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PHILIPSBURG:--- On the heels of the 10th-anniversary celebrations of the St. Maarten Youth Brigade, the Minister responsible for Youth Affairs, drs. Rodolphe Samuel, extends his congratulations to the brigade, adding, it has been rewarding to partner with the group and he looks forward to more collaboration between his ministry and the youth group.
The Youth Brigade started on May 17, 2013, with a view to addressing the lack of social and educational activities on the island for the youth.
Over the weekend the youth organization hosted a celebratory evening during which they honored some of their partners including the Minister of Education, Culture, Youth, and Sports drs Read more

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PHILIPSBURG (DCOMM):--- The Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports (MECYS) is currently advertising three senior management level positions namely, Secretary General, Head Division Education Innovations, and Division Head Public Education. The deadline to submit an application letter and resume is May 31.

The Minister of MECYS Hon. Drs. Rodolphe Samuel, is calling on everyone especially Sint Maarteners to apply for senior-level positions in education Read more

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Minister Of Ecys Wishes Fbe Students Well.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Minister of Education, Culture, Youth, and Sports drs. Rodolphe Samuel sends good luck wishes to all students sitting the FBE exams, and the students sitting their high school exams;
I would like to formally wish all students sitting exams in the coming days the very best of luck. Today you will be put to the test the culmination of everything you have been taught over the years Read more

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Nia Hosts Meet-And-Greet Event For Visiting Artists At EmilioS

Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Rodolphe Samuel (right) and NIA director Arlene Halley-Newhouse shaking a leg during the meet-and-greet event at Emilios restaurant on Sunday, April 30.

CUL DE SAC--National Institute of Arts (NIA), with collaboration of Emilios restaurant owners Norman and Sue Wathey, hosted a meet-and-greet event on Sunday afternoon, April 30, for visiting artists of the Cultural Exchange Programme initiated with Kunst Circuit Holland and NIA.

The event was attended by distinguished guests such as Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Rodolphe Samuel, Prince Bernhard Culture Fund Caribbean Territory representative Candia Joseph, Resources for Community Resilience R4CR representative Jose Verschueren, NPOwer representative Rajesh Chintaman, Nascha Kagie of Kids Club, Island Gems Charity Foundation president Alita Singh, parents, and Base4Dance visiting artists director Manon van t Spijker with her assistants Samantha and Eva, glass artist Annemarie van Uden and visual artist and model maker Rob van Putten.

Entertainment was provided by the Youth Orchestra fused with Family String Band in a programme called Culturismo, a programme of 10 folkloric songs that had the audiences feet tapping, heads bobbing and bodies moving.

As a surprise to the young musicians, NIA was able to gift egg shakers received from Cultuur Participatie as a thank you for a previous presentation and a monetary token as first earned tips from the three Culturismo shows done so far.

The visiting artists conducted several workshops in St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister Rodolphe Samuel and the Department of Sports, within the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth, and Sports is proud to announce the development of the Boardwalk sports park and the Belvedere sports park which is being executed in collaboration with Port St. Maarten Group and Argos Cement.
With the Departments sport for all vision, the Sint Maarten Sports Facilities policy was developed and approved in 2021 highlighting the need to integrate sports spaces into spatial planning and to facilitate an active and healthy lifestyle for all citizens through activating opportunities for physical activity in the public space Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- May 4 is the date on which the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, is commemorated annually by a formal solemn wreath-laying ceremony by dignitaries and uniformed troops. To stimulate and expand the knowledge and awareness of the youth about this important historic event and in general about all those who fight for freedom, the Government committee tasked with organizing this event joined forces with the Royal Marines and initiated a Marines Talk at five selected primary schools as a pilot project for this year Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The Department of Sports, within the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth, and Sports is proud to announce the hosting of the King's Games Koningsspelen in honor of His Royal Highness, Willem-Alexander Claus George Ferdinand, King of the Netherlands. The event will take place on Friday, April 21st, at 15 elementary schools, and will involve over 3000 children.
The King's Games is an annual event that celebrates the King's birthday and promotes physical activity and a healthy lifestyle among 6000 primary schools throughout the Kingdom of the Netherlands Read more

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Two School Boards Receive Feminine Hygiene Products

From left: D. Marks, R. Richardson-Romey, E Baptiste-Boasman, Minister Ottley, Minister Samuel, E. Hanson-Flanders and E. Jacobs.

HOPE ESTATE--Two school boards were provided with feminine hygiene products for distribution within their respective schools on Friday, April 14.

Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor VSA Omar Ottley was accompanied by Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport (ECYS) Rodolphe Samuel, Coordinator of Teen Times Rochelayne Richardson-Romey, staff of the Community Development Family and Humanitarian Affairs (CDFHA) Elba Hanson-Flanders and Elencia Baptiste-Boasman for the handover of these products Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The Board of the Windward Islands Teachers Union (WITU) is astonished at the Council of Ministers (COM) sudden decision to grant additional vacation days to Teachers.

After a Board meeting of the WITU held on Monday afternoon, April 17th, 2023, President of WITU Stuart Johnson said: "It is remarkable how quickly and with sudden haste, the COM is able to handle certain other matters, and when needed can have the opportunity to meet on weekends."

A concerned President Johnson emphasized that: "We have so many critical issues that need to be addressed, but continue to be ignored Read more

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Carnival Officially Opened On Friday

From left: TelEm CEO Kendall Dupersoy, ECYS Minister Rodolphe Samuel, Junior Carnival Queen Arienna Dupont, SCDF President Edward Radjouki and MotorWorld representative Nympha Richardson officially opening Carnival Village.

PHILIPSBURG--Feteing season is officially in swing Read more

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PHILIPSBURG  (DCOMM):--- The Minister of Education, Culture, Youth & Sports Hon. Rodolphe Samuel announced over the weekend that the Council of Ministers (COM) on March 7, 2023, has granted teachers, management, and support staff of all divisions of public education schools three additional days off during the school vacation 2022-2023.

The additional vacation days that have been granted are from July 31 to August 2, 2023 Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Congratulations have been extended to St. Maarten athletes (Sebastiana Reyes, Carlos Brison, Michael Van De Veer, and Macclin Sherriff) along with a Delegation of Head Coach: Abdule G. Wattley, Coach: Alain Richardson, and General Secretary of S.N.A.F Javea S. Clarke Wattley who represented the island in this year's CARIFTA games Read more

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Science Fair winners with their awards and trophies.

BELAIR--St. Maarten Science Fair Foundation (SMSFF) held its Science Fair 2023 Awards Ceremony at the Belair Community Center on Saturday, April 1.

The event was attended by a host of dignitaries, including His Excellency Governor of St. Maarten Ajamu Baly; President of Parliament Sidharth Cookie Bijljani; Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport (ECYS) Rodolphe Samuel; Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure VROMI Egbert Doran; and Minister of Finance Ardwell Irion.

The participating schools were Learning Unlimited, Methodist Agogic Center Comprehensive Secondary Education (MAC-CSE), Milton Peters College (MPC) HAVO/VWO, MPC PKL/PBL, and MPC TKL.

Some of the dignitaries in attendance.

All schools produced winning projects, with Learning Unlimited winning the most first prizes Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The Minister of Education, Culture, Youth, and Sports, Rodolphe Samuel, welcomed the Sint Maarten national football team back home at the Juliana airport on Thursday, March 30th. The team returned victorious after their dramatic final matchday wins over the US Virgin Islands 2-1 in a must-win match to claim first place in the group in the 2022-23 Concacaf Nations League.
The Minister expressed his excitement and pride in the team's impressive performance and congratulated them on their achievement Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Science Fair 2023 was officially opened on Thursday afternoon with a ribbon-cutting ceremony by the honorable Rodolphe Samuel Minister of ECYS and Dr. Rolinda Carter, President of the Sint Maarten Science Fair Foundation (SMSFF)
The event marked the beginning of the much-awaited annual Science Fair, which is set to showcase the scientific innovations and discoveries of young and bright students Read more

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Jacobs: Border Treaty Signing To Provide New Opportunities For Collaboration

Dutch St. Maarten Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs and President of the Collectivit Louis Mussington lay a wreath at the foot of the stele on Mont des Accords, assisted by Prfet Vincent Berton, during the ceremony for the 375th anniversary of the Treaty of Concordia Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:---  The wastewater treatment system at the Leonald Conner Primary School in Cay Bay has now fully resumed operations, thanks to repairs through the Sint Maarten Trust Fund. Not many Sint Maarten schools can boast of having an in-house system to treat and process the wastewater from its bathrooms and canteen. The Leonald Conner School was one of them - at least that was until Hurricane Irma devastated the island in the early morning hours of September 6, 2017. In addition to severe damage to the schools building, the wastewater treatment plant was rendered inoperable by Irmas catastrophic winds.

Through the Sint Maarten Trust Fund, a total of 19 schools are being repaired through its Emergency Recovery Project (ERP-1) Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- HURRYcane Run, a board game that teaches children about hurricane preparedness, is now available for students to play in their elementary schools. HURRYcane Run is developed by the Student Support Services Division (SSSD) and UNICEF the Netherlands (UNICEF NL) to strengthen school disaster and hurricane preparedness.

Elementary school representatives were invited to experience the new educational game first-hand. Several attendees commented: Even us, as adults, learned new facts about hurricane preparedness while playing this game!

Olga Mussington-Service, Head of SSSD, welcomed all representatives: I hope you enjoy playing this game and feel it is useful in your classrooms Read more

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Protected Monument List To Be Revisited This Year

ECYS Minister Rodolphe Samuel addressing MPs.

~ 50 buildings, ruins on Monument List ~

PHILIPSBURG--The Protected Monument List/Register will be revisited this year, Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport (ECYS) Read more

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Mps Want The Diamond Estate Ruins Rebuilt At Offenders Expense, Rubble On Monument List

MPs preparing to vote on the motion during Thursdays meeting.

~ Pass motion to this effect ~

PHILIPSBURG--Taking legal action against the persons who demolished the Diamond Estate ruins, rebuilding the historical site at the offenders expense and having government expedite efforts for the area and the remaining rubble to be placed on the protected monument list were among the actions Members of Parliament (MPs) want to see executed in a motion passed on Thursday.

  The motion, which was tabled by United Peoples (UP) party MP Rolando Brison, was passed by 10 MPs voting in favour and none against Read more

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~Building Stop issued to Court House renovations.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Member of Parliament and Leader of the United People's Party Rolando Brison presented a motion on the floor of parliament on Thursday when the continuation of the  public meeting resumed.
Brison through his motion mandated the government of St Read more

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~Building Stop issued to Court House renovations.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Member of Parliament and Leader of the United People's Party Rolando Brison presented a motion on the floor of parliament on Thursday when the continuation of the  public meeting resumed.
Brison through his motion mandated the government of St Read more

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Samuel: All Kids Start At Regular Schools, Referred To Pwas If Special Needs Noted

Education Minister Rodolphe Samuel during Wednesdays press briefing.

PHILIPSBURG--All children are given an opportunity to start their schooling in mainstream education at a regular school at the age of four, when compulsory education takes effect, and if the child is identified as having special need(s), they are assessed for ref Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Last year on August 2nd at 14:00 hrs. a public tender for the reconstruction of the roofs at Martin Luther King Jr. Primary School was opened by the Minister of Education Hon. Rodolphe Samuel.

The bid had three (3) participating companies; Winward Roads, LICCOM NV, and Omega construction. After the bids were evaluated, the bidder with the best price and performance ratio was Windward Roads.

The deliverables for the project are The removal of the existing roof construction and to replace  the existing roofs with concrete roofing.

As the Minister of Education, Culture, Youth, and Sport, I am happy to inform the public that the repairs of the Martin Luther King school roof reconstruction are ready to start.

We know that the Management, Staff, Teachers, Parents, and students would certainly like to see their school repaired so that the students can get back into their own environment.

This is also the wish of the entire community Read more

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