OCM Newsletter December 2017 OCM Newsletter April - June 2019 | Page 8

Renaming Ceremony: Prime Minister of Barbados, the Hon. Ms Mia
Mottley (center) sits between Lady Yvonne Gollop left and Mrs.
Noreen Hoyte right. Also at the ceremony were, Mr. Anthony Shaw,
Chief Executive Officer, Nation Group left and Mr. Grenville Phillips,
Director, One Caribbean Media Limited right.
NATION GROUP
Nation House is now called the Harold Hoyte
& Fred Gollop Media Complex
The Nation House was officially re-named
the Harold Hoyte & Fred Gollop Media
Complex in honour of two of The Nation’s
founders.
During the ceremony, which was held on
Thursday 2nd May 2019, the new name of
the complex was unveiled by Lady Yvonne
Gollop and Mrs. Noreen Hoyte in the
presence of Prime Minister of Barbados,
the Honorable Mia Amor Mottley.
Prime Minister Mottley delivered the
feature address, where she spoke of
the integral role that The Nation and its
founders played in building Barbados and
reshaping journalism in the country and
throughout the region.
Dr. Grenville Phillips, Director, OCM Group,
recounted the Nation’s journey and how
the organisation grew from a small office
in the centre of Barbados’ capital to one of
the Caribbean’s most noted media houses.
In between presentations, members
of the Hoyte and Gollop families were
honoured with tributes to commemorate
and celebrate the legacy of these Nation
builders.
Looking proudly at the photo are Sir Fred’s daughters, from left Robyn
Gollop Knight, Renee Kowlessar and Reissa Galt.
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Also in attendance were Chairman,
Faarees Hosein and Group Chief
Executive Officer Dawn Thomas, OCM
Group, former Executive Editor Roxanne
Brancker (formerly Gibbs), former Chief
Executive Officer, Nation Group, Vivian-
Anne Gittens, former Editors in Chief, Eric
Smith and Roy Morris. David Ellis, Station
Manager, Starcom Network Inc, retired
journalist Al Gilkes, the Nation’s longest
serving vendors Anthony gill and Cherry-
Ann Daniel together with Management
and Staff were present at the re-naming
ceremony.
Standing below the photo of Harold Hoyte are his spouse
Noreen left and Mr. Hoyte’s daughter Tracey.