P.J. Patterson Selected Speeches 1992 -2000

Edited by Delano Franklyn
Published: 2002

Percival (P.J.) Patterson is the longest continuous serving Prime Minister of Jamaica. Of the current Prime Ministers in the English-speaking Caribbean, none has given longer unbroken service and, arguably, none is more experienced in regional and international affairs than Patterson.

This collection of selected speeches by Patterson between 1992 and 2000 covers a wide range of local (Jamaican), regional and international issues delivered in a variety of for a, from the Jamaican Parliament to the United Nations, to regional colleagues and institutions and to students and professionals. The speeches reveal Patterson’s grasp of the many challenges facing the people of the Caribbean and the policies and efforts that are required to confront and overcome them. They also confirm Patterson’s stature as a regional and international statesman.