On the evening of September 23, 2026, despite the rain, students, sponsors, mentors, and partners gathered on the UWI Mona campus with a shared conviction that Jamaica's next generation of entrepreneurs was ready to be found, shaped, and championed. The Mona School of Business and Management (MSBM) officially launched the 2026–27 Vincent HoSang UWI Venture Competition, and the energy in the room made clear that this was far more than the start of a competition. It was the be ››Read More

  SMC Teach, the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of the SMC Group, was founded in 2020 by CEO Maurice Hamilton - an alumnus of the Mona School of Business and Management (MSBM) at UWI Mona. Originally launched to provide core academic support to students aged 14–16 during the COVID-19 pandemic, the initiative has expanded to focus on preparing youths for end-of-school final examinations and guiding their transition from school to the workforce. In 2024, SMC Teach introdu ››Read More

More than 30 senior public officials from 14 Caribbean countries gathered in Jamaica to strengthen the institutional capacities needed to translate digital strategies into implementation, as ECLAC advances regional cooperation under the Digital Agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean (eLAC).   More than 30 government officials from 14 Caribbean countries met in Kingston from 29 June to 2 July for the third edition of the School on Digital Transformation and Innovation in the ››Read More

Mona School of Business and Management (MSBM) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Peter David Phillips as Executive-in-Residence, effective June 15, 2026. Dr Phillips is a renowned public servant who served in the Jamaican Government for over three decades, holding various ministerial portfolios and distinguishing himself through strong results across those areas. His skills as a policymaker have been lauded by global institutions, including the International Monetary Fu ››Read More

Dr. Marie-Hélène Budworth, Professor and Director of the School of Human Resource Management at York University, Canada, engages participants during the Mona School of Business and Management’s (MSBM) Strategic Insights Seminar Series held on May 14, 2026, at The University of the West Indies Regional Headquarters. The seminar explored how organisations can transform workplace feedback and performance conversations through the Feedforward Interview approach, a model designed to fost ››Read More

  With just under two weeks to commencement, approximately 60 Jamaican non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are set to benefit from a high-impact capacity-building initiative under the prestigious Fulbright Specialist Program, aimed at strengthening their ability to secure sustainable funding and communicate impact more effectively. The initiative is being delivered through a partnership between American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ) and the UWI  Mona School of Business and Manageme ››Read More

  Kingston, Jamaica — A bold warning about the future of work and education took centre stage in Jamaica last week, as the Mona School of Business and Management (MSBM), UWI, Mona convened leaders in academia and industry to confront a critical question: Is the Caribbean truly ready for the age of artificial intelligence? At the George Willie Lecture Series, globally respected academic leader David Marchick, Dean of the Kogod School of Business at American University, delivered ››Read More

Caribbean businesses and public institutions are being urged to fundamentally rethink how they operate as economic volatility, climate threats, and shifting global markets make disruption a permanent feature of the region’s business environment. That was the central message emerging from the Mona School of Business and Management (MSBM) Strategic Insights Seminar Series, where regional leaders and development professionals were advised to redesign organisational systems to prioriti ››Read More

Main sponsor of the 2025-26 Vincent HoSang UWI Venture Competition, the JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation, joined alongside students, partners, fellow sponsors and other members of the university community for the competition’s finals and awards ceremony, marking the culmination of months of training, mentorship and entrepreneurial development for more than 80 student teams. The ceremony, held at the Mona School of Business and Management (MSBM), brought the competition cycle to a clos ››Read More

Kingston, Jamaica – Innovation and entrepreneurship took centre stage at the Mona School of Business and Management (MSBM) on Friday, February 20, 2026, as seven student-led ventures competed in the Finals of the Vincent HoSang UWI Venture Competition. Four young innovators from Approved Labs, Akeem Hutchinson, Vanessa Andrews, Raheem Williams, and Damion Henry, claimed the top prize, walking away as first-place champions. Simone Hanson of Amaré Indulge secured second place, and ››Read More