Some 30 Caribbean personalities of 11 Anglophone and Francophone countries, including the diaspora in the US and Canada, including prominent intellectuals, academics and artists from the region led by Dr. George Lamming are agreed to establish the Caribbean Chapter of the Network in Defense of Humanity, committed to the central axes of discussion that the network has promoted internationally.
On behalf of all the founders, delegates from Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Martinique, Guadeloupe and Cuba (guest), cited in Bridgetown for its formal launch took place in a crowded ceremony in the Great Hall of the famous auditorium Frank Collymore. Some who could not arrive in time from Granada, Saint Lucia, Dominica and Trinidad and Tobago sent their messages of solidarity and adherence.
The representation of intellectuals and artists who make up the Chapter Cuba was symbolically invited to testify constituted this new chapter, which becomes an important reference point for discussion of the issues at the center of debate of ideas and challenges facing humanity in this region and the rest of the world.
The founding personalities Caribbean Chapter are, by country: Antigua and Barbuda: Dorbrene O'Marde; Barbados: Dr. George Lamming, David Comissiong, Robert "Bobby" Clarke, Dr. Tennyson Joseph, Dr. Rodney Worrell, Dr. George Belle, Cherryl Moore, Ras Winston Farrell, Anthony "Gabby" Carter, Thelma Gill-Barnett, Khalid Batson, Trevor Prescod, Keith Layne, David Denny and Lalu Hanuman; Dominica: Gregory Rabess; Granada: Dr. Terrence A. Marryshow; Guyana: Gerald Pereira; Guadalupe: Line Hilgros; Jamaica: Russell Bell, Carnel Stewart, Michael Heslop; Martinique: Garcine Malsa; St. Lucia: Earl Bousquet; Trinidad and Tobago: Dr. Roosevelt Williams, David Abdullah, Akins Vidale and Rosa Mae Whittier; Caribbean diaspora in the United States: Don Rojas and Canada: Cikiah Thomas, Keith Ellis and Alissa Trotz.