About the Author

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).