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St. Maarten To Participate In Inter-Insel Air School Sports

PHILIPSBURG – For the first time, St. Maarten has been invited to participate in the Inter-Insel Air School Sports competition.

Minister of Sports Silveria Jacobs told the media Wednesday, February 24, that this competition provides opportunities for student athletes in St. Maarten to compete on a regional level.

A team of elementary school basketballers and a secondary school level female volleyball team will be leaving the island on March 10, to participate in the competition.

“The Department (of Sports) sees that this is great opportunity of not only developing school sports, promoting team spirit and participation and pride in oneself, but also to provide the opportunity to the student athletes to participate on a regional level,” Minister Jacobs said at Wednesday’s Council of Ministers press conference.

The local school competitions are ongoing and the schools that will be selected to represent St Read more

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Education Minister Commends On-The-Job Teacher Training

PHILIPSBURG – The first phase of a teacher support program was concluded recently, Minister of Education Silveria Jacobs disclosed Wednesday, February 24.

The Minister, speaking at the weekly Council of Ministers press briefing, asserted government’s support for on-the-job training for teachers and school staff. The Minister noted that the first phase involved the Seventh Day Adventist School, Hillside Christian School and the Public Elementary Schools with training on special needs students.

“The teacher support program is an ongoing on-the-job training for elementary teachers; however, the support staff and management also participated Read more

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Nipa Crisis Resolved

PHILIPSBURG – Minister of Education, Culture, Youth Affairs and Sports, the Honorable Silveria Jacobs wishes to inform the general public and in particular students, parents and guardians that the crisis with the board of NIPA has been resolved and that a new board will be in place.

Over the past two weeks, the Minister met the remaining board members, who were appointed by the Chamber of Commerce, the Ministry of VSA and SVOBE on the board of the foundation for Advanced Vocational and Adult Education and the various stakeholders such as the Windward Islands Chamber of Labor Union (WICLU) represented by president Claire Elshot and the Chamber of Commerce (CoC), represented by the president Peggy-Ann Brandon Read more

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Nature Foundation Assists Vsa With Mosquito Controls

PHILIPSBURG – Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labour (VSA) Emil Lee approached the Nature Foundation of St. Maarten for advice on sustainable and environmentally friendly measures to reduce disease spreading mosquitos. Director Tadzio Bervoets responded immediately.

In addition to eliminating mosquito breeding grounds, Bervoets came out strongly in support of the lethal ovitraps that Minister Lee promptly ordered for a field trial Read more

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Minister Jacobs Attends Purple Heart Boat Launch

SIMPSON BAY – Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Silveria Jacobs attended on Saturday morning, February 20, the launching of the 27 ft. wooden boat Purple Heart built from scratch by 9 Milton Peters College (MPC) students at the St. Maarten Shipyard in Simpson Bay.

This initiative was a cooperation between the Marine Industry partners headed by Garth Stein, Kidz at Sea program and the technical sector of the school Read more

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Keacy Carty Receives Hero’S Welcome

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Welcome home Keacy Carty!! What a proud moment!! #SXM #HomeOfKeacyCarty #Proud

Posted by Charmaine Wilson on Wednesday, February 17, 2016

AIPORT – Prime Minister William Marlin and Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Silveria Jacobs along with the Council of Ministers, were present to extend a hero’s welcome to Keacy Carty, as he returned to St Read more

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Minister Of Education, Culture, Youth And Sports Silveria Jacobs Extends Congratulations

Philipsburg, Sint Maarten — on behalf of the government and entire community of St. Maarten to Keacy Carty and the West Indies U19 team on the West Indies win in the U19 World Cup Cricket finals Sunday morning in Bangladesh.

The team surpassed expectations by reaching the finals, defeating the home team of Bangladesh on Thursday.  They faced favorite India in the finals but were able to secure the win with 52 runs not out batted in by our very own St. Maarten star Keacy Carty.

Carty was named man of the match and in his interview credited his success in the finals to his deep belief in God and his will to make history in this opportunity at the U19 Cricket World Cup.
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Minister Silveria Jacobs Attended The Launch Ceremony Of Taaldorp Project

Cul de Sac, Sint Maarten – Honorable Minister Silveria Jacobs attended the launch ceremony of Taaldorp Project  at the St. Maarten Academy. Taaldorp, a collaborative project between the Dutch departments of the St. Maarten Academy and the St. Dominic school to prepare the respective fifth formers for the speaking component of the upcoming Cambridge Examinations in April, 2016.

With a accumulated amount of 167 fifth formers from both the St Read more

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The Research & Development Of 2017 Study Financing Priority List Of Studies

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth Affairs and Sports Hon. Ms Silveria Jacobs

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — The Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth Affairs and Sports,   through the Division of Study Financing commissioned the local consultancy firm IMBRACE represented by CEO Jacqueline Louis to conduct an extensive research study to determine the labor market -, and societal needs for short-, medium -and long-term as it pertains to the issuance of study financing Read more

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