In a significant step towards strengthening ties between Barbados and Ghana, the High Commissioner of Barbados to Ghana, H.E. Juliette Bynoe-Sutherland, paid an official visit to the Central Regional Co-ordinating Council (CRCC) to discuss the twinning of the city of Speightstown in Barbados and the city of Cape Coast in Ghana.
In the absence of the Central Regional Minister, Hon. Eduamoah Ekow Panyin Okyere, the meeting was hosted by the Regional Coordinating Director, Mr. Bless Kwame Darkey, along with key administrative heads of the CRCC. They were joined by Dr. James Conduah Orleans-Lindsay, Chancellor of Cape Coast Technical University (CCTU), and other stakeholders.
Mr. Darkey warmly welcomed the delegation and highlighted the Central Region’s rich tourism and cultural heritage, its national reputation for academic excellence—home to some of the country’s best secondary schools—and the Regional Minister’s vision of youth development.
He emphasized initiatives aimed at equipping the youth with skills for the job market, including reintegrating illegal miners (‘galamseyers’) into productive livelihoods.
H.E. Juliette Bynoe-Sutherland outlined the purpose of the visit, emphasizing the potential areas for collaboration such as cultural exchanges, law and medical student programs, and other developmental partnerships.
The Chancellor of the Cape Coast Technical University (CCTU), Dr. Orleans-Lindsay, also echoed the importance of the twinning initiative, noting its benefits for educational and professional development on both sides.
This engagement forms part of broader efforts outlined in the official declaration to establish a sister-city relationship between Speightstown and Cape Coast, aiming to promote peace, cultural exchange, tourism, education, and economic collaboration between the two cities.