The court dismissed TAPRC's entire case, ruling that Florida courts were not an appropriate forum for a St. Maarten dispute. In making the ruling immediately at the conclusion of the hearing, the court brought a swift and final end to a case the current TAPRC Board had reportedly alluded to as it's "ace in the hole." Similar cases have previously been considered and rejected by St. Maarten's courts based on overwhelming evidence.
In fact, this is TAPRC's second legal defeat this week. On July 6, 2011, the Court of First Instance in St. Maarten ruled that the Special General Meeting called for today was valid. Due to a lack of a quorum the meeting was rescheduled to Monday July 11, 2011 providing resort members additional time to submit their voting Proxies. Members who have not voted are encouraged to do so by downloading a Proxy from www.simpsonbayresort.com and submitting it prior to the Special General Meeting at 9:00 a.m. EST on July 11, 2011. Members with any questions may also contact resort staff toll-free at 1-800-791-4416 or by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
The Special General Meeting will be broadcast live on the Internet at www.simpsonbayresort.com. The future well-being of the members, employees, concessionaires and resort is at stake. All members are emphatically encouraged to exercise their right and responsibility to participate in this important election.
MEMBERS ARE ADVISED THAT THE CHAIRMAN OF THE MEETING OF JULY 11, 2011 MAY ACCEPT PROXIES UP TO THE START OF THE MEETING AT 9:00 A.M. EST.
