On Saturday, September 27th at approximately 10 a.m. the opening ceremony of the Special Olympics in Sint Maarten, which is headed by Mr. Les BROWN, took place at the Raoul Illidge Sport complex. As invited guests, several police officers of the local police force took part in the opening ceremony. The officers ran with a lit torch symbolizing the opening of the games through the streets in Cay Hill. The run started at the Raoul Illidge Sport Complex on the Welgelegen road, A.J.C. Brouwersroad to the round-about at the top of the hill, Link one Phase 2 and back to the Roaul Illidge Sport complex. The torch was then handed over to the first lady Miss Angela RICHARDS who officially opened the games with a speech to all present.
It was a great honor for members the local police to have taken part in this great and memorable event. Especially now that on October 1st 2008, the Police Force of the Netherlands Antilles, will be celebrating its 59th anniversary. The local police dept. is planning to get more involved in these types of events when its possible. In this way we hope to get closer to the community. We hope to be able to reach the community at all levels and be able to interact with them.
