No doubt 2020 will go down as one of the worst years in memory for the Caribbean, as . international supply chains wobble and tourism plunges.
There is a large amount of untapped economic potential, in which online access could play a supportive role, amid opportunities for developing more intra-regional business.
According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), tourism accounts for 50 to 90 percent of GDP and employment for most
Caribbean countries and territories. Tourism is the most affected sector by the pandemic worldwide. COVID-19 has underlined the risks of small,open economies, dependent on the fortunes of larger economic actors, such as the United States and Europe.
Gaps in digital access significantly limit how much the Caribbean can take advantage of the opportunities that the online world offers during the lockdown.
What is the Caribbean going to ook like at the other end of the COVID-19 pandemic?
https://theglobalamericans.org/2020/07/covid-19-the-caribbean-and-what-comes-next/