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JN Money launches Direct to Account

Remittance Services for Guyana

JN Money, a member company of wanted a fast, safe and convenient
the Jamaica National Group, has method to send funds to Guyana;
launched its “direct-to-account and also for their friends and loved “
remittances services to Guyana,” ones to be able to access the funds
which allow persons sending funds without hassle. This is why we We continue to research and interact with our customers about
to that CARICOM country, on the introduced the direct to account how we can provide convenient ways to send and receive funds.
Based on the feedback from our customers, we realized that
South American coast, to be option, for our Guyanese market as many wanted a fast, safe and convenient method to send funds
transferred directly to the well,” he added. to Guyana; and also for their friends and loved ones to be
recipients’ accounts. Mr Hines noted that, “The COVID- able to access the funds without hassle. This is why we
The service, which was launched 19 pandemic has also made introduced the direct to account option,
on June 7, gives persons sending customers more amenable to for our Guyanese market as well.”
funds from the United States of online services. As, prior to the
America, the United Kingdom, pandemic, some customers prefer - Mr. Horace Hines,
Canada, and The Cayman Islands, visiting a branch or agent location, General Manager, JN Money Services
the option to send funds to six to send or receive funds, because of
banks in Guyana. These banks the interaction with people.
include, the Republic Bank (GUY) “However, COVID-19 has opened UK, or The Cayman Islands, and
Limited; Guyana Bank for Trade up their minds to sending funds i n f o r m t h e J N M o n e y
and Industry; Bank of Nova Scotia; online; or receiving it in their representative that they want the
Citizens Bank Limited; New accounts; and this has provided an funds to be deposited to an
Building Society and the Demerara opportunity for us to advise them account, and provide the name and
Bank Limited. that online was an option. I am also account number of the recipient.
“We continue to research and positive that, with more persons in He added that customers could
interact with our customers about Guyana being able to receive funds a l s o l o g o n t o
how we can provide convenient directly into their accounts, even www.jnmoneyonline.com to send
ways to send and receive funds,” more senders will opt for this funds directly to the recipient’s
explained Mr. Horace Hines, method, because it is a safe bank account.
General Manager, JN Money alternative,” he affirmed. In 2020, remittances to Guyana direct-to-account service will many countries; therefore, our
Services, owners, and operators of Mr. Hines revealed that the service totaled US$416.27 million, which impact positively on the country’s service will encourage more
the JN Money brand. was easy to use; and can be done represented 11 percent of the economy. persons to send funds home which
“Based on the feedback from our simply by visiting a JN Money country’s Gross Domestic Product. “Remittances are an important will also impact the Guyanese
customers, we realized that many location in the USA, Canada, the Mr. Hines believes the JN Money’s source of foreign exchange for economy positively,” he affirmed.

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record grim milestone
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) said it has “taken
note” of the protests taking place in Cuba and called for a
The United National Congress (UNC) is calling on pushed the death toll from COVID-19 to 620 since “return to calm and peaceful assembly and dialogue”.
government to account for how it has been handling March last year with this month accounting for 98 At least one person has died and more than 100 have been
the COVID-19 pandemic in this country, given the deaths. arrested, including independent journalists and opposition
milestone of 1,000 lives lost on Tuesday 20 July 2021. The authorities said that 123 new cases were reported activists, with President Miguel Diaz-Canel denouncing the
In a strongly worded statement, the UNC argues that on Tuesday, pushing the total number of positives in distribution of what he said were “false images” of the unrest
despite the Opposition’s best efforts, the Rowley the country to 24,435. that rocked the Spanish speaking communist island recently.
Administration refused to heed good advice or accept There are 114 people in the hospitals and 29 patients in Thousands had joined in the biggest protests for decades last
assistance, and made decisions which turned out to be the Intensive Care Units. A total of 20,581 citizens have week complaining about the collapse of the economy, food
to the detriment of T&T. been healed, including 180 in the past 24 hours. There and medicine shortages, price hikes and the government’s
“What is most astonishing is that roughly 800 of these are also 955 infected people in isolation. handling of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
deaths have occurred in just the past 3 months, during In Guyana, the death of an 82-year-old woman on
the very State of Emergency which was supposed to Tuesday, pushed the death toll to 514 since March last
prevent such an outbreak,” the UNC statement year. St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves
observes. The Ministry of Public Health said that the woman rejected completely what he termed “the attempts by certain
It adds: “The United National Congress has used every from Region 4 (Demerara-Mahaica), died while unprincipled forces” to reverse the Cuban Revolution.
constitutional means to try to prevent Trinidad and receiving care at a medical facility.
Tobago from reaching this distressing state… It is the It said that there were 62 new recorded cases of the
failed Health Team—which has refused to accept any virus pushing the confirmed cases to 21,668 with 19, “The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has taken note of
responsibility in this matter—that needs to be held to with 993 having recovered. the protests taking place in Cuba brought about by socio-
account, not the population… The ministry said that 12 persons are in the ICU, while economic challenges, further exacerbated by the effects of the
”Trinidad and Tobago became the second Caribbean 1,144 are in isolation with 1,052 isolating at home. COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of natural hazards,” the
Community (CARICOM) country to register more St. Lucia recorded three new cases of the virus from a Guyana-based CARICOM Secretariat said in a statement.
than 1,000 COVID-19 related deaths since the onset of batch of 147 samples taken during the period July 15-19. It said the 15-member regional grouping “calls for the
the pandemic. The Ministry of Health and Wellness said cessation of violence and vandalism and for a return to calm
Jamaica is the other CARICOM country registering confirmation had also been received that 11 individuals and peaceful assembly and dialogue.
more the milestone with the latest figures indicating diagnosed with COVID-19 had recovered while the
“The Community reiterates its calls for the immediate lifting
that the island had now 1,158 deaths as a result of the total number of active cases in the country to date is 97.
of the trade, financial and economic sanctions as recently
virus. It said presently, all of the active cases are doing well.
reiterated by the United Nations General Assembly,” it added.
Jamaica also has 51,282 confirmed cases of the virus, of The new cases bring the total number of cases
St Vincent and the Grenadines, and Barbados have issued
which 3,046 are active. The country also recorded diagnosed in the country to date to 5484.
separate statements urging The United States to lift the
46,724 recoveries. As of July 19, a total of 31, 723 individuals have received
decades old trade and economic embargo on Cuba which they
The latest bulletin issued by the Ministry of Health in the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and 23, 329
blame for the socio-economic problems in the country.
Trinidad and Tobago noted that two deaths over the individuals have received the second dose.
“All the Embargo has achieved is an unjustified punishment of
last 24 hours had pushed the total to 1,000, and that “As we continue to be at risk for the introduction of the
Cuba and unleashed a series of painful outcomes for its
there are 5,691 active cases. COVID-19 variants, the public is advised to remain
people. It has not succeeded in isolating Cuba from the rest of
There are 301 patients in hospitals, 146 people in state vigilant and adhere to the public health measures. It is
right-thinking nations in the international community,” said
quarantine facilities, and 5,150 people in home self- important that everyone make it a priority to protect
Barbados Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Dr
isolation. the health and safety of themselves, family, friends,
Jerome Walcott.
The authorities here said that the number of people colleagues and others.
St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph
tested in public and private facilities is 255,325, with “Let us all remember that we are still managing the
Gonsalves rejected completely what he termed “the attempts
262,976 people having received their first vaccine dose, COVID-19 pandemic and therefore everyone should
by certain unprincipled forces” to reverse the Cuban
while 174,992 people had received their second dose. take the necessary measures to reduce the spread of the Revolution.
In Suriname, six deaths in the past 24 hours, have COVID-19 virus,” the ministry added.