{"id":6368,"date":"2024-12-10T22:54:55","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T22:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chamberofcommerce.sx\/?p=6368"},"modified":"2024-12-10T23:09:29","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T23:09:29","slug":"election-results-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chamberofcommerce.sx\/?p=6368","title":{"rendered":"Election Results 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce &amp; Industry announces the results for the Board of Directors Election, which was held on Friday, December 6 th ,2024.<br>The opening positions on the board were 1 Small Business representative and 2 Large Business representatives. There were four candidates vying for the Small Business category and two candidates for the Large Business category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>On completion of the analysis of the votes cast, the results were as follows: For Small Businesses, Ms. Tamara Leonard was elected from a field of 4 candidates as the representative to fill the vacancy for the Small Business Sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1311\" height=\"1377\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chamberofcommerce.sx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/291002f1-463d-42d2-81a2-75fa70725d69.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6369\" style=\"width:600px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Ms. Bulbaai (who opted to represent the Large Business Sector) received a total of 74 votes, followed by Ms. Leonard with 40 votes, Mr. Edsel Gumbs with 36 votes, and Mr. Chio with 23 votes.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Large Businesses, Ms. van der Mark and Ms. Bulbaai were elected out of a field of 3 candidates as the representatives to fill the vacancy for the<br>Large Business Sector. Ms. Titia van de Mark came out on top with a total of 31 votes, followed by Ms. Bulbaai with 27 votes, and Ms. Leonard with 11 votes.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This therefore meant that the category of Large Businesses would be represented by Ms. Titia van der Mark and Ms. Franjesca Bulbaai, while<br>Small Businesses would be represented by Ms. Tamara Leonard for the next 3 years.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chamber congratulates the newly elected representatives and extends its<br>gratitude to all candidates for their participation in the election process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1290\" height=\"1066\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chamberofcommerce.sx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/IMG_0154.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6370\" style=\"width:670px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce &amp; Industry announces the results for the Board of Directors Election, which was held on Friday, December 6 th ,2024.The opening positions on the board were 1 Small Business representative and 2 Large Business representatives. 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