William G. Demas was the first Secretary General of CARICOM, 1973–1974, and President of the Caribbean Development Bank, 1974–1987.
Compton Bourne is
Professor Emeritus of Economics, The University of the West Indies, former
President, Caribbean Development Bank, former Campus Principal (St Augustine)
and Pro Vice-Chancellor, The University of the West Indies.
Hilary McD. Beckles is Professor
of Economic and Social History and Vice-Chancellor, the University of the West
Indies. His many publications include The
First Black Slave Society: Britain’s “Barbarity Time” in Barbados, 1636–1876;
Britain’s Black Debt: Reparations for
Caribbean Slavery and Native Genocide; A
History of Barbados: From Amerindian Settlement to Caribbean Single Market and
Economy; Natural Rebels: A Social
History of Enslaved Black Women in Barbados, 1636–1834; and Centering Woman: Gender Discourses in Caribbean
Slave Societies.