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Payment of $1,000 to Access Major Medical – Prescription Drugs
“The Health Centre wishes to advise that since July 12th 2006 we have seen an increase in the number of patients being required to pay $1,000 extra when using their LOJ swipe cards to purchase prescription drugs. The explanation given by LOJ is that this amount is the $1,000 stated in the plan as deductible in order for an enrollee to access Major Medical benefits after the initial allocation of $4,000 is used up. LOJ further explained that an error in their electronic claim authorization software (swipe card system), caused this payment to be missed for some patients.
Residing Students - Hurricane tips
1. Pack up all personal effects.
2. Unplug electrical equipment and secure
them in plastic.
3. Protect valuables, documents, etc from
water damage by securing them in plastic.
4. Move furniture and equipment away from
windows and doors.
5. Arrange with your Student Services Manager
for safe storage of private and University
property.
6. When the Campus is declared closed, the
following: actions are desired:
• Jamaican students are encouraged to go
home,
Web Page Design and Web Development and Administration Courses
The Mona Institute of Applied Sciences (MIAS) is currently enrolling students in the Web Page Design and Web Development and Administration courses, which begin in October 2006. Both courses are held in the MIAS computer labs on the UWI campus, starting at 6:00 p.m. two evenings per week for a total of 12 weeks each.
The certificate in Web Page Design costs $24,000, while the certificate in Web Development and Administration costs $60,000 including texts. Interested persons should contact the MIAS at telephone numbers 970-2021 or 512-3067.
Call for Papers
The Centre for Caribbean Studies at the University of Warwick (UK) will host “Free at Last? An Interdisciplinary Conference to commemorate the Bicentennial Anniversary of the End of the British Atlantic Slave Trade” from July 11 – 13, 2007 at the University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.
Keynote speakers include: David Dabydeen (University of Warwick), Gad Heuman (University of Warwick), James Walvin (York University) and Verene Shepherd (UWI).
Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (CARIMAC) Summer School 2006
The Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (CARIMAC) as part of a continued effort to allow individuals an opportunity to sharpen their communication skills and be introduced to the field of media and communication is offering the following courses: Radio Production, Business Writing and Covering Sports. These courses are being offered through our Summer Programme and begin on July 17, 2006.
CETT Awards
The Caribbean Centre for Excellence for Teacher Training (Caribbean CETT) will be having its first Teacher of the Year Awards Dinner on Tuesday, July 18 at 7:00 p.m. at the Sunset Jamaica Grande Resort and Spa, Ocho Rios. At this function, CETT will be honouring thirty (30) exemplary teachers in the Caribbean CETT Project for 2005. These thirty teachers from across the Caribbean have been selected based on performance, from the over four hundred teachers involved in the project in five Caribbean countries.
Department of Geography and Geology
The Department of Geography and Geology at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Jamaica, in association with the Climate Change Research Group and the Developing Areas Research Group of the Royal Geographical Society/Institute of British Geographers, will be hosting a conference on Global Change and Caribbean Vulnerability: Environment, Economy and Society at Risk?
Graduation Photographs
The Public Relations Office wishes to remind graduates who took graduation photographs from 1995 – present, and have not yet collected them, that they may do so from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Mondays to Fridays from the Public Relations Office, Gibraltar Hall Road, Mona Campus.
Mental Health Tips for the Hurricane Season
When there is a natural disaster, all aspects of peoples’ lives will be affected. Physical needs take priority in the period immediately after the disaster but it is also important to pay attention to emotional needs. How we feel will help to determine how well we are able to cope with the stresses.
UWI (MONA) & Community Co-Op. Credit Union Ltd
The (UWI) Mona & Community Co-op. Credit Union Ltd. offers bursaries to children of members who were successful in the 2006 GSAT examinations. To qualify to apply, membership with the Credit Union must be no less than two years. Members who qualify and are interested in applying are asked to visit the Credit Union’s website at www.monacreditunion.com for the criteria and procedures, or visit the Credit Onion’s offices at the UWI and UTech for details. The closing date for applications is July 25.