Assistance request from Government of SVG
Article by April 10, 2021
Arising from the ongoing discussions between authorities in St Vincent and the Grenadines and Barbados, Barbadian businesses and individuals are being asked to contribute items to a list of urgently needed supplies for the people of that nation.
Since yesterday, emergency agencies there have been grappling with the effects of La Soufriere volcano’s eruptions, which have so far resulted in the evacuation of thousands of householders from residence near the explosions and the disruption of the everyday lives of tens of thousands more across the country.
The requested items are (H = high priority; M = medium priority; L = low priority):
CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank recently donated EC$54,000 to the Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines, as the country continues its nationwide Covid-19 vaccination campaign. This is part of the bank’s campaign around the region, through
Shelly Ann Samuel, Country Head, CIBC FirstCaribbean, St Vincent and the Grenadines Office (left) and Acting Prime Minister Montgomery Daniel at the presentation of the donation.
CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank recently donated EC$54,000 to the Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines, as the country continues its nationwide Covid-19 vaccination campaign.
This is part of the bank’s campaign around the region, through its charitable arm the FirstCaribbean International ComTrust Foundation, to support the purchase of vaccines in an effort to fight against the pandemic.
The St Kitts Nevis Observer
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) has divested itself of its Eastern Caribbean banking operations, having gotten clearance by the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank to move ahead with the sale.
The sale of those operations in Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines closed last Thursday.
“This sale has RBC selling its Eastern Caribbean banking operations to a consortium of regional banks comprised of 1st National Bank of St. Lucia, Antigua Commercial Bank, Bank of Dominica, Bank of Montserrat, and The Bank of Nevis,” the RBC revealed in a statement last week.
RBC completes sale of Eastern Caribbean banking operations Royal Bank of Canada. FILE
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) has divested itself of its Eastern Caribbean banking operations, having gotten clearance by the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank to move ahead with the sale.
The sale of those operations in Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines closed last Thursday.
“This sale has RBC selling its Eastern Caribbean banking operations to a consortium of regional banks comprised of 1st National Bank of St. Lucia, Antigua Commercial Bank, Bank of Dominica, Bank of Montserrat, and The Bank of Nevis,” the RBC revealed in a statement last week.
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