25
Jul 2024
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TDC to celebrate Employee Excellence at 2nd Annual Gala

Basseterre, St. Kitts – Staff from across the St. Kitts Nevis Anguilla Trading and Development Company Limited (TDC),

TDC to celebrate Employee Excellence at 2nd Annual Gala

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Basseterre, St. Kitts – Staff from across the St. Kitts Nevis Anguilla Trading and Development Company Limited (TDC), will once again come together to applaud employee excellence at the 2024 Black-tie Staff Awards Gala.

A Night of Recognition and Entertainment

This prestigious event serves to recognize the dedication, commitment, and achievements of the diverse staff across the Company. It promises to be an unforgettable evening filled with exquisite cuisine, an impactful motivational presentation by Ms. Sybil Welsh, a Senior Project Specialist, at the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), cultural and live entertainment, all in an elegant setting, fostering the spirit of camaraderie, and togetherness.

Continuing the tradition set in 2023, at the 50th Anniversary Gala, the Sales and Service Excellence Awards will be presented in honour of former employees. The 2024 honourees are Mr. Sydney George Powell, former Assistant Manager, TDC Home and Building Depot (Nevis) and Mr. Howard McEachrane, Former Executive Director, who served with distinction and made their own unique contributions to the development of the company.

The heartwarming awards will be given to the deserving employees in the following categories:

• Long Service Awards

• Impact Awards

– Rising Star

– Above and Beyond the Call of Duty

– Making A Difference In The Community

– Punctuality and Attendance

• The Sydney George Powell Sales Excellence Award

• The Howard McEachrane Service Excellence Award

• The Jacques A Cramer Employee of the Year Award

A Tradition of Appreciation

According to Mr. Ernie France, Chairman of the Awards Committee, “Our annual Staff Excellence Awards Gala will allow the company to show our gratitude to our employees and celebrate them and the role they have played in the last financial year towards TDC’s success. We also have new additions to make the event even all all-encompassing, with the Department of the Year Award. The St. Kitts Masonry Products Limited (SKMP) staff will also join in our celebrations and will be recognized, as well. The Awards Committee, along with Human Resources Department are working together to truly acknowledge the outstanding efforts and hard work of all our valued staff.”

The St. Kitts Marriott Resort in Frigate Bay will play host to the event, under the theme, Honouring the Legacy, Building Resiliency, 51 Years – We are TDC, and will be held on Saturday 27th July 2024.

Picture – A Throwback to the 2023 TDC Staff Awards and Gala Event with Reverend Renecia Huggins (former TDC Warren C Tyson Memorial Scholar) delivering the Feature Address

03
Aug 2023
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TDC hosts Golden Gala: An Evening of Elegance, Glamour, and Celebration to Honour Staff

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, August 1, 2023 – Dedication, meritorious service, and outstanding achievements were celebrated at the elegant

TDC hosts Golden Gala: An Evening of Elegance, Glamour, and Celebration to Honour Staff

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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.

28
Jul 2023
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TDC to host Staff Awards and Gala

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, Friday 28 July, 2023 – Over one hundred and fifty (150) employees from across the

TDC to host Staff Awards and Gala

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BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, Friday 28 July, 2023 – Over one hundred and fifty (150) employees from across the TDC Group will be honoured at TDC’s Staff Awards and Gala slated for tomorrow, Saturday 29th July, at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort.

This event is the first standalone formal activity organized to reward and recognize employees as part of its ongoing 50th anniversary celebrations, which is being chaired by Mr. Ernie France, the Managing Director, TDC Nevis Limited.

In speaking with Mr. France, he applauded the decision by TDC’s Chairman and the Board of Directors for approving and supporting the companywide event, which is being organized by an intercompany team who are planning what is expected to be a night of celebrations.

“I am very pleased that Mr. Earle Kelly, Chairman/ CEO and our Board have given the green light to host this event. We have assembled an amazing team from across the Group, who have come together to plan, and organize this awesome activity, which our staff will thoroughly enjoy.”

Outstanding employees will be recognised in the following categories: Long-Service Awards from five (5) to forty-five (45) years, Impact Awards, which include, Rising Star and Making A Difference in Our Community, and Employee Awards; The Jacques Cramer Employee of the Year Award, the D. Michael Morton Award for Sales Excellence and the Barbara Farrell Memorial Award for Service Excellence. 

Mrs. Gloria Esdaille-Robinson, Chief Human Resource Officer, stressed that the formal event aims to maintain high staff morale and employee engagement.

“As we are consistently seeking ways to positively high morale and boost employee engagement, we now have opportunities to incorporate new strategies to enhance the employee experience at TDC Ltd. The reintroduction of the Company’s Staff Awards in the form of a standalone formal event, is another way we have ought to maintain high levels of employee morale and so far, it has created enormous excitement amongst our diverse staff.”

The all TDC event will also see the keynote address being delivered by the Warren C. Tyson Memorial Scholar, Reverend Renecia McDonald-Huggins, Resident Pastor of the St. Paul’s Wesleyan Holiness Church, on St. Kitts and chaired by Mr. Crios Freeman, and Ms. Techell McClean, also Warren C Tyson Memorial Scholars, who will serve as the host, and hostess.

Adding variety to the event are Tejaun Walters (EBJ Harmonics), the Okolo Tegremantine Dance Theatre, and Sylvester’s Masquerade, who will provide cultural entertainment for the evening. 

The gala is being held under TDC’s 50th Anniversary theme, “Your Neighbour, Your Partner, Your Future”.

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.