March 2025

Ambassador Matthew Wilson (front row, centre) poses with participants of the WTO’s eight-week Advanced Trade Policy (ATP) Course, in Geneva, Switzerland. Acting Senior Economist in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Len-Jamal Craigg (back row, second from right), represented Barbados on the course. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade.) The World Trade […]

Family photo of CARICOM Foreign Ministers and Heads of Delegation at Aztec Gardens, OAS Headquarters (Credit: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade) INTRODUCTION Mr. President,Foreign Ministers,Heads of Delegations,Secretary General AlmagroAssistant Secretary General Nestor MendesPermanent and Interim RepresentativesPermanent Observers My delegation is honoured to be present among the family of the Americas on this most

Diplomats and guests from across the United Nations, Consular and Caribbean community view the Shirley Chisholm exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York. (GP) Shirley Chisholm took centre stage this week at an event in New York hosted by Barbados’ Mission to the United Nations and organised in collaboration with the Consulate-General

Finalists in the ‘Diplomat for a Day’ initiative pose with Speaker of the House of Assembly, Barbados, Arthur Holder (fourth from right), and Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada, Greg Fergus (fourth from left), following their roundtable discussions at Parliament, today. (J. Bishop/BGIS) Finalists in the initiative ‘Diplomat for a Day’ (DFAD) were

The six finalists in the ‘Diplomat for a Day’ initiative pose for a photograph with acting Head of Mission from UN Women, Isiuwa Iyahen; Canada’s High Commissioner to Barbados, Brenda Wills; Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade’s Director General, Donna Forde; and acting High Commissioner for the UK, Charley Williams. (T. Barker/BGIS) Six finalists

India’s Minister of State for External Affairs and Textiles, Shri Pabitra Margherita. displays the Honorary Freedom of Barbados Award which he received on behalf of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, during a ceremony at State House, yesterday. He is joined by (left to right) Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Kerrie Symmonds; President of

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley (right) greets India’s Minister of State in External Affairs and Textiles, Shri Pabitra Margherita at their courtesy call at Parliament yesterday. Also pictured are India’s High Commissioner to Barbados, Shri Subhash Prasad Gupta, (left) and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Kerrie Symmonds. (C. Pitt/BGIS) Matters pertaining to Barbados’