FirstCaribbean International Bank (Bahamas) Limited

Our CommunitiesIn 2009, the Bank continued its community partnerships andsponsorships. Very tangible and demonstrable commitmentis made through our educational partnerships, our Adopta-Causeand Unsung Heroes programmes, our communitycommitments and a variety of projects and programmes thatwe support. Such arrangements help to cement our positionas an organisation that’s seriously committed to our corporatesocial responsibility.Education PartnershipsFirstCaribbean President’s Scholars to GraduateThe Bank is proud that the first awardees of the College ofThe Bahamas’ President’s Scholars Programme (PSP) are setto graduate in 2010. FirstCaribbean is a major sponsor ofthe programme since 2006. The PSP awardees are grantedfull four-year scholarships, with stipends for books andfunding for special activities, such as local and internationalleadership conferences and field trips abroad included intheir programme of study. Through scholarships, mentoringand on-the-job training of awardees, the Bank facilitates thedevelopment of these future national leaders.Through the Bahamas National TrustYouth Learn About Environmental StewardshipThe Bank continues to support the work of The BahamasNational Trust (BNT) by its three-year commitment to theDiscovery Club – a BNT after-school programme for youngpersons between the ages of 6 and 12 years.the Year; Executive Advisor Omar Wilkinson placed third forExecutive Advisor of the Year; the FirstCaribbean advisoryteam was nominated for Team of the Year; Vice Presidentof Human Resources Elisha Nouguez won VP of HR for theyear; Company President Nikita Williamson won a $4,000scholarship to St. Leo’s University and also won the Award ofExcellence as Assistant VP of Special Projects for the AchieversAssociation; and Dorian Stubbs won the Centre Manager’sAward.In addition to sponsoring a JA company, the Bank alsosupports Junior Achievement Bahamas by providing anannual scholarship to a Distinguished Achiever.ADOPT-A-CAUSEFirstCaribbean TCI Adopts Children’s HomeFirstCaribbean in the Turks & Caicos Islands providedfinancial support to the Provo Children’s Home, a facilitymeant to provide a safe, secure, nurturing and loving homeenvironment for children in need of care and protection.FirstCaribbean employees have also pledged to work closelywith the home to assist the children in several areas, includingreading with them and engaging in outdoor activities.In support of Earth Day, a FirstCaribbean five-member teamjoined Discovery Club members at the BNT, and togetherthey planted about 800 mahogany trees. Several studentseagerly got their hands dirtied as they planted the seeds inanticipation of watching them grow, as part of their DiscoveryClub experience.FirstCaribbean Sponsored “Illusions” On Winners’ RowIt’s been one year since FirstCaribbean Bahamas rejoinedJunior Achievement Bahamas and its sponsored company,Illusions, earned lots of accolades at the close of the JA yearin 2009. llusions won fifth place in the Overall Company ofFirstCaribbean Palmdale BranchBeautifies Palmdale Primary SchoolThe Palmdale Branch team partnered with teachers of itsadopted school – Palmdale Primary School – to beautify theschool’s campus. They gave the gardens a splash of colour,enhanced the environment and created an atmosphere thattoday makes students, teachers and visitors to the schoolproud. “The turnout of both FirstCaribbean and PalmdalePrimary staff was a great indicator of the emphasis placed onthe students’ well-being,” said Branch Manager Paul Bartlett.“The hard work and camaraderie was infectious, and theresult was absolutely amazing, well worth the time and effortput into the project.”Palmdale branch adopted the school in 2005 and continuesto make a difference. Notably, they read to students everyWednesday afternoon, an initiative done in conjunction withthe Ministry of Education and the American Embassy.7