Prime Minster of Jamaica, the Honourable Bruce Golding will be guest speaker at the launch of the book “Jamaica and the People's Struggle for Survival" authored by Honourable Pearnel Charles, Minister of Labour and Social Security. The book launch is being hosted by the Department of Government at the University of the West Indies, Mona and takes place on Thursday, December 11, 2008 at 6 pm at the Undercroft, UWI, Mona. Also speaking on this occasion are His Excellency the Most Honourable Professor Sir Kenneth Hall, Governor General of Jamaica and the Honourable Rex Nettleford, Vice Chancellor Emeritus, UWI.

The book presents a fascinating journey of Jamaica's historical development from colonization to economic and political independence. It goes further to provide a critical examination of political and organizational leadership and their effects on the lives of the Jamaican people.

The book also details an incisive assessment of the shortcomings of political parties, political power, political representations and their contributions to the existing state of poverty and their failure to provide meaningful improvements to the people.