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
Innovation & Change
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
Every Drop Counts! Jamaica’s Non-Revenue Water Program cops Global Award
With climate change wreaking havoc across the world, and some countries experiencing prolonged drought as a result, there is increased pressure for potable water especially for growing populations. Making sure people have regular access to the precious, lifesaving commodity is a high priority. This is even more critical given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic which has underscored … [Read more...] about Every Drop Counts! Jamaica’s Non-Revenue Water Program cops Global Award
How can we use innovation to transform post-pandemic tourism?
The Caribbean region is one of the most exposed to the pandemic economic shock, due to its dependence on tourism and travel. Nevertheless, Caribbean countries have been largely successful in containing COVID-19 transmissions. After months of restricted movement between countries and within national borders, during this second half of 2020 countries are re-opening and … [Read more...] about How can we use innovation to transform post-pandemic tourism?
Extreme Outlier: The Pandemic’s Unprecedented Shock to Tourism in Latin America and the Caribbean
COVID-19 has generated a previously unimaginable shock to economic activity in some sectors for counties across the world—an ‘extreme outlier’ event in statistical terms. For many countries, shocks of this magnitude have not been experienced except during periods of armed conflict or extreme natural disasters. A recent publication from Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) … [Read more...] about Extreme Outlier: The Pandemic’s Unprecedented Shock to Tourism in Latin America and the Caribbean