Last week we reported that more than 6 000 English cricket fans were set to descend upon Barbados within the next three months.Our story stated that between 500 and 1 000 members of the Barmy Army are currently on the island for the five-match Betway T20 International Series between the West Indies and England, with a further 5 000 expected for the three-match Test series which kicks off in March, when Barbados will host the second Test match at Kensington Oval from March 16-20.We welcome all visitors to our beautiful island, and while world travel presents certain concerns and challenges due to the global COVID-19 pandemic many Caribbean countries, like us, need the foreign exchange.When 6 000 tourists come to this island, large, medium size and small businesses benefit in a tremendous way. From large to small hotels, taxi operators, rental car companies, restaurants – thousands stand to benefit, which means our economy is making some movement, unlike this time last year when we were on lockdown.
