Barbadian Minister of Tourism ponders the multi-destination with Cuba.
The Minister of Tourism and International Transportation of Barbados, Kerrie Symmonds, received Cuban Ambassador Francisco Fernández to discuss the possibilities of bilateral cooperation with Cuba in multi-destination tourism, based on the projections contained in the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the national authorities of that branch of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Cuba during the last bilateral Summit Meeting of Heads of Government held in Antigua and Barbuda in December 2017.
Barbadian Minister of the Blue Economy explores cooperation with Cuba
Minister of Maritime Affairs and Blue Economy Barbadian, Kirk Humphrey, received the Cuban Ambassador, Francisco Fernandez, to whom he brought a general overview on the priorities of this new ministry created after the electoral victory by the Barbados Labor Party last May, led by its prime minister, Mia Mottley. This ministry aims to enhance the economic and social benefits of the fishing industry, port activity and resources from adequate exploitation of the Caribbean Sea, including ocean energy.
Barbados at the Sao Paulo Forum in Havana that paid tribute to Fidel Castro
Veteran political and social activist Robert "Bobby" Clarke, founding leader of the People's Empowerment Party, represented Barbados at the 23rd Sao Paulo Forum Meeting held in Cuba from July 15 to 17, 2018, attended by more than 400 delegates of progressive political and social forces of dozens of nations from all continents to discuss strategies against the aggressive neoliberal campaign of the right-wing forces of the region, sponsored by the imperialist center of power, and in this sense, a plan of action was approved with a view to strengthening regional coordination and integration; t
Minister of Culture and Sports to promote a broader cooperation with Cuba
The Minister of Culture and Sports of Barbados, John King, met with the Cuban ambassador, Francisco Fernández, to review the bilateral agenda and explore new possibilities to expand Cuban cooperation in both spheres of his administration. In this regard, the Minister acknowledged the results of the Cuban sports-cultural mission that works in his country and expressed his aspiration to take this collaboration to higher levels through the exchange in various disciplines.
Panafricanists pay tribute to the new Barbadian Ambassador to CARICOM.
The Cuban and Venezuelan diplomatic missions were invited to join the tribute that Pan-African solidarity organizations rendered to the lawyer friend David Comissiong, President of the Clement Payne Movement and Coordinator of the Caribbean Chapter of the International Network in Defense of Humanity, for his appointment as the new Ambassador of Barbados to CARICOM, in a simple but moving ceremony in which numerous political and social activists expressed their recognition and conveyed their confidence that they will be able to represent the genuine interests of the Barbadian and Caribbean p