Press Releases

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.

In Barbados, diabetes affects one in five individuals and their families. Barbados has also been noted as having the highest rate of amputations associated with diabetes complications. With these statistics in hand, Republic Bank for several years has assisted the Diabetes Association of Barbados (DAB) in raising awareness and in 2013 this relationship was further cemented with the donation of a mobile unit to enhance the association’s national outreach and educational programs.

Barbados, September 17th, 2015 – With a view to enhancing credit card security and services, Republic Bank today became the first local banking institution to introduce chip and pin technology to its suite of International Visa Classic, Gold, Platinum and Business credit cards.

Barbados, September 23rd, 2015 – Greater effort must be made to showcase literary achievement as a main pillar in the educational and cultural advancement of Barbados.