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Agenda

MONDAY

MAY 6, 2024​

• All Day | Arrival in Barbados

• 4 - 8 p.m. | Registration at DIVI Southwinds Hotel

• 5 - 9 p.m. | Meet and Greet at hotel — Dress Code: Casual

TUESDAY

MAY 7, 2024​

• 8 - 10 a.m. | Registration at DIVI Southwinds Hotel

• 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. | Heritage Tour #1 hosted by the Division of Culture, Prime Minister’s Office and the Faculty of History and Philosophy, UWI

• 6 - 9 p.m. | Welcome Reception at Ilaro Court under the auspices of the Prime Minister of Barbados — Dress Code: African Smart Attire

WEDNESDAY

MAY 8, 2024

• 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. | Archives Genealogy Marketplace hosted by the Department of Archives, PMO at Black Rock, St. Michael

• 12 - 1:30 p.m. | PAID LUNCH during the Archives Genealogy Marketplace

THURSDAY

MAY 9, 2024​

• 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Oral History Session: Gathering Narratives, Barbados - Liberia Connections Colloquy — Dress Code: African Smart Attire

• 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. | Tour of historic sites at Cave Hill Campus UWI linked to the African experience &and Paid lunch at the Shell Suite at UWI — Dress Code: African Smart Attire

• 4 - 7 p.m. | Liberia - Barbados Business Roundtable & Exhibition hosted by BIDC at Pelican Village — Dress Code: African Smart Attire

• 6 - 9 p.m. | Film Screenings and Reception hosted by the Liberian delegation at the Wall Garden Theatre, Barbados Museum and Historical Society — Dress Code: African Smart Attire

FRIDAY

MAY 10, 2024​

• 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. | 159th Brig Cora Liberia Arrival Commemorative Ceremony — Dress Code: All White

• 12:30 - 2 p.m. | Tour #2: Paid Island Tour & Lunch at Farley Hill National Park

• 2 - 4 p.m. | Visit to Four Square Rum Factory & Museum

• 6 p.m. - 12 a.m. | OPTIONAL Oistins Friday Fish Fry at Oistins Bay Garden

SATURDAY

MAY 11, 2024​

• 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. | Tour #3: Shopping Tour — Dress Code: Casual

• 6 p.m. - 12 a.m. | OISTINS BY NIGHT : The Barbados-Liberia Night at Oistins Bay Garden

SUNDAY

MAY 12, 2024​

• 9 - 11 a.m. | Special Sankofa Pilgrimage Church Service at James Street Methodist Church — Dress Code: African Attire

• Farewell Lunch

• 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. | Catamaran Cruises, group cruise options available for purchase in 4-5 hour blocks.

MONDAY

MAY 13, 2024​

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