The Most Honourable PJ Patterson’s address at the 32nd Meeting of the AFREXIM Bank in Abuja, Nigeria from June 25-28, 2015. Read below. Download Here
The Most Honourable PJ Patterson’s address at the 32nd Meeting of the AFREXIM Bank in Abuja, Nigeria from June 25-28, 2015. Read below. Download Here
On 13 June 2025, the P.J. Patterson Institute for Africa-Caribbean Advocacy at The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, held a monumental press conference for the official launch of the Africa-Caribbean Hub for Generative Artificial Intelligence at The UWI, Mona. This pioneering AI Hub project is a collaborative initiative between The UWI’s P.J.… Continue reading The PJ Patterson Institute for Africa Caribbean Advocacy announce AI Generative Hub for Africa and the Caribbean
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yujhmA_N6DM Dr. Jalani Niaah delivered a lecture on African Liberation Day, emphasizing the importance of unity, self-repair, and mental liberation in achieving economic development, justice, and self-determination for African and Caribbean nations. The event concluded with a call for solidarity, re-humanization, and support for ongoing efforts towards unity, justice, and sovereignty, while also addressing… Continue reading African Liberation Day Lecture
The following is the address by former Prime Minister PJ Patterson during the launch of the AI project at the University of the West Indies on Wednesday, June 11. Colleagues and friends, pardon me if I begin on a note of nostalgia. It is 71 years ago that I entered these hallowed precincts. At… Continue reading The PJ Patterson Institute for Africa Caribbean Advocacy launches AI Intelligence Hub
Recently the Elsa Leo- Rhynie Hall, UWI, Mona Campus presented the Tower Award to The Most Honourable PJ Patterson for his distinguished decades of service to Jamaica, the Caribbean, and the African Diaspora. The award was presented to The Statesman-in-Residence on a courtesy visit by the Hall Chairperson, Ms Deidrie Wadsworth and the Off-Campus… Continue reading The Elsa Leo-Rhynie Hall honours our Statesman-in-Residence with the Tower Award
The Pan-Africanists by Barrington Watson, OJ, completed in 1998. This outstanding painting honours 17 global activists for African liberation and universal human rights who, by their heroic struggles and self-confident vision, have reshaped the development of Africa, its diaspora, and the world today. The master painter, Jamaican-born Barrington Watson, had always felt that self-image… Continue reading The Pan-Africanist Mural unveiled at the PJ Patterson Institute for Africa Caribbean Advocacy
In a momentous celebration of his 90th birthday, former Prime Minister PJ Patterson, the Statesman-in-Residence of the PJ Patterson Institute for Africa Caribbean Advocacy, gifted the University of the West Indies (The UWI) a replica of Barrington Watson’s renowned 1998 painting, ‘The Pan-Africanists’. The mural was unveiled on Saturday, April 12 at the PJ… Continue reading Mural unveiled of famous ‘The Pan-Africanists’
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