Acknowledgements

• Author: Cynthia Barrow-Giles
• Pages: 15-15

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The authors wish to thank the many librarians, researchers, archivists,

election administrators, friends, colleagues and students

throughout the Caribbean who assisted in providing the material,

advice and insight, which made this work a reality.

In particular, we would like to thank, Myrtle Palacio (Belize),

Colville Petty (Anguilla), Carson Raggie (Saint Lucia), Sherily Strachan

(The Bahamas), Anthony Musgrove (The Bahamas), Spencer Amory

(St. Kitts-Nevis), Susan La Fond (Eastern Caribbean Central Bank),

Dr Howard Fergus (Montserrat), Oaklyn Peets (St. Kitts-Nevis), Dr

Steve Surujbully (Guyana), Dudley Kissoore (Cheddi Jagan Research

Centre), Chatoyer Bobb, George Brathwaite (students), Armstrong

Alexis (Commonwealth Youth Office in Guyana), Professor Trevor

Munroe (Jamaica), Shakira Maxwell and Henry Sylvester (Grenada

Public Library).

Our heartfelt thanks to the many ‘Directors’, ‘Supervisors’, and

‘Chiefs’ responsible for managing and overseeing our territories’ electoral

systems. In a region that is known for its passionate commitment to

democracy and electoral competition, yours is certainly a lonely and

thankless task. We empathize.

Without the understanding support of our respective spouses,

Stephen and Fiona, who suffered silently through several hours of

abandonment and isolation, and who had to bear single-handedly the

burdens of domestic life, this publication would not have been

possible. We thank you for your love and understanding.