August 2025

Be Wary Of Unofficially Shared Visa Information

Travellers Urged to Use Only Official Government and Tourism Authority Sites The Barbados Immigration Department wishes to inform the public about what appears to be a false AI-generated video currently being circulated online. This video contains misleading and inaccurate information regarding Barbados’ immigration visa policies and the Barbados Welcome Stamp programme. The Department categorically states […]

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EU Ambassador Reflects On Tenure In The Region

 Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley with outgoing Head of Delegation of the European Union to Barbados, Malgorzata Wasilewska, during a recent farewell call at Ilaro Court. (C. Pitt/BGIS) Outgoing Head of Delegation of the European Union to Barbados, Malgorzata Wasilewska, has ended her tenure in the region satisfied that the relationship between Barbados and that

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Barbados And Cuba Explore Deeper Bilateral Relations

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley met with Cuba’s Vice Minister for Culture, Lizette Martínez Luzardo, at Ilaro Court. (C. Pitt/BGIS) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has reiterated her intention to deepen Barbados’ relationship with Cuba, while expressing her deep appreciation for that country’s assistance in several areas over the years, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Ambassador Wilson Awarded By Black Diplomacy Global Summit

Ambassador Matthew Wilson (second from right), Barbados’ Ambassador to CARICOM, David Commisiong (fourth from left) and Director General of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Donna Forde (fourth from right), with Executive Director and Founder of Developing Young Leaders of Tomorrow Today (DYLOTT), Candies Kotchapaw (third from left), and the executive management of DYLOTT. (S. Forde-Craigg/BGIS)

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Barbados Delegation Discuss Road Project At The World Heritage Committee In Paris

(L-R) Deputy Chair of the Barbados World Heritage Committee and Chair of Barbados National Commission, Alissandra Cummins; Programme Manager for the ROAD project, Chereda Grannum; Head of the delegation and Chair of the Barbados World Heritage Committee, Steve Devonish; Focal Point for the 1972 World Heritage Convention and Focal Point for Historic Bridgetown and its

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Mottley Holds Talks With Leaders Of Colombia And Guinea-Bissau

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and Vice President of Colombia, Francia Márquez, pledged to explore enhanced cooperation in several areas, including healthcare and student and cultural exchange programmes. (C. Pitt/BGIS) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley recently held bilateral discussions with senior officials from Colombia and Guinea-Bissau, aimed at further expanding Barbados’ diplomatic footprint. In the

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Historic Opening Of Panama’s Embassy In Barbados

(L-R) Barbados’ Ambassador to Panama, Amanda Martinez; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Foreign Trade, Kerrie Symmonds; Acting President The Very Reverend Dr. Jeffrey Gibson and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Panama, Javier Martínez-Acha, cut the ribbon signalling the official opening of the Embassy’s Office at Aastra House, St. Matthias Gap, Hastings, Christ

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Barbados And Panama Discuss Areas Of Cooperation

Panama’s Minister of Foreign Relations, Javier Martínez-Acha, and Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, during a courtesy call at Ilaro Court, yesterday. (C. Pitt/BGIS) There is keen interest between Panama and Barbados to cooperate in several areas, including climate change and increasing tourism arrivals between the two countries. This was conveyed yesterday in discussions between Panama’s

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Ambassador Marshall Participates In Baraguá’s August 1st Celebrations

Barbados’ Ambassador to Cuba, Dr. Sharon Marshall, flanked by Barbadian descendants Hiram Went and Carlotta Griffith Blackman. (GP) Barbados’ Ambassador to Cuba, Dr. Sharon Marshall, was the guest of honour at the 108th edition of the First of August (Emancipation Day) celebrations by the West Indian descendant community in the municipality of Baraguá. Dr. Marshall and

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