Internationally Acclaimed Poet and Distinguished Author Professor Lorna Goodison visits The Institute

  In December 2025, The PJ Patterson Institute for Africa Caribbean Advocacy (INAFRICARA) welcomed Professor Lorna Goodison—Jamaica’s former Poet Laureate and an internationally acclaimed poet, essayist, and writer—for a courtesy visit with The Most Honourable P. J. Patterson, Statesman-in-Residence. The visit was warmly received, as Professor Goodison is a Distinguished Author with the Institute. Widely… Continue reading Internationally Acclaimed Poet and Distinguished Author Professor Lorna Goodison visits The Institute

Distinguished Scholar Professor Peter Okebukola unveiled the African Scholarly Referencing Style (ASRS)

  Distinguished Scholar at The Institute has unveiled a groundbreaking academic work. Professor Peter Okebukola has unveiled the African Scholarly Referencing Style, which is the first of its kind in Africa. Read more.

The Most Honourable PJ Patterson Encouraging Vulnerable Countries to Demand Climate Justice

  In a recent interview with The Gleaner, The Most Honourable PJ Patterson has encouraged vulnerable and developing countries impacted by the effects of climate change to seek climate justice from the more developed countries that largely produce the carbon emissions. Read more here.

The PJ Patterson Institute supports education through the granting of scholarships to UWI students

  On October 15, 2025, The PJ Patterson Institute for Africa Caribbean Advocacy presented two students of The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, with The PJ Patterson Scholarship in honour of the former Prime Minister’s 90th birth anniversary, celebrated in April 2025. Attendees at the scholarship presentation included:Dr. Tomlin Paul, Deputy Principal, UWI… Continue reading The PJ Patterson Institute supports education through the granting of scholarships to UWI students

In Remembrance of Professor Christopher AD Charles

  The recent passing of Professor Christopher A.D. Charles has brought deep sadness to The PJ Patterson Institute for Africa-Caribbean Advocacy, where we benefited from his scholarship and commitment to Africa Caribbean reasoning. Professor Charles was a Full Professor of Political and Social Psychology at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, with wide-ranging… Continue reading In Remembrance of Professor Christopher AD Charles

Newsletter Volume 1, Issue 2: September 2025

Commemorating Africa- CARICOM Day 2025

New Students Orientation 2025

For the second straight year, The PJ Patterson Institute for Africa Caribbean Advocacy participated in the Office of Student Services and Development’s Orientation exercise for new students entering the university at the Orientation Village, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus. The Orientation is designed to engage and sensitize the new students as they explore… Continue reading New Students Orientation 2025

Statement on the Passing of Honourable Donald George Wehby, OJ, CD

Book Launch of “Lest We Forget” Slavery, Slave Trade, Colonization, Emancipation & Reparation

Foreword by The Most Honourable PJ Patterson and Edited by His Excellency Olusegun Obasanjo http://youtube.com/watch?v=wJPYTVT35n8&t=15s