Not our money!

Some Barbadians are so angry about the former Barbados National Bank’s (BNB) rebranding to Republic Bank Barbados that they have pulled their accounts.
Managing director Derwin Howell confirmed yesterday that a small number of Barbadians closed their accounts before the rebranding and after the signs went up over the weekend.
However, he said the number of account closures did not represent a threat to the institution and staff had been prepped on how to handle clients who might have been upset over rebranding of the former state bank.
“On the first day, some people came in and said they don’t want their money in no Trini bank,” Howell told the DAILY NATION. “It is not something that is going to break the bank, and we sort of expected some emotional reaction to the change of name.”