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Dept. of Culture hosts the Inaugural Sage Cultural Award, “Honoring Soualiga’s Cultural Icons”

St. Martin is steadily progressing into a major Caribbean cultural and creative hub. Not only in cultural diversity but also in artistic vibrancy, resilience and...

Basketball Legends, the focus of Brown Pelican Sport Awards 2022

As Minister of Education, Culture, Youth & Sport, together with the Department of Sport we are pleased to announce and congratulate the final nominees for...

Minister Samuel is Improving Literacy and Numeracy in Public and Subsidized Schools on Sint Maarten

Minister Rodolphe Samuel has declared that it is essential to improve the literacy and numeracy skills of all students in public and subsidized schools on...

drs. Rodolphe E. Samuel, Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport and delegation participate in UNESCO World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development, MONDIACULT 2022

drs. Rodolphe E. Samuel, Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport attended the UNESCO World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development, MONDIACULT 2022, which...

Minister of Education; Rodolphe Samuel: "Teachers are among most important in society."

As we once again observe this special day set aside to acknowledge our teachers, I would like to commend our teachers on St. Maarten for...

“The Entrepreneur in Me: The Basics of Starting a Business” workshop to be held on Oct. 11, 2022

Many students dream of having their own business and some work diligently to make this dream a reality. Some think that a business is only...

Preparing For The World of Work” workshop to be held on Sept. 29, 2022

Are you are recent secondary school graduate or in your last two years of secondary school and you are thinking of going into the workforce...

Schools Reopen on Monday. No Damages to School Infrastructure & Facilities

On Sunday, September 18, the Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports (Ministry MECYS) Hon. Drs. Rodolphe Samuel, sent a letter to all school boards...

Community Message on the passing of Tropical Storm Fiona

As Tropical Storm Fiona approaches us, we are encouraged to make the necessary physical and situational preparations, such as:

● Securing our homes

● Preparing...

School Closed Friday September 16th 2022

On behalf of the Government of Sint Maarten,...

"Applying to Schools in the Netherlands" to be held on September 15

PHILIPSBURG – Every year many of our students decide that they want to continue their studies in the Netherlands however many do not...

UPDATE REGARDING EDUCATION REVIEW

The Sint Maarten Country Reform Package which was established in 2020 consists of acombination of short-term measures and longer-term structural reforms that are necessary to...

Lion President John Schaminee responded with appreciation for the warm greeting and added: “This ‘Fresh n Cool’ Back-to-School

Project was crucial for the Lions Club and very motivating for our members. Given the many challenges we experienced as a community in recent years,...

Back to School Message 2022-2023

I, the Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, drs. Rodolphe Samuel would like to officially welcome all Students, Parents/Guardians, School Managers, Teachers, and Support...

“College or University 101: The United States & Canadian Systems” workshop to be held on August 18

A free workshop entitled “College or University 101: The United States and Canadian Systems” is scheduled to be held on Thursday, August 18, 2022 at...