The Grenada Chamber of Industry and Commerce (GCIC) 29th Annual Business Award Ceremony was held on Saturday, 28 October at the Spice Basket, under the theme ‘Strategic Realignment for Growth and Sustainability.’
Approximately 250 patrons came together to celebrate collective successes for the past year. The keynote speaker for the evening was our ‘Son of the Soil’ Timothy Antoine, Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, who addressed the topic ‘Transforming the ECCU together: The Grenada Contribution.’
Winning the coveted ‘Business of the Year’ award was ARIZA Credit Union. The keenly sought-after award, the Dr Nicholas Earle Brathwaite Award for ‘Excellence in the Application of Digital Technology,’ was won by Hexive Creative Agency for the 2nd consecutive year. They also won the ‘Small Business of the Year’ award. This year saw a number of small businesses, also members of the chamber, being nominated and winning awards. The awardees this year are:
| AWARD | WINNER | SPONSOR |
| Environmental Excellence | True Blue Bay Resort | RBTT Bank Grenada Ltd |
| Corporate Social Responsibility | Grenlec | Digicel Grenada Ltd |
| Excellence In Tourism Industry | Sandals LaSource Grenada | Grenada Hotel and Tourism Authority |
| Rising Star | Grenada Online Shopping Mall | Grenada Distillers Ltd |
| Small Business of the Year | Hexive Creative Agency | St George’s University |
| Outstanding Woman in Agriculture | Lynthia Lewis | Grenada Marketing and National Importing Board |
| Service Excellence | NAWASA | Jonas Browne & Hubbard |
| AWARD | WINNER | SPONSOR |
| Manufacturer of the Year | Grenada Distillers Ltd | Republic Bank Grenada Ltd |
| Employer Of The Year | Grenada Co-operative Bank Ltd | Grenlec |
| Business Of The Year | ARIZA Credit Union | SOL EC Ltd |
| Excellence In Agro-Processing | Baron Foods Grenada Ltd | CENTURY 21 |
| Excellence In Application Of Digital Technology | Hexive Creative Agency | Dr Nicholas Earle Brathwaite |
| Innovative Business Of The Year | I’M LOCAL | GIDC |
| Special Award To Junior Achievers Company of the Year | FRESCHEZZA Bishop’s College, Carriacou | Republic Bank Grenada Ltd |
| Special Award To Past Director | Nicholas George | GCIC |
| The People’s Choice | GLENELG Natural Spring Water | Flow Grenada Ltd |
The Chamber wishes to thank all our sponsors and the following contributors for their continued support of the Chamber’s Annual Business Awards and all its activities.
| OTHER SPONSORS & CONTRIBUTORS | ||
| ARIZA Credit Union | Bryden & Minors | Courts Unicomer |
| De La Grenade Industries | Grenada Bottling Company | Grenada Breweries Ltd |
| The Grenadian by Rex Resorts | Independence Agencies Ltd | Real Value IGA Supermarket |
| Renwick Thompson & Co Ltd | Sandals LaSource Grenada | Southern Electrical Co Ltd |
| SP’s International Trading Ltd | Streamline Networks Ltd | Tambran By Tamara |
| True Blue Bay Resort | Westerhall Estate Ltd | |
We take this opportunity also, to thank all those who participated in making this year’s event a resounding success.
GCIC
