SIMPSON B AY–The Public Service Center at the Fish Market in Simpson Bay will serve as one of two polling stations for elections on Friday for a member of the board of the St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce and Industry (COCI).
Executive Director Anastacio Baker said COCI members will have two options to vote – the main office in Philipsburg and the Simpson Bay Public Service Center – where members in Cole Bay, Cay Bay, Simpson Bay and the Beacon Hill/Maho/Cupecoy areas can go to instead of driving all the way to Philipsburg. The candidate elected to the board will represent the small business sector for a three-year term.
Five candidates were nominated to contest the election for the available seat. Nominated are: Anna Elaine Richardson, Benjamin Ortega, Cleon Giovanni Frederick, Ifelola Badejo and Jennifer Christina Carty. COCI voters can request and pick up their voting cards at the COCI office as of Tuesday, December 4.
On a separate matter, businesses can also visit the Simpson Bay Public Service Center to request excerpts. This service has been available as of December 3. The service was discontinued after the passing of hurricane Irma in September 2017, but COCI said this and other services are now available once again for the business community who need to conduct COCI business activities.
“The objective is to facilitate services and make it easier for COCI members to do business. We fully understand the challenges of traffic congestion and parking when trying to get to Philipsburg and once you are in town,” Baker said. “The Simpson Bay Public Service Center is a central location over the hill that makes it much easier for our members on that side of the hill to do their business activities with the Chamber. We look forward to continuing to introduce new services and products that make it much easier to do business in the country,” he added.
Source: The Daily Herald https://www.thedailyherald.sx/islands/83307-simpson-bay-public-service-center-a-polling-station-for-board-elections-fri
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