The long and storied history of family-owned businesses, FOBs, comes with facts, myths and old tales, many of which are not easily disaggregated or detangled. In many instances, myths are quoted as facts and facts are pushed aside as myths. Many of the statistics and proclamations being bandied about have given credence to the one of the laws of propaganda attributed to Nazi Joseph Goebbels: “Repeat a lie often enough and it becomes the truth”. ››Read More

It is not often that a woman holds a high-ranking position in the army. However, Commodore Antonette Wemyss-Gorman has broken that stereotype and has gone on to create 'waves in the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF). Click here for more details ››Read More

We've extended our application deadline. Pursue a Globally Competitive Graduate Degree from MSBM, the Caribbean's Top Business School, and acquire the skills needed to Master Your Career. Start your application today, visit http://bit.ly/discoverMSBM ››Read More

We've extended our application deadline. Pursue a Globally Competitive Graduate Degree from MSBM, the Caribbean's Top Business School, and acquire the skills needed to Master Your Career. Start your application today, visit http://bit.ly/discoverMSBM ››Read More

Audrey Tugwell could have held down an evening or night job as a radio announcer among some of the finest female voices to have graced Jamaican radio in the early 1980s. The alluring voice was, still is, as captivating as it is convincing. Instead, the pretty teenager with the perfect dark skin tone and ready-made broad smile entered Church Teachers’ College (CTC) in September 1982 with the sole intention of becoming a teacher. She did just that, majoring in English (Language and L ››Read More

                    In light of the Government of Jamaica’s announcement to resume face-to-face modality across the education sector, The University of the West Indies (The UWI), Mona Campus, will begin offering current and incoming students of The UWI, Mona Campus, face-to-face classes in the 2022-2023 Academic Year. F2F classes starting with Summer School in June The UWI Mona Campus Registrar, Dr. Donovan Stanberry advised students (incoming and current) of the new a ››Read More

Faculty TikToking at UWI for You: Metaverse of Education" was the Faculty of Social Sciences. Collecting a token on behalf of the Faculty was Dr Heather Ricketts, Deputy Dean of the Faculty (centre). She is flanked by Dr Donovan Stanberry, The UWI Mona Campus Registrar (left) and Ms Stephanie Pinnock, Administrative Officer in the Faculty’s office (right). Click here for full article Article & Photo from: The University of the West Indies, Mona ››Read More

After a two-year hiatus due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) and Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) will host the seventh staging of the annual National Business Model Competition (NBMC) on  April 7-8, 2022  online.  A total of 15 teams from five universities across the island will vie for bragging rights and cash prizes totalling J$4 million. The participating teams include four from the University of the West Indies (UWI) four fro ››Read More

The Flow Foundation recently graduated 450 students from its second cohort of the Skills for the Future Programme, delivering on its vision of providing more Jamaicans with the skills needed to thrive in a digital economy.   The Skills for The Future programme is a collaboration between the Flow Foundation and the Mona School of Business and Management (MSBM) through the Caribbean School of Data (CSOD).  It's a 12-week programme that is free to the public and seeks to equip Jamaic ››Read More