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2019 Pulse Check up

The following blogs attracted the most comments based on the 1000 most recent comments. This simple measure as a barometer to gauge wider interest can be grouped by crime, economy, personality, international. The number 1 issue for the BU family is concern about the high crime rate and specifically the unprecedented number of murders in…

The following blogs attracted the most comments based on the 1000 most recent comments. This simple measure as a barometer to gauge wider interest can be grouped by crime, economy, personality, international.

  • The number 1 issue for the BU family is concern about the high crime rate and specifically the unprecedented number of murders in 2019. The official count as at 30 December 2019 is 49.
  • A significant number of the BU family live in the USA, Canada and the UK and matters relating to the President Donald Trump and Brexit generated interest.
  • The Mia Mottley Government took the controversial decision to invoke selected default on domestic and foreign bonds after Barbados achieves one of the highest debt to GDP ratios in the world. Matters related to the economy occupied high interest on the blog.
  • Finally, BU top blogs commented confirm Prime Minister Mia Mottley as the most commented.

Most Commented blogs

  1. Crime and Credit Ratings – (707)
  2. Impeached – Donald Trump TRUMPED – (642)
  3. James O’Rourke: A Slap on the Ass – A Slap on the Wrist – (631)
  4. Prime Minister Mottley’s Father Awarded Knighthood – (624)
  5. Barbados in the BIG Picture – (570)
  6. The Rise And Fall of Brexit – (507)
  7. Barbados Government and External Creditors Announce Agreement – (502)
  8. Collusion a Crime – Judge in Mueller Case Upholds Legal Theory – (466)
  9. Carving a Hotel Corridor – (465)
  10. The Natalie Crichlow Video – (463)
  11. The Mottley Saga – A Promise of Change but More of the Same – (461)

62 responses to “2019 Pulse Check up”

  1. John Avatar
    John

    In the case of the High Court, the Attorney General said the swearing in of Belizean Madam Justice Shona Griffith would complete the composition of that Bench.

    ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

    Is she the Shona from Barbados Free Press?

  2. Piece the Legend Avatar
    Piece the Legend

    While we are on the issue of 2019 Pulse Checkup here is a stethoscopic check for the Barbadian Heart

    http://imgur.com/qYNltuP

  3. Piece the Legend Avatar
    Piece the Legend

    By the way, for those who might be asking, those 13 thousand views are 1/4 of the total viewership of this Stoopid Cartoon.

  4. fortyacresandamule Avatar
    fortyacresandamule

    @David . Greetings and a blessed 2020.

  5. fortyacresandamule Avatar
    fortyacresandamule

    @Vincent. Wheel and come again. The US$ was crowned the world reserve currency at the Bretton Woods meeting. Even the French finance minister at the meeting intoned, at the time, how an exborbitant privilege bestowed upon the USA.

  6. fortyacresandamule Avatar
    fortyacresandamule

    @Vincent . John Keynes had proposed an alternative currency to the US$ called the bancor to be controlled by the IMF. However, his idea was not supported by the USA (for obvious reason) and others. By the time of the collapse of Bretton woods agreement in 1972 the world was already addicted to the green backs. Nixon then send Kissinger to Saudi Arabia to cut a deal with kingdom. The deal was, Saudi Arabia would price oil in US$ and in exchange the USA would provide the kingdom with arms and USA military protection.

  7. Vincent Codrington Avatar
    Vincent Codrington

    @ 40 Acres at 7 :19 AM and 7 :42 AM

    What you have keyboarded are a mixture of opinions and facts. I do not see where they require me to wheel and come again about the USA dollar being a reserve currency.
    Perhaps you need to review what a reserve currency is and how a national currency becomes a reserve currency.

    You come with a bias.I am only interested in a scientific approach to this issue.

  8. fortyacresandamule Avatar
    fortyacresandamule

    There is a price to be paid for having a reserve currency. Essentially you become a bank to the rest of the world, therefore it becomes almost impossible to achieve a trade surplus. Trump’s trade tariffs are useless ploy. And with the largest debt held, the only reason why the financial community still have confident in the US$, is because there’s no other alternative for now.

  9. David Avatar
    David

    The Chinese and many of the world developed countries are vested in US instruments. This is the geopolitical Vincent is not considering.

  10. fortyacresandamule Avatar
    fortyacresandamule

    @Vincent. I am at a loss. For a man of your intellectual standing I am disappointed. Bias! for what!.

  11. fortyacresandamule Avatar
    fortyacresandamule

    @Vincent . Throughout history countries with large economies and military power naturally evolved to monetary supremacy. After WWII the USA naturally cemented its position in this scenario.

  12. Vincent Codrington Avatar
    Vincent Codrington

    @ David BU

    @ 40 acres
    Could you please remind me what is the issue under debate?

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