ECCB 2017-2018 Annual Report and Statement of Accounts

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ECCB ANNUAL REPORT 2017/2018

ECCU Best Corporate Citizen Award

The ECCB presented the 2017 Best Corporate Citizen Award Among ECCU Commercial Banks to the Republic Bank (Grenada) Limited for demonstrating social responsibility in the development and welfare of the people of Grenada. The presentation was made during the award ceremony on 8 November 2017.

The Republic Bank (Grenada) Limited also received Good Corporate Citizen Awards for Cultural Development, Customer Service and Sports. The other banks which received Good Corporate Citizen Awards were: National Bank of Dominica Limited, for Community Outreach and Social Services, Environmental Awareness and Financial Education and Empowerment; and Grenada Co-operative Bank Limited, for Educational Development. L-R: Naoimi De Allie, General Manager-Credit, Republic Bank (Grenada) Limited; Elizabeth Tempro, ECCB Retiree; Devon Thornhill, Manager, Retail Services, Republic Bank (Grenada) Limited

ECCB Bright Sparks Programme

As part of its ECCU community development thrust, the ECCB officially launched its ECCB Bright Sparks Programme in January 2018. This is an annual internship programme offered to students, from the ECCB member countries, who wish to pursue an Information Technology (IT) related programme at the tertiary level. The programme exposes students to evolving tenets of IT in today’s working environment. While the programme allows the Bank to encourage and harness the talents of tomorrow’s IT professionals, the students obtain extensive training in the use of information technology. Shafari Challenger, a student of the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College in St Kitts and Nevis is the first ECCB Bright Sparks intern. Shafari commenced his three- month stint at the ECCB in November 2017. He describes his experience as rewarding and exciting.

ECCB Bright Spark Intern, Shafari Challenger (right) with his mentor Earle St Ange, Systems Analyst - Management Information Systems Department

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