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The West India Committee (WIC) is a UK registered charity, not for profit organisation and the oldest body representative of the Commonwealth. Founded in 1735 and incorporated by Royal Charter in 1904, the West India Committee has attained recognition as Public Diplomats, and is a Consulting NGO to UNESCO. Due to its significance to Caribbean heritage, the West India Committee's archive and library is inscribed as a UNESCO Memory of the World collection. Read More

The West Indian Soldier - a short documentary

by westindia-edit December 06, 2021

A short documentary film on the role that the British Army played in the Caribbean, how the presence of the Army affected the development of the Caribbean and the role that West Indians have played in the British Army over the past 300 years.