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Clement Payne Movement | |
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| President | David A. Comissiong |
| General Secretary | Bobby Clarke |
| Founded | 1988 |
| Ideology | Pan-Africanism Socialism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
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TheClement Payne Movement (CPM) is aleft-wingBarbados-based political party named in honour of aTrinidad-born man who led a1937 uprising in Barbados. TheClement Payne Movement is generally seen by most Barbadians as more leftist in ideology when compared with either the more moderateBarbados Labour Party (BLP) orDemocratic Labour Party (DLP).
The CPM also seeks the global advancement ofPan-Africanism, and has a strong base in this area located in Barbados. The president of the party isDavid A. Comissiong and the general secretary is Bobby Clarke.
In the past, on several occasions the leaders of the CPM have publicly appealed to otherCaribbean governments not to officially recognize the 2004 US-imposed interim government inHaiti. The party also officially opposes the process known as theFree Trade Area of the Americas.
The CPM was formed in 1988, when its leading figures included David Commissiong, Martin Cadogan, Leroy Harewood, Trevor Prescod, David Denny and John Howell.[1] The organization is named after Clement Payne, a pioneer in the Caribbean trade union movement, who in 1998 was officially recognized as one of theNational Heroes of Barbados.[2] The CPM annually distributes a "Clement Payne Hero’s Award".
The CPM maintains close contacts with theCommunist Party of Cuba, and supports normalised relations with theRepublic of Cuba.
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