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THE 6TH CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES (UWI) HAS TAKEN OFFICE – THOUGH HIS CEREMONIAL INSTALLATION IS SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER AT THE UWI ST AUGUSTINE CAMPUS IN HIS NATIVE TRINIDAD & TOBAGO. We are happy to share this post from our colleagues at the UWI Archives:

Roots of the West Indian Pelican

The Mona campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) draws its name from the old Mona sugar estate on which it is set. Mona was the last sugar estate in the parish of St Andrew to go out of production, taking off its last crop in 1908. It is a history that has left many trails, only some of which we have fully explored.