Caribbean economies are still reeling from the catastrophic hurricanes that hit the region in 2017.
Reconstruction costs after similarly devastating events of the past surpassed the gross domestic product of some of the affected economies, according to the World Bank. Lost tourism revenues also weigh heavily on these countries: the World Travel and Tourism Council estimates them at $741m for 2017, a figure that would have supported 11,000 jobs in the sector, as reported by the Economist Intelligence Unit.
