In horseracing there are escalating forms of placing wagers and the basics are fairly simple. There is place; win; and quinelas (first and second). After that the bets become more complex but the winnings are larger in keeping with the risks. I admit that I am no expert (in deference to several learned and experienced writers in Public Opinion). But I have chosen to use this simple example to highlight disasters, and again ask the question; where is the ship? In recent weeks ther ››Read More

Special congratulations to Mona School of Business and Management's (UWI, Mona) BSc. Accounting student Candice McLeod on her bronze medal in the women's 4x400m relay at the Tokyo Olympics. ››Read More

The University of the West Indies Mona Campus wishes to remind all students and members of the public that the campus will be closed for face–to–face business on the dates below in keeping with the announcement made by the Government of Jamaica that there will be no movement days to curb the latest surge in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Jamaica. This announcement was made on, Wednesday, September 1, 2021. Members of the UWI community are being asked to continue to check their U ››Read More

Mona School of Business & Management (MSBM) hosted the “World’s Most Influential Mathematician (2018)” Dr Nira Chamberlain in a virtual session for the UWI Mona Community on Thursday, July 29, 2021, where he explored the topic “Mathematics, Critical Thinking & Development.” Dr. Nira Chamberlain, born to Jamaican parents, is the first Black Mathematician to appear in the Who’s Who. The holder of  two (2) doctoral degrees in Mathematics (a PhD from Portsmouth University and a ››Read More

In Jamaican folklore we have been told by Granny that “bad luck always comes in threes”, and even though some may doubt this, recent events may be seen as some kind of portent of impending danger. In these scenarios of somewhat measurable probabilities there is a strong possibility of three variables coinciding, so this is one reason for actuarial calculations.  So in early June I wrote about the need for reassessment of variables in elements of disaster likelihood, and the outco ››Read More

JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation has awarded a $40,000 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) prize to University of the West Indies Venture Competition (UWIVC) finalist, Mother Teresa Driving Academy. Leneka Rhoden, CEO of the Driving Academy, was a participant in the 2020 staging of the UWIVC held at the Mona School of Business and Management.  The Mother Teresa Driving Academy received this award because it demonstrated the company’s profit model was aligned with ethical social and eco ››Read More