One of the hot topics in Barbados, both in the press, online and offline, has to do with The Barbados Light & Power Company Limited. The BL&P Co. Ltd. is the sole provider of electricity in Barbados and a subsidiary of Emera, a Canadian electrical utility company. Emera also has interests in St. Lucia (LUCELEC)…
Read More Electricity Outages in Barbados January 1 to September 22 2023Two pieces of news caught my eye recently. The first was Cable & Wireless Communications (trading as Flow in Barbados) partnering with the Government of Barbados to provide 1,000 low-income families with access to high speed Internet. The second was the release of the Broadband Affordability Index by Broadband Genie (a UK entity). The latter…
Read More Broadband Affordability across The CaribbeanThere have been at least six murders in Barbados for the year so far (i.e., January to March 2023). During March 2023, there was at least one murder reported. During March 2022, there were at least four murders. January to December 2022 data and analysis can be found here. My analysis is based on media reports…
Read More Barbados Murder Statistics March 2023There have been at least five murders in Barbados for the year so far. During February 2023, there were two murders. During the same month last year, there was at least one murder. January to December 2022 data and analysis can be found here. My analysis is based on media reports only. The steps involved in…
Read More Barbados Murder Statistics February 2023MAY 20 2023 UPDATE: The original murder map showed the 3 murders (for January) taking place in St. Michael. This was incorrect and the map has been updated (The Murder by Parish charts has also been corrected). There have been at least 3 murders in Barbados for the month of January (2023). During the same…
Read More Barbados Murder Statistics January 2023