255,833 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 NumbersEffective 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 2018The fuel price change I wrote about on April 9th happened on April 16. Based on previous data, retail fuel price changes generally occur during the first week of the month. This change happened in the second week. Gasoline is now $3.31 BDS per litre, down from $3.44. Diesel remains the same at $2.60 BDS…
Read More UPDATE: Barbados Petroleum Price Change April 2018Gender diversity in the boards of directors of companies is an important topic across the globe. Research indicates that women are still underrepresented. It appears that the Caribbean is no different. Based on informal research and a sample of eight Caribbean companies, the majority of boards consist of men. Research Background The catalyst for…
Read More Gender Diversity in the Boards of Directors of Caribbean CompaniesBarbadians should not be surprised if a change in the price of petroleum products is announced this week. Based on over two years worth of data, the retail price of petroleum products (i.e., gasoline and diesel) changes within the first week or so of every month. Gasoline prices rose twice and fell once for the…
Read More Barbados Petroleum Price Change April 2018