Airport:--- Upon arrival back from the Netherlands from his swearing-in as the First Governor of Country St. Maarten by Queen Beatrix, Governor Eugene Holiday was welcomed by staff of the Princess Juliana International Airport Operating Company, and immediate family members. Two students from the Oranje School, where he started his education, were on hand with their teachers to present the Governor and his wife Marie Louise with a plaque and a bouquet of flowers. Obviously surprised by the welcome, Governor Holiday, in a short, impromptu speech, said that it is this type of support from family and friends that would make his "honorable task" possible. PJIAE has planned an elaborate farewell ceremony for drs. Holiday, who has been at the helm of the company for twelve years, leading the execution of multiple important projects for airport and island. Airport personnel was working tirelessly up to late last night, making preparations for a ceremony befitting their pride of the fact that one from their midst was chosen to be Country St. Maarten's first Governor.
Airport:--- Upon arrival back from the Netherlands from his swearing-in as the First Governor of Country St. Maarten by Queen Beatrix, Governor Eugene Holiday was welcomed by staff of the Princess Juliana International Airport Operating Company, and immediate family members. Two students from the Oranje School, where he started his education, were on hand with their teachers to present the Governor and his wife Marie Louise with a plaque and a bouquet of flowers. Obviously surprised by the welcome, Governor Holiday, in a short, impromptu speech, said that it is this type of support from family and friends that would make his "honorable task" possible. PJIAE has planned an elaborate farewell ceremony for drs. Holiday, who has been at the helm of the company for twelve years, leading the execution of multiple important projects for airport and island. Airport personnel was working tirelessly up to late last night, making preparations for a ceremony befitting their pride of the fact that one from their midst was chosen to be Country St. Maarten's first Governor.
