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Volume 6, Issue 2

Website: www.alumnionline.uwi.edu

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“One UWI, One Alumni Family”

December 2010 - February 2011

UWI CONNECT

UWI Connect: For Alumni, Donors, Parents and Friends

Editorial Research has shown that alumni who use social media to interact with one another feel closer to and more positive about the University in almost every way measured.

The vast majority of alumni-to-alumni interaction via social media is occurring on Facebook and Twitter and we have made sure to make both these available at facebook.com/uwialumnionline and twitter@uwialumnionline.

Alumni who use social media feel an emotional connection, feel that they have a stake in the University’s success and achievements, recommend the institution to prospective students and are more likely to participate in university-related events or volunteer their services as mentors or as student recruiters, so join the Alumni community at www.alumnionline.uwi.edu. It is YOUR space on the internet. Alumni Online can complement, augment and amplify your connections to UWI. We want to hear about what you want so join the community so you can respond to our periodic brief surveys – we value your input. Contact us at: iad@alumni.uwi.edu anytime.

This issue will highlight upcoming and past events and developments across the four campuses. Generations will look back on the decisions we make today as West Indian citizens. The importance of regional integration and collaboration is so significant that we will be sharing excerpts of Sir Shridath Ramphal’s Eleventh Sir Archibald Nedd Memorial Lecture with you in an ongoing series beginning in this issue. The articles highlighting UWI graduates in the film industry and fighting diabetes are also thought-provoking.

Celia Davidson Francis Editor-in-Chief

Enjoy this edition!

CONTENTS Toronto Benefit Gala 2011

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UWI STAT Mona gives Very Important almost $100,000 to Pelican Scholarships and Books

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COVER STORY Michelle Serieux: New Dynamo in Caribbean Film Cover Photos: Marlon James Cover Design: Jason Gloudon

Happenings

on the campus you attended

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UWI Connect Editorial Team: Celia Davidson Francis (Editor-in-Chief), Elizabeth Buchanan-Hind, Lacey-Ann Bartley, Marcia Erskine, Aileen Standard-Goldson, Beverley Pereira, Stephanie Alleyne-Bishop, Kellie Magnus and Candice York.

Sources: Student and Campus Newsletters, News Items and Announcements, Campus Communications and Public Relations Offices, Faculties, Departments, UWIAA, Campus Electronic Messaging Centres, the Open Campus, UWIMAA, UWI Medical Alumni Secretariat, Campus Alumni Offices, Office of Administration, UWI STAT Corps and others.

New UWI Vice Chancellery under construction

Photography: UWI STAT Corps, Campus Photographers, Graduates and Friends of UWI Publishing Services: Stratcom Marketing Services Limited Yvonne Graham, graduate, Mona School of Business, UWI A publication of the Institutional Advancement Division, Vice Chancellery No part of this publication may be reproduced without the written permission of the publisher or agent.

The UWI Alumni Association (UWIAA) encourages all graduates to send articles/information to (iad@alumni.uwi.edu).

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CHANCELLOR ‘S COLUMN

Alumni reunions the ceremony, but to hold a saturnalia in which everybody felt at liberty to take part in every amusement or entertainment he thought fit.” Nassau Street, along the front of the main campus, was “crowded with wagons and tables and hundreds of men, women, and children bent upon nothing but amusement.” Alumni found the carnival atmosphere of excessive consumption, gambling, and horse racing conducive to their own merriment.”

First, let me wish you a “2011” that is satisfying socially as well as professionally and for those of you who still make resolutions, may you continue to do so and keep them. I no longer do that consciously, but I do reflect on the past year.

One of the more pleasurable events of 2010 for my wife and me was the Tenth Medical Alumni reunion held in Barbados in November. It brought together about 200 medical graduates and their spouses for a few days of science, reminiscing, eating and drinking. There was much talk of the good old days, there was much ooing and ahing at how well a particular person or his wife looked as if it was a matter of surprise that that reprobate whom we knew many years ago could have found such an elegant lady to marry him and could have reformed his life to that extent. I cannot speak about what the ladies thought, but I did think that many of them were in superb shape physically and mentally and I was so impressed to see so many of them in the gym or exercising on the beach.

George A. O. Alleyne UWI Chancellor

I will draw the reference to gambling and horse racing to the attention of our alumni office.

I was impressed by the quality of the scientific presentations made and the number of the “younger” graduates who were there. I did not moan about how the young did not participate as I had to remark that if all 7,000 medical graduates had signed up to come it would have been impossible to accommodate them. In any case it is reckoned that reunions do not start to mean anything to alumni until they have been graduated at least 10 years. I had the honour of speaking at the banquet and drew the analogy of our meeting to the annual flights of the swallows to the Mission San Juan Capistrano. Every year swallows return to the mission house and I called our reunion “Our Capistrano in the Caribbean”.

As our reunion drew to a close I could not but remember the quotation from Shakespeare: “I count myself in nothing else so happy as in a soul rememb’ring my good friends.”

The first of UWI’s grand reunions was the gathering of the graduates in 1988 which some of us still speak about with nostalgia, but there was certainly no gambling or horse racing. It was a time also for much lively discussion about a wide range of Caribbean issues, stimulating lectures, readings by Derek Walcott who had just got his Nobel Prize and much eating and drinking and dancing.

I have noted recently a very innovative attempt to get alumni together in a Caribbean cruise - “The Scholar-Ship Cruise”.

I hope this takes root and provides not only an opportunity for us to meet, but also to get to know our Caribbean better.

If you have not heard about it, please consult the Alumni Online website.

I also reflected on the value of these gatherings. Of course they provide emotional satisfaction for the participants and there is no currency for the gratification that comes from nostalgia. But those reunions which I have investigated use the nostalgia engendered to create a climate that is of some benefit to the University. This has always been one of the motives for the reunions. I found a Resolution by the alumni class of 1891 from the University of Virginia which struck me as apt even today. That class resolved:

But after the goodbyes and the embraces and the commitments to keep in touch, I reflected on the value of alumni reunions to the University. I do not know of any university in North America that does not have some gathering of its alumni. The biggest alumni reunion of all takes place at Princeton University where it is reckoned that up to 20,000 alumni plus their families meet and celebrate annually and as a grand finale there is a mass parade - the P-rade. I also noted that there was an advertisement for golf carts as some of the alumni needed them to get around, but still they came. Parenthetically there is only one other event in the USA at which more beer is consumed –the Indy 500 car race weekend! Apparently the accent has always been on fun and frolic and a report of the early meetings held around their Graduation or Commencement read thus:

“That we here today renew our allegiance to the dear old University, and pledge increased devotion to her cause and fidelity to her teachings wherever our walks in life may lead us and assure the Board of Visitors and Faculty of our earnest desire to be called upon by them whenever and in whatever way they may deem our services can be used in promoting her interests..Let us look forward to opportunities to gather together, to meet and greet old friends and find ways of ‘promoting her interests’.”

“Commencement provided a good excuse for farmers to come to town for a public holiday — not to watch

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Toronto Benefit Gala 2011 The University of the West indies wishes to congratulate the UWI Toronto Benefit Gala 2011 honorees:

Luminary Award The Right Hon. Michaëlle Jean Former Governor-General of Canada

Donovan Bailey Olympian

Michael Lee Chin Chairman, Portland Holdings Inc

Chancellor's Award The Gala will be held on Saturday March 26, 2011 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto, Canada. The Reception begins at 6:30 p.m. and the call to Dinner will be at 7:30 p.m.

Dress: Black Tie

Vice Chancellor's Award

The Hon. Justice Dr. Irving André

Keith Forde

Kamala-Jean Gopie

Dr. Karl Massiah Dr. John Stewart

Dr. G. Raymond Chang will once again be the patron of the prestigious Toronto Benefit Gala, which promises to be a glamorous, entertainment-filled event honouring distinguished persons and companies who support or are from the Caribbean. The Luminary Award will be given to the Rt. Hon. Michaëlle Jean, former Governor-General of Canada; Donovan Bailey, Olympian, track and field superstar and Michael Lee Chin, Chairman, Portland Holdings Inc., a visionary entrepreneur and business leader.

The Chancellor’s Award will be awarded to Gap Adventures, a world leader in adventure travel and Ryerson University, Canada’s leader in innovative career-oriented education.

The Vice Chancellor’s Award will be given to the Hon. Justice Dr. Irving André, Judge in the Ontario Court of Justice; Keith Forde, Deputy Chief, Toronto Police Service; Kamala-Jean Gopie, University Lecturer and former Ontario Human Rights Commissioner; Dr. Karl Massiah, former Chief of Orthopaedics at the William Osler Health Centre, Canada and Dr. John Stewart, Professor Emeritus, McGill University and President Elect of the Canadian Neurosciences Federation.

Visit www.uwitorontogala.com for further information.

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Michelle Serieux: New Dynamo in Caribbean Film Michelle Serieux-the dynamo, the dreamer, the creative genius, views herself first as a performer, and secondly as a film-maker; producer-writer-director. As an undergrad on Seacole Hall, UWI Mona, I had the privilege of having ‘Mich’ as my Resident Advisor; it is from this experience that she became elevated to creative royalty in my estimation.

Her energy and vibe was one which engulfed the room and called its occupants to become a part of and share visions. ‘Mich’ always had a vision, an idea, a dream and concept which she brought to life. And her latest vision is New Caribbean Cinema.

What is New Caribbean Cinema? In a nutshell, it is “a series of short films which when put together, will be released as one feature length film, with multiple approaches to story-telling from the different directors who will have helmed its content.” As their website proudly proclaims, it’s the “new wave and new style” of new directors on the Jamaican and Caribbean film scene, committed to producing great work, by any means necessary (www.newcaribbeancinema.com).

Michelle views her role in the Caribbean film industry as creating “not just a movement but a genre, a way of creating work in the Caribbean that would reflect a philosophy and a particular style of filmmaking ...something that could define us.” Together with Storm Saulter, a graduate of The Los Angeles Film School, she formed ‘New Caribbean Cinema’ as they were very concerned about the lack of recent work coming out of Jamaica and the Caribbean and are committed to using the available resources to practice and improve on their craft and produce good work.

New Caribbean Cinema is however more than just a short film series. It is really a “collective of young Caribbean filmmakers who have come together to create a body of work that represents ourselves as individual artists but when put together makes a statement about the issues on our minds, as a collective with a particular worldview and experience of life.”

She notes, “New Caribbean Cinema is a collaborative effort to pump new breath into the Caribbean film scene by creating, creating, creating: using the resources available to us with the hope that out of this will emerge a creative style that is indigenous to us, our region, our side of the world.”

The aim is to empower themselves as filmmakers, combine their passions and encourage others to do the same to increase film production in the Caribbean.

The plan is to release the films they have been working on this summer.

They have had test screenings of two of the films here in Jamaica, in St. Lucia as well as Trinidad and Tobago and the response has been amazing.

New Caribbean Cinema was recently featured on the cover of the Caribbean Beat magazine and that has also promoted the company. Mich is also busy with multiple short form projects, and two feature length projects that she is keeping close to her chest, at least for the time being.

In the music video realm, the most fulfilling project to date has been producing the Tarrus Riley video ‘Shakka Zulu Pickney’. She admits “work like that makes me really happy because of the nature of the message. Often people compromise the ‘message’, but it is when you

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Michelle Surieux have the freedom to impart the essence that you feel like you are really producing art, work that says something to humanity. I feel that any artist must always ask themselves ‘what is it that I have to say’ and in the case of this video, the positive message was a sentiment shared by all involved on the project and that energy can be felt in the final product.”

Michelle regards Derek Walcott with whom she worked on a number of theatrical productions before and during her tenure at the University as her mentor. At the UWI, her cadre of artistic mentors expanded to include “Franklyn ‘Chappie’ St. Juste, John Maxwell, Aggrey Brown, Marjan de Bruin and Yvette Rowe”. She noted that they “all took more than a passing interest in my capabilities.” As with many UWI graduates, hall life played an important role in her development. Michelle recounts that the forward thinking and progressive leadership of Nadeen Spence, then Resident Advisor and later Student Services Manager of The AZ Preston Hall helped her to come into her own creativity. Preston Hall is known as a ‘cultural mecca’ on the Mona Campus and the environment there, she says, definitely helped nurture the creative spirits who passed through.

She lists her most memorable moment in her field to date as “really and truly working on the feature film Better Mus Come. I was working as the Continuity Supervisor and one ridiculously hot day when we were shooting a scene in Sandy Park, someone turned on their sound system and the music of Tarrus Riley came blaring through the zinc roof tops and the dusty lanes. I remember just how blessed I felt to be on my first real Caribbean, Jamaican, home-grown film-set and to be able to make a living from doing something I truly love.” >>> 20

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Online play introduces fun in diabetes intervention

or UWI graduate and Barbados native Stephanie Alleyne-Bishop diabetes research is all work and a lot of play. As a second-year graduate student in Ohio University’s Communication and Development Studies programme, Stephanie’s research centres on a grant proposal to raise awareness about diabetes in children through online games, a cause to which she intends to devote her career. According to the Barbados Diabetes Foundation, chronic diseases including diabetes now represent the most significant health care problem confronting the English-speaking Caribbean. In Barbados, diabetes currently affects an estimated 25,000 people a figure that is expected to double by 2020 if present trends, such as unhealthy diets and more sedentary lifestyles, continue. Stephanie intends to reverse those trends one child at a time. And, she is counting on the power of 21st century technologies and a renewed gaming culture to do just that.

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To study at Ohio University, Stephanie had to leave her husband and two sons, ages six and 13, in Barbados. But the work of raising diabetes awareness justifies the sacrifices, said Alleyne-Bishop. “Diabetes is a growing epidemic, not just here in the U.S. but, of course, in the Caribbean as well, so I’m very passionate about it,” she explained. Part of her passion stems from the disease’s impact on her family. Both her grandfather and her uncle passed away due to complications with diabetes. This was the impetus that gave her the momentum to pursue research in this area.

Due to its hereditary nature, the disease also holds risks for Stephanie’s children. It is this demographic on which her research focuses. “A lot of the interventions are geared toward adults, but I think we have to start the right habits from a very young age,” she said. “I think once you have the children on board, you then get the adults to mirror the positive and right behavior.”

Diabetes is one of the key research areas at OHIO’s Edison Biotechnology Institute, due to the disease’s disproportionate effects on the people of Appalachian Ohio. When it comes to research and the development of digital game technology, Stephanie is well placed at the Game Research and Immersive Design (GRID) Lab, an initiative of Ohio University’s Scripps College of Communication. In fact, it was GRID Lab Director John Bowditch who first sparked her interest in the use of games as a tool for development communicators. According to Bowditch, games are increasingly being used to disseminate information on various public health issues from HIV to famine. One can use games as a way to help educate people around the world especially youth.

Stephanie’s game is designed for use in school curriculums, but could also be utilised by parents and health professionals. Focused on diabetes prevention and management, she says it will complement existing diabetes outreach programmes in Barbados. After graduating, she hopes to build on the existing partnership between Barbados and Ohio University to make her proposal a reality.

Stephanie Alleyne-Bishop

She is a UWI STAT Alumni Ambassador and continues to promote UWI in her “spheres of influence”. She is going to wrap up her masters degree this spring, however she will continue to focus on interesting and fun online games, all in the name of diabetes prevention.

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UWIAA President (Florida Chapter) Dr. Rupert Rhodd, through consultations, research, educational instruction and outreach, and volunteering his time to start and help philanthropic organisations, is helping to build and develop communities in Jamaica and the United States.

He graduated from the UWI (Mona) with a BSc. in Economics and earned a Doctorate in Economics from Fordham University in New York City. At present, Dr. Rhodd is an Associate Professor of Economics at Florida Atlantic University where he teaches courses in International Economics, Applied Macro Economics, Econometrics, and Development Economics. He is also the Associate Director for the Center of Economics Education at Florida Atlantic University. Dr. Rhodd has also taught in China, The Bahamas, Panama and Costa Rica.

As an academician, Dr. Rhodd has conducted research in the areas of International Economic Development, International Monetary Economics, Macroeconomics, and Caribbean & Latin American Economics, and his work has appeared in many journals including the Journal of International Development, the Journal of Policy Modeling, Atlantic Economic Journal, Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, the Journal of Third World Studies, Southern Economic Journal, Handbook of Economic Development, Applied Economics, Applied Economic Letters, the International Review of Economics Education, the Journal of Economics and Finance, and the Indian Journal of Economics and Business. An accomplished statistician, Dr. Rhodd reviews statistics textbooks for Prentice-Hall, McGraw-Hill, and Addison Wesley Publishing Companies. Dr. Rhodd is the co-author of a book on economic development titled Contemporary Issues in the Development of Caribbean Economies, (August 2007).

He is a managing partner of Rupert Rhodd & Associates. He and his partner Dr. Sandra Schrouder offer consulting services in a wide range of areas including statistical analysis (modeling and presentation); economic impact analysis of businesses that takes into account the contribution of organisations to the economic life of communities; litigation support for the calculation of income loss through accidents and death; and the execution of benefit cost studies of public sector projects.

In the local community, Dr. Rhodd is the founding President of Wolmer’s Schools Alumni Association, (South Florida Chapter), and with Dr. Sandra Schrouder, he spearheads the Jamaican Diaspora’s effort to increase Florida-based Jamaican alumni associations’ involvement in the local communities as well as in Jamaica. Dr. Rhodd has served on Parkland’s Planning and Zoning Board, and is currently the President of the UWI Alumni Association (Florida Chapter), and the co-editor of its Florida newsletter, and a member of the Community Relations Council of North Broward Medical Center.

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Things you didn't know about Dr. Rupert Rhodd 1. Played and coache d field hockey at Wolmer's Boys’ School 2. Met Danny Glover who also studied economics in college . He introduced him to the book "Small is Beautiful".

3. PE teacher at Wo lmer's Boys’ School after graduating from UWI 4 Taught for three su mmers in Macau, China at (2005-2007) IIUM (InterUniversity Institute of Ma cau, Graduate Department of Ma nagement and Government) 5. Schools’ Challenge Quiz Team Coach at Wolmer's Boys’ Scho ol 6. Cub scout at Ce ntral Branch. (Mr. Gilbert Bellamy’s fathe r was his scout master. Mr. Bellamy is UWIAA Jamaica Chapter President.)

7. Played the violin during his primary school years. (Taught by the acclaimed Ms. Foster-Davis) 8. Lived in Westmore land and attended Cokes View Primary Sc hool

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AFUWI Honours Two Emmy Winners, L-R: Michael Flanigan, AFUWI Chairman; Janet Rollé, Gala Chair, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of BET Networks; AFUWI Honourees Suzanne de Passe, Co-Chair of de Passe Jones Entertainment and Brenda Blackmon, NY9 News Co-Anchor; Prof. E. Nigel Harris, UWI Vice Chancellor, and AFUWI Honouree Michael Escoffrey, Artist and Author.

Emmy Award winner, US entertainment industry mogul, Suzanne de Passe; President of the Verizon Foundation, Patrick Gaston, and NY9 News Co-Anchor, Brenda Blackmon, were among honourees celebrated at the 14th annual Legacy Awards Gala of the American Foundation for The University of the West Indies (AFUWI), at the Pierre Hotel, New York on Wednesday, January 26, 2011. The Gala, held annually in New York, raises funds to support scholarship programmes at The University of the West Indies and is its premier fund-raising event in the U.S.A. Ann Marie Grant, Executive Director, AFUWI, noted that the Foundation is grateful to donors and sponsors who continue to support this event.

Ms. De Passe, Co-Chair of de Passe Jones Entertainment, formerly of Motown, is credited with discovering Michael Jackson and The Jackson Five, Lionel Ritchie & The Commodores and numerous other multi-million dollar selling artistes. She is the first female to receive the AFUWI Bob Marley Award, made annually in recognition of individuals whose contribution to the advancement of arts and culture transcends boundaries of race, colour, creed and geographies, uniting people throughout the world in a spirit that embodies the essence of the music and lyrics of the Hon. Robert Nesta Marley, O.M. Patrick Gaston, now serving as a senior advisor to the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, received the AFUWI Special Award in recognition of his outstanding professional accomplishments, as well as his years of dedicated service and commitment to the mission of the AFUWI. Brenda Blackmon, four-time Emmy Award winner and celebrated broadcaster, recognised in 2010 as “one of the century’s most influential”, was one of three recipients of the Vice Chancellor’s Achievement Award.

Star Jones, Attorney at Law, TV Personality and Mistress of Ceremonies.

CLM TV host Clem Hume interviewing Ann Marie Grant, Executive Director, AFUWI.

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Former Mayor of New York, David Dinkins (left) greets Archibald Campbell, University Director of Finance.

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Other Stars at 2011 Gala

Dr. Michelle Johnson, Associate Chief of Cardiology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, AFUWI 2011 Caribbean Luminary Awardee, with her award.

L-R: Michael Flanigan, Patrick Gaston and UWI Pro Vice Chancellor for Planning and Development, Bhoendradatt Tewarie.

Also honoured in this category were acclaimed Jamaican-born artist and author, Michael Escoffrey who has exhibited in over 160 solo exhibitions and over 200 group shows worldwide and has had his work published in over 70 books in nine languages.

The third Vice Chancellor’s Achievement Awardee was Jeanine Liburd, Executive Vice President, Corporate Communications & Public Affairs for BET Networks who has had a distinguished career in communications including previous senior positions at Viacom, where she oversaw all media relations initiatives and corporate messages for the company’s business units, including MTV Networks, BET Networks, and Paramount Pictures.

AFUWI presented four “Caribbean Luminary Awards”. The recipients were Barbados-born Kaye Foster-Cheek, Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources for Onyx Pharmaceuticals; Jamaica-born Dr. Michelle Johnson, Associate Chief of Cardiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York and mentor to scores of Caribbean medical students; Trinidadian the late Carlos Lezama “Mr. Carnival”, who presided over the West Indian American Day Carnival Association for 34 years and whose shared vision of carnival is now immortalised in the annual Brooklyn Labour Day Carnival, and Jamaica-born Ambassador Carlton Masters, President & CEO of Goodworks International LLC. At Goodworks he negotiates and coordinates all client engagements and provides strategic counsel to governments throughout Africa and the Caribbean. He also plays a lead role in partnering Fortune 500 companies with Caribbean and African nations.

Vice Chancellor, Prof. E. Nigel Harris and his alumni ladies, Dr. Hazel Carter, former UWIAA President, New York Chapter (left) and Sha Shana Crichton Esq., UWIAA President, Washington DC Chapter.

L-R: Vice Chancellor, Prof. E. Nigel Harris, Brenda Blackmon, Michael Escoffrey, Jeanine Liburd, Answorth Allen MD, Co-Dinner Chair and Debra Lee, President, BET Networks.

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How the American Foundation for the UWI is touching Caribbean lives Testimonials Nadine Goss: “I am a recipient of the American Foundation for The University of the West Indies Scholarship for the year 2010 to 2011. I am truly honoured to be granted such a life-changing opportunity.

Before receiving the scholarship I was very depressed.

I lost my father in Grade 11 to cancer and being one of four siblings, I had to find a way to do the best with the little we had, as my mother is unemployed. As a result, I have been working for five years in an effort to save money to further my education. Now I am a freshman in college. However, this was not an easy task as the expenses of living on my own, are overwhelming.

Nonetheless, I was still determined to go to university and decided to put my faith and trust in God to provide UWI Chancellor Sir George Alleyne flanked by Nadine Goss (right) and Kimberley Morris who both delivered a special message of thanks at the Gala. a way for me to fulfill my dreams and pursue my career in Banking and Finance. And He did. I applied to the UWI Open Campus with no more than my determination to succeed and faith in God. Shortly after the beginning of the first semester, I was awarded an AFUWI scholarship. I was overjoyed.

I fell on the floor in the office in tears, thanking God for this amazing opportunity. My prayers were answered, and I knew my father and the rest of my family would have been ecstatic and proud of my achievement. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the AFUWI. I also wish to extend gratitude on behalf of the other 23 scholarship awardees, who without a doubt, are filled with much happiness and enthusiasm. Young adults, like me, can now receive a boost of motivation to further their studies, look forward to achieving their goals and giving back to their communities. Thank you.”

Kimberley Morris: “I am a 20 year old second year law student at the UWI Cave Hill Campus in Barbados. It has always been my dream to become a renowned attorney-at-law and had it not been for the AFUWI, pursuing this dream would have proven a tremendous challenge for me and my mother who is the sole provider for my family. I remember, like it was yesterday, exactly how it felt when I was notified that I would be the recipient of the prestigious Beverly Nichols scholarship from the AFUWI. It was a particularly challenging period for me, as I was feeling very worried and pressured about the non-payment of tuition fees. I remember then distinctly reciting to myself that dreams do come true. I was so overcome with joy that tears filled my eyes and I said a prayer of thanks. For the first night in weeks, I slept peacefully. I am just one scholarship recipient, but I have spoken with so many others whose experiences are similar to mine. I believe that the AFUWI and sponsors like Ms. Beverly Nichols are making a profound difference by touching the lives of young Caribbean students in a very tangible way. This organisation has certainly touched my life and that is why I would encourage you all, UWI graduates, Friends of the UWI, corporations and companies, to give wholeheartedly and generously to an extremely worthy cause. On behalf of myself and the other 23 scholarship recipients for this academic year, 2010/2011, I say Thank You to the AFUWI.”

Other AFUWI Scholarship Recipients Include: Lana Ashby Year of graduation: 2011 Professional Aspiration: Lecture in Corporate and Commercial Law Nationality: Barbadian Campus: Cave Hill Faculty of Study: Law

Jhanea Bowley Year of graduation: 2012 Professional Aspiration: Bank Manager Nationality: Jamaican Campus: Mona Faculty of Study: Social Sciences

Zeleca Julien Year of graduation: 2012 Professional Aspiration: Media and Communications; Teacher and Author Nationality: Trinidadian Campus: St. Augustine Faculty of Study: Humanities and Education

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Shion Betty Year of graduation: 2014 Professional Aspiration: Medical Researcher Nationality: Jamaican Campus: Mona Faculty of Study: Medicine

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er down-to-earth, calm and friendly manner belies the weighty responsibility of the prominent positions and multi-faceted roles that are associated with Deanna Look Loy (nee Webb) in her native Cayman. A UWI alumna of Jamaican parentage, whose grandfather migrated to Cayman in 1950, Deanna graduated from Mona with a BA in Spanish and History in 1975. After a two-year teaching stint back in Cayman, she returned to Mona to pursue a Diploma in Education in 1977.

She fondly recalls her teaching practice supervised by Dr. Heloise Lewis, a mentor for whom she has maintained the greatest affection and respect.

Deanna cherishes happy memories of her undergraduate life at Mona and wistfully recalls the beauty of the campus, with its exquisite chapel gardens. She lived at Mary Seacole Hall where the late Dr. Lucille Mathurin-Mair was then the warden. While at Mona, she was actively involved in several extra-curricular activities. Being a Spanish major, she was, of course, a member of the Modern Languages Club, while the Camera Club taught her to develop her own film, with the bathroom at a friend’s home as her dark room. Joining the “Tamboulay Singers” provided opportunities for performance both on and off the campus. Despite the hard work, she maintains that her Mona Campus experience was “a good and enjoyable part of my life”.

Deanna Look Loy

A love for the UWI is not restricted to Deanna. Other members of her family also have close ties with the institution. Her husband, Dr. Victor Look Loy studied medicine at UWI, graduating in 1978. Her eldest daughter, Suzanne, who was born in Jamaica, is also a UWI alumna having gained her law degree at Cave Hill in 1998. She completed her certification at the Norman Manley Law School located on the Mona Campus. Her second daughter, Luana, a medical practitioner who studied at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland, chose to do her elective at UWI Mona in the Sickle Cell Unit under the tutelage of Prof.

Graham Sargeant and Dr. Minerva Thame, the Head of the Paediatric Department.

Today, Deanna Look Loy holds the position of Director of the Department of Children and Family Services (formerly Department of Social Services), supervising over 200 staff.

Her demanding portfolio incorporates a range of social work including welfare work, child protection, adoption and foster care. She oversees a number of programmes for the elderly and the disabled, along with parenting skills training for young pregnant teenagers and a welfare-to-work programme known as STARSS – Support Towards Autonomy, Retraining and Self-sufficiency. In this department, in which Deanna has served since 1994, she also heads the Shelter Operations Sub-committee of Hazard Management Cayman Islands (HMCI), which is charged with responsibility for the management of 16 shelters in Grand Cayman. She currently heads the Human Concerns Cluster of the HMCI.

Upon completing her Dip. Ed., Deanna’s life’s journey took her to her husband’s homeland of Trinidad and Tobago where she taught Spanish for three years. Returning to Cayman, she climbed the ladder of the educational hierarchy, the first rung being Head of the Spanish Department of the Cayman Islands Middle School, then climbing higher to become the Head of the Spanish Department at the Cayman Islands High School (now John Gray High School) from where she advanced to the (then) Ministry of Health, Education and Social Services as Assistant Secretary.

Being a graduate of the UWI has benefited Deanna in her illustrious career. As she says, “one of the pluses of a regional university is that you can always find someone you knew from campus who can ease the way”. Her department hires a number of UWI-trained social workers from across the Caribbean and she is able to access expertise from the institution. In this regard, she cites an important study conducted by Dr. Eleanor Wint of the Department of Sociology and Social Work at Mona in 1995 on the family in Caymanian society.

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She believes that the UWI has an important role to play in the development of her society, and observes that while many Caymanian students travel to the UK, USA and Canada for tertiary-level education, most of the medical students still choose to attend the UWI. During her tenure as Secretary of the Education Council she liaised closely with the University on behalf of her Minister and several students. In 2005 she was instrumental in persuading Prof. Lawrence Carrington, then Director of the UWI School of Continuing Studies and his

commitment has been amply displayed in myriad ways, whether by assisting with bringing the National Dance Theatre Company and the University Singers to Cayman, influencing closer ties between the Caymanian government and the UWI or by her on-going support of the Open Campus and the UWI Alumni Association Chapter in Cayman.

For Deanna social responsibility should be demonstrated by all. She believes that everyone, including those students who

Mrs. Look Loy (left) with Cayman Islands Governor, His Excellency Mr. Duncan Taylor, CBE and his wife Marie-Beatrice at a function to celebrate Older Persons Month.

colleague Lincoln Williams to offer a Certificate in Social Work in Cayman. They both advised that it would be the first time that the course would be offered outside the Mona Campus. An Associate Degree in Social Work is now available through the Open Campus and she plans to earmark some of her staff to attend.

UWI graduates have played, and continue to play, a central role in Caymanian society. Among her classmates, Deanna cites the Deputy Governor of the Cayman Islands and one of the first qualified Caymanian doctors. Today, many alumni hold key senior positions, particularly in education and the judiciary, including the Chief Justice, Attorney General and Solicitor General, various Magistrates and Crown Counsels and School Principals. The former Chief Education Officer was also a UWI graduate. The internationally-known marine artist Dr. Guy Harvey, who has established his home and business in Grand Cayman, is also a UWI alumnus.

Deanna believes that there needs to be more commitment on the part of UWI alumni in Cayman. She cites mentoring as an important contribution that alumni could make to current students. She believes that successful graduates of the University should also assist the University even if in a small way. Her own

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have benefited from a university education fully paid for by the State, should give something back to the country. She once served as the President of the Cayman Island Civil Service Association and currently straddles a plethora of organisations such as the Cayman Islands Cultural Foundation, National Drug Council, Business and Professional Women’s Club, Rotary Club of Grand Cayman, the Cayman Islands Civil Service Credit Union Board, the Catholic Women’s League and, for a second stint, the St. Ignatius Catholic School Board.

In 2005, she was honoured by the Caymanian government with a Certificate and Badge of Honour for her work in the Civil Service and the Community.

Speaking to the future of the UWI, she said, “I would really like to see more Caymanians choose to attend The University of the West Indies. …there may be advantages in the campuses becoming independent but every effort should be made to retain the regional flavour of the University. Every effort should still be made to have students from the different islands study on the various campuses fully or partially. That is good for the Caribbean region and would contribute to the success of the CSME. It would continue to contribute to regional integration in all of the other ways it has contributed in the past and currently. We are one people.”

CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE

Black History Ottawa honours C. Lloyd Stanford

Mrs. June Girvan, Vice-President of Black History Ottawa presents the citation to Mr. C. Lloyd Stanford.

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Mr. C. Lloyd Stanford received from the Board of Black History Ottawa the 2011 award of ‘community builder (leadership)’. He said, “I can tell you that the presentation of the award to me on January 30, triggered by the kind nomination of Professor John Harewood and symbolised by the framed certificate with its generous citation, created for me what I would term one of my life’s ‘flattering moments’. It was made all the more pleasurable that the certificate was handed to me by the Vice President, Black History Ottawa, Jamaican-born community stalwart, Ms. June Girvan, who had come to Ottawa before I did in 1959, and that several members of my family, Her Excellency Sheila Sealy Monteith, the High Commissioner for Jamaica in Canada, the Counsellor, Ms. Hillary Williams and many friends, including that champion of women’s issues in Canada, the Honourable Ruth Bell, and Miss Joy Tilsley, Immediate Past President of the Ottawa Branch of the Royal Commonwealth Society, were in attendance. I should add that it was fitting that the proceedings took place in the auditorium of Library and Archives Canada, the setting for many presentations by Third World Players and events that involved our collaboration with that august institution, other bodies like the Jamaica (Ottawa) Community Association, and RCS Ottawa, including the 2011 memorable reading by Derek Walcott in 1989.

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L-R: Mr. C. Lloyd Stanford, Karl Gordon, UWI alumnus, Dr. Robert Moore, alumnus and contemporary of Mr. Stanford, Dr. Karl Smith, former Lecturer in Public Health at UWI Mona and retired Professor John Harewood, an actor, writer, literary critic, a friend of UWI and prominent member of Third World Players.

Dr. Delroy A Chevers wins Excellence in Teaching Award Dr. Delroy A. Chevers walked away with the inaugural Faculty of Social Sciences Excellence in Teaching Award for 2009-2010 at the Faculty’s Awards Ceremony held on Thursday, January 20, 2011. He is a Lecturer in the Department of Management Studies and was selected from among six outstanding lecturers by a panel of three judges who examined the nominations based on broad areas of assessment which included: demonstration of effective teaching (testimonials by students and colleagues); leadership in the development of student-mentoring; promotion of excellence in teaching among colleagues; and participation in areas of personal development as a lecturer including training.

As a result of the overall high quality of the teaching evidenced the judges chose to highlight two other lecturers for high commendation. These are: Mrs. Marina Ramkissoon of the Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work and Dr. Eris Schoburgh of the Department of Government.

The panel of judges was chaired by Dr. Mervin Chisholm, Head of the Instructional Development Unit (IDU), and supported

by Dr. Beryl Allen, retired Coordinator of the IDU and Dr. Michael Ponnambalam, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Physics who has won both the Vice Chancellor’s Award for Excellence (2008-2009) and the UWI/Guardian Life Premium Award (2008) in recognition of his outstanding teaching.

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CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE

Dr. Victor Boodhoo receives Distinguished Alumnus Award The University of the West Indies Medical Alumni Association (UWIMAA) presented Titusville, Florida physician Victor Boodhoo, MD, with its Distinguished Alumnus Award for service to medicine and to The University of the West Indies in November 2010.

Dr. Boodhoo graduated from The University of the West Indies in 1966 when it was a college of the University of London. With campuses in Jamaica, Trinidad and Barbados, the University has graduated over 7,000 doctors since it started in 1948.

Dr. Boodhoo joins a select group of only 22 alumni who have been similarly honoured in the past 20 years.

Dr. Boodhoo also delivered the UWIMAA International Conference Keynote Address, speaking about Family Medicine.

Dr. Boodhoo practiced medicine in Jamaica for seven years before moving to Titusville, where he has been practicing since 1977. He is a member of the medical staff at Parrish Medical Center, where he also served as president of the medical staff.

Board certified in Family Medicine and Geriatrics, Dr. Boodhoo is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians and also of the Royal Society of Medicine. He has also been Chairman of CME of the Florida Academy of Family Physicians, and has been selected every year since 2006 as one of “America’s Top Family Doctors” by the Consumer Research Council. He is also a co-founder of the 1948 Society, a non-profit medical foundation of The University of the West Indies. Dr. Victor Boodhoo was presented his Distinguished Alumnus Award by Dr. Mike Hoyos, Board Chairman of The University of the West Indies Medical Alumni Association.

Dr. Victor Boodhoo

Foundation Chairs Named Professors Ian Boxill and Dale Webber have been named Grace Kennedy Foundation Chairs at The University of the West Indies. Prof. Boxill has been named the Carlton Alexander Chair in Management Studies and Prof. Webber is the James S. Moss Solomon Chair in Environmental Management. The Grace Kennedy Foundation also provides scholarships and bursaries to UWI students. Both Professors Boxill and Webber have the intellect, track record and commitment to translate the research they have done and will do into policies and strategies that will redound to the collective benefit of Jamaica and the region we serve.

On February 4, 1960 representatives of various church denominations took part in the dedication of the new chapel at the UCWI. The dedication service began at noon and the Lord Bishop of Jamaica, the Rt. Rev. Percival Gibson said the prayer.

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UWI CONNECT

UWIAA Guangdong Contact Lewis Leung, UWI Department of Management Studies (DOMS) Class of 1993 and Taylorite is the founder and president of Prince Edward Road Management Co. Ltd., a boutique management and investment consulting company focusing on the global apparel industry and 8C’s, China, Change, Collaboration, Competition, Creativity, Co-petition and CEO-Coaching.

Lewis has been working in the global apparel industry for the past 23 years. He was formerly Chief Operating Officer of Acestyle Intimate Apparel Limited, overseeing Acestyle's 10,000-employee operations worldwide. He also held key executive positions with Luen Thai Holdings Ltd., Crystal Group and Tristate Holdings Ltd. and Yamani Inc., among other companies based in Jamaica, Myanmar, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, the United States of America and China. Lewis was responsible for setting up the world's first apparel supply chain city in China, a case study at the Jianghua Graduate School of Management, Peking University, China.

Lewis was born in Hong Kong and studied at Diocesan Boys’ School (DBS), Hong Kong, where he was a Head Prefect. He holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons.) from the Department of Management Studies, the UWI (Mona).

During his final year at UWI, Lewis represented Jamaica at the “Procter and Gamble Latin America Financial Seminar” held at Caracas, Venezuela, and was the only non-Spanish speaking participant.

Lewis Leung

Lewis is happily married to Virginia, a Jamaican Chinese and has three children, Tiffany, Timothy and Taylor. Lewis resides in Hong Kong and is a Deacon at the Anglican Church of the Good Shepherd and School Manager of the Anglican Yat Sau Primary School in Hong Kong. He is also the exclusive representative of the Jamaica Intercollegiate Sports Association in Hong Kong and China.

Guangdong is a province with 100 million people. It covers Hong Kong, Macau, Guangzhou and Shenzhen.

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If you are in Guangdong please contact Lewis and he will help you get “connected” to UWI! Email: guangdong@alumni.uwi.edu.

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UWI CONNECT

Is the West Indies West Indian?

This crucial question was addressed recently by Chancellor Emeritus, Sir Shridath Ramphal and we wish to share the contents of his lecture as we feel that Caribbean citizens the world over will benefit from the wide circulation of this information to stimulate not only dialogue and debate but constructive action which will affect generations to come.

IS THE WEST INDIES WEST INDIAN? Eleventh Sir Archibald Nedd Memorial Lecture

by SIR SHRIDATH RAMPHAL - Grenada, January 28, 2011 Extract My first words must be of tribute to the great West Indian jurist this Lecture series memorializes: Sir Archibald Nedd – a Grenadian learned in the law, a West Indian distinguished in its practice in regional jurisdictions. I congratulate you all on so honouring a worthy son; in doing so, you honour too this land of his birth and this region that nurtured him in the law. May the example of his professional life inspire generations of West Indian lawyers. I believe we honour Sir Archibald best by allowing these occasions in his memory to have a sweep beyond Grenadian shores from which he himself sallied, and a breadth that encompasses our ambitions for the larger regional community of which Grenada is such a cherished part. To do so, we must be honest with ourselves even if, in our candour, our sweetest song is that which tells of saddest thought. And I must, at the outset, pay tribute to Grenada itself on the eve of its 38th year of Independence. You were not the first West Indian island to attain freedom from colonialism; but you were in the very frontline of those aspiring to it and engaging the struggle that led to it. For over a century, you have been a champion of progressive thought and action – sometimes not without setbacks – but thrusting ever forward. Congratulations! I thank the Bar Association of Grenada for inviting me to deliver this Lecture. It is a privilege to join the ranks of distinguished West Indians who have done so over the past fifteen years. I am specially grateful to the President, Mr. Francis Alexis, for allowing that I should speak to a theme of my own choosing. Determining that theme was the easy part; for I believe that at this moment there in no more urgent issue for West Indians to address than that encompassed by the title I have given to this Lecture: IS THE WEST INDIES WEST INDIAN?

PART I As all Grenadians know, it was here in St.Georges ninety-five [95] years ago that T.A. Marryshow flew from the masthead of his pioneering newspaper The West Indian the banner: The West Indies Must Be Westindian.

And on that banner Westindian was symbolically one joined-up word – from the very first issue on 1 January 1915. What was ‘Teddy’ Marryshow signaling almost a century ago? What was he proclaiming? To what destination was he bound? That first issue looked to “the day when, our islands linked together in an administrative and fiscal union, the West Indian Dominion will take its place, small though they may be, in the glorious Empire”. As Jill Shepherd has written in her introductory biography of Marryshow: “This, and the replacement of Crown Colony Government by representative democracy in each of the territories that it entails remained his steady goals in years of continual journalistic and political struggle in Grenada (under the slogan ‘Educate, Agitate, Federate’)”.

And who was ‘he’? for Marryshow was not alone on board. There were others, from other islands, like Capt.

Cipriani of Trinidad and Rawle of Dominica and Critchelow of British Guiana and Grantley Adams of Barbados and Bradshaw of St. Kitts. They were a collective – these early regionalists – not yet bound by a blueprint of structured unity - but united by an intuitive awareness that, if they were to go forward to the goal of freedom from a still cramping colonialism in their several homes, they had to struggle together in their regional homeland: that the West Indies had to be West Indian.

In the slogan was a double entendre. To be West Indian was both the goal of self-determination attained and the strategy of unity for reaching and sustaining it. That was the 1920s and 30s. As we ponder that goal and strategy still unfulfilled by us, it is intriguing to remember that, at that same time, today’s united Europe had just fought one civil war and was about to fight another. Of course our goal of freedom kept changing its form as the world changed: internal self-government in the pre-war years; formal independence in the post-war years; the reality of freedom in the era of globalisation; overcoming smallness in a world of giants. But the strategy of regional unity, the strategy of oneness, would not change, at least not nominally: we called it by different names and pursued it by different forms - always with variable success: federation; integration, the OECS, CARIFTA, CARICOM, the CSME, the CCJ. It is that ‘variable success’ that today begs the question: IS THE WEST INDIES WEST INDIAN? Nearly 100 years after Marryshow asserted that we must be, are we yet? Worse still, are we less so than we once were?

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UWI CONNECT As ‘West Indians’, we have always faced a basic contradiction of oneness and otherness, a basic paradox of kinship and alienation. Much of our history is the interplay of these contrarieties. But they are not of equal weight. The very notion of being West Indian speaks of identity, of oneness. That identity is the product of centuries of living together and is itself a triumph over the divisive geography of an archipelago which speaks to otherness. Today, CARICOM and all it connotes, is the hallmark of that triumph, and it is well to remember the processes which forged it – lest we forget, and lose it.

Throughout history our geo-political region has known that it is a kinship in and around an enclosing Sea. But, through most of that time it suited local elites – from white planters, through successor merchant groups, to establishment colonials - to keep the Sea as a convenient boundary against encroachment on their ‘local control’: to ensure that the West Indies did not become too West Indian. Political aspirants in our region jostled for their Governor’s ear, not each other’s arm.

Times changed in the nineteen twenties and thirties – between the ‘world wars’. The external economic and political environments changed; and the internal environments changed – social, political and most of all demographic. Local control began to pass to the hands of local creoles, mainly professionals, later trade unionists, and for a while the new political class saw value in a strategy of regional unity. Maryshow’s slogan ‘the West Indies must be West Indian’ was evocative of it; and for two generations, West Indian ‘unity’ was a progressive political credo.

It was a strategy that was to reach its apogee in the Federation of The West Indies: due to become independent in mid-1962. It is often forgotten that the ‘the’ in the name of the new nation was consciously spelt with a capital ‘T’ – The West Indies - an insistence on the oneness of the federated region. But, by then, that was verbal insistence against a contrary reality, already re-emerging. The new political elites for whom ‘unity’ offered a pathway to political power through ‘independence’ had found by the 1960s that that pathway was opening up regardless.

In the event, regional unity was no longer a pre-condition to ‘local control’. Hence, Norman Manley’s deal with McLeod and the referendum in Jamaica; and Eric Williams’ self-indulgent arithmetic that ‘1’ from ‘10’ left ‘0’; even ‘the agony of the eight’ that ended the dream. Despite the rhetorical passion that had characterised the latter years of the ‘federal movement’ the imperishable impulse for ‘local control’ had revived, and the separatist instincts of a controlling social and political elite had prevailed. Within four months of the dispersion of the Federation (on the same day in May 1962 that it was to become a single independent member state of the Commonwealth) Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago became so separately. We can act with speed when we really want to!

But objective realities are not blown away by winds of narrow ambition, As in the nineteen twenties and thirties, so in the sixties and seventies (almost on the heels of the federal debacle when the West Indies recklessly ceased to be West Indian) the environment changed against separatism. Independence on a separate basis had secured ‘local control’; but the old nemesis of colonialism was replaced by the new suzerainty of globalisation.

Independence, particularly for Caribbean micro states, was not enough to deliver Elysium. ‘Unity’ no sooner discarded was back in vogue; but less a matter of the heart than of the head.

In an interdependent world which in the name of liberalisation made no distinctions between rich and poor, big and small, regional unity was compulsive. West Indian states - for all their new flags and anthems - needed each other for survival; ‘unity’ was the only protective kit they could afford. Only three years after the rending ‘referendum’ came the first tentative steps to ‘unity’ in 1965 with CARIFTA; ‘tentative’, because the old obsession with ‘local control’ continued to trump oneness – certainly in Cabinet Rooms; but in some privileged drawing rooms too; though less so in village markets and urban street corners.

Despite the new external compulsions, therefore, the pursuit of even economic unity, which publics largely accepted, has been a passage of attrition. It has taken us from 1965 to 2010 - 45 years – to crawl through CARIFTA and CARICOM, through the fractured promises of Chaguaramas and Grand Anse, and through innumerable pious Declarations and Affirmations and Commitments. The roll call of unfulfilled pledges and promises and unimplemented decisions is so staggering that in 2011 a cul de sac looms.

At Grand Anse in 1989 West Indian political leaders declared that “inspired by the spirit of co-operation and solidarity among us (we) are moved by the need to work expeditiously together to deepen the integration process and strengthen the Caribbean Community in all of its dimensions” They agreed to a specific work programme

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Conference on CARICOM and the Commonwealth

“CARICOM and the Commonwealth: Collective Responsibility in the 21st Century” was the theme of the Conference hosted by The University of the West Indies and the Commonwealth Secretariat. The Conference took place on February 16 - 18, 2011 at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge and Conference Centre, UWI, Mona.

The Conference addressed five broad issues namely: The Changing Environment, External Negotiations, Functional Cooperation, Governance, Constitutional Issues and Institutional Development and People Centred Development. The Prime Minister of Grenada and Chair, CARICOM, the Rt. Hon. Tillman Thomas delivered the opening address at the Conference while the Most Hon. P.J. Patterson, former Chairman of CARICOM made the closing address. Discussions on these issues were lead by moderators and panellists Sir George Alleyne, Chancellor, UWI; Sir Shridath Ramphall, Chancellor Emeritus, UWI and former Commonwealth Secretary-General; Professor Clement Sankat, Principal, UWI, St. Augustine; Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Principal, UWI, Cave Hill and Dr. the Hon. Kenny Anthony, Leader of the Opposition, St. Lucia. Panellists included: Professor E. Nigel Harris, Vice Chancellor, UWI, Professor the Hon. Gordon Shirley, Principal, UWI, Mona and Ambassador Ransford Smith, Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth Secretariat.

The event underscored the role which the Caribbean Community plays within the Commonwealth and the wider international community as an example of an integration entity that seeks to improve the welfare of its people while maintaining the political, cultural, religious and democratic freedoms of its member states. The realisation of this objective would require an in-depth examination of the performance of CARICOM in such areas as fostering peaceful cooperation, regional and global security and supporting measures aimed at the sustainability of the environment, human rights, equity, fairness and good governance.

Is the West Indies West Indian? (cont’d.) ‘to be implemented over the next four years’ with primacy given “towards the establishment, in the shortest possible time of a single market and economy”. That was 22 years ago. The West Indian Commission (also established at Grand Anse) confidently charted the way, declaring it a ‘Time for Action’. West Indian technicians took their leaders to the brink with the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas. But there was no action – no political action, no political will to act. In twenty-two years, nothing decisive has happened to fulfill the dream of Grand Anse. Over those two decades the West Indies has drawn steadily away from being West Indian.

Not surprisingly, when Heads of Government meet here in Grenada in February 2011 it will be at a moment of widespread public disbelief that the professed goal of a ‘Single Market and Economy’ will ever be attained, or even that their political leaders are any longer “inspired by the spirit of co-operation and solidarity” or “moved by the need to work expeditiously together to deepen the integration process and strengthen the Caribbean Community in all its dimensions” - as they proclaimed at Grand Anse in 1989.

Words alone are never enough, except to deceive. As Paul Southwell used to remind us in Shakespearian allusion: “Words, words, words; promises, promises, promises; tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow”. Nothing’s changed.

In the acknowledged quest for survival (including political survival) the old urge for ‘local control’ by those in control has not matured to provide real space for the ‘unity’ we say we need. Like 19th century colonists we strive to keep our rocks in our pockets – despite the enhanced logic of pooling our resources, and the enlarged danger of ‘state capture’ by unelected groups and external forces while we dally.

A second extract will appear in the next issue of UWI Connect Don’t miss it!

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A UWI COUPLE

A UWI

By Roseann & Rahsaan

Love Story

Rahsaan and I met in 2008 at a hockey match between UWI and UTECH. Although we were both attending UWI and had a few friends in common, we didn’t know each other until that day on the hockey field. He was representing UWI at the hockey match and when he came off the field I saw him. I thought to myself, ‘he is handsome’. At that point I was distracted by my friends with whom I had attended the match and we left.

We didn’t see each other for a while and our next meeting was on Facebook. Rahsaan had added me. School was finished for both of us although graduation was later in the year and I was already back home in St. Vincent. Facebook became our medium of communication and as time progressed and we became closer, we moved on to messenger and then we both had webcams. We spoke every day for the majority of the day.

“It was our constant chatting online that made her parents aware that we were both friends,” says Rahsaan. “It was easy to know there was some attraction on both our parts, but our tenure at UWI was practically finished and we were quite a distance apart so to think about anything further was a bit impractical. However, returning for graduation became much more appealing for me.”

Roseann notes, “I returned in November for graduation and it was at that point many new developments started. He was at my graduation and I was at his graduation. I met his family members; parents, sisters, aunt and cousin. Now everyone could place the face on the girl with whom their son/brother/nephew/cousin was spending all his time online. The time we spent together was no different than the time spent chatting on our webcams. We still made each other laugh; we still had a lot to talk about and now there was a comfort being in each other’s presence. It was no longer simply an attraction, and we wanted something more, but we knew that there was still the obvious distance between us and we would have to be able to date and spend time together as a couple if we were to work.”

Hence, with the decision of committing ourselves together, some other decisions were made. We had to be in the same place. We realised however that the possibility of things not working out was there. Love was no fairy tale and to leave

Jamaica with a broken heart and nothing else was not something that I wanted to sign up for or he would have allowed. Therefore, I decided to return for my Masters degree. However, spending time together only brought us closer together.

Raz and I saw each other every day, so much so that he became well known at Rex Nettleford Hall where I lived. He is a good listener. We can talk about any and everything; the spiritual, emotional, physical and social.

He is caring and understanding and as attentive to my needs as I am to his. He is respectful and committed and he makes submitting easy. The best part of the relationship for me however is the ease with which I can be me and express me. So when he proposed on my birthday on the April 26, 2010, I knew then as I know now, that he was the person that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. His unforgettable words to me down on one knee were, “You came to Jamaica and captured my heart and now I am giving you the rest of my body as well. Will you do me the honour of becoming my wife?”

If we are to describe what being married is like or how our marriage is going and will continue to go, we will state: “Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior...

Husbands love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish. In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself... However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.”

(Ephesians 5: 22-33) If you are a “UWI Couple” (i.e. both attended UWI) and would like to share your story please contact iad@alumni.uwi.edu.

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STUDENT ALUMNI PROGRAMMING

UWI STAT Mona gives almost J$100,000 to Scholarships and Books The University of the West Indies Students Today Alumni Tomorrow (UWI STAT) Vice Chancellor’s Ambassador Corps (Mona) is donating close to JMD$100,000 towards student funding projects.

The Corps’ annual student development project, FOOTPRINTS has raised a total of J$95,000 for the UWI Regional Endowment Fund (UWIREF) which has been designated for the Mona Campus to assist with student scholarships and the Mona Library.

A special handing-over ceremony was held at the Vice Chancellor’s Conference Room on Thursday February 24, 2011 where UWI STAT (Mona) President, Darren Bodkin presented the cheques.

Bodkin says the funds are intended to make a significant impact on the lives of the students. “UWI STAT is always chiefly concerned with the interests of students here at Mona and in doing whatever we can to make students’ lives easier, we step closer and closer to achieving our goals.”

“Talks are being held,” said Bodkin, “to begin splitting the allocation of future funds raised by FOOTPRINTS between UWIREF and a worthy cause on campus such as the accommodation of Haitian students affected by the earthquake in 2010.”

The FOOTPRINTS project is held each year regionally throughout the Corps across the four campuses and encourages persons to donate any amount of money and record their names, which are published on Alumni Online, thus leaving their

Darren Bodkin, President, UWI STAT, Mona Corps (left); Mrs. Verna George, Deputy Campus Librarian and Klieon John, Vice President Communications, UWI STAT Mona after the presentation to the Main Library (Mona).

‘footprint’ on the institution. Typically at the end of the project, the faculty that has the largest number of contributing students on the respective campus gets 50% of the funds for enhancement projects while the rest goes to the designated FOOTPRINTS project, in this case the UWI Mona Library. This is a yearly campaign and thus contributions are welcomed from the UWI community and friends and supporters at any time by visiting Alumni Online (www.alumnionline.uwi.edu/donatenow. Specify FOOTPRINTS in the designation box.)

Michelle Serieux: New Dynamo in Caribbean Film (cont’d.)

Members of the New Caribbean Cinema Team.

When asked about her vision for the Creative, Artistic and Film Industry in the Caribbean, Mich’s reply is passionate; “My vision is that my children will be able to fully engage themselves in creative endeavours without ever having to worry about a plan B; that if my son decides he is going to be a writer, then he can spend all of his time writing, without having to worry about being able to pay the bills with this kind of work; that if my daughter decides she wants to direct and produce a sketch comedy show, she will be able to find the right talent right here in Jamaica or the Caribbean and will get the financial support to get it on the air, because there will exist a certified institute here to train actors in all areas of their craft, so that all the essential ingredients to make these creative ideas manifest are there waiting to ‘jump into the pot’ and produce some good food: economic, creative and socio political ‘food’. The potential is all here but it is now time to ‘actualise’.

She believes that the UWI and CARIMAC have a role to play in this vision.

She feels there needs to be a more proactive approach to helping young minds make the transition to becoming creative entrepreneurs. “We need to encourage young minds to be bold, be brave and to dare to challenge the traditions and to find new ways to operate.” She believes that UWI graduates must continue to make strides in all fields with vision and determination and the acknowledgement of responsibility for change and development “forever etched in our minds, as we are the ‘Light rising from the West’.”

By Lacey-Ann Bartley

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UWI STAT and Friends Robins Bay Beach Cleanup UWI STAT (Mona) collaborated with colleagues of the Mona Guild of Students, and clubs/societies namely the UWI Chemical Society and the St. Lucian Students Association for our first beach cleanup. Seventeen students journeyed to Robins Bay beach in the beautiful parish of St. Mary on Saturday February 19, 2011 and with the guidance of Ms. Loureen Jones Smith of the National Environment Planning Agency, we removed the litter from the shoreline of Robins Bay. At the end of our two-hour exercise we removed 27 bags of litter with a total weight of 286 pounds. Our findings were recorded on the International Coastal Cleanup Data Card created by The Ocean Conservancy.

This data will be forwarded to the Jamaica Environmental Trust (JET), the national coordinator for Jamaica’s National Cleanup campaign.

Three fundamental principles were invoked in this act of community service which was designed to emphasise our mandate for Disaster Mitigation and Risk Management as well as Environmental Protection.

The first principle of our endeavour was team work. The contingent was broken up into groups of four, which included one recorder, one bag holder and two collectors. Careful documentation of the items found would only work with efficient team skills. Additionally our effort was a

learning experience about the effects of littering on the environment. Our data showed that most of the refuse collected were items used in food consumption, such as styrofoam plates and cups, plastic wrappings and plastic cups. Lastly, it is hoped that this beach cleanup effort will remind individuals and corporate entities about their role in environmental protection.

The UWI STAT Mona Corps has been invited to RBC Blue Water Project to be held in June 2011 by RBC/RBTT as well as to participate in September in the International Coastal Cleanup Day spearheaded by JET. However, all work and no play would make UWI STAT a dull team and so our journey included stops along the way to purchase fruits. There’s no better place than “country” to get these. This day would not have been complete without a serving of Jamaica’s delicious jerk pork and chicken as well.

By Darren Bodkin, President - UWI STAT (Mona)

UWI STAT Ambassador has article published in The UN Chronicle Adolescent Sexuality by Monique Long Extract “As adolescents fight internal battles when they come to embrace their sexual identities, they are also forced to grapple with the influence of peers, family, cultural beliefs, and the media. Despite the differences in their experiences and the obstacles they face, all adolescents eventually come to an understanding of who they are as sexual beings. Adolescent sexuality is, and will continue to be, a topic of debate and interest. Regardless of a particular country or culture, similarities in the views, intentions, and practices regarding adolescent sexuality can be found around the world. Clearly, adolescent sexuality is a universal issue.”

See link for the article below: http://www.un.org/wcm/content/site/chronicle/home/archive/issues2010/adolescent_sexuality?ctnscroll_articleContainerList=1_ 0&ctnlistpagination_articleContainerList=true About the author Monique Long, 21, is a law student at The University of the West Indies (Cave Hill), and a member of the UWI STAT Vice Chancellor’s Ambassador Corps—students who advocate for HIV/AIDS awareness, the promotion of Caribbean integration and disaster risk mitigation and management.

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UWI STAT celebrates

Human Rights Day going

Barefoot Against Poverty On Friday, December 10, 2010 UWI STAT Ambassadors participated in the World Human Right Day campaign organised by CIVICUS World Alliance for Citizen Participation and Every Human Has Rights campaign.

One of the UWI STAT mandates is to raise awareness about Health, advocating to combat HIV and AIDS and to educate about Sexual and Reproductive Health. People in poverty are more at risk for this disease.

“Getting involved in this campaign was a great opportunity for us as a group to join with other organisations around the world that believe in fundamental human rights and want to free people from poverty.

BAREFOOT speaks to the most vulnerable in our society: as members of civil society we believe that this is a cause that we support 100%. Going barefoot symbolises that step that we need to take to make this world a better place for the future generations,” noted Ashaney James, Vice President of Volunteerism and Programming. “Our group focuses on health because we see the need for combating HIV and AIDS as a priority in the Caribbean.

Preventing stigma and discrimination is the right step in stopping the epidemic, with basic human rights being at the forefront.

Our aim was to bring awareness of fundamental human rights to the student population. We wanted to have people think about poverty and the importance of taking a step to stop poverty. At Mona many students supported the cause and participated in the activities of the day.”

UWI STAT was supported by CIVICUS, who provided T-shirts and resource materials for this campaign and Jamaicans For Justice (JFJ), an organisation that promotes human rights in Jamaica. They provided brochures, pamphlets and books on Human Rights which were distributed to staff and students..

Going Barefoot Against Poverty!

Who is a UWI Alum?

Remember all UWI Traditional Campus and Open Campus certificates, diplomas and degrees, no matter the length of study, qualify an individual as a “graduate” and therefore eligible for

UWIAA Membership.

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Human Rights Awareness Week UWI STAT (St. Augustine) hosted its Human Rights Awareness Week and the importance of Human Rights issues were promoted via the Corps’ Facebook page which was frequently updated with documentaries, songs and presentations on Human Rights and Human Rights related issues. The innovative and creative campaign was called “Models for a Cause”. Students from the St. Augustine Campus volunteered to portray their human right of choice in an artistic manner. These photos were then entered into a Facebook campaign where the most popular human right portrayal was given a cash prize. This served the twin goals of increasing awareness of UWI STAT and its Mission, as well as fostering greater involvement and information on Human Rights in the general student body. The photos were also featured at the culmination of the week’s activities, the UN Human Rights Film Seminar, which was well attended and well received.

The UN Human Rights Film Seminar was hosted by UWI STAT in conjunction with United Nations Information Centre (UNIC). The seminar was opened by a speech by former UWI STAT President and Secretary General of the National Youth Council of Trinidad and Tobago, Mr. Maurice Burke. The core of the seminar were three short films which brought home the realities and issues surrounding Human Rights in major conflicts around the world such as the Tamil Tiger guerrilla war in Sri Lanka and the mass refugee movement to the shores of Yemen caused by internal upheaval in Somalia. In addition, there were spoken word pieces by Derron Sandy and Thaddeus Jardine. After the videos, a panel discussion was held. The panel included Hans Geiser, former Resident Co-ordinator, United Nations System in Trinidad and Tobago; Verna St. Rose Greaves, Special Advisor on Children’s Affairs to the Government of Trinidad and Tobago and Dayne-Marc Chin Slick, Programme Coordinator, United Nations Youth Association of Trinidad and Tobago (UNYATT). The moderator was Ms. Amanda Laurence, National Information Officer, United Nations Information Centre for the Caribbean Area. The week was a successful initiative since it educated the student body not only on what constituted their Human Rights but also the realities of its application in different places and times.

Panellists (top photo) and students at the UN Human Rights Film Seminar.

UWI STAT Mona/IAD Database promotion Kerri-Ann Mew (left) being presented with a basket of products from Wynlee Distributors by Lacey Ann Bartley, Communications Officer & UWI STAT Ambassadors Coordinator, Institutional Advancement Division, The Office of The Vice Chancellor, as she was the winner of the UWI STAT (Mona) Alumni Database drive conducted via the Alumni Online Facebook.

Check out: facebook.com/uwialumnionline if you haven’t done so already!

Thank you Wynlee Distributors for your support!

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CAMPUS NEWS

Happenings on the campus you attended

CAVE HILL

Building on last year’s inaugural Research Day, the Cave Hill Campus hosted a five-day programme from February 21-26, highlighting the achievements of its Faculties; with each Faculty being given an entire day to share the work of its researchers in creating new knowledge and its relevance to the Barbadian, Caribbean and global communities. Presentations included symposia, panel discussions, public lectures and interactive displays. Representatives from sister UWI campuses and other international presenters were invited to participate in certain events. A number of schools and officials from various sectors also attended. Under the theme “Research at Cave Hill: Working Together for National and Regional Development”, the Faculties held some events targeting selected audiences, while other events were aimed at the general public. The Faculties of Pure and Applied Sciences; Medical Sciences, Social Sciences, Law and Education and Humanities were all involved.

Each Faculty’s programme had four elements: a research symposium tied to the research clusters identified in the UWI Strategic Plan (2007-2012); a lunchtime panel designed to develop cross disciplinary research efforts; a session specially targeting tertiary-level students; and an evening event geared towards the public. Among the featured presentations that generated significant public interest were the pure and medical sciences research projects, the session on sustainable or green tourism, the public lecture on crime and security, the symposium on Teacher Education, and the public lecture focusing on the Humanities and Social Justice.

The UWI Cave Hill Faulty of Law gave interested persons a treaty interpretation by a preeminent legal scholar when it hosted the second installation of its Faculty Workshop Series (FWS). Mr. Justice Winston Anderson, the most recent appointee to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), revisited his seminal article ‘Treaty Making in Caribbean Law and Practice’ [published in (1998) 8 Caribbean Law Review 185-211] when the Faculty’s “A FWS Retrospective: The Masters’ Series 2010-11” continued on Thursday, February 24, 2011 in the Moot Court Room. The Series took pieces of scholarship and reread them in light of current legal developments and the contemporary Caribbean.

The Series’ first session engaged with Professor Ralph Carnegie’s seminal article ‘Floreat the Westminster Model?’. Members of the Faculty of Law took the lead in the review by making commentaries, to which the authors offered a reply.

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MONA

The Department of Physics and the Marine Geology Unit of the Department of Geography and Geology, UWI Mona presented the third in a series of Climate Talks. The topic was: Quantification and Magnitude of the Losses and Damages of Climate Change: the Impacts and Costs of Sea Level Rise in the Caribbean. The presenter was Dr. Murray Simpson Senior Research Associate at the School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford and Chairman, CARIBSAVE Partnership How to make your work experience count If you are a Media and Communication practitioner and have at least three years working experience you can apply for a one-year Diploma at the Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (CARIMAC) in the following fields: Television Production and Journalism, Radio Production and Journalism, Print & Online Journalism, Multi-Media Production, Public Relations and Social Marketing.

The Diploma programme begins in September 2011 and ends in May 2012. Applications should be made to the Admissions Section of UWI Mona at: http://www.mona.uwi.edu/admissions/firsttime.php The Department of History and Archaeology at the UWI, Mona hosted an educational workshop for archaeologists from December 3 - 5, 2010. The theme was “Increasing sensitivity to the past through information and guidance on material culture”. It was the first phase of the Archaeological Society of Jamaica’s effort to heighten the awareness of archaeology and ancestry in the Jamaican people and is designed to raise awareness of Jamaican archaeology throughout the island. The financial benefits which may be accrued from developing heritage tourism sites using pre-Columbian and historical sites as attractions were highlighted, as heritage tourism is a sleeping giant with hundreds of sites having the potential for development. The workshop trained Archaeology Resource Officers, drawn for the most part from UWI archaeology graduates across the island.

The Institute of Caribbean Studies, UWI - Mona hosted its annual Bob Marley Lecture on February 11, 2011. It was delivered by Dr. Matthew J. Smith, Senior Lecturer in the Department of History and Archaeology. He gave a presentation entitled “Bob Marley and the Wailers Live!

Performance and Politics in the Touring History of the Wailers”. The lecture examined the live performances of Bob Marley and the Wailers in Jamaica and abroad over their history of touring and examined the impact of the cultural, social and political conditions in Jamaica in the 1970s which influenced Bob Marley as a performer and contributed to his massive success as an international music icon.

UWI, Mona Tops World Debating Championships Mona student Krystal Tomlinson copped the top prize in the Public Speaking Competition of the World Universities Debating Championships held recently in Botswana. She was one of four UWI, Mona students who went to represent the institution. The other members of the team were Ricardo Brooks, Jarred Brewster and Tashna Edwards. Public Speaking is an individual competition at “Worlds” and is generally a grueling exercise consisting of several rounds with competitors from approximately 200 premier higher educational institutions across the world. After three days of intense encounter, Tomlinson along with team-mate Ricardo Brooks advanced to the final, securing two of the nine coveted spots; first and fourth, making them the only pair from the region to achieve this to date.

Tomlinson defeated competitors from renowned institutions such as Harvard, Cambridge, Cornell and Oxford. While the achievement is unprecedented for Mona, Tomlinson follows a long line of debaters such as Danielle Archer (2001), Roger Bent (2005) and Oneil Simpson (2006) who have made their mark in the same event. Tomlinson collected her award at the Gaborone International Conference Centre on January 3, 2011. Mr. Carlton Lowrie, Acting Director of Student Services and Development, UWI, Mona who coached the team also accompanied them on this occasion. Krystal Tomlinson is a final year student pursuing a major in International Relations in the Faculty of Social Sciences. She also serves on the Guild of Students as the Social Sciences Representative. ` The Epidemiology Research Unit within the Tropical Medicine Research Institute and the Department of Community Health and Psychiatry, Mona, held a special lunchtime lecture presented by Dr. Kacey Ernst, Infectious Disease Epidemiologist from the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona on February 10, 2011. He spoke on Climate Change and Infectious Diseases.

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OPEN

The UWI Open Campus Dominica, in collaboration with Optical Services Limited, the Dominica Medical Association and the UWI Alumni Association (Dominica Chapter) presented the Third Annual Dr. Bernard A. Sorhaindo Memorial Lecture on December 16, 2010. It featured two presentations on the following topics: “The Chronic Non-Communicable Disease Epidemic: A Possible Solution for Dominica” and “Conquering Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases in Children: Antigua’s Battle” given by Dr. Paul Ricketts and Dr. Leslie Walwyn, both UWI graduates. Dr. Ricketts is an epidemiologist and piloted the first syndromic surveillance system for communicable diseases in the English-speaking Caribbean in 2003. Dr. Walwyn, a Jamaican by birth and national of Antigua & Barbuda is a general practitioner. She developed the Medical Benefits Scheme research and intervention school-based programme entitled “School Outreach Programme” and directed and co-produced a health radio programme entitled “In Touch with Your Health”.

Open Campus Bahamian Graduate Wins a Blackberry from LIME Natalie Jarrett, a 2009 Bahamian graduate of the UWI Open Campus, qualified to win a Blackberry Gemini from LIME by submitting her personal email address during a drive to gather information for the Open Campus and UWI alumni databases. LIME generously donated the telephone for the lucky winner.

Come Sail Aboard the Scholar-Ship!

Lloyd has already booked and here is what he has to say...

“Luxe, calme et volupté” –L’ Invitation Au Voyage, Charles Baudelaire I am as excited about the prospect of going on this maiden voyage on the UWI Open Campus Scholar-Ship this spring of 2011 as I was about embarking on the first UCWI student tour of the Southern Caribbean in the summer of 1957. The promise of enjoying the dazzling beauty of that necklace of islands and the continental sweep of British Guiana as it was then dubbed, stimulated by the pre-departure briefing given by then Vice-Principal, Philip Sherlock, is now replaced by the expectation of an intellectually enriching and enjoyable re-acquaintance with some of those jewels of the Caribbean and the discovery of, for me, new ones like Tortola and Antigua, the latter missed on the first tour because of a polio scare.

Coming from the Diaspora across the latitudes and time, as it were, departure and return to the land of Muñoz Marín’s “Operation Bootstrap”- an inspiring model mode of development in my formative years in Jamaica, is fortuitous in its symbolism. I have only ‘touched down’ there, in transit elsewhere, once in the past. One never tires of the beautiful and orderly Barbados where enlightenment and fun await. The magic of the land of the Pitons, the Morne, of the Walcotts all and the Lewis’, retains its special allure. It will be a thrill to reach fabled, historic Antigua, missed, as noted above, on that first voyage of discovery.

To cap this all will be the interaction with alumni and friends of UWI, old and new. It would be an enormous pleasure to see as many as possible of those who had been on that first voyage and those of later ‘vintage’ who can join us. I think we will have much literal and metaphorical “luxe” and “volupté”, and as much “calme” as we opt for. The venture perpetuates and will bolster the Sherlock/Nettleford legacy of extra-mural work - kept alive through time by the resident tutors like Lucille Mathurin Mair and Rawle Farley and their talented and devoted colleagues - and now embodied by the Open Campus.

Come sail with us!

C. Lloyd Stanford, UWIAA Ottawa Contact

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ST. AUGUSTINE

UWI Professor Winston Lewis has proposed a cheaper method to manufacture the steelpan to become more competitive in the global arena. He revealed this during a lecture at the Faculty of Engineering at UWI, St. Augustine. In his vision, the use of integrated management systems (IMS) to improve manufacturing capabilities in the Caribbean region can create efficiencies allowing for greater competitiveness for this country’s national instrument. Lewis, a professor of industrial systems engineering at the University, addressed the effectiveness of IMS in the manufacturing of the steelpan. He focussed on the use of management systems and standards in the production of large quantities of the steelpan to make them more accessible in the Caribbean and the world. Lewis said he plans to take his vision to Government and the pan fraternity to see if it can become a reality.

“We want to produce consistently, and produce the numbers that are required for the country, put steelpan in every school and every home and we want to provide for the region and the world at a very low cost,” he said. He added that it would ensure the world understands that Trinidad gave “pan to the world”.

Prof. Ann Marie Bissessar, Professor of Government, spoke about "Regulation, The Regulatory State: Agency and Autonomy: The Case of Anti-Money Laundering Regulation in a small state on Feb 10, 2011 at the Faculty of Engineering.

Guest Lecturer, Prof. George Handley discussed Literature and Environmental Crisis at a seminar hosted by the Literatures in English section of the Department of Liberal Arts on Feb 10, 2011.

UWI to align grads with jobs The Principal of the UWI St. Augustine Campus, Prof. Clement Sankat; Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. E. Nigel Harris and Science, Technology and Tertiary Education Minister, Trinidad and Tobago, Senator Fazal Karim have revealed that UWI (St. Augustine) is embarking on a strategic planning exercise to align graduates with job opportunities to drive Trinidad and Tobago’s economy in years to come.

UWI will set up a south campus in Debe, through a gift of lands provided by the Trinidad &Tobago Government to the University. UWI plans to construct a university campus on a phased basis on a sprawling 100 acres in Debe. Before the campus is built, the Government will have to take into consideration the demographics, environment and programmes that are more responsive to industries in the South. The first phase is expected to begin within the next six months with the construction of a Law faculty. It is anticipated that those faculties will provide not only undergraduate but also post-graduate programmes in Law. The university will also provide teaching facilities, a library and live-in recreational facilities that will be synergetic with the Faculty of Law. The land was officially handed over to UWI on February 24, 2011. The Vice Chancellor said second- and third-year students who were required to pursue their Law degrees at UWI’s Cave Hill Campus in Barbados can now add UWI’s south campus as an option, with the Mona Campus in Jamaica as well. “The plan is that the St. Augustine and Mona sites will evolve into full-fledged Faculties of Law over a two- to three-year period,” he said. Having invited proposals for a project management firm to convert this dream into reality, Sankat said construction of the new campus would be done in a judicious way, bearing in mind that capital funds are not easily available.

The Vice Chancellor noted that UWI wants to create a single virtual university in the Caribbean that would connect to one space, thereby allowing students to obtain teaching from any point. “The technology is available. We are hoping that lectures in Law will be given from Cave Hill and Mona and vice versa.”

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UWI BOOKSHELF

A Timely Journey of Faith Sheila Brathwaite

This book provides a medium for group and individual devotion.

Christians, pastors, students, and people seeking a closer relationship with Christ are in for a spirit-nourishing read with this book from author Sheila Brathwaite. Filled with information that boosts anyone’s faith, A Timely Journey of Faith is a compilation of original sermons intermingled with exhortations, hymns and scriptures to provide a medium for devotion in groups and individually. It is aimed at assisting anyone in becoming more closely acquainted with God, in helping others to be drawn to God, and in inspiring a sense of dedication to God. Outlined in seven divisions, this enlightening book encourages people to pray often and inspires steadfastness to strengthen one’s relationship with Christ.

About the Author Sheila was born in Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands (BVI) at Cottage Hospital, now known as Peebles Hospital. She is married and has two daughters. She is a Seventh-day Adventist. She holds a Bachelor of Science (Chemistry) degree and a Certificate Public Administration, both from The University of the West Indies (Mona), as well as a Masters degree in Business Administration from the University of the Virgin Islands. She also holds credits in Corporate Law Administration from the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College and a Level 7 Executive Diploma in Strategic Management from the Chartered Management Institute (UK).

Having worked for the Governments of Jamaica and the BVI for a total of thirty-three years, she retired as a Permanent Secretary. Prior to that period of time, she worked in the banking industry in Jamaica for four years and in the BVI for three years as a Supervisor. She is currently writing other books and she hopes to use her knowledge in management as a part-time lecturer in the near future. Sheila is a former Lieutenant in the Girl Guides and a very valuable netball goal attack player. She is a former lecturer to candidates in The University of the West Indies’ Certificate of Public Administration Programme on “Management Principles (Theories and Practices)”.

CARICOM: Policy Options for International Engagement

By Sir Kenneth Hall, former Governor-General of Jamaica, former Pro Vice Chancellor and Principal, UWI (Mona)

The book examines four key areas: Globalisation and CARICOM External Policy Options South-South Cooperation External Trade Negotiation: Concerns and Convergence Caribbean Imperatives and Concluding Reflection The book asks profound and relevant questions that invite the reader to take an active interest in the policies affecting our region.

A must-read!

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Jamaica Mahogany “A selection of the scores of tributes which came pouring in from all over the world following the death of Professor Nettleford, capturing the colourful and multi-textured life of this Caribbean Cultural Icon.”

- Cecile Clayton, Deputy University Registrar and Editor of Jamaica Mahogany

From the Heart “His was a special craft. Rex won the right to be proclaimed as our first ‘Eulogist Laureate’.”

- The Rt. Hon. P.J. Patterson - former Prime Minister of Jamaica

“Professor the Honourable Rex Nettleford is commonly referred to as “The Eulogist” because he was asked to write the eulogies of so many people from all walks of society. From the Heart is a collection of these fascinating and well written eulogies which outlines their journeys and achievements.”

- Elizabeth Buchannan-Hind, Rex Nettleford Foundation

Proceeds from the sale of these books go to the Rex Nettleford Foundation (www.rexnettlefordfoundation.com)

Rex Nettleford remembered on the First Anniversary February 2, 2011 was a year since The University of the West Indies and indeed the entire region dealt with the tremendous blow of the loss through death of cultural icon, Professor the Honourable Rex Nettleford. The overwhelming outpouring of grief and tributes at his passing bore testament to the very high esteem in which he was held. We all still miss him terribly, but we continue to celebrate his life and his work and are resolved to ensure that his quest to nurture and develop the creative imagination of Caribbean people will endure. Accordingly, the University has established the Rex Nettleford Foundation to support scholars and programmes which promote the strengthening of West Indian society in the areas of social and cultural development through research, community service, and intellectual excellence with the aim of producing young leaders who grasp the importance of public service based on integrity, protection of the weak, and the willingness to use their talents for the betterment of humankind. The entire University community, the NDTC family, as well as the many other institutions which benefited from the impact of Professor Nettleford’s work remember him with gratitude and pray for the eternal repose of his soul.

The University of the West Indies hosted a series of events to commemorate the first anniversary of the death of Professor Nettleford as follows: Sunday, February 6, 2011 Monday, February 7, 2011 .

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

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Friday, February 11, 2011

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University Chapel, Memorial Service and blessing of his tomb Little Theatre, NDTC Performance, Kingston, Jamaica.

Mona Visitors’ Lodge (Blue Room) Launch of two books: ‘From the Heart: Eulogies by Rex Nettleford’ and ‘Jamaica Mahogany: Tributes to Rex Nettleford – Celebration of a Multi-textured Life’. Keynote Speaker was the Hon. Barbara Gloudon, OJ, CD University Chapel, Concert ‘University Singers and Friends Remembering Rex’

All proceeds went to the Rex Nettleford Foundation.

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UWI Mona Homecoming The UWI Mona Campus hosted its grand Homecoming Celebrations from February 10-13, 2011. The celebrations began with a Parade and Flag Raising Ceremony on Thursday, February 10, 2011 which included student representatives, staff and alumni.

Caribbean and International Day, Friday, February 11 was an occasion where the University highlighted its regional nature through a cultural exhibition of food, music and dance. Booths from all the UWI countries provided information and also included a display from the international student population at UWI, Mona.

The celebrations culminated with a church service on Sunday, February 13 at the UWI Chapel. The preacher was the Rev. Dr. Marjorie Lewis, President, United Theological College of the West Indies and UWI graduate.

The observation of Mona Homecoming Celebrations (formerly Commemoration Celebrations and Alumni Week) began in 2001 and provides an opportunity to celebrate the founding of the University and recognise its regional nature, and to engender a greater sense of belonging and develop a feeling of camaraderie among staff, students and graduates.

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Mary Seacole students at Homecoming Parade

Taylor Hall students at the Homecoming Parade

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New UWI Vice Chancellery under construction The regional administration of the UWI, the Vice Chancellery, is being relocated from off the main Mona Campus in Kingston to premises now under construction nearby. Vice Chancellor, Professor E. Nigel Harris has advised that the new operational base will consolidate campus administrative functions, in line with a recommendation on improving the regional institution's governance structure, dating back 26 years. It is funded by a loan and grant from the Caribbean Development Bank and the guarantors are the governments of Jamaica, Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago.

This will help to create an enhanced capacity for strategic management of the UWI. The project is slated to take 18 months to complete and the building will sit on 4.8 acres of land immediately opposite the UWI Mona Campus. It is expected to enhance productivity by consolidating the various dispersed functions in a modern building, thereby improving communications, human resource and risk management and financial records management. Governance reviews commissioned by successive Vice Chancellors have enunciated the need for an improved environment to support the administrative and governance functions of the Vice Chancellery and to enhance its strategic role and importance within the institution and the region.

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Expansion of Fertility Management Unit The Hugh Wynter Fertility Management Unit (HWFMU) at Mona has embarked on an ambitious programme of expansion and development that will take the concept of sexual and reproductive health far beyond mere containment of the population. The birth of a new era was signalled by a ground breaking ceremony at the University Hospital of the West Indies for facilities that are designed to help achieve Center of Excellence status in line with the World Health Organization standards in promoting and advancing sexual and reproductive health nationally, regionally and globally.

According to Professor Joseph Frederick, Director, HWFMU, the aim of the expanded UWI Vice Chancellor Prof. E. Nigel Harris (centre) breaks HWFMU is “to change the emphasis of sexual groun d as the Principal of the Mona pus, Prof. reproductive health from just containment and Gordon Shirley (left) and Minister of HealthCam (Jamaica), the Hon. Rudy ard Spen cer look on. broaden our perspective to include an Assisted Conception Programme since infertility affects 10-15% of our population, Minimally Invasive Surgery, HIV/AIDS, applied endocrinology, breast and prostate cancer and above all promotion of gender balance”.

Professor Frederick said that “the expansion plan combines the UWI’s mandate of training and engagement in quality research and simultaneously provides world class service to our people in the region and the wider Diaspora.”

There will be emphasis on the development of human capital and specialised training in clinical and non-clinical areas for health professionals including doctors and nurses, as well as scrub technicians, counselors and others in the field of sexual and reproductive health.

The aim, he stressed, “is to provide the tools and the best training to students so that they will be able to compete on the international stage by producing cutting edge research and at the same time be in a position to provide world class services to Caribbean people at home and abroad.

In this regard Professor Frederick said, “phase one of the expanded HWFMU project will see the provision of state of the art endoscopic operating rooms, a skills laboratory to assist in perfecting the abilities of students in hand-eye coordination of endoscopic surgery before attempting surgery, an advanced laboratory for the Assistant Conception Programme and for cutting edge research in human reproductive biology, applied embryology and andrology, and classrooms for students to interface with surgeons in real time and also for distance education programmes.

Phase two of the programme will bring facilities for a new Telemedicine Programme that will facilitate exposure to surgical procedures across all four UWI campuses, at the same time.

There are also plans for a programme of curriculum development at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels in Minimally Invasive Surgery and Reproductive Medicine. Professor Frederick noted that the expanded Unit is full of possibilities and that plans “are geared towards enhancing the operations of the Unit in the context of the wider regional role of the UWI. We are committed to ensuring that the quality of life of our Caribbean men and women is improved as a result of our work for they deserve no less”.

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UWI Graduates “on the move”!

Dr. George Smith, Escambia County Community Clinic, has been installed as President Elect of Escambia County Medical Society. Smith graduated from The University of the West Indies, Mona, in 1984 with a specialty in family medicine.

The Chief Justice of The Bahamas, Sir Michael Barnett has announced the appointment of UWI graduate Mr. Milton A. Evans as an acting Justice of the Supreme Court. Mr. Evans is presently a partner in the law firm of Evans & Co. Born in Nicholl’s Town, Andros, he received his LLB degree with honours from The University of the West Indies in 1986 and was called to the Bahamas Bar in 1988. Mr. Evans has practiced law both in private practice as well as in the Office of The Attorney General. Whilst in the Office of the Attorney General he served as Deputy Director of Legal Affairs.

Mr. Evans is an experienced lawyer in both criminal as well as civil litigation. He is presently a tutor in the law of evidence at the Eugene Dupuch Law School having previously served as a Lecturer in The Law of Civil Procedure at the law school. He serves as a member of the Rules Committee of the Supreme Court. Acting Justice Evans will serve for three months from February 1, 2011 and will be assigned to the Civil Division.

A marine-wildlife image created by artist, conservationist and UWI graduate Dr. Guy Harvey graced the poster for the 48th edition of Coconut Grove Arts Festival, scheduled for February 19-21, 2011.

The poster depicts a turtle and other sea life swimming in a blue swath of water. Harvey holds a degree in Marine Biology from Scotland’s Aberdeen University and a doctorate in Fisheries Management from The University of the West Indies. He is the co-founder of the Guy Harvey Research Institute at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale.

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Tributes

In Celebration of their lives Professor Arthur Ralph Carnegie Judge Patrick Robinson, The Hague, The Netherlands notes, “Professor Carnegie was one of the Caribbean’s brightest intellectuals and certainly one of the greatest legal minds. He attended the University College of the West Indies where he performed brilliantly as a history student. The Rhodes Scholarship later took him to Oxford University where he again performed brilliantly, this time in law.

He could have continued working at Oxford, but he chose instead to serve the region, and the place where he was to make his name and perform a function for which the entire Caribbean will be forever grateful was the Law Faculty of The University of the West Indies.

He virtually established the Law Faculty of The University of the West Indies in 1970, and his legacy will be the hundreds of students whom he tutored, many of whom went to serve their countries and the Caribbean as prime ministers, judges of the Caribbean Court of Justice, attorneys general, directors of public prosecution, resident magistrates, judges of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal, in private legal practice and in a variety of other capacities. His legacy is also the foundation he laid for the development of the Caribbean jurisprudence, soundly moored in the best tradition of the common law, and the natural offshoot of which was the establishment of the Caribbean Court of Justice.”

In his tribute, Principal of The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Sir Hilary Beckles, described Carnegie as an outstanding scholar, effective institution builder, astute administrator, passionate mentor, role model and colleague. “Earliest UWI generations will remember the youthful scholar who intellectually empowered the Faculty of Law at Cave Hill . . . the University’s strategic response to the pressing regional need for the legal training of practitioners and the nurturing of academics who were expected to participate in the judicial governance of societies . . . ,” Sir Hilary said. .

Carnegie’s son Martin shared memories of a father, who though consumed by his academic career and continuous travel, still set aside time for the family he loved. Caribbean Court of Justice President Michael De La Bastide, attorney-at-law Ezra Alleyne and many other former students who sat at Carnegie’s feet and who now occupy prominent legal positions in their respective countries, as well as several other regional and local legal luminaries, listened with rapt attention to the riveting and insightful eulogy delivered by Justice Winston Anderson. In a eulogy laced with accolades, Anderson traced Carnegie’s distinguished career which saw him becoming a university professor at a young age, serving Oxford University with distinction, and earning the nickname ‘Black Pearl’ for his intellectual genius from his students at that university. Describing Carnegie as a man generous in his service to The University of the West Indies, Anderson reflected on the late professor’s contribution in the area of law to the entire Caribbean. He deemed his departed colleague one of the greatest legal brains to have been produced by the Caribbean.

Dr. Ranville Clark Ranville Stopford Clark, M.D., died at 84 years old. He was resolute in his compassion for others and found a career that matched his desire to heal people. His daughter Sonya recalls he once told her, "If you have the opportunity to be kind, be kind". After practicing psychiatry for 50 years, he retired at the age of 83 as the oldest attending doctor at Providence Hospital. In 2008, he was honoured by Washingtonian Magazine as one of the best in his field. His life began in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad as the youngest of four children, and he migrated to Jamaica, where he was in the inaugural class of the then University College of the West Indies, one of the very first 33 students to attend the institution.

It was there that he met Lilleth McHardy Clark, a Jamaican nurse and his wife of 47 years. Later, he moved to Washington DC to attend medical school at Howard University where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa. He attended UWI Reunions and felt his experience there was indeed formative. Dr. Clark is survived by his wife Lilleth, daughters Deborah Clark Bauserman and Sonya Clark.

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In Celebration of their lives John Maxwell John Maxwell was a veteran journalist, broadcaster, commentator, writer and advocate for environmental protection and preservation of Jamaica’s national heritage. He entered journalism in 1952 by joining The Gleaner and subsequently worked at Public Opinion (a weekly newspaper), the British Broadcasting Corporation, the Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation; as a lecturer at the Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (CARIMAC), UWI, Mona and as a columnist with the Jamaica Observer.

As a media practitioner, he continuously lobbied for fairness and honesty in reporting, and was an excellent teacher and mentor for those who passed through his classes at CARIMAC. Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, the Hon. Olivia "Babsy" Grange noted that, “As a journalist of over 50 years, he wrote extensively and fearlessly on environmental, political and cultural issues, and urged resistance to destruction of the planet’s integrity as well as its degradation and deformity”. His dedication to protecting the environment was unyielding and won the admiration of many. President of the Press Association of Jamaica, Jenni Campbell described him as “one of the longest shining beacons of the profession, a strident defendant of truth, a fearless warrior for justice and a stalwart of the profession”.

John Maxwell was recognised for his outstanding contribution by The University of the West Indies, Mona with an honorary Doctor of Letters degree in 2009. He was married to Dr. Marjan de Bruin-Maxwell, Senior Lecturer and former Director, CARIMAC, the first woman to be appointed to that position.

Professor John Homi UWI Professor Emeritus John Homi, worked in the Department of Surgery, Radiology, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care and was awarded the Order of Distinction, Commander Class, by the Government of Jamaica for his sterling contribution to the development of Anaesthesia services and training in the Caribbean. Under his leadership, the DM (Anaesthesia) programme was extended to the other UWI campuses - St. Augustine in Trinidad and Cave Hill in Barbados. He was also instrumental in sourcing funding for the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), now known as ICU-A, which allowed for localised training of students whereby only select periods at overseas universities was necessary for further training. The various surgical sub-specialties also continue to thrive with the availability of ICU facilities. The impact of his input will not be forgotten.

Dr. Keva Bethel The tertiary education community has lost one of its most diplomatic and gracious leaders. She was one of the early members of the Association of Caribbean Tertiary Institutions and gave sterling service to that organisation – a “friend” of The University of the West Indies. She will also be remembered for her pioneering contribution to the tertiary education community of an early qualifications framework which she drafted along with the former President of the then College of Arts, Science and Technology, Dr. Alfred Sangster. This was a useful foundation for later work. She ardently supported the franchising and articulation work between The University of the West Indies and the other tertiary institutions in the region, in general, and the College of the Bahamas, in particular. She will be greatly missed.

Roland Roy Lloyd Roland Roy Lloyd held both Bachelors and Masters degrees in Special Mathematics from the UWI. After University he taught in Jamaica and England and spent the last 17 years of his life as a Lecturer in Mathematics in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, UWI (Mona). He was a compassionate and kind intellectual and a patient teacher. He was passionate about poetry, philosophy, physics and African history and an avid lover of classic and sports cars. As a mathematician, he was above par and spent a lot of his time educating himself in Applied Mathematics, particularly in the work of Einstein. So vast was his intellet that his friends chose to name him after the great scholar Erasmus. He was well loved and respected in life. His extraordinary humanity will be long remembered.

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