06/10/2026
For the second year in a row, the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc staged a highly successful ‘Oistins Comes To Brooklyn’ in the heart of the diaspora community of New York, Brooklyn, on Friday, June 5th 2026.
A crowd estimated at over 15,000 persons attended the event which featured everything Bajan, from food and cooking products to music fashion and beauty.
Minister of Tourism, the Honorable Ian Gooding-Edghill, was in attendance along with CEO of the BTMI, Andrea Franklyn, Chief Product Development, Officer Marsha Alleyne, BTMI North American Director, Peter Mayers, and Deputy Consul General of New York Dr. Lisa Jaggernauth.
Barbados’ Ambassador to the USA and to the OAS, Vic Fernandes and his wife Ferida, drove up from Washington, D.C. to support the BTMI at this event.
Patrons of the event had an opportunity to scan a barcode to win a trip to Barbados.
Giveaway of products and marketing items from BTMI were offered to all by BTMI volunteers as well as free samples of Bajan food from the ‘Dine Like a Bajan’ tent, which was managed by Protocol Officer in the Prime Minister’s office, Jessica Odle.
Executives of the BTMI expressed tremendous confidence in the outcome of this year’s successful ex*****on of the now very popular staging, which attracted patrons from across the diaspora.