PHILIPSBURG--An online petition has been started in the hopes of bringing positive change to the way some Immigration officers treat guests arriving at the Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA).
"Citizens for a better St. Maarten" described themselves as a non-political/non-partisan group whose sole purpose is to "shine a light on the areas that we feel need the urgent attention of everyone who loves this wonderful island. Anyone from anywhere can join us and hopefully as our numbers grow we will be heard."
Their goal is acquire 1,000 digital signatures. A check on Friday night showed that 20 signatures had been acquired thus far. Persons who sign the petition can also leave a comment on the Web page and suggestions on how the service can be improved.
Interested person can log on to
www.thepetitionsite.com and search for "St. Maarten." The petition thread on improving Immigration service will be the first result that can be clicked on.
"These officers unfortunately overshadow the good work and professionalism of their co-workers and something must be done to fix this problem. Through comments from business leaders, the SHTA, the Minister of Justice and hundreds of people around the world we realise that many feel there is a problem here and Country St. Maarten should try to do something about it," the group said.
"Airport Immigration is often the first point of contact for people vacationing on the island and since the founders of this group have been working at the airport for many years we have heard hundreds of complaints of the way people are being treated as they enter the country and very few complimentary remarks, so we decided to create this petition," they said.
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