BRIDGETOWN — Barbados will install a new minister of tourism and international transport on Oct. 26.

In a reorganization of the Barbados cabinet, Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced that health and wellness minister Ian Gooding-Edghill will assume the tourism and international transport portfolio, replacing Senator Lisa Cummins.

During the prime minister’s address at the Barbados Labour Party’s (BLP) 83rd annual conference over the weekend, Prime Minister Mottley announced that Cummins will now be responsible for energy and business development, with an emphasis on international business and trade.

Minister Gooding-Edghill is a former human resources director with Elegant Hotels Group.