PHILIPSBURG--Commissioner Frans Richardson cut his travels short Tuesday and returned home in time for the Executive Council to meet. Richardson had been scheduled to attend Seatrade Cruise and Shipping Miami on his way back from a tradeshow in Berlin, Germany.
Leader of Government William Marlin told The Daily Herald that he, Richardson and Commissioner Hyacith Richardson had met with Executive Council Chairman Lt. Governor Franklyn Richards on a 30-point agenda that covered personnel and other matters.
Richards had written to the commissioners last week about their travel schedules that had three of the five commissioners – Frans Richardson, Xavier Blackman and Theo Heyliger – away at the same time, which put governing at a standstill.
Richardson's travel schedule had him in Miami until Friday when Seatrade concludes. He flew to Miami from London after 7:00pm Monday with this as his agenda, but skipped the conference to return home Tuesday.
