The honorary consul of Barbados to Jamaica, Winston Hudson Bayley, has received the Gold Trident of Excellence for distinguished service. 

The award was presented on November 30, as Barbados marked its 57th anniversary of Independence with a resplendent parade of its uniformed organisations and a presentation of national honours to both Barbadian and non-Barbadian citizens for diverse accomplishments in various fields.

He was presented with the award by the president of Barbados, Dame Sandra Prunella Mason.

The honour is extended for highly meritorious service or achievement in science, the arts, literature, sport, civic duties or any other endeavour worthy of national recognition.

Bayley, a former bursar of The University of the West Indies (UWI), who has served as honorary consul of Barbados in Jamaica for over four decades, was selected for the award on account of his “stellar service to The University of the West Indies and his commitment to improving the conditions of the Barbadian diaspora in Jamaica”.

Throughout the 41 years that he has held the office, Bayley has performed an indispensable service that has benefited innumerable Barbadian nationals in Jamaica, as well as improved the overall relationship between the two countries. Most recently, he assisted in facilitating a student exchange between Barbados’ Harrison College and Ardenne High School of Jamaica.

Relations between Barbados and Jamaica largely take place within the framework of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), but the two sister states have endeavoured to strengthen their bilateral partnership in recent times through the conclusion of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to deepen cooperation in numerous areas of development.

Barbados and Jamaica established diplomatic relations on November 30, 1966.