The UWI celebrates its 70th anniversary in 2018. The Faculty of Science and Technology Conference 2018 is an opportunity for the Faculty to highlight the contributions of scientific research and application to regional development. In particular, FST Conference 2018 will emphasize the impact of research that addresses national, regional and international societal challenges on the Caribbean region and beyond.

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The Caribbean Policy Development Centre, in collaboration with the Institute for Gender and Development Studies: Nita Barrow Unit, and UWItv have partnered on a project titled Preserving the Legacy of Caribbean Women. This multimedia project comprises a series of recorded interviews with women from Barbados and the wider Caribbean speaking candidly about their work in the areas of education, community development, healthcare, work development  and politics. Thus, Preserving the Legacy of Caribbean Women aims to preserve and highlight the legacy of women in the Caribbean who have made significant contributions to society, while also ensuring the oral history of Caribbean women is retained for the benefit of future generations.

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Theme: Understanding FinTech, Ransomware and Cyber Threats to Governance”

The Mona ICT Policy Centre (MICT) in the Caribbean School of Media and Communication (CARIMAC), UWI in association with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the global Internet Society (ISOC) and the High Commission of Canada in Jamaica.

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Recent large-scale cyber attacks such as WannaCry, the hack of Equifax and of the US Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) computer system, among others, all signal a growing

trend in destructive threats to businesses, governments and individuals. Today’s cyber

threats spread fast, morph quickly and deliver potentially lethal damage. Now more than

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