Minister Claret Connor briefed about process to catalog country’s Intangible Cultural Heritage

PHOTO CUTLINE: Minister Hon. Claret Connor (4th from right) with members of his Cabinet and representatives from the Tourist Bureau. UNESCO Sint Maarten Office Secretary General Marcellia Henry (3rd from left) is standing next to the Minister. (DCOMM)   PHILIPSBURG – Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs,… Transport and Telecommunications (Ministry TEATT) Hon. Claret Connor along.. read more →

UNESCO Youth Heritage Workshop in Montego Bay, Jamaica from April 15-17, 2015

Ralph Cantave a former student of the St. Maarten Academy, and currently a student of the University of St. Martin (USM), has been selected to represent St. Maarten at an UNESCO Youth Heritage Workshop in Montego Bay, Jamaica from April 15-17, 2015. Ms. Marcellia Henry, Secretary General of the Sint Maarten National Commission for UNESCO,.. read more →

Dutch Caribbean islands press on with inventorying their living heritage

Mr. Joseph Spanner of Congo Reserve Plantation in St Eustatius sharing oral histories     related to slavery (as passed down by his ancestors) with students of the Simon Doncker Club © Misha Spanner     Having completed the first joint training on the implementation of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage last September,.. read more →