Barbados signed the Mine Ban Treaty on 3 December
1997, ratified on 26 January 1999, and the treaty entered into force on 1 July
1999. It is not believed to have enacted domestic implementing legislation.
Barbados sponsored and voted in support of pro-ban UN General Assembly
Resolution 57/74. Barbados submitted its initial Article 7 transparency report
on 12 May 2003, in which it stated, “The Barbados Defence Force has not
used, stockpiled, produced or transferred anti-personnel landmines in the past
year. Neither has the Force participated in any mine clearance or disposal
missions or tasks.”[1]