News and Events
Events
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Grenada Association of Exchange Alumni Organize Martin Luther King Day of Service
In honor of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service requested by President Obama, alumni of U.S. exchange and training programs organized their own Day of Service in St. George’s on Saturday, January 19, 2013.
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Embassy donates children's books to Vide Boutielle Primary School, St. Lucia
On January 22 the U.S. Embassy at Bridgetown donated some books selected from ALA’s 2012 Notable Books for Children to the Vide Boutielle Primary School, St. Lucia.
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Book Donation to Dominca facilitated by Hands Across the Sea and the U.S. Embassy
Book donation to Northeast Comprehensive Secondary School in Dominica.
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Over US$150,000 in Christmas Cheer Delivered through the Denton Program
The United States Embassy worked with the U.S. Air Force and USAID to bring Christmas cheer to St. Lucians and Dominicans by facilitating the delivery of over US$150,000 in humanitarian on December 14th and 15th.
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16 Days Walk Around
During the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, Embassy Bridgetown teamed up with the Barbados National Organization of Women on “whistlestop” tour across the country.
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$10,000 Dominica American Corner Donation
In order to provide continued support for education and exchange programs in Dominica, on December 13 the Embassy presented a US $10,000 check to the American Corner.
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Christmas Jazz Workshop 2012
Over 175 music lovers were treated to an experience that was part lesson, part jam session at the annual Christmas Jazz Workshop supported by the Public Affairs Section in cooperation with Deryck Walcott Productions.
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Ballet Hispanico Dancer Develops Local Talent with Free Workshops
20 dance students and members of the general public participated in a series of 14 dance workshops led by American dancer Jamal Callender from New York dance company Ballet Hispanico.
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CBSI Youth Conference Links Students and Teachers from 11 Countries
On December 6-7, 26 students and 13 teachers from across the Caribbean came together in Barbados to learn how they can “do the right thing” by working through their criminal justice system to report crimes and testify as witnesses.
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Ambassador Palmer in Antigua to donate the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS)
On November 26, Ambassador Palmer was in Antigua to donate the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) that will help increase safety for people across the Caribbean by enhancing border security. The system enables authorities in Antigua and Barbuda to quickly analyze fingerprints.
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Ambassador Larry L. Palmer Attends Dominica's Independence Day
The Ambassador traveled to Dominica for its Independence Day on November 3.
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Ms. Anita Botti visits the Caribbean in preparation for conference on Caribbean Dialogue on Rule of Law and Gender-based Violence
Ms. Botti is in the region to review firsthand the best practices on rule of law and gender-based violence issues in the Caribbean region.
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Chargé d’Affaires Louis Crishock observed Grenada’s October 25 Thanksgiving Day
Chargé d’Affaires Louis Crishock observed that Grenada’s flourishing democracy is itself a fitting monument to those who died freeing the island from coup leaders in 1983.
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USS Michael Murphy visits Barbados: Sailors Engage with Local Community
Led by Ambassador Larry L. Palmer, dozens of sailors ventured out into the community today to help the children of Barbados at the Boscobelle Primary School and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
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Ambassador Palmer presented a check for $48,000 to Dr. Reginald Murphy in Antigua to restore Betty's Hope windmill.
Betty’s Hope is one of the most important heritage tourism sites on Antigua. It was established in 1667 by Sir Christopher Codrington as the first large sugar estate on Antigua.
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U.S. Navy Warship USS Michael Murphy visited Barbados on maiden voyage
Barbados was the very first port of call for the U.S. Navy’s newest warship, the USS Michael Murphy, which arrived here on Tuesday on its maiden voyage.
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United States Announces US$458,000 in Security Assistance for Barbados to Combat Transnational Crime
Barbados now has US$458,000 in new funding to fight transnational crime after United States Ambassador Larry L. Palmer and Barbados Attorney General Adriel Brathwaite signed an amended letter of agreement which provides the funds. Ambassador Palmer emphasized that the United States is "making good on its promise" to Barbados under the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative.
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A Moment of Silence - September 11
Ambassador Larry Palmer and Deputy Chief of Mission Christopher Sandrolini were joined by staff in observing a moment of silence.
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U.S. Embassy Marines and BDF Athletes Tackle a Combat Fitness Test
The U.S. Embassy to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean and its U.S. Marine Security Guard Force facilitated a modified Combat Fitness Test at the Club House, on Dover Field, Christ Church for the Barbados Defense Force Youth Athletes on Thursday, August 16th.
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Embassy hosts DVC on Pediatric Hernias
Medical students and doctors from the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Barbados benefited from a distance seminar on pediatric hernias on Monday August 13 at the U.S. Embassy, Bridgetown.