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Dancers from the Haynesville Youth Club teach their Panamanian counterparts from Fundación Mamá Ari Coraza some Bajan dance moves during the cultural exchange workshop on September 4. (Photo courtesy Embassy of Barbados in the Republic of Panama) The roots, rhythms and vibes of Barbados spread across Panama recently as the Embassy of Barbados and the Barbados Tourism Marketing […]

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Barbados to the United Nations, WTO, and other International Organizations in Geneva, Matthew Wilson, WTO Director-General: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and South African Ambassador Mzukisi Qobo, with members of the Stop Funding Overfishing Coalition. (Photo courtesy MFAFT) Barbados welcomes the World Trade Organization (WTO)’s Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, which was entered into

BTMI’s Business Development Officers, Ashleigh Phillips (left) and Salomon Quijada (right), with Barbados’ Ambassador to Panama, Her Excellency Amanda Martinez, in front of the recently unveiled billboard in Colón, Panama. (Photo courtesy BTMI) Barbados is Calling — that’s the title of the new billboard campaign unveiled this past Saturday in Colón, during a cultural celebration hosted

The Government of Barbados condemns the recent Israeli strikes on Qatar and expresses its solidarity with the Government and people of Qatar. Violations of a country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, wherever and whenever they occur, are a breach of international law and the mutually agreed norms that have supported the stability of the international states’

Ambassador Rafael Dausá Céspedes of the Latin American and Caribbean Department of Cuba’s Ministry of External Affairs, with Dean of the African Corps, Ambassador Rosalie Kama Niamayoua, and Deputy Dean of the CARICOM Caucus, Ambassador Ellsworth John. (Photo courtesy MFAFT) Barbados joined other accredited African and CARICOM diplomatic corps resident in Cuba to commemorate Africa-CARICOM

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Kerrie Symmonds, along with members of the resident diplomatic and honorary consular corps, and key partners of Caribbean and international organisations based in Barbados, at the Oceana Innovation Hub during the Ol’ Bajan Bus Excursion. (C. Pitt/BGIS) Strengthening ties with the diplomatic community remains central to Barbados’ development

Chinese Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Barbados, Zheng Bingkai, presenting Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Kerrie Symmonds, with a gift during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s Culloden Road office. (C. Pitt/BGIS) The new Chinese Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Barbados, Zheng Bingkai, has expressed an interest in deepening and fostering a more

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

 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

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.