The Island Government of Sint Maarten, Netherlands Antilles has implemented their new organization structure and is in the process of formally establishing the final structure for Country Sint Maarten. As this process is being done, vacant positions are made known and applications are being processed.
This union advises all Civil Servants who are uncertain of their current position be it on a Central or Island level to apply for the vacant positions that they qualify for. This is your right and it will minimize the Island government from hiring external personnel during these transition processes.
Both governments have specific deadlines to meet with the Constitutional developments and the WICSU/PSU is hereby placing emphasis on a statement made by Kofi Annan, former General Secretary of the United Nations, that strengthening the public services should be the precondition to building the capacity of the State...for us to face the many challenges of globalization and have a leading role in the development process.
Maintaining law and order is the rule of any democratic society; therefore, it is of grave importance that all personnel who are required to uphold and carry out the laws of the land are fully aware of their roles and responsibilities to do so.
As we stated earlier in this communication, all civil servants of Sint Maarten must remain vigilant and assume their responsibilities as expected by the respective governments. On the other hand, both governments must give civil servants a clear indication of the structures for the future and how the current staff will fill them.