Dozens of cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed across CARICOM and the wider Caribbean over the last few weeks. In this post, I look at and compare the numbers – as at March 21 2020 – for CARICOM countries. I also look at and compare the numbers Per Capita (per 100,000 persons). The first chart…
Read More COVID-19 Across CARICOM As At March 21 2020From mid-night March 1st consumers in Barbados paid less for gasoline and diesel. The retail price of gasoline fell from $3.58 BDS per litre to $3.45, a decrease of 13 cents / 3.6% from the previous month. The retail price of diesel fell from $3.06 BDS per litre to $2.84, a decrease of 22 cents /…
Read More Barbados Fuel Price Change March 2020From mid-night February 2nd consumers paid more for gasoline and diesel. The retail price of gasoline rose from $3.55 BDS per litre to $3.58, an increase of 3 cents / 0.8% from the previous month. The retail price of diesel increased from $3.02 BDS per litre to $3.06, an increase of 4 cents / 1.3% from…
Read More Barbados Fuel Price Change February 2020MARCH 8 2020 CORRECTION: The ‘Murder Map,’ Tables and Charts showing location data have been corrected. The correction is based on a review of my data by the GIS Society of Trinidad and Tobago (to which I am grateful for). Going forward, GISSTT will validate/confirm if the Addresses collected from media reports – which remain…
Read More Trinidad Murder Statistics January 2020Reproduced with permission, the text of Dr. Delisle Worrell – former Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados – January 2020 newsletter: As we embark on the third decade of the 21st century, Barbadians look to our economic prospects with a mixture of hope and trepidation. Our hopes are grounded in our economy’s inherent strengths:…
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