Premier Robinson speaks to FCIB services in South Caicos

#TurksandCaicos, January 24, 2018 – Providenciales – Premier Robinson wishes to inform the residents of South Caicos that as Premier and Minister with responsibility for District Administration, she is aware of First Caribbean International Bank’s decision to cease weekly banking services to customers on South Caicos with immediate effect.

Premier Robinson, “We are aware of the announcement made overseas of the Bank’s intention to withdraw its weekly services in South Caicos.  We regret this decision and have written to them asking for a reconsideration of this position and have suggested an alternative to the provision of services under another arrangement.  We are awaiting their response and we will communicate this as soon as we are in receipt of a response.  This challenge has presented itself before many years ago and I invite residents to allow us the opportunity to make representations on the community’s behalf.  We are aware of the challenges that arise from this decision and have outlined them in detail to the Bank citing the risk to business owners, the extreme inconvenience and difficulty that persons who receive welfare or social services checks will now face, and the difficulty overall for public officers and customers generally who have been the beneficiaries of these services since Barclays Bank came to our shores. We hope to reach a quick resolution. ”

Hon Sharlene L Cartwright Robinson

Premier & Minister of Finance

The Turks and Caicos Islands