David Comissiong | |
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| Born | David Andre Comissiong 1960 (age 63–64) |
| Education | Harrison College |
| Alma mater | University of the West Indies at Cave Hill; Hugh Wooding Law School |
| Occupation(s) | Attorney and political activist |
| Children | 2 |
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David Comissiong (born 1960)[1] is a Vincentian-born political activist, founder of the Clement Payne Movement, and former head of the Barbadian government's Commission for Pan-African affairs.[2] He is a frequent critic of globalization and United States hegemony.[3] One of the key Pan-Africanists in Caribbean politics, Comissiong is the Barbados Ambassador to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).[4][5]
- ^ Kimberley Cummins, "David Comissiong’s life of service", Barbados Today, 10 September 2013: "The 53- year-old (spacing and punctuation Sic) Comissiong (...)".
- ^ Worrell, Rodney (2005). Pan-Africanism in Barbados: An Analysis of the Activities of the Major 20th-Century Pan-African Formations in Barbados. Washington, DC: New Academia Publishing. p. 99. ISBN 9780974493466.
- ^ Comissiong, David, "Rome, Hitler And Bush - Facing Reality", Barbados Daily Nation, 24 March 2003 – via CAH (Crimes Against Humanity).
- ^ "David Comissiong, Barbados' Ambassador To CARICOM, on Reparations, Sustainable Development, and Economic Justice". INAFRICARA. Kingston, Jamaica: P.J. Patterson Institute for Africa-Caribbean Advocacy, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "David Comissiong Interview". The Windrush Scandal Oral History Interviews. Interviewed by Eve Hayes de Kalaf. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Bridgetown St. Michael, Barbados. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2024.