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Academy Closes Year By Graduating 81

CUL DE SAC, St. Maarten - St. Maarten Academy’s academic campus closed the calendar year with a bang by graduating 81 of its students who successfully completed their CSEC examinations, offered by the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) in May/June.

The ceremony was held on December 16, 2015 at the Belair Community Centre under the theme, “Education: The Passport to Our Future”.

Clifford Francois emerged as valedictorian and recapped the years of hard work that brought him and his fellow graduates the successes they have achieved Read more

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Mini Symposium And Expo On Suriname Independence At The Library

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - This Friday at 7 pm a mini symposium will be held in the Philipsburg Jubilee Library in honor of the anniversary of the independence of Suriname.

Suriname became an independent country on November 25th, 1975 and this year will mark the fortieth anniversary of its independence.

Under the slogan “Celebrating 40 years republic of Suriname : sharing lesssons learned with St Maarten”, the symposium will focus on how Sint Maarten, as a young nation, can learn from Suriname Read more

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Dr. Verene Shepherd Lectures In St. Martin On Reparations; The Un’S Int’L. Decade For People Of African Descent

GREAT BAY, St. Martin —The new lecture organized by the Independence for St. Martin Foundation (ISMF) is “Reparatory Justice and the Decade for People of African Descent: The CARICOM Case” by Dr. Verene Shepherd.

The lecture will take place at the University of St. Martin (USM) on Saturday, October 3, 2015, at 8 PM, said lecture coordinator Dr. Rhoda Arrindell Read more

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St. Maarten's Prime Minister Marcel Gumbs: "Reparatory Justice Is Gaining Momentum"

GREAT BAY, St. Martin - St. Maarten Prime Minister, Hon. Marcel Gumbs, has made what might be the first direct statement here on Reparations by a leader of government on either part of the island, at the recent Emancipation Day Lecture.

"The movement for reparatory justice is gaining momentum and greater focus than ever before in the Caribbean region," said Prime Minister Gumbs at the University of St Read more

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St. Martin Book Fair Program June 4 – 6, 2015

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten -  Pre-Book Fair Activities;

Tuesday, June 2

8pm – 11pm
The Poets Lounge
Guest poets: Rosabelle Illes (Aruba), Fola Gadet (Guadeloupe). Magueda Jackson (St. Martin/Anguilla), reads her poetry from the new anthology Where I See The Sun – Contemporary Poetry in Anguilla
Place: Q Lounge (Upstairs, McDonald's Restaurant)
Simpson Bay

Wednesday, June 3

6 pm – 7:30 pm
Economic Models in the Caribbean
Presentation/discussion with business and political leaders
Guest speaker: Luiz Bernardo Pericás (Brazil)
Historian, social critic, translator
Author of Che Guevara e o debate econômico em Cuba
(Che Guevara and the economic debate in Cuba)
Cambridge University Press

Place: Mr Read more

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Rhoda Arrindell, Invited Author At Anguilla Literary Festival 2015

GREAT BAY, St. Martin — Educator and leading linguist Rhoda Arrindell is one of at least 12 authors, mostly from the USA, invited by the Anguilla Literary Festival to its 4th annual edition on May 21-24, 2015, said her publisher House of Nehesi (HNP).

Arrindell will be a panelist on book publishing on May 23. But it's her new and well-selling book, Language, Culture, and Identity in St Read more

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Mostly New Comers Take Annual Culture Time (Act) Awards 2014

GREAT BAY, St. Martin – The awards season is not over yet, and St. Martin's longest, uninterrupted cultural awards – the Annual Culture Time (ACT) Awards – announced its winners for 2014 Sunday, March 15, 2015 during the radio magazine program, Culture Time.

According to hosts, Fabian Badejo and Rhoda Arrindell, "this year's winners are practically all new faces."

The dance award went to a young St Read more

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Conference On The Last Colonies In The Caribbean Slated For March

GREAT BAY, St. Martin – The Independence for St. Martin Foundation will be organizing an international conference here under the theme, "The last colonies in the Caribbean," from March 6 – 8, 2015.

Invitations have been sent to individual scholars and organizations in the region engaged in the decolonization of the remaining territories in the region, and according to ISM Foundation President, Jose Lake Jr., the response has been "quite encouraging so far."

The aim of the conference, he explained, is to bring together those in St Read more

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Shujah's Pick Of Books For "The 'Readingist' Month" Of The Year

MARIGOT, St. Martin — When I first glanced at the Facebook post from Nehesi House at the end of January, about February being "the readingist month" of the year, I had to laugh because that is a big statement to make without any backup information.

I was about to call Lasana right away, for proof, since he always drills me about evidence and having "multiple sources" when I find some new historical information. Nehesi House is the Facebook page of House of Nehesi Publishers (HNP). Lasana Sekou is a poet and projects director of HNP Read more

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Establish The Van Hugh Law

Dutch Quarter, St. Maarten - Every year we have hundreds of young people completing our secondary schools and cannot find employment.

Put an ad in the newspapers seeking an administrative clerk and you would be surprised how many young people would apply for that job. It is unbelievable and yet those in office would want you to believe that the unemployment amongst young people is not at an all-time high.

If we should start an unemployment campaign registration at any given time in each district you would be surprised of the amount of young people that would register Read more

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Up Board President Meyers Thanks Former Up Mps And Ministers For Their Service To Country. New Year's Message Highlights Collective Approach To Opportunities And Success For All In 2015 And Beyond

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten – United People's (UP) Party Board President Sylvia Meyers would like to thank former UP Members of Parliament (MPs) and members of the Council of Ministers for their years of service to country Sint Maarten, since October 2010 to December 2014.

The MPs and Ministers who have not returned to the House of Parliament or Council of Ministers are: former MPs Jules James, Dr Read more

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