UP Board Emancipation Day Message
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PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – The Board of the United People’s Party (UP) wishes the people of Sint Maarten a “Happy Emancipation Day.”
“We are victorious, we are gratified and our freedom allows us to chart the course we want for ourselves and our future generations,” declared the UP Board on Tuesday morning.
“Emancipation Day represents the recognition of the pillar and ground of all our civil liberties. There could be no meaningful celebration for our country without this achievement, and hence celebration of personal liberty.
“We wish the people of Sint Maarten a Happy Emancipation Day as we reflect on the triumphs our ancestors overcame as our nation forges upward today,” the UP board message concluded.
The official holiday was initiated by the former UP Minister of Culture Hon. Dr. Rhoda Arrindell.