Clockwise from left: Island Councilman Clyde van Putten, Island Councilwoman Rechelline Leerdam, Island Councilman Reuben Merkman, Island Registrar Militza Connell-Maduro, Government Commissioner Marnix van Rij, Deputy Government Commissioner Alida Francis, Island Councilwoman Adelka Spanner and Island Councilman Koos Sneek at an Island Council meeting in February. Connell-Maduro was appointed as the Island Council Registrar during this meeting.
ST. EUSTATIUS--An extraordinary solemn meeting of the Island Council of St. Eustatius will be held today, Monday, April 12, to pay tribute to the late Island Council Registrar Militza Connell-Maduro, who passed away suddenly in March.
The meeting will be held at Vincent A. Lopes Legislative Hall at 9:30am. Attending the meeting will be Connell-Maduro’s family members, members of government and civil servants. The meeting will also be transmitted live to the public on Radio Statia 92.3FM.
Connell-Maduro’s funeral is scheduled to be held at the St. Eustatius Seventh-Day Adventist Church at Newton’s Pasture from 2:00pm Tuesday, April 13.
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