Mona School of Business and Management (MSBM) through the Caribbean School of Data (CSOD) in collaboration with the University of Guyana (UG) held a virtual graduation for its first cohort of 65 persons in the Digital Literacy and Data Skills Training programme on Wednesday, July 21, 2021. The 12-week programme ran by staff and former students of the UG’s Department of Computer Sciences sought to equip young Guyanese with skills in data management and digital efficiency so as to c ››Read More

The Jamaican Canadian Association (JCA) recently honoured Jamaica-born Leighton Henry for voluntary work in education. Henry, a Jamaica Defence Force soldier and border, industrial and hospitality security administrator in Jamaica, migrated to Canada over a decade ago and is now the co-chair of the Caribbean International Student Group in Ontario, Canada. It is a role that he relishes. “Since I’ve been in Canada I’ve recognised that information is king and is key to settling. Thi ››Read More

  Mona School of Business & Management (MSBM) continued its business advocacy role by hosting a virtual public forum, “Powered Up - Electric Vehicles in Jamaica: Are we ready?” on Wednesday, July 7, 2021. Featuring a high level panel, the presentations focused on the impact of generation capacity, the anticipation for regulatory changes and the social behavioural changes that will occur due to the introduction of electric vehicles in Jamaica. The aim of the Government is to c ››Read More

Mona School of Business and Management (MSBM) welcomed hundreds of new graduate and undergraduate students for the academic year 2021/22 in virtual orientation sessions held over the period August 9 - 31, 2021. These cohorts have the distinction of being the second set of students to begin their programme of study in an online/remote mode. In continuing its response to the challenges posed by the COVIID-19 Pandemic, the planning teams ensured that the virtual sessions again provi ››Read More

          The University of the West Indies Mona Campus wishes to advise all students and members of the public that the campus will be closed for face – to – face business on the dates below. This is being done 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 yesterday, Thursday, August 19, 2021. Members of the UWI community ar ››Read More