Eastern Caribbean Central Bank 2024-2025 Annual Report

EASTERN CARIBBEAN CENTRAL BANK ANNUAL REPORT 2024 - 2025

Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance

Student Programme for Innovation in Science and Engineering The ECCB 2024 Student Programme for Innovation in Science and Engineering (SPISE) scholars were Daena Fontenelle fromSaint Lucia and D’Aundré Samuel fromAntigua and Barbuda. Both students aspire to careers in engineering. The Caribbean Science Foundation administers the SPISE programme to increase the low numbers of Caribbean students pursuing advanced degrees in science and engineering. Through the ECCB’s sponsorship, 17 students from the ECCB member countries have participated in the programme since 2016.

ECCB Bright Sparks Internship The ECCB selected two students for the 2024 Bright Sparks internship: Davaine Richards from the Montserrat Community College, and Shirquanne Simon from the Antigua and Barbuda International Institute of Technology. The Bright Sparks programme gives students who graduate from regional tertiary institutions’ Information Technology (IT) programmes, the opportunity to obtain entry-level IT professional experience. Both students are attached to the Management Information Systems Department.

Shirquanne Simon Antigua and Barbuda Int’l Institute of Technology

Davaine Richards Montserrat Community College

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