Mrs. Cheryl Bowe-Moss, President of the Board of Bahamas Co-Operative League Limited was elected to the Board of Directors of the Caribbean Confederation of Credit Unions at the Confederation’s Annual General Meeting. Mrs. Bowe-Moss will serve as Secretary of The Board for the period 2008 – 2009.

Under the theme “One Unified Co-operative Sector for Competitive Advantage, the Caribbean Confederation of Credit Unions hosted its Annual Conference and General Meeting in Ocho Rios, Jamaica.  The four-day event was officially opened by the Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Honorable Bruce Golding.

The mission of the Caribbean Confederation of Credit Unions is to strengthen, unite and promote sustainable development for cooperatives in the Caribbean as a vehicle for socioeconomic development.

Fifty-seven representatives from the Bahamian Credit Union movement attended the Conference and Annual General Meeting.  The Bahamian delegation included the Director of Co-operative Development, Mr. Nathaniel Adderely, President of the Bahamas Co-operative League Limited, Mrs. Cheryl Bowe-Moss and other Directors and Managers of local credit unions.

The Bahamian Credit Union movement has over 30,000 members and assets totaling $217 million dollars.