BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – An agreement has been signed to establish a sister-city relationship between the cities of New York in the United States and Bridgetown, Barbados.
Minister of State in the Office of the Attorney General responsible for Crime Prevention, Corey Lane, signed the document earlier this week at his office here, while it was simultaneously initialed in New York.
Lane explained that the agreement aims to bring the two cities closer while tapping into the Barbadian diaspora.
“The diaspora there in New York is very excited to give back [to Barbados]. We will partner with them in education, technology, crime prevention, and sharing data for progress and social development, [among other things]. It is a very exciting prospect, and we don’t stop here.…
“We will also be…working to activate other sister-city agreements that we have, like in Panama City, and also looking to do several others…. So, we’ll be pressing ahead with all of these to make sure that we bring benefit to the people of Barbados.”
The Minister stated that moving forward, there would be various exchanges between the two cities, including those between youth, business people, business ideas, and ventures.
He added that the physical exchanges would begin in January 2025.
“So, it’s something that…I’m very excited about it, and I’m sure that on the other side – New York- they are also excited,” he said.
Lane disclosed that as recently as last week, he had meetings with Barbadians living in the United States to examine some of their violence prevention methodologies and best practices. He reported that Barbados and those states could learn much from each other.
“So, we’re exchanging ideas and negotiating, and we will also be doing study tours. These study tours include…having some of our program officers go and see some of these programs in action, so that we can…tweak them to our cultural significance and relevance, to ensure that we bring the best for Barbados,” he said.
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