The french airport passport challenge (Pt 1)
I’m about to be very dramatic. It can’t be helped really, as I found out the hard way that having a Caribbean passport in some countries, doesn’t give you a leg up at…
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A whole new digital money world for Barbados
A new digital currency pilot project may just be the thing to stop the potential standoff between Bitt -a financial technology (fintech) company in Barbados and some of the commercial banks, while allowing…
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Woman of the Week: Peggy Van De Plassche
Peggy Van de Plassche is a finance professional by trade, who after a varied career as an investor, bank executive, consultant, and entrepreneur decided to bet on herself and set up her own…
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Banning plastic straws: Only the first step
When I saw that haunting , viral YouTube video of the poor sea turtle with a plastic straw lodged in its nose, I shuddered. When I witnessed a Good Samaritan prying the plastic…
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Splitting hairs in the Quebec provincial election
Perhaps you’ve heard, or not, what is going on in Quebec right now? After Ontario, it is now Quebec’s turn to elect a new government and there are quite a few options available…
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Australia: A kangaroo’s tale
When I wore my fanny pack and boarded the flight to Australia, I wasn’t quite sure as of what to expect, except for the kangaroos and what I knew from reading travel magazines…
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Tia Brazda sparkles at CBC’s Jewel, the Glenn Gould Theatre
Canadian singer songwriter, Tia Brazda, performed at the Glenn Gould Studio last week, where she wowed the audience with songs from her latest labour of love, Daydream. This album reflects her natural evolution as a songwriter…
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Woman of the Week: Alison Dalglish-Pottow
“Kindness reveals itself most authentically when people aren’t looking,” says Alison Dalglish-Pottow, and her latest venture lends a great deal of truth to this statement. Amidst the commotion of our modern world, which…
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No tech, no phone, no problem: Family fun in the digital age
Living in a time when technology has invaded nearly every aspect of our lives, finding ways to interact directly with one another can be a challenge. Even just a decade ago, families…
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Elon Musk: A glimpse into the future
Elon Musk has made headlines last week for smoking cannabis live on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast. But what those headlines missed out is what happened in the other 150 minutes of that…
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