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
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Let’s Pivot Together With Your Big Ideas
Have you ever thought of a way to make your country better? Perhaps you had an experience and it made you think of something that could be done to transform the way we live. That idea is exactly what fuels the Pivot Movement. We want you and your ideas to help create a plan for the future of the Caribbean. As partners in development, we have known for some time that to … [Read more...] about Let’s Pivot Together With Your Big Ideas
When Facing a Black Swan, Let’s Work Together
COVID-19 in Barbados is proving to be a perfect example of what Nassim Nicholas Taleb termed a “black swan”. It is a rare event, with an extreme impact and which, in retrospect, could have been predicted. As discussed in our latest Caribbean Quarterly Report July 2020, the pandemic reached Barbados in March 2020 and has since been putting both lives and livelihoods at stake in … [Read more...] about When Facing a Black Swan, Let’s Work Together
The Pandemic Saga Continues: Caribbean Quarterly Bulletin
The Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB) Caribbean Department has published its most recent Caribbean Quarterly Bulletin focused on the evolving economic and human consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak for the region. This edition builds on work outlined in the previous edition, while taking a deeper look at: (i) the evolution of the virus, preventative measures, … [Read more...] about The Pandemic Saga Continues: Caribbean Quarterly Bulletin
10 Reasons We Believe Post Covid-19 Tourism Can Be Better Than Ever
I’ve been an avid consumer of Covid-19 news, it’s been fascinating in a number of ways. Especially if you remove yourself from the reality of it, this is quite a historic. When you survey the countries and their responses it makes you realize that situations like these reveal our true character. At the Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator, we’ve been talking about building … [Read more...] about 10 Reasons We Believe Post Covid-19 Tourism Can Be Better Than Ever