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Guyana Finance Minister slams Scotia for announcing asset sale to FCB
Guyana Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh -
Guyana’s Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh has chastised Scotiabank’s “premature and inappropriate” announcement on Wednesday that it will sell its Guyanese assets to Trinidad and Tobago-based First Citizens bank.
In a statement from the Department of Public Information, hours after Scotiabank’s announcement, Singh said the government found the announcement unfortunate, “since section 12 of the Financial Institutions Act stipulates no financial institution may transfer the entire or a substantial part of its operations without prior approval from the Bank of Guyana.
Music Festival honours 2020 winners
Monday 25 January 2021
A WINNER: Michelle Dowrich, left, collected the first place plaque the St Joseph Convent, San Fernando choir from Larry Olton, head of the Brand and Marketing Department of First Citizens at the Music Festival prize giving ceremony, at Naparima Bowl, San Fernando on Friday. - CHEQUANA WHEELER
IT was a bitter-sweet moment on Friday night at the abbreviated prize-giving ceremony for junior participants of the southern leg of the Music Festival held at the Naparima Bowl, San Fernando.
While the winners were celebrated, hostess and Music Festival communications officer Marilyn Lalla noted how sad it was that the instrumentalists and the older participants who would have practiced long and hard for the event, were denied the opportunity to showcase their talent due to covid-19.