He taught a graduate seminar and gave a series of public lectures at Columbia University in New York.Īfter nine years in opposition, Manley returned to power in 1989, in his third term as Prime Minister, Manley followed many of Seaga’s policies, although he tended to put greater emphasis on small-scale businesses and increased spending on education.Īlso, like Seaga, he forged a close relationship with the United States, even supporting President George Bush’s proposed North American Free Trade Agreement to reduce tariffs between the United States, Mexico, and Canada. During his period of opposition in the 1980s, Manley, a compelling speaker, travelled extensively, speaking to audiences around the world. The PNP lost the 1980 election to the conservative Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) of Edward Seaga. The National Housing Trust was established, providing “the means for most employed people to own their own homes,” and greatly stimulated housing construction, with more than 40,000 houses were built between 19. The Masters and Servants Act were abolished, and a Labour Relations and Industrial Disputes Act provided workers and their trade unions with enhanced rights. Maternity leave was also introduced, while the government outlawed the stigma of illegitimacy. The minimum voting age was lowered to 18 years, while equal pay for women was introduced.
The PNP government in 1974 also formed the Jamaica Movement for the Advancement of Literacy (JAMAL), which administered adult education programs with the goal of involving 100,000 adults a year, which is still active today. The introduction of universally free secondary education was a major step in removing the institutional barriers to private sector and preferred government jobs that required secondary diplomas. In 1974, Manley proposed free education from primary school to university. With Manley as Prime Minister, Jamaica established a minimum wage for all workers, including domestic workers. He is considered one of Jamaica’s best Prime Ministers since independence. He served Jamaica in the capacity of Prime Minister between the periods Mato Novemand Februto March 30, 1992. Michael studied at Jamaica College from 1935 to 1943 and overseas at the London School of Economics from 1945 to 1949. He was one of the most outstanding political figures in the post-colonial history of the Caribbean. Michael Norman Manley, the fourth Prime Minister of Jamaica, born on the 10th of December 1924 in St Andrew and died on the 6th of March 1997 of prostate cancer, son of Norman and Edna Manley.
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