Charleston comes to Speightstown, nothing left to say, Speightstown comes to Charleston

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Barbados & South Carolina Seeking To Develop Ties​

OCT 14, 2022

Acting Prime Minister, Santia Bradshaw receives a token of appreciation from Mayor of Charleston, South Carolina, John J. Tecklenburg while looking on are (left to right) – President of South Carolina National Heritage Corridor, Michelle MCCollum; President and CEO of the International African American Museum, Dr. Tonya Matthews; and Honorary Consul for Barbados in South Carolina, Rhoda Green. (T. Barker/BGIS)

Barbados is looking to leverage its historical ties with the people of Charleston, South Carolina, as it seeks to deepen relations.
Acting Prime Minister, Santia Bradshaw, expressed this yesterday at a reception at Ilaro Court, where a delegation led by the Mayor of Charleston, South Carolina, John J. Tecklenburg, was welcomed to the island.
“Today, we continue to look towards the future, leveraging our shared heritage as a springboard for exploration into the myriad opportunities for collaboration that exists between us. Your very presence here… heralds a future of ever-strengthening ties between us.
“Barbados looks forward to broadening the scope of that relationship with Charleston beyond mere cultural heritage because there is so much more; cultural heritage is very powerful, but we believe that we can also expand into unexplored areas of mutual interests,” Ms. Bradshaw stated.
The acting Prime Minister expressed the hope that the visit would not only open the door for continued cooperation in the area of culture but also in tourism, sustainable development, global life sciences, technology and education.

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Mayor Tecklenburg, in his remarks, emphasised that he, along with the delegation was “excited to be in Barbados and it feels like we’ve come back from whence we came”. He noted that the city of Charleston was founded by Barbadians, and as a result had a lot in common, notably food, culture and architecture.
Major Tecklenburg also pointed out that he envisioned a beautiful future and relationship between his city and Barbados and pledged “we’re going to keep this relationship growing and alive”.
Both officials thanked those who organised the trip for the approximately 50 delegates from the business and cultural community of Charleston, South Carolina.
The trip and its itinerary were organised by Consul General in Miami, Rudy Grant, and the staff of the consulate in association with the Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc.; the Division of Culture in the Prime Minister’s Office; Export Barbados; Invest Barbados; the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, and the St. Peter Organising Committee, as well as Honorary Consul for Barbados in South Carolina, Rhoda Green.

The delegation arrived on October 12, and will be on the island until October 19. While here the delegates will engage in business meetings, roundtable discussions, visits to historic sites, culinary and cultural events. The visit coincides with the 25th anniversary of the twinning of the cities of Charleston, South Carolina and Speightstown.

Coverage of trip in SC media

Tecklenburg to lead trade, culture talks with Barbados - Charleston City Paper

Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg will lead a local business group to Barbados in October for talks on trade, cultural exchanges and climate change. Last year, the Caribbean nation with deep historical ties to Charleston cut its remaining governing links with England. At least 75 people are...

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Charlestonians looking for business, cultural ties with Barbados​

Oct 12, 2022

Barbados has past business and cultural ties with the Lowcountry going back to colonial times

Charleston immigration attorney Toni Gilliard resisted a push for 20 years from family and friends to turn her homemade rum punch into a business. She relented in late 2019 as she inhaled the strong aroma of rum during a tour of the Mount Gay distillery in Bridgetown, Barbados.
The goosebumps rising on her arms during the tour seemed to be proof the spirits wanted her to venture into the alcohol business. Early this year, she launched Tipsy Lady Cocktails at Kiawah Spirits on Kiawah Island and liquor stores statewide, including Total Wines & More. The product also is sold online to consumers in 38 markets.
“It was clear as day to me this is what I am supposed to do to honor the spirits,” said Gilliard, a 2001 graduate of the University of Maryland School of Law. “For me, this is an assignment from my ancestors and a way to inspire other people, women of color in particular, to take leadership roles” in the alcohol business, said the Bronx, New York-born Gilliard, who has family roots in Barbados and Mount Pleasant.
She said she wants to take Tipsy Lady Cocktails internationally so she can place her brightly colored four-pack 6.8-ounce cans of rum cocktails on shelves in Barbados. She will be among a group of about 50 South Carolinians who will leave Wednesday for a seven-day trip to Barbados organized by the Barbados and the Carolinas Legacy Foundation, which promotes the country’s historical ties with Charleston.

Toni Gilliard, the CEO of Tipsy Lady Cocktails based in Charleston, hopes her new rum-based beverage can find a spot on store shelves in Barbados


Mount Pleasant businesswoman Pearl Ascue is also planning to join the group to see if there are lessons the settlement communities East of the Cooper can learn from Barbados.
“We need to get a bite of the tourism pie,” said Ascue, who envisions home-based restaurants like the one she saw in 2015 in Cuba. She wants tourists to come “in our homes and taste our local Gullah cuisine” that is more authentic than the foods served in downtown restaurants, she said.

Charleston Mayor John Tecklenburg will lead the group for talks on business, cultural exchanges and climate change. The trip comes on the 25th anniversary of a twin-city agreement between Charleston and Speightstown, a small community on Barbados’ west coast. The mayor said he wants to strengthen that relationship.

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Charleston attorney Dwayne Green, a member of the foundation’s board, said a majority of the group is interested in business relationships in Barbados.

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“I would like for this to be the beginning of an ongoing relationship and for this to become an annual conference for people who want to learn more about the Barbados-Carolina connection.”
Settlers from Barbados established the Carolina Colony in 1670. They launched that expedition from Speightstown.

Other areas of interest are the development of a medical cannabis industry in Barbados and improving the country’s treatment and rehabilitation of sea turtles through a collaboration with the Barbados Sea Turtle Project and the South Carolina Aquarium. Green said state lawmakers Rep. J.A. Moore, D-Berkeley, and Rep. Marvin Pendarvis, D-Charleston, both of whom are interested in cannabis for medical purposes in South Carolina, may join the group.
This meeting also could lead to a collaboration between the Barbados Museum and Historical Society and the International African American Museum (IAAM) in Charleston, which is scheduled to open in January 2023. Barbados is developing a Heritage District next to the Newton Enslaved Burial Ground Memorial, which is the largest and earliest known burial ground in Barbados with the remains of hundreds of enslaved African men, women and children.
Rhoda Green, the foundation’s president and CEO and Barbados’ honorary consul to South Carolina, said if this renewed relationship between Charleston and Barbados matures, it could become an opportunity to have a group from Barbados visit Charleston one year and a Charleston group visit the island the following year.
“Clearly there is an interest,” she said. “But we will have to make that case going forward as to why this is important and what are the benefits that flow both ways.”
This trip, she added, also might help to inject new energy into the foundation’s board of directors.

 

[RubioTheCruel]

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[Negro Caesar]

Wrong audience breh. Now if you had posted some ignorant ass rapper talking about foolishness, some IG model talking about how she needs her ass ate or trannies, then you'd have something going here.

Or if this was a Charleston community site

 

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Wrong audience breh. Now if you had posted some ignorant ass rapper talking about foolishness, some IG model talking about how she needs her ass ate or trannies, then you'd have something going here.

It's the right audience. SC and Barbados are deep here. So are Black people who care about creating economic opportunities and strengthening cultural ties. This info can coexist with entertainment and scandal stuff.

 

[Eddie Brock]

I came in here thinking it was about Charleston White

 

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This is what Schenectady NY did with the Guyanese, after they saw what they did in the liberty ave area of NYC.

 

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This is what Schenectady NY did with the Guyanese, after they saw what they did in the liberty ave area of NYC.

Thanks, never heard of that.

 

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Barbados Delegation in Charleston, South Carolina 4 25 23


BRENDA J. PEART
May 13, 2023 CHARLESTON CITY HALL

A Barbados Delegation led by @Rudy William Grant of Consulate General of Barbados, Miami, Invest Barbados, Barbados Tourism Authority among others.... Here Mr Grant addresses the live city council meeting for the City of Charleston, SC Government held Tuesday evening 4.25.23

Barbados visitors to meet in Charleston for trade talks - Charleston City Paper

On April 24, three days of meetings will be held at venues around the city with 24 visiting business and government leaders from the Caribbean nation.

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