A comprehensive review of the Caribbean property and investment landscape in 2021 — tourism recovery, Barbados republic, Guyana oil revenues — and an outlook for 2022 as Omicron clouds the horizon.

Barbados made history on November 30, 2021 becoming the world’s newest republic as Dame Sandra Mason was inaugurated as President. The Omicron variant emerged just days before, testing the region’s tourism recovery momentum.

October 2021 marked a turning point for Caribbean tourism reopening, with Jamaica, Barbados and the DR leading a broad property market revival driven by diaspora and digital nomad demand.

Barbados announces its historic transition to a republic, Caribbean tourism continues its Q3 2021 recovery, and the digital nomad economy reshapes property demand across the islands.

Caribbean vaccination campaigns accelerate through June as travel corridors open for vaccinated visitors, property markets demonstrate resilience, and the Cayman Islands signals a historic reopening for vaccinated travellers.

One year after COVID-19 upended Caribbean tourism and economies, we assess the region’s property market performance: GDP contractions documented, Dominican Republic’s remarkable resilience noted, and property prices holding against all expectations.

One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, we assess the full extent of Caribbean economic contraction, the Dominican Republic’s outperformance, Guyana’s oil-fuelled exception, and a property market that defied predictions with unexpected resilience.

As 2020 draws to a close, the Caribbean confronts the full scale of tourism collapse while property markets show surprising resilience. We review the year’s damage and the vaccine hope on the horizon.

Caribbean destinations remain open as the global coronavirus situation develops in Asia and Europe. Trinidad Carnival 2020 concluded successfully, while tourism officials monitor emerging health concerns.

Caribbean 2020 opens with remarkable confidence — Guyana’s historic first oil celebrated, a record-breaking 2019 tourism year reviewed, housing markets holding firm, and Trinidad’s Carnival season building toward its February crescendo.