Press Releases

“Today’s event holds special significance for us, as after having been welcomed by the national community 3.5 years ago, we continue to see great progress in our business operations and our social outreach programme” says Managing Director, Sean Husain, during the official launch of Republic Bank’s Corporate Social Responsibility programme ‘The Power to Make a Difference’ for 2018-2019.

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad: Tuesday November 27, 2018 – Today, Republic Financial Holdings Limited (RFHL) announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Scotiabank’s banking operations in Guyana, St. Maarten and the Eastern Caribbean territories, including Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

Georgetown, Guyana, November 8, 2018: The ICC Women’s World T20 2018 continues to break records before a ball has been bowled, with six commercial partners announced by the ICC for the first standalone edition of the event.

Port of Spain, Trinidad, January 31, 2018: Republic Financial Holdings Limited (RFHL) today announced the retirement of Director, Mr. Russell Martineau S.C., from its Board on January 31, 2018.

On December 13, 2017, Republic Bank Suriname proudly launched its Power to Make A Difference programme for 2018. With this annual programme, the Bank commits to its Corporate Social Responsibility and aims to enhance the quality of life for our current and next generations.

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.