On Monday November 8th 2010, the Parliament of St.Maarten held it’s first Parliament Meeting since Country St.Maarten.During this Parliament Meeting 3 new Parliament Members were approved by their credentials and sworn in after the Parliament Meeting by Lt. Governor Groeneveldt.
The agenda points for the parliament meeting were as follows:
- the establishment of the rules of order for the parliament of St.Maarten
- the election of the vice-president of parliament
Pictured here with the President of parliament Drs. Gracita Arrindell, are the 3 new parliament members Dr. Ruth Douglass, Mr.Roy Marlin & Mr. Johan Leonard.
The following are highlights of the parliamentary meeting:
Mrs. Sylvia Meyers & Mr. George Pantophlet were in charge of counting the ballots to vote for Vice president. 10 out of 15 votes were casted for Mr. Petrus Leroy De Weever