The Faculty of Social Sciences, UWI Mona, in partnership with the Watson Institute of International Affairs at Brown University, the PJ Patterson Institute of Africa-Caribbean Advocacy and the Ruth J. Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice, is proud to announce the Inaugural Caribbean Prime Ministers Conference. This landmark event, honoring the centennial of the iconic Michael Manley, will take place from December 3-5, 2024, on the UWI Mona Campus. Please see programme for the conference.
Day 1 (Tuesday, December 3) - Opening Ceremony
Undercroft, UWI, Mona
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Chair, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Dr. Heather Ricketts, University of the West Indies, Mona.
Remarks from The University of the West Indies Vice Chancellor, Sir Hilary Beckles (recorded).
Remarks from the Principal, Professor Densil Williams, University of the West Indies, Mona.
Reflections, Ms. Rhea Manley (Granddaughter of Michael Manley).
Remarks from Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, Minister of Health and Wellness.
Remarks from the President of the Peoples’ National Party, Mr. Mark Golding, M.P., Leader of the Opposition.
Introduction of Keynote Speaker, Professor Anthony Bogues, Brown University.
Keynote Speaker, Hon. Jeremy Corbyn. M.P.
Day 2 (Wednesday, December 4)
Social Science Lecture Theatre, UWI, Mona
9:30 - 11:00 AM - Panel 1: From Self to Nation - Manley and the Mobilisation of the Post-Colonial Nation
Chair: Louis Moyston
Rudolph Ellis, Michael Manley and the post-colonial self in Caribbean philosophy: A critical reflection on the nature of political activism.
Floyd Morris, Oratory and Political Mobilization in Jamaica.
Kerry-Ann Watson, “Don’t throw out the baby with the bathwater”. A case study of the collections of the Institute of Jamaica, a former colonial museum, and the implications for it being a museum that represents the Jamaican society in the post-colonial era.
Carmel Roofe, Michael Manley’s teachings and the formal school curriculum.
Coffee Break
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM - Conversations on Culture and Change
Chair: Dave Gosse
Panellists: Honor Ford-Smith, Herbie Miller and Owen ‘Blacka’ Ellis
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM Lunch Break
2:00 - 3:30 PM - Panel 2: Manley, Nationalism, Social and Economic Justice
Chair: Rodney Worrell
Adria Skefrey, The Transformation of a Nation: Lessons from Michael Manley
Andre Haughton, The Political History of Jamaica in the 20th and 21st Centuries
Karl Watts, Economic Nationalism vs. Economic Liberalism in Jamaica, 1970-1993
Michael Witter, Case study in Manley’s Economic Strategy for Transformation: The Emergency Production Plan and the IMF Path
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM - Gender Justice and Decolonization Round Table
Dedicated to Joan French, Beverly Manley-Duncan and Linnette Vassell
Chair: Maziki Thame
Panellists: Peggy Antrobus, Tracy Robinson and Khadijah Williams
Coffee Break
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM - Political Roundtable
Chair: Brian Meeks
Panellists: Dr. Peter Phillips and Hon. Bruce Golding
Day 3 (Thursday, December 5)
Social Science Lecture Theatre, UWI, Mona
9:30 AM – 10:45 AM - Panel 1: The Caribbean and Global Left World-Making
Chair: Enrique Okemve
Louis Moyston, The Revolt against the West: Michael Manley and the PNP 1969 to 1979
Rodney Worrell, Whither Marxism in Barbados: Is a Better Barbados Possible?
Aieka Smith, From Vision to Concrete: The Manley-Pérez Partnership and the Birth of Portmore, the Anglophone Caribbean’s Largest Urban Community
Coffee Break
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM - Personal Reflections on Michael Manley
Chair: Brian Meeks
Mr. Lorenzo Ellis, PNP Region 3
Mr. Naval Clarke, National Workers Union
Ms. Sonia Gonzalez, PNP Women’s Movement
Mr. Bunny Witter, PNP Region 3
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM - Lunch Break
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM - Interview with Beverly Manley-Duncan & Anthony Bogues
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM - Personal Reflections on Michael Manley
Chair: Clinton Hutton
Senator Peter Bunting, PNP
Ms. Rosie McDonald, Former Superintendent of Police
Ms. Jennifer Edwards, Former Mayor, Spanish Town
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM - Panel 2: Politics Today
Chair: Lisa Vasciannie
Dexroy Martin, Maziki Thame and Rosalea Hamilton
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM - Closing Reflections - Glynne Manley
Coffee break
Closing Ceremony
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Chair: Lisa Vasciannie, (Introduction of Guest Speaker)
The Most Hon. P.J. Patterson, Statesman in Residence, The P.J. Patterson Institute for Africa-Caribbean Advocacy at The University of the West Indies and Former Prime Minister of Jamaica.
Anthony Bogues, Closing Remarks
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