Two 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 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 2023What started off as an attempt to find a free online source to stream Season 3 of Deep Space 9 led me to a price comparison of Netflix plans across the Caribbean. Join me, as I explore, question and discover! As I boldly go where no Man has gone before! (see what I did there?).…
Read More Netflix Plan Prices across the CaribbeanThere have been at least 42 murders in Barbados between January and December 2022 (up from 39 last month). My analysis is based solely on media reporting (media outlets have the murder count at 43). The steps involved in the following analysis are similar to my 2020 analysis. For the latest raw numbers, please visit: murders.opendatabarbados.org. Note…
Read More Barbados Murder Statistics January to December 2022