Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs Emancipation Day Address
Fellow St. Maarteners, Residents of our beloved island, Distinguished Guests, Online viewers, Ladies, and Gentlemen. Good Morning, In 1863, when the institution that was slavery, was officially abolished on the southern side of St. Martin, our ancestors on whose shoulders we stand today had already liberated themselves by making it economically unfeasible for it to […]
Read More →St. Maarten celebrates 157th Anniversary of Emancipation
PHILIPSBURG — St. Maarten will be celebrating its 157th Anniversary of Emancipation Day from slavery on July 1, 2020. This was announced by the Minister responsible for Culture, Drs. Rodolphe Samuel, at the Council of Ministers Press Briefing on Wednesday. He stated that this was the first public holiday that was established by the Parliament […]
Read More →Theme for the 2020 Emancipation Day Celebration
“Sacred legacies; standing on the shoulders of giants” will be the theme for the 2020 Emancipation Day Celebration Philipsburg – This year Sint Maarten will be celebrating the 157th Anniversary of Emancipation from slavery on July 1, 2020. Emancipation Day, was the first public holiday established by the Parliament of Sint Maarten since becoming a […]
Read More →Council of Ministers requests the community to join in the commemoration of the 35th Anniversary of Flag Day
On June 13th, 2020 the people and the Government of Sint Maarten will be commemorating the 35th Anniversary of ‘Flag Day’. The Government of Sint Maarten will be organizing two official events to mark this special day. During the early hours of June 13th at 6:00 am, the Council of Ministers along with invited dignitaries […]
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