Delta Air Lines Inc. is relaunching flights from Atlanta to the Caribbean island of Barbados, this time connecting to the former British territory with daily flights when it starts in […]
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Barbados PM Who Made Waves With Pointed COP26 Speech Will Speak to Atlanta Students
The prime minister of Barbados, who famously took the world’s industrialized nations to task at COP26 for sowing the seeds of a climate crisis that nations like hers are having […]
Posted inBarbados, Books
Books 2020: A Family History of the Sugar Trade in Barbados and Beyond
Book: Sugar in the Blood: A Family’s Story of Slavery and Empire Author: Andrea Stuart Review by: David Cutting, retired international banking executive and honorary consul of Barbados in Georgia […]
Posted inBarbados, Business, Diplomacy, Sponsored Post
Official: Barbados a Conduit for Investment Into Cuba, Africa and Beyond
Editor’s note: Barbados Comes to Atlanta is sponsoring Global Atlanta through the nation’s consulate general in Miami. Update: This article has been updated to highlight the menu at the event, […]
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Barbados Prime Minister Set to Visit Atlanta
The prime minister of the island nation of Barbados is set to visit Atlanta in May for a major business and cultural festival that aims to recruit investors while solidifying ties with its diaspora.
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Barbados Turns to China to Finance Iconic Hotel Renovation
Barbados has turned to China to finance the renovation of a hotel that once exemplified the island’s refined style but has now become a cautionary tale about the fickle winds of […]
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More Than Flights: Barbados Seeks Financial, Cultural Ties With U.S. Through Atlanta
Barbados Ambassador John Beale came to Atlanta on short notice, but he didn’t let his time here go to waste. The island nation’s envoy to the U.S. last Thursday received the international […]
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Delta Flight Reconnects Barbados With Atlanta and Beyond
Barbados is expecting a new wave of U.S. tourism thanks to a recovering American economy and the return of a nonstop Delta Air Lines flight to the capital city of Bridgetown from Atlanta starting Dec. 4. Not only is […]
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Georgian Named Ambassador to Barbados and Caribbean
Emory University graduate and native of Augusta Larry Palmer is the recently appointed U.S. ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean. Previously, Venezuela’s president, Hugo Chavez, refused Mr. Palmer’s appointment as...
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