Statement from The UWI Vice-Chancellor on the passing of Sonny Ramadhin
Tribute to Sonny Ramadhin The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica. Tuesday, March 1, 2022—The following statement is issued by Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies, on the passing of Sonny Ramadhin, renowned cricketer of the…
The UWI Open Campus UWI STAT Ambassadors Installed Third Cohort of Executive Officers
Campus Officer, Alumni Relations. February 24, 2022 – The UWI Student Today Alumni Tomorrow (UWI STAT) recently held its installation ceremony for the new UWI STAT Executive Officers. The nine dedicated and ambitious Ambassadors who are currently enrolled in Open…
UWI performs Next Generation Sequencing service for the first time in Jamaica.
he UWI Mona Campus, Kingston, Jamaica. Friday, February 25, 2022—The University of the West Indies (The UWI) Mona Campus – working in close collaboration with the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) and the Ministry of Health and Wellness…
The UWI champions the call: Justice4Garvey
The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica. Friday, February 25, 2022—The message is: “Exonerate Marcus Garvey!” The University of the West Indies (The UWI), through its P.J. Patterson Centre for Africa-Caribbean Advocacy and Centre for Reparation Research has joined the global campaign…
UPDATE: COVID-19 Positive Traveler is Sentenced to Four Months Prison,
UPDATE: On Monday 21 February, Stephany Clarke, a 29 year old woman from Jamaica, was sentenced to four months imprisonment for failing to comply with Cayman Islands Public Health Regulations, when she flew into Grand Cayman on 9 September with…
COMMUNITY TOURISM IN THE CARIBBEAN – BASIL SPRINGER COLUMN (FEBRUARY 14, 2022)
By Basil Springer “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” – Proverbs 27:17 Over the last 65 years, more than 30 warm-weather tourism destinations in the Caribbean archipelago of islands and coastal communities have attracted leisure and business…
Promotion of IPCC Experts from The UWI
Five UWI Scientists among experts contributing to upcoming UN climate change report The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica. Friday, February 11, 2022—On February 28, 2022, the United Nations body for assessing the science of climate change, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change…
OECS Heads of Government join advocacy efforts for the posthumous exoneration of Marcus Garvey
By Nyus Alfred Communications Officer, Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Thursday, February 10, 2022 — Among the discussions at the recently held 71st Meeting of the OECS Authority, was a request for the support of OECS Heads of Government in the…
The UNESCO Transcultura Programme promotes training of Caribbean youth in cultural entrepreneurship
300 scholarships available to access online courses at the Open Campus of The University of the West Indies The courses are part of the new Regional Cultural Training Hub offer Application deadline extended until February 28 Havana, 7th February 2022….
Another Global Gold Award for The UWI
The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica. Friday, February 4, 2022—The University of the West Indies (The UWI) has won another gold international award for its branding and marketing. “Positioning the University’s reputation and brand strategy in the international digital space is…
