ECCB 2018-2019 Annual Report and Statement of Accounts

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Corporate Social Responsibility The ECCB recognises its corporate social responsibility to the people of the region, a responsibility that is preserved in its mandate to promote a sound financial structure conducive to the balanced growth and development of its member states, Article 4 (3), ECCB Agreement, 1983. The Bank’s execution of, and continued efforts to expand its public relations and Community Outreach programmes, embody this corporate social responsibility. During the financial year, the Bank continued to exhibit is corporate social responsibility through the following programmes: ƒ ƒ OECS/ECCB Under-23 Netball Tournament ƒ ƒ ECCU Bright Sparks Programme ƒ ƒ Student Programme for Innovation in Science and Engineering (SPISE) OECS/ECCB Under-23 Netball Tournament As part of its Community Outreach thrust, the ECCB remained committed to supporting the growth and development of the region’s youth through sports. In 2018, the Bank sponsored the OECS/ECCB Under-23 Netball Tournament which was hosted by the St Kitts Netball Association in Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis. Six teams vied for the championship from 7 to 12 July at the Pam Tyson Netball Stadium. Team Saint Lucia emerged as the winner of the tournament. In addition, the young netballers were accorded the opportunity to participate in the development session which has been a staple of the tournament’s programme since 1999. The session was held under the theme: Youth Employment: Create or Await and was facilitated by Kimarah T Isaac, Special Project Coordinator to the President at Monroe College. ECCU Bright Sparks Programme The ECCB welcomed its second intern to participate in the ECCB Bright Sparks Programme as part of its continued involvement in positive community development. Lindon Jackasal, holder of an Associate’s Degree in Information Technology from the TA Marryshow Community College in Grenada, began his internship at the Bank in October 2018. Lindon is attached to the Management Information Systems Department. The ECCB Bright Sparks Programme, which was launched in January 2018, provides an opportunity for promising students from ECCB member countries desirous of furthering their studies in the area of Information Technology or a related field to apply their theoretical knowledge in a real working environment. Through the internship, the ECCB is able to benefit from the new and innovative ideas that the intern brings to the fore while in return the intern receives on-the-job training and is able to draw from the experiences of local as well as regional experts in the IT field.

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Team Saint Lucia, winners of 2018 OECS/ECCB Under-23 Netball Tournament, with Trevor Brathwaite, Deputy Governor, ECCB at tournament’s Closing Ceremony, Pam Tyson Netball Complex, St Kitts and Nevis

Lindon Jackasal (right), ECCB Bright Sparks participant, with Earl St Ange, ECCB Brights Sparks mentor

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