Since 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 MissionEffective mid-night May 6 Barbadian consumers are paying more money at the pump for gasoline and diesel. Retail prices for gasoline moved from $3.31 BDS per litre to $3.40 an increase of 2.7%. Diesel moved from $2.60 BDS per litre to $2.61 BDS, a 0.4% increase (Source: Barbados GIS, Nation, Barbados Today).
Read More Barbados Fuel Price Change May 2018I recorded five unnatural deaths for the month of April. Three of them were stabbing and shooting related (Onica King, 36, Dwayne Dublin, 36 and Dwayne Forde, 33). Total number of deaths recorded from January 1 to April 30 = 14. A few words on the data collection methodology employed. My data sources are The…
Read More Barbados Murder Statistics April 2018