ECFH - Silver Sponsors Homecoming 2010

July 22, 2010

One of the Eastern Caribbean’s leading financial institutions, East Caribbean Financial Holding Company Limited parent company of Bank of Saint Lucia, has pledged its support for Homecoming Saint Lucia 2010, a major undertaking by the Government of Saint Lucia to welcome Saint Lucians in the diaspora back to their homeland. ECFH are silver sponsors of the initiative and consequently will be playing a significant part in this effort to reintegrate Saint Lucians living abroad into the fabric of local life.

ECFH’s Senior Manager for Marketing and Corporate Communications, Maria Fowell, said that the Group was keen to be a part of Homecoming Saint Lucia 2010 as ECFH’s flagship subsidiary Bank of Saint Lucia Limited, has in the past and continues to play an important role in both the economic and social development of Saint Lucia.   ECFH therefore, welcomes the opportunity to facilitate the financial needs and aspirations of the Saint Lucian diaspora, particularly as they relate to local investment. The Group is also pleased to partner with the Saint Lucian government on such an innovative initiative that will further stimulate the socio-economic development of the island.

Homecoming Saint Lucia 2010 will launch officially on Sunday, July 25th and lasts until August 1st, Emancipation Day. Some of the activities marking the occasion include a Partnership Fair at the Beausejour Stadium, a major youth summit, a charity concert at Pigeon Island and an awards evening hosted by the Governor General, Her Excellency, Dame Pearlette Louisy.

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