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CAUTION: The following links
and accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the
situation in Barbados in the early years of the 21st Century. Some of
these links may lead to websites that present allegations that are
unsubstantiated, misleading or even false. No attempt has been
made to validate their authenticity or to verify their content. HOW TO USE THIS WEBPAGE Students If you are looking
for material to use in a term-paper, you are advised to scan the postings on this
page and others to see which aspects of poverty are of particular interest to
you. You might be interested in
exploring the relationship between distribution of labor and per-capita GDP,
for example. Perhaps your paper could
focus on life expectancy or infant mortality.
Other factors of interest might be unemployment, literacy, access to
basic services, etc. On the other
hand, you might choose to include some of the possible outgrowths of poverty
such as Human Trafficking,
Street Children,
or even Prostitution. There is a lot to the subject of
Poverty. Scan other countries as well
as this one. Draw comparisons between
activity in adjacent countries and/or regions. Meanwhile, check out some of the Term-Paper resources
that are available on-line. Teachers Check out some of
the Resources
for Teachers attached to this website. *** Extreme Weather expected in 2024 *** According
to the Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH), the North
Atlantic sea surface temperatures are expected to remain well above average
during the period November 2023 to January 2024, which could fuel some
tropical cyclone activity. I have
found a long-range weather forecast for Barbados in February 2024 on WeatherTAB. The forecast predicts that the average high
temperature will be between 80°F and 90°F, and the average low temperature
will be between 65°F and 80°F. – Microsoft BING Copilot *** ARCHIVES *** The World Factbook - Barbados U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/bb.html [accessed 8 October
2020] World Factbook
website has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/barbados/ [accessed 5 January 2021] Barbados
is the wealthiest and one of the most developed countries in the Eastern
Caribbean and enjoys one of the highest per capita incomes in the region.
Historically, the Barbadian economy was dependent on sugarcane cultivation
and related activities. However, in recent years the economy has diversified
into light industry and tourism. Offshore finance and information services
are important foreign exchange earners, boosted by being in the same time
zone as eastern US financial centers and by a relatively highly educated
workforce. GDP -
per capita (PPP): $18,600 (2017
est.) Labor
force - by occupation: agriculture:
10% industry:
15% services: 75% (1996 est.) Unemployment
rate: 10.1% (2017
est.) Population
below poverty line: N/A Maternal
mortality rate: 27 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) Infant
mortality rate: total: 9.6 deaths/1,000 live births Life
expectancy at birth: total population: 76 years Drinking
water source: improved: total: 98.5% of
population Physicians
density: 2.48 physicians/1,000 population (2017) Sanitation
facility access: improved: total: 99.2% of
population Electricity
access: electrification - total population: 100% (2016) The
Borgen Project - Barbados borgenproject.org/category/barbados/ [accessed 20 January 2021] The Borgen Project works with U.S. leaders to utilize the
United States’ platform behind efforts toward improving living conditions for
the world’s poor. It is an innovative,
national campaign that is working to make poverty a focus of U.S. foreign
policy. It believes that leaders of
the most powerful nation on earth should be doing more to address global
poverty. From ending segregation to providing women with the right to vote,
nearly every wrong ever righted in history was achieved through advocacy. The
Borgen Project addresses the big picture, operating
at the political level advancing policies and programs that improve living
conditions for those living on less than $1 per day. ~
5 Facts About Hunger In Barbados borgenproject.org/5-facts-about-hunger-in-barbados/ ~
Examining Homelessness In Barbados borgenproject.org/homelessness-in-barbados/ ~
8 Facts About Life Expectancy In Barbados borgenproject.org/facts-about-life-expectancy-in-barbados/ ~
Government Protection Key To Water Quality In Barbados borgenproject.org/water-quality-in-barbados/ ~
Hunger In Barbados: Tackling The Effects Of Malnourishment borgenproject.org/hunger-in-barbados/ ~
Addressing Important Ways To Help People In Barbados borgenproject.org/how-to-help-people-in-barbados/ ~
Three Causes Of Poverty In Barbados borgenproject.org/three-causes-of-poverty-in-barbados/ Looking
back a few years … Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Americas/Barbados-ECONOMY.html [accessed 14 December 2020] The
Barbadian economy turned in a good overall performance in 2000. GDP grew by
5%, compared to an average 3.4% per annum in 1994–95, driven by the strong
performance of the sectors producing traded goods and services. The upsurge
in economic activity led to a sharp decline in unemployment (from 24.5% in
1993, to 9.4% in 2000), while the inflation rate was kept at a relatively low
2.2%. All
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