Barbados and Rwanda have started talks about establishing a direct air transport service with RwandAir Limited in Barbados.
Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Senator Lisa Cummins, together with officials from the ministry, met on the sidelines of the second day of the 2022 Africa Caribbean Trade and Investment Forum (ACTIF), with the Rwandan Minister of State at the Ministry of Works Foreign and International Cooperation at the head of the East African Community, Prof. Manasseh Nshuti.
During their talks, the two officials discussed the possibility of signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) regarding air transport services between the two countries.
They also discussed joint destination marketing, trade and investment opportunities, E-Government platforms, meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) and the upcoming World Travel Market.
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Currently, RwandAir Limited flies from Kigali to Entebbe, Nairobi, Bujumbura, Lagos, Abuja and Accra in Africa and internationally to Dubai, China, London and Brussels.
Also present at the courtesy call were: Barbados High Commissioner to Kenya, William A. McDonald; Chief of Staff in the Prime Minister’s Office, Jonathan Reid; Chief Executive Officer, (CEO) Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc., (BTMI) Dr Jens Thraenhart; BTMI Board of Directors Chair, Shelly Williams; BTMI Chief Financial Officer Craig Hinds; Honorary Consul of Barbados in Rwanda, Emery Rubagenga and Deputy CEO at Rwanda Development Board, Zephanie Niyonkuru.
