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Protocols impeding region’s recovery - Barbados Today

More than 70 per cent of small and medium-sized tourism operations in the Caribbean are poised to recover from the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new survey has revealed. This comes as travel experts in some of Barbados’ key source markets report a continued high demand for travel, but warned that COVID-19 protocols […]

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Highlights from COVID-19 Press conference - Barbados Today
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