MAY 25 UPDATE: 30-0 LANDSLIDE VICTORY FOR BLP. Voters elect MIA AMOR MOTTLEY as the first woman Prime Minister of Barbados! Despite there being a record number of alternative parties and independent candidates, the Barbados Labour Party captured all 30 parliamentary seats. Over the next several days I will be asking voters and non-voters alike…
Read More Barbados General Election Results 2018255,833 persons will be eligible to vote in Thursday’s general election. This number was disclosed to caribbeansignal.com earlier tonight by an official from the Electoral & Boundaries Commission. There is also a possibility that an addendum will be made and that this number will increase by a very small amount. For comparison: 249,024 persons were eligible…
Read More Barbados Elections 2018: Record Breaking NumbersSince the beginning of 2018, I’ve spent about 50 nights in hotels across the Caribbean. I thought it would be fitting to compile and share this post while in Antigua in transit. Some travel hacks for those frequent flyers, if I missed anything, please feel free to share: WiFi access in Antigua’s airport if not…
Read More Travel HacksThe IMF just released their projections for Latin America and the Caribbean earlier today. Here’s what you need to know as it relates to the Caribbean (the full report is available here):
Read More IMF Economic Projections for the CaribbeanHighlights from the Staff Concluding Statement of the 2018 Article IV Mission to Guyana: Economic growth slowed in 2017, but became more broad-based Weaker than expected export growth and higher oil prices contributed to current account balance turning negative Fiscal deficit remained stable in 2017 Medium-term prospects are stable (driven by oil production) Debt sustainability…
Read More Guyana: IMF Staff Concluding Statement of the 2018 Article IV Mission