Grenada team is Republic’s talent champs

The Spice Isle contingent wowed the audience with their presentation of Blue-rella — a banking twist to the Anne Anderson classic, Cinderella.

The team’s humorous presentation included dance pieces and a monologue which won the challenge trophy and the prize at last Saturday’s show. The event was in tribute to the bank’s 180th anniversary celebrated on May 15.

Coming in second was 2015 winner, Republic Bank Barbados, with their presentation of Lewis Caroll’s masterpiece Alice in Wonderland – Down the Rabbit Hole. Avalene Harris of Republic Bank Trinidad’s Group Marketing and Communications Department placed third with her emotional rendition of Dionne Warrick’s I’ll Never Love This Way Again — a soulful classic dedicated to her late grandfather. Fourth place went to Tekesha Davis of Ellerslie Court Branch who performed Singing Sandra’s Voices from the Ghetto. Melinda Deonarine-Sohan of the Gulf View branch placed fifth performing Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi’s O Mio Babbino Caro.

The competition which takes place bi-annually gives the bank’s staff from across the region an opportunity to display their performing abilities on one stage. The participants attend auditions and a series of rehearsals in preparation for the competition.

The show was judged by Dominic Kalipersad, Glenda Collens, Abeo Jackson, Lylah Persad and Bernadette Laughlin- Scott. Emcees were Nikki Crosby and Jason “JW” Williams while Nigel Rojas and the band accompanied the performers.

I’ll Never Love This Way Again which earned her third spot.