NEW YORK (February 8, 2008) - Canadian financial
institution Scotiabank announced it is making one of its
most productive and useful investments with long term plans
to help build the future leadership of the region.
The bank's manager for the Eastern Caribbean, Stephen
Cozier, who was recently honoured at the American Foundation
for the University of the West Indies (AFUWI) 2008 gala
event in New York, made this assurance while highlighting
the importance of its partnership with the tertiary
institution.
"We really and truly believe that we are a part of the
landscape of the Caribbean. We intend to be here for a long
time (and) we intend to continue to make the significant
contributions economically, socially and culturally that are
required to build the leadership of the region," said Cozier
whose company has operated in the Caribbean for more than a
century.
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Stephen
Cozier (pictured second from left) with wife
Mary, daughter Nicole and son Sean. |
Cozier, a UWI alumnus who has spent some 35 years with
Scotiabank (becoming the first Barbadian ever to head the
Bank's Barbados operation), said he was honoured to receive
one of AFUWI's "Luminary Awards". "It represents the things
that I hoped to achieve in my life - to be a notable
Caribbean person and to have helped to elevate the lives of
Caribbean people," said Cozier, who has served on a number
of regional charitable boards throughout his life.
Both Cozier and Scotiabank, supporters of Counterpart
International's Caribbean Media Exchange on Sustainable
Tourism (CMEx) series of regional meetings, came in for high
praise from Counterpart president Lelei LeLaulu, who
commended the bank for investing in education at so many
levels. |