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CIBC FIRSTCARIBBEAN TA DUNA UN MAN NA SKOLNAN KU MUCHANAN KU NESESIDAT SPESHAL Willemstad,Yanari 7, 2013 Un di e prinsipionan bsiko di CIBC FirstCaribbean ta ku e banko ta kontribu na enrikes bida den komunidatnan kaminda e banko ta pera. Edukashon di muchanan ku ta reker atenshon speshal ta importante pa nan formashon di tal forma ku nan por bira suidadanonan orguyoso den nos komunidat. Pa e motibu aki CIBC FirstCaribbean a saka un man pa yuda Skol Dr. Nelly Winkel, Prof. Dr. I. van Houteschool, Kolegio Sr Herman Joseph (antes Skol Vista del Mar) en Divi Divi Lom School dor di hasi un donashon na e kuater skolnan kua ta pertenes na un di e direktivanan di skol. CIBC firstCaribbean ke rekonos e trabou ku e skolnan aki ta hasi pa prepar i kontribu na formashon di e muchanan aki ku tin nesesidat speshal pero, ku den nan propio forma, tambe ta talentoso. Pa e motibu aki mes CIBC FirstCaribbean ta saka un man komo un forma di insentivo pa stimul e skolnan i maestronan pa sigui ku nan trabou balioso. Libia Frans-Hansen, Branch Manager di CIBC FirstCaribbean a bisa: Nos muchanan ku nesesidat speshal ta pega na nos kurason. Nos di CIBC FirstCaribbean ke duna un man na e skolnan aki kaminda emuchanan ta pasa un gran parti di nan tempu den dia haando edukashon apropi. Nos ta sosten e trabou aki deb ku e un forma niko pa no nikamente enrikes nos komunidat paro muy enespeshal esnan di e muchanan aki.

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Riba potrt di robes pa drechi:Roline Sill (van Houtenschool), Soraida Mardenborough (Skol Dr. Nelly Winkel), Libia Frans-Hansen (CIBC FirstCaribbean),Wendell Isidora (Divi Divi School), Sharine Mauricio-Hersilia (Kolegio Sr Herman Joseph antes Vista del Mar)

About CIBC FirstCaribbean CIBC FirstCaribbean is the largest, regionally-listed bank in theEnglish and Dutch speaking Caribbean serving over 500,000 accounts in 17 markets, through 3,400 staff, across 100 branches and offices. The bank offers a full range of market-leading financial services in: Corporateand Investment Banking, Treasury Sales and Trading, Retail Banking, Wealth Management, Small Business and Credit Cards. CIBC FirstCaribbean is a member of the CIBC Group. CIBC (TSX, NYSE: CM) is a leading North American financial institution serving clients in Canada and around the world. Through its distinct business lines, CIBC Retail Markets and Wholesale Banking, CIBC provides a full range of products and services to almost 11 million individual, small business and commercial banking clients and meets the financial needs of corporate and institutional clients. CIBC is rated A+/Stable/A-1 by Standard & Poor's. For more information about CIBC FirstCaribbean, visit www.cibcfcib.com Media contact: Debra King, Director of Corporate Communications, CIBC FirstCaribbean, Barbados Head Office; telephone: 246 367 2248; fax: 246 421 7148 and email: debra.king@cibcfcib.com.