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HOPE in Recession
Helping Other People Excel (HOPE) in Recession is the theme of the Information Exposition being staged by the Events Management Class –Summer 2009 group, UWI, Open campus. The Exposition takes place on Friday, July 3, 2009 from 10 am to 6 pm at the Knutsford Court Hotel, Kingston 10.
The Exposition is designed to provide a convenient forum where financial advice, training and educational opportunities and entrepreneurship information can be shared with job seekers, persons facing redundancy, redundant employees among others.
The public is invited to attend. Admission is FREE.
Caribbean Culture and Media
The University of the West Indies, Mona through the International Programmes Unit and Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (CARIMAC) partners with Clark Atlanta University to host the inaugural Caribbean Culture and Media Conference. The Conference themed, New Technology: Media and Communication in a Cultural Context takes place on July 6-8, 2009 at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge and Conference Centre, UWI, Mona.
Local and overseas presenters will share at the Conference on several topics such as: Journalism, Converged Media and Caribbean History, New Media Technologies and Visual Storytelling.
For more information please contact Lileth Nelson or Jennifer Green at 977 – 1689 or e-mail: intlprog@uwimona.edu.jm.
PM Opens Caribbean Regional Environment Conference at UWI, Mona
The Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Honourable Bruce Golding, will open the Caribbean Regional Conference on the Environment on Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 9 am at the University of the West Indies, Mona. The Conference is being held under the theme, “Caribbean Environments: Perspectives, Practice and Policy” on July 7-8, 2009.
UWI, Mona Launches Patwa Book Titled, “Writing Jamaican the Jamaican Way
“Writing Jamaican the Jamaican Way/ Ou Fi Rait Jamiekan” is the title of the first major commercial publication set to be released by the Jamaican Language Unit (JLU) UWI, Mona on Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at 6 pm at the Philip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts, UWI, Mona.
The launch features a combination of digital and live performances, including budding dancehall artiste Nickesha Dawkins a.k.a. Gem Sto:n. She will perform the specially written dancehall song titled, ‘Writing Jamaican the Jamaican Way’. It will be hosted by an animated personality, Emcee Jamtik.
Closing Exercise of Region Course in Community Care of the Elderly
The Department of Community Health and Psychiatry, at the University of the West Indies, Mona will host the closing exercise of the seventeenth Regional Course in “Community Care of the Elderly in the Caribbean” on Tuesday, June 16 at 10.30 a.m. in the Master of Public Health (MPH) Classroom. The guest speaker will be Bishop Gary Welch, Chaplain, Jamaica Constabulary Force.
UWI Joins in Celebrating World Sickle Awareness Day on June 19
The Sickle Cell Unit, Tropical Medicine Research Institute, UWI will celebrate World Sickle Cell Awareness Day on Friday, June 19. Several activities are scheduled to take place at the Unit which is located on the Mona Campus. These activities include: free screening, educational sessions and tours of the facility.
The Day is designed to raise public awareness about sickle cell anaemia and to eliminate harmful prejudices associated with the disease.
The campus community and the general public are invited. For further information please contact the Unit at or 927-2471 or email: tmri.scu@uwimonaedu.jm
“Caribbean Environments: Perspectives, Practice and Policy”
‘Caribbean Environments: Perspectives, Practice and Policy’ is the theme of the regional environmental conference being organised as part of the Environmental Management programme at the UWI, Mona. The Conference is scheduled for July 7-8, 2009 at UWI, Mona.
July at UWI
The 13th July at UWI Programme is being held this year under the theme “Sustainable Development Preserving the Marine Environment.” This scientific and cultural enrichment programme will be held in two modules. Module 1 takes place from July 20-24 at UWI, Mona and Module 2 from July 27-31 at St. Ann and Montego Bay. The programme will provide stimulation through field trips, planned activities and discussion sessions with experts. Sites to be visited as part of the UWI, Mona leg of the programme include the Port Royal Marine Laboratory, Maritime Authority of Jamaica and the Environmental Foundation of Jamaica. In the St.
UWI, Mona and International Telecommunication Society (ITS) Stage First Caribbean Regional ITS Conference
“Innovation, Demand and Competitiveness in Telecommunications: Implications for the Caribbean Region and Beyond" is the theme of the inaugural staging of the International Telecommunications Society (ITS) Conference in the Caribbean. The Conference takes place on June 23 -26, 2009 at Rose Hall Resort and Spa, Montego Bay. The Conference commences with an Opening Ceremony on June 23 at 7 pm where the keynote address will be delivered by The Hon Daryl Vaz, Minister of Information and Telecommunications, Jamaica. The Conference is being organized by the Mona School of Business at UWI, Mona and the ITS.
July at UWI
The 13th UWI Programme is being held this year under the theme “Sustainable Development Preserving the Marine Environment.” This scientific and cultural enrichment programme will be held in two modules. Module 1 takes place from July 20-24 at UWI, Mona and Module 2 from July 27-31 at St Ann and Montego Bay. The programme will provide stimulation through field trips, planned activities and discussion sessions with experts. Sites to be visited as part of the UWI, Mona leg of the programme include the Port Royal Marine Laboratory, Maritime Authority of Jamaica and the Environmental Foundation of Jamaica. In the St.