This document presents a synthesis of the main findings and lessons learned from evaluations completed in 2025 and published in early 2026, as well as from Project Completion Validation Reviews (PCVRs) conducted between 2023 and 2025. Together, these sources provide a consolidated view of the evidence emerging from the Caribbean Development Bank's recent evaluation portfolio.The evaluations and PCVRs offer important insights into what is working well, where challenges persist, and what lessons can be drawn to strengthen future programming. They provide evidence for the Bank, its Borrowing Member Countries (BMCs), and the Board of Directors to inform decision-making, enhance development effectiveness, and strengthen the design and implementation of future interventions.
Expansion of the Grantley Adams International Airport - Barbados (2013)
Transportation
Project Completion Validation Report
Complete
Barbados
Summary
Over the period 1980-1997, aircraft movements and passenger traffic at Grantley Adams International Airport (GAIA) grew at an average annual rate of 2.8 per cent (%) and 1.4%, respectively. The existing airport facilities were originally designed to facilitate up to 2.2 million (mn) enplaning/deplaning passengers annually with a peak hour handling capacity of 1,200 persons. In 1993, due to the size of aircrafts utilized, GAIA had begun to experience peak hour loads of over 1,300 persons. In addition, serious structural deficiencies/distress (extensive cracking and deformation) were identified in the wearing surface runway and main taxiway.
