Over the last twelve months the Caribbean has been able to demonstrate through the ballot box that its democracies remain strong.
Despite flaws and low coronavirus virus related turnouts, general elections have taken place in Jamaica, Trinidad, the Dominican Republic, Suriname, Guyana, St Kitts, Anguilla and Montserrat, and the outcome accepted. Even in Guyana, after a lengthy political stand-off, the rule of law prevailed, and its electoral system delivered what most consider to be a fair outcome.
Nevertheless, the problem of matching Caribbean governance to rhetoric continues, with every nation’s capacity to implement what has been promised, dependent on the very variable quality, ability, and attitude of the public sector and its agencies.
