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Upp Party Board Pays Tribute To The Legacy Of Roberto Arrindell.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The United People's Party (UPP), extends his heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of the late Roberto "Celestino" Arrindell, an influential presence in the St. Maarten community who will be laid to rest today. In celebrating the life of Roberto Arrindell, UP Part President Eugene Heyliger acknowledged Arrindells multifaceted contributions that enriched the island's cultural and educational landscape.
In a statement issued by UP Party, the Board conveyed its deep sorrow at the passing of Roberto Arrindell, underscoring Arrindell's roles as a community advocate, educator, and cultural luminary Read more

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Dominican Republic/ PHILIPSBURG:--- Veteran teacher and culture icon Roberto Arrindell has passed away in the Dominican Republic today confirmed his wife and son who was beside him when he transitioned.
The late Roberto Arrindell taught in St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The House of Parliament is delighted to announce the display of artwork by The Sint Maarten Youth Parliament under the title "The Seven Phases of the Moon". This art project, which showcases the talent and creativity of three young artists, Ms. Aljene Henry, Ms. Jemyah James, and Mr. Jahfier Marlin, captures the different phases of the moon.
The students have described the moon as a symbol of fertility, emotion, intuition, and change and have chosen to depict their paintings using the symbol of change, as the moon changes every night Read more

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William Passes Mantle To His Son Cloyd Ohndhae Marlin

NA MP William Marlin, Cloyd Ohndhae Marlin and Terry Peterson.

~ Ohndhae to vie for Parliamentary seat, endorsed by Laveist ~

PHILIPSBURG--National Alliance (NA) Member of Parliament (MP) William Marlin, whose political career spans almost 50 years, on Sunday passed the mantle to his son Cloyd Ohndhae Marlin with a promise to passionately support his impending bid for a seat in the countrys legislature.

  William shared his full confidence in his sons leadership qualities and capabilities to direct a successful campaign to resounding victory and St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- A core group of community leaders came together on Sunday, February 12, to form a powerful 'Committee to Elect Cloyd Ohndhae Marlin to the Parliament of St. Maarten.'

The atmosphere was filled with excitement as cheers were heard from a distance.
Ohndhae Marlin opened the meeting with a word of welcome, followed by Benjamin Bell former St Read more

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Grisha Se Une A Dp, Dice Que La Coalicin Es Una Colisin

CAY HILLLa miembro independiente del parlamento (MP) Grisha Heyliger-Marten, esposa del fundador de United Peoples party (UP), Theo Heyliger, firm para convertirse oficialmente en miembro del Partido Demcrata (DP) el domingo por la noche.

Vestida con una camiseta roja y una gorra roja, la exmiembro de United Peoples party (UP) se uni a DP en el escenario despus de pronunciar un discurso durante una reunin de regeneracin de DP muy concurrida celebrada en Cay Hill Read more

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Obra De Arte De Magueda Jackson En Exhibicin En La Casa Del Parlamento

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Desde el lunes 16 de mayo del 2022, El Parlamento ha estado exhibiendo obras de arte de la Sra. Maqueda Jackson.

Nacida y criada en la isla de Sint Maarten con vnculos con Anguilla y St. Kitts, la Sra. Jackson comparti que su viaje artstico comenz cuando sus padres le permitieron ser expresiva a travs del arte. Sus devotos padres le dieron la oportunidad a una edad temprana de mostrar su obra de arte en las paredes de su casa, lo que permiti que floreciera la creatividad de la Sra Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- As of Monday, May 16, 2022, Parliament has been displaying artwork by Ms. Maqueda Jackson.
Born and raised on the island of Sint Maarten with ties to Anguilla and St. Kitts, Ms. Jackson shared that her art journey began with her parents allowing her to be expressive through art. She was given the opportunity at an early age by her devoted parents to showcase her artwork on the walls of their home, this enabled Ms. Jacksons creativity to blossom. Ms. Jackson attended the St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:---Tessel, born in Zandvoort, The Netherlands became fascinated with art and its history at a very young age. She was inspired by Surrealism and the Arts and Crafts movement (art nouveau, Jugendstil) and artists such as Gustav Klimt and Mucha. It was always a dream of Tessel to become an artist and share her skills with others by becoming an art teacher. Tessel obtained a Foundation Art Diploma for Secondary Education in drawing in 1992 and continued studying for an additional 3 years gaining her Art degree in 1995 Read more

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Usm Holds First-Ever Virtual Town Hall Assembly

Pond Island —-With an attendance of 78 students and instructors, the University of St. Martin (USM) held its first ever virtual town hall assembly on Tuesday, April 14, 2020. The purpose of said event was to provide an opportunity for administration to receive feedback from the academic community on the temporary transition to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using the electronic platform Zoom, popular among colleges and universities worldwide, participants were able to see each other, have their questions answered,express their appreciation for this alternative and share their concerns about the challenges to working and studying from home.

We can all feel proud of ourselves and what we have achieved until now, said USM President Dr Read more

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Pond Island: ----With an attendance of 78 students and instructors, the University of St. Martin (USM) held its first-ever virtual town hall assembly on Tuesday, April 14, 2020. The purpose of the said event was to provide an opportunity for the administration to receive feedback from the academic community on the temporary transition to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using the electronic platform Zoom, popular among colleges and universities worldwide, participants were able to see each other, have their questions answered, express their appreciation for this alternative and share their concerns about the challenges to working and studying from home.
We can all feel proud of ourselves and what we have achieved until now, said USM President Dr Read more

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Minister Jacobs Attends Various High Schools Pre- St. Maarten’S Day Events

SOUTH REWARD , St. Maarten – the Honorable Minister of Education Silveria Jacobs attended two high schools Pre- St. Maarten’s Day celebrations on November 10th, namely, the St. Maarten Academy PSVE and the Sundial School.

At the St. Maarten Academy PSVE School, the Minister addressed the students and teachers. The Minister informed the student that whether they were born on or born to be on St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of VROMI, Angel Meyers has commenced a pilot project where recycling bins are placed in various government establishments with the goal of promoting recycling and also encouraging the general public to start thinking on and practicing recycling.

Minister of VROMI, Angel Meyers has chosen to begin the recycling project by first leading by example. Recycling bins will be placed in the new Government Building, the Receivers office, the Civil Registry, Facility services, Labor Department, and the Ministry of VROMI Read more

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Poets To Set “Fyah” To Usm’S Gazebo

GREAT BAY – On Saturday, June 4, at 12:00pm, St. Maarten’s rising and veteran poets are scheduled to take the mic at the University of St. Martin (USM) for “Fyah Under the Gazebo.”

Now in its third year, the open mic event forms part of the annual St. Martin Book Fair organized by Conscious Lyrics and House of Nehesi Publishers. This particular segment is coordinated in collaboration with “Soualigan Fyah: Youth Poetry” and will be co-hosted by poets Sjorensly Valies and Lysanne “GoddessEye” Charles-Arrindell.

The annual “gazebo reading” provides poets with the opportunity to have their presence felt and voices heard during the third day of the book fair Read more

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St. Maarten Debaters Off To Medgar Evers College, New York

From left: Roberto Arrindell, D’Shnay Matthew York, Alexandria Baly and Dwayne Griffith. Photo contributed

St. Maarten News – The St. Maarten debate team that finished runner up in the Leeward Islands Debate Competition travels today to New York, together with the teams from Anguilla and Antigua to take part in a similar event at the Medgar Evers College.

The local team consists of Dwayne Griffith, Alexandria Baly and D’Shnay Matthew York.

Griffith is enrolled in the GED tutorial program at the University of Saint Martin, where Baly is a second year student in the general liberal arts program Read more

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The University Of St. Martin (Usm) Well Represented At The Leeward Island Debating Competition (Lidc)

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - The USM is proud to announce the accomplishments of two students who participated in the LIDC as part of team St. Maarten, Mr. Dwayne Griffith who is enrolled in the USM GED Tutorial program and Ms. Alexandria Baly Stanford who is a second year student in the General Liberal Arts program.

Team St. Maarten participated in three debates; Debate 1 which was won by the team with Dwayne Griffith as 1st speaker. Debate 2 which were also won by Team St. Maarten with Alexandria Baly Stanford as 2nd speaker, finally Debate 3 where team St Read more

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