Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transportation and Telecommunications Hon. Romeo Pantophlet, would like to congratulate the St. Maarten Carnival Development Foundation (SCDF) and Carnival participants for making Carnival 2013 one of the best festivities the country has ever seen.
"The organization was done in a professional manner making the 44th St. Maarten Carnival a huge success. The Carnival participants are the ones who made the country’s premier cultural event the best ever.
"Without their support, we wouldn’t have experienced such a great cultural event. I would also like to thank the visitors from abroad as well as the visiting troupes that came from Curacao and Antigua.
"Thank you to the troupes and all their participants. A lot of time, effort and creativity were put into making each troupe the best in their own right. Everybody is already looking at Carnival 2014 and making that one even better than this one. Once again congratulations to everybody who made Carnival 2013 a huge success," Minister Hon. Romeo Pantophlet said on Sunday.