The Commonwealth Caribbean comprises a group of independent English-speaking countries (mainly islands) lying in an arc between Florida to the North and Venezuela to the South. Varying widely in terms of their size, population, ethnic composition, and economic wealth, these countries are, nevertheless, linked by their shared experience of colonial rule under the British Empire and their decision, upon attaining independence, to adopt a constitutional system of government based on the so-called Westminster model. Since independence, these countries have, in the main, enjoyed a sustained period...