OF SINT MAARTEN
GOVERNMENT
SEMPER PRO GREDIENS
Objectives
Mission
Department of Communication is responsible for providing information about government to the public via various means of communication, such as through TV broadcast programs, news paper articles, radio programs, brochures and newsletters.
The provision of detailed, timely, accurate and relevant information to the internal and/or external public concerning policy, plans, programs and projects that are being executed by the Government of St. Maarten
• The execution of an optimal internal and external communication of government news, information and public relations.
• The development of a communication policy to promote internal and external communication.
• To execute and coordinate all public relations concerns.
• The development of productions, editing and management of public TV and radio programs to promote an optimal internal and external communication.
- The warehousing of Government informational data for dissemination, as such may be requested by Government, according to the DCOMM function, and as retrieved by DCOMM with the view that such may enhance the administration, communication, services, plans, policy, programs and projects of Government departments and authorities.
- The researching of official documents for public consumption, editing, indexing, electronic media productions, publishing and generally packaging of the St. Maarten Governments civil rights legislation, and constitutional liberties, for public release.
- Distribution/management of all Government’s inter-departmental and mass media advertisement and notices.
- The processing of the Government of Sint Maarten communications, news and feature information, and official communication data for public and internal-departmental dissemination- external and internal communication- through government and private owned print and broadcast media and channels.
- The planning, advising on, and/or executing of public relations campaigns and informational activities for Government and at the request of one or more Government Departments.
- The provision of “advice” upon the request of the Executive Branch of Government, to enhance the decision-making process, including but not exclusive to the Council of Ministers resolutions (besluit), particularly as such “advices” would be relevant and significant to internal and external information, communication and policy, proposals, plans, programs and projects.
DCOMM Tasks
