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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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Draft Law Soon On Upping Age For Alcohol Purchase

PHILIPSBURG--The Penal Code establishes the legal alcohol drinking age at eighteen, but the ordinance regulating the sale of alcohol prohibits the sale of alcohol to anyone below age sixteen. This glaring discrepancy will soon be tackled by Parliament via an initiative draft law.

The draft law to amend the Permit Ordinance was initiated by former Member of Parliament now Minister of Education and Youth Read more

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Minister Jacobs Pushes Initiative To Increase Drinking Age

 

PHILIPSBURG – It is Parliament’s policy that initiative draft laws presented to Parliament and whose authors are no longer Members of Parliament, can be further promoted by the faction to which the initiative taker belonged.

This is the case with the change to the permit ordinance and the “legal” drinking age. One would recall that the Lion’s Club has been an advocate for the legal drinking age to be established at 18. This is the case in the penal code, however, the permit ordinance that regulates the sale of alcohol, prohibits the sale of alcohol to persons below the age of 16.

This discrepancy was addressed in Parliament during a meeting with representatives of the Lion’s Club.

Former Member of Parliament (MP) and present Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Silveria Jacobs, presented an initiative draft law, amending the permit ordinance to bring this in line with the penal code Read more

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Minister Jacobs Emphasizes Parental Responsibility During Carnival

PHILIPSBURG – Minister of Education, Culture, Youth, and Sports Silveria Jacobs addressed the media in Wednesday’s, April 19, Council of Ministers Press Briefing.

She wished everyone a happy and safe Carnival and stressed “especially to the parents, there is still school, and I would like to remind parents that your first responsibility is to make sure that your children make the most of their education Read more

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Minister Jacobs Re-Emphasises Safe And Fun Carnival Message

PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Education, Youth, Culture and Sports Silveria Jacobs congratulated Teen Carnival Queen Shakainah Arrindell-Pompier and Senior Carnival Queen Shanice Powell, who she said were front runners for capturing the crown in her mind based on their performance during the Queen Show pre-events.

However, she took note of the fact that the show finished close to 4:30am on a school night Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The Philipsburg Jubilee Library and the American University of the Caribbean (AUC) launched on Saturday, April 8th, 2017 their brand new collection of over 50 health books for a range of ages before invited guests, including Honorable Minister of Education Sylveria Jacobs, Honorable Minister of Health Emile Lee represented by the Collective Prevention Services department head Virginia Asin, Assistant Dean of Service Learning and Community Affairs PhD Golden Jackson and the AUC students along with Aukje de Jong OrganWise Guy library presenter Read more

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Minister Jacobs Says ‘Investments In Education, Sport, Arts Lagging Behind’

PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Education, Culture, Youth Affairs and Sport Silveria Jacobs started the presentation of her Ministry’s year plans to the Central Committee with the African proverb “It takes a village to raise a child,” stating that investments in education, social affairs, sport and the arts are lagging behind.

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Carnival Village Opens, Big Turnout For Jump-Up

PHILIPSBURG--Carnival Village is now open for business. The Village was officially declared open by Minister of Culture Silveria Jacobs, St. Maarten Carnival Development Foundation (SCDF) President Alston Lourens and main sponsor TelEm’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Read more

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Kralendijk:---  Representatives from St. Maarten participated in United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)’s phase two of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) capacity building project for Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean on April 3-7, 2017 in Kralendijk, Bonaire. The delegation consisted of Ms. Marcellia Henry, Secretary General of St. Maarten National Commission (NatCom) for UNESCO, Mrs. Sharine Allamby- Duncan, Policy Advisor for the Department of Culture and Ms Read more

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GREAT BAY (DCOMM):--- Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication, Mellissa Arrindell-Doncher, joined her colleague Ministers in her first Council of Ministers meeting on Tuesday, April 4.

The meeting was adjourned for the Ministers to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Minister Arrindell-Doncher and resumed after.

At the onset, Minister co-signed her first national decree which contained the so-called ‘vervangingsregeling’, which regulates which minister replaces another minister when he / she is unable to execute his / her responsibilities; this can, for example, be related to illness, travel on behalf of government, or vacation.

With a complete Council of Ministers consisting of seven ministers, the replacement overview is now as follows:
Prime Minister / Minister of General Affairs, Mr Read more

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Com Meets With Full Complement Of Ministers Last Tuesday

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication, Mellissa Arrindell-Doncher, joined her colleague Ministers in her first Council of Ministers meeting on Tuesday, April 4.

The meeting was adjourned for the Ministers to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Minister Arrindell-Doncher and resumed after.

At the onset, Minister co-signed her first national decree which contained the so-called ‘vervangingsregeling’, which regulates which minister replaces another minister when he / she is unable to execute his / her responsibilities; this can, for example, be related to illness, travel on behalf of government, or vacation.

With a complete Council of Ministers consisting of seven ministers, the replacement overview is now as follows:

Prime Minister / Minister of General Affairs, Mr Read more

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Minister Jacobs Attends Smvts Career Fair

SOUTH REWARD – On April 3rd, Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, Ms. Silveria Jacobs attended the 6th Annual Career Fair day at the St. Maarten Vocational Training School.

SMVTS has been hosting the career fair to encourage, and assist in the development of the students with regards to their vocational educational and career fields Read more

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SOUTH REWARD:--- On April 3rd, Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, Ms. Silveria Jacobs attended the 6th Annual Career Fair day at the St. Maarten Vocational Training School. SMVTS has been hosting the career fair to encourage, and assist in the development of the students with regards to their vocational educational and career fields Read more

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COLE BAY:--- On Tuesday, April 4th, the Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, Ms. Silveria Jacobs was invited by to the cycle one year one class at the Leonald Conner School. Teacher Charles-constant Rollan invited Minister Jacobs to visit the cycle one, year one students. The students have been focusing and learning about the local government for the last two weeks Read more

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Students Of Leonald Conner School Tour Govt. Building

PHILIPSBURG – Friday, March 31, will long be remembered by students of Cycle 1 Grade 1 of the Leonald Conner School as they visited the New Government Building and got the opportunity to meet and greet most of the Ministers.

On the first half of the tour led by Erno Labega, the students and their teacher Elisia Lake were taken to the 4th floor of the building where they met Civil Servants and Department Heads working in the Ministry of General Affairs.

Prime Minister William Marlin completed the second half of the tour by guiding the students to each of the Cabinets of the Council of Ministers Read more

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