2019-2020 Annual Report and Statement of Accounts

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

• ECCU Bright Sparks Programme • Student Programme for Innovation in Science and Engineering (SPISE)

OECS/ECCB International Netball Series In 2019, the Bank rebranded the OECS/ECCB Under-23 Netball Tournament and upgraded it the OECS/ECCB International Netball Series. Transitioning to an International Netball Series provides the opportunity for the teams from the ECCB member countries to play international netball matches. Such an undertaking will facilitate: 1. Showcasing of elite netballers in the ECCB member countries on the international platform; 2. Establishment of netball pathways for ECCU netballers to realise their full potential; 3. Capacity to monitor respective country performance against the rest of the world; 4. Transfer and adoption of international best practices, with respect to netball umpiring and coaching; 5. Marketability of netball as a sport tourism option in the ECCU; and 6. “Internationalisation” of the corporate social responsibility profile of the ECCB; as the title sponsor of the only funded netball tournament in the region. The first OECS/ECCB International Netball Series was held from 15 to 21 June 2019 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Five teams vied to be the first-ever champions of the Series. Team Grenada captured the envied Gloria Ballantyne Championship trophy named in honour of Gloria Ballantyne of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, who has been influential in regional netball for several decades. The netballers also participated in a developmental session on the theme: Charting a Course: A Financial Guide for Women. Villette Browne, Managing Director of the KP Group of companies in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, conducted the session. The young players also had the opportunity to engage in discussion with netball officials about the future of the sport in the region. ECCU Bank of the Year Awards The ECCB hosted the first-ever ECCU Bank of the Year Awards on 6 November 2019 during the 24 th Annual Sir Arthur Lewis Memorial Lecture and Book Award. The awards replaced the Best Corporate Citizens Award Among ECCU Commercial Banks which ran from 1997 to 2017. The ECCU Bank of the Year Awards recognise the banks which have made outstanding contributions to the overall development of the people they serve through everyday business practices.

Competing teams on parade at the Opening Ceremony of the Inaugural OECS/ECCB International Netball Series

Team Grenada, winners of Inaugural OECS/ECCB International Netball Series, with ECCB Country Manager, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Elritha Miguel, (first from left, front row) at Closing Ceremony

View matches and events from the Inaugural OECS/ECCB International Netball Series

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