I observed PJ Patterson when we were putting together the CCJ.
Then it came to a place where fewer of the heads were, I thought, true regionalists and even more recently, I would say PJ Patterson was the last of the true regionalists who believed in it and understood that it’s the only way forward for the Caribbean. Many of the heads were deep and truly committed regionalists. They were many of the forerunners to what became CARICOM. These included Forbes Burnham in Guyana, Errol Barrow in Barbados, the Manleys of Jamaica even in the OECS there were outstanding regionalists. You always knew who they were: those who started CARIFTA, those who had the courage to say, “Cuba is our neighbour and friend”. He was one of those outstanding, committed Caribbean regionalists. We are particularly keen to capture the recollections of leading Caribbean politicians, to ensure the project has as broad a coverage as possible.īM: I strongly recommend you should interview former Prime Minister PJ Patterson, if you can. SO: Dr Sue Onslow interviewing Dame Billie Miller at Mount Standfast, Barbados, on Monday, 12 January 2015.ĭame Billie, many thanks indeed for agreeing to take part in this oral history of the Commonwealth project. She was also the first woman to sit on the cabinet of Barbados.She was a member of United Nations Population Fund’s Advisory Panel for Activities Concerning Women, and chairwoman of the Inter-American Development Bank’s Advisory Council on Women in Development and awarded Laureate for the United Nations Population Award in 2008.
She was re-elected member of parliament and was appointed senior minister in Barbados May 2003. She was the coordinator of CARICOM ministerial spokespersons with responsibility for external trade negotiations. Biography – Dame Billie Miller was educated at Queen’s College in Barbados, King’s College, Durham University and the Council of Legal Education in England.
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