Barbados has signed the protocol to become a member of the Advisory Centre on the WTO Law (ACWL). The ACWL is based in Geneva, Switzerland, and advises its developing country Members and least-developed countries on all issues relating to World Trade Organization (WTO) law. It provides free legal advice and training on WTO law and […]
Staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Barbados’ diplomatic Missions around the globe taking part in the session with Distinguished Professor at the University of Alberta, Canada, Professor Andy Knight. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade) Barbados is using the expertise of members of the country’s diaspora to chart a
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(l-r) Rhianna Smith, Ambassador Dr. Sharon Marshall, UNESCO Director Anne Lemaistre, Stacia Martindale and Kodi Husbands Despite experiencing the island-wide blackout which affected Cuba from Friday, 18 October, three Barbadians have been able to benefit from the training courses in which they have been participating in Havana. The three – Stacia Martindale, Rhianna Smith and
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade wishes to advise that all Barbadian nationals travelling to Kenya are required to obtain an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) prior to travel. This new requirement results from policy changes which took effect this yearwhereby holders of Ordinary Barbados Passports have to obtain an ETA at least 72
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade wishes to advise that the United Kingdom is introducing an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme globally. Nationals of Barbados will therefore be required to apply for the UK ETA online or via the UK ETA app with effect from November 27, 2024 for travel to the UK
Barbados’ candidate for membership to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), Professor Emerita the Most Honourable V. Eudine Barriteau, was elected on 7 June 2024 in a vote at the United Nations (UN) in New York. Professor Barriteau is a former principal of the Cave Hill Campus of the
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On Thursday, December 14, 2023, in Argyle, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, His Excellency Irfaan Ali, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana and His Excellency Nicolas Maduro, President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela held discussions on matters consequential to the territory in dispute between their two countries. These discussions were facilitated by the
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Senior Government Officials with responsibility for fisheries management in Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago met virtually on November 2, 2023 to discuss in detail matters related to the Eastern Caribbean flying fish stock. At the invitation of both countries, the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), an organisation tasked, inter alia, with the promotion of the
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Senior Minister responsible for the Productive Sector, Hon. Kerrie D. Symmonds has announced that Barbados will provide support to the proposed United Nations Security Council-authorised multinational security force for Haiti. The support will come in the form of security personnel despatched in coordination with the Regional Security
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Official Photo of the Crochet Workshop hosted by the Embassy of Barbados in the Republic of Panama and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Panama. (Credit: Embassy of Barbados in the Republic of Panama) The Embassy of Barbados in Panama City and the Ministry of Culture, Panama collaborated to host an informative and
