Marigot:--- Independent Territorial Councillor Jean David Richardson has been elected president of the Galisbay port board. The election was held on Monday. Richardson confirmed to SMN News that he received five out of the six votes that were cast, while the sixth vote was blank.He said first vice president Daniel Gibbs and vice president Pierre Allioti are no longer on the Galisbay Port board and that they were replaced by Dr. Louis Jeffry and Sylviane Judith. Second vice president elect is Dr. Jeffry. Richardson said independent councillor Remi Williams was the second vice president on the former board and he was the person that was to be the president but Williams he said has prior engagements which would not permit him to hold both functions.
In the meantime, the president of the Collectivity had said that he will not accept the resignation from Jean David Richardson because Richardson had sent his resignation by email. Responding to the president's remarks Richardson said that he sent his resignation to the official email of the Collectivity. He said the President receives his information from the State via that email which is fully legal based on the organic law. The territorial councillor said the president refused to stamp his resignation letter which was sent by email. Richardson confirmed that a hard copy of the letter was also delivered to the president of the COM.
