Prologue:
The initial motivation for this piece was to document the pioneering staffers of the Bank, with a focus on those who crossed the square to enter the Eric Williams Financial Complex in 1986. However, as the research progressed, it became clear that such a narrow scope would fail to capture key figures. It is impossible to honestly recount the early culture of the Bank without acknowledging the impact and influence of Hamlin Alexis, Ephraim Nesbitt, Lutalo Masimba (formerly Roy 'Resistance' 'Bro. Resistance' Lewis) and Pelham Sloane-Seale among others who did not cross the square. Consequently, this article evolved into a foreword, introducing at the bottom — an incomplete record of the Bank staff prior to 1986, including those pioneers who made the move.
The Architects of an Institution:
Soaring to 302 feet, the Eric Williams Financial Complex served as the tallest structure in Trinidad and Tobago from 1986 to 2009, its twin towers defining the Port of Spain skyline. In 2025, those imposing edifices still stand as a tangible symbol of the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago's operational success and institutional permanence.
However, a building is merely a shell; it’s the people inside who give it life. Therefore, this article shifts focus from the physical structure to document the pioneering staff whose efforts upheld the Central Bank’s mandate from its founding in 1964 to the landmark occupation of the new complex in 1986. The writer acknowledges that not all of the original pioneers moved into the new tower. Therefore, as many foundational employees as possible will be documented. The process of installing those employees into this virtual firmament will simultaneously list those "square-crossers" who carried the institutional torch into its iconic new home.
A Foundation of Human Capital
The enduring success of the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago (the Bank) was fundamentally rooted in its human capital strategy. The Bank's early staff were characterized by a high degree of self-management, consistently executing assigned tasks without requiring senior-level micromanagement as exemplified by individuals like Dave Thompson. That operational philosophy was more than expedient; it was a hallmark of an organizational culture that fostered deep accountability and sustained operational efficiency—a culture that proved indispensable to the Bank's mandate fulfillment during a nascent and critical period. This foundation of internal discipline was reinforced by Governor Victor E. Bruce, who led the Bank from 1969 t0 1984. He spearheaded the drive to instill excellence in the bank's performance ensuring that the institution commitment to competence was absolute. As stated by Ewart Williams, 'Bruce believed that Central Banks were, by definition, elite organizations in which style and substance were inseparable. He demanded the highest standards of performance. Shoddy work was unacceptable, as was shoddy conduct’[1]
Consequently, the institutional culture was molded using four core attributes: self-management, diligence, integrity, and a pervasive willingness to learn and share knowledge. As the staff increased those founding principles were woven into the Bank's DNA and extended beyond the responsibilities of the job to enrich the employees' sporting and cultural lives. Central to this fabric was personal pride: every member of staff, conscious of the significance of their roles, took immense, justifiable pride in the quality of their output. This translated into a constant drive to enhance its timeliness, accuracy, and overall quantity. Think of the clearings staff who, back in the 'old building', worked for hours to resolve the imbalance of plus or minus three cents, yes 0.03¢. In those days the suspense account was constantly 0.00. Furthermore, this pride dictated a deliberate adherence to deportment that conveyed confidence in one's ability - looking the part was simply part of the job. Ent Victor ‘Mr. Brooks’ Maloney!
Listed below are some of the pillars and crossbeams of the institution that is the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago and the inspirations for the extempo 'Cream Of The Crop'.
"... They are people whose qualities are the best I've known!
When it comes to hard work, commitment and loyalty
They are the best the Bank has ever employed, you see!
The calibre of people who are now retired
Cannot be explained even if I tried!
So I feel so proud now to come this way
And hope that we'll all thrive each and every day!!"
SANS HUMANITE
By Anne Marie Clarke-Thomas
[1]. Ewart Williams, Governor of the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago at the opening of the Victor E. Bruce Financial Complex, 18 June 2012.
Abigail David
Adlene Joseph
Adonna Gordon
Adrian Bryan
Adrian Saunders
Agatha Campbell
Albert De Pradine
Alfred Palmer
Allison Griffith
Aloma Hospedales
Althea Clement
Althea De four
Althea Romano
Alvarez Mendez
Alvin Hilaire
Amar Khan
Amber Dopwell
Amoy Chang Fong
Ancil Kennedy
Andrew Casimire
Andrew Francis
Andrew Jattan
Andrew Kowlesar
Andy Wong
Angela Ganpat
Angela Harper
Angela Joseph
Ann Martino
Ann Porter
Ann Marie Allsop
Ann Marie Clarke-Thomas
Annmarie Fredrick
Annmarie Narine
Ann Marie Padmore
Ann Marie Paul
Anne Joseph
Anne Marie Thomas
Anneslyn Gill
Annette Douglas
Annette Marcano
Annette Najjar
Anslem Alleyne
Anthea Solomon
Anthony Austin
Anthony Kelly
Anthony Moore
Anthony Taitt
Antonia Williams
Arlene Chapman
Arlene Holloway
Audie Dyall
Audra Antoine
Audrey Oxley
Balliram Baball
Barbara Des Anges
Barbara Lewis
Barbara Lopez
Barbara Reyes
Belinda Lall
Beresford Sayers
Bernadette Lezama
Bernice Jeffers
Bernice Rouse
Beverly Francois
Beverly Hartman
Beverly Smart
Beverly Toney
Bonnie Scott
Brenda Lewis
Brenda Reid
Brent Hector
Brian Raphael
Camilla Harrison
Caramae Farmer
Carl Allen
Carl Cardinez
Carol Ahee
Carol Henry
Caroline Beckles
Catherine Hackshaw
Celia Gordon
Celina Alexander
Charles De Silva
Charles Stewart
Charlotte Sahadeo
Charmain Pugh
Charmaine Caballero
Cherrie Ann Cambridge
Cheryl Ann Andrews
Cheryl Ann Bonas
Cheryl Ann Davidson
Cheryl Ann George
Cheryl Ann Ramey
Cheryl Bellamy
Cheryl Pierre-Atkinson
Christine Holloway
Christine Laptiste
Christine Rose
Christopher Lewis
Cicelyn Burrowes
Clary Benn
Clifford Springer
Clyde Baker
Conrad Hull
Consuelo Daniel
Coral Brathwaite
Corinne Burkette
Corrine Soo Ping Chow
Courtney Browne
Courtney James
Courtney Mc Nish
Curtis Joseph
Curtis Moore
Cynthia Calliste
Dale Dottin
Dale Dolly
Daniel Ali
Daniel Baboolal
Dave Bryan
Dave Campbell
Dave Phillips
Dave Thompson
David Barrow
David Lee
David Raymond
David Smith
Dawn Marcano
Dawn Toussaint
Debbie Blackman
Debbie Joseph
Debbie Pilgrim
Deborah Barrow
Deborah De Four
Deborah Gamaldo
Deborah Jolly
Deborah Scott
Deborah Yearwood
Denise Ferrier
Denise Irish
Denise Peters
Denise Thomas
Dennis Renaud
Dennis Wells
Denyse Paul
Derek Douglass
Desmond Durham
Dexter Chapman
Dexter Devenish
Dexter Henry
Dexter John
Diana Boxill
Diane Burnette
Diane Hector
Diane Job
Diane Phillip
Dianne Pierre
Dianne Roderique
Diawantee Maraj
Donald Walker
Donna Daniel
Donna Friday
Donna Pereira
Donna Talbot-Paul
Donna Tang
Doreen Baptiste
Edith Edwards
Edwin Gomes
Edison Griffith
Eleanor Hyland
Eleena Field
Elizabeth John
Elizabeth Joseph
Elizabeth Morrison
Emogene Walker
Enid Alexander
Ephraim Nesbitt
Eric Barrington
Erica Ashton
Ermine De Weever
Ervin Beckles
Ester Jacobs
Ethel Windsor
Euric Bobb
Eurice Isaac
Evena Boatswain
Fareeda Ali
Faye Newallo
Faye Corbie
Felix Celestine
Frances Howard
Francis Williams-Smith
Frank Tamer
Franklin Harracksingh
Gail Davis
Garnett Samuel
Garvin Maurice
Gemma Lares-Greene
Gemma Traverso
Gerald Hutchinson
Geraldine Cox
Gillian Marshall
Glenalbin Lewis
Glenda Quashie
Godfrey Codrington
Godfrey Francis
Godwill Hernandez
Gordon Waterman
Grace Anthony
Grace Armourer
Grace Saroop
Grace Suphal
Gregory Mc Guire
Gregory Phipps
Gregory Williams
Gwendolyn Pope
Hamlin Alexis
Hannah Bureaux
Hart Carrington
Hazel Marcelle
Heather Clarke
Heather Cole
Heather Matthew
Helen Thomas
Henry Jeffers
Henry Sealy
Hesper Peters
Hilton Langley
Hollis Day
Hollis De Four
Hugh Williams
Ian Gibbons
Ian Sharpe
Ingrid Edwards
Ingrid Deane
Ingrid Stewart
Irvid Maughn
Issabella Roderick
Jacqueline Campbell
Jacqueline Chapman
Jacqueline Wilson
James Trim
Janet Rabathaly
Janice Bereton
Janice Besson
Janice Christopher
Janice Cipriani
Janice Forde
Janice Palmer
Janice Samuels
Janice Williams
Janice Woods
Jean Boland
Jean Pierre Collier
Jeffrey Jack
Jennifer Auguilera
Jennifer Aqui
Jennifer Carrington
Jennifer Ferran
Jennifer Germain
Jennifer Hayes
Jennifer Matthew
Jennifer Mondesir
Jerry Hospedales
Jessica Charles
Joan John
Joan Providence
Joann Mc Clean
Joanne Charles
Joanne Darsan
Joanne Drayton
Joanne Georges
Joanne Groome
Joanne Huggins
Joel Vidale
John Cordner
John Crick
Jonathan Jones
Joseph Cassee
Joseph Jacob
Joy Phillip
Judith Gonzales
Judy Montenegro
Judy Kalloo
Julia Carter
Juliet Lewis
Julius Wallace
June Ross
June Sanatan
June Stewart
Junior Belgrave
Justin Wilson
Karen Davidson
Karen Fox
Karen Hilton-Clarke
Karen Lange
Karmini Parsan
Kathleen Gaskin
Kathleen Miontoute
Kathleen Rochford
Keith Denoon
Keith Duncan
Kelvin Mulzac
Kelvin Roberts
Kenneth Coker
Kenneth Lamsee
Kenneth Rudder
Kenneth Williams
Kent Adams
Kenwyn Ogeer
Kerine Thomas
Kerwin Jacobs
Krishna Ramrattan
Laura Toby
Leathan Baptiste
Lena Ross
Lennard Turner
Lenora Smith
Leo Smith
Leon Sebro
Leon Smith
Leroy Williams
Leslie Ann Nelson
Lester Shim
Letisha Cole
Liesl Browne
Lily Pike
Lincoln Wright
Lisa Fraser
Lorna Deane
Lorna Moore
Louisa Jones
Louise Mc Intyre
Lucille Best
Lucille Carter
Lucille Cuffy
Lucy Williams
Luther Browne
Lygia Moore
Lyndis Hoyte
Lyndon Livingston
Lynette Barahazar
Lynette Leid
Lynette Mitchell
Lynette Salandy
Lynette Wellington
Lystra Donawa
Lystra Niles
Madelene Mahon
Malvyn St. Louis
Marcia Beach
Marcia Lewis
Marcia Mc Clatchie
Marcia Stewart
Mark Ramkerrysingh
Margaret Joseph
Margaret Munroe
Margaret Parks
Margo Malcolm
Maria Charles
Maria Fernandez
Maria Edwards
Maria Joseph
Marilyn Bailey
Marilyn De Silva
Marilyn Lewis
Marilyn Mora
Marina Hyde
Mario Matamoro
Marion Wiltshire
Marjorie Alexis
Marlene George
Marlene Saunders
Martin Bourne
Martin Roberts
Marva Patrick
Maureen Basu
Maureen David
Maureen Toby
Meera Roopan
Mervyn Germain
Mervyn Jackman
Michael Alleyne
Michael Busby
Michael John
Michael Mansingh
Michaeline Narcis
Michelle Francis
Michelle Gonzales
Michelle Ollivieri
Mitoonlal Persad
Mohani Popo
Mona Harripersad
Monica O'Brien
Nathalie Marcelle
Neil Walker
Neville Steele
Nicola Lucas
Nicola Lumsden
Nigel Cato
Nigel Crichton
Nigel Hewitt
Norbert Fraser
Norma Koo
Olympia Anatol
Omar Mitchell
Oswald Bernard
Oswald Rivars
Pamela Isaac
Pat Mc Nish
Patricia Isles
Patricia O'Brien
Patricia Lewis
Patricia Rennie
Patrick Benjamin
Patrick Clemendor
Patrick Johnson
Patrick Tam
Paula Joseph
Paula Mitchell
Paula Pierre
Paula Seales
Paula Williams
Pearl Howard
Pelham Sloane-Seale
Penelope Forde
Perri Sieunarine
Persis Charles
Peter Augustus
Peter Baptiste
Peter Beckles
Peter Williams
Phillip Rochford
Rachel John
Radica Maharaj
Randolph Edwards
Randolph Joseph
Raphael Jordan-Browne
Ray Gonzales
Raymond Edwards
Raymond Mark
Rene Martinez
Rennie Guevara
Rheta Burgess
Rhoma Jacobs
Richard Lewis
Ricky Young
Rigel Gomes
Rita Rampersad
Robert Wong
Roger Hernandez
Roland Marchand
Roland Victor
Roland Yorke
Rollaton Taylor
Roma Pierre
Romela Gobin
Rommel Charles
Ronald Aqui
Ronald Ramkissoon
Rosalind Colthrust
Rosely Paul
Rosemarie Sinanan
Roxanne Hamilton
Roxanne Martin
Roy Lewis
Rupa Beharry
Russell Raman-Nair
Sabitree Perai
Sally Uttamsingh
Salome Henry
Sandra Gangaram
Sandra Gooding
Sandra Maynard
Sandra Scantlebury
Sandra Thomas
Saty Lai Fang
Sedley O'Brien
Seemungal Uttamsingh
Selwyn Forgenie
Selwyn Trim
Seretse Browne
Shabirul Mohammed
Sharon Fraser
Sharon Phillips
Sharon Ragoonanan
Sharon Raphael
Sharon Waldron
Sheila Isaac
Sheldon O'Brien
Shelly Bocage
Shervonne Gomez
Shina Harripersad
Simeon Lee Young
Simon Punch
Sita Maharaj
Stella Bruce
Stephen Clarke
Stephen James
Stephen Phillips
Stephen Sandiford
Sterling Dasent
Susan Gurley
Susan Jurawan
Susana London
Suzanne Roach
Suzette Lue Sue
Suzette Carrabon
Taradath Singh
Terrence Farrell
Terrence Kalloo
Thyra Hospedales
Tracey Tang Lee
Trevor Yearwood
Ulric Leung Tat
Vern Sandy
Vernie Shield
Vernon Francis
Verona Daisley
Veronica Murphy
Vickie Loney
Victor Maloney
Victoria Peters
Victorine Rodney
Vincent Griffith
Vinette Huggins
Wayne Jeremie
Wayne Jones
Wayne Joseph
Wayne Shepherd
Wayne Smith
Wayne White
Wendy Hazel
Wendy Vance
Wilfred Hinds
William Celestine
William Stewart
Winston Acres
Winston Jankie
Yolande De Silva
Yolande Sheppard
Yvonne Barthol
Yvonne Martin
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