Comtrust Foundation Honoured
The Firstcaribbean International Comtrust Foundation was among 13 corporate and family foundations honoured in Jamaica on March 7, 2019, by the Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI), a special committee of the United Way of Jamaica. Jerome Griffiths, Head of Human Resources, CIBC Firstcaribbean International Bank, Jamaica, accepted the award at the event at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston at the WLI’S 15th Anniversary Awards Ceremony & Champagne Reception. The event, held on the eve of International Women’s Day 2019, under the theme ‘Solid Foundations – She Inspires Us’, “honoured do-gooders, nation builders, community champions working tirelessly to improve the lot of Jamaicans”, Chorvelle Johnson, Chair of the WLI said. The Foundations honoured each told the story of one recipient of their assistance who has excelled in their chosen field. The Firstcaribbean International Comtrust Foundation presented Shirley Lee Pryce, recipient of their Unsung Heroes Award 2007. Founder and President of the Jamaica Household Workers Union, Pryce has been lauded and celebrated for her sustained advocacy in promoting the rights and causes of domestic workers in Jamaica, regional and international communities and in protecting and safeguarding their interest and welfare. She played a pivotal leadership role in 2011 in Geneva, Switzerland, in the development and adoption of the International Labour Organization’s convention for domestic workers, as well as its historic ratification by the Government of Jamaica.