~ Shareholder submitted several questions to Holding Board~
PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs said she has recused herself regarding matters relating to Princess Juliana International Airport and the dismissal of his Chief Operating Officer. Jacobs said she did not attend the urgent meeting called by the shareholder that was held on Tuesday.
When asked by SMN News if the shareholder took any actions regarding the two members of the Supervisory Board of Directors. Jacobs said while she did not attend the meeting on Tuesday, she was informed that several questions were presented to the Holding Board of Directors relating to the two members of the Supervisory Board. Those two members are Clarence Derby whose name has been mentioned in the Ennia and Central Bank verdict. Jacobs said the government cannot say if the person was convicted or not even though his name is mentioned in the verdict as receiving money while not working for either party.
The other SBOD member is Helma Etnel who was the Chief Financial Officer of TELEM and eventually resigned and now working for the same company as a consultant.
SMN News learned that the Holding Board of PJIAE represented by its recently appointed Managing Director Keith Franca presented the Airports case against its COO along with three legal advice from different law firms, all of which advised the airport to terminate the COO. Asked if the government of St. Maarten sought legal advice prior to entering the meeting on Tuesday the Prime Minister said she could not answer the question since she was not in the meeting.
The Acting Minister of TEATT Omar Ottley said he would take the question to the Minister of TEATT Roger Lawrence who did not attend the press conference on Wednesday.
SMN News further learned that the Minister was busy seeking external legal advice on Wednesday morning since a meeting of parliament is scheduled to take place.
