Edwin Jones was an academic specialising in the study of public administration
LindsayStirton
Thu 6 May 2021 13.31 EDT
Last modified on Thu 6 May 2021 13.52 EDT
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.