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Positive COVID19 case on Mona Campus
Posted: August 31, 2020
Senate and Administrative Annex Buildings to close for 48 hours
Kingston, Jamaica. August 31, 2020: The University of the West Indies (The UWI) Mona Campus today August 31, 2020 received confirmation of a positive COVID19 case. The individual is a member of staff, who works in a specialised area with no contact with the public or other departments, and has not been on Campus since August 25, 2020.
A MESSAGE TO THE CARIBBEAN - TIME TO ADVANCE: NO TIME TO RETREAT
Posted: August 28, 2020
You the class of 2020 will graduate as the first “Post-COVID” generation; the region will need you more than ever. Our economic and social development will require larger numbers of academic and technically trained citizens. This generation will be the ones called upon to take us ahead on the journey as we navigate through to the other side of COVID-19.
Rotary Club of St. Andrew names Sir Hilary Beckles a Paul Harris Fellow
Posted: August 28, 2020
Professor Sir Hilary Beckles (2nd left), Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies (The UWI) and Marie Powell (2nd right), Assistant Governor, Rotary Jamaica, South East, display the instrument naming Sir Hilary a Paul Harris Fellow. Sharing the occasion are Dr Lloyd Eubank Green (left), Past President of the Rotary Club of St Andrew and Minna Israel, a member of the Club.
“Tony had a highly developed and sophisticated humility and humanity”
Posted: August 27, 2020
The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica. Wednesday, August 26, 2020. The following statement is issued by the Vice-Chancellor of The UWI, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles on the passing of the Honourable Antony Hart, OJ, CD, JP, LLD.
Tracey Robinson appointed to UN's Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Libya
Posted: August 27, 2020
Tracy Robinson, Senior Lecturer and Deputy Dean, Graduate Studies and Research, Faculty of Law, The UWI Mona.
Tracy Robinson, Senior Lecturer and Deputy Dean, Graduate Studies and Research, Faculty of Law, The UWI Mona, has been appointed to a three-person Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Libya. The announcement was made by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet on August 24, 2020.
UWI Professor to Participate in WHO Group Development Meeting
Posted: August 20, 2020
Dr. Dalip Ragoobirsingh, Professor of Medical and Diabetology and director of the UWI Mona Diabetes Education Programme, in the Faculty of Medical Sciences.
Update on the Report of the Chancellor’s Commission on Governance
Posted: August 19, 2020
The Commission on Governance established in December 2018 by Chancellor of The University of the West Indies (The UWI) Mr Robert Bermudez, to review the University’s operations, has completed its report. The Report will be reviewed by stakeholders of The UWI in the coming weeks and subsequently shared publicly.
The UWI secures 2000 COVID-19 Test Kits and High-tech Testing Machines for Jamaica
Posted: August 05, 2020
From Left: Dr Varough Deyde – Director, Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Caribbean Regional Office;
UWI launches 2020 Giving Campaign to help students affected by COVID-19 pandemic
Posted: July 30, 2020
August is Global Giving month at The University of the West Indies (The UWI).
The regional University is calling on its community of alumni, partners and friends regionally and internationally to support students whose finances, and that of their parents, have been negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Launching on August 1, the crowdfunding campaign, UWI Global Giving, encourages persons to give small contributions to the University—as little as US$10 online via www.uwi.edu/giving. The collective proceeds will fund scholarships and bursaries for the students in need as The UWI’s new academic year and classes are set to resume at the end of the month.