SINT MAARTEN (HARBOUR VIEW) – Due to COVID-19 the Governor’s Youth Awards for Excellence 2020 was postponed. Today the Governor of Sint Maarten, His Excellency drs. E.B. Holiday, announced that the Governor’s Youth Awards for Excellence Ceremony will take place on Friday December 4, 2020 taking COVID-19 health protocols into account.
Governor Holiday considers it important and as a result encourages young people to develop the qualities required to take an active and constructive role in Sint Maarten. The Governor believes that cultivating an attitude of excellence is instrumental to developing such qualities.
The Governor’s Youth Award for Excellence Program has as a result been designed to recognize youths, ages 13 through 19, who have performed above and beyond and excelled in specific fields in our community. The categories for which young persons will be recognized are:
- Education –Youth Award for Excellence in Academics
- Sports – Youth Award for Excellence in Sports
- Arts – Youth Award for Excellence in Arts
- Environmental protection – Youth Award for Excellence in Environment Protection
- Community service – Youth Award for Excellence in Community Service
The Governor’s Youth Award for Excellence will be awarded to youths who have attained a level of excellence in the selected fields greater than that achieved by others or whose performance have been so exceptional that these achievements have identified this youth as being clearly outstanding from others. Selected nominees will be invited for the Awards Ceremony. Winners will receive their Youth Award for Excellence on December 4, 2020.
We encourage educational institutions, sports organizations, creative industries, environmental organizations, youth organizations, faith-based organizations, service clubs, community organizations or others who know a young person who deserves to be recognized for their outstanding achievements are requested to submit nominations using the nomination forms.
Nominations must contain details and examples with supporting documentation of the achievements and activities of the nominated youth as well as evidence of compliance with eligibility, general and specific criteria established in the award guidelines.
Winners are selected based on a recommendation by the evaluation committee. The evaluation committee is comprised of the following multi-disciplinary panel of professionals: Mrs. Oldine Bryson-Pantophlet (Chairperson), Ms. Cassandra Janssen (Secretary), Dr. Rolinda Carter, Mr. Maikel Cornet, Ms. Clara Reyes, Mr. Rueben Thompson and Mrs. Fabiana Vanterpool-Arnell.
Persons and organizations are requested to submit typed nominations electronically via the nomination form no later than 11:59 p.m. on November 16, 2020. The Nominations received prior to the postponement of March 30, 2020, will be taken under consideration. For further details on the nomination process please see the Governor of Sint Maarten website http://www.kabgsxm.com/governor-youthawards.aspx or contact the Cabinet of the Governor of Sint Maarten via email office@kabgsxm.com. Responses to questions will be provided via the Governor’s website.
