July 2024

With the Paris 2024 Olympics underway, the Caribbean region is once again showcasing its athletic talent on the global stage. Despite our relatively small populations, Caribbean nations have a history of producing world-class athletes who excel in a variety of sports (who can forget Jamaica’s Usain Bolt?). In this blog post, I am interested in…

Read More Paris 2024 Olympics: Caribbean Athletes and Population Size

There have been at least 27 murders (hereinafter referred to as homicides) in Barbados between January 1 and mid-July 2024. Reports of homicides in the local media continue to be my primary source of data and form the basis of my analysis. Due to other commitments there was a delay in posting 2024 homicide statistics.…

Read More Barbados Homicide Statistics January to mid-July 2024