Latest update June 4th, 2026 12:30 AM
Sir Shridath’s Global Life will be launched in November
Dear Editor,
‘The world will soon get a glimpse of the life of Sir Shridath ‘Sonny’ Ramphal, the former Guyana’s Attorney General and Foreign Minister who served as Commonwealth Secretary General for 15 years when his book “Glimpse of a Global Life “ goes on sale as of 6th November.
Sir Shridath, the most decorated human being on the planet with 30 awards from most Commonwealth countries was praised by several world leaders for his outstanding work included the former Secretary General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, Brian Mulroney, former Prime Minister of Canada,, Malcolm Fraser, former Prime Minister of Australia, Lord David Steel of Aikwood, former leader of the Liberal Party, P.J. Patterson former Prime Minister of Jamaica, Ian Mc Donald, Guyanese, author and poet and others
Ramphal is the only person who served on all the independent international Commissions that grappled with the world’s major issues. His Book involved a cast of the world’s leading characters and the central role he played alongside them in issues such as ending apartheid in South Africa, laying the foundations for global concerns about the environment, the reform of global governance and the resolution of conflicts.
The core of the book is concerned with the fifteen years he served as Commonwealth Secretary General, for eleven of which Margaret Thatcher was Britain’s Prime Minister. Sonny Ramphal tells the story of the Commonwealth’s role in ending the Unilateral Declaration of Independence of South Rhodesia by a minority white regime and bringing Zimbabwe to independence.
The Book will be officially launched on November 6 at Marlborough House in London. There will also be a launching in Toronto,Canada at Massey College on 19th November. Other book signings are planned throughout the Caribbean.
Oscar Ramjeet
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