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Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines Donates $25K Worth of PPE to St. Maarten’s CPS via SMDF
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Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines Donates $25K Worth of PPE to St. Maarten’s CPS via SMDF

This generous donation of personal protective equipment will help keep our healthcare workers safe during this challenging time. Through a facilitated effort between Royal Caribbean Cruises, Port St. Maarten, and the St. Maarten Development Fund (SMDF), the Collective Prevention Services (CPS) was the recipient of USD $25,000 worth of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to combat...

June 18, 2021June 18, 2021by
First Completed Community Space Launched in Middle Region
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First Completed Community Space Launched in Middle Region

The Community Spaces collaborative initiative launched exactly one year ago between the St. Maarten Development Fund (SMDF), the Netherlands Red Cross Society and community-minded individuals is ready to be unveiled to the public, with the completion of its first community space in the district of Middle Region. Over the past year, SMDF and the Red...

February 4, 2021February 4, 2021by
Ministry of Finance and SMDF launch Workforce Development Program
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Ministry of Finance and SMDF launch Workforce Development Program

The Ministry of Finance in collaboration with the St. Maarten Development Fund (SMDF) has recently launched the Workforce Development Program (W4D), a program that offers free online courses until the end of the year via the e-learning website, Coursera. The courses range from high school level to Master degree level and are grouped in packaged...

October 14, 2020October 15, 2020by
SMDF and WIB donate to soup kitchen
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SMDF and WIB donate to soup kitchen

The Victory Temple COGOP’s soup kitchen is the most recent program to benefit from a fruitful partnership between the SMDF and WIB. Most recently, the soup kitchen received a new 6-burner stove and refrigerator. These new appliances will support the kitchen’s weekly feeding activities where they cook and distribute warm meals to persons who find...

October 9, 2020October 9, 2020by
SMDF distributes over 1,500 masks to the St. Maarten community
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SMDF distributes over 1,500 masks to the St. Maarten community

Since the start of its Buy1Give1 Masks for the Masses program in May 2020, the St. Maarten Development Fund (SMDF) has produced and distributed over one thousand five hundred facemasks throughout the Sint Maarten community. The initiative began as a volunteer initiative during the partial lockdown period whereby hobbyist and professional seamstresses and tailors were...

September 8, 2020September 8, 2020by
SMDF Presents Audited 2019 Annual Report to PM Jacobs
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SMDF Presents Audited 2019 Annual Report to PM Jacobs

The St. Maarten Development Fund (SMDF) closed out the month of June by presenting its Audited Annual Report and Financial Statements for 2019 to the Government of St. Maarten via Minister of General Affairs and Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs. The audit, conducted by Stichting Overheidsaccountantsbureau (SOAB), provides a detailed overview of SMDF’s internal operations as...

June 30, 2020July 7, 2020by
WIB Donates to SMDF NAF 110,000 to Assist Those Affected by COVID-19
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WIB Donates to SMDF NAF 110,000 to Assist Those Affected by COVID-19

On June 8th 2020 the largest consumer and business bank of Sint Maarten, The Windward Islands Bank Ltd. (WIB), made a generous donation of NAF 110,000.00 to the Sint Maarten Development Foundation (SMDF) in support of COVID-19 food relief programs. The programs are aimed at providing food security to over 500 children and 550 senior citizens...

SMDF Launches Masks for the Masses Project
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SMDF Launches Masks for the Masses Project

Recently, international health organizations have called for the use of barrier masks to complement protective hygiene measures and social distancing rules to help slow the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). In an effort to provide as many barrier masks to St. Maarten residents as possible, the St. Maarten Development Fund (SMDF) has launched their Masks...

April 22, 2020April 22, 2020by
WIB Partners with SMDF to Launch Performing Arts Scholarship
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WIB Partners with SMDF to Launch Performing Arts Scholarship

The St. Maarten Development Fund (SMDF) and The Windward Islands Bank Ltd. (WIB) have joined forces to provide aspiring dancers with an opportunity to further their studies abroad in the realm of dance.  Having noticed that there are limited scholarship options on St. Maarten for young persons seeking to pursue performing arts after secondary school,...

March 6, 2020April 22, 2020by
SMDF and the Red Cross Partner for Local Communities
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SMDF and the Red Cross Partner for Local Communities

PHILIPSBURG – Community development and support continue post Irma with new collaboration between St Maarten Development Fund (SMDF) and the Red Cross. As efforts to build back better across St Maarten continue, SMDF and the Red Cross have partnered together to help build contribute towards stronger community life for all. Over the course of the...

February 2, 2020March 3, 2020by