Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, September 27, 2024.The tourism and travel industry has been the dominant sector of the Caribbean economy for decades, and a driver of economic growth and development.1Notwithstanding, the Caribbean Region has witnessed first-hand the detrimental and far-reaching consequences of infectious disease outbreaks, as demonstrated by COVID-19 with its stringent ‘lock-down’ measures that severely impacted the livelihoods of our Caribbean people. Other...