NIA CHARLESTOWN, NEVIS (December 10, 2025) - Premier Honourable Mark Brantley, Minister of Finance in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), has lauded the legacy and national significance of the Bank of Nevis Limited (BON) as the institution commemorated its 40th anniversary.
The ceremony took place on Tuesday, December 09, in front of BON’s headquarters on Main Street in the heart of Charlestown, under the theme “40 Years and Rising- Banking Beyond Boundaries.” The milestone event brought together government officials, BON leadership, past and present directors, and members of the public, to honour four decades of growth and service by Nevis’ first homegrown commercial bank.
Chairman of the Board, Mr. Damion Hobson, reflected on the vision of the late Right Honourable Sir Simeon Daniel, Nevis’ first Premier, who along with nine others founded the Bank of Nevis. Today, BON has grown into the second largest bank in the Federation, a billion-dollar enterprise, and the first company to be listed on the Eastern Caribbean Securities Exchange (ECSE).
Premier Brantley expressed profound pride in the institution’s achievements and its impact on the island’s development. He reflected on the bank’s grassroots beginnings and its remarkable evolution into a billion-dollar enterprise.
“I believe that that is the lesson of the Bank of Nevis, not so much the billion dollars, but that an idea born of Nevis, an idea born of Sir Simeon, an idea born of a few, that that idea could take root and that all of us gathered here now could benefit from it even if some of us did not see the value in it 40 years ago.”
Emphasizing the remarkable potential of Nevisians despite the island’s small size, the Premier said, “When we celebrate the Bank of Nevis, that is what we must celebrate– that this little island could have created something that we now boast about as having a billion dollars.
“So we must appreciate that when we celebrate institutions such as the Bank of Nevis, when we celebrate accomplishments like the Bank of Nevis, we are celebrating what is best of us and what is best in us as Nevisians.”
Premier Brantley commended the bank’s leadership and staff, expressing his best wishes for the future, congratulating them on the bank’s achievements, and encouraging everyone to continue forging ahead.
He concluded with a message of confidence and aspiration.
“May God bless you and may the lesson of the Bank of Nevis for us all be to give us confidence, confidence that as Nevisians we can do anything that we can conceive. Happy 40th anniversary Bank of Nevis and may you continue from strength to strength.”
BON’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Denrick Liburd, highlighted the bank’s modernization efforts, staff empowerment, and reinvestment in the people of Nevis and the wider Federation.
“Though we have just started year 40, we are already looking ahead to the next 10 years, our 50th anniversary. To succeed, we must begin now. Our task is to refine every level of our service. We must move beyond the transactional model of the past to a future built on relationships, strong, genuine, and transformative.”
He underscored BON’s role as a pillar of economic opportunity, saying that the bank remains a critical engine of economic growth, supports families, businesses, and entrepreneurs, and that its partnership with the public sector helps drive national development.
“This we see as the catalyst to bridging the gap that would cement our place as the people’s bank. Truly BON is part of the DNA of Nevis and increasingly so in St. Kitts.
“We encourage all the citizens and residents to invest in BON. You must own shares and help shape the future of this financial pillar, the Bank of Nevis Limited. There is no other bank or credit union that reinvests in our people quite like we do. This is what we mean when we proudly assert our purpose– improving the quality of life.”
Other speakers at the auspicious ceremony included the Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, the Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew; and Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), Mr. Timothy Antoine.
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