Caribbean vaccine rollout

April 2021 sees Caribbean vaccination campaigns gaining pace, airlines announcing new routes, and property markets showing stronger demand signals. Diaspora buyers and international remote workers are reshaping Caribbean real estate as the recovery pathway becomes clearer.

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.

Caribbean nations launch their first COVID-19 vaccination campaigns in February 2021, as Trinidad Carnival is cancelled for a second consecutive year. We examine vaccine rollout progress, tourism restart plans and what the Dominican Republic’s continued openness reveals about regional recovery.

As 2021 opens with new COVID variants and continuing border restrictions, Caribbean property markets display remarkable resilience driven by diaspora buyers and the Barbados Welcome Stamp phenomenon. We assess the year ahead.

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.