Edward Evelyn Greaves


Edward Evelyn Greaves was High Commissioner of Barbados to Canada. He was a representative for the constituency of St. Lucy and.

Family and education

Edward Evelyn Greaves was born at Pie Corner in the Parish of St. Lucy in the Island of Barbados on 19 April 1940. He received his early education at St. Clement’s Boys’ School and his secondary education at the Coleridge and Parry School and Harrison College. Greaves graduated from the University of the West Indies with an honours degree in history and economics and from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, U.S., with a master's degree in education.

High Commission of Barbados, Ottawa

Greaves is the current Barbados government representative and High Commissioner to Canada. He replaced Glyne Samuel Hyvesta Murray. He was invited to serve as High Commissioner of Barbados to Canada by the newly elected prime minister of Barbados, David Thompson.

Accreditation

The Barbadian High Commissioner in Ottawa is also concurrently accredited as non-resident ambassador to Australia and New Zealand.

Personal life

Edward Evelyn Greaves is married to Julia Francilia Greaves and has two children: Stacey Greaves and Lauralynn Greaves.