The Department of Surgery, Radiology, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care welcomes International Guest Lecturer, Professor Andy Smith of the University of Toronto. Professor Smith's majorclinical and research interests are metastatic, locally recurrent andlocally advanced colorectal cancer and knowledge translation. In addition to his surgical practice he maintains an energetic leadership role promoting cancer quality improvment initiatives in Ontario.
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The Public Forum will be chaired by Dr Jessica Byron of the Department of Government. Guest Presenters include, His Excellency, Venezuelan Ambassador, Maria Jacqueline Mendoza Ortega;  His Excellency, Cuban Ambassador Yuri Gala Lopez; CEO, Petro Caribe Development Fund, Wesley Hughes, and Mr. Ricardo Allicock of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade.

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The seminar will cover the relevant variables that affected the banana industry over this period such as relevance to the country, location, production, employment, soil, weather, markets and the role of the government. Speaker, Dr. Marshall Hall has served as Chairman of the University of the West Indies Council (Mona), Group Managing Director of the Jamaica Producers Group and Professor of the Dept. of Management Studies at UWI, Mona. Dr. Hall has received several national and private sector honours.

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This Public Lecture is coordinated by the Mona School of Business and Management (MSBM) in association with the Mona unit of the Institute for Gender and Development Studies (IGDS) and the Women's Leadership Initiative (WLI). See event flyer

Participants will learn how to start the process of transformation within; be empowered to transform their communities and the nation; learn principles and practices associated with transformational leadership, and be equipped to overcome barriers to success.

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Institute for Gender and Development Studies (IGDS) MSc students will  be presenting their proposals, research papers and reports on their internships.

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This workshop provides instruction and hands-on experience in the preparation of grant applications for the National Institute of Health (NIH) or similarly-structured granting agencies. In order to be able to understand the concepts of grant writing, prior scientific writing experience, knowledge of basic study design and statistical methods are recommended before participating in this workshop. Main Presenter is Dr. Mark PereiraAssociate Professor, Program Director, Public Health Nutrition Division of Epidemiology & Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minnesota USA.

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The Presenter for the Public Lecture is Renato Dimenstein, IAEA Expert in Medical Physics and Senior Medical Physicist at Albert Einstein Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil.  

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The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CFRM) in collaboration with the Norman Manley Law School, Fisheries Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and the Department of Life Sciences Mona Campus, UWI, invite all interested persons to a public lecture on: "The international legal framework for combating Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing: Lessons from Australia’s enforcement experience"

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The Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CAPRI) will hold a Public Forum entitled, J$100 to US$1: Cause for panic or Opportunity for Growth? Gust speakers include Dr. Densil Williams, Deputy Executive Director, UWI Mona School of Business, Mr Brian Pengelley, President of the Jamaica Manufacturing Association (JMA), Dr. Christopher Tufton, Co Executive Director of CAPRI, andMr. Aubyn Hill, CEO of Corporate Strategies Ltd. The event will be carried live on News Talk 93 FM.

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Jamaican born, Levi Roots will share insights on his entrepreneurship journey with students. The motivational talk will be based on his book “You can get it if you really want", which chronicles his journey from Clarendon to UK. Levi Roots came to international prominence in 2006 after he participated in the BBC programme “Dragons Den”. His product, “Reggae Reggae Sauce” is now stocked by all of the major retailers and the Levi Roots Brand has been extended across a range of other products.
 
 

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