Name: Tyrique Bushay

Date: 5/19/20

Form: 4B

Subject: Social Studies

Topic: Government- Political Independence

1. Many countries of the Caribbean achieved political independence from Great Britain. This
political independence emerged from social concerns, trade union activity and political activism
in the 1930s and 1940s.

Instructions: Using the internet or any other sources, Fill in the spaces to complete the table
below based on your research.

NB: In the column entitled ‘Prime Minister/President’ specify the position of the person names
by typing (PM) OR (P) before their names, example PM John Smith.

Country Year of First Prime Minister Present Prime

Independence Minister/President
Guyana 1966-1970 Forbes Burnham (P) Moses Nagamootoo
Belize 1981 George Cadle Price (P) Dean Barrow
The Bahamas 1973 Lynden Pindling (P) Hubert Minnis
Jamaica 1962 William Alexander Clarke (P) Andrew Holness
Antigua & 1981 Sir Vere Cornwall Bird (P) Gaston Browne
Barbuda
St. Kitts & Nevis 1983 Kennedy Simmonds (P) Timothy Harris
Dominica 1978 Patrick Roland John (P) Roosevelt Skerrit
St. Vincent & 1979 Robert Milton Cato (P) Ralph Gonsalves
the Grenadines
St. Lucia 1979 Sir John Compton (P) Allen Chastanet
Barbados 1966 Sir Grantley Herbert (P) Mia Mottley
Adams
Grenada 1974 Eric Gairy (P) Keith Mitchell
Trinidad 1962 Eric Gairy (P) Keith Rowley
&Tobago