Tribute to Sir Alister McIntyre from Sir Shridath Sonny Ramphal

“A precious light has gone out in our Caribbean world, with Alister McIntyre’s passing. He had devoted his life to Caribbean unity and was already, as he went, worrying over the darkening of the regional scene that threatens. The Region’s debt to Alister is payable only in a new enlightenment that makes Caribbean oneness the reality for which he lived”.

Sir Shridath is a former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth; former Chancellor of the University of the West Indies; former Chairman of the West Indian Commission; former Heads of the Caribbean Regional Negotiation Machinery.

Sir Alister McIntyre worked with Sir Shridath on the West Indian Commission, the Regional Negotiating Machinery, and was Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies in much of the period of Sir Shridath’s Chancellorship.   They were very close friends for over 5 decades.

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  • I cant understand why local Muslims were allowed to open a church or mosque or whatever the hell they call them, near a school, Queens college.

    A dangerous move.

  • off topic but,

    Sri Lanka – Terror on Easter Sunday: 190 murdered by Muslim terrorists in 8 bomb blasts across churches, hotels.

    Indian Muslims being their usual demonic, murderous selves.

  • My condolences go out to the family on the passing of this academic
    But in the face of impending criticism I am not afraid to ask
    " What did he do?"
    I always remember him as the intellectual who abandoned Grenada in their time of need

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