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May 4
Jamaica Charts New Path to Digital Future at MSBM hosted Inaugural Caribbean DPI Summit
After two and a half days of dynamic dialogue between April 8-10, 2025, bold commitments, and regional solidarity, the curtains came down on the inaugural Caribbean Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) Summit at the University of the West Indies, Mona. The summit, a first of its kind in the region, was hosted by the Mona School of Business and Management in collaboration with Co-Develop, a grant-making and resource mobilisation organisation, and brought together policymakers, innovato ››Read More
MSBM's Dr. Andrew Spencer promoted to the rank of Professor
                          Professor Andrew Spencer is currently Deputy Executive Director at the Mona School of Business and Management at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, and is the first to be promoted to the rank of full professor in the substantive field of tourism at the UWI. Most recently he served for four years as the Executive Director of the Tourism Product Development Company Limited, the largest agency in the Ministry of Tourism. Prof. Spence ››Read More
MSBM's Dr. Michelle McLeod promoted to the rank of Senior Lecturer
                          Dr. Michelle McLeod is a Senior Lecturer at Mona School of Business and Management at The UWI, Mona Campus, Jamaica. A graduate of The UWI,  the University of Surrey, and Bournemouth University where she obtained her doctorate, Dr. McLeod's tourism industry experience spans over 30 years as a professional and an academic. Her present research interests are in the subject areas of tourism, knowledge networks, open data ecosystems, policy netwo ››Read More
Congrats - Vincent HoSang UWI Venture Competition Semi Finalists
        The 2021 Vincent HoSang UWI Venture Competition (UWIVC) Semi Finals was held during the period November 24-25 2021 in a virtual mode due to the continued impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic. There were 28 teams that presented to a group of expert judges drawn from the private sector. Teams were made up of both graduate and undergraduate students and included one Faculty member. Each team presented a pre-recorded 10 minute video on their business idea to the judges then eng ››Read More
Mona School of Business and Management joins the discussion on Taxation of Dividends in Jamaica
Mona School of Business & Management (MSBM) continued its business advocacy role by hosting a virtual public forum with the theme “Equity for Local Investors in Jamaica” on Wednesday, November 10, 2021. Featuring a high level panel, the presentations focused on the taxation treatment of local versus foreign investors in Jamaica’s stock exchange. It can be argued that there seems to be a discriminatory taxation treatment of local vs. foreign investors that penalizes the local, ev ››Read More
IDB President Backs The UWI
As The University of the West Indies (The UWI) enters phase two of its Triple A Strategic Plan (2022-2027) focused on “THE REVENUE REVOLUTION”, Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles has reached out to global development partners in an attempt to secure support for the University’s financial sustainability and readiness to lead the post-COVID, economic transformation of the region. After receiving an audience with the President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), ››Read More
ScotiaGroup Jamaica boss gets regional role
  Scotiabank yesterday announced that its Jamaica chief, Audrey Tugwell Henry, will be given additional responsibilities as the senior vice-president (SVP) of its Caribbean North and Central operations. The appointment, which takes effect January 1, 2022, will see Tugwell Henry expanding her oversight of Scotiabank's operations to include the Bahamas, Cayman, Turks & Caicos, in addition to its Jamaican operations.   It comes just a year after Tugwell Henry was appointed th ››Read More
New UWI Website Cops International Digital Marketing Award
  The University of the West Indies (The UWI) has launched a redesigned, modern, and more efficient website for its central administrative operations—www.uwi.edu Weeks before its launch, however, the design of the new website was entered in the 9th Annual Education Digital Marketing Awards; it emerged as a Gold Award winner, in the Institutional Website- Update/Refresh category from among 1000 entries from other colleges, universities and secondary schools around the world. The ››Read More
JLP Education Fund and the PM’s Positive Jamaica Foundation make $2.5m donation to The UWI Mona for needy students
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
Interest Rates
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