Press Releases

August 13, 2025

First Citizens Celebrates Excellence across the Group at Annual Staff Awards

On July 22, 2025, the First Citizens Group proudly brought its core values to life at the highly anticipated Group Staff Awards, held at the Hyatt Regency, Port of Spain.…

Press Release

(L-R) Mrs. Tanelle Harrilal-Gill, Branch Manager First Citizens Milford Road Branch, Mr. Niall George, Assistant Secretary of Tourism, Culture, Antiquities, Ms. Tobago Heritage Personality 2025 Asha Melville, Ms. Tashia Burris Secretary of Tourism, Culture, Antiquities & Transportation and Ms. Cheryl Ann La Roche – Head First Citizens Retail Banking.

July 28, 2025

Asha Melville Crowned Ms. Tobago Heritage Personality 2025

A night of cultural splendour, talent, and community spirit came to a thrilling close on Friday July 25, as Asha Melville representing the Delaford Village Council was crowned Ms. Tobago…

Culture / Press Release

Where it all started – Group CEO and Girls First Founder Karen Darbasie shares a heartfelt moment with attendees at Girls First Tobago, where the first edition of Girls First was held in November 2017.

July 22, 2025

Celebrating a Legacy of Leadership: Karen Darbasie Named Patron of the First Citizens Girls First Festival

In a momentous announcement that blended reflection with celebration, First Citizens proudly honoured the enduring legacy of its trailblazing Group CEO and Founder of the First Citizens Girls First Festival,…

Gender / Press Release

Command	What it does
BAL	Retrieve balance for default account
BAL <Insert Nickname> For Example: BAL Sav1	Retrieve balance on a registered account using account nickname
BAL ALL	Retrieve balance for all registered account
HIST	Retrieve list of the 10 most recent transactions posted on default registered account
HIST <Insert Nickname> For Example: HIST Sav1	Retrieve list of the 10 most recent transactions posted on a registered account using a nickname
HIST d, from <date> to <date> For Example: HIST d, from 04-05-2020 to 06-05-2020	Retrieve list of posted transactions on default registered account with date range specified, (maximum of 10 transactions)
HIST <nickname> d, from <date> to <date> For Example: HIST Sav1 d, from 04-05-2020 to 06-05-2020	Retrieve list of posted transactions on a registered account using account nickname, within the date range specified,(maximum of 10 transactions)
HIST c, from <low cheque number > to <high cheque number> For Example: Hist c, from 200 to 205	Retrieve list of posted cheques on your default registered account, within the cheque range number range specified
HIST <nickname> c, from <low cheque number > to <high cheque number> For Example: Hist Chq1 c, from 200 to 205	Retrieve list of the posted cheques on your registered account, with a nickname, within the cheque number range specified
RTRA	Retrieve list of the 3 most recent posted transfers from your default registered account
RTRA <nickname> For Example: RTRA sav1	Retrieve a list of the 3 most recent posted transfers from your registered account with a nickname
RTRA ALL	Retrieve a list of the 3 most recent posted transfers from all your registered accounts
TRAN <nickname1> <nickname2> Amount For Example: tran ck1 ck2 100	Transfer amount between accounts using nicknames
TRAN <nickname1> <Amount> For Example: tran ck2 500	Transfer amount from the default registered account to the specified registered account using the nickname
TRAN <nickname1> <Amount> <Date> For Example: tran ck2 500 04-10-2020	Transfer amount from the default registered account to the specified registered account with the nickname, for a scheduled future date.
TRAN <nickname1> <nickname2> <Amount> <Date> For Example: tran sav1 ck1 500 04-10-2020	Transfer stated amount from a registered specified nicknamed account to a second registered nicknamed account, for a scheduled future date.
HELP BAL	Retrieve information on the format of the balance commands
HELP TRAN	Retrieve information on the format of the Transfer commands
HELP RTRA	Retrieve information on the format of the Recent Transfers commands
HELP HIST	Retrieve information on the format of the Account History commands
HELP	Retrieve information on the format of the Help command
STOP	Unsubscribe your mobile device from receiving First Citizens SMS Alert messages

First Citizens Celebrates Excellence across the Group at Annual Staff Awards

Asha Melville Crowned Ms. Tobago Heritage Personality 2025

Celebrating a Legacy of Leadership: Karen Darbasie Named Patron of the First Citizens Girls First Festival

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