“US President Donald Trump’s administration has ordered US embassies around the world to stop scheduling appointments for student visas as it prepares to expand social media vetting of such applicants.” Source: BBC article More than 1.1 million international students from over 210 countries were enrolled in US colleges in the 2023-24 school year, according to…
Read More Caribbean Student Enrollment in U.S. Colleges: 2000 to 2024At the end of March 2025, Barbados had recorded at least three homicides between March 1st and March 31st. For the year so far, i.e., January 1 to March 31, the island has had at least 13 homicides. Disclaimer: My count and analysis are based solely on media reports; the figures and insights provided below should…
Read More Barbados Homicide Statistics January to March 2025By the end of January 2025, Barbados had recorded at least seven homicides between January 1st and 31st. In comparison, the same period in 2024 saw three homicides, marking an increase of 133%. Disclaimer: My count and analysis are based solely on media reports; the figures and insights provided below should not be considered official or…
Read More Barbados Homicide Statistics January 2025At the end of 2024, Barbados recorded at least 50 murders (homicides) between January 1 and December 31st. For the same period last year, i.e., January to December 2023, there were at least 21 homicides. This represents an increase of 29 homicides or 138%. The number of homicides recorded in December was 2. This represents…
Read More Barbados Homicide Statistics January to December 2024There have been at least 17 road fatalities in Barbados between January 1 and November 30. The first version of this post mistakenly included December figures in all charts and images. This has been corrected. I’ve been considering tracking road fatalities in Barbados for some time but only decided to start now. What pushed me…
Read More Barbados Road Fatalities January to November 2024