With just one year before its Silver Anniversary, the National Bank of Anguilla is celebrating 24 years of service and achievement as one of the two indigenous and growing financial institutions on the island.

Directors, Management and Staff of NBA outside St. Gerard’s Roman Catholic Church

NBA, which will be holding its Annual General Meeting on March 26, is currently observing a series of activities in celebration of its 24th Anniversary which began on March 8, with members of the Board of Directors, Management and Staff attending the Sunday morning service at St. Gerard’s Roman Catholic Church, where they were welcomed by Fr. Jore Digno who conducted the service.

Speaking following the service, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Conrad W. Fleming, told The Anguillian that the Bank had gone a long way and was looking forward to serving the community in the future. Mr. Fleming served as NBA’s first Chairman for some four years and is now in that capacity for a second term, having taken over from Mr. Joseph Norris Payne. Asked for his thoughts on the state of the economy he observed: “The economy is at its lowest at this time but I am sure it will recover soon.”

Customer Appreciation Day at West End Branch

Mr. Payne, who is now the Bank’s First Vice Chairman, said NBA had made a lot of progress in its 24 years. He said that although there was a crunch in the global economy impacting Anguilla, he was confident that the financial situation would bounce back and everybody would be happy again.

NBA’s Chief Executive Officer, E. Valentine Banks, said that the Bank’s 24 years of service was a phenomenal achievement and a period of hard work for the Anguillian community. He stated that the mission of the Bank was to help with the development of the island and its people and he was of the view that so far that had been achieved to a great degree. “There is a lot more to come and we hope for many more years of profitability for this island and the Bank,” he said. On the economy, he commented: “It will get better. These things happen. We have cycles. This one may be a little worse than others in the recent past, but we will get through it and the Bank and the people of Anguilla will grow from strength to strength.”

Customer Appreciation Day at The Valley Branch

The National Bank of Anguilla began its operations on March 8, 1985, and has established itself as a vehicle by which the people of Anguilla are improving their lives and participating in the development of their island. Since its birth the Bank has grow swiftly with over 100 staff members, two branches – the main one in The Valley and the other in the western end of the island; eight ATMs and thousands of customers.

Tuesday this week was Customer Appreciation Day at both branches.

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