Edwin Jones was an academic specialising in the study of public administration
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Thu 6 May 2021 13.31 EDT
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My friend and mentor Edwin Jones, who has died aged 80, was for many years a teacher and scholar of public administration in Jamaica, a career he combined with public service and a role as a government adviser.
Born in Kingston, Jamaica, to Ruby MacDonald, a dancer, and her husband, Stanford Jones, a salesman, Edwin went to Anchovy school in St James parish. He grew up during a formative time for the West Indian nationalist movement and became an adult around the time Jamaica attained independence in 1962.
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The University of the West Indies (The UWI) community joins the Mona Campus in mourning the passing of Professor Edwin S. Jones, who was ailing for an extended period of time; he transitioned on the morning of Wednesday March 10, 2021.
(L-R) Professor Edwin Jones pictured at his book Launch in November 2015 next to former Prime Minister, the Hon. PJ Patterson. The title of the book: Contending with Administrivia: Competition for Space, Benefits and Power.
Principal and Pro Vice-Chancellor, Professor Dale Webber stated, “We mourn the passing of a UWI giant, Professor Edwin Jones whose contribution to the Faculty of Social Sciences and MSBM has been tremendous. Edwin was a teacher, researcher, administrator, mentor and a friend. Many lives have been positively influenced by Professor Jones and The UWI, Jamaica, the Caribbean and the world are poorer for his passing.”
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