At the start of Nurses Week, the opening which was held on Monday morning at the St. Maarten Medical Center, the day started off with the raising of the national flag and addresses by Prime Minister Hon. Sarah Wescot-Williams, the Minister of Public Health Hon. Cornelius de Weever and several others. The event was organized by the St. Maarten Nurses’ Association presided over by Nurse Candida Mc. Rae-Williams. International Nurses day is Saturday, May 12.