Through this medium the board of the NAPB, would like to wish all its members a happy new year 2021. To all our wishes will come thru. At first the board would like to thank the newspaper the “Daily Herald” December 31st, 2020 issue (front-page). This medium shows and throw the spotlight on all Front-line Workers as being chosen for them as: Persons of the Year 2020. From those Front-Line-Worker, members of the KPSM has been also made their front-page. It was with a great honor to see and read and a statement made of the editorial of this newspaper.
2020 has been a difficult year for law enforcement. It started out as a hero for Covid 19. All of a sudden everything changes, because of the actions of one (1) person. And certainly we are condemning those actions of those people, but I am seeing police officers now second guessing their job or positions they took. Let me just remind everybody. It coming to a point, where you ‘d begin to have perspective. You’ve to make a decision on whether or not you sticking around, because if you ‘re sticking around, which I think many of you are, then you have to start seeing things in a different light. It is not fair for all the police officers, who now put this uniform on every single day and show up to do the job, the selfless job, being often most unrewarded job there is. Showing up in the face of danger. Dealing with things that regular people don’t want to deal with. And yet all of a sudden, all that selflessness, all that praise has gone away in an instant. And I could imagine that many of you are feeling, like this isn’t worth it, it’s just not worth it. And I can understand where those feelings come from. I empathize with that, but let me tell you tell you this; You are coming to a crossroad in your life, where you have to dig deep in your soul and you have to make a decision am I staying or am I leaving. And this challenge isn’t easy. It is not meant for everybody. It takes a real strong minded person to ignore, the negative and focus on the positive. I will remind you that you must, show up to do the job, but with a different mindset. You cannot be jaded. You cannot be angry or mad, because the person(s) who is looking to cause harm to you, doesn’t care how you feel.
But the article on this newspaper at the end of the newspaper has to be read good and we will quote it:
“ Police Force Sint Maarten took the street, manning checkpoints and checking on travel waivers and emergency passes. Some officers worked more 12 hours per day. Joined in this heavy workload were the Volunteer Corps Sint Maarten, Royal Dutch Marines, Royal Dutch Marechaussee, Dutch Police officers, Costume Sint Maarten and other branches of the country’s Judicial Forces. They were not immune to the dangers of Covid 19 presented though, and outbreaks occurred among the law enforcement ranks as the year progressed”.
This newspaper had recognized our value and our sacrifices and deservedly names us among other Front-Liner Workers as Persons of the Year 2020.
This the board of the N.A.P.B. appreciate very much, after our members during the last quarter of the year, we have been label as thief, corrupted and many other unappropriated names that only damage the good names and the image of our KPSM, for no concrete proof of such. In the article of the newspaper “The Dailey Herald” which we quote lays a lot of answer to many questions.
Your brother and your sister in blue need you now more than ever and what they need is the support. Not somebody, who’s going to sit there and sling mud and complain. They need somebody to say “Hey we ‘re not going anywhere. We ‘re in this together. Let’s make sure we have each other’s backs. This is the time you must be your brothers and sister’s keeper. Put on the uniform on, show up and dance with fear. Fear is never going away. Fear will be always in your life and how you embrace fear, deal with fear, will dictate, who you are, who your person is, what you character is, what you came to do. This is the time when our true heroes will prevail. In the darkest hours, the most difficult times. Do not let your community question who you are. Look deep in your soul, in your heart. It is in there. I know it is. It is not an easy time and I am not pretending that it is, but it won’t last forever.
Enclosing: The board of the N.A.P.B. would like to congrats first of all, the community of Sint Maarten. The community of Sint Maarten despite the issues their Police Force is encounter, behave their self very good during the remainder of the Year 2020. To our management team and their support staff, who without any doubt believe in their officers to keep and maintain the public order for the year change.
To our members the message is clear.
Let’s US all really focus and the bigger pictures that are coming. And to my leaders. This the time the workers need you the most. This the time, for our leaders to be there with the workers, because without them there is no leader.
For the Men and Women in Blue I’d like to THANK YOU for all YOU D and ENDURE!
We’re Not Just Cops, We’re KPSM Family!
To everything there is a season…….. a time to keep silence and a time to speak.
Ecclesiastes 3:1,7
