A number of business persons have pressed on with previously planned investments, adapted and made changes to serve new trends arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. The outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in March turned what was expected to be a solid year of growth for global economies into a deep downturn. At the local level, a number of business persons have nonetheless pressed on with previously planned investments, adapted and made changes to serve new trends arising from the pandemic. In no particular order, Paula Barclay, General Manager of Barita Investments Barclay, who assumed the leadership role of Barita Investment’s operations in December 2019, recently led the company to a successful additional public offer (APO), bringing $13.5 billion - the largest equity raise by a private sector company and largest APO ever listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE).