St. Martin News Network

Philipsburg:--- Four of the five advisors that were recruited from the Netherlands for the Police force on St. Maarten are currently on St. Maarten on their orientation visit. For the past week the advisors met with the police management team, the unions representing the police. They also toured the island and met with other justice departments in an effort to familiarize themselves with their counterparts.
A press release from the management team of the police department states that these advisors would not be taking up any positions in management however, they would be working under the directives of the local chief of police for a duration of three years.
The advisors along with a designated local counterpart will assist the local police force with the implementation of the new organization plan for country St. Maarten.
The police management believes that St. Maarten deserves a well functioning police department and therefore supports all efforts to improve the quality of the department in the broadest sense.

Following the preparation and finalization of the structure and the organization plan for the St. Maarten Police Force, a selection process for implementation advisors took place in the in December 2009 in the Netherlands.
Based on their expertise and qualifications four advisers have been selected by members of the police management team. Mr. Huib Zwaan will be assigned to the Detective Department, Arie Broere to the General Uniformed Division, Mr. Nico Remkes to the Human Resource Department and Ron de Milde as coach/change manager. The advisors will not occupy any managerial position.

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