Seminar/Lectures
Inaugural Professorial lecture - Professor Russell Pierre examines the face of Paediatric Aids
Professor Russell Pierre's Lecture, entitled “Circle of Life – The face of Paediatric Aids…the Millennial Generation,” will focus on Paediatric HIV/AIDS and examine its evolution through three decades.

Intellectual Property Week Seminar: “Development of Jamaica's Cultural/Creative Industries"
The Institute of Caribbean Studies in collaboration with the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) presents an Intellectual Property Week Seminar entitled “Development of Jamaica's Cultural/Creative Industries: The Intellectual Property Focus”.
Speakers include representatives from the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO), JAMCOPY, JACAP and the Institute of Caribbean Studies. Chair is Dr. Donna P. Hope, Cultural Analyst, Director and Senior Lecturer, Institute of Caribbean Studies.

Lecture: Dis-ease(d) About Morality? Thinking About Ethics in Jamaica Today
This Lecture is hosted by the School for Graduate Studies and Research: Office of Graduate Studies, Regional Headquarters.

Lecture: Reparation Justice for the Enslavement of Black People and the Genocide of Natives in the Caribbean
The University of the West Indies Press in association with Kingston College invites you to a Lecture on Reparation Justice for the Enslavement of Black People and the Genocide of Natives in the Caribbean by Professor Sir Hilary McD. Beckles (Chair, CARICOM Reparations Commission, Pro Vice Chancellor & Principal, The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados) at the Kingston College Chapel, 2A North Street, Kingston on Tuesday, April 15, 2014, between 9:30 AM and 11:30 AM.

Public Lecture - “The Role of Gender Diversity in Maximizing Jamaica’s Economic Potential”
All are invited to attend this Public Lecture which will be given by Dr Wanda Costen, a visiting Fulbright Scholar at the Mona School of Business and Management.

4th Annual CARIMAC/Aggrey Brown Distinguished lecture
This year’s lecture which starts at 6 P.M. will feature Evelyn Smith, President of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association, (JHTA) as the Distinguished Lecturer and it will be under the patronage of Ambassador of Spain to Jamaica H.E.Celsa Nuno.
The Lecture will also feature an exhilarating Tourism Village which will showcase some of Jamaica's finest products, ranging from fashion to food. The Tourism Village will be open to the public from 10AM to 6PM.
SCHEDULE
- 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. - Tourism Village
- 6 p.m. - Lecture

CAPE History Lecture series
The Department of History & Archaeology will host its annual Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) Lecture Series on Saturdays April 5th and 12th, 2014.
The lectures begin on both days at 10:00am and end at 3:15pm. High School students from within and outside the corporate area have been invited to attend.The CAPE History Lectures are a part of the annual outreach of The Department of History & Archaeology to High school students and teachers of CAPE History.

The Biotechnology Centre Seminar series
The Seminar series will focus on the Nagoya Protocol for Access and Benefit Sharing: Implications for Research and Development, to be presented by Dr. Sylvia Mitchell, Lecturer, and Head of Medicinal Plant Research at the Biotechnology Centre.

POSTPONED: Public Lecture on Latin America and the Caribbean States from an Argentinian perspective
POSTPONED until further notice
The Public lecture is staged by the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures. Speaker is His Excellency, Ariel Fernandez, Ambassador of the Republic of Argentina to Jamaica.

Annual Derek Gordon Research Seminar
The Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work will be hosting its annual Derek Gordon Research Seminar under the theme “Creating Healthy Habitats for Development”. The seminar is geared at community engagement and empowerment in light of the proposed UWI housing development project scheduled to take place in the Mona Common community.
