The St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce & Industry hereby informs the Honorable Council on the results of the nomination of candidates for the Board of Directors of the St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce& Industry held from November 1 to December 11, 2009.
The Election Committee met on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 to review the nomination forms of the various candidates for the four vacancies and has arrived at the following conclusions:
1.1 Three (3) candidates were nominated for the Two (2) positions on the Board of Directors representing the Small Business Sector. They are Messer. J. Lake Jr, B. Richardson and E. James.
1.2 Two (2) candidates were nominated for the Two (2) positions on the Board of Directors representing the Large Business sector. They are Messer. G. Carty and J. Veen.
1.3 The Committee found that the candidate of the Large and Small Business sector did not meet the requirements of the Chamber Election Ordinance (P.B. 1944 No.202). Due to shortcoming/defaults his nomination form were returned for revision. The deadline for re-submittance is Friday, November 20, 2009 at 12:00 noon.
1.4 Four (4) candidates were nominated to fill four (4) vacancies on the Board representing the Large and Small Business Sector. Consequently an election will be held on December 11, 2009 from 9:00 am to 12 noon
Yours Sincerely,
The Election Committee
St.Maarten Chamber of Commerce & Industry