Has the time come for Caribbean Republics?
(WorldNews Politics)

The conversation between Lester and Fidel, at which I was present as a member of the Antigua and Barbuda delegation, started with the revolutionary Cuban leader asking Lester (now Sir Lester) what big plans he had in mind for Antigua and Barbuda. Lester told Fidel that he was contemplating moving to make Antigua and Barbuda a Republic, relinquishing the monarch as the country`s Head of State. Fidel`s response stopped Sir Lester and the entire Antigua and Barbuda delegation in our tracks. `Why?`, asked the legendary revolutionary. `Does she interfere with your government?`. Sir Lester explained that she did not and that, in a real sense, while Antigua and Barbuda like many other Caribbean...