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Saint Barnabas Accord for Cooperation signed!

President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali and Prime Minister of Barbados, the Honourable Mia Amor Mottley, sign the Saint Barnabas Accord. (Photo credit: PMO Barbados) Author: CMS Editor President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali and Prime Minister of Barbados, the Honourable Mia […]

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Barbados Signs New Cooperation Agreements With Guyana & Suriname

President of Suriname and the incoming Chairman of CARICOM, Chandrikapersad Santokhi greets Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Amor Mottley, following the signing of the cooperation agreement between the two nations. (Photo credit: PMO Barbados) Author: Government of Barbados Within the past 24 hours, Barbados signed new agreements with two of its CARICOM neighbours, providing for enhanced

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Strategic Dialogue and Cooperation Platform established!

Foreign Ministers of the Republic of Suriname and Barbados, His Excellency Albert Ramchand Ramdin and the Most Honourable Dr. Jerome Walcott, on Monday, sign the Formation Agreement for the Strategic Dialogue and Cooperation Platform as the President of the Republic of Suriname, His Excellency Chandrikapersad “Chan” Santokhi and the Prime Minister of Barbados, Honourable Mia Amor

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Talks Held Between Barbados And China In The Margins Of CARICOM Heads Meeting

Senior Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, the Most Hon. Jerome Walcott and Mr. Cai Wei, Director General of Latin American and Caribbean Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China (Photo credit: Government of Barbados) Author: Government of Barbados On 4 July 2022, Senior Minister and

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Pharmaceutical Equity For Caribbean & Beyond

Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley and Executive Chairman of kENUP Foundation, Kolm Heller at Ilaro Court following their discussions. (GP) Author: Julie Carrington/BGIS Ways in which the Caribbean can contribute to pharmaceutical equity in the southern hemisphere were among the areas discussed when Executive Chairman of kENUP Foundation, Kolm Heller, held talks with Prime Minister

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43rd CARICOM Heads Of Government Meeting July 3-5 

CARICOM flag waving in the wind. (Photo credit: CARICOM Secretariat) Author: Sheena Forde-Craigg/BGIS The 43rd Regular Meeting of the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) Conference of Heads of Government will be held in Paramaribo, Suriname, from Sunday, July 3, to Tuesday, July 5. During the summit, the Heads of Government will examine agenda items such as Advancing the CARICOM

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Deepening 55 Years Of Diplomatic Ties With Japan

Flag of Japan Author: Sheena Forde-Craigg/BGIS Barbados and Japan continue to deepen their almost 55 years of diplomatic relations. During a welcome dinner, hosted last evening by the new Japanese Ambassador to Barbados, Kayoko Fukushima, Minister of State in Foreign Trade and Business, Sandra Husbands, noted that the relationship between the two countries was a

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CARICOM Diplomatic Mission Opens I n Nairobi, Kenya

(From left) Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Raychelle Omamo; Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Dr. The Most Honourable Jerome Walcott; and Kenya Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Energy, Mining and Petroleum, Ambassador Dr. Monica Juma, officially open the CARICOM diplomatic mission in Nairobi, Kenya, as Barbados High Commissioner to

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Discussions On Resilience & Sustainability Trust

Panel discussion on Building Resilience and Sustainability in the Caribbean. (Credit: PMO Barbados) Author: Sharon Austin/BGIS Government will make a decision in the coming weeks on whether it will tap into the International Monetary Fund’s recently established Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST). Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley reiterated this message on Friday as she participated in

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Barbados & Japan Seeking To Develop Closer Ties

Japan’s Ambassador, Kayoko Fukushima presents a gift to Minister of State for Foreign Trade and Business, Sandra Husbands, at their courtesy call today. (Photo credit: S. Forde-Craigg/BGIS) Author: Sheena Forde-Craigg/BGIS Climate vulnerability and technical cooperation in the area of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) were two areas discussed today when Minister of State for Foreign Trade

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