The St. Lucia Chamber of Commerce Industry and Agriculture today (January 15) announced the nominees for the 2013 St. Lucia Business Awards scheduled to take place on January 25, 2014 at the Gaiety on Rodney Bay.
With a significant increase in submissions, from 67 to 79, over the 2013 awards, the judges were able to determine three nominees in most of the categories.
The nominees for the 2014 St. Lucia Business Awards are:
1. Prime Ministers Award for Innovation
123 Digital Limited
Bank of Saint Lucia Limited
Sugar Beach A Viceroy Resort
2. Award for Service Excellence
First Citizens Investment Services
Bay Gardens Resorts
3. Entrepreneur of the Year Award
Joyce Destang – Bay Gardens Resorts
Roger Myers-Sugar Beach A Viceroy Resort
Debra Tobier-Emerald Vista Luxury Residences
4. Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award
Rankin Morgan
Kurt Elibox
Latoya Mitchel
6. Goods Exporter of the Year Award
Baron Foods Ltd
St. Lucia Distillers Ltd
7. Service Exporter of the Year Award
Bank of Saint Lucia International Limited
FDL Consult Inc
Sugar Beach A Viceroy Resort
8. Award for Excellence in Human Resource Development
Sandals Resorts International
St. Lucia Distillers Ltd
The Bank of Nova Scotia
9. Award for Marketing Excellence
Bay Gardens Resorts
LIME
Digicel St. Lucia
Sugar Beach A Viceroy Resort
10. Award for Corporate Leadership
Debra Tobier
Chester Hinkson
Sanovnik Destang
11. Award for Corporate Social Responsibility
Bank of Saint Lucia Limited
Consolidated Foods Ltd
Digicel St. Lucia
International American University College of Medicine
12. Green Award
123 Digital Limited
BluePrint Construction LTD
Sea Adventures Inc
13. Idea of the Year Award
Cutty Ranks Barber Shop
IETV (In Time Education Television)
Dove Productions
Business of the Year
All entrants can be considered for this category despite some not having submitted in this specific category.
The corporate sponsors of the 2014 St. Lucia Business awards are: Baron Foods Ltd, Columbus St. Lucia (Flow), Consolidated Foods Ltd, Eastern Caribbean Financial Holdings, St. Lucia Air and Sea Ports Authority, St. Lucia Distillers Ltd, St. Lucia Electricity Services Ltd, Digicel, M & C Group/ Peter and Co, Windward and Leeward Brewery Limited, First National Bank, JQ Charles Group of Companies, Scotia Bank, Lime, St. Lucia Tourist Board, Mediazone and Landmark Events.
The 2014 St. Lucia Business Awards will be broadcast live from 8-11 p.m. on Choice TV and Live on www.choice39.tv via the internet and mobile phones.