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Yajaira Archibald

Yajaira Archibald

Yajaira Archibald is the Communications Consultant at the Inter-American Development Bank Barbados Country Office, where she focuses on increasing public awareness of the IDB’s work, as well as building and maintaining dialogue with key stakeholders. Her experience spans the fields of corporate communications, print and digital journalism, media management, and translation. Yajaira holds a Master’s degree in Languages with a specialization in Interpreting and Translating from Heriot-Watt University, UK.

Barbados’ Journey to Stronger Economic Institutions

June 9, 2021 by Ariel McCaskie - Yajaira Archibald Leave a Comment

Thanks to the implementation of new policies and processes, residents of Barbados are enjoying the direct benefits of significant institutional reform. For example, routine tasks such as renewing a drivers’ license, filing tax returns and paying taxes, or obtaining a police certificate of character are done more easily. The institutional reforms gained renewed strength with the … [Read more...] about Barbados’ Journey to Stronger Economic Institutions

What’s next for Barbados’ tourism industry?

March 27, 2021 by Yajaira Archibald Leave a Comment

Tourism in Barbados

Tourism has been one of the sectors most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This once-in-a-century event has generated the worst demand shock in tourism’s recorded history. One year into the pandemic, demand for hotel rooms and cruise trips are yet to recover.  In tourism-dependent countries like Barbados, companies are struggling to survive.  The … [Read more...] about What’s next for Barbados’ tourism industry?

5 ideas to create a sustainable tourism sector from Barbados to the Galápagos

September 30, 2020 by Juan Carlos de la Hoz - Yajaira Archibald Leave a Comment

“This as an opportunity to rethink tourism and rethink the economies that are based on tourism,” urges Graham Watkins, Chief of the IDB’s Climate Change and Sustainability Division, during the third instalment of the Tourism in the Caribbean: Stories from the field during COVID-19 podcast. Despite its devastating impact on the lives and livelihoods of millions of people in … [Read more...] about 5 ideas to create a sustainable tourism sector from Barbados to the Galápagos

Stories from the Field: Reopening and repositioning Caribbean tourism

September 17, 2020 by Juan Carlos de la Hoz - Yajaira Archibald Leave a Comment

At a time when news headlines related to the COVID-19 pandemic have been dire, Barbados captured imaginations around the world with the announcement of its 12-month Welcome Stamp program. The initiative invites foreign nationals who meet certain criteria to make the Caribbean island their base for remote work. This as residents of some of the island’s major tourism source … [Read more...] about Stories from the Field: Reopening and repositioning Caribbean tourism

Resilience Starts At Home: How can Barbadians take the fight to climate change?

March 13, 2019 by Janette Archer-Headley - Yajaira Archibald Leave a Comment

We are often reminded that climate change is not a phenomenon to be taken lightly. However, too often we only come to grips with this important issue when an event has severely wounded an island-neighbor for the fear that our island may be the next to suffer similar consequences. And there is no telling just when that might be. In recent years, Barbados has experienced more … [Read more...] about Resilience Starts At Home: How can Barbadians take the fight to climate change?

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