2016 International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition Commerative Event
August 23rd was the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition. To commemorate the UN observance, the Sint Maarten National Commission for UNESCO in collaboration with the Africa Caribbean Heritage Alliance (ACHA) and the Philipsburg Jubilee Library showed the DVD, ‘The Middle Passage’ a HBO Documentary and held a dialogue.. read more →
Conference on the Framework for Action of the Education 2030 Agenda (E2030)
Ms. Yvette Halley, Head of the Exam Division and Mrs. Ruth Verbeek- Linger, Acting Head of the Department of Education represented St. Maarten at the Conference on the Framework for Action of the Education 2030 Agenda (E2030), on August 9th to 10th in Santiago, Chile. The purpose of the meeting is to conduct a.. read more →
Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory
The Department of Culture and Sint Maarten National Commission (NatCom) for the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) within the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports (MECYS), aims to identify, record and safeguard St. Maarten’s Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) by conducting a National ICH Inventory. A National Inventory will enable the Government.. read more →
