Sponsor
FirstCaribbean
International Bank Ltd is the Champion sponsor of
the 15th Caribbean Gift and Craft Show.
Website
:
www.firstcaribbeanbank.com
FirstCaribbean is a
major Caribbean bank offering a full range of
market-leading financial services in Corporate
Banking, Retail Banking, Wealth Management, Credit
Cards, Treasury and Capital Markets. It is the
largest, regionally-listed bank in the
English-speaking Caribbean, with assets of over
US$12 billion and market capitalization of US$3
billion. The Bank has over 3,500 staff; over 100
branches, banking centres, and offices in 17
regional markets, serving 800,000 active accounts.
FirstCaribbean has maintained an “A-” rating by
Standard & Poor’s from inception, the highest
rating of any commercial bank in the Caribbean
Community. It was formed in 2002 with the merger
of CIBC West Indies Holdings and Barclays Bank PLC
Caribbean operations. As at December 22nd 2006,
CIBC became the majority shareholder in
FirstCaribbean, now holding 91.5% of the shares of
FirstCaribbean International Bank Limited.
2004, 2005 and 2006,
FirstCaribbean was named “Best Emerging Market
Bank” by Global Finance magazine of New York. In
2006, Euromoney Magazine conferred its Best Bank
Award of Excellence on FirstCaribbean, ranking
FirstCaribbean among the most outstanding
financial institutions in the Americas. In 2006
LatinFinance Magazine rated FirstCaribbean the
Best Bank in Barbados. In 2004 The Banker Magazine
rated FirstCaribbean the Best Bank in Barbados and
in 2006 The Banker awarded FirstCaribbean Best
Bank Awards in each of The Bahamas and Jamaica.
FirstCaribbean
International Bank is committed to
partnering with communities
in the 17 territories in which it operates.
Through the FirstCaribbean International Comtrust
Foundation, FirstCaribbean International Bank
dedicates 1% of its prior year profits (pre-tax)
to Community Partnership causes each year.
Website:
http://amerijet.com/
Amerijet International is a leading provider of
global cargo transportation solutions. With a
30-year history of quality service and office
locations all over the world, Amerijet has the
expertise and equipment to ship practically
anything, anywhere
Website:
http://www.visitbarbados.org/
The Barbados
Tourism Authority's functions are to promote,
assist and facilitate the efficient development of
tourism; to design and implement suitable
marketing strategies for the effective promotion
of the tourism industry; to make provision for
adequate and suitable air and sea passenger
transport services to and from Barbados; to
encourage the establishment of amenities and
facilities necessary for the proper enjoyment of
Barbados as a tourist destination; to carry out
market intelligence in order to inform the needs
of the tourism industry; to register, license and
classify tourist accommodation according to the
standard of amenities provided; to register and
classify restaurants catering primarily to
tourists; according to the standard of cuisine and
amenities provided.
Website:
http://www.airjamaica.com
The
airline, with its state of the art fleet of
A320s, A321s and A340s, serves Jamaica with over
330 flights a week from its 10 gateways in the
United States, 8 in the Caribbean and London in
the UK. Air Jamaica’s interline agreements with
its major US partners afford it direct access to
over 150 cities in North America.
Built on a solid base of excellent operations,
Air Jamaica now celebrates 37 years of
service. It is led by a highly experienced
management team, and has over 2,500 employees.
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