BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, August 1, 2023 – Dedication, meritorious service, and outstanding achievements were celebrated at the elegant TDC Staff Awards Gala, held under its 50th anniversary theme, “Your Neighbour, Your Partner, Your Future” at the St. Kitts Marriot Resort, on Saturday 29 July 2023.

The impressive formal standalone activity was attended by over four hundred staff from across the company and saw the presentation of awards to one hundred and twenty-five (125) employees for five (5) to fifty (50) years of dedicated service.

In keeping with TDC’s mandate to put employees first, staff also got an opportunity to nominate their peers for the Impact Awards, while the Employee of the Year Awards, named in honour of former and current employees, were nominated by Management. One hundred and nine (109) nominees were received for the Impact Awards and fifty-three (53) for the Employee of the Year Awards.

The winners of the Impact Award were as follows:

Rising Star, Nikeisha Howe, TDC Group Purchasing Department

Making A Difference in Our Community, Dominic Matthew, Client Relations and Marketing Department

Going Beyond the Call of Duty, Francisco Benjamin, TDC Airline Services Limited

Punctuality and Attendance Award, Octavia Caines, TDC Home and Building Depot (St. Kitts)

The winners of the Employee of the Year Award were:

Jacques A Cramer Employee of The Year

Winner Fernando ‘T.C.’ Greene, TDC Home and Building Depot (St. Kitts)

Runner Up Trecia Pemberton-Browne, Human Resource Officer, Human Resources Department

D. Michael Morton Employee of The Year Award for Sales Excellence

Winner Ira Bertie, Project and Field Officer, TDC Home and Building Depot (Nevis)

Runner Up Janell Dias-Jones, TDC Insurance Company Limited (St. Kitts)

Barbara Farrell Memorial Employee of the Year Award for Service Excellence

Winner Dominic Matthew, Marketing Assistant, Client Relations and Marketing Department

Runner Up Natasha Bristol, Head Cashier, TDC Home and Building Depot (Nevis)

Three (3) employees, Duan Belle (Enterprise Risk), Atisha Byron (TDC Insurance Company Limited) and Wayne Woodley (TDC Financial Services Company Limited) were rewarded for their contribution to the introduction of new initiatives in their respective departments that would increase productivity and efficiency.

Consistent with TDC’s 50th Anniversary celebrations, former TDC Chairman and now Board Director, Mr. D. Michael Morton CBE, JP was recognized for his fifty (50) years of sterling stewardship.

The all-inclusive TDC event featured Warren C Tyson Memorial Alumni Scholars, Mr. Crios Freeman, Techelle McClean, the host and hostess, and Wesleyan Holiness Pastor Reverend Renicia Huggins, who delivered an inspiring keynote address, reminding staff of the importance of corporate and family values.

Everyone was in high spirits throughout the night where staff won giveaways and prizes, and participated in the cultural presentations from EBJ Harmonics, the Okolo Tegremantine Dance Theatre, and Sylvester’s Masquerades, and musical entertainment by D J Wett Dutt and the New Horizons Band.

Picture – Mr. Earle Kelly, TDC Chairman/CEO presenting Mr. Fernando ‘T.C.’ Greene of the TDC Home and Building Depot (St. Kitts) with the Jacques A Cramer Employee of the Year Award at the TDC Staff Golden Gala

About The St. Kitts Nevis Anguilla Trading and Development Company Limited (TDC)

TDC is the parent entity of several diversified companies. It was incorporated in 1973, having acquired the trading and other assets of J. W. Thurston and Company Limited and H. F. Wildy and Company Limited. The TDC Group of Companies is currently involved in retail, financial services, shipping, real estate and travel services.



Basseterre, St. Kitts – 10th July 2023 was an historic day for the TDC Group of Companies, it was the company’s official birthday.

On this day in 1973, the company’s founders purchased the assets of J W Thurston and Company Limited and H F Wildy and Company Limited and completed the official transfer of title, of what is today, the St. Kitts Nevis Anguilla Trading and Development Company Limited (TDC).

To mark the occasion a series of activities were held throughout the day:

  • Promotional Radio Tour by Executive Directors with various media houses
  • 50th Anniversary Cake Cutting Ceremonies in St. Kitts and Nevis with customers and staff
  • Birthday gifting to two (2) TDC customers celebrating on 10th July

The customer focused celebrations continued on Thursday 13th July and Friday 14th 2023. The TDC Insurance Company Limited (TDCIC) and TDC Financial Services Company Limited offered the first fifty (50) customers who opened a new insurance policy or activated a loan for a minimum of five hundred dollars (EC$500.00) received corporate promotional tokens for their business.

On Friday 14th July and Saturday 15th July 2023, all TDC retail stores, i.e., TDC Automotive Divisions, City Drug Store (Nevis) Limited and TDC Home and Building Depots, gave patrons who spent fifty (EC$50.00) or more received a variety of 50th anniversary prizes.   

TDC Days were a resounding success within and outside the company and already consideration is already being given to making it a fixture on the firm’s annual calendar. It will include involvement and full participation of staff, shareholders, and other stakeholders to commemorate its significance.

Picture TDC Ceremonial Birthday Cake on display for TDC Day at the TDC Home and Building Depot at C A Paul Southwell Industrial Site



Basseterre, St. Kitts – The TDC Insurance Company Limited (TDCIC) continues its commitment to support educational advancement with the recent donation of a new 15.6 Inch Hewlett Packard Laptop and Premiere Speakers, to the Saddlers Secondary School on St. Kitts, and a LG 43 Inch Smart Television to the Violet O Jeffers Nicholls Primary School, on Nevis.

The corporate contribution valued at seven thousand five hundred and twenty dollars (EC$7520.00) forms part of the insurance company’s corporate agenda to support educational advancement at all levels, in particular digital learning, to help bridge the digital divide, to give students access to necessary tools to achieve academic success in the classroom.

Ms. Atisha Byron, Operations Manager, spoke of the importance of the donation and the impact it will have on both the students and teachers who will be using the much-needed equipment.

“We, at the TDC Insurance Company Limited (TDCIC) are thrilled to be able to support our schools and students with this essential equipment. We believe that education is a key component of a healthy and vibrant community, and this makes us proud to be able to give back in such a meaningful way.”

The timely investment is just one of the many ways that the company, and by extension the TDC Group of Companies, have been actively ‘giving back’ to several notable causes with a focus on education, healthcare, and community development.

Picture 1 – Ms. Atisha Byron, Operations Manager, TDC Insurance Company Limited handing over 15.6 Inch Hewlett Packard Laptop to Ms Phylicia Nolan Head of Learning Support at the Saddlers Secondary School