It was a series about the Atlantic slave trade on the BBC that shocked Bridget Freeman.  Up until then, she knew almost nothing about the plight of free Africans who boarded ships and were taken throughout the world and sold into slavery.

“I was horrified and it touched me and I thought dear God, this is not right” she said.

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.

We wish to advise that The UWI Mona Campus will resume for regular business operations today, August 18, 2021.

Members of staff should assess their safety regarding their commute to work.

Office of the Campus Registrar
The University of the West Indies,
Mona Campus

TO: MEMBERS OF THE UWI MONA COMMUNITY

The UWI Mona Campus will be closed today August 17, 2021 at 12 noon due to adverse weather conditions associated with  the passing of Tropical Storm Grace over Jamaica. We wish to advise all members of the Campus Community to exit  the campus via the Irvine Hall or Hospital gates and take every precaution on the roads as you travel home.

Please avoid the Mona Road as it is currently impassable.

We also ask that you stay tuned to RJR and monitor your emails if you have access, for updates on the reopening of the Mona  Campus.

For their outstanding contributions to regional and international development, The University of the West Indies (The UWI) will present honorary degrees to 14 eminent persons at its 2021 graduation ceremonies.

Nominations from across The UWI’s five campuses were approved by the University Council, at its sitting on April 30, 2021. These 2021 graduands will join a list of over 450 honorary degree recipients conferred by the regional University since 1965. 

The University of the West Indies (The UWI) Open Campus is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Emily Gaynor Dick-Forde as Deputy Principal (Acting) effective August 1, 2021.

On August 9, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis Full Report, Summary for Policymakers (SPM) and the Technical Summary.

This Working Group I report is the first instalment of the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) — series of global assessments of climate change and its impacts—which will be completed in 2022. It covers the latest scientific knowledge, painting a stark picture of climate change to date and what is to come.

Four medals from honorary grad, current and former students

The University of the West Indies (The UWI) is sharing in the Caribbean’s celebration of Olympic glory. UWI current students, alumni, coaches and sports medical support staff were among the Caribbean contingent at the Tokyo Games, including four athletes who collectively won two gold medals, one silver and two bronze. The UWI community proudly congratulates all the athletes and staff who represented both their countries, and the regional university by extension.

The University of the West Indies expresses its dismay and disappointment in the development in Kingstown, Saint Vincent that resulted in physical injury to the nation’s honourable and distinguished Prime Minister, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves.

The University of the West Indies (The UWI) congratulates alumnus, Hansle Parchment on winning gold in the men’s 110 metre hurdles at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Parchment clocked 13.05 seconds in the athletics event on August 5 to take the Olympic title. The UWI, Mona Campus alumnus now has two Olympic medals, following his bronze win at the London 2012 Olympics. He is also a silver medalist from the 2015 World Championships in Beijing.