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Message From Witu President Stuart Johnson

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – WE are nearing the close of another very-testing year. The Corona Virus which spawned the deadly Delta, and now the highly-infectious Omicron variant, is leaving us exhausted mentally and physically.

Traditionally, December is a hectic month: traffic jams as we head to work and bustling businesses as we try to get the necessities for a memorable holiday.

For some of us, we get the luxury of a few days as a holiday. But for others, there is no such luxury.  

Sanitation workers must ensure the last pickup before Christmas.

Our front-line workers such as nurses, police officers, emergency dispatchers, ambulance personnel, firefighters, PJIAE personnel, Port St Read more

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Witu Honors Claire Elshot-Aventurin

Philipsburg, Sint Maarten — The board of Windward Islands Teachers Union (WITU) honored its former President Claire Elshot-Aventurin in a small ceremony last week at it’s office in Madame Estate.

Elshot-Aventurin served as the WITU’s President for 27 years until a recent board election passed on that confidence to the new President Read more

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Witu Supports Members With Christmas Shopping Voucher

Madame Estate — The newly elected board of Windward Islands Teachers Union (WITU) embarked on supporting it’s members during these ongoing challenging months of the pandemic during the holiday season.

“On Tuesday an estimated 150 members consisting of teaching and non teaching staff, turned up at the WITU office to receive their Christmas Shopping Voucher,” said Stuart Johnson President of the WITU.

“The naf Read more

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Vmt Visits Mgdw

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten The staff of the Marie Genevieve de Weever Primary School recently had an informative session with Communications Coordinator Bart van der Meijden of the White Yellow Cross Care Foundation. The purpose of the informative session during the second staff meeting for this month was to apprise them of the COVID-19 vaccine program.

There is a lot of myths circulating around the island especially via social media and its imperative that our staff gets first-hand information, remarked Stuart Johnson School Manager of the Marie Genevieve de Weever Primary School. 

The staff was presented the Vaccination Against COVID-19 roll out plan by the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labor Read more

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Unholy Scriptures Author Visits Mgdw

Philipsburg, Sint Maarten – A motivational talk by the recently published book Unholy Scriptures author Mr. Reddeyez Skelet took place at the Marie Genevieve de Weever Primary School (MGDW) on Wednesday afternoon during their monthly staff meeting.

Mr. ReddEyez AKA “Skelet” is a businessman, artist, and motivational mentor from the island of St. Maarten/St.Martin. He is well known for his positive quotes on social media aimed at inspiring people to nurture a more optimistic view of life.

I am extremely proud of Skelet and appreciated the time he took out to speak to the staff of our school, remarked MGDW School Manager Stuart Johnson.

Johnson added, having special guest speakers at our staff meetings assist in building professional capacity, help to tap into supporting community-related activities and promote an overall awareness for the various talents within our country.

Having a candid discussion with the teachers, explaining them my own journey and explaining the motivation for my book was a great experience for me, stated Skelet.

In his daily guidebook, “Unholy Scriptures” he gives 101 motivational quotes along with tips and advice on what he preaches to his mentees Read more

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Johnson Becomes Island Ambassador Connecting St. Maarten With Global Island Network

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten- Island Innovation, an international social enterprise, has announced this year’s Island Innovation Ambassadors, a network of islanders from across the globe, including Ambassador Stuart Johnson from St.Maarten. These new members empower islands by communicating and developing creative solutions to shared challenges.

The Ambassadors will serve as bridges between their communities, connecting distant islands to ignite conversations about complex and evolving issues Read more

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Rotary Sunset Donates School Benches To Mgdw

Philipsburg, St. Maarten With a high rise in COVID-19 cases on the island and in effort to promote physical distancing in schools, the students at Marie Genevieve de Weever Primary School are proud recipients of twenty new school benches. The Rotary Club of St. Martin Sunset donated the school benches earlier this month in a brief ceremony held at the school.

The hard-working volunteers dedicated two weekends to complete and paint the benches. The school benches were constructed by Canizus Design NV, while over twenty Rotarians and prospective members primed the benches and painted them blue, which is the schools official color Read more

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