FirstCaribbean’s Unsung Heroes programme has become the flagship for volunteerism in the Caribbean, and for the fourth consecutive year, the Bank honoured three of the region’s selfless souls.

Every year entries are received from the seventeen countries in which FirstCaribbean operates to participate in the search for the region's selfless heroes who generously give of their time and resources to improve the lives of the less fortunate in their communities.

With an esteemed judging panel led by prominent regional personalities such as Sir Shridath Ramphal, Sir George Alleyne and Sir Neville Nicholls, entries are evaluated based on the impact of their service on their community as well as the time and sacrifice committed to their efforts. These aspects determine each year’s overall regional Unsung Hero and the two runner-ups. When competition is particularly high, special commendations are given to key individuals. Find out more about the programme.

FirstCaribbean salutes the 2006 heroes; Jestina Charles of St. Vincent, our 2006 Regional Unsung Hero, Laura Collymore of Saint Lucia and Marvin Finlayson from the Bahamas the 2006 Unsung Hero runners-up, as well as Fabian Mitchell of Jamaica who received the first Runner-Up Special Commendation. We welcome you to meet our Heroes...

We Need Your Help
Help us make 2007 a success! We at FirstCaribbean are very enthusiastic about this project and invite you to participate in this very exciting venture. We invite you to nominate those individuals and groups whom you feel are making a difference in your community. We anticipate hundreds of nominations from across the region, as you introduce the persons from your communities, whose causes are deserving of such recognition.

Join us in recognizing them as the true heroes among us. Your efforts will help us to tell the world their story. The 2007 nomination forms are now available...

Meet our Heroes: