From left: Deputy Government Commissioner Claudia Toet and Government Commissioner Alida Francis welcoming members of the Standing Committees for Kingdom Relations of the Dutch Parliament’s First and Second Chambers.
ST. EUSTATIUS--The Standing Committees for Kingdom Relations of the Dutch Parliament’s First and Second Chambers arrived in St. Eustatius on a Winair aircraft on Monday, May 2.
The committee members were met at F.D. Roosevelt Airport by Government Commissioner Alida Francis, Deputy Government Commissioner Claudia Toet and protocol officer Mercedes Lopes-Spanner.
While on the island the delegation the Dutch parliamentarians had meetings with the Government Commissioners and the Island Council, as well as with other organisations. The delegation also embarked on a cultural heritage tour of the island.
The delegation will depart for St. Maarten later today, Tuesday, May 3, to attend the Inter-Parliamentary Kingdom Consultation IPKO.
