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Although Barbados has had strong ties with the UK since the first European settlement, the UK is tied increasingly with the European Union for trade. This has prompted Barbados and other former nations of the British West Indies nations to seek new markets for trade expansion within the Americas. As such the trade, financial, and cultural ...
The High Commission of Barbados in London is the diplomatic mission of Barbados in the United Kingdom. [1] Among the initial diplomatic missions to be established by Barbados after the attainment of independence from Britain, the office was initially located at 28 Cockspur Street where it shared a joint mission with Guyana (formerly British Guiana).
The High Commission in Barbados also covers several other Commonwealth countries in the Eastern Caribbean: Antigua and Barbuda (since June 2008); The Commonwealth of Dominica; Grenada (since 2006); The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis (passed from Antigua to Barbados in June 2008); Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (since 2007).
Barbados established diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom on 30 November 1966. Barbados maintains a high commission in London. United Kingdom is accredited to Barbados through its high commission in Bridgetown. [69] The UK governed Barbados from 1625 to 1966, when Barbados achieved full independence.
The Barbados Independence Act 1966 (c. 37) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that granted independence to Barbados with effect from 30 November 1966. The Act also provided for the granting of a new constitution to take effect upon independence, which was done by the Barbados Independence Order 1966 .
He also said that by 2015, the UK would have opened up to eleven new embassies and eight new Consulates or Trade Offices. [3] In 2013, a UK government office was established in Seattle . [ 4 ] In 2014, all services at the former UK Consulate in Orlando were transferred to the nearby UK Consulate-General in Miami . [ 5 ]
The UK created the largest continuous marine protected areas in the world, the Chagos Marine Protected Area, and announced in 2015 funding to establish a new, larger, reserve around the Pitcairn Islands. [117] [118] [119] In January 2016, the UK government announced the intention to create a marine protected area around Ascension Island. The ...
Milton Inniss, [1] FRICS, has been the High Commissioner of Barbados in London [2] since October 2018. [3] Inniss was educated at the University of Reading. He worked in the construction industry for 34 years. [4] In August 2018, the Government of Barbados identified him as a potential diplomat. [5]