Sir William Alexander Clarke Bustamante, Jamaica’s first Prime Minister after the country gained independence in 1962, was born on February 24, 1884. In 1943 he founded the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), with himself as head. They are: The Most Honourable Sir William Alexander Clarke Bustamante He too had been Chief Minister.Ī total of nine persons have held the office of Prime Minister. His cousin, Norman Manley, was Jamaica’s Premier until April 29, 1962. He has also been Premier and Chief Minister. Sir Alexander Bustamante was Jamaica’s first Prime Minister. Prior to Independence in 1962, Jamaica’s head of government was known as the Premier and before that, the Chief Minister. Print.The Prime Minister is Jamaica’s head of government, who is formally appointed into office by the Governor General, who represents Elizabeth II, Jamaica’s official Head of State. The Politics of Change: A Jamaican Testament. The Social Origins of Democratic Socialism in Jamaica. Keith, Nelson W., and Keith, Novella Z.In the main sections, he discusses in sub sections topics such as social justice, equality and the restructuring of a post colonial economy. This allowed Manley to determine a well established plan of exception during elections or humanitarian causes. There are two main sections to lay a foundation for this change, one is “A Philosophy of Change” (1) and “The Strategy of Change” (65). Manley utilized this interaction with music to his benefit in office and progressed towards economic reform, which explains the outline in his book, “Politics of Change a Jamaican Testament”. Both definitions were aimed at specific targets: the reference to love was directed at Rastafarianism, which was the enjoying a dramatic rise in political importance. The other definition assured the electorate of the PNP’s Christian grounding.For the people, the song spoke of the wishes, gried and aspirations of the Rastafarian, the pimp, the scuffler and the other members of the subordinate classes in ways that the JLP, seen largely as the rich man’s party could not. “The regime’s initial formulations of democratic socialism are captured by Michael Manley’s statement that “socialism is love” and the philosophy that best gives expression to the Christian ideal of equality of all God’s children”. In his campaign in 1972 the PNP defines their agenda To the degree that this slogan communicated a sense of social and political urgency, it did so in a way that reflected the trepidation of the subordinate classes. Before such songs and their messages gained currency, they were widely ridiculed for their grammar, spelling and odd vocabulary. However, in the early 1970’s this was the “message music” of the people, not yet the national treasure that reggae is today. Today, its message is routine and might even be considered tame in comparison with the excoriating lyrics of international reggae artists. “Better Must Come” was taken from a popular reggae song that the PNP used effectively in its campaign of 1972. He had a slogan as seen in the discussion readings called the “Power of the people” that address the issue of political power and its distribution. Also his had a campaign song called “Better Must Come” To examine his campaign in relevance to his power in office, I must provide the information in the books as it is written. Two books were used to understand his agenda including one he wrote about his approach to bring economic reform to the country. Manley was popular and well known as a third world leader. Michael Manley was elected Prime Minster and was in office from 1972-1980. This paved a political path for the People’s National Party left wing leader Michael Manley to take advantage of this opportunity and create an agenda. When it came to politics, the interaction between reggae and Rastafarianism associated with democratic socialism. The Rastafarian movement held precedence throughout the 1970’s.