Mark Lyndersay

Mark Lyndersay is a writer and photographer based in Trinidad and Tobago. He wrote 1,800 editorial leaders for Guardian Media Limited between 2001 and 2016 and now provides leaders for the T&T Newsday. He writes features and reviews for several publications. His column, BitDepth has examined personal technology issues continuously over the last 27 years. As a photographer, he divides his time between commercial assignments, editorial photography, annual reports and personal projects like Local Lives, which examines the backstory of life and culture in Trinidad and Tobago.

ECCB charts a digital future

“It is still prohibitive for us to do business with each other because we are paying significant transfer fees.”

Jamaica hosts cashless public market powered by WiPay

"As with all new advances there were some early challenges, but with that out of the way, people were spending with our purveyors and farmers."

Banking under covid19

To make capital more accessible, the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) reduced the discount rate by 4.5 percentage points to two percent to provide low-cost, short-term credit.

Digicel partners with Iliad for network sharing in French WI

As we continue our journey towards becoming a digital operator, we recognise that sharing infrastructure in a multi-operator marketplace provides the foundation to offer better network services.

What’s next…

Forty years ago, the OECS boss noted; Dr Eric Williams put food security on the Caricom agenda. Now the region is facing a food import bill estimated at no less than $8 billion.

Living Water goes digital to meet demand

It took the company two days to reengineer its payment systems to transmit a QR code, using it as an identifier that would tag the recipient, identify them to the resource they were accessing and provide a virtual receipt for repayment.

WiPay launches in Barbados

“The pandemic has highlighted the need for cost-effective financial business solutions. We need to get people online for payments.” - Kieran Kelly

That Masked Man

A mask that filters that much airflow and maintains a good seal on your face also traps some carbon dioxide from your breath. In situations which require a bit of exertion, it’s quite possible to start getting a bit loopy.

Samsung announces Caribbean A series launch

The Galaxy A71 and Galaxy A51 offer a long-lasting battery, a smart camera and an Infinity-O display. Both devices have 128GB of on-board storage that is expandable up to 512GB, with a microSD card.

Digicel Bermuda files for Ch15 bankruptcy protection

The move will buy time for the Irish telecommunications company to implement a previously announced plan to restructure its operations.

One is the deadliest number

Acknowledgement of the supremacy of verifiable science and data over emotion and social alignments is not a strategy that traditionally thrives in politics.

Flow wires Gov’t Quarantine Facility

"We are also very pleased to play our part as a socially responsible corporate citizen, delivering this project at no cost to the Government at this stage of the pandemic."
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