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 →

Cultural Identity and Heritage Presentation at St. Maarten Youth Desk

On January 27th and 29th , the St. Maarten National Commission for UNESCO (United Nations, Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) held sessions on ‘Cultural Identify’ for the newly opened St. Maarten Youth Desk.  These sessions which were organized by the Department for Youth Affairs for secondary school students, focused on explaining what is ‘Cultural Identity’.. read more →

Strengthening the Profile of the Memory of the World (MoW) programme in the Region

Ms. Elizabeth Watson, a Memory of the World (MOW) Consultant visited St. Maarten on Jan. 19-21, 2015. Her objectives for the visit were to: Identify national documentary heritage/s nomintable to any of the three registers (National, Regional, International). Build national capacities to complete nomination forms. Revise/edit current nominations that may need such work. Create national MoW Committees. Sensitize.. read more →