Press Releases

We began charitable activities almost immediately after entering Suriname with the beautification of the garden of the Fatima Oord Elderly Home in January 2016, followed by an investment of a little more than SRD 60,000 to upgrade the quarantine area of the Diakonessenhuis Hospital children’s section.

On January 24 last, the official commissioning took place of the five 'new playpens' on the Children's Ward of the Diakonessen Hospital Paramaribo. As part of Republic Bank's social-welfare program The Power to Make a Difference, the renovation and upgrading of these five rooms (called ‘playpens’) started in 2016.

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad: February 11, 2016 – Today, Republic Bank formally welcomed its new Managing Director and President of Republic Financial Holdings Limited (RFHL), Nigel M. Baptiste. Baptiste, who has been a part of the Republic Bank Group for over 24 years, took over from David Dulal-Whiteway who retired from the Bank on February 10.

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, October 5, 2015: Republic Bank Limited has announced the appointment of Mr. Nigel Mark Baptiste, as Managing Director Designate of Republic Bank Limited, and President and Chief Executive Officer Designate of Republic Financial Holdings Limited. He currently holds the position as the Bank’s Deputy Managing Director.

Trinidad, Port of Spain: July 31st, 2015 – Republic Bank Limited has welcomed a new territory into the expanding financial Group. Republic Bank (Suriname) N.V. will begin operations on Monday (3rd August) having acquired RBC Royal Bank (Suriname) N.V. from RBC Financial (Caribbean) Limited, through the purchase of Royal Overseas Holdings (St. Lucia) Limited. This transaction closed today (Friday 31st July).

Paramaribo, Suriname: August 3, 2015 – Today, Republic Bank (Suriname) N.V. opened the doors of its six-branch network in Paramaribo and Nickerie, having acquired the operations of RBC Royal Bank (Suriname) N.V. from RBC Financial (Caribbean) Limited, through the purchase of Royal Overseas Holdings (St. Lucia) Limited. The transaction was approved by the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago and the Central Bank of Suriname.

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad: January 19, 2015: In its drive to continue to “make a positive difference,” Republic Bank has renewed its commitment to some of this country’s groups and organizations, by pledging $20 million as part of the Bank’s Power to Make a Difference initiative. The programme which is in its 12th year was launched on Saturday January 17, at the Bank’s Head Office, on Park Street, Port-of-Spain.