An Urgent Call to the Caribbean: The Case for Caribbean De-Colonisation, Integration and Political Unification

"...it has always been clear to me that the people of the Caribbean region are one people. There is so much more that unites us than that separates or divides us! It is therefore high time for us to come together and claim our rightful destiny as a culturally strong, secure, prosperous and progressive multi-territory nation and civilisation that occupies a place of respect in the highest international councils." In this dynamic, wide-ranging and insightful treatise, David Comissiong establishes that the Caribbean is a unique civilisation in its own right, and outlines an urgent, concrete and practical stratagem for achieving the total decolonisation of the region, and for its economic and political unification. Mr. Comissiong's compelling narrative is set against the backdrop of the many critical existential challenges facing the Caribbean and is informed by a deep knowledge of the region and an appreciation of its rightful place within the worldwide Pan-Africanist struggle.

David Comissiong is a former Senator in the government of Barbados, and is currently the President of the opposition Peoples Empowerment Party (PEP), and the Clement Payne Movement of Barbados. He has also been a driving force in the Pan-African Movement over the past 20 years. He is a founder-member of the Pan-African Movement of Barbados (PAMOB), the Caribbean Pan-African Network (CPAN) and the Global Afrikan Congress (GAC) and was an architect and the first Director of the Barbados Government's Commission For Pan-African Affairs (CPAA).