Leader of Government, William Marlin, is in the Netherlands on a working visit. He is being accompanied by Head of Study Financing ,Calvin Mardembrough. The commissioner and Mardembrough paid a customary yearly evaluation visit to S4 offices in Holland, in preparation for the start of the new study financing period.
The commissioner spoke about the critical positions that need to filled within the governmental apparatus of St. Maarten, as the island continues en route to country status. The occasion was used to discuss the vital role that the commissioner envisions the S4 foundation playing in maintaining a proper database, tracking St. Maarten's young professionals in the Netherlands and encouraging them to return home or to undergo additional training in needed areas. The commissioner and head of study financing are scheduled to meet with a group of St. Maarten students in Amsterdam, later this week.