The winds that are causing political change in the Caribbean, have blown over Trinidad, St.Lucia, Turks and Caicos, Bahamas, Guyana ( to a limited extent), Jamaica, Nevis and soon to come Barbados and Grenada. Yet, in all the above the expected pace of change has not materialized. What was different in the 1960’s, that created a group of enterprising politicians on the political landscape, the likes of Barrow, Williams, Compton,Adams, Manley, Bird, and Burnham. These men were not afraid to try something new. Though some of their experimentation failed, the fact remains that they were bold to consider and implement these initiatives. The slippery slopes of debt cannot be walked by orthodox methods, there is need for bold and enterprising approaches to governance. Such leadership the Caribbean people are yearning for, and only such can take us out of the pits and into the palace.
