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Prime Minister Mottley Among Honourees For Zayed Award For Human Fraternity

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley. (FP) The Zayed Award for Human Fraternity today announced its 2025 honorees: Prime Minister of Barbados and climate change champion The Honorable Mia Amor Mottley, SC, MP, humanitarian organization World Central Kitchen founded by Chef José Andrés, and 15-year-old health innovator Heman Bekele – the award’s first youth honoree. The award, […]

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Minister Symmonds Welcomes Guyana’s New Consul General

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Kerrie Symmonds, presents a welcome gift to Guyana’s new Consul General to Barbados, Harry Gill, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, today. (S. Forde-Craigg/BGIS) The Cooperative Republic of Guyana has a new Consul General to Barbados. He is Harry Gill.  Minister of Foreign Affairs and

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Barbados Ratifies WTO Fisheries Subsidies Agreement

Barbados’ Ambassador to the United Nations, the World Trade Organization (WTO) and other international organisations, Matthew Wilson presents the instrument of ratification for the WTO Fisheries Subsidies Agreement, to WTO Director General, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, today. (Credit: World Trade Organization) Barbados has formally submitted its instrument of ratification accepting the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Fisheries

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Diplomatic Corps Vital To Development Of Barbados

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Kerry Symmonds (right), chatting with UN Resident Coordinator for Barbados and Eastern Caribbean, Didier Trebucq, at a recent engagement with members of the Diplomatic and Consular Corps and heads of international organisations based in Barbados. (C. Pitt/BGIS) Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Kerry Symmonds, believes building

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Barbados Appoints Non-Resident High Commissioner to Guyana

His Excellency President Dr Irfaan Ali accepted the Letters of Credence from the Non-Resident High Commissioner of Barbados, H.E. David Comissiong on Wednesday, November 1, 2023 at State House, in Georgetown. During brief remarks, following the accreditation, President Ali commented on further building on the bilateral foundation already established with Barbados. He noted that Guyana

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Barbados And Mexico To Create Framework For Agriculture Agreement

Barbados and Mexico established diplomatic relations in 1972. (Stock Photo)  Author: Fabian Belgrave/BGIS Barbados and Mexico will soon develop a framework for an agriculture agreement. This was disclosed during a recent courtesy call between Minister of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Security, Indar Weir, and Ambassador of Mexico to Barbados, Víctor Hugo Morales Meléndez, at the

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Regional Maritime Security On The Agenda

Senior Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, The Most Honourable Jerome Walcott (middle) flanked by left to right: Mr. Callixtus Joseph (CARICOM IMPACS), Ms. Josefina Otero (UNODC), Lt. Col Michael Jones (Executive Director, CARICOM IMPACS), Senior Foreign Service Officers Mrs. Sandra Gittens and Mr. Tyronne Brathwaite and Foreign Service Officer Ms. Janaé

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Mexico And Barbados To Explore Other Areas Of Cooperation

Acting Prime Minister Santia Bradshaw, recently met with Ambassador of Mexico to Barbados Victor Hugo Morales Meléndez (Photo credit: C. Pitt/BGIS) Author: Julie Carrington/BGIS As Barbados gears up to observe 50 years of diplomatic ties with Mexico, Acting Prime Minister, Santia Bradshaw, is expressing renewed optimism in new areas of cooperation that can be pursued

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Barbados And Mexico Seeking To Strengthen Bilateral Ties

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Dr. The Most Honourable, Jerome Walcott, in discussion with Ambassador of Mexico to Barbados, Victor Hugo Morales Meléndez, during a recent courtesy call at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Culloden Road, St. Michael. (Photo credit: A. Hinds/BGIS) Author: Joyanne Kelly Barbados and Mexico are

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