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Samsung gears up for new Galaxy push

Local vendors and suppliers were unable able to introduce customers to the newest iteration of the S20. The product sat in stores behind shuttered doors.

ECCB charts a digital future

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

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.

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.

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.