Tag: Mia Mottley

• Monday, October 6th 2025 - 09:41 UTC

  Four Caribbean countries sign free movement agreement

  

  Barbados, Belize, Dominica, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines signed last week a free movement agreement allowing their citizens to live, travel, and work indefinitely in any of the participating countries without needing visas or work permits.

• Monday, July 7th 2025 - 19:47 UTC

  Caricom Summit underway in Montego Bay

  

  The 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) is underway in Montego Bay, Jamaica, from July 6-8. The summit focuses on critical issues for the region, including security, trade, climate change, and economic integration.

• Wednesday, February 19th 2025 - 13:06 UTC

  Caricom Conference opening in Barbados

  

  The 48th regular meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) is starting in Barbados Wednesday under the theme “Strength in Unity: Building Caribbean Resilience, Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development.”

• Thursday, January 2nd 2025 - 10:04 UTC

  Barbados PM says 2025 will define “the legacy of our generation”

  

  Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley underlined Wednesday that 2025 would define “the legacy of our generation.” She said those words upon taking over the 15-member Caribbean Community (Caricom) rotating presidency from her Grenada colleague Dick­on Mitchell

• Monday, October 14th 2024 - 08:25 UTC

  Trouble ahead at Samoa Commonwealth summit; Caribbean nations demanding £200bn billion from UK for slave trade

  

  Trouble ahead for King Charles and PM Keir Starmer when they attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Samoa on October 21st. A group of fifteen Caribbean governments have unanimously decided to demand an incredible £200 billion from the UK in compensation for its role in the slave trade, according to reports in the British media.

• Tuesday, January 25th 2022 - 20:53 UTC

  Argentine President adds Barbados to his global tour next month

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández's upcoming tour has found a way to add some mileage after a stop in Barbados has been arranged to meet with Prime Minister Mia Mottley, it was announced Tuesday. Fernández's trip starts on Feb. with a visit to visit China and also to Russia.

• Thursday, January 20th 2022 - 08:06 UTC

  PM Mottley poised for landslide reelection victory in Barbados

  

  Mia Mottley looked poised to be re-elected as Prime Minister of Barbados, while projections heralded the Barbados Labor Party (BLP) will hold more than two-thirds of the seats in Parliament following Wednesday's (Jan. 19) elections.