The High Cost of Cheap Hands
The recent report that Government was probing the living conditions of migrant construction workers in Barbados should not have surprised us as much as it did. Concerns had been raised about Colombian…
Clear, readable explanations of the economic issues affecting ordinary Barbadians.
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The recent report that Government was probing the living conditions of migrant construction workers in Barbados should not have surprised us as much as it did. Concerns had been raised about Colombian…
I cast my mind back to driving through St. Philip in the late 1980s, on the way to my paternal grandmother’s house in Brereton. My earliest memories of Barbados’ second-best parish contain several…
Headline growth makes the news, but productivity is what actually decides whether wages rise and life gets easier. Here is why it matters for Barbados.
Inflation does not affect everyone equally. It reshapes who gets ahead and who falls behind — often without anyone deciding it should.
The philosophers Theodor Adorno and Max Horkheimer viewed stupidity as a kind of blind spot formed by psychological scarring. They believed that every human being has these blind spots and is…
The Georgetown Public Hospital in Guyana made me pause to reflect a week ago. Like our very own National Insurance Scheme, they issued a “name-to-shame” campaign the likes of which I’ve yet to see…
I took responsibility for ensuring a seamless client experience this weekend and I fell short. I am doing what I can to make recompense and, hopefully, repair relations. I write this article with a…
Colour me unsurprised. A document leak set ablaze the Barbadian political landscape two weekends ago. At first glance, I thought it was fake. Everything looked unusual — from the letterhead to the…
This article is dedicated to one of my father’s closest friends, Cedric. He’ll surely chuckle when he finds out—especially since he asked for the tone of this week’s piece. Fitch Ratings recently…
I hold absolutely nothing against the Ivy—a very famous urban neighbourhood in Barbados. This past week, the memory of a day trip in 2004 with my late maternal grandmother weighed heavily on my mind.…
It’s intentionally misleading; the title, that is. I did find love in Kansas, but specifically with its economy. You did see this coming, didn’t you? Well, colour me surprised when I first touched…
I soo miss our chats, Aunty Hazel. You always made sure I’d be accountable for something I said publicly each time I visited you. As my first teacher, you had every right. You taught me the Montessori…
I genuinely feel for him. All the poor guy tries to do is feed himself, and it’s not like there are alternatives. After all, he lives in a desert, chasing the only food source that naturally sustains…
I quite like philosophy. Every day that you are above ground is one that challenges or inspires some, hopefully new, outlook on life. Over time, I’ve found some philosophies to be rather compelling,…
"The social season is upon us once more, dear readers, and with it comes the promise of courtships, grand balls, and, of course, scandal. But none so great as this: a most respectable family, revered…
This week felt like one where we should have explored the economic benefits to Barbados hosting matches and the finals of the T20 Cricket World Cup. Quite a few of my colleagues have been public with…
Good news abounds! The economy is back or so they say! May it be the case that a breeze, once of unfounded confidence, becomes now more so a vengeful wind. A wind in the willows. Here I refer to a…
Barbados is now full of stray chickens. Unlike what occurred in Grand Cayman some 10 or so years ago, it cannot be the case that this resulted from a devastating hurricane laying waste to a number of…
I intentionally stayed away from speculating about the Budget each and every year that I was blessed with a public platform. This was done not just from a point of professional intergrity, but, more…
The title is deliberately misleading. If understanding economics was really that simple, thenI would not have been graced with a platform across the Diaspora. Sadly, if you knew my history, you'd…