Minister of Justice the Honorable Roland Duncan hereby confirms that as of Monday April 11, 2011, there have been two implementation managers put in place at the Immigration and Naturalization Department and at the Sint Maarten House of Correction – Prison.
The implementation managers are namely: Mrs. Carmelita Smits-Rombley who has been stationed at the Immigration and Naturalization Dept. and Mrs. Henrietta Doran-York have been placed at the Sint Maarten House Correction – Prison.
Mrs. Carmelita Smits- Rombley was born on Sint Maarten and studied, lived and worked in The Netherlands for 20 years. Mrs. Smits-Rombley academical background includes; a Bachelors and a Masters Degree in Business Management. She worked in The Netherlands for the Ministries of Justice and Education for a combined total of 10 years.
After accumulating a substantial amount of experience in both fields Carmelita decided that the conditions were right to return home to Sint Maarten and be a part of the change.
Due to her experience and affiliation with the Ministry of Justice, she chose to apply for the function of Implementation Manager because she has a very transparent vision for IND, which entails;
· Integral
· Efficient/Effective Service Minded
· Client Friendly
And the focal point being; the "Customer /Client".
A brighter future for IND is Carmelita’s goal/vision; and it entails a more web-based approach with respect to keeping up to date with the technological age. She emphasizes that "access to vital information should be facilitated by; a system that is efficient, effective, well structured and last but not least client friendly.