Over the next few days I will be randomly asking people if they voted (or refrained from voting) and why. For the sake of brevity, responses have been paraphrased. Anonymous, 36-year-old, 1st time voter, of St. Michael South Central constituency. Did you vote in today’s general election? Yes. Why did you vote? I voted for…
Read More Barbados General Election Results 2018: The People Speak2:01 AM MAY 25 UPDATE: In our opinion (caribbeansignal.com),the BLP and Mia Mottley has won the Barbados 2018 General Election. We welcome counter arguments. 12:42 AM MAY 25 UPDATE: I have switched/swung. From quantitative to qualitative. Despite having access to live EBC/DPD data (thank you EBC/DPD), I will instead be focusing on, and conducting independent…
Read More Barbados General Election Results 2018255,833 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 NumbersSince 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 Caribbean