La Savanne: -- The newly appointed captain of the gendarmerie has arrived on the island earlier this week. Captain Stephanne Brunet, 33 years old is married and has two children.
The young father said he has a 9-year old son and 7-year old daughter who all came to the island with him as he takes up his new post. Brunet told reporters on Friday it’s the first time he has been in the French Caribbean and right now, they are trying to adjust to their new environment. “Its indeed new to us and we have to now adjust, St. Martin is indeed special, especially having such a small island with two governments, amazing is the cooperation that existed between the two sides.” Brunet said.
Speaking about his job, he said he is busy observing the way the gendarmes function here on an island, which he concluded, as being really specific. The new captain already made acquaintance with those at the Collectivity and he even began walking around in certain areas of the community to familiarize himself with the island and its people.
Brunet is expected to meet his Dutch counterparts sometime next week.
Already the newly appointed captain said he find the people of St. Martin to be friendly and always smiling, for him that is a big plus because it’s not the same way in France. Asked if he requested to serve on St. Martin Brunet said, he requested a transfer to the Caribbean after severing for four years as the head of the gendarmes mobile.
