Philipsburg:--- Members of KPSSS, the Minister of Justice Magali Jacoba and the local Chief of Police Franklyn Richards have said goodbye to Police Coach Ronald Dongor. Dongor is scheduled to leave St. Maarten on May 14 after serving the KPSSS for two years. At a small ceremony on Wednesday, Dongor was presented with a plaque expressing gratitude for his services to St. Maarten during the past two years. Expressing thanks on behalf of the St. Maarten community to Dongor was Chief of Police Franklyn Richards, and Chief Prosecutor Hans Mos on behalf of his office.Certificates were also distributed to some officers who completed a training course.
The ceremony held on Wednesday was also intended for those officers who recently left the force on pension. They are Dafnis Francessca, Hildo Martina, Angie Fowler, Pricilla Gumbs, and Elgin Southborough however, none of the pensioners did not show up to the police station to attend the ceremony.
The bags that were prepared for each of the officers were left on a table with their name tags attached. Francessca however, sent a statement which was read by Spokesman for the Police Ricardo Henson.Chief of Police Franklyn Richards said he would personally call Dafnis Francessa and Hildo Martina to express his gratitude to them for the services they provide to St. Maarten. Richards said those men did the best they could for the police force with limited resources.
It is understood that at least two of the officers who reached the pensionable age had requested to remain within the force but their request was denied, thus they have decided to silently protest by not showing up for the goodbye ceremony.
