Thunderous applause and loud cheers echoed throughout the Hyatt Regency and Port-of-Spain ballrooms on March 15, as hundreds of Republic Bank staff members, gathered to witness the honouring of their teammates at the annual Service Excellence and Long Service Awards.Tribute was paid to staff who gave dedicated service to the bank for 25, 30, 35 and 40 years, as well as the branches that performed well over the last fiscal year.
Some of the other awards handed out included top sales officer, top performer commercial lendings, employee engagement, branch with the highest percentage over target and top selling branch among others.The stage belonged to the Penal branch and Corporate Business Centre (North) as they took home several awards on the day.Jason "Fridge" Seecharan, Junior Nelson and Keston Rosales, who comprise singing sensation, H20 Phlo, along with the Shiv Shakti Dance Troupe, provided entertainment throughout the evening.
Anthony Harford, Nastacha Jones, Wendell Constantine, Francesca Hawkins and Wendell Etienne, hosted the evening's proceedings.The evening ended on a high note with the Penal branch taking home the coveted title of Branch of the Year.