(Posted October 31, 2007) The Garrison Historic Area (GHA) Project was officially launched on Sunday, October 21, 2007.  The event commenced at 4:00 p.m. at the ‘National Armoury’ where traditional Barbadian drinks were served. At 5:00 p.m. guests were escorted to the Main Guard for the official ceremony.  Reverend the Hon. Joseph Atherley, Minister of State delivered the feature address and the band of The Barbados Defence Force performed the ‘Beat Retreat’ military exercise and played a selection of music during the evening.

Thereafter, a brief introduction to the GHA project was given by Mr. James Blades and a 15 minute skit with well-known local actors Patrick Foster and Simon Alleyne was performed. Cocktails and canapés were served in the Main Guard from 6:15 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Strategic Plan for the GHTA Project

(Posted July 1, 2007) With financial support from the Tourism Development Corporation, the Barbados Garrison Historical Consortium (BGHC) Inc. is embarking on the development of a Three-year Strategic Plan for the GHTA project.

The local company, Caribbean Catalyst Inc. has been contracted to facilitate the development of this document.  The first major activity in this process is the hosting of a two-day retreat at the Barbados Yacht Club, July 5-6, 2007.With the far-reaching vision of the restoration and rehabilitation of the entire Garrison area to create a cohesive and stunning heritage site with a vibrant ongoing programme of activity in mind, we expect the participation of all our private and public sector stakeholders.  The key objectives of the retreat are:

1. confirm the BGHC Inc.'s Vision, Mission and Values or Guiding Principles
2. brainstorm on and select the associated programmes and strategic priorities in the short and medium terms; and 
3. develop objectives, measures and targets for the aforementioned strategic priorities, agree to accountabilities and develop action plans.