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Agreement Signed To Start School Repair Programme

From left (front): Director of NRPB Claret Connor, Minister of ECYS Rodolphe Samuel and Director of WWRI Pierre Montesant as they sign the agreement.

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PHILIPSBURG:---  On Monday, February 22nd, the Director of the National Recovery Bureau (NRPB) Claret Connor, the Honorable Minister in charge of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport (ECYS), drs. Rodolphe Samuel and the Director of Windward Roads Infrastructure (WWRI), Pierre Montesant, signed the school repair program agreement Read more

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Minister Samuel Delivers The Game Two Opening Pitch

Philipsburg, Sint Maarten — Honorable Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports drs. Rodolphe Samuel delivered the game two opening pitch on Saturday February 20, 2021 on the Belvedere ball park between 721 Elite and Hammer. 721 elite won against hammer 6-4.
This game was the second game in the Pelican League Championship series Read more

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Minister Of Ecys Throws First Pitch In BaseballS Game Two At The Weekend

BELVEDERE, Sint Maarten The Honorable Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports drs. Rodolphe Samuel delivered the first pitch in game two on Saturday, February 20, 2021 on the Belvedere Ball Park between 721 Elite and Hammer in the Pelican League baseball championship series.

721 Elite won against Hammer 6-4.

This game was the second game in the Pelican League Championship series.

The series officially pitched off on Friday, February 19, 2021 at the Erwin Baco Richardson Little League Stadium, where the 721 Elite faced the Young Blue Jays team.

 721 Elite hammered the Young Blue Jays by score of 12-2.

On Sunday, February 21 the games continued at the Belvedere Ball Field with The Hammers facing off against the Young Blue Jays Read more

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Ecys Minister Delivers Opening Pitch.

Honorable Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports drs. Rodolphe Samuel delivered the game two opening pitch on Saturday, February 20, 2021, on the Belvedere ballpark between 721 Elite and Hammer. 721 elite won against hammer 6-4.
This game was the second game in the Pelican League Championship series. The series started officially on Friday, February 19, 2021, at the Little League Ballpark where the 721 elite faced the team Young Blue Jays, 721 elite won against young blue Jay's 12-2,
Today Sunday, February 21 the games continued at the Belvedere Ball field with The Hammers facing the Young Blue Jays, Hammers won against young blue Jay's 8 -5.
The pelican league was established in 2021 Read more

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Minister Samuel Delivers The Game Two Opening Pitch

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Honorable Minister ofEducation,Culture,Youth andSportsdrs. Rodolphe Samuel delivered the game two opening pitchon Saturday February 20, 2021 on theBelvedere ball parkbetween721Eliteand Hammer.721 elite wonagainst hammer 6-4.

This game was the second game in the Pelican League Championship series Read more

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Some Excellence Learning Academy pupils.

Excellence Learning Academy works hard with the limited resources at its disposal for its special needs pupils.

Enable NV occupational therapist DAntoinette Roger-Sorton speaking in Parliament on Thursday.

PHILIPSBURG--Persons functioning in the area of special needs painted a grim picture on Thursday of the lack of facilities to sufficiently accommodate and care for children who have special needs in the community, and highlighted the need for authorities to do more in this area.

  Excellence Learning Academy founder Alisha Brookes, whose private institution caters to special-needs pupils, said that currently there are no day-cares specifically designed to offer services to children with special needs Read more

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One Tete Lokay Statue Restored

Culture Minister Rodolphe Samuel (centre), representatives of Foundation Community Aid Sentry Hill and other officials and stakeholders at the restored statue.

CAY HILL--The One Tete Lokay statue in Cay Hill, which was damaged during Hurricane Irma in 2017 and removed from its location a couple of months later, has been restored a Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The One Tete Lokay statue that was damaged by hurricane Irma was restored and replaced on Thursday.
Minister of Education, Culture, Youth & Sport, Rodolphe Samuel thanked the Foundation Community Aid Sentry Hill, Mag Tech BV, TelEM Group, and First Response for their initiative to restore the statues on the three roundabouts as a contribution in support of Sint Maartens Culture and Heritage Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The Ministers of Curacao, Aruba, and Sint Maarten and the Dutch Ministry of Education Culture and Science (OCW) to strengthen the teacher training in the Caribbean part of the kingdom.

On February 8 and 9 2020, a delegation consisting of representatives from the Teachers Training Institute in Aruba IPA and OCW on Bonaire had meetings with the various stakeholders in Education on St. Maarten.
This visit was to appraise the Educational stakeholders on St. Maarten of the existence and the developments of Kibrahacha as well as to establish if there are any needs concerning teacher training and or further team development Read more

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The Ministers Of Curacao, Aruba And Sint Maarten And The Dutch Ministry Of Education Culture And Science (Ocw) To Strengthen The Teacher Training In The Caribbean Part Of The Kingdom

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – On February 8 and 9 2020, a delegation consisting of representatives from the Teachers Training Institute in Aruba IPA and OCW on Bonaire had meetings with the various stakeholders in Education on St. Maarten.

This visit was to appraise the Educational stakeholders on St. Maarten of the existence and the developments of Kibrahacha as well as to establish if there are any needs concerning teacher training and or further team development. It was also to indicate if there are any specific needs for St Maarten to be part of this partnership.

Kibrahacha, which was established out of a partnership protocol, signed in February 2019 by the Ministers of Curacao, Aruba and Sint Maarten and the Dutch Ministry of Education Culture and Science (OCW) to strengthen the teacher training in the Caribbean part of the kingdom Read more

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Pfp Pregunta A Minecys Sobre El Estado De La Nipa Y El Rol De Director

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Los miembros del Parlamento de la faccin Party For Progress (PFP), Melissa Gumbs y Raeyhon Peterson, enviaron algunas preguntas el lunes 1 de febrero del 2021 al Honorable Ministro de Educacin, Cultura, Juventud y Deportes, Ministro Rodolphe Samuel, sobre el estado del Instituto Nacional para el Progreso Profesional Read more

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Pfp Questions Samuel On Status Of Nipa Director

PFP MP Melissa Gumbs.

PHILIPSBURG--The reasons for the apparent removal of Sergio Blomont as director of National Institute for Professional Advancement (NIPA) was amongst a number of questions Party For Progress (PFP) has sent to Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport (ECYS) Read more

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Pfp Questions Minecys On Nipa Status, Director Role

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Membersof Parliament for thePartyForProgress (PFP)Faction, Melissa Gumbsand Raeyhon Peterson sent questions on Monday, 1 February 2021 totheHonorableMinisterof Education, Culture, Youth & Sport, MinisterRodolphe Samuelregarding the status of the National Institute for Professional Advancement (NIPA) Read more

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Gumbs Requests Critical Updates From Minister Samuel

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten Member of Parliament for the Party For Progress (PFP) Faction, Melissa Gumbs
submitted critical questions on Monday, 25 January 2021, to the Honorable Minister of Education, Culture, Youth & Sport, Minister Rodolphe Samuel requesting answers for various projects and project planning within the ministry.

Gumbs notes in her letter that given the COVID-19 situation in country Sint Maarten, a variety of sectors and industries were severely affected, with education taking the brunt after tourism Read more

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Kingdom Partners Concluded Its Ministerial Conference.

PHILIPSBURG:--- On January 7, 2021, the Ministries of Education and Culture, of the Four Countries of the Kingdom, namely, Sint Maarten, Aruba, Curacao and the Netherlands, concluded its annual Four Countries Ministerial Conference. For the first time, due to the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic, this conference was held virtually between the Kingdom Partners. The Four Countries used this opportunity to establish mutually beneficial agreements for the advancement of the areas of education and culture Read more

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PHILIPSBURG The Government of Sint Maarten in collaboration with the St. Maarten Christian Council, St. Maarten United Ministerial Foundation, and the Seventh Day Adventist Church will host the annual National Day of Prayer. The annual event is held on the second Sunday in January, which falls on, January 10th, 2021.

This years event with the theme Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will Be Done will be a virtual video presentation due to the ongoing COVID-19 protocols that discourage large social gatherings Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Education, Youth and Sports Rodolphe Samuel issued a call to the community to remain vigilant at all times as face to face in school resumed on November 19th.
The Minister said during the announcement at the weekly Council of Ministers press briefing that everyone wants to island to go back to normal as soon as possible however, the government must also safeguard the health and well-being of its people.
Because the schools are part of the community and clusters of infections can occur in the community this means that infections can also happen in schools.
The education continuity plan was drafted and based on that planned government has developed safety plans for the schools.
The Minister said after the vetting of the school's safety plans, those schools whose safety plans were found to be in order were inspected by a combined team of inspectors of Education and Healthcare Read more

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Ready, Set, Protect! : Reflection Of Children Rights Development On St. Maarten

Philipsburg The importance of recognizing Childrens Rights on St. Maarten began as early as 1978. The now deceased Mrs. Mavis Salomon Brooks and Dr. Linda Banks first started the initiative by writing and producing a song about children rights for a song festival. Ever since, many individuals in our community volunteered their personal time in promoting the development and empowerment of children through various activities. Radio programs, uniformed groups and performing arts were among the undertakings by loyal persons.

On November 20th, 1989, the United Nations ratified the United Nation Convention for the Rights of the Child, with 140 countries including the Kingdom of the Netherlands adding their signature to this convention.

Consequently, all islands within the Kingdom adopted this treaty and started the work of drafting, establishing and implementing policy and programs in the interest of Childrens Rights.

The first official policy initiative for St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:---The importance of recognizing Childrens Rights in St. Maarten began as early as 1978. The now-deceased Mrs. Mavis Salomon Brooks and Dr. Linda Banks first started the initiative by writing and producing a song about children's rights for a song festival. Ever since many individuals in our community volunteered their personal time in promoting the development and empowerment of children through various activities. Radio programs, uniformed groups, and performing arts were among the undertakings by loyal persons.

On November 20th, 1989, the United Nations ratified the United Nations Convention for the Rights of the Child, with 140 countries including the Kingdom of the Netherlands adding their signature to this convention.

Consequently, all islands within the Kingdom adopted this treaty and started the work of drafting, establishing, and implementing policy and programs in the interest of Childrens Rights.

The first official policy initiative for St Read more

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Ready, Set, Protect!-Reflection Of Children Rights Development On St. Maarten

Philipsburg, Sint Maarten The importance of recognizing Childrens Rights on St.Maarten began as early as 1978. The now deceased Mrs. Mavis Salomon Brooks and Dr. Linda Banks first started the initiative by writing and producing a song about children rights for a song festival. Ever since, many individuals in our community volunteered their personal time in promoting the development and empowerment of children through various activities. Radio programs, uniformed groups and performing arts were among the undertakings by loyal persons.

On November 20th, 1989, the United Nations ratified the United Nation Convention for the Rights of the Child, with 140 countries including the Kingdom of the Netherlands adding their signature to this convention.

Consequently, all islands within the Kingdom adopted this treaty and started the work of drafting, establishing and implementing policy and programs in the interest of Childrens Rights. 

The first official policy initiative for St Read more

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Minister Of Vsa And Ecys Support Pjiae With Pavilion For Arrival Terminal Expansion

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — On Friday November 13th, Minister of VSA, Richard Panneflek and Minister of ECYS drs. Rodolphe Samuel signed a use agreement regarding the use of a mobile pavilion owned by Country, St Read more

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Agreement Inked For Pjia To Use Mobile Pavilion For Season

From left are: Education Minister Rodolphe Samuel, VSA Minister Richard Panneflek and a PJIA official.

AIRPORT--Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA) is now able to Read more

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PHILIPSBURG On Friday, November 13th, Minister of VSA, Richard Panneflek, and Minister of ECYS drs. Rodolphe Samuel signed a use agreement regarding the use of a mobile pavilion owned by Country, St Read more

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