Arima Business Association appoints new executive

The election of a new executive occurred at the end of June, during which Arima businessman Reval Chattergoon was elected as president replacing Winston Boodoo who served the organisation in that capacity for two years.

The ABA said, “In outlining his past years’ work to the membership, Mr Boodoo pointed to the many achievements during his tenure such as the 2016 lighting up of the Borough, assistance to the Lady Hochoy (Memisa) Home for the differently- abled, alleviating traffic woes and raising awareness of the problematic vagrancy and safety issues.” Meanwhile Chattergoon expressed gratitude to members for his appointment and said he was looking forward to working closely with Arima Mayor Lisa Morris-Julian “with respect to encouraging an influx of new business entities, crime reduction and traffic management” under his theme “Put Arima First”.

The ABA said Chattergoon also aspires to seek better commercial bank rates, group security cost reduction and a more acceptable and practical solution to street traffic congestion and parking, benefiting all businesses and shoppers in Arima and its environs.

Sanjiv Boodhu will serve as the association’s secretary while Brian Astor holds the post of treasurer.

Other members of the board include Christian Rampersad, Richard Smith, Marcia Samaroosingh, Israel Armstrong Jr, Andy Lalla, Angelo Austin, Dianne Alexander and Sudesh Ramkisoon