FREEPORT, Grand Bahama – Under the patronage of Sara St. George, Chairman of the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) and group of companies, the Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce (GBCC) held its 2023 Business Excellence Awards event at the Pelican Bay Hotel on Wednesday, November 29.
Held under the theme “The Currency of Success is Excellence,” the keynote speaker was Martha Castex-Tatum, a Realtor at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices in Houston, Texas, who was introduced by Vernita Harris of Pinch-Dash-Done LLC, also of Houston, Texas.
The GBCC is led by President James Carey of Independent Solutions Ltd., with a Board of Directors that includes Ralph Hepburn, First Vice President, Arawak Adventure & Commercial Tours Ltd.; Glennett Fowler, Second Vice President, FOWLCO Maritime & Project Services; Carmel Parker-Dean, Treasurer, Fidelity Bank; Patra Albury, Secretary, Pelican Bay Hotel; Allison Levarity, Second Year Directo, Vice President of Channels and Customer Experience at Cable Bahamas Limited; Nikita Mullings, Second Year Director, Chief Operating Officer at the Grand Bahama Power Company; Remiro Russell, Second Year Director, owner of Blue Runner Auto; Darius Williams, Second Year Director and President of Curley Tail Construction; Marvin Basden, First Year Director, VP Environment | Quality | Facility Maintenance & Infrastructure Development, Grand Bahama Shipyard Limited; Lashawn Dames First Year Director Business Services Manager, Invest Grand Bahama Small Business Bureau, The Grand Bahama Port Authority; Michael “Mick” Holding, First Year Director, Business Consultant; Ineka Johnson First Year Director, Branch Manager, NUA Insurance Agents & Brokers Ltd.; Sonia Knowles, First Year Director, Business Development Manager, Star General Insurance Health and Life Insurance Agents and Brokers; William Sweeting, First Year Director, Chief Financial Officer, PharmaChem Technologies (GB) Ltd.
Mercynth Ferguson has been Executive Director the GBCC for 22 years.
