Sterling economic operators in The Gambia have been giving a shot in the arm for their excellent and remarkable performance in business in 2011, by the Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry at its 19th Annual Business Awards held at the Coco Ocean Resort and Spa on 1 June this year.
These are business concerns considered to have demonstrated
core values of business excellence, product excellence, sustainability and
commercial success in their various spheres of business operations.
The prestigious annual business awards night and gala dinner
witnessed the presentation of the awards to the crème de le crème, best of the
best businesses in the country in the following categories: Enterprise of the
Year, Bank of the Year, Insurance Company of the Year, Manufacturing Company of
the Year, Telecommunications Company of the Year, Start-up of the Year, Partner
to the Business Community, Hotel of the Year, Restaurant of the Year, and
Eco-Tourism Business of the Year.
The Enterprise of the Year award went to Lasting Solutions,
a Gambian-owned company that specializes in all sorts of Information and
Communication Technology (ICT) related products and services. The other nominees are BB Electrical and
Scape.
This year Trust Bank Limited, the winner of the Bank of the
Year award for the past five years, lost the award to Guaranty Trust Bank,
thanks to the innovative and outstanding performance of the latter.
