Orlando Patterson says education key to reducing violence

“Our biggest problem is the problem of violence, not just in terms of killings but also in terms of relationships,” Patterson told guests attending Friday night’s inaugural Rex Nettleford Distinguished Lecture at the Council Room, Regional Headquarters Building, The University of the West Indies, Mona.

“It is pretty disturbing that we have not only the highest rates of violence detected in the homicide rates but we [also] have the highest rate of genocide in the world,” he noted, referring to the topic he had just presented to the audience under the theme: ‘The past has not passed: The Heritage of slavery and genocide in Jamaica’, which formed part of the celebration marking what would have been Nettleford’s 90th birthday.

Orlando Patterson says education key to reducing violence