ibex Cares: Jamaica team raises $1 million JMD to help coworker
CaribPR Wire, PORTMORE, Jamaica, April 27, 2022: — ibex (NASDAQ: IBEX), a leading global provider of business process outsourcing (BPO) and customer engagement technology solutions, today announced its team in Jamaica raised $1 million JMD to help pay for new prosthetic legs for…
Barbadian, Vincentian and Antiguan Businesses Top UWI Open Campus and Compete Caribbean Regional Business Plan Competition
Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal. Monday, April 25, 2022 — On Thursday, April 21, The University of the West Indies (The UWI) Open Campus and Compete Caribbean hosted the Virtual Award Ceremony for the Regional Business Plan Competition,…
Martin: Bob Marley – struggles of a biracial man
By Melissa Martin Bob Marley led a colorful and controversial life, and he is remembered and celebrated as both a music icon and a humanitarian for equality. Marley stated his racial views in 1975 by declaring “My father was white…
Caribbean Report: Intra-Regional Discussions Take Flight
Stimulating the return of the intra-Caribbean travel market came into focus during back-to-back discussions produced by the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) last week. The sessions featured leading travel and tourism stakeholders from the public and private sectors. Highlights of the…
New UN climate change report identifies urgent need for capacity building and adaptation strategies in small islands
The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica. Tuesday, March 29, 2022— In February,the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published its latest global report. Better known as the Sixth Assessment Report of Working Group II (AR6-WG2), it reveals the impacts,…
UWI Professor releases new book on Digital Transformation for Higher Education Institutions
The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica W.I. Tuesday, March 29, 2022—The new Chair of The University of the West Indies (The UWI) Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Steering Committee and Head of the Digital Transformation Strategic Initiative, Professor Lloyd Waller, has…
Calls from Jamaica for reparations as the world remembers slavery
March 27, 2022 News Digest OUR CAMPAIGN ISSUES IN THE NEWS Prison slaveryCalifornia gets closer to ending involuntary servitude in prisonsA new bill in California is the latest in a movement to outlaw all forms on involuntary servitude, including its legal…
UWI lecturer co-edits new book on Island Tourism Sustainability and Resiliency
The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica W.I. Wednesday, 23 March 2022. — Senior Lecturer in Tourism Management at the Mona School of Business and Management, The University of the West Indies (The UWI), Dr. Michelle McLeod is the first editor of…
Professor Verene Shepherd’s International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination message:
“…We cannot rest on our laurels.” The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica. W.I. Saturday, March 19, 2022—March 21 marks the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The annual observance is recognised annually on the day that police opened fire…
UWI Vice-Chancellor tells Technical Advisory Committees at annual budget meetings: “Our commitment is to improve and change”
The UWI Regional Headquarters, Monday, March 21, 2022 — On March 8 and 9, the Technical Advisory Committees (TACs) of The University of the West Indies (The UWI) met to discuss the regional University’s annual budgets. During the two-day session,…
