The Institute of Caribbean Studies, UWI Mona will host Caribbean writer, George Lamming during the week of January 11 as part of a Distinguished Lecture Tour funded by the Ford Foundation. The activities planned for Mr. Lamming include an interview on Radio Mona scheduled for Monday, December 12 at 12: 00 noon. He will then meet with post graduate students in Cultural Studies at 5:30 p.m. in the Multi-Functional Room of the Main Library. On Tuesday, January 13, Mr. Lamming will give a public lecture titled, “The Political Foundations of a Caribbean Aesthetic: Reflections on Claude McKay and C.L.R. James”. This takes place at 5:30 p.m. at the Undercroft of the Senate Building at Mona. On Wednesday, January 19 at 7:30 p.m. Mary Seacole Hall will host a meeting between Mr. Lamming and UWI students. This meeting will take place in the Hall’s Multi-purpose Room. All members of the UWI community and the public are invited to participate in these events.