In keeping with the overall execution of The Government’s Integrity Program (Integrity @ Work – "it starts with me"), an Integrity Dilemma training took place at the University of St. Martin. This training is in line with the recently approved Integrity Vision for the government of Sint Maarten.
In the photo above:
Cheryl Rohan – Policy Support Worker
Ralston Bennet – Integrity Dilemma Trainer
Angela Dekker – USONA Representative
Tammy Richardson – Integrity Program Manager
Sarah Wescot Williams – Prime Minister
Roland Tuitt – Minister of Finance
Marc Arnold – Dept Head Interior & Kingdom Relations
The Prime Minister of St. Maarten the Honorable Sarah Wescot-Williams opened the Integrity Dilemma Training for Civil Servants at the University of St. Maarten on Monday.
During her opening address the Prime Minister explained to the gathering of civil servants and invited guests from various sectors of the Government of St. Maarten that the objective of the Integrity Code of Conduct is to give civil servants a grip on decision making processes and establishing standards and values with regards to conduct within Government.
The Prime Minister has always actively supported the planning process and the implementation of an integrity program for Government and explained that integrity training for the Government of St. Maarten has been on the books for quite some time; "an important agreement was reached in March last year for the financing of an integrity program for the Government of St. Maarten and finally a visions document for the government of St. Maarten was arrived at last year in November. It is the aspiration of the Government of St. Maarten that within the next five years there will be a higher level of commitment to the level of integrity for the entire public service in operating in accordance with the Integrity Policy of St. Maarten and observing the principles of Good Governance," commented the Prime Minister.
"And in doing so to support the development of an honest, well trained, impartial, structured and reputable public service rooted in the principles of integrity; a public service capable of professionally serving and meeting the constitutional needs of the citizens of St. Maarten," continued the Prime Minister
The Prime Minister also outlined that integrity and subsequently integrity training is extended to all levels of Government; "Having integrity is required from the highest level in Government to those at the lowest level in terms of coming together and working on the Integrity Program for St. Maarten. At the end of the day it is how we view the topic and how we decide to move forward as a Government and as a people. It is about how we wish to deal with integrity and the many complex factors civil servants may encounter during the course of their jobs. It is about how those in the Civil Service deals with the integrity within the Government of St. Maarten," concluded the Prime Minister
