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Author: Ronella Francis
To all our Shareholders
Please see the Assignment of Board of Directors following the first Board of Directors meeting held on Tuesday June 27th, 2023 They are as follows :
Mr. Robert Sands – Chairman
Mr. Craig Lines – Treasurer
Turnquest Antionette – Secretary
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To all Shareholders
Thank you for supporting our Annual AGM and zoom meeting on Friday, June 9th, 2023. It went smoothly. We have acknowledged all concerns presented and will discuss them at our next BOD meeting.
The Board of Directors following the 2023 AGM held on Friday, June 9th, 2023 is as follows :
Turnquest Antionette (Re-elected 2023 AGM).
Berdanis Constantinos (Re-elected 2023 AGM)
Adrien Asesio (Elected 2023 AGM)
Marc Landry (Elected 2023 AGM)
At the next Board Meeting, the Directors will determine officer designations.
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2022 Audit Report
The Annual General Meeting will take place at the Gazebo located in Phase 5 (adjacent to the pond) on Thursday June 9th, 2023.
voting extended hours 1:00pm to 5:00pm. Zoom meeting commencing at 5:30pm
Nominations for the 2023 vacancies on the Board of Directors close May 25th, 2023 (Article no. 52) and the deadline for the submission of proxy forms also closes March 25th, 2023 (Article no. 46).
Jacques Carlino
Jacques Carlino is a resident of Sandyport. Jacques was born in France of Italian parents.
Jacques completed his culinary and catering studies in France but spent most his career managing and owning Michelin Stars restaurants in London including The Square in Mayfair and the Ledbury in Notting Hill. During his career in London Jacques was voted as one of the most influential people in the restaurant industry by the Financial Times and the Sunday Times.
He emigrated with his wife from London to the Bahamas in 2007. He has two children ages 9 and 11. Jacques is the owner of Blue Sail Restaurant located on the Sandyport beach and Blue Caviar catering.
Jacques has always been supportive of local charities and gives generously every year. Jacques has served on the Board of Directors of several communities in France and is familiar with the requirements for being an effective Board Member.
Adrien Asesio
Adrien Asesio is an entrepreneur and business engineer who has been living on Coral Beach Road in Sandyport for the past 10 years. He has past experience as board member of several sportive associations, as well as also serving a term on the board of an HOA in Florida, and would like the opportunity to put his experience in service of our community.
Antionette Turnquest
Current Director
Antionette has played a vital role in ensuring the Sandyport employees and Residents are in a good condition. We have made years of progress due to her human resources and critical thinking skills. She has proven to be an asset to the Sandyport Community. She needs your support to allow her to continue her work and bring an essential balance to the team of directors.
Costa Berdanis
Current Director
Costa brings a wealth of knowledge to the team. Due to his extensive knowledge on legal matters, restrictive covenants, and construction guidelines. He has assisted the HOA with knowledge of past and present issues, the HOA has dealt with, and how to successfully handle them. His role has proven vital. His engineering skills, and knowledge of construction, and development has assisted us to move towards innovation and growth with developing the Community for the better.
Marc Landry
Marc has been a resident of Sandyport since 2005 and has lived on Clipper Island and now King Fisher Island with his wife Melissa and two sons Maximilian and Zachary. He is very familiar with Sandyport and has enjoyed seeing its development and management over the last 18 years. He attended McGill University, Dale Carnegie Business seminars and graduated from Bishop’s University in 2004. He followed his passion for the outdoors and founded ProScape Bahamas Ltd. in 2012. As the General Manager, he has built ProScape Bahamas Ltd. as one of the leading landscape companies in The Bahamas. He has extensive experience on delivering projects with a high attention to detail. He believes in open communication, integrity, transparency, and team work are an essential part of every day life whether for work, sports or duties as a HOA Director. He believes he would be a valuable asset to the HOA. After work, he uses his spare time by assisting and supporting his sons’ sports endeavours in Golf and Baseball. He was also on the Board of Directors at BASRA (Bahamas Air Sea Rescue Association) for several years.
To: The shareholders of
Sandyport Homeowners Association Limited
Take Notice that the Annual General Meeting of the Company will take place at the Gazebo located in Phase 5 (adjacent to the pond) on Friday June 9th, 2023
Voting extended hours 1:00pm to 5:00pm. Zoom Meeting commencing at 5:30pm.
Forms of Proxy are hereby circulated to shareholders for those who wish to have someone else represent them or to cast their vote. On completion of the form of proxy, same should also be sent to the Secretary via the Office on or before Thursday the 25th day of May A.D. 2023. Where shares are held by companies, the company must send in a form of proxy designating an individual to cast the vote on its behalf.
Nominations to serve on the Board of Directors will be accepted until Thursday, May 25th, 2023. Nominations should be made by email to nominees@sandyportmanagement.com and include a short biography together with a photograph.
Shareholders who are joint owners or owners as tenants-in-common must send into the Company Secretary (in care of the office) in writing the name of the shareholder who they have authorized to cast the vote on behalf of the said joint owners or tenants – in –common.
Dated this May 2nd 2023
Roger Seivright
Chairman
Download notice and proxy forms
Agenda
- The Chairman will call the meeting to order.
- It will be determined whether the requirements for a quorum have been satisfied.
- To review and adopt the minutes of the last Annual General Meeting of the Company.
- To elect Four (4) Shareholders to serve as Directors of the Company for a period of Two (2) years (Article no. 25).
- To review the audited Financial Statements for the financial year ending December 31st, 2022.
- To consider and approve the Budget for the financial year 2023.
- To receive, consider and adopt the report of the Directors.
- To approve of the appointment of auditors for the ensuing year and to authorize the Directors to fix the remuneration of the Auditors.
Notes
- Any shareholder entitled to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting of the Company shall be entitled to appoint a proxy to attend and vote in the member’s stead and the proxy holder need not be a member of the Company.
- Proxies shall be either left at the Sandyport Management Office in Olde Towne, or communicated to the General Manager, via email. Proxies must be received at least fourteen (14) days before the start of the meeting (Article no. 46).
- Election of Directors shall be by secret ballot. Every member present in person or by proxy shall have one vote for each share held.
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Car and boat registrations for 2023
2023 auto-identification decals are now available for collection from Security Services located at the Sandyport main entrance.
Mandatory boat permits
Under the policy for watercraft moored in Sandyport, all existing permits will expire at midnight on December 31, 2022. Please complete the application form and submit it to Security Services together with current documentation. Vessels without or within invalid permits will be denied access to the waterways. Full details and the application form are available here.
Security may ask that you produce the certificate of registration at the control point. Clause 13 (3) of Government regulation states:
The certificate of registration of a boat for hire shall be affixed in a prominent place on such a boat. The license issued to a person to act as master of such a boat shall be available at all times for inspection.
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2023 ASSESSMENT NOTICE
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Sub-Tropical Storm Nicole
Residents should make preparations for Sub-Tropical Storm Nicole. We therefore recommend that all boats and other property that is at risk of damage or becoming a projectile be secured. In addition we urge that all construction material be secured and debris removed or covered. We also advise following these guidelines if appropriate in the event that the storm is upgraded to a hurricane:
What to do now
- Prepare an Evacuation Plan.
- Be certain you have adequate insurance on your home and its contents. This should include Flood Insurance through your home insurance carrier and wind and hail coverage. Review your insurance coverage in detail with your agent.
- Ask your insurance agent or company what you can do to reduce your chance of loss, such as installing hurricane shutters.
- Photograph or videotape your home and contents for insurance purposes.
- Make copies of family and personal records.
- Do not assume that the government will be able to provide for your needs. You must take steps to be self-sufficient. Be prepared: Make sure you have food, clothing, medication, and other supplies available for a week or more. During an emergency or recovery operation, public agencies will be flooded with requests for assistance. Resources will be and should be directed to the most vulnerable and needy members of the greater community.
When a hurricane watch is issued
- Keep tuned to a local radio or television station for the latest National Weather Service advisories, as well as special instructions from local government.
- Check battery-powered equipment. Your battery-operated radio could be your only source of information, and flashlights will be needed if utility services are interrupted. Buy extra batteries.
- Keep your car fueled should evacuation become necessary. Also, service stations may be inoperable after the storm strikes.
- Store drinking water in clean bathtubs, jugs, and bottles as the water system may be contaminated or damaged by the storm.
- Obtain extra prescription medications and medical supplies.
- Many people board their windows or protect them with storm shutters. Windows are broken mainly from wind-driven debris. Wind pressure may break large windows, garage doors, and double-entry doors. The taping of windows does not keep the glass from breaking; it merely keeps broken glass in a more confined area. If desired, install hurricane shutters/window boards on all unprotected windows. This may prevent tree limbs or debris from breaking windows.
- Secure outdoor objects that might become debris. Garbage cans, garden tools, toys, signs, porch furniture, and a number of other harmless items become deadly missiles in hurricane winds.
- Fasten your boat securely well before the storm arrives, or move it early to a designated safe area. We suggest tying an anchor into the middle of the canal for the bow line and another for the port in order to prevent the boat hitting the bulk heads or ending up on the bank. Do not stay on the boat.
- Trim back dead wood from trees and remove branches and coconuts from coconut trees.
- Park extra vehicle(s) in the garage and remove any from carports.
- If you have a swimming pool, cover the pump filter.
- If told to do so, shut off water, electricity, and gas
- Turn off gas at any outdoor propane tanks.
- Take down flags that may be flying.
- Disconnect power and cable to your television sets, but keep one set on to receive last minute news and instructions.
- Do not leave any pet(s) outside or tied up during a hurricane.
- Make certain pets are wearing collars with current ID. Use adhesive tape and an indelible pen if ID is not current, and tape to pet’s collar.
- The floods and flash floods brought by the torrential rains of a hurricane are dangerous. Even though hurricanes weaken rapidly as they move inland, the remnants of the storm can bring 6 to 12 inches of rainfall to the area it crosses. Sandyport Drive is prone to flooding so please take the necessary precautions.
During the hurricane
- TAKE COVER – Remain indoors during the hurricane. Blowing debris can injure and kill. Travel is extremely dangerous. Be especially aware of the “eye” of the hurricane. If the storm center passes directly overhead, there will be a lull in the wind lasting for a few minutes to a half hour or more. At the other side of the eye, the winds will increase rapidly to hurricane force and will come from the opposite direction.
- STORM SURGE – Storm surge is a great dome of water often 50 miles wide, which sweeps across the coastline near where the eye of the hurricane makes landfall. The surge, aided by the hammering effect of breaking waves, is like a giant bulldozer sweeping everything in its path. The stronger the hurricane, the higher the storm surge. This is unquestionably the most dangerous part of the hurricane. Nine out of ten hurricane fatalities are caused by the storm surge.
- FLOODS – The floods and flash floods brought by the torrential rains of a hurricane are dangerous killers. Even though hurricanes weaken rapidly as they move inland, the remnants of the storm can bring 6 to 12 inches of rainfall to the area it crosses. The resulting floods have caused great damage and loss of life.
- WINDS – The winds of a hurricane (74 miles per hour or more) can be very dangerous. For some structures, wind force is sufficient to cause destruction. Wooden structures are particularly vulnerable to hurricane winds that can spawn tornadoes, which contribute to incredible destruction. The greatest threat from hurricane winds is their cargo of debris—a deadly barrage of flying missiles such as lawn furniture, signs, roofing, trees, siding, etc.
The Annual General Meeting will take place at the Gazebo located in Phase 5 (adjacent to the pond) on Thursday March 24th, 2022.
voting extended hours 1:00pm to 5:00pm. Zoom meeting commencing at 5:30pm
Nominations for the 2022 vacancies on the Board of Directors close March 16th, 2022 (Article no. 52) and the deadline for the submission of proxy forms also closes March 16th, 2022 (Article no. 46).
Robert Sands 
Robert “Sandy” Sands started his career at the Nassau Beach Hotel in 1971. He subsequently spent terms as General Manager at various hotels in the Caribbean and The Bahamas (Guyana Pegasus, Jamaica Pegasus, Carnival’s Crystal Palace Casino, Crystal Palace Riviera Tower (Formerly Cable Beach Hotel) and worked for three-years as Vice President & General Manager of the Nassau Wyndham Resort & Crystal Palace Casino before returning to the Nassau Beach Hotel in 2004. He holds a Bachelor of Applied Arts Degree in Hospitality Management and Tourism Administration from Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada.
In 1993, he received the coveted Cacique “Hotelier of the Year” Award for his outstanding contributions to the development of tourism in The Bahamas. In 1997, he was awarded the Bahamas Silver Jubilee Medal for Tourism.
In May 2005, Baha Mar Ltd. announced the appointment of Robert Sands to Senior Vice President of Administration and External Relations. In this role, he assumed responsibility for the development and execution of Baha Mar’s government relations, corporate outreach initiatives, all government and external affairs, industrial relations and human capital programs.
Mr. Sands, 64, is the Honorary Consul General to Japan, President of The Bahamas Hotel Employer’s Association; the Past President and a Director of The Bahamas Hotel Association; Trustee both of The Hotel Industry Management and Allied Pension Funds; Past Chairman and Director of The Nassau/Cable Beach/Paradise Island Promotion Board; Member of the Advisory Board of the Salvation Army; Member of the Vestry, St. Christopher’s Anglican Church; Director, Elizabeth Estates Children’s Home. Mr. Sands holds various other Directorships in The Bahamas.
He is married to former Senator The Honourable Michelle Pindling-Sands. He has five children; Delano, Omar, Ashley, Lauren and Holly and one grandchild.
Served on Sandyport Homeowners Association Board since December 2012.
Michelle Rassin-Moodie 
Michele Rassin-Moodie has worked in the United States as well as the Bahamas, and gained extensive insight and experience in business management. Mrs. Moodie is currently Vice President at Ports International, a local medical supply company, and was previously Vice President of Operations at Doctors Hospital where she contributed greatly to the success of the Hospital.
Mrs. Moodie studied at the University of Miami where she acquired her Masters Degree in International Business, graduating with honors. Besides having a very strong business background, she exudes generosity and willingness to support her community. She has performed a great deal of community service over the years as a Past President of the Rotary Club of East Nassau and the Doctors Hospital Dr. Meyer Rassin Foundation.
She is a currently a Director of the Sandyport Homeowners Association, Director of the Doctors Hospital Dr. Meyer Rassin Foundation, Director of the Rotary Club of East Nassau, and past Director of the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce.
She is presently a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), member of the American Hospital Association (AHA), and a member of the American Society of Strategic Marketing & Development (SHSMD). Mrs. Moodie uses her keen business insight and experience to succeed in any business venture with expertise in Marketing, Healthcare, Strategic Planning, Operations and Business Administration.
Michele Rassin-Moodie is long time resident of Beach Lane, Sandyport, and is married to Brian Moodie of RMS Insurance Agents and Brokers. Mrs. Moodie has served on the Board since 2014.
Craig Lines 
Mr. Craig Lines has been a resident of Sandyport since 2007. He and his wife, Kim live on Governor’s Cay with their two teenage sons.
Craig previously served on the Sandyport Board in 2011. He holds degrees in Management and Economics and has worked in the financial markets for over twenty-five years. He currently serves as a board member on a number of public and private companies.
Craig enjoys the ocean, boating, water sports, skiing and tennis with his family and friends.