ECCB 2022-2023 Annual Report and Financial Statements

Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Annual Report 2022 - 2023

Student Programme for Innovation in Science and Engineering (SPISE) The ECCB facilitated the participation of three young scholars in the Student Programme for Innovation in Science and Engineering (SPISE) during the financial year: ; Malik Anthony attends the Dominica State College, Commonwealth of Dominica and is working toward a career in civil engineering; ; Sumirah Charles, a student of the St Joseph’s Convent Secondary School - Saint Lucia, hopes to work in the field of mechanical engineering; and ; Janice Corbette, an aspiring biochemical engineer, is a student of the Dominica State College The goal of SPISE is to increase the number of Caribbean students pursuing advanced degrees in science and engineering. The ECCB has sponsored 13 students since 2016.

ECCB Bright Sparks Internship Programme For the 2022 cohort, four students, pursuing information technology programmes at regional tertiary institutions, were recruited to participate in the programme: Rishon Daniel from the Sir Arthur Lewis Community College in Saint Lucia, and Johann Boston, Aeja Clarke, and Zahara James from the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College, Saint Christopher (St Kitts) and Nevis. The interns all have plans to pursue careers in Information Technology. Their internship with the Management Information Systems Department at the ECCB provided the opportunity for them to work with professionals in the field and acquire hands-on experience. The ECCB, conversely, benefitted from the new and innovative ideas that the interns brought to the table.

A recruitment brochure has been produced for relevant stakeholders.

View interview with Aeja, Johann and Zahara on their ECCB internship experience

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