On Wednesday, September 16, the P.J. Patterson Institute for Africa-Caribbean Advocacy (INAFRICARA), in collaboration with the African Caribbean Institute of Jamaica/Jamaica Memory Bank and The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus Main Library, launched the KGOTLA African Art Exhibition at the UWI Main Library. The opening ceremony was held in the Multifunctional Room… Continue reading Kgotla! African Art and Artefact Exhibition launched at The UWI Main Library
On 7 September 2021, Heads of State and Government from Africa, CARICOM, and the Global African Diaspora assembled to strengthen the bonds that bind us together, and identified opportunities to grow together. They recognised that Africa and the Caribbean remain bound together by a shared history of dispersal, and must act as one to advance… Continue reading Africa-CARICOM Day Message 2026: Forging a Global Africa Coalition
Emancipation Day 2026 marks 188 years since full emancipation for the formerly enslaved African people of the British West Indies, following the implementation of the Emancipation Act of 1834. Today, we honour the courage, sacrifice, and resilience of our ancestors who endured history’s greatest crime against humanity chattel slavery. Their unwavering determination and resistance secured… Continue reading Emancipation Day Message 2026
The PJ Patterson Institute for Africa-Caribbean Advocacy (INAFRICARA) continued its mission of strengthening Africa-Caribbean relations by convening scholars, students, and thought leaders for the Africa-Caribbean Intellectual Exchange Forum at the Neville Hall Lecture Theatre, The University of the West Indies, Mona, on 10 June 2026. Held in collaboration with Morgan State University under the theme… Continue reading INAFRICARA Hosts Africa-Caribbean Intellectual Exchange Forum with Morgan State University
We at the PJ Patterson Institute for Africa Caribbean Advocacy recognise that Africa Day is a declaration that the African people remain committed to freedom, unity, and transformation. This commemoration of Africa Day 2026 celebrates the resilience, creativity, and enduring spirit of Africans and people of African descent across the world. We honour the visionaries … Continue reading Africa Day Message 2026
By: Omar Ryan, Communications and Outreach Coordinator, INAFRICARA The PJ Patterson Institute for Africa Caribbean Advocacy (INAFRICARA), at The UWI on May 6, 2026 hosted the launch of Dante’s Inferno, the groundbreaking new translation and reimagining of the classic work by renowned Jamaican poet and cultural icon Lorna Goodison at the Neville Hall Lecture… Continue reading Lorna Goodison’s Dante’s Inferno Bridging Classical Literature and Caribbean Identity
By Omar Ryan Writers, scholars, publishers, and readers from across Africa and the Caribbean gathered at the University of the West Indies’ Mona campus in Kingston, Jamaica, for the Africa Caribbean Literary Exchange, held February 25–28, 2026. An initiative of the Jamaica Book Festival, the event explored the literary and cultural ties linking the… Continue reading Across the Atlantic in Words: Africa Caribbean Literary Exchange Celebrates Literary Heritage
The PJ Patterson Institute for Africa-Caribbean Advocacy extends our deepest condolences on the passing of Dr. Tomlin Paul, Deputy Principal of The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus. Dr. Paul was a distinguished and celebrated medical doctor, a brilliant and deeply cerebral scholar, and a highly respected administrator. Throughout his career, he exemplified… Continue reading Statement from INAFRICARA on the Passing of Dr. Tomlin Paul, Deputy Principal of The UWI Mona Campus