CASTRIES, Saint Lucia–Hamilton Reserve Bank, the largest global bank headquartered in the Caribbean with more than US$ 6 billion in assets, is sponsoring student athletes and coaches from St. Lucia to compete in Penn Relays USA in Philadelphia, marking St. Lucia’s first-ever appearance, April 23 to April 25, 2026. Affiliated with the world-renowned University of Pennsylvania, Penn Relays is the oldest and largest track and field competition in the U.S. Hamilton Reserve Bank is an official sponsor of Penn Relays.

“St. Lucia’s debut at Penn Relays is a milestone for the Caribbean. Hamilton Reserve Bank is honored to give back to the communities where the Bank has enjoyed exponential growth.”Share

Penn Relays Chairman Michael Barrett will make a historic visit to St. Lucia and Dominica, April 8 to 10, at the invitation of the St Lucia Prime Minister and Sports Minister. Mr. Barrett leads Penn Relays, serves on Penn’s Board of Trustees, and heads the university’s 330,000-strong alumni association, having previously served as Vice Chairman of GE Capital Asia and a senior executive at Wells Fargo.

“On behalf of Penn Relays, we warmly welcome St. Lucia’s historic participation. We appreciate Hamilton Reserve Bank for being a powerful driving force behind development through education and sports,” said Mr. Barrett.

“Supporting youth development is one of HRB’s enriching endeavors,” said Lauaina Dupres, Senior Relationship Banker and a St. Lucia native. “St. Lucia’s debut at Penn Relays is a milestone for the Caribbean. Hamilton Reserve Bank is honored to give back to the communities where the Bank has enjoyed exponential growth.”

Five student athletes from St. Jary’s College in St. Lucia will travel to Philadelphia. Home to Olympic gold medalist Julien Alfred, Saint Lucia is now extending its athletic excellence onto a global stage through Hamilton Reserve Bank.

About Hamilton Reserve Bank

Hamilton Reserve Bank (SWIFT: NIBTKNNE) is an award-winning global bank and the largest global bank headquartered in the Caribbean, serving a rapidly expanding clientele from 150 countries in 15 languages and 126 currencies in collaboration with The Bank of New York Mellon, Banco Santander, among many other correspondent banks. Featured as a global success story by Temenos, the world’s leading fintech, Hamilton Reserve Bank has a pristine regulatory history, a large asset base, and automated new customer account approval 100% online in 20 minutes, executing multicurrency bank wires in seconds worldwide, delivering a fast, reliable, compliant, and white glove private banking experience for businesses and ultra-high-net-worth individuals.