Ummandla weCaribbean uyaqhubekeka ukubandezeleka ngenxa yempembelelo eqhwalelayo yokudodobala koqoqosho lwehlabathi.
Olo lwazi lwaluqulethwe kwiBhanki Enkulu yaseBarbados Economic Review, ngoJuni ka-2009.
Ithe: “Abafikeli bexesha elide behlile kuwo onke amazwe ngaphandle kwaseCuba, eJamaica naseCancun, eMexico, njengoko abantu abafikayo kule mimandla benyuke ngeepesenti ezimbini, i-0.2 neepesenti ezi-4.7 ngokulandelelanayo. Ukufika kwexesha elide eGrenada, eAntigua naseBarbuda naseSt. Ngokufanayo, abakhenkethi abafikayo e-Anguilla, eBelize naseSt. eqhutywa kukuhla kweendwendwe ezivela kwiimarike eziphambili, ezizezi, eYurophu naseUnited States.”
Kwakhona kwavezwa ukuba ukusebenza kwamacandelo emveliso kummandla wawuxutywe: "Ixabiso lokwakha elongezelelweyo eJamaica naseBahamas lahlala liphakathi kwikota yokugqibela ye-2008. Nangona kunjalo, eTrinidad naseTobago icandelo laqhubeka lixhamla kumsebenzi oqhubekayo inani leeprojekthi zabucala nezikarhulumente. Ngokubhekiselele kwimveliso yezolimo, ixabiso elongeziweyo kwicandelo lehlile eJamaica, i-OECS kunye neTrinidad naseTobago, ngelixa ukukhula komda kwarekhodwa eGuyana. ”
Olunye uqoqosho olukhulu luye lwehla kakhulu: “Inqanaba lokunyuka kwamaxabiso e-Jamaica naseTrinidad naseTobago lehlile ngekota yokuqala ka-2009. NgoFebruwari 2009, izinga lokunyuka kwamaxabiso e-Jamaica laliyi-0.8 pesenti, xa lithelekiswa ne-1.8 ekhulwini Ixesha elihambelanayo lika-2008 kunye ne-zero yepesenti ngoDisemba ka-2008. Ukonyuka kuzo zonke izintlu ezingaphantsi kwehla phakathi kwe-0.1 yeepesenti kunye ne-1.1 ekhulwini ngaphandle kwezindlu, amanzi, umbane, igesi kunye nezinye izibaso. Ngokufanayo, izinga lokunyuka kwamaxabiso e-Trinidad naseTobago lehla ukusuka kwi-14.5 yeepesenti ekupheleni kukaDisemba ka-2008 ukuya kwi-11.7 yeepesenti ngoJanuwari 2009. Oku kuphumayo kuqhutywe kakhulu kukuhla kwamaxabiso okutya. Nangona kunjalo, uxinzelelo lokunyuka kwamaxabiso luye lwaqina eBahamas, njengoko izinga lokunyuka kwamaxabiso liye laya kwi-4.28 ekhulwini ngoMatshi 2009, xa kuthelekiswa ne-2.63 yeepesenti, kunyaka omnye ngaphambili." (DB)
