I recorded four unnatural deaths for the month of May. Two of them were shooting related (Winston Trevor Bynoe, 51 and Nicholas John Blagrove, 34), while the remaining two have been classified as unnatural (Trudy May Nicola Lowe, 45 and Trevor Clavier Marshall, 60). Total number of deaths recorded from Jan 1 to May 31…
Read More Barbados Murder Statistics May 2018Effective July 1 Barbadian consumers paid more money at the pump for gasoline and diesel. The retail price of gasoline moved from $3.60 BDS per litre to $3.96 an increase of 36 cents, or 10%. Diesel moved from $2.80 BDS per litre to $3.21 an increase of 41 cents, or 14.6% (Source: Barbados GIS).
Read More Barbados Fuel Price Change July 2018The new July 1 retail fuel prices are not adding up. Having read about them here and here, and having looked back at my own historical fuel price data, as well as the text of PM Mottley’s mini-budget speech, I will argue that something is not adding up, and here it is: The last fuel price change…
Read More Barbados Fuel Tax Takes Effect July 1, New Fuel Prices Do Not Add UpEffective midnight Sunday June 10 Barbadian consumers will be paying more money at the pump for gasoline and diesel. The retail price of gasoline will move from $3.40 BDS per litre to $3.60 an increase of 20 cents, or 5.9%. Diesel will move from $2.61 BDS per litre to $2.80 an increase of 19 cents,…
Read More Barbados Fuel Price Change June 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…
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