Pan-Caribbean Congress
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The Pan-Caribbean Congress (PCC) is a unitary Caribbean-wide political organisation which was formed officially on April 27, 2003 in Barbados. According to the earliest press releases there were six member-islands at time of formation. The new party was formed under the auspices and in collaboration with the Clement Payne Movement
, of Barbados
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The Ensignia: The symbol of the organisation is of a steelpan
, containing within it are the outlines and names of the various states & territories of the Caribbean region.
The Motto: "One People, One Caribbean, One Destiny."
During the three day meeting, a five member steering committee was selected, and the participants came from:
The Five-member steering committee:
The group has the goal of forming a "Union of Caribbean States" through a full Political Union of all members states. Although only six-members states were at the original grouping the PCC hopes to expand into every single Caribbean territory and state whether independent or not.
Clement Payne Movement
The Clement Payne Movement , is a Barbados based political party named in honor of a man who led a 1937 uprising in Barbados. The Clement Payne Movement is generally seen by most Barbadians as more leftist in ideology when compared to either the more moderate BLP or DLP.The CPM also seeks the...
, of Barbados
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
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The Ensignia: The symbol of the organisation is of a steelpan
Steelpan
Steelpans is a musical instrument originating from The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago...
, containing within it are the outlines and names of the various states & territories of the Caribbean region.
The Motto: "One People, One Caribbean, One Destiny."
During the three day meeting, a five member steering committee was selected, and the participants came from:
- Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda is a twin-island nation lying between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It consists of two major inhabited islands, Antigua and Barbuda, and a number of smaller islands...
- BarbadosBarbadosBarbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
- GrenadaGrenadaGrenada is an island country and Commonwealth Realm consisting of the island of Grenada and six smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea...
- Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSaint Vincent and the Grenadines is an island country in the Lesser Antilles chain, namely in the southern portion of the Windward Islands, which lie at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea where the latter meets the Atlantic Ocean....
- Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
The Five-member steering committee:
- Mr. Bobby Clarke - Barbados
- Mr. David ComissiongDavid ComissiongDavid Comissiong is a Barbadian-born political activist, founder of the Clement Payne Movement, and once served as head of the government's Commission for Pan-African affairs. He is a frequent critic of globalization and United States hegemony. He is one of the key Pan-Africanists in Caribbean...
- Barbados - Mr. David Denny - Barbados
- Mr. André Liverpool - Saint Vincent
- Mr. Courtwright Marshall - Antigua
- Mr. George OdlumGeorge OdlumGeorge William Odlum was a Saint Lucian left-wing politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister. Born in Castries, Odlum studied at Bristol University and Oxford University in the United Kingdom before returning to Saint Lucia as Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Trade...
- St Lucia was appointed as senior advisor to the steering Committee.
The group has the goal of forming a "Union of Caribbean States" through a full Political Union of all members states. Although only six-members states were at the original grouping the PCC hopes to expand into every single Caribbean territory and state whether independent or not.