PHILIPSBURG:--- The Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (hereafter TEATf) fully endorses the "Battle of the Fittest Basketball Tournament", which is being organized by the "Together We Can Foundation", slated to commence on July 17th through July 19th, 2015, on St. Maarten.
The Government of St. Maarten remains committed to the development of our youth. "Sports" therefore provides the opportunity for this development because of the cohesive and unique way it connects young people and their communities. The Ministry of TEATT for this reason will embrace any such events and/or tournaments where specifically our young and emerging athletes are provided with the platform to profile their talents.
On behalf of my ministry, I am pleased to inform you that I have no objections to your request for the name of the "Ministry of TEATT" as well as the Government of Maarten's logo to be printed on all promotional materials intended for the event; at no financial obligations to my ministry.
