Today is World AIDS Day. Lady Camille Barnett, President, The Bahamas AIDS Foundation, joined Scotiabank employees who wore red, formed a human red ribbon and participated in the mannequin challenge in Rawson Square to raise awareness.

Scotiabank is the presenting partner of HIV Testing Day – an annual, regional event held each June. The Bank’s branches across the Caribbean lead the charge in providing private and confidential locations to facilitate voluntary HIV counseling and testing. In 2016, seventeen countries participated. Close to 1,000 persons were tested during The Bahamas’ event in Rawson Square.

Each year, Scotiabank serves as a platinum sponsor of the Red Ribbon Ball to benefit The Bahamas AIDS Foundation. Recently, the Foundation’s After-school program was one of various organizations to receive a donation from Scotiabank during its 60th Anniversary celebrations. The Bank opened its first branch in Nassau, The Bahamas in 1956.

Lady Camille Barnett, President, The Bahamas AIDS Foundation forms a human red ribbon with Scotiabank employees in Rawson Square during a mannequin challenge.

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