Barbados High Commission at London, U.K.

16/10/2026

Pleased to have attended Belize’s 45th Anniversary of Independence celebrations in the United Kingdom hosted by Her Excellency High Commissioner Cherie Nisbet. 🇧🇿🇧🇧

Barbados and Belize, which attained Independence from the United Kingdom on 21st September, 1981, maintain close diplomatic and economic relations within CARICOM having established official relations in 1981. The two nations collaborate on ocean governance, marine resource protection and cooperate on numerous matters including renewable energy, agriculture, tourism, trade and Spanish language education.✨👏🏽👏🏽

One year ago this month, the two countries together with Dominica and St. Vincent and the Grenadines established a full freedom of movement regime within the CARICOM association.🌿🌎

High Commissioner Edmund G. Hinkson,S.C.

16/10/2026

14/10/2026

Pleased to have signed the Condolence Book at the Trinidad and Tobago High Commission in the United Kingdom as a mark of respect for the late Grenadian born Trinidadian Slinger Francisco, ORTT, CM, HBM, OBE, OCC, who as The Mighty Sparrow was undoubtedly the greatest Calypsonian the world has ever known. 💐🌿🕊️

High Commissioner Edmund G. Hinkson,S.C.

13/10/2026

Delighted to have been present at the session at Chatham House on 8th October, 2026 hosted on behalf of the new Welsh First Minister the Right Honourable Rhun ap Iorwerth MS to provide him with an opportunity for him to dialogue with Heads of Missions in the United Kingdom on opportunities for closer cooperation and collaboration between our nations and his government.💫🫱🏼‍🫲🏽💫

He spoke of his administration’s policy to ensure that all young people experience travel to other countries to provide them with a better understanding of other people, their cultures and way of life, a similar policy to that of our government.👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

The Welsh Government is responsible for developing and delivering policy, legislation and public services, including health and social care, education and training, economic development, culture, sports, environment and agriculture in devolved areas. 🌳🧑‍🌾🏢

I look forward to visiting the Welsh capital city Cardiff in the foreseeable future and meeting with the First Minister and his team to explore possible avenues of mutual benefit for Barbados and Wales. 🇧🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

High Commissioner Edmund G. Hinkson,S.C.

12/10/2026

A pleasure to have met up with Baroness Patricia Scotland, PC,KC, the 6th Commonwealth Secretary-General and the first female to hold that post, at the 64th Anniversary Celebrations of Independence of Uganda, hosted by High Commissioner Her Excellency Numisha Madhvani. 💫🇺🇬🫱🏼‍🫲🏽

Barbados and Uganda, which achieved Independence from 68 years of British colonialism on 9th October, 1962, maintain cordial diplomatic relations, mainly through our shared membership in international and multilateral institutions such as the Commonwealth Secretariat, the United Nations and the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States. 🌎🌎🌎

Within recent times, the two nations have increased their cooperation consequent on CARICOM, led by Barbados, pursuing closer association with African Union states on issues such as sustainable development and financing, climate resilience, reforming the international economic order and the structural imbalance of global international institutions, international debt restructuring and post-colonial legacy.✨👏🏽👏🏽

High Commissioner Edmund G. Hinkson,S.C.

09/10/2026

Grateful to have attended the Balham & Tooting Community & Sports Club Fundraising Gala on 3rd October, 2026.💫💫

This incorporated organisation was established in 1970 by Windrush generation Caribbean individuals to bring those residing in South -West London together for community and social activities, recreation, mutual support and belonging.✨🫱🏼‍🫲🏽🫱🏼‍🫲🏽

As we celebrate Black History Month in the United Kingdom and in the presence of Deputy Major of Wandsworth Councillor Kirsten Botting in addition to a full room of individuals with Caribbean roots, I used the opportunity to speak about CARICOM as well as the imminent citizenship legislative expansion and free tertiary education in Barbados.🇧🇧🌎

I also addressed the invaluable role which West Indians have played in helping build back the United Kingdom after World War Two as well as the need for members of our Diaspora to maintain links with their countries of ancestry and to be united with each other both here in the UK and at home.🇧🇧🇬🇧

High Commissioner Edmund G. Hinkson,S.C.

05/10/2026

Honoured to have attended the 66th Independence Anniversary celebrations of Nigeria in the United Kingdom last week, hosted by His Excellency High Commissioner Amin Dalhatu.🇧🇧🇳🇬

Nigeria achieved Independence from British colonialism on 1st October, 1960, the year which is memorialised as “The Year of Africa” with 17 countries on that continent becoming nations gaining independence from European countries.✨👏🏽👏🏽

We look forward to the furthering of our bilateral relationship with Nigeria, as Barbados draws closer to our African diaspora in many aspects of policy initiatives.💫🫱🏼‍🫲🏽🫱🏼‍🫲🏽

High Commissioner Edmund G. Hinkson,S.C.

05/10/2026

It was a pleasure meeting, together with First Secretary Miss. Deniece Sandiford, with the Commonwealth Secretariat’s Deputy Secretary General for Programmes, Ambassador Tanmaya Lal, on 24th September, 2026. 🫱🏼‍🫲🏽

We discussed the Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation as a mechanism for multilateral technical assistance for Barbados and other CARICOM nations, as well as the need for ensuring that more equitable distribution of assistance is granted as a matter of priority to small island developing states regionally by international organisations. 🌎

We furthermore dialogued on tertiary educational and training opportunities for Barbadians through Commonwealth-related scholarships, partnerships with specialist institutions to expand assistance for Barbados and other CARICOM countries in healthcare and climate resilience, the promotion of our indigenous sport of road tennis, and the advancement of people with disabilities in the Commonwealth. 🎓🌱♿️

Pledging our nation’s continued support for and commitment to participation in the Commonwealth, we discussed preparations for the Heads of Government meeting at the end of this month in Antigua. 🫱🏼‍🫲🏽

High Commissioner Edmund G. Hinkson, S.C.