The 10th Anniversary of the St.Maarten Book Fair officially opened on May 31st 2012 at the Belair Community Center with book signings and perfomances.
Words of Welcome
Mr. Shujah Reiph
President, Conscious Lyrics Foundation
Mrs. Jacqueline Sample
President, House of Nehesi Publishers
Ms. Annelies van den Assem, LL.M.
President, University of St. Martin
Hon. Alain Richardson
President of the Collectivity of St. Martin (North)
Hon. Sarah Wescott-Williams
Prime Minister of St. Martin (South)
Musical Interlude
The Twins, Ming and Ling
Keynote Address
"Challenges and Opportunities in Forwarding the Caribbean Family"
Dr. Norman Girvan
Economist, author, professor emeritus
University of the West Indies – Trinidad & Tobago
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Ms. Regina LaBega, Managing Director, Princess Juliana Int’l Airport (SXM), Simpson Bay
Mr. Alain Russel, President, L’Esperance Airport (CCE), Grand Case
