Barbados High Commission, Ghana

20/08/2026

Sophia Lee, cultural practitioner and academic created history as she brought the Barbados Landship ashore in Ghana. She made the High Commission so proud! Cultural diplomacy is best showcased through bringing Barbadian creatives here. Thanks Pan African Commission for supporting her initiative and Carol Roberts, NCF for certifying trainers of land ship like Sophia.
I have known Sophia from the time she cofounded Haynesville Community Youth Group with Peter Skeete. We were so glad to welcome and embrace her work in Ghana. She came for a short course of study but the student later became the teacher as the University of Ghana School of Performing Arts allowed her to teach a 2nd Year class. David and myself were super engaged observers. Even I did not realize how rich in meaning the elements of Landship were. The responsiveness of the students to understanding their diaspora encouraged the University of Ghana to consider having landship incorporated into the world dance curriculum. This is Sophia’s vision to elevate our art form on the global stage and better understand the African ancestry of our dances and cultural expression cultural diplomacy in action.

15/08/2026

Barbados Landship has come ashore in Ghana, captained by Sophia Lee. 🇧🇧🇬🇭

At the University of Ghana’s School of Performing Arts, Barbadian cultural practitioner Sophia Lee introduced students to the movement, rhythm and meaning of Barbados Landship.

Students became her “shipmates”, learning new steps while drummers worked through unfamiliar rhythms, with plenty of laughter when the unmistakably Barbadian wuk-up entered the lesson.

More than a performance, the workshop gave students an opportunity to understand the history and cultural significance behind a living Barbadian tradition.

The High Commission of Barbados, Ghana looks forward to supporting more opportunities for Barbadian cultural practitioners to share our heritage with new audiences in Ghana.

Landship is in Ghana. 🇧🇧🇬🇭

14/08/2026

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Barbadian pepper sauce for Ghana. Ghanaian sh*to for Barbados. Fair trade? 🌶️

In Part 2 of our conversation with Apiorkor, we explore what stronger Barbados-Ghana trade could look like in everyday terms.

Her prediction: Bajan pepper sauce could continue growing its happy market in Ghana. And in return? It may be time for sh*to to make its way to Barbadian tables.

It is a light-hearted exchange, but the bigger point is serious: stronger ties across the Atlantic are built not only through diplomacy, but through the products, flavours and businesses that people actually know, buy and enjoy.
Could pepper sauce and sh*to be part of the next chapter of Barbados-Ghana trade?
Watch Part 2 of the Sankofa Cultural Collective to hear the full conversation.

12/08/2026

LINK IN BIO: In Part 2 with Apiorkor, we explore “the ocean between us” and how we might make that distance smaller.

From the potential for greater trade between Barbados and Ghana to the ways Barbados has inspired new pieces of Apiorkor’s work, the conversation moves between commerce, culture and creativity, and the different ways each can bring our two countries closer.

The next step is turning that sense of connection into more opportunities for our products, our stories and our creative communities to travel in both directions across the Atlantic.
Watch Part 2 of the Sankofa Cultural Collective now.

12/08/2026

In Part 2 with Apiorkor Seyiram Ashong-Abbey, we explore “the ocean between us” and how we might make that distance smaller.

From the potential for greater trade between Barbados and Ghana to the ways Barbados has inspired new pieces of Apiorkor’s work, the conversation moves between commerce, culture and creativity, and the different ways each can bring our two countries closer.

The next step is turning that sense of connection into more opportunities for our products, our stories and our creative communities to travel in both directions across the Atlantic.

Watch Part 2 of the Sankofa Cultural Collective now.

In Part 2 of our conversation with Apiorkor, we turn to “the ocean ...

07/08/2026

Some visits become traditions because they reflect exactly why the Mission is here.

For the third consecutive year, the Barbados High Commission in Ghana welcomed members of the Garvey-Nkrumah Fellowship Programme to the Chancery in Accra.

The Fellowship is a leadership and professional development initiative for aspiring lawyers of African descent, with a focus on international law, public policy and conflict resolution. Its coordinating partners span Africa, the Caribbean and the United States, including Howard University School of Law, GIMPA Law School and The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus in Barbados.

Led by Professor John L. Woods Jr. of Howard University School of Law, founder of the Garvey-Nkrumah Development Incubator and Fellowship Programme, this year’s cohort once again brought together emerging leaders from across the United States, Africa and the Caribbean.

Their visit spoke directly to the Mission’s mandate: strengthening the relationships between Africa, the Caribbean and the wider diaspora through education, professional exchange and meaningful people-to-people engagement.

The entire High Commission team shared experiences from their respective professional journeys, offering the Fellows a practical view of diplomacy, public service, communications and international cooperation. The visit concluded with a conversation with H.E. Juliette Bynoe-Sutherland, High Commissioner of Barbados to Ghana.
Among her messages to the Fellows was a reminder that should travel with every emerging leader:

Never shrink yourself just to fit into rooms.

Barbados’ diplomacy is not only about building bridges between institutions. It is also about investing in the people who will one day lead across them. As this partnership enters its fourth year, the Mission looks forward to welcoming future cohorts and continuing to create opportunities for emerging legal and policy leaders to engage directly with Barbados, its institutions and its approach to diplomacy and international cooperation.

06/08/2026

August opened with a powerful expression of the Atlantic bridge being rebuilt.

On Emancipation Day, Caribbean flags lined the red carpet at Alisa Hotel, North Ridge, welcoming a full house to the inaugural Ghana Caribbean Association Gala.

Held under the auspices of H.E. Kwasi Kyei Darkwah, Presidential Special Envoy to the Caribbean Region, the historic gathering brought together members of the Caribbean diaspora visiting Ghana and others whose families, careers and contributions have become woven into Ghanaian life.

For one evening, the relationship between Ghana and the Caribbean was not an abstract diplomatic ambition. It was visible in the people gathered, the stories shared and the sense of possibility within the room.

H.E. Juliette Bynoe-Sutherland, High Commissioner of Barbados to Ghana, attended as Guest of Honour and delivered the keynote address. She paid tribute to the Caribbean pioneers who built some of the earliest bridges with Ghana through family, education, enterprise, food, music and community, long before formal diplomatic representation was established. Their legacy helped create the Ghana Caribbean Association celebrated that evening.

Her message was also firmly forward-looking. Shared history must become shared endeavour. The relationships represented in the room can help sustain stronger air links, expand trade and tourism, deepen educational, cultural and sporting exchange, and advance the shared pursuit of reparatory justice.

The significance of the Gala therefore extended beyond celebration. It demonstrated the strength of a living Ghana–Caribbean network, shaped by people who are already building institutions, influencing public life and creating opportunities across both regions.
The High Commission of Barbados, Ghana congratulates the Ghana Caribbean Association and all who contributed to this landmark occasion. As the Association builds on the success of its inaugural Gala, the Mission looks forward to supporting future endeavours that strengthen the visibility of the Caribbean community in Ghana and create further opportunities for connection across the Atlantic.
The Atlantic once separated us. Together, we are rebuilding the bridge.

06/08/2026

A pictorial recap of “Scientific Renaissance for Island Futures,” delivered by Dr Kirk O. Douglas of The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, at the University of Ghana.

Photo credit: University of Ghana

05/08/2026

What began as a response to nursing shortages has become a wider lesson in how countries can work together to build stronger health systems.

In the June 2026 edition of the UWI-HEU Impact Bulletin, H.E. Juliette Bynoe-Sutherland reflects on the Barbados-Ghana Nurse Mobility Partnership and the seven lessons it offers for developing a more resilient Caribbean health workforce.

Since 2020, three cohorts of Ghanaian nurses have joined Barbados through a structured government-to-government programme. The experience showed that successful recruitment requires much more than filling vacancies. It depends on ethical cooperation, trust between institutions, professional and social integration, practical support, connectivity and long-term retention.

The wider publication explores the same challenge from several important perspectives. Contributors examine how better credentialing and workforce data can improve planning, how working conditions and professional development affect retention, and how health workers can be distributed more equitably across rural, remote and multi-island communities.
At its heart, this edition reminds us that health systems are built around people. Resilience depends not only on how many professionals are recruited, but on whether they are supported, valued and positioned to thrive.

By sharing lessons from the Barbados-Ghana partnership, Barbados is contributing practical experience to the regional conversation on health-workforce resilience and responsible South-South cooperation.

The conversation now turns to how Caribbean governments, health institutions and professional bodies can apply these lessons to strengthen workforce planning, ethical mobility and the conditions healthcare professionals need to thrive.

Swipe through our carousel for the seven lessons, and read the full Impact Bulletin on our LinkedIn page.



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04/08/2026

Watch the full lecture on Scientific Renaissance for Island Futures with Dr. Kirk Douglas MBA, Ph.D. on our youtube channel. LIKE & SUBSCRIBE!