High Commission of Barbados, London
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The High Commission of Barbados in London is the diplomatic mission of Barbados in the United Kingdom.[1] Among the initial diplomatic missions to be established by Barbados after the attainment of independence from Britain, the office was initially located at 28 Cockspur Street where it shared a joint mission with Guyana (formerly British Guiana). In the early 1970s the mission relocated to 6 Upper Belgrave Street, London.[2][3][4] Barbados' High Commission remained at that location until the mid 1980s when it moved to its present location at the corner of 1 Great Russell Street in London's Bloomsbury neighbourhood (within the Borough of Camden).
High Commission of Barbados in London | |
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Location | Bloomsbury, London |
Address | 1 Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3ND |
Coordinates | 51.5171°N 0.1308°W / 51.5171; -0.1308 |
High Commissioner | Mr. Milton Inniss |
The High Commission is maintained by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Barbados and houses the head office of the Barbados Maritime Ship Registry (BMSR).[5][6] The present High Commissioner is Milton Inniss,[7] appointed on 1 October 2018, who replaced the Rev. Guy Hewitt.[8]
The chancery also houses an office of the Barbados Tourism Authority. However, it utilises 263 Tottenham Court Road as its address, which is on the building's western end.[9]
In October 2012 the Parliament of Barbados voted on a measure to allocate funds to rehabilitate and refurbish the London High Commission Chancery.[10]