KFC, a Yum! brand, is a global fast food franchise with locations in over 120+ countries world-wide. Closer to home, KFC can be found in 149 stores across 14 Caribbean countries The objective of this post is to answer two questions: 1) The Caribbean country with the largest number of KFC stores and 2) The…
Read More KFC in the CaribbeanFrom mid-night November 3rd consumers paid less for gasoline and more for diesel. The retail price of gasoline fell from $3.65 BDS per litre to $3.59, a decrease of 6 cents / 1.6% from the previous month. The retail price of diesel increased from $3.01 BDS per litre to $3.08, an increase of 7 cents…
Read More Barbados Fuel Price Change November 2019Reproduced with permission, the full text of Dr. Delisle Worrell – former Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados – November 2019 newsletter: The International Banking Seminar held on October 20, following the conclusion of the Annual Meetings of the IMF and World Bank, was an occasion to reflect on the main concerns of the…
Read More DeLisle Worrell: Investment, Inequality and Coordination Between Governments and Central BanksOctober 2019 saw four murders taking place in Barbados. The victims were: Leandrew Sharvar Coward (33), Keron Anthony Hodge (44), Stephen McDonald Cadogan (60) and Jamar Omar Haynes (32). The victims were all attacked in the parish of St. Michael. Three of the four were gun-related deaths (the other, knife-related). The total murder count for…
Read More Barbados Murder Statistics October 2019Press Release No.19/393 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 4, 2019 IMF Executive Board Completes Sixth and Final Review under the Stand-By Arrangement for Jamaica The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the sixth and final review of Jamaica’s performance under the program supported by the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA). Jamaica’s sustained policy discipline, together…
Read More IMF PR – Jamaica: IMF Executive Board Completes Sixth and Final Review under the Stand-By Arrangement for Jamaica