Acting Chief Information Officer, Erskine Callender, delivered the welcome address
Author Dr. Henderson Carter delivered the keynote address
The sponsors of Shaping A Nation received tokens of appreciation from Acting Chief Information Officer Erskine Callendar. The sponsors were:
Caribbean Development Bank, represented by Volville Forsythe
Readi Rent Limited, represented by Derek Griffith
Barbados Workers’ Union Cooperative Credit Union, represented by Arlene Floro
Nation Publishing Company Limited, represented by Marilyn Sealy
Caribbean Money Market Brokers, represented by Elizabeth Morgan
KPMG, represented by Lisa Cain
Barbados Public Workers Cooperative Credt Union Limited, represented by Sam Brathwaite
TMR Sales and Service Limited, represented by Claudia Smith
Barbados Investment and Development Corporation, represented by Michelle Moore
Insurance Corporation of Barbdos, represented by Dennis Bradshaw
Atlantis Submarines Barbados Limitesd, represented by Robert Hinds
Missing is a representative from the City of Bridgetown Cooperative Credit Union Limited.
The event was also attended by several past and present primary and secondary school principals, who were also thanked for their support of the publication.
BGIS staffers were not left out, as several received kudos for their contribution to the production of the publication. They were Eyvette McClean, Melenese Williams, Marcel Jordan, Juliette Cave, Paulette Hurdle and Kathy Greaves.
To purchase a copy of Shaping A Nation: Principals of Barbadian Schools 1900 – 1980s, visit the Barbados Government Information Service, Bay Street, St. Michael, or call Marketing Officer Mr. Ronny Yearwood at 427-4853 or 228-4822.