The number of job seekers in category A was 4.301 in February 2017. “Unemployment is a real scourge (…) a third of our population is unemployed today”, declared the president of the Collectivity Daniel Gibbs during his general policy speech, specifying that nearly 80% of young people, unemployed, have no qualifications. To reverse the unemployment curve, the president is betting on better training: excellent education in tourism and interpretation professions, and at least a bachelor's degree in Saint-Martin thanks to a partnership with the University of West Indies. The creation of a vice-rectorate was also mentioned, because “we can no longer accept that in Saint-Martin we teach as in Paris”. _EH
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