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The UWI & CDEMA to Establish Caribbean Emergency Mgmt Assoc. in NY
The Caribbean Centre For Disaster And Risk Reduction located in the Office of the Vice-Chancellor at The University of the West Indies (The UWI) and The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) have agreed to leverage The UWI’s North American networks, in order to mobilize resources in North America for disaster relief and construction within the Caribbean.

Machel Montano: AFUWI Award is Dream Come True
Trinbagonian soca star, Machel Montano hailed the American Foundation for the University of the West Indies (AFUWI) 2016 Bob Marley Award to him as “a dream come true”.
 
Montano who has been performing since age seven and has produced 42 albums over a 33-year career, was among awardees at the AFUWI’s 19th Annual Legacy Awards Gala in New York on February 24, 2016. The event which was held under the auspices of honorary patron, Dr Harry Belafonte, O.J., raises funds for The UWI.