Commonwealth Day 2007 is March 12

The Commonwealth is an association of 53 countries, including nearly 2-billion people.

Its mandate is based on traditional procedures rather than a formal constitution.

12 of the 53-member nations are in the Caribbean.

Your questions will be put

So, as a Caribbean citizen, how do you see the role of the Commonwealth in your life?

What has the Commonwealth done for you lately?

	Jamaica's Asafa Powell took the 100-metre gold at last year's Commonwealth Games

Is it only about the Commonwealth Games?

Is there a meaningful role the Commonwealth can play in the Caribbean’s future?

Commonwealth day is observed on March 12, 2007 and this year's theme is 'Respecting Difference, Promoting Understanding'.

To mark Commonwealth Day, it’s your chance to put the organisation's top officials on the spot.

BBC Caribbean will be putting YOUR questions to the Commonwealth Secretary-General Don McKinnon and Deputy Secretary-General (Jamaican) Ransford Smith on March 9.

Send your questions to us by March 8:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/caribbean/institutional/contactus.shtml