Oaths of allegiance : a biographical profile of the Heads of State of the Commonwealth Caribbean / researched and compiled by Albert WB Sydney ; foreword by, Sir Anerood Jugnauth ; introduction by, Timothy M. Shaw ; with contributions by, Kamalesh Sharma, Sir Tomu Sione and Hamid Ghany. PRINT

In commemoration of the Official State Visit of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the hosting of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetiong in Port of Spain, November 2009.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface by Albert WB Sydney -- Foreword by Rt. Hon. Sir Anerood Jugnauth, GCSK, KCMG, QC, President of the Republic of Mauritius -- Introduction by Professor Timothy M Shaw Director, Institute of International Relations, University of the West Indies -- Message from H.E Hon. Kamalesh Sharma Commonwealth Secretary-General -- Message from The Hon. Sir Tome Sione, GCMG, OBE, Former Governor-General of Tuvalu -- Presiding Officers as the Head of State in Trinidad and Tobago: The Creating of a Westminster -- Washington Hybrid by Dr. Hamid Ghany, Senior Lecturer & Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of the West Indies -- Seciton One: Her Majesty The Queen -- Visits by the Queen to Overseas Commonwealth Countries -- Commonwealth and Personal Standards of HM The Queen -- Section Two: Antigua and Barbuda -- Section Three: Commonwealth of the Bahamas -- Section Four: Barbados -- Section Five: Belize -- Section Six: Commonwealth of Dominica -- Section Seven: Grenada -- Hansard (UK) -- Grenada invasion -- Section Eight: Republic of Guyana -- Section Nine: Jamaica -- Section Ten: Saint Kitts-Nevis -- Section Eleven: Saint Lucia -- Section Twelve: Saint Vincent & The Grenadines -- Section Thirteen: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago -- Section Fourteen: Federation of the West Indies -- Index -- Credits, Sources and Acknowledgments.

Chronicles the distinguished men and women who serve and have served as Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the Caribbean nations that were once under British rule. The role of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II as Head of the Commonwealth is recognized as well as the hosting of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago in 2009.