Barbados Arbitration

Barbados is a contracting state to the ICSID Convention:

• Signature: 13 May 1981 
• Deposit of Ratification: 1 November 1983
• Entry into Force of ICSID Convention: 1 December 1983
• Pursuant to Article 54(2) of the ICSID Convention, Barbados has designated "Registrar of the Supreme Court" as competent for the recognition and enforcement of ICSID awards.
• Pursuant to Article 13(1) of the ICSID Convention Barbados has made the following panel designations effective until 19 July 2010:
  -Mr. Edward BUSHELL 
  - Dr. Trevor A. CARMICHAEL: Attorney
  - Mr. Woodbine Augustus DAVIS: Former Solicitor General
  - Mr. Ken HEWITT: Director, Insurance Corporation of Barbados

Barbados is a contracting state to the New York Convention:

• Date of Accession: 16 March 1993
• Entry into Force: 14 June 1993
• Barbados will only apply the New York Convention to the recognition and enforcement of awards made in the territory of another contracting state & only to differences arising out of legal relationships, whether contractual or not, that are considered commercial under their national law

Barbados is not a Contracting State to the 1899 Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes:

• Entry into Force: N/A

Barbados is not a Contracting State to the 1907 Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes:

• Entry into Force: N/A

Barbados is a United Nations Member State:

• Date of Admission: 9 December 1966

Official Language: English

Recognised Regional Language: Bajan

Capital: Bridgetown

Motto: "Pride and Industry"

Currency: Barbadian dollar ($) (BBD)

Time Zone: Eastern Caribbean (UTC-4)

International Calling Code: +1-246

Internet TLD: .bb

Travel Website: www.barbados.org

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