ECCB 2020-2021 Annual Report and Statement of Accounts

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

OECS/ECCB International Netball Series The 2020 OECS/ECCB International Netball Series was scheduled to be held in Antigua and Barbuda. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Series was cancelled. In order to continue the engagement with the region’s netballers, coaches and umpires, the OECS/ECCB International Netball Series Legacy Programme was held. The initiative aimed to enhance the human resource capability and capacity to drive the delivery of a high-performance netball culture and an OECS netball product that is compliant with internationally competitive netball standards.

The programme entailed three modules: Governance, Coaching and Umpiring with participants from the eight ECCB member countries and guest participants from Bermuda and the Cayman Islands. There were 75 registrants in the Governance module, 84 in umpiring and 63 participated in the Coaching module.

Student Programme for Innovation in Science and Engineering (SPISE) The ECCB supported the 2020 Student Programme for Innovation in Science and Engineering (SPISE), a five-week virtual programme where the students were exposed to university-level classes in calculus, physics, computer programming, electronics, biochemistry and entrepreneurship. The ECCB-sponsored students were Terry Benjamin from Antigua and Barbuda and Najeh Francis from the Commonwealth of Dominica. Terry received the Teamwork Award for Entrepreneurship while Najeh received the Teamwork Award for Electronics. ECCU Bright Sparks Programme The ECCB Bright Sparks Programme provides the opportunity for students in Information Technology (IT) across the ECCU, to gain hands-on work experience in an IT work environment. To date, five of the region’s bright sparks in IT have benefited from the programme. The 2019 Bright Sparks programme was extended into the 2020-2021 Financial Year and the Bright Sparks: Jenielle Brathwaite from the TA Marryshow Community College in Grenada, Olivia Langhorne from the Sir Arthur Lewis Community College in Saint Lucia and Christina Cho from the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College in Saint Christopher (St Kitts) and Nevis, transitioned from interns to full-time staff. Their work focused on providing IT support as part of the wider DCash Pilot FinTech project team.

View ECCB Bright Sparks share their journey of transitioning from internship to full-time staff at the ECCB

View 2020 ECCU Bank of the Year Awards Ceremony

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EASTERN CARIBBEAN CENTRAL BANK ANNUAL REPORT 2020/2021