Barbadians are paying 16% and 13% more for gasoline and diesel respectively compared to October 2016. Effective mid-night Sunday (a.k.a, Monday Oct 2), the retail price of gasoline and diesel changed. Gasoline moves from $3.25 BDS per litre to $3.38 (an increase of 13 cents or 4%) and diesel moves from $2.46 BDS per litre…
Read More October Price Change For Fuel and Diesel in BarbadosSince my last post, I managed to source the remainder of data for fuel prices in 2015. The charts below show gasoline and diesel prices from January 2015 to September 2017. NOTE: I recorded two fuel price changes in December 2015 and marked them as “Dec A” and “Dec B” respectively in the table below…
Read More Barbados Fuel Prices 2015 to 2017UPDATE: Click here for data up to Dec 2017 The murder count for the year has risen from 24 to 26. The two recent victims are Renaldo Gittens and Rico Burgess. Both were killed in Marley Vale, St. Philip on August 29. Latest Data: 26 murders to date. June, July and August had the most…
Read More Barbados Murder Statistics August 2017According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Barometer publication (June 2017, Vol. 15), international tourist arrivals to the Caribbean region amounted to 25.2 million for the year. However, according the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), tourist arrivals surpassed 29 million. So, why the difference of at least 2 million tourists between the CTO and…
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