Minister of Labour Dion Foulkes has declared the election of a top BEC union official “null and void”.<\/p>\n
In a letter to the Registrar of Trade Unions, Harcourt Brown, Foulkes said Mr Cartwright was not eligible to be nominated in the first place, “due to the fact that he is a security supervisor at Bahamas Electrical Corporation”.<\/p>\n
Mr Foulkes has essentially reversed Brown’s decision to uphold the January 27 election of Dexter Cartwright to the position of secretary general of the Bahamas Electrical Workers Union (BEWU).<\/p>\n
Mr Foulkes has declared Gina Russell, the next candidate for the position of secretary general, as the winner by default.<\/p>\n
The new union executive team, confirmed by Minister Foulkes includes:<\/p>\n
* Clyde Cartwright – president<\/p>\n
* Urban Smith – vice president<\/p>\n
* Gina Russell – secretary general<\/p>\n
* Nia Mills – asst secretary general<\/p>\n
* Vinteerie Rolle – treasurer<\/p>\n
* Aquila Knowles – asst treasurer<\/p>\n
* Michael Edgecombe – chief shop steward<\/p>\n
* Richard Wright – trustee<\/p>\n
* Kevin Lockhart – trustee<\/p>\n
* Gloria Moss – trustee<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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