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

        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 & 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

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

  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

  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

  Applications are now open for Globally Competitive Graduate Degrees from MSBM. Don’t miss your chance to apply. Apply today to pursue a graduate degree from the region’s Top Business School. Learn more at: https://www.mona.uwi.edu/msbm/about-msbm ››Read More

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