Mona News

Senator Dr. Floyd Morris

Technology and Employment for Persons with Disabilities

Data in the Caribbean shows persons with disabilities being severely challenged in terms of accessing employment. A 2015 socio-economic study in Jamaica shows 91% of the respondents being unemployed.

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June 08, 2022

Awards for UWI Caribbean Climate Change and Health Leaders

Health systems in the Caribbean remain highly vulnerable to impacts from climate change, both on the quality and the capacity of services, as well as on the socio-economic and environmental determinants of health.  These impacts have been well documented: extreme weather conditions; heat waves; m

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June 02, 2022

Olive Senior's "Hurricane Watch" launched by UWI Mona

The eagerly anticipated Hurricane Watch: New and Collected Poems by Olive Senior was virtually launched on Tuesday, May 24.

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June 02, 2022

The UWI mourns the passing of The Hon. Barbara Gloudon OD, OJ, IOJ D.Litt (Hon)

“The entire country mourns the passing of an extraordinary woman who lived her life in service to her country through media, culture and religion.

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June 01, 2022

Hands off the BVI

The University of the West Indies (The UWI) joins with CARICOM in calling on Britain to retreat from stated political calls to subvert and subordinate the sovereignty of the people of the Virgin Islands.

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May 16, 2022

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