~ Minister Jacobs tells press conference ~
PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Affairs Silveria Jacobs officially declared Monday, July 2, a national holiday, at a press conference on Friday, June 29.
"I want to reassure the public that on July 2, it is a national holiday. It's a day when we will be celebrating Emancipation Day for the first time," Minister Jacobs said. It is a holiday like every other holiday and if workers are called in to work they must be compensated, as it is a holiday, she further stated.
She then invited the public to come out on that day and celebrate. She also urged the public to come out in cultural dress. "The public is welcome and everything has been planned with you in mind."
Programmes for the ecumenical service at St. Martin of Tours Roman Catholic Church at 9:00am and 1,000 booklets for the national holiday are being printed and will be distributed on Monday, July 2.
Musical acts like Tanny and the Boys, Destiny and Ebony Steel, as well as different dance groups on the island also will be performing. There also will be a showcasing of drumming groups like St. Joseph Group and Elite Drum Band.
Jacobs said there was still time for vendors to fill out registration forms at the Cultural Centre today, June 30, from 10:00am to 12:00 noon.
Source: http://www.thedailyherald.com/islands/1-islands-news/29253-monday-july-2-a-national-holiday.html
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