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24th March 2010 - ECGC Home Economics Competition 2010

Mr. Ceyon Ollivierre of The St. Vincent Grammar School made history yesterday March 23^rd, when he emerged as the overall winner of the 17^th ECGC Home Economics Competition.  This is the first year the St. Vincent Grammar School is offering Home Economics and the first year the school entered the competition. Ceyon Ollivierre won several prizes in various categories including, best in Flour category and best male entrant. 

Kufanya Woodley of the Campden Park Secondary took the second position and Corey Balcombe of the St. Martin’s Secondary came in third.  

The East Caribbean Group of Companies has collaborated with the SVG Home Economics Association and the Ministry of Education for the past 17 years to hold the ECGC Home Economics Competition. Participants used ECGC’s rice and flour for the preparation of dishes.

The finals for the 2010 ECGC Home Economics Competition took place at the Kingstown Multi-Purpose Center. A total of seven (7) students throughout St. Vincent and the Grenadines participated after having emerged from the zonal competitions.

FINALISTS:

 

Student	School
Kurdonna Jacobs	North Union Secondary School
Angelene Hackshaw
Kufayna Woodley	Campden Park Secondary
Lauren Barriere	St. Joseph's Convent Marriaqua
Corey Balcombe	St. Martin's Secondary School
Jamessa Alexander	Union Island Secondary
Ceyon Ollivierre	St. Vincent Grammar School

The stipulations for the finals would be the preparation of dishes using ECGC’s products.

Click here to see recipes from the competition.

The Awards Ceremony followed the finals and was held at the Peace Memorial Hall.

Click here to view list of winners.

22nd February 2010 - ECGC 10 and 20 Year Clubs

On Friday, January 29, 2010 twenty-five (25) employees were inducted into the 10 and 20 Year Clubs for the period 2007-2009.  the award ceremony took place at the P. H. Veira Training Room. The inductees are:

10 Year Awards

 

2007	Kenny Williams, Bastaan Gill, Michael Prince
2008	Gladston Slater, Carl Manners
2009	Chanroy Culzac, Orson Jack

20 Year Awards

 

2007	Osmond K. Davy, Alden Jacobs, Ray-Anthony Williams, Clifford Gould, Randolph Guy, Alfred Grant, Jeffrey Pompey
2008	Dandy Thomas, Noel Weekes, Elmore Cooke, Sharon McCree
2009	Michael Williams, Albert Roberts, Cornelius Browne, Kensley Hull, Gosnel Greene, Alpha Harold, Elford Simmons

26th January 2010 - ECGC Employee Awards

ECGC has introduced a reward for employee attendance.  This award covers the period December to November each year and is given out during the Anniversary Service just before Christmas. 

The following are the names of staff who received awards for 2009.

Chief Executive Officer’s Excellent Attendance Award

 

Cedric Williams	“Chairman’s Perfect Attendance Award”
Gosnel Greene	“Chairman’s Perfect Attendance Award”
Michael Williams	“Chairman’s Perfect Attendance Award”
Omoron Commissiong	“Chairman’s Perfect Attendance Award”

Chief Executive Officer’s Excellent Attendance Award”

Manager’s Good Award”

 

Department	Name of Employees
Maintenance	Anthony Alleyne, Orson Jack, Ronald Samuel, Bastan Gill
Flour Warehouse	Julian Romeo, Kenton Small, Clayton Solomon, Ladwin Stapleton, Errol Gaymes
Flour Mill	Esmond Matthews
ECRM	Carl Manners, Jason Woods
Admin	Yvonne Ballantyne
ECFL	Merlene Pereria

Monthly staff have now been included in this program for 2010.

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25th January 2010 - "Help Haiti Flour Campaign"

To All our Customers, Friends and other Stakeholders

The recent tragic and catastrophic events in Haiti has left millions in pain and suffering to a magnitude never before seen nor experienced in the Caribbean. The challenges now faced by the people require an urgent response from all of us to come to their aid. To this extent, the East Caribbean Group of Companies has decided to raise a program to assist our Brothers and Sisters in Haiti. The program called, “Help Haiti Flour Campaign”, would enable any Vincentian to purchase a minimum of one (1) bag of flour at a price of EC$88/bag as a contribution to this effort.

Simply pay in to ECGC the amount for the quantity of flour that you wish to contribute.

ECGC will coordinate the quantities and together with its own contribution and that of the government, will ship the flour to Haiti. The price paid to ECGC is the net price not inclusive of freight. ECGC will cover the cost of the freight for the shipment to Haiti.

Let’s all come together and help in this time of critical and urgent need.

Martin A. LaBorde

Marketing Manager

10th January 2010 - CMA Annual General Meeting Held in SVG

The Caribbean Millers’ Association (CMA) was incorporated on November 5, 1996, and comprises flour mills from the Caribbean, & Central America. The first Annual General Meeting was held in Bridgetown Barbados on November 8, 1996 and subsequently every year the AGM is held in a different country.

The aims of the Association are:

• To protect the Flour Milling industry from unfair competition;

• To develop and exchange problem-solving ideas across the region, and

• To present a regular lobbying position for negotiation with governmental agencies.

Membership has been extended to incorporate allied Industries such as Feed Mills, Bakeries, and suppliers of milling equipment, additives, packaging, grains etc.    The is  13^th Annual AGM of the CMA was held  at Sunset Shores, St. Vincent – 30^th Nov to 2^nd Dec 2009. The theme for that year was ‘Energy Efficiency, a Necessity for the Industry’.  A total of 45 participants attended this meeting.

Mr. Jai Benie - CMA President	Mr. O. Davy - CEO ECGC	Dr. Jerrol Thompson & Mr. M. Laborde

Participating were:

Flour Mills

Allied Industries

The guest speaker was Dr. Jerrol Thompson Minister of Telecommunications, Science Technology and Industry. 

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