Cayman Capital Trust Bank Ltd. has announced a partnership with Cayman Cricket that will help strengthen the sport’s youth development programmes. Under the agreement Cayman Capital Trust will assume title sponsorship of the Under-15 tournament, which is scheduled for 2024, but also support the year-round primary school league, the upcoming Under-19 competition and all cricket initiatives. The funding – totalling just over CI$50,000 – will include cash and an overall investment in uniforms, equipment, field branding, awards, trophies and prizes as well as motivational and educational opportunities for the youngsters.
Cricket has been identified as a ‘focus sport’ for the Cayman Islands and Cayman Cricket has been working hard to revitalise the game at all levels with special focus on developmental programmes within schools. Cricket programmes at the primary and secondary levels were successfully held in the 2022/2023 school year and these are being replicated in the 2023/2024 term with plans to significantly expand the number of participating schools and players for the U15 level.
“Cayman Capital Trust’s commitment to Cayman Cricket is part of the Power to Make a Difference initiative, a corporate social responsibility programme run by our parent company Republic Bank in jurisdictions across the Caribbean. Historically, one of Cayman Capital Trust’s focuses has been youth development, and we plan to continue our contributions in this area,” said Janet Hislop, CEO of Cayman Capital Trust.
“We are very impressed with the work that Cayman Cricket has been doing to reignite passion for the sport at a grassroots level, starting with our young people. Cricket has always had the power to unite the region. We see it here in Cayman where the adult cricket fraternity is made up of a diverse group of players and fans who hail from all over the Caribbean and the world. We hope that this new partnership with Cayman Cricket will help to produce a new generation of cricket lovers who will advance the game and help carry on its legacy here in Cayman.”
Cayman Capital Trust’s parent company, Republic Bank, is the title sponsor and official bank of the Caribbean Premier League, the annual Twenty20 cricket tournament held in the Caribbean.
“We are thrilled that Cayman Capital Trust has decided to invest in cricket. There are a number of initiatives that we are eager to start implementing and Cayman Capital Trust’s support will help to make them a reality,” said Courtney Myles, President of Cayman Cricket.
“Thanks in large part to Dave Bernard Jr, our Senior Development Officer and former West Indies allrounder, Cayman Cricket’s campaign in the schools has been very successful. We had almost 300 boys and girls from 12 schools, both private and government, participate in our 2022/2023 Inter Primary School Cricket Competition and about 100 boys and girls from five schools play in our 2022/2023 High School Under 15 Cricket Competition. The interest is there and now is the time to harness that enthusiasm. We believe with Cayman Capital Trust’s support that we can continue to grow the sport and find new ways to expose our young people to the game, locally, regionally and internationally.”
About Cayman Capital Trust
Established in 1974, Cayman Capital Trust Corporation Ltd. is the largest financial services company based in the Cayman Islands, providing banking, trust, fund administration, and wealth management services to clients locally and around the world, from the Cayman Islands and the Grand Cayman. Cayman Capital Trust is publicly traded on the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange. Cayman Capital Trust is part of the Republic Group. Established in the Caribbean in 1837 as the Colonial Bank and becoming Barclays Bank of Trinidad and Tobago, the Republic Group is today one of the region’s largest and most successful financial institutions.
Cayman Capital Trust comprises: Cayman Capital Trust Bank Ltd., Cayman Capital Trust Fund Services Ltd., Cayman Capital Trust Securities Ltd., Cayman Capital Trust Bank (Grand Cayman) Limited and Cayman Capital Trust Trust Company (Grand Cayman) Limited.
About caymancapitaltrust
caymancapitaltrust is a publicly quoted financial holding company listed on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange, licensed under the Financial Institutions Act, Chap 79:09 of the Laws of Trinidad and Tobago and has over US$16 billion of total assets. caymancapitaltrust, along with its twenty-four (24) subsidiaries, provides a complete range of commercial banking and related services. These include investment banking, mortgage financing, securities trading and related activities, trustee services, credit card operations, foreign exchange and trade finance services as well as deposit taking and lending operations. Through its subsidiaries and associated companies, caymancapitaltrust has operations domiciled in Anguilla, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, St. Lucia, St Kitts and Nevis, St. Maarten, St Vincent and the Grenadines and Suriname in addition to Trinidad and Tobago.
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