outlines terms of MOU with USM
~ Minister Jacobs presents proposal to USM to provide financial injection to prevent closure ~ Awaits decision of the Board ~ PHILIPSBURG — On Tuesday November 28th, the Council of Ministers (CoM) gave the More...
Still hope for university
PHILIPSBURG – There is still hope for the university of St. Martin. On Wednesday afternoon Minister Silveria Jacobs (Education) met with members of the USM board and presented a draft memorandum of understanding More...
Minister Jacobs: “No one wants the university to close”
PHILIPSBURG – ‘On Tuesday we agreed in the Council of Ministers that we must do something for the University of St. Martin (USM),” Minister Silveria Jacobs (Education) said on Wednesday, adding that the university More...
Dramatic drop in revenue at USM
GREAT BAY – How to save the University of St. Martin (USM)? That was the central question during a meeting of the Central Committee of Parliament on Tuesday morning. The number of students has dropped from 299 More...
Resignation letter Dean of Academics at University of St. Martin (USM)
POND ISLAND — Dean of Academics at the University of St. Martin, Mrs. Genève Phillip-Durham, is no longer employed with or affiliated with the University of St. Martin as of October 31st, 2017. So began an More...
An idea for USM
The ongoing series of arrests of looters the police have been announcing practically on a daily basis will surely bring a certain amount of satisfaction to the main victim of these crimes. Namely the business community. However, More...
Rhoda Arrindell: “USM cannot close”
POND ISLAND — “USM cannot close” says Rhoda Arrindell, former teacher at the University of St. Maarten (USM), as the students and teachers respond to the closing of their school in an uproar last More...
University of St. Martin (USM) to close doors in November if it does not get Government financial support
POND ISLAND — Yesterday the Board of the USM sent a letter to the Honourable Minister of Education Culture Youth & Sports, Ms. Silveria Jacobs, informing her that if the government of Sint Maarten does More...
Guadeloupe and Wolthuis rethink multiculturalism
GREAT BAY – Dr. Francio Guadeloupe and Drs. Erwin Wolthuis, respectively the president of the University of St. Martin and the division head of its hospitality program, have written a theoretical essay on More...
