December 6, 2022

Prime Minister Mottley: Time To Recommit To Working Together

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley greets President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel, prior to the start of the opening ceremony of the Eighth CARICOM-Cuba Summit at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre, today. (Photo credit: C. Pitt/BGIS) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley is championing the need for regional goverments to recommit to working together as one Caribbean […]

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Summit Could Strengthen CARICOM-Cuba Relations

Chair of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM, President of the Republic of Suriname, Chandrikapersad Santokhi, addressing the opening ceremony of the Eighth CARICOM-Cuba Summit, today. (Photo credit: C. Pitt/BGIS) Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr. Carla Barnett, is optimistic that the Eighth CARICOM-Cuba Summit could result in a further strengthening of

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Barbados & Cuba Joint Initiative To Prevent Amputations

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel, shake hands following their wide-ranging discussions at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre, yesterday. (Photo credit: T. Barker/BGIS) Barbados stands to benefit from Cuban expertise in the treatment of diabetes.  This development comes following extensive discussions on a range of issues between Prime Minister Mia

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Barbados & Cuba Discuss Possible Areas Of Cooperation

Chief Executive Officer of Export Barbados, Mark Hill and President of BioCubaFarma, Dr. Eduardo Martínez Díaz, shake hands following the signing of a MOU on Biotechnology Cooperation between the Government of Barbados and the Government of the Republic of Cuba yesterday. (Photo credit: T. Barker/BGIS) Areas of future cooperation were the focus of discussion during

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Cuban President Diaz-Canel Is In Barbados

Visiting President of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, inspects the front line of the Guard of Honour on his arrival at the Grantley Adams International Airport, today. President Díaz-Canel is in Barbados for an official two-day visit. (Photo credit: C. Pitt/BGIS) President of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel arrived in Barbados, this afternoon, at 1:35 p.m. for an official two-day

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Ambassador Wilson Presents Credentials To WTO Director

Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other International Organisations in Geneva, Matthew Wilson, presents Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other International Organisations in Geneva, Matthew Wilson, presented his credentials on Thursday, December 1, to the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. During his discussions with

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Barbados’ Statement At First Permanent Forum Of People Of African Descent

Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other International Organisations in Geneva, Matthew Wilson delivering the statement today. (GP) On behalf of the Government of Barbados, in its role as Chair of the CARICOM Prime Ministerial Subcommittee on Reparations for Native Genocide and Slavery, we welcome the establishment of the Permanent Forum of

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