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Government Monthly Seminar – Caribbean and Arab Thoughts Examined

Government Monthly Seminar – Caribbean and Arab Thoughts Examined

Dr. Elizabeth Kassab, Visiting Professor, Cogut Centre for the Humanities, Brown University will deliver speak at the monthly Departmental/ Graduate Research Seminar organized by the Department of Government, UWI, Mona. Her presentation is entitled, “A Post- Colonial Tragedy of Enlightenment? Some Caribbean and Arab Thoughts”. The event is sch

“Sins of the Father” Plays at UWI, Mona

“Sins of the Father” Plays at UWI, Mona

The Philip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts (PSCCA) at UWI, Mona presents “Sins of the Father” on Friday, May 18, 2012 at 7:30 pm. “Sins of the Father”, critically acclaimed and Tallawah awarded short play written and directed by Joel Miller is now a full length drama about the historical fiction horror/drama about the Roman Catholic Church's

UWI, Mona Joins In Celebrating World Telecommunication and Information Society Day

UWI, Mona Joins In Celebrating World Telecommunication and Information Society Day

“Achieving Equality in ICTS for Women and Girls: Issues, Opportunities and Challenges” is the theme of the panel discussion to mark World Telecommunication and Information Society Day celebrated on May 17. The panel discussion which features Hon. Julian Robinson, Minister of State, Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining takes place at 6

Public Seminar on Jenny Volcano

Public Seminar on Jenny Volcano

The Department of Physics will host a public seminar entitled, “Numerical simulation of a volcanic submarine landslide-generated tsunami at Kick'em Jenny Volcano: source and propagation". The seminar is set for Thursday, May 17 at 1:30 pm at Physics Seminar Room. Dr.  Frédéric Dondin, Post-Doc in Seismic Research Center (SRC) will deliver the pres

CARIMAC’s Aggrey Brown Distinguished Lecture Examines Media and Sport Partnership for National Development

CARIMAC’s Aggrey Brown Distinguished Lecture Examines Media and Sport Partnership for National Development

The Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (CARIMAC), UWI, Mona will host its second annual Aggrey Brown Distinguished Lecture on Friday, May 18, 2012 at 6 p.m., under the theme, “Media and Sport: Partners in National Development”. The Lecture will be delivered by the Hon. Mike Fennell, President of the Jamaica Olympic Association at the Un

Climate Energy Series Explores Solar Energy Systems

Climate Energy Series Explores Solar Energy Systems

The Department of Physics, UWI, Mona presents the sixth lecture in the Climate Energy Nexus: Call to Action Lecture Series on Tuesday, May 22 at 5:30 pm at Physics Lecture Rm B, UWI Mona. The lecture is entitled: ‘Options for Solar Energy Systems’.  Professor Emeritus Anthony Chen will deliver the lecture. 
 
The lecture is part of a 12 part monthly

Open Letter Volume 4 March 2012

The Earl and Countess of Wessex were not the only officials to have recently visited the island of Saint Vincent.

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Open Campus Mourns the Passing of Council Member, Ambassador Charles Maynard

The Chairman of The University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus Council, Sir Dwight Venner, andthe Management and staff of the UWI Open Campus deeply regret the passing of Council Member and fr

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UWI, Mona Seminar Examines Economic and Social Impacts of Climate Change

UWI, Mona Seminar Examines Economic and Social Impacts of Climate Change

The Department of Economics, UWI Mona and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will host a presentation by Dr. Roberto Roson on Friday, May 11, 2012 at 10 am in the UWI Multifunctional Room (Main Library).  His presentation is entitled, “Modeling the Economic and Social Impacts of Climate Change”.
 
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UWI CCMF Caribbean Executive Business Seminar

{gallery}http://www.flickr.com/photos/theuwi/sets/72157629639497814/{/gallery} The University of the West Indies’ (UWI) Caribbean Centre for Money and Finance (CCMF) hosted the Caribbean Business Executive Seminar on Friday 4th May, 2012, from 8am to 5:30pm, at the Hyatt Regency Trinidad.

This seminar themed the Future of the Pension Industry aimed to educate pension beneficiaries, their representatives and the industry’s decision-makers about key issues affecting the operations of Caribbean pension funds. These challenges to public and private pension funds include greater investment uncertainty and lower interest rates in Caribbean and foreign financial markets, changes in international accounting standards, fixed stress among governments, increased longevity of pensioners, and the prospect of either unfunded liabilities or a growing mismatch between financial commitments to pensioners and anticipated future earnings of the pension schemes. As a consequence, issues such as changes in the regulatory environment and in
pension fund governance are also raised.

The Caribbean Business Executive Seminar brought together Caribbean and international leaders within the financial sector and pension industry to assess these issues, comment on legislative reforms under consideration in several Caribbean countries, and make proposals for strong, sustainable pension arrangements in the Caribbean.

The event featured presentations from representatives of major financial institutions in the region, including Mr. Ewart Williams, Governor, Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago; the Honourable Winston Dookeran, Minister of Finance, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago; and Mr. Will Price, Senior Financial Sector Specialist, World Bank.

2nd Panel Discussion in commemoration of the 50th Independence of T&T

{gallery}http://www.flickr.com/photos/theuwi/sets/72157629637865856/{/gallery} The Open Lectures Committee at The UWI, St. Augustine hosted the second panel discussion in commemoration of the country's 50th Independence Anniversary, titled 'Trinidad and Tobago: Our Place in the Region.'

Chaired by Sir Shridath Ramphal, the discussion took place on Thursday 3rd May, 2012, at the Naparima Bowl, San Fernando, at 5:30pm, and featured panelists Ambassador Paulo Sergio Traballi Bozzi of the Brazilian Embassy, Mr. Arthur Lok Jack, Dr. Michelle Reis and Professor Hollis Liverpool.

The event is part of The University's initiative to reach out to communities beyond its walls and to join the national community in celebrating fifty years of independence. This panel stimulated debate on topics such as culture, commerce, trade and society in the present context.

UWI SALISES, FSS Conference, ‘Trinidad at 50, A Model Nation’

{gallery}http://www.flickr.com/photos/theuwi/sets/72157629637052522/{/gallery} This year, Trinidad and Tobago celebrates 50 years of independence. In commemoration of this anniversary, The University of the West Indies (UWI) hosted an international conference from April 25th to 27th, 2012, from 10am-5pm each day. For the first two days, the event was hosted at the Daaga Auditorium and at the Faculty of Engineering, Lecture Theatre 1 on the last day.

This conference was organized by The University’s Faculty of Social Sciences and Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES). Themed Trinidad and Tobago at 50: A Model Nation? it sought to answer this question by examining the country’s development over the past 50 years.

Key speakers at this conference included His Excellency Timothy Hamel-Smith, Actg. President of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago, Professor Anthony Maingot, Professor Emeritus at Florida International University, and Dr. Hamid Ghany, Dean of The UWI’s Faculty of Social Sciences.

Ministry of Food Production Professional Development Programme for UWI St. Augustine Agriculture Graduates

{gallery}http://www.flickr.com/photos/theuwi/sets/72157629636689538/{/gallery} Fifty graduates from The University of the West Indies (UWI) have begun year-long internships from April 15th, 2012, at the Ministry of Food Production, Land and Marine Affairs and its subsidiaries. This was announced by Minister Vasant Bharath, at a ceremony at the St. Augustine Campus on Wednesday 4th April, where The UWI signed an agreement with the Trinidad and Tobago Agribusiness Association (TTABA). The agreement, according to TTABA Chairman, Winston Borrel, can make a difference in the agribusiness sector within three years.
Through the Life Sciences Department of the Faculty of Science and Agriculture at The UWI, St. Augustine, the two parties have signed an agreement to fulfil a number of services as it relates to the cassava tissue culture planting material and its multiplication/cloning. The UWI is performing the contract at the request of TTABA, and in so doing is contributing to the food security of the country, a stated goal of both The UWI and the Government of Trinidad and Tobago.
Saying that the Ministry has recently published and launched “The National Food Production Action Plan 2012-2015” the Minister said he hoped every aspect of agriculture which The UWI aims to look at within the next few years would align itself to the Action Plan in order to reduce the cost of food in Trinidad and Tobago, provide jobs in the agricultural sector and reduce the outflow of foreign exchange, in addition to providing a substitute for the oil and gas industry.
Closing remarks were given by the Dean of the Faculty of Science and Agriculture, Professor Dyer Narinesingh, who presented a DELL computer to Minister Bharath, as an initiative of the Caribbean Council for Higher Education (CACHE) programme. The Ministry holds responsibility for updating the database of human resource in the agricultural sector, in order for planning as it relates to academics and employment in the agricultural sector

The UWI Open Campus Expands to St. Elizabeth in Jamaica

The UWI Open Campus Expands to St. Elizabeth in Jamaica

St. Elizabeth, Jamaica, May, 2012: Persons in and around Lititz in the parish of St. Elizabeth in Jamaica now have access to tertiary-level education and professional courses with the recent opening of  the University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus at that location.  Many persons have already registered for the first set of three-month

The UWI Open Campus Expands to St. Elizabeth in Jamaica

St. Elizabeth, Jamaica, May, 2012: Persons in and around Lititz in the parish of St.

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