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Economist and Statistician
ask@asokore.com · asokore.com · Barbados
Profile
I am Asokore H. R. Beckles, a Caribbean economist and statistician. I have spent twenty years working in public service, in regional labour leadership, and in building and investing in Caribbean enterprises. One question runs through all of it. How do small island economies make good decisions when their room for error is so small?
Experience
Chairman, Credit Committee
City of Bridgetown Co-operative Credit Union
2025 – present
Chief Analyst, Fiscal Risk Unit
Ministry of Finance & Economic Affairs, Barbados
2024 – present
Private investment and development
Private portfolio
2021 – present
PhD Candidate, Economics
University of the West Indies, Cave Hill
2020 – present
Senior Analyst (Biostatistics)
Ministry of Health & Wellness, Barbados
2021 – 2024
Statistician / Economist
Economics and Statistics Office, Ministry of Finance & Economic Development, Cayman Islands
2019 – 2020
Secretary-General
Caribbean Congress of Labour
2018 – 2019
Assistant Secretary-General
Caribbean Congress of Labour
2016 – 2018
General Treasurer
National Union of Public Workers (NUPW), Barbados
2015 – 2019
Senior Statistician
Barbados Statistical Service
2008 – 2019
MSc, Statistics
University of Southampton
2012 – 2013
BSc, Economics (Special)
University of the West Indies, Cave Hill
2003 – 2007
Associate of Arts, Economics & Mathematics
Barbados Community College
2001 – 2003
Education and credentials
PhD Candidate, Economics
University of the West Indies, Cave Hill
Thesis: Income Inequality and the Pathway to Growth in Small Island Developing States
2020 – in progress
MSc, Statistics
University of Southampton
2012 – 2013
BSc, Economics (Special)
University of the West Indies, Cave Hill
2003 – 2007
Associate of Arts, Economics & Mathematics
Barbados Community College
2001 – 2003
Securities Markets
International Monetary Fund Institute
2024
Development Educator (DE)
Credit Union Development Education Programme
Capstone project on economic empowerment
2025
Power BI Data Analyst (PL-300)
Microsoft
2024
Data Modeling in Power BI
Microsoft
2024
Extract, Transform and Load Data in Power BI
Microsoft
2024
Harnessing the Power of Data with Power BI
Microsoft
2024
Preparing Data for Analysis with Microsoft Excel
Microsoft
2024
Project Management (Professional Certificate)
With Agile Project Management and Project Execution: Running the Project
2024
Cloud Suite Financials
Government of Barbados
2024
Certificate, Microsoft Access
University of Reading
2012
Azure Data Scientist Associate (DP-100)
Microsoft
2023
Eurotrace
EUROSTAT, CARICOM & ARTEMIS
2019
Trade Unionism & Social Policy (TUSP)
University of Ankara Haci Bayram Veli (AHBV)
2019
Statistics of International Trade in Services
WTO Institute of Training & Technical Cooperation
2012
Civic and community service
Chairman, Credit Committee
City of Bridgetown Co-operative Credit Union
2025 – present
Credit Committee
City of Bridgetown Co-operative Credit Union
2024 – 2025
Senior Supervisor & Manager (volunteer)
Department of Emergency Management (DEM), Barbados
2012 – 2019
Adjudicator, Appeals Tribunal
National Insurance Scheme, Barbados
2018 – 2019
Director
Grantley Adams International Airport
2018 – 2020
Chairman, Finance & Audit Committee
Grantley Adams International Airport
2018 – 2019
Secretary-General
Caribbean Congress of Labour
2018 – 2019
Assistant Secretary-General
Caribbean Congress of Labour
2016 – 2018
General Treasurer
National Union of Public Workers (NUPW), Barbados
2015 – 2019
Director
NUPW Insurance Agent Inc., Barbados
2015 – 2019
Chairman (volunteer)
Village Foundation, Barbados
2014 – present
President, St. Michael South-East Branch
Barbados Labour Party
2014 – 2016
President (two terms)
League of Young Socialists, Barbados Labour Party
2014 – 2016
Treasurer
Pinelands Football Club, Barbados
2014 – 2015
Councilman & Chairman of Projects and Programmes Committee
Constituency Council of Barbados
2010 – 2012
Prospective Candidate
Barbados Labour Party
2016
Credentials Committee Chairman (volunteer)
National Union of Public Workers (NUPW), Barbados
2014 – 2015
Student Representative (volunteer)
University of Southampton
2012 – 2013
Student Representative (volunteer)
University of the West Indies, Cave Hill
2005 – 2006
Orientation Officer (volunteer)
University of the West Indies, Cave Hill
2005 – 2006
Organiser, beach clean-up programme (volunteer)
University of the West Indies, Cave Hill
2005 – 2006
Publications
Real Pirates of the Caribbean: Sociopsychological Traits, the Environment, Personal Ethics and the Propensity for Digital Piracy in Barbados
Troy Lorde, Dwayne Devonish, Asokore Beckles · Journal of Eastern Caribbean Studies
Vol. 35, No. 1 · March 2010
Peer reviewed
A Salary Increase is Necessary for Economic Growth and Productivity
Asokore Beckles · The Public Worker
Issue No. 1 · March 2017
Trade
Professional memberships
Royal Statistical Society
Member
2017 – present
Caribbean Association of Professional Statisticians
Member
2017 – present
Recognition
Employee of the Year
Barbados Statistical Service
2012
Certificate of Appreciation
Jamaican Student Association (JASAC), UWI Cave Hill
2006
Rookie of the Year
University of Southampton American Football
2012–2013
President of the Best Club & Society of the Year
University of the West Indies, Cave Hill
2005–2007
Most Improved Guild of Students Councillor
University of the West Indies, Cave Hill
2005–2006
Caribbean Aspiring Leader
University of the West Indies, Mona Campus
2005
First place, national championship
Barbados Domino Association
2002