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In her address at the 9th Global Leaders Group Meeting on AMR, in Sigtunahöjden, Sweden, Inger Andersen, Chief of UNEP stresses urgent action, highlighting environmental focus and financing for sustainable solutions. She calls for inclusive multilateralism and bold commitments, prioritizing the Global South and environmental concerns for implementation at the upcoming 4th Ministerial Conference.
March 17, 2021 Former Barbados High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Reverend Guy Hewitt is questioning Government’s rationale for a number of recent diplomatic postings, given the global COVID-19 pandemic and the country’s present dire economic situation. Though complimenting the administration for establishing a long-overdue foreign mission on the African continent, he charged in an interview with Barbados TODAY that it was repeating the mistake of past administrations by not first presenting a foreign policy statement to Barbadians that explained the rationale for the miss...
Barbados to open new diplomatic offices in Kenya, Ghana and UAE Article by March 13, 2021 Barbados will open new diplomatic offices in Kenya, Ghana and United Arab Emirates, while at the same time extending its diplomatic mission in Asia. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and Chair of the Cabinet Sub-Committee on COVID-19 Senator Dr Jerome Walcott, today announced that former Member of Parliament Gline Clarke will assume the position of High Commissioner to Canada, while businessman Alexander McDonald will take up the post as High Commissioner to the Republic o...
Social Share Barbados is spreading its diplomatic reach to Africa and the Middle East and deeper into Asia and Europe. Yesterday Minister of Foreign Affairs Senator Jerome Walcott listed five envoys and the posts of commercial and cultural officer and diaspora relations officer to be stationed in the missions. Alex McDonald will be the High Commissioner to Kenya and permanent representative to the United Nations Office at Nairobi; Hallam Henry will be posted in China; Gabriel Abed to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Francois Jackman will now be ambassador and permanent representative to ...
Article by Social Share Barbados will soon have a dedicated health communications team to better inform the country about all matters related to the spread and treatment of COVID-19. The team is being set up to ease some of the pressure off Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, Minister of Health Jeffrey Bostic, chairman of the Cabinet COVID-19 Sub-committee Senator Dr Jerome Walcott, and public health officials. Ambassador to the United Nations (UN), former minister of health Liz Thompson, is being brought back to the island to be part of the team, along with president of the Barbados Assoc...