The TDC Group of Companies has been recognized for its contribution to the advancement of the agriculture sector in St. Kitts and Nevis.
The company received the Best Input Supplier Award in the Agricultural Division at the 2021 World Food Day Heroes Awards Ceremony organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Marine Resources, on Thursday 21st October 2021.
The award was presented to Mr. Iston Williams, Senior Manager of the TDC Home and Building Depot on St. Kitts by the Honourable Alexis Jeffers, Minister of Agriculture et al. The accolade recognizes, honours, and celebrates the company’s work in the field of Agriculture and Fisheries, and its contribution to food security, and helping to make the local food system more productive and sustainable.
The TDC Group through its Home and Building Depots continues to actively support a wide cross section of the farming community by providing agricultural inputs, training, technical assistance, and incentives during its annual Farmers Appreciation Sales Event in the month of March.
This year’s Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) World Food Day Awards was held under the theme, “Our Actions Are Our Future – Better Production, Better Nutrition, A Better Environment and A Better Life” and forms part of the activities organized to observe World Food Day.
The phrase ‘going pink’ is taken literally by the TDC Home and Building Depot on the Frigate Bay Road.
The store’s façade has been replaced with pink lighting at nights to show its corporate support for Breast Cancer Awareness, celebrated in the month of October.
Traditionally, the store hosts its annual Pinktober campaign, which features an in-store sales promotion and weekly free breast screening sessions for the public, in partnership with the Health fraternity.
This year, because of the COVID19 pandemic, the management team chose a unique, yet creative way to support the National effort and show solidarity by celebrating strength, survival, and advocacy for those affected by the disease.
Picture – A section of the TDC Home and Building Depot in St. Kitts façade lit in Pink
The TDC Financial Services Company Limited has once again been underscored its commitment to academic advancement with the presentation of its annual Academic Excellence Award.
The awards were jointly handover by Mr. Wayne Woodley, Operations Manager and Mr. Nicolas Menon, Executive Director at a brief ceremony held on Saturday 9th October 2021 at the TDC Training Room, on Fort Street, in Basseterre.
This year’s recipients who were recognized for their outstanding performances were:
Basseterre High School – Stephanie Kawall (Deane Glasford Primary School)
Cayon High School – Mia Isaac (Cayon Primary School)
Charles E. Mills Secondary School – Zemorleah Baker (Sandy Point Primary School)
Saddlers Secondary School – Jahlecia Walters (Saddlers Primary School)
Verchilds High School – Shanaria Douglas (Bronte Welsh Primary School)
Washington Archibald High School – T’Shawn Merchant (Dr. William Connor Primary School)
Charlestown Secondary School – Zahir Hart (St. Thomas Primary School)
Gingerland Secondary School – Antwon Percival (Elizabeth Pemberton Primary School)
According to Mr. Steve Farier, the TDC Financial Services Company Limited’s General Manager, “the company is pleased to play our part in supporting academic excellence, especially for our young people. This award celebrates their achievements and inspires them to continue to do their very best as they journey through academia.”
The TDC Financial Services Company Limited Academic Excellence Awards were established in 2018 to recognize the runner ups of the TDC Warren C. Tyson Memorial Scholarship, who performed exceptionally well in their studies at the primary school level en route to secondary school with a five hundred dollar school package.
Picture – (Left to Right) Back Row – Mr. Nicolas Menon, TDC Financial Services Company Limited Executive Director, Mr. Wayne Woodley, Operations Manager, TDC Financial Services Company Limited, Mr. Francil Morris, Chief Education Officer in the Ministry of Education, Mr. Earle Kelly, TDC Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Mr . Glenville Jeffers, TDC Financial Services Company Limited
Front Row – Left – Right (Front Row) 2021 TDC Financial Services Company Limited Academic Excellence Awardees
Eight (8) students, six (6) from St. Kitts and two (2) from Nevis, who recently started their secondary school journey have been awarded the 2021 Warren C. Tyson Memorial Scholarship.
At a brief ceremony, held on Saturday 9th October 2021, Mr. Earle Kelly, TDC Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Mr. Francil Morris, the Chief Education Officer representing the Ministry of Education, presented the scholarships at the company’s headquarters on Fort Street in Basseterre.
In addressing the gathering, Mr. Kelly spoke of the importance of the programme, even against the backdrop of the COVID19 pandemic and pledged to support the educational advancement of the Nation’s future.
“We at TDC, we are firmly of the view that this is an investment come pandemic, hurricane or earthquake, we are going to continue to support the Warren C. Tyson Scholarship Programme. We have decided to cut back on a number of things, and this is one area where we decided, we can’t cut back on, because it’s an investment in the future. Rest assured that all things being equal, this Programme will continue for another forty (40) years.”
The 2021 recipients are:
St. Kitts
Basseterre High School – Jazara Jarvis (Irish Town Primary)
Cayon High School – Dave Cannonier (Joshua Obadiah Williams)
Charles E. Mills Secondary School – Denim Henry (Irish Town Primary)
Saddlers Secondary School – Hezekiel Richardson (Edgar T Morris Primary)
Verchilds High School – Antwone Percival (Tyrell Williams Primary)
Washington Archibald High School – Shakaylia Tatem (Tucker Clarke Primary)
Nevis
Charlestown Secondary School – Jamual McDonald (Elizabeth Pemberton Primary)
Gingerland Secondary School – Shakirah Wilkin (St. James Primary)
The deserving young scholars are now members of an alumnus that includes educators, doctors, engineers, lawyers, scientists, and politicians, who have all benefited from the programme, which is now in its fortieth year.
The event was also attended by parents, guardians, senior managers, and Executive Directors of the TDC Group of Companies.
Picture: Left – Right (Back Row) Mr. Nicolas Menon, Executive Director and Warren C Tyson Memorial Scholarship Programme Director, Mr. Francil Morris, Chief Education Officer, Mr. Earle Kelly, Chairman/CEO, Mr. Glenville Jeffers, Executive Director
Left – Right (Front Row) 2021 Warren C Tyson Scholarship Memorial Programme Awardees
About the Warren C Tyson Memorial Scholarship Programme
The TDC Warren Tyson Memorial Scholarship program, was named after the first Chairman, Mr. Warren C. Tyson, started in 1981. The program is designed to assist and support students entering the secondary schools across St. Kitts-Nevis.
The young scholars are eligible to receive financial assistance throughout their secondary and tertiary school tenures. Students are also afforded the opportunity to work at across several departments and related businesses during their vacation period, e.g., Easter, Summer, and Christmas, as well as on Saturdays, which helps them to develop socially and professionally.
Another related benefit is the fact that these students also receive a stipend while at work. Accordingly, the financial and academic benefits plus the experience and maturity that are gleaned from this opportunity are invaluable.
Since its inception, approximately one hundred and fifty (150) students have gone through the program. Today, some of these Warren Tyson Scholars are at University pursuing further studies or are full time employees within the Company, many who hold Managerial and/or Supervisory positions across the Group.
