In a brief ceremony the Sint Maarten Fire Department honored 7 employees for their outstanding attendance. The following 7 persons did not report sick during the year 2008: Carlos Arndell, Marvin Dollison, Antonio Gibs, Clemente Jones, Karl de Palm, Jonathan Williams and William York. As a token of appreciation, these persons were presented with a certificate of achievement by Fire Chief Winston Salomon. The Fire Chief commended these 7 persons for his fact, in the presence of other fire fighters. He stated this achievement should be seen by all as an example to follow. He also expressed the expectation next year more certificates could be awarded if all personnel would follow suit. In the fire department team work in the shifts is very important and all shift members depend on each other's input and performance. Therefore the department decided to award these certificates to encourage all staff members to excel.