Bridgetown - Oct. 14, 2011 - Recovery in much of the Caribbean, including Barbados remains weak. This is the view of David Vegara, Deputy Director, Western Hemisphere Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). He also outlined that while prospects are better for mineral-rich countries, with Suriname and Guyana benefiting from record gold prices, expansion in tourism-based economies such as Barbados are expected to see a lower growth rate than previously projected.