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Cupecoy:--- Graduates of the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine (AUC) gathered in St. Maarten on Saturday, May 27 to attend the school’s 2017 Commencement Ceremony. The event honored attendees’ academic accomplishments and signaled the start of graduates’ professional careers as MD-credentialed physicians.

Golden Jackson, PhD, Assistant Dean for Service Learning and Community Affairs at AUC, presided over the ceremony, which included a performances by the Generation New Status Drum Corps and gospel singer Angie Pantophlet, invocations and benedictions by Father Yohanes Bally, and addresses by Heidi Chumley, MD, Executive Dean and Chief Academic Officer of AUC and Dhaval Desai, MD, Director of Hospital Medicine at Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Atlanta and 2008 graduate of AUC.

Attendees gave a warm welcome to the Honorable Silveria Jacobs, Minister of Education, Culture, Youth, and Sports, who attended the morning graduation ceremony Read more

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Exámenes Y Clases Han Sido Oficialmente Suspendidos

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — La Ministra de Educación Cultura Juventud y Deportes, Honorable Silveria Jacobs ha decidido cerrar todas las escuelas hoy lunes 29 de mayo de 2017 debido a las fuertes lluvias caídas en las últimas horas, y los informes de las fuertes inundaciones en toda la isla, así como las malas condiciones cli Read more

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Update: No School Today !!!

UPDATE DCOMM: * Press Release # 2– EXAM Classes Cancelled 

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — The Minister of Education Culture Youth & Sports The Honorable Silveria Jacobs has decided to close all schools on Mond Read more

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“I am proud to be a Guyanese but I chose St. Maarten as my home”

PHILIPSBURG:--- About 1,500 persons witnessed the grand opening of Motorworld state of the art showroom which officially opened on Friday, May 26th, 2017 (On Guyana’s 51st Independence.”)
Among those that attend the grand and spectacular ceremony were dignitaries from both sides of the island, Prime Minister William Marlin, Governor Eugene Holiday,  President of Parliament Sarah Wescot Williams President of the Collectivity of St Read more

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Division Public Education Hosts Motivational Day For Cycle Ii Year 4 Students.

BELVEDERE:--- The Division of Public Education (DPE) within the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth, and Sport is hosting a Motivational Day for the Public Schools’ cycle II year 4 students on Tuesday, May 23rd and today, Wednesday, May 24th. The theme for this years’ Motivational Day is “Being Dependable helps you get the results you want.” A motivational day is a two-part event and also consists of a Career Fair Read more

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Minister Of Culture Jacobs Attends St. Louis Freetown Feast

ST. LOUIS – On Sunday May 21st, Minister of Culture The Honorable Silveria Jacobs visited the annual Rambaud St. Louis Freetown Fete. The annual fete is organized by the Rambaud – St. Louis Committee led by Mr. Etienne “Rocky” Andrew. While at the fete Mr. Rocky Andrew accompanied Minister Jacobs on a tour of the different booths with their cultural and historical display

On display were traditional foods and drinks with music from Tanny & the Boys in the background along with presentations of locally made dolls, milking of the cow, traditional hair wrapping techniques and much more.

The highlight of the tour was the visit to the traditional creole home “La Case Creole” done by 2 sisters Ghyslane Richardson & Helene Hanson Richardson, who were inspired by Miss Jeanne Elisa Baly aka Chez Yaw Yaw Read more

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Minister Jacobs: We Have To Value Persons For Their Contributions

PHILIPSBURG – Minister of Education, Culture, Youth, and Sports Silveria Jacobs addressed the media in Wednesday’s, May 17, Council of Ministers Press Briefing.

She first thanked all who contributed to the tributes for “our fallen soldier Mr. Neville York, cultural icon of St. Maarten, who passed away last week and was laid to rest yesterday.”

“Last Saturday we held the wake/musical artist concert, which was very uplifting to the family Read more

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PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Culture Silveria Jacobs paid tribute to the late Culture Department head Neville York, who was laid to rest on Tuesday. She said in her address that York had been a cultural icon, accomplished musician, scholar, policy developer, heritage specialist, businessman, teacher and St. Maarten legend.

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The parking lot of the Government Administration Building was filled to capacity Saturday night as several musicians came out and performed as they honor fallen cultural icon, Neville York.
The late Neville York was the head of the Culture department, he also penned the island culture policy and taught steel pan and other culture related activities at several schools.
The late Neville York was known throughout the region for his steel pan music he also wrote several songs Read more

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Minister Jacobs Wishes All Students Much Success With Exams

PHILIPSBURG – Minister of Education Silveria Jacobs took time to wish all secondary school students much success with their upcoming exams.

Minister Jacobs encouraged all students to focus, and put all effort into working hard as this is the last stretch towards tertiary education and/or entrance into the work field.

“The process to get to this point took several years, but we all know the last stretch weighs heaviest Read more

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FRENCH CUL DE SAC:--- On Sunday, May 7th Prime Minister The Honorable William Marlin & Minister of Education Culture Youth & Sport The Honorable Silveria Jacobs attended the annual Fish Day Festivities in French Cul-de-sac.

President of the Collectivite of St Read more

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Prime Minister Marlin & Minister Jacobs Attend Fish Day 2017 Festivities

FRENCH CUL DE SAC –  On Sunday May 7th Prime Minister The Honorable William Marlin & Minister of Education Culture Youth & Sport The Honorable Silveria Jacobs attended the annual Fish Day Festivities in French Cul-de-sac.

President of the Collectivite of St Read more

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Cul de Sac:--- Residents from Dutch side including Prime Minister William Marlin, Minister Silveria Jacobs and several others joined the newly elected government headed by President Daniel Gibbs to remember the fishermen on St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Parliament’s role is to supervise government, which includes pointing out failures and offering suggestions but also applauding when government takes the right decision. In fact, psychology tells us that reinforcing good performance has a more powerful and lasting effect than negative criticism. Hence, it is important that parliamentarians also look at the positive things that government has done or is doing and commend them for this. In our society, we tend to only focus on the mistakes, failures and on the bad or negative Read more

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