Taxi Association’s
problems deepen
~ General Secretary speaks out ~
PHILIPSBURG--A major controversy is brewing within the Dutch St. Maarten Taxi Association (DSTA), with General Secretary Terrance Frederick last night declaring that Clyde Hook has no legal standing as president.
Frederick, who was re-elected on January 14 to serve a second term as General Secretary, also announced last night that a meeting of the association summoned by Hook for tomorrow, Wednesday, for members to elect six Board members had been called off.
Frederick further declared that, based on the written advice of Denicio Brison of Brisco Legal Consulting, it was evident that Hook had not been duly elected as president at the association’s January 14 election.
He said that according to Brison’s advice and in accordance with Article 12 (4) of the DSTA constitution, because Hook did not manage to muster the required 54 of the 106 votes cast to win an absolute majority of the votes, there would have to be a run-off or second ballot between the two major vote-getters, Hook (46 votes) and Ottis Hughes, a former vice president, (34 votes).
Frederick also disclosed that the meeting Hook had summoned for tomorrow, Wednesday to elect six board members, had been summoned by Hook without his knowledge and he had first learnt about it when reading yesterday’s issue of this newspaper.
He said that, at Hook’s request, he and Hook would be meeting with a notary today to discuss the constitutional issues that have arisen as a result of the now controversial January 14 elections.
