The Jamaica Book Festival (JBF), in partnership with The University of the West Indies (UWI) PJ Patterson Institute for Africa-Caribbean Advocacy (INAFRICARA), will host the inaugural Africa Caribbean Literary Exchange from 25–28 February 2026 in Kingston, with a community outreach engagement in Western Jamaica included in the week’s programme. The Exchange is presented by… Continue reading Afreximbank breaks new ground in the Caribbean as presenting sponsor of the Jamaica Book Festival Africa Caribbean Literary Exchange
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
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
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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
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