By the Caribbean Journal staff
Guyana has appointed Michael Brotherson as the country’s first Consul General to Barbados.
According to Barbadian Foreign Minister Senator Maxine McClean, Brotherson’s resident posting to the island will be “of great benefit” to Guyanese nationals living in Barbados.
The Minister said Barbados and Guyana have long enjoyed “people to people relations,” particularly in the areas of trade and tourism.
Brotherson said Guyana’s government was interested in enhancing bilateral cooperation and cultural exchanges with Barbados.
Brotherson, a longtime diplomat, was Guyana’s High Commissioner to London in 2008.
Guyanese nationals in Barbados had previously been represented by an Honorary Consul, however the post was without diplomatic status.
The office has made a temporary location at the Garden Room in Amarylis Beach.