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
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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