The Most Honourable Prime Minister Andrew Holness, Leader of the Jamaica Labour Party and Chairman of the Jamaica Labour Party Education Fund, visited The University of the West Indies (The UWI) Mona Campus, on Friday, November 26, 2021 to present the institution with gifts from the Jamaica Labour Party Education Fund ($1.5m) and the Prime Minister’s Positive Jamaica Foundation ($1m); the total value of the donation was $2.5 m. This donation is the third of what Prime Minister Ho ››Read More

The announcement by the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) that it has increased interest rates in an effort to control inflation has raised eyebrows and initiated discussion among the public who are awaiting some understandable reason for the action. While the use of interest rate policy is a valid remedy for an economy that is overheating, it cannot be a one tool for all in its application. Economies are not always similar in how they respond to monetary and, for that matter, fiscal policie ››Read More

  Due to popular demand, the deadline for registration to the CB Group UWI 5K & Smart Eggs Kids K has been extended to Thursday, December 2, 2021.You can register easily by visiting https://register.uwi5k.org/.Remember to share your run with us @UWI5K and encourage others to participate using the hashtag #WeRunForDreams. The last day allowed for submission of your results information is December 9. ››Read More

  The University of the West Indies (The UWI) has penned an agreement with Sandals Resorts International (SRI) and Florida International University’s (FIU) Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management, solidifying a landmark industry-academic alignment partnership to establish a world-class tourism training institute based at the University. The Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart International School of Hospitality & Tourism is expected to be a cutting-edge, research-led facil ››Read More

  The buzz word of worldwide news seems to be related to the global conference of the United Nations COP26, currently being held in Glasgow, Scotland. It has been an extended and broad meeting, as the consequences of climate change have become acceptable for public attention on a world stage. Beyond political obfuscation of the past decades, scientific reasoning and facts seem to be becoming more understood worldwide.For many, their understanding of complex scientific findings ha ››Read More

A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed yesterday forming a high-powered partnership agreeing to establish the Gordon “Butch” Stewart International School of Hospitality and Tourism that will train the next generation of Caribbean industry leaders and immortalise its greatest icon. It is the intention to make the eponymous school “like nothing the world has ever seen”, vowed Adam Stewart, executive chairman of Sandals Resorts International (SRI), at the signing ceremony in t ››Read More

          The region’s tourism challenges have not been created by COVID-19, but have simply been exposed and amplified believes Professor Andrew Spencer, who was recently the first person to be promoted to the position of Professor of Tourism at University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona. In an interview with the Sunday Business Guardian, Spencer who was appointed on October 13, explained that the problems before the pandemic are the problems today: climate change, social ex ››Read More

                          From one CXC to MSc with distinction. That’s the story of 31-year-old Castio Williams, who endured failure, tragedy, family challenges and financial difficulties, but triumphed. He now proudly holds a Master of Science (MSc) degree in international public and development management from The University of the West Indies (UWI). Williams hails from Trinity district in Porus, Manchester, where he attended Porus High School. On entry to high ››Read More

                          Strict COVID measures were in place at this year's graduation photo sessions at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, disallowing extra company, including close family and friends. But for 22-year-old David-Asher, Jon-Michael and Marc-Anthony Davis, they were able to share the experience and milestone together as a family and best friends because they are triplets. David-Asher now holds a bachelor of science in political science; Ma ››Read More

                            Rocked by the death of their mother Hilda, the Robinson sisters, Jody-Ann and Stacey-Ann, with the love and support of their father Edward, banded together to ensure they achieved academic success to honour their mother's memory. They recently graduated from the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, after achieving master's degrees in economics and corporate finance. The sisters have always been academically gifted and Edward told TH ››Read More