By Mr Arnold Bertram The traditional narrative of PJ Patterson’s contribution to Jamaica’s development focuses almost exclusively on the major projects conceived and implemented during his tenure, first as cabinet minister and later as prime minister. What remains under-documented is the early years of his life’s journey which prepared him for his major role… Continue reading Celebration of PJ Patterson’s 90th Birthday
By The Most Hon. PJ Patterson, ON, OCC, KC., Statesman-In-Residence April 12, 2025 In the course of human civilisation, there have been distinctive catalytic epochs. The recurrent changes in the stream of knowledge are currently reflected by the transition from the atomic age to one that is technology driven. The Fourth Industrial Revolution is now… Continue reading Development and Prosperity for Global Africa
In Memoriam: Dr. Keith Audley Alexander Ellis (1935–2024) Keith Audley Alexander Ellis, FRSC, DFil (University of Havana). CD (Jamaica), Professor Emeritus University of Toronto (Spanish and Portuguese), passed away peacefully on December 28, 2024, at the age of 89, after a life devoted to his family, learning, teaching and social justice through culture, especially literary… Continue reading In Memoriam: Professor Keith Ellis
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Politics In an Island State is a well-researched, lucid, and fascinating story of Jamaica’s struggle for development over decades, revealed through the biography of Wills Ogilvy Isaacs, a towering pioneer in the annals of our evolution as a sovereign democratic nation-state. The traditional approach to the chronicle of that period has tended to focus… Continue reading Remarks for Book Launch “Politics in an Island State: Wills O. Isaacs Jamaica’s Struggle for Development”
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Each year the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus through the Office of Student Services and Development hosts an orientation filled with activities for new students entering the university. The orientation is planned and executed with the intention to sensitize, edify and entertain students about the university community, particularly about the extra-curricular… Continue reading The PJ Patterson Institute for Africa Caribbean Advocacy at UWI Orientation 2024
The historical and cultural similarities, combined with shared social, political and economic circumstances have spawned the growth and development of symbiotic relations between African and Caribbean countries and between several countries of both regions, over the ages. Four years ago, on September 7, 2021 the first Africa Caribbean (CARICOM) Summit was hosted virtually by… Continue reading AFRICA CARICOM DAY: The Third Commemoration
It is with profound sadness and a deep sense of loss that we at the Patterson Institute of Advocacy for the Caribbean and Africa mark the passing of Sir Shridath “Sonny” Ramphal, a true titan of Caribbean diplomacy and global statesmanship. Sir Shridath’s departure at the age of 96 marks the end of an… Continue reading P.J. Patterson Pays Tribute to Sir Shridath “Sonny” Ramphal
The PJ Patterson Institute for Africa Caribbean Advocacy joins in the fitting commemoration of Emancipation Day across Jamaica, the wider Caribbean and nations on the African Continent. “This day of great historical significance commemorates the end of an era of unimaginable suffering and the dawn of freedom for our ancestors, who endured the brutalities… Continue reading Emancipation Day Message 2024