Like all other countries, Barbados, a Caribbean island nation in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, started its journey into the unknown.

In October 2018, after struggling under the burden of debt, Barbados entered into an arrangement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Under its Extend Fund Facility (EFF), the IMF and the Barbados Government developed an agreement called the Barbados Economic Recovery Transformation (BERT) plan.

You know what they say about the best-laid plans. COVID-19 put Barbados on a different course.