CALL FOR FOUNDERS: Pitch to Win at CIF 2025
From Caribbean Export Do you have a bold business with big impact? Here’s your chance to take the stage, pitch your company, receive feedback from investors, and compete for prizes at one of the Caribbean’s most prestigious investment events! The Caribbean Export Development…
Tribute to Professor Emerita Hazel Simmons-McDonald, Former Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal of The UWI Open Campus
Professor Emerita Hazel Simmons-McDonald Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor and Principal. Monday, June 09, 2025 — The University of the West Indies (The UWI) Global Campus joins the wider UWI community in mourning the passing of Professor Emerita Hazel Simmons-McDonald,…
Statement from the Vice-Chancellor | HAILING HAZEL: Statement on the Passing of Emerita Professor Hazel Simmons McDonald
Professor Hazel Simmons McDonald The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica W.I. Monday, June 9, 2025—Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies (The UWI), Professor Sir Hilary Beckles issues the following statement. There are moments when sad hearings of a passing…
Edmund Bartlett: Championing Caribbean Tourism Through Visionary Leadership
Source: Caribbean Tourism Organization Edmund Bartlett, Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism NEW YORK (May 31, 2025) – With more than 40 years of public service and a reputation as one of the Caribbean’s foremost tourism strategists, Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Edmund…
The Final Decolonisation of The UWI – The ‘Beckles Agenda’
The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica, West Indies. Wednesday, May 21, 2025—Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, while focussing on the economic development of The University of the West Indies (The UWI) and its global reputation over the last five years, has…
‘It Wasn’t Me’ singer caught up in court battle over dead father’s fortune
Rik Rok teamed up with Shaggy on the 2001 hit, but has now been pulled into a family feud BY Robert Ayling From UK INDEPENDENT Ricardo (Rik Rok) Ducent outside court (Champion News) The singer who teamed up with Shaggy for the number…
The UWI Global Campus Anticipates its 46th CXC-CSEC Summer School 2025
The UWI Global Campus, Barbados. Monday, May 19, 2025 — The University of the West Indies (The UWI) Global Campus anticipates the launch of its annual CXC-CSEC Summer School 2025, set to begin in mid-July. Now in its 46th year,…
UWI Students Selected for Prestigious Surgical Robotics Research Programme in the UK
AbishuaJohnson The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica, West Indies. Friday, May 16, 2025—The University of the West Indies (The UWI) proudly announces that three outstanding students have been selected for the inaugural CariSurg Surgical Robotics Summer Research Programme at the University…
Corruption a national risk, warns Jamaica’s Opposition spokesman
By David Plummer From Caribbean Life Anthony Hylton, Opposition Spokesman on Investment, Trade and Global Logistics, has issued a stern warning, stating that Jamaica is at a critical juncture in its national development. The spokesman was making his contribution to…
In Bloom: A Reflection and celebration of Power, Purpose & Possibility
By Kwayera Archer Kwayera Archer Jamaican Proverb: “Every mikkle mek a mukkle.” Every small act of care contributes to something greater. ROOTED IN GENEROSITY Dear Family, This season is a sacred unfolding. As I walk through my 60th year, I’ve…
