During Lugisse working visit, he will also be available to meet with Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs), individuals, students, businesses, associations and other entities who are interested in knowing more about the Tallahassee-St Maarten partnership which has been in existence for more than 10-years.
Lugisse will be meeting with the Island Government in order to boost on-going relations. For the past 16-years all governing bodies of St Maarten have supported the partnership that exist between the island and the Florida capital city of Tallahassee, Lugisse pointed out, adding that education has always been a priority for the island no matter which government was in power and he expects things to get even better as we move towards country status.
The partnership includes joint relationships in the following areas, infrastructure, environment, human resources', health, police matters, EMS Ambulance services, meteorology, agriculture, fire department, technology, arts and culture, youth issues (juvenile delinquency, gang development), sports, financial options, and assorted joint ventures.
Now that TLH-SXMF has an office in Tallahassee, the aforementioned acts as a vehicle to bring many competencies, expertise, and programs to the island that could benefit both the Public and Private Sectors of the nation based on the close relationship with both the City and now Leon County.
"With our island heading towards country status, developing partnerships is key to our nations continued success in overall national development in the private and public sectors.
"The St Maarten Government with the partnership with Tallahassee has set a platform for ongoing relations not only for St Maarten but with the rest of the Caribbean. We seek to stimulate socio-economic opportunities by way of TLH-SXMF offering business opportunities in the USA to interested organizations.
"Do take the opportunity to learn more what the Tallahassee-St Maarten partnership has to offer the island. I also encourage students and their parents to get in contact with me especially those that did not get study financing from the Island Government.
"There are possibilities of still entering the Florida A&M University in Tallahassee at in-state tuition which is almost one third of the costs. Students from the French side of the island as well as Caribbean students can apply," Executive Director of the TLH-SXMF Arthur Lugisse told the Government Information Service (GIS) on Monday.
Businesses and educational institutions seeking to explore and develop programs/projects/policies/products/services in conjunction with entities out of Tallahassee for St Maarten can contact Arthur Lugisse at the Victorious Living Office, Backstreet #158B or local contact number 524-8731, 542-2663 or send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or via the foundations website www.tlh-sxmf.org
