Op-Ed: Is the Lure of the Beach Enough?

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Op-Ed: Is the Lure of the Beach Enough?

The pandemic has proved conclusively that without tourism much of the Caribbean economy is unviable. Echoing a recent Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) report, David Jessop asks whether the basic product of sun, sea and sand is sustainable?

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