I recorded one unnatural death for the month of January and it was gun-related (Terrence Brathwaite, 25). Total number of deaths recorded from January 1 to January 31 = 1. A few words on the data collection methodology employed. My data sources are The Media, i.e., The Nation, Barbados Today, Loop Barbados, CBC, et cetera.…
Read More Barbados Murder Statistics January 2018Countries with larger populations do not always equate to higher murder rates. While searching for crime statistics for Barbados I came across the Royal Barbados Police Force 2013 Annual Report. Listed on Page 33 was a “Crimes Against The Person” table. The table lists totals for several crimes, including murder, from 2009 to 2013. I…
Read More Caribbean Murder Rates 2013The retail price of gasoline and diesel changed during the first week of March. Gasoline rose from $3.29 BDS to $3.44 BDS per litre, and diesel fell from $2.63 BDS to $2.60 BDS per litre. The price changes resulted in an increase of fifteen cents per litre for gasoline and a decrease of three cents…
Read More Barbados Petroleum Price Change March 2018The retail price of gasoline and diesel changed during the first week of February. Gasoline dropped from $3.35 BDS to $3.29 BDS per litre, and diesel rose from $2.57 BDS to $2.63 BDS per litre. The price changes resulted in a decrease of six cents per litre for gasoline and an increase of six cents…
Read More Barbados Petroleum Price Change February 2018Barbadians will be going to the polls in 2018 with one media outlet suggesting that elections will be called in May. Curious about past election results – for Barbados – I searched around and found the Caribbean Elections website. This site features a treasure trove of election related data for Barbados as well as several…
Read More Barbados Elections: Some Insights and Analysis