Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados

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Address by the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade at Europe Day 2026
Ambassador Martinez Presents Credentials In Costa Rica
Barbados Welcomes Outcomes of the X CELAC Summit and CELAC–Africa Forum
Barbados’ Permanent Representative to the International Maritime Organization Presents Credentials to IMO Secretary-General
Barbados and Liberia Sign Historic Visa Waiver Agreement to Deepen Strategic Partnership
Ambassador Dr. Sharon Marshall Ends Assignment in Cuba

Meet the Minister

Senator The Honourable Christopher Peter Sinckler

Senior Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade

Notice

Statement From the Hon. Kerrie D. Symmonds, M.P., Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade

Bridgetown Initiative in 2025

Vacancy

Consultant – Inter-Governmental Affairs and Coordination at the Secretariat of the Association of Caribbean States

The deadline for submissions of applications is December 17, 2025.

Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships

2026/2027

Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships (QECS) provide a unique opportunity to study a two-year Master’s degree at leading universities in low and middle-income Commonwealth countries. No other international programme gives students the opportunity to study in as many locations across the Commonwealth.

Barbados’ Statement at the Fourteenth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization

FAQs On Enhanced Cooperation In Movement Of CARICOM Nationals

Barbados online entry VISA application

Diplomatic World 77:

Summer 2025 Quarterly Edition

Interlinking Politics, Diplomacy, Business & Finance, Economic Policy, Cultural Diplomacy & Health

The Honourable Kerrie D. Symmonds, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade

View Article on pages: 30 to 35

Has launched its new website!

Climate Vulnerable Forum of the Vulnerable Twenty Group (CVF-V20) monthly newsletters

General Guidelines for the OACPS@50 Logo Design Competition

A Tribute to the Women of the Barbados Foreign Service

Barbados Network Programme

One of the hallmark initiatives of the Consular Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade is the Barbados Network Programme, formerly referred to as the Returning National Programme.

Some countries require Barbadians travelling to them to first acquire a visa. Likewise, Barbados requires nationals of some countries travelling here to

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