National Alliance State Secretary George Pantophlet would like to congratulate the members of the KPSSS on the creative and excellent manner in which they have started the campaign to recruit new persons for the Police Force. A career in the Police Force can be an excellent one. To the prospective recruits I must say this that first and foremost you must have love for people. Today the world has become an extremely complicated place. And the pressures people are facing do not make and will not make the job to serve and protect any easier. But I believe the training in the Police Academy will give some preparation.
The rest will be up to you. It is important that trust and respect for the Police force be restored. As preparation is being made to become country St.Maarten clarity as to the legal position (Rechtspositie) of all is vital. Discussions such as were held on Monday last at the Maho Hotel are needed. As was stated in one of yesterday’s daily newspapers there was quite a large turnout from the Police Force and many questions were posed by those present. Some wanted to know when the existing vacancies within the force would be filled. They also wanted to know about the issue of housing and repatriation cost. Further discussions on housing and other related matters should be continued as this will also have an effect on the new recruits. Constitutional changes will bring the responsibility of the Police Force in the hands of country St. Maarten. It is essential that meetings be held on a regular basis between the Minister of Justice and the Executive Council. Some of the questions that were asked can only be answered if there is clarity on who is responsible to provide what. The present personnel and the new recruits will need this information on the road to becoming country St. Maarten. Again to the persons who have organized this recruitment campaign, Excellent job.