Among the many persons who have contributed to the completion of this book, are, in alphabetical order: Alicia Elias Roberts, Avion Romain, brill Publishing anonymous peer reviewers, Jacinth Smith, Kathy-Ann Brown, Kerine Dobson, Michael Lodge, Mira Dean Armorer, Nii Allotey Odunton, Sheryl Washington Vialva, Shridath Ramphal, Stephen Vasciannie. To these, and the others unnamed, I express my sincere thanks.