UWI Reconnect AFUWI Caribbean Jazz Matazz Regional Pelican Perks
CONTENTS News From UWI RHQ. . . . . . . . . 4
AFUWI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Engaging Alumni . . . . . . . . . . . 7
V.I.P. - Very Important Pelican. . . . 18
A Medics Journey . . . . . . . . . . . 8
UWI Couple . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Entrepreneurship . . . . . . . . . . 10
Happenings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Celebrating Excellence. . . . . . . 11
Pelican Perks. . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
UWI Grads On The Move. . . . . . 12
Books & Publishing . . . . . . . . . 25
UWIAA & UWI STAT . . . . . . . . . 14
Memorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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EDITORIAL TEAM: Celia Davidson Francis (Editor-in-Chief ), Stephanie Alleyne-Bishop, Lacey-Ann Bartley, Elizabeth Buchanan-Hind, Marcia Erskine, Yvonne Graham, Camile Wilson, Aileen Standard-Goldson, and Candice York SOURCES: IAD - UWI Regional Headquarters, Campus and University Marketing and Communications Offices; Faculties; Departments; UWIAA; UWIMAA; Office of Administration; UWI STAT Corps, alumni and others PHOTOGRAPHY: Jeremy Francis | www.jeremyfrancisphotography.com Steve McDonald | linkedin.com/steve-mcdonald PUBLISHING: eMedia Interactive Limited Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in articles are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of The University of the West Indies.
FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK
This issue will focus on Reconnection and Philanthropy. The entire Executive Management team of the UWI is optimistic that through your, and other philanthropic contributions, the UWI will continue to have a significant positive impact regionally and globally. I am therefore appealing to you to Know More, Do More and Achieve More. Take the time to Know More about your Alma Mater. Join our Alumni Online community and read our publications, I am sure that you will become more engaged. Also Do More for your Alma Mater. Volunteer, be a guest lecturer, take out a UWI Visa card or mentor our future alumni: our students. If you do, you will be inspired to reconnect to your Alma Mater and then together we can Achieve More for the UWI. We hope that you will connect or reconnect with the UWI and will become a proud and involved UWI Pelican. Celia Davidson Francis Director, Alumni Relations Editor-in-Chief
UWI VICE CHANCELLOR HANDING OVER THE BATON
In May 2014, the UWI Vice Chancellor announced that he will demit office in April 2015, at which time he will have served for 10 years. He developed a Vision Statement for The UWI, which is a “University with Regional Impact, and Global Visibility”. This has been his aim and he views the last decade as a transformative one for the UWI. Student enrolment has more than doubled and now approximately 10,000 under-graduate and graduate students achieve degrees annually. Applications have also doubled to approximately 30,000 with about half being admitted. The expansion of physical facilities has been necessitated – in excess of 500, 000 square feet, with exponential growth in ICT support and electronic library resources. There has been increased attentiveness to teaching quality which has maintained high standards. Many under-graduate and post-graduate programmes have been introduced which focus on meeting regional and global workforce requirements.
He is especially pleased that the Open Campus which was launched during his tenure, in 2008, is providing online degree and professional programmes to students anywhere in the Caribbean, especially the UWI- 14 countries (those without residential campuses). He is pleased that UWI has received more and larger research grants primarily from international funding agencies. He notes that particular attention will be given to research that can contribute to regional development and innovative research ideas that can be commercialised. In his last year, the Vice Chancellor plans to focus on the expansion of linkages with community colleges in the UWI -14 countries and with teachers’ and other colleges in Jamaica. He plans to expand access to students in tertiary-level institutions which become linked to the UWI via online and video-streaming modalities within the context of the Open Campus/ Single Virtual University space.
UWI PELICANS WIN MAJOR LEAGUE TITLE
Members of UWI Pelicans celebrate after defeatinng JAMALCO 48-38 in the final of the 2014 Supreme Ventures Limited (SVL)/ Netball Jamaica Major League (PHOTO: COLLIN REID)
The UWI Pelicans captured the 2014 Supreme Ventures Limited (SVL)/Netball Jamaica Major League title on May 19 2014.
News From UWI RHQ attend the UWI. The University’s links with The Bahamas are thus long and strong. The following 3 main recommendations for Council from the Alumni body were presented at University Council by Alumnus Representative, Mr. Cheridan Woodruffe: RECOMMENDATION 1 – That Regional and International UWIAA Chapters and Contacts work together with the 4 campuses on Young, Professional and Established Programmes, as per the collaborative structure outlined by the IAD. There should be ONE Calendar of events for each campus which incorporates alumni at every level.
UWI Regional Headquarters (RHQ)
CARIBBEAN MOBILE INNOVATION PROGRAMME
RECOMMENDATION 2 – That there be ONE Alumni Web Community: Alumni Online. All “things alumni”, including campus sites/pages should be under one URL as per the preference of the global UWI alumni population and any sites that are currently independent across the institution will work towards harmonization /inclusion in Alumni Online. .
The UWI and the World Bank launched a new partnership on June 10, 2014, at the Mona Campus, to encourage the regional development of mobile app Entrepreneurs.The aim is to recruit and nurture the next generation of talented Caribbean mobile entrepreneurs. The Caribbean Mobile Innovation Programme will provide training and mentorship to aspiring developers from across the Caribbean. Six Caribbean countries will participate.
RECOMMENDATION 3 – That the Campus Alumni Officer, UWIAA Chapter and UWI STAT Corps to be housed in the Alumni House of each Chapter (or together in the interim) to facilitate planning, collaboration, and hosting of events. This makes it easier for graduates to get services/interact/plan/collaborate – in ONE location. Additionally there will be special emphasis on Advocacy, Fundraising and Outreach in Alumni Relations coordinated regionally by the Institutional Advancement Division at the UWI Regional Headquarters once funding is in place.
UNIVERSITY COUNCIL MEETS IN THE BAHAMAS
GCUB The Coimbra Group of Brazilian Universities (GCUB), an association of 65 of the leading Brazilian universities, on May 20, 2014, signed a co-operation agreement with the UWI to promote and strengthen academic, scientific and cultural cooperation through research, education, and project management. The Hon. Jerome Fitzgerald, Minister of Education, Science and Technology (right) greets Sir George Alleyne, Chancellor of the UWI at Government House.
The signing took place at UWI’s Regional Headquarters in Kingston, Jamaica, the first leg of the visit by the GCUB to the three physical campuses of the UWI. Vice-Chancellor Harris noted that geographical proximity and common interests underpinned the relationship between the UWI and the Coimbra Group and pointed out that the UWI is paying particular attention to deepening relations with universities in Latin America.
The Hon. Jerome Fitzgerald, Minister of Education, Science and Technology welcomed visiting Ministers of Education from several Caribbean countries, and members of the UWI Council to a reception at Government House during the University’s Annual Business Meeting of Council 2014 in April. Minister Fitzgerald noted “Just as we have been successful in collectively marketing the Caribbean region as a premier tourism destination, we must rise to this level in showcasing The University of the West Indies as a top choice for education in the world,” the Minister stated.
President of the Coimbra Group, Rector Maria Lucia Cavalli Neder, indicated that its member universities, which come from all regions of Brazil, had been founded to foster internationalisation among higher education institutions. To this end, Coimbra has established relationships with universities in more than 50 countries to facilitate partnerships in research as well as staff and student mobility. Universities in Latin America and the Caribbean are Coimbra’s priority partners and there is special interest in collaborating on energy, health, education, and language training areas. Vice-Chancellor Harris has accepted an invitation to attend the annual meeting of the Coimbra Group of Universities in Recife, from October 15-18, 2014.
The University is proud that The Bahamas has contributed to the university in a meaningful way through the Tourism and Hospitality School, the Eugene Dupuch Law School and the School of Clinical Medical and Research Programmes, which are located in Nassau. Sir George Alleyne, UWI Chancellor noted that his relationship with The Bahamas is special as he was privileged to have as a classmate, Cecil Bethel, who was the first Bahamian to
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News From UWI RHQ
CELEBRATING LEADERSHIP
LEGENDARY West Indies cricketer Sir Frank Worrell had immense leadership qualities from which present day Caribbean leaders can learn.
Sir Frank Worrell
The feature address delivered by the UWI Chancellor, Sir George Alleyne, Chancellor at the Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Committee’s Lecture Series held at the UWI, St Augustine Campus on June 2, 2014, highlighted the phenomenal leadership qualities of legendary cricketer Sir Frank Worrell and emphasized that today’s Caribbean leaders can learn from his example. The event was held to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Knighthood of Sir Frank Worrell. Sir George Alleyne gave a powerful message stating: “Perhaps Caribbean people could be better served by being informed more regularly and with greater clarity of the steps our current leaders are taking to perfect the union and how the citizens can be challenged to be better than themselves in the way Worrell did to his players. “Perhaps the achievements of our past and current legends in so many fields could be presented better especially to the young who in many of our countries are fed a constant diet of violence framed far too often by images of non-achievement. I do not speak of unjustifiable triumphalism. That would not have been Worrell’s style. We only have to recall the modesty of his response in Melbourne after the 1960-1961 tour. “I have no evidence that Worrell ever took formal instruction in leadership, but it is generally accepted that some of the fundamentals can be taught or enhanced by teaching. I am pleased that our own University of the West Indies includes this in many of its programmes and has a Centre for Leadership and Governance which specifically set out to train Caribbean leaders. At age thirty, Worrell’s place in West Indies was firmly established and he was already a legend, but that was not what had established his credentials as a leader and a genuine icon of Caribbean sport.” In his estimation, leadership was built by commitment, conviction, communication, competency and character which Worrell epitomised. The Chancellor summarized the greatness of the man by saying that there had to be commitment to an ideal scenario which should be realised and that commitment should be shared, but the ability to communicate the vision was critical, as vision was useless unless it could be made real to those around, and whose help would be needed to achieve it.
Sir George Alleyne UWI Chancellor
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Engaging Alumni
UWI RECONNECT The aim of The UWI ReConnect Programme is exactly that – to reconnect with our 140,000+ alumni across the Caribbean region and the internationally. Our mission – with your help - is to engage alumni, students, and friends in the promotion and advancement of The University of the West Indies. Our vision is “To enrich the lives of alumni, students, and friends by helping them establish lifelong relationships with The University of the West Indies and with each other”.
Alumni, let us: ReConnect •
Let us know where you are! Help us build our database – send in your CURRENT information, including your email and cell number to iad@alumni.uwi.edu and tell your friends to do so too!
Engage Of the over 140,000 living alumni across the Caribbean and the world, many of you are leading professionals in business, medicine, law, engineering, art, and education. We want you to build a stronger relationship with your alma mater and to bring your ideas, suggestions and recommendations to help your institution survive these challenging economic times. •
Volunteer: Offer to be a guest lecturer, mentor or e-mentor. Provide internships, shadowing opportunities or employment to UWI students.
Participate Many UWI graduates perform outstanding work in their communities. Our UWI Alumni Association (UWIAA) Chapters need help in coordinating events such as scholarship dinners, concerts, local outings, national and regional philanthropic events. Commit to at least one project a year and let your loyalty drive our UWIAA Chapters’ success. •
Sign up for a UWI Visa card or donate 24/7 (no amount is too small) at https://www.uwi.edu/alumnionline/ givetoastudent” - Give back to your alma mater and to the Caribbean!
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Visit your campus! Help to build an Alumni House on each campus!
Benefits: The Pelican Perks Programme: UWIAA Members get discounts and benefits and our partner companies gain a large pool of potential customers. These benefits are available to all UWIAA members irrespective of the regional or international UWIAA Chapters with which you are signed up. The UWI Connect: This free magazine is published quarterly for Alumni, Parents and Friends of the UWI by the Institutional Advancement Division, UWI Regional Headquarters. The UWI Nexus: A monthly E-Update gives an overview of “Happenings” across the regional institution and highlights past or upcoming events as well as campus news.
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Engaging Alumni
We Need You: Please contact your UWIAA Chapter and/or Campus Alumni Office and see how you can become involved. Here are some fun events that you can help your UWIAA Chapter or classmates to execute so as to ReConnect – Engage – Participate: Concerts Business Breakfasts Art shows Bartending competitions Pelican Scavenger Hunt Farmer’s Markets Movies in the Park Lecture Series
Cookouts Barbeques Online auctions Happy Hours events All Day Beach Party Tweet Ups Summer Lymes Yoga in the streets Caribbean Fashion Week Show
Morning Show Outdoor Broadcasts (on campuses) We would be pleased to THANK YOU in these ways! •
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Ad placement on the UWI Alumni Online (AO) Web Community’s Homepage
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Full-page four-colour ads in consecutive UWI Connect issues
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Recognition, link, and logo placement with text in the UWI alumni Nexus e-newsletter sent each month to over 28,000 UWI AO members
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Opportunity to insert information in new students packages or to meet graduates at networking events
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Endorsement as an official UWI ReConnect partner
Another way to INVEST in UWI! Major Sponsorship Packages for UWI Reconnect can be custom designed to suit you or your company’s needs. We invite you to email us at iad@alumni.uwi.edu
We look forward to “reconnecting” with EACH of you very soon!
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A Medics Journey
DR. ANNA JARVIS
at the hospital (Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children — SickKids) and stayed on. She remained there until she retired from clinical practice in June 2010. She is currently a Professor Emeritus and continues working in mentorship, teaching and international work helping former trainees start emergency medicine programs in other countries — she also assists with examinations at both the medical school and post-graduate levels.
Dr. Anna Jarvis is one of the lucky persons who can say that their career combined two passions: medicine and working with children. She became a doctor in 1969 and has given over forty years of service to the medical profession. Her father began working as part of the UWI faculty in 1953 and as a result, she lived on the Mona campus until she got married. Her large family, she has six siblings, experienced the excitement the UWI growing from a college of the University of London all the way to having its own Charter. Her medical class was the second graduating class of the UWI. In fact it is a family affair as two of her brothers currently work at the University (Dr. Peter Figueroa, Prof. of Public Health, Epidemiology and HIV/AIDS and Prof. Mark Figueroa, Department of Economics) and one of her sisters (Catherine Figueroa) is enrolled in a Master of Divinity programme. She enjoys helping sick children get healthy again and go on to enjoy their lives. She and her husband left for Canada to continue their studies she eventually found a spot at the University of Toronto’s Department of Pediatrics in 1972. Then she got a faculty position
Jarvis’ extensive medical career includes practicing in Antigua and Barbuda and Toronto’s Princess Margaret Hospital; the creation and development of a wide variety of pediatric emergency medicine; continuing education and life support educational learning opportunities; and creating, implementing and supervising the Department of Pediatrics Clinical Fellowship Programme in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at SickKids for 13 years. From 200109, she was the Associate Dean of Health Professions and Student Affairs in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto. She was awarded a Vice Chancellor’s Award at the UWI Toronto Gala in 2013 for her contribution to the field of medicine.
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GPOV Graduate Point of View
“The life of a UWI chemist the only life there is.” – Dr. Peter Nelson
Dr. Peter Nelson is encouraging students and young graduates to always persevere and to work hard and strive for excellence in all that they do.
Dr Nelson completed the MPhil and PhD at UWI in threeand-a-half years, although the maximum time for a full-time candidate to finish is five years and seven years for part-time.
He will take up one of five post-doctoral fellowships at Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, having been selected from 280 applicants from around the world. He is somewhat unique however as this young 25 year old holds a Bachelor of Science, an MPhil and a PhD in Chemistry from the UWI and has published papers in international journals such as the Journal of Molecular Structure, Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, Dalton Transactions and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.
His philosphy is “Excellence or nothing at all”. His goal was to get his PhD at age 25 and he has achieved his objective. He now aimes to become a Professor of Chemistry. He is looking forward to his Fellowship at the Weizmann Institute, as he will be able to pursue cutting-edge research in smart surface technology. His Fellowship is fully paid and he will be working with a renowned professor and will therefore be able to move from theory to actual application. He notes that a smart paint will never chip because if you scratch it, it will heal back. Some smart surfaces will be rolled out in England in December for road maintenance.
He comes from humble beginnings in St Thomas, Jamaica but with the help and support of his single mother, has excelled. In August 2r010, he presented a paper on the Phase Behaviours of Zinc Carboxylates at an IUPAC-sponsored MAM 10 conference, and, in August 2012, he gave a presentation on the Molecular and Lattice Structures of Sodium(I) Carboxylates at the American Chemical Society Conference in Philadelphia. He has also made presentations in the Departments of Chemistry at Mona and at St Augustine in Trinidad and is currently preparing two manuscripts for submission.
Dr Nelson acknowledges the really good training he got at the UWI, and wishes, after the Fellowship, to do cutting-edge research which will bring further recognition to the UWI and looks forward to joining the many other UWI graduates who have made significant contributions to the Caribbean region and the world.
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Entrepreneurship
WOULDN’T YOU LIKE TO TAKE A SMART TAXI? The management team includes Marc Byfield - Product Owner and Lead Developer, Abigail Sinclair- CEO, Akil AikmanLead User/Interface Developer, Craig Lesley – Lead User Interface, Akua Walters - Head of Marketing, Dave Blackwood - Head of Business Development and Kevin Seaga - Managing Director, all of whom are UWI graduates, except Abigail and Kevin. SMART Taxi will be launched in Kingston, Montego Bay and Negril, Jamaica first and then launched in Trinidad and Barbados in the summer of 2015.
Ultreya Logistics is the brainchild of UWI graduate Marc Byfield. The company actually blossomed out of his Master’s thesis and he brought in six other colleagues, several of whom are also UWI graduates, to work with him and to develop the Ultreya Logistics product which is the “SMART TAXI”. Byfield is a computer science major who had long been frustrated by traffic congestion in Kingston, Jamaica’s capital. SMART TAXI aims to ease this congestion by improving public transportation and allowing people to drive their own cars less. The SMART TAXI app is downloadable on Android and iOs-enabled smartphones or can be accessed via the web. The customer will be able to order a taxi, then pay easily with a credit card online or via the app or even in the cab via credit card.
When asked about their UWI experience, all agree that UWI helped set them all on the “right path”. Akua notes that as he also took part in Track and Field and Swimming he has made lifelong friendships throughout the Caribbean and has an enhanced sense of Caribbean Pride, not to mention friends he can stay with in Barbados, the Bahamas, Cayman and Trinidad. He notes too that his Trini UWI contacts have already given useful insights into making SMART TAXI Trinidad and Tobago a success.
The taxi customer will benefit as Ultreya Logistics will use the Transport Authorities Fare Table and charge by the distance in kilometers, thus eliminating the 20-80% mark up of some taxis. The company aims to build a fleet of hybrid cards to use as SMART TAXIS. They will start with a small fleet of branded Toyota Prius’, by September 2014 and expand up to 20 cars, as well as working with independent taxi drivers operating under the SMART TAXI brand.
So Pelicans - you will soon be able to use the app to book a SMART TAXI from your smartphone or tablet!
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Celebrating Excellence
OUTSTANDING PUBLIC RELATIONS PROFESSIONAL HONOURED UWI alumna, Marcia Erskine, distinguished travel industry professional and Managing Director of Marcia Erskine and Associates, was recognized by the Jamaica Tourist Board with an Award for Excellence for her efforts in marketing the Caribbean as a premier travel destination. Marcia Erskine was presented with the Marcella Martinez Award and was selected because of her commitment to covering and marketing the Caribbean as a premier travel region. The award was given at the Caribbean Tourist Organization’s Caribbean Media Awards Luncheon held at The New Yorker Hotel on June 5, 2014, as part of the activities to mark Caribbean Week 2014. The Marcella Martinez awards honours the significant achievements of individuals whose work have shared the Caribbean experience with the world. The Marcella Martinez Award was established in 2004 and is presented annually for unparalleled achievement in the design and implementation of successful programmes to strengthen and support Caribbean tourism. The award is named in honor of Jamaican Marcella Martinez, who dedicated her extraordinary career as a public relations professional to the promotion of tourism to the Caribbean. Jamaica’s Deputy of Director of Tourism Donnie Dawson presented the award to Marcia Erskine with delight and he noted that Marcia embodies the spirit behind this award as her passion for the region is undeniable. He further noted that she has far reaching impact and developed and implemented public relations support for several tourism related entities including the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association, British Airways, Delta Airlines, Half Moon Resort, Jamaica Pegasus Hotel,the Wyndham Kingston Hotel as well as ESPN Caribbean. Marcia has served as public relations representative for British Airways, in the Caribbean, spanning the entire region with responsibility for Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, Cayman Islands, the Islands of the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands. She has also led teams of Jamaican hoteliers on overseas marketing missions throughout the Caribbean, the United States and Europe. Her company has had the distinction of representing the Barbados Tourism Authority for several years and during that time hosted a number of Crop Over Festival promotions in Kingston. Marcia, who hails from Trinidad, met her Jamaican husband at the UWI. They have a daughter and a son and both their children are very aware of their Caribbean heritage and have Excelled. Their son has also followed in their UWI footsteps, graduating with honours.
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UWI Grads On The Move
UWI GRADS ON THE MOVE
Gerard Best - New Media Editor at Guardian Media Limited. New Media Editor at Trinidad and Tobago Guardian and CNC3 Television. This Caribbean journalist and communications specialist is based in Trinidad and Tobago. He brings new media and traditional platform experience, including print, radio and television to this position. His writing and poetry have received international awards and regional recognition. Monique Grey – 2009 CARIMAC Graduate and young entrepreneur has founded Earth Strong Jamaica Limited exporting sweet potatoes, naseberries and mangoes to Canada and the UK which she says will always be relevant despite the constant change in people’s needs and technology. For her, food production would ensure longevity in business. Currently, Grey’s business provides employment for over 30 farmers and other individuals.
Mr. Deodat Maharaj, from Trinidad and Tobago, has been appointed to the post of Deputy Secretary-General (Economic and Social Development) at the Commonwealth Secretariat. He has a wealth of experience in diverse areas of development as well as robust management credentials in areas of priority and direct relevance to the Secretariat’s new Strategic Plan. Mr Maharaj will report to the Secretary-General on economic affairs, trade and debt, social development, and public sector governance. He will also have responsibility in particular for the sound management of the Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation. He has worked in Trinidad and Tobago, Suriname, Guyana, Tanzania and Barbados. He holds an MSc in International Affairs from Florida State University, USA; first degrees in Government (University of West Indies) and Law (London University, UK); and a postgraduate diploma in International Affairs from The University of West Indies.
Grace Silvera has been appointed as Director of Communications and Culture for Cable and Wireless Communications (CWC), the parent company of LIME Jamiaca as she has extensive knowledge and experience of the Caribbean and Latin America. She will be based in the company’s Miami office.
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UWI Grads On The Move
Chris Benjamin is now Programme Manager at the UWI Development and Endowment Fund, Mona. His career of over ten years has spanned the areas of media, production, media sales/marketing, public relations, event management His specialties include Media Planning, Social and lecturing. Project Public Relations, Social Marketing, Advertising and Corporate Event Planning.
Mrs. Karen Bhoorasingh is the new President of the Insurance Association of Jamaica. The organization is ten years old and she is the first woman to attain this post. She is the President of Guardian General Insurance Jamaica Limited.
Mr. C. Wainright Iton - Distinguished UWI alumnus, Mr. C. Wainright Iton is the Chief Executive Officer of the Trinidad and Tobago Securities Exchange Commission. He has over thirty years experience in Finance and was previously the Chief Executive Officer of the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange Ltd.
Mrs. Patsy Latchman-Atterbury is now Executive Vice-President, Retail Banking at the Bank of Nova Scotia Jamaica Ltd. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Management Studies (Hons.) and an Executive MBA (Distinction) in Business Administration from the UWI and graduated at the top of her EMBA cohort. She was formerly VP in charge of Small and Medium Enterprises and has also held key roles in leading regional and manufacturing organizations.
Gordon Coulton - Territory Business Manager for Pfizer, Toronto, Canada. His extensive experience and knowledge in pharmaceuticals has gained him responsibility as Territory Business Manager for Pfizer, Toronto, Canada. He enjoys marathon running in his spare time.
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UWIAA & UWI STAT
UWIAA TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO The Chapter partnered with the Trinidad and Tobago Professional Association (TTGPA) and the Tunapuna Piarco Regional Corporation to host the 3rd annual Professional Services Day on April 5, 2014. The volunteer response was great. This is yet another example as to how the UWIAA can give to the community and at the same time build its profile.
UWIAA JAMAICA The UWIAA Jamaica Chapter honoured three recipients with their prestigious Pelican Award on July 17, 2014 at an elegant event at the Mona Visitor’s Lodge. Pro Vice Chancellor and Principal of the Mona Campus Professor Archibald McDonald was recognized for his achievements including the post graduate programme in Emergency Medicine and the conceptualization and development of the new Faculty of Medical Sciences facility. The Most Honourable Professor Denise Eldemire-Shearer was recognized for her locally and internationally acknowledged expertise on ageing and the elderly and Dr. Blossom Anglin Brown was recognized for her service as Clinical Director of University Health Services for over thirty years and her research on health issues affecting youth within the UWI community.
(Left to Right) Dr. Blossom Anglin Brown, Professor Archibald McDonald and Professor Denise Eldemire Shearer with their Pelican Awards.
UWI STAT NEWS The Director of Alumni Relations (Standing 4th right) Mrs. Celia Davidson Francis with the UWI STAT Cave Hill Corps just before taking part in the awareness raising “Flash Mob” outside the Library for the 2014 FOOTPRINTS Campaign on the Cave Hill Campus. The Director also attended the distinguished launch of the UWI STAT Scholarship Fund on the evening of April 2, 2014 at the 3 W’s Oval Pavilion.
UWI STAT PARTICIPATES IN CULTURAL EXCHANGE
UWI STAT Mona was voted one of the 10 top Student Clubs at Mona’s Club Fusion 2014 and 10 student leaders from these clubs were selected to go on a two week cultural exchange in Costa Rica. Two UWI STAT Ambassadors, Aaron Ramsey and Deryck Rose participated. “This exchange has opened my eyes to a different culture which I simply love. I learnt Spanish (Thank You Mr Ali Duran), as well as how to dance the meringue. I indulged in Costa Rican Cuisine and made relationships that I know will last a lifetime I learnt a lot about Costa Rica and will try to apply these lessons
UWI delegation on Turrialba Campus
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at home, such as recycling, the deep commitment to agriculture and the way Costa Ricans live life to fullest. As Costa Ricans would say; “Pura Vida”. I was amazed to see the strong influence of Jamaican culture in Limon. So as a future International Aid Worker and Politician, this exchange has certainly had a great impact on me. I came up with this equation after this trip: Jamaica + Costa Rica = Out of Many One People + (Pura Vida) Pure Life > Life is Pure, when we are all one.” – Ambassador Deryck Rose “The trip was a cultural exchange where we were exposed to the different aspects of Costa Rican culture and heritage from food, dress and dance. It was an interesting and fulfilling experience which was intensified due to the Costa Rican National team being in the world cup and putting on their most impressive showing. The exchange encompassed several tours, interactive sessions and learning sessions on the different campuses that we visited. It should also be noted that Costa Rica is very strong and supportive of recycling and the promotion of environmental protection which is also incorporated in the UWISTAT mandate. “ Ambassador Aaron Ramsay
Aaron and Deryk Having a closer look at one of the unique insects in Costa Rica
Aaron Ramsay , Mrs Rose-Cameron Director of Student Services (Mona) , Aba Sykes and Deryck Rose show casing the traditional wear of Costa Rican Coffee farmers at the Finca la Providencia Coffee Plantation
AFUWI
AFUWI CARIBBEAN JAZZ MATAZZ
JUNE 8, 2014 AT 7:00 P.M. AT THE BROWARD CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, FLORIDA, USA The Caribbean Jazz Matazz was the first entrée into south Florida for the American Foundation for The University of the West Indies (AFUWI) and was a resounding success as its aim was to raise awareness and forge ongoing alliances with Caribbean alumni, donors, sponsors, media and corporations and companies to build a robust presence going forward. A special thank you for support for this event is extended to Mr. Eddy Edwards and RIDDIMS Marketing Inc,. Dr. Rainford Knight, Broward West Flowers/Vevine Gordon, Dr. Rupert Rhodd and the UWIAA Florida Chapter, the Institutional Advancement Division, Marcia Erskine and Associates, and Gisela Ramos.
Outstanding Performances
Jamaican top jazz performer Myrna Hague dazzled along with guitarist Eugene Grey and drummer Desi Jones
Eugene Grey and his band also took centre stage with original compositions.
Myrna went into the audience and serenaded Patron Mr. Franz Hall, Consul General of Jamaica to the Southeastern United States.
Trinidadian Charmaine Forde delighted the crowd with her Jazz mix, accompanied by George Tandy.
Richie Stephens jazzed up Reggae in a sublime performance highlighting his Jamaican roots and had the audience dancing .
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Richie Stephens gave outstanding performance.
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AFUWI Welcoming Words
Delighted Guests
AFUWI Executive Director Ann Marie Grant was extremely happy with the festive ambiance and the support given to the event.
Thanks to Sponsors and Donors
The MC Mr. Eddy Edwards of RIDDIMS Marketing Inc., the main sponsor, assists with the presentation to Myrna Hague.
(Left to right) – From the UWI Regional HQ – Celia Davidson Francis, Director of Alumni Relations, UWI, Winston Bayley and Minna Israel, Special Advisor to the Vice Chancellor for Resource Development who were in Florida to meet with the Caribbean Consular Corps and the UWIAA Alumni Association (UWIAA) Florida Chapter, were also delighted to attend.
Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery and Grill, Grace Kennedy, Western Union, Jet Blue Airways, Caribbean Airlines, the UWI Alumni Association (UWIAA) Florida Chapter, National Weekly, Dennis Shipping, Wavs Radio and Smart Designs gave generously to enable the event to be successful.
AFUWI Chairman Mr. Wesley Wainright welcomed and thanked those who came to support this worthy awareness raising event.
Art for the Silent Auction donated by Everard Powell
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V.I.P. - Very Important Pelican
“I became a Caribbean person at Mona. UCWI was a small, residential community, in which it was possible to know nearly everybody else. Until I graduated in 1957 I was interacting on a daily basis with students who were not Jamaican. By the time I joined the English Department in 1970 many of our students commuted, and we had become a predominantly Jamaican campus – a development paralleled in Trinidad and Barbados, with more courses made available near home. Exploring West Indian literature at Mona, we were only occasionally hearing the region’s various accents, and only occasionally encountering students willing and able to identify cultural variations. We adjusted, of course. And the nonJamaicans I tutored were happy reminders of my early, formative years at Mona.“ – Professor the Hon. Mervyn Morris OM
The honorary title of Poet Laureate has not been awarded in over 50 years in Jamaica, however now distinguished academic and poet the Hon. Mervyn Morris, OM has been bestowed this title and will serve for three years in this capacitly. Morris is Professor Emeritus of Creative Writing and West Indian Literature at The University of the West Indies. He is the author of Is English We Speaking (1999), Making West Indian Literature (2005) and six books of poetry including I been there, sort of (2006).
public poetry events to stimulate a greater appreciation for Jamaican poetry, promote poetry as an art and medium for entertainment and for recording and disseminating cultural heritage, and generally celebrate and propel Jamaican poetry to new heights. The Poet Laureate of Jamaica was selected by a ninemember committee, consisting of representatives of the National Library of Jamaica, the Department of Literatures in English of The University of the West Indies, Mona, the Poetry Society of Jamaica, the Institute Of Jamaica, the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission, the Entertainment Advisory Board, the Book Industry Association of Jamaica, and the Creative Industries Commission. Poet Laureate Morris was pinned by the Governor General with the Badge of Office at a ceremony at King’s House in May.
He studied at the University College of the West Indies and, as a Rhodes Scholar, at St Edmund Hall, Oxford. He received the national honour, the Order of Merit(OM) for excellence in the field of literature from the Jamaican government in 2009. In addition to being recognised for his outstanding accomplishments as a Jamaican poet, he will also promote reading and Jamaica literature, with an emphasis on poetry, undertake
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UWI Couple
Model and actress Sabrina Bissessarsingh who won the Miss India TT (Trinidad and Tobago) pageant in 2007, recently married electrical engineer Ron Samuel. The two met two years ago at UWI, St. Augustine, where Bissessarsingh was a second year student in Chemical Engineering and Samuel was in his final year doing Electrical Engineering. Bissessarsingh is now employed at Petrotrin, while Samuel works at Baker Hughes in Trinidad and Tobago.
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Happenings
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The UWI Cave Hill will be the academic home for the Global Standardized Hypertension Treatment Project (GSHTP) – Barbados Pilot. This is a collaboration between local organizer, The Health Caribbean Coalition (HCC); the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO), and several other partners in the Latin American and Caribbean region, which seek to improve the treatment of hypertension.
The new Diplomatic Academy of the Caribbean officially opened at the UWI St Augustine Campus. The Academy is a joint project between the government of Trinidad and Tobago, the Trinidad Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the UWI’s Institute of International Relations. It is the first academy of its kind in the Caribbean. Professor Andy Knight, director of the Institute of International Relations notes that the academy reaches beyond the strict confines of CARICOM, to all those involved in one way or the other in international cooperation and transactions. The academy is being established on a two-year project basis and its first module on Contemporary Diplomacy has begun, led by Professors Jorge Heine and Andrew Cooper from the Balsillie School of International Affairs, University of Waterloo, Canada.
Main Library - Mona
A team from the Faculty of Law of the UWI St. Augustine campus won the ‘Best New Team’ prize at the 55th Phillip C. Jessup International Law Moot Competition held in Washington DC in April 2014. This award is given to a team who joined the competition within the past three years and obtained the highest marks in the oral and memorial writing sections combined. This year there were 126 teams at the international rounds and about 20 ‘new teams’ overall. This is the second year that a team from the Faculty participated in the Jessup competition. The four law student team members were André Cole, Arlene Lillian Chochan, David Prince Richi Edmund and Shane Justin Pantin and they were coached by Alicia Elias-Roberts, Lecturer in the Faculty of Law.
CAVE HILL
Four (4) Dames are to be honoured by UWI Cave Hill at the November 2014 Graduation in recognition of their stellar contributions to Caribbean development: • Dame Maizie Barker-Welch –Women’s Rights Activist, Barbados - LLD • Dame Irina Bokova – Politician/UNESCO Director General, Bulgaria- LLD • Dame Cécile Ellen La Grenade – Food Scientist, Grenada - LLD • Dame Billie Miller – Politician, Barbados - LLDThe UWI,
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A research agreement focused on developing and innovating technologies to preserve the shelf-life and quality of sweet potato and its by-products was signed by the UWI, Mona and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science (CAAS) on June 19. The agreement involves research by the Laboratory of Crop Science, UWI Mona, headed by Professor Noureddine Benkeblia, and the Postharvest Science Laboratory, Institute of Sweet potato Research/ Xuzhou Sweet potato Research Centre, Xuzhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science (CAAS), headed by Dr. Qinghe Cao.
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Research conducted by Dr. Dennis Bailey, for his Doctorate has revealed the presence of anti-cancer properties in indigenous varieties of yams cultivated in Jamaica, namely the Dioscorea alatacultivar more popularly known as St. Vincent Dark night and Moonshine Yams. Bailey confirmed the anti-cancer potency of the yams by conducting research at the cellular level, inside the body of rats and in test tubes, using cancer cell lines in the breast, colon and skin. He found that their cancer reduced in size dramatically in comparison to the control group of rats. According to Bailey, “purple yams contain potent phytochemicals which slow down the growth of cancer cells. Assessment of these tubers has revealed several anthocyanins and high antioxidant properties which prevent the proliferation of cancer cells.” Bailey noted that about 90 per cent of the rats used as control died within 10 days of the experiment as their cancer kept spreading, while those fed with the anticancer yam extract lived. Bailey sees tremendous potential in purple yam production. His ultimate desire is to see purple yams becoming staple crops which would aid in the reduction of cancers, diabetes and arthritis. He would like to see purple yams exported so that Jamaica could earn more foreign exchange and notes that the export potential and the pharmaceutical impact are great.
Happenings
OPEN CAMPUS
UWi alumni and faculty after disembarking from the Coral Princess in Ocho Rios.
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The UWI Open Campus held the regional institution’s second scholarly cruise aimed at strengthening and mobilising its alumni. The cruise was under the patronage of the UWI Chancellor, Sir George Alleyne and Lady Sylvan Alleyne, and UWI Vice Chancellor Harris and his wfe, Dr Yvette Harris. The Vice Chancellor and other officials made calls to some of the universities in Central and South America during the 10-day voyage which took place from April 6 to 17, as the UWI is also seeking to expand its relationship with Central and South America. The cruise was also aimed at mobilising graduates, many of whom hail from some of the islands where the Coral Princess cruise liner stopped. The group not only enjoyed the Panama Canal which is celebrating 100 years since its construction, but also took part in the lectures being given on some of the places where the ship called. The trip was both educational and fun and offered the perfect opportunity for interaction interact with alumni and faculty members. Professor Hazel Simmons McDonald, Pro-Vice Chancellor and Principal of the UWI Open Campus, and the mastermind behind the cruise, noted that many West Indian people worked on the Panama Canal so it is a wonderful coincidence that the participants went through there. There were two lecturers who gave lectures onboard before docking. The Open Campus Marketing and Communications Manager, Suzette Wolfe-Wilson noted that this was the second such learning cruise organised, with another expected in the next two years. The first cruise was a tour of the eastern Caribbean while this year’s focused more on the northern Caribbean. This educational cruise was an alumni building activity which was a great event for the Caribbean, as the Caribbean sea is a major link for its peoples.
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Philanthropy Pelican Perks The REGIONAL PELICAN PERKS PROGRAMME University of the West Indiesis an hasexciting over 140,000 graduates The Regional Pelican Perks Programme way to bring special benefits through our merchant partners, to our over 140,000 graduate worldprofessionals worldwide. It adds tangible value to Perks their membership in the UWI Alumni wide. Through the Regional Pelican Association Chapters. Programme, the UWI Alumni Association (UWIAA)
This programme was initiated at the regional level from the Institutional Advancement Division (IAD), at the UWI RHQ to put Chapters offer discounts and benefits to members and also in place a cohesive programme across the regional institution. Pelican Perks allows businesses and merchants to easily offer “Perks”, pool of potential customers whether they be discounts provide or benefits,atolarge UWI Alumni Association members in a simple, effective way at the national and regional levels. Our UWI graduate professionals will go to the businesses of Pelican Perks partners FIRST for their and services. We are especially to company and merchantgoods partners. happy when these businesses employ, or are run or owned by UWI graduates.
Regional Pelican Perks Programme
Heritage Education Funds International (HEFI)’s partnership through the Pelican Perks Programme gives UWI Alumni Association members access to an excellent way to save for their child’s or their grandchild’s tertiary education, with a great return – seeing them achieve their degree.
UWI ALUMNI ASSOCIATION (UWIAA) MEMBERS WILL ALSO OBTAIN We are interested in TANGIBLE BENEFITS FROM HEFI:
alumni finding businesses in their local community and elsewhere they 2. They will obtain a waiver on the required initial deposit on monthly plans can support for a long time, especially if those In addition, for every contract signed, the UWI will benefit from US$10.00 per unit, so that programme helps graduates support are owned and/or operated by and UWI their alma mater. Both Annualbusinesses and Lifetime members benefit from this programme. The UWI Heritage share the goal of providing graduates. excellent tertiary education opportunities and we are delighted that they are our first regional partner. 1. They will receive USD$5.00 per unit to each UWIAA member who refers a non-member, who ultimately signs a contract
And there is even more – the following are current Pelican Perks benefits and we are working on even more … so be sure to join the UWIAA Chapter nearest you today! Regional Pelican Perks – making your UWIAA membership even more valuable!
UWI Pelicans, don’t miss out on your Perks! These are available through
UWI Alumni Association MEMBERSHIP CARD JAMAICA CHAPTER
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the UWIAA Membership card (see left) for all UWIAA members no matter which of the regional or international UWIAA Chapters with which they sign up for membership. The design is the same, the only difference on the card is the Chapter name. We offer a potential market of over 140, 000 professionals/graduates, regionally and internationally, as well as direct marketing access through our Alumni Online community and Alumni Association membership to our Pelican Perks Partners.
Pelican Perks
JAMAICA REGIONAL PELICAN PERKS INCLUDE: EDUCATION
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PATWA APPAREL
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TRANSPORTATION & TOURS
SPECIAL OCCASIONS & EVENTS
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HAUTE CONSULTANTS
UWI MAIN LIBRARY – continued access to the library 1-876-927-2123 ext: 2568-70 MSBM PROFESSIONAL COURSES
Pelican Perk Discount – 10% Vacation Tours Call : 876- 541-7229, 876- 424-1458 Address : Mona, Kingston 7 ISLAND CAR RENTALS
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BOOKS AND STATIONERY
Exclusively for MSBM graduates 5% discount on all MSBM Professional Courses
ENTERTAINMENT RANDY MCLAREN
Pelican Perk Discount – 10% Spoken Word Artiste, Actor, Facilitator
Pelican Perk Discount – 40% Wedding and Event Planning Services Phone: 876- 461-8133 Email: hauteconsultants@gmail.com
MISCELLANEOUS HERITAGE EDUCATION FUNDS INTERNATIONAL (HEFI)
THE FIFTH COURSE
Waiver on the initial deposit on monthly plans - US$5.00 per unit to each UWIAA member who refers a new member and a contract is signed. - US$10.00 donation per unit to the UWI for scholarships and further development
Pelican Perk Discount – 15% Gourmet Desserts, Chocolates and Specialty Gifts Email: hello@thefifthcourse.com Mailing address: P.O. Box 2294, Kingston 8 Tel: 876 424 3366
The University Bookshop (Mona) - 15% discount
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO REGIONAL PELICAN PERKS INCLUDE: MEDICAL
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TEJASVI MEDICAL SERVICES LTD
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Tejasvi Medical Services Ltd, 10 % discount 978 Rodney Rd Endeavour Chaguanas, Tel: 1-868-225-2111 http://tejasvimedical.com/
Jays Specialised Consultancy Services Limited, 15% discount
BEAUTY
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NATURAL BEAUTY LTD
Natural Beauty Ltd, 10 % discount. Email: info@naturalbeautyltd.com http://www.naturalbeautyltd.com
Kazya Eventors ( Rentals and More) Limited,15 % discount Tel:1 868-785-2471 https://twitter.com/KazyaEventors
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UWI MAIN LIBRARY – continued access to the library. Tel:+1 868-662-2002 ext. 82132 www.mona.uwi.edu/library/
Pelican Perks
BARBADOS REGIONAL PELICAN PERKS INCLUDE: MEDICAL APLHA PHARMACY – 10 % on prescriptions – Sunny Side Complex Blk Rk, St Michael, Tel: (246) 426 3499 ALWAYS DENTAL CARE SERVICES – 5% on dental services – Roseneath Black Rd, St. Michael, Tel: 417 9555, 417 9803 ANKA OPTICAL EYE CARE SPECIALISTS – 10% on frames; 10% on sunglasses, free adjustments and minor repairs; priority appointments – C O B Business Centre, Lower Broad St Bridgetown, Tel: (246) 426 5719 BARBADOS REFERENCE LABORATORY – 5% on laboratory tests – Beckles Road, St. Michael, Tel: (246) 436 3472 BECKWITH DENTAL SERVICES LTD – 5% on all dental services – 1st Floor,Beckwith Mall , Bridgetown, Barbados, Tel:(246) 426 3001 HEALTH R US CLINIC – 10% on supplements – Grazettes Main Road, St. Michael, Tel: (246) 421 7167 or 253 5858 PHYLLIS BURNETT – 15% on physiotherapy services – 48 Warrens Indus Pk Suite 103 Warrens Crt St Michael, Tel: (246) 421 8994 THE SMILE CENTRE – 15% discount on dental services – Woodside Gardens Bay Street, St Michael, Tel: (246) 436 8425
TOURISM AMARYLLIS BEACH RESORT – 20% on some rates – Hastings13.076845, -59.604353 Hastings, Christ Church Tel: (001) 877 764 8301 BEST E.VILLAS – 15% off standard booking rates – Crusher Site Road, Prospect,St. James, email:errolbest@bestevillas.com, Tel:(246) 233 2814 CHELSEA MOTORS LTD – 15% on vehicle rental – Chelmead, Chelsea Gardens, St.Michael, email: contactus@chelseamotorsbarbados.com, Tel: (246) 228 0682 COURTESY RENTAL-A-CAR – 15% on car rental – St. Michael, email: service@courtesyrentacar.com, Tel: (246) 431 4160 HARRISON’S CAVE BARBADOS – 10% discount – Welchman Hall, St. Thomas, email: info@harrisonscave.com, Tel: (246) 417 3700 PIRATE’S INN APARTMENT HOTEL – 15% discount on accommodation – Browne’s Gap, Christ Church, Bridgetown,Tel: (246) 426 6273 PLUM TREE CLUB ON ROCKLEY GOLF COURSE – 20% on regular apartment rental – Christ Church, email:info@plumtreeclub.com Tel: (246) 435 7606
CONSTRUCTION BARBADOS LUMBER COMPANY – 12/5% on all purchases except specially priced items – Bush Hall Bridgetown, Tel: (246) 425 1370 BAJAN CLEANING ENTERPRISE LTD – 10 – 15% off selected services – Mason Hall Street, Bridgetown’ St Michael, Tel: (246) 431 6200 DO IT BEST AND ORAN LTD – 10% on all standard products and special orders – Harbour Industrial Park, Tel: (246) 436 6863 Email: info@oranltd.com/sales@oranltd.com EXCLUSIVE LIGHTING & ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES LTD – 10% on items except standard builds and sale items – Manor Lodge Complex Lodge Hill St Michael, Tel: (246) 421 6914 NATIONAL CONSERVATION COMMISSION – 10% on plants and garden accessories – Email: contact@nccbarbados.gov.bb or ncc@caribsurf.com, Tel: (246) 425 1200 or 425 1202 SOLARIS GLOBAL ENERGY – 10% off solar systems; 2.5% off photovoltaic system – Bldg 7 Six Rds Indus Pk St Philip, Tel: (246) 271 7480 www.solarisenergy.co barbados@solarisenergy.co WILLIAMS TRADING INC. – 15% on countertop solutions; 10% on cabinetry – Unit 8 Lot 1, Williams Industrial Park, Edghill, St. Thomas, Tel: (246) 425 0062
BEAUTY AND WELLNESS BEAUTY SECRETS SALON – 5% off all services and 10% off two or more services – Rendezvous, Christ Church, Tel: (246) 429 4247 CHER MERE SPA – 10% on services and products on Tuesdays - Thursdays – Virisk, Top Rock, Oistins, Christ Church, Tel: (246) 271 9869 COMFEET FOOT CARE CLINIC – 10% off all services – Corner 3rd Avenue & Pine Road, St Michael, Tel: (246) 436 6030, email: info(at) comfeet.net STRANDS HAIR & NAIL STUDIO – 10% off all services – Bridge House Cavans Ln Bridgetown, Tel: (246) 436 8227 SURFSIDE WELLNESS CENTRE – 50% off the enrolment fee for annual membership and waiver of the fee for groups of 50 or more – Unit 1B, #5 Wildey Industrial Estate, Bridgetown, Tel: (246) 436 1024
EDUCATION UWI MAIN LIBRARY – continued access to the library – Tel: (246) 417 4444, email: mainlibrary@cavehill.uwi.edu
PHOTOGRAPHY BROOKS LA TOUCHE PHOTOGRAPHY – 10% on personal photography – Pine Rd, Bridgetown, Tel: (246) 427 2313 WILLIE ALLEYNE ASSOCIATES PHOTOGRAPHY LTD. – 5% – Tel: (246) 427 0112
MISCELLANEOUS BRIMAR VALET SERVICE – 10% discount on valet services – Friendship Terr St Michael, Tel: 246-425-3818 DHL (BARBADOS) LTD – 10% on cash shipments; 5% on credit shipments – Airport Commercial Centre, Fairly Valley Pilgrim Road, Christ Church, Tel: (246) 429 4855 JASON JONES – 5% discount – Kensington Court, Fontabelle, St. Michael, E-mail: hjj@kensingtoncourt.com, Tel: (246) 429-7209 Please note that discounts and benefits are being constantly negotiated and changes to these offerings will be made periodically. Note: Neither The University of the West Indies nor the UWIAA is responsible or liable for any products or services received by UWIAA members through this programme. Any and all arrangements are made soley between the UWIAA graduate and the company/individual. Persons must present a valid UWIAA card to be able to access the discount or PERK.
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Books & Publishing
All Over Again
A-dZiko Simba Gegele’s vibrant debut novel All Over Again (published by Blouse and Skirt Books) received the inaugural Burt Award for Caribbean Literature at the Bocas Literary Fest in Trinidad and Tobago. The award celebrates novels for young adults and novel appeals to readers of all ages and all genders as it is linguistically exciting.
Reflections and Meditations
Dr. Pearl Morgan-Bell, ‘73, lives in Morrow, Ohio, and recently published a book through TEACH Services, Inc., titled Reflections and Meditations: An Annual Devotional. In addition to writing, Dr. Bell has spent her career teaching English in the classroom and serving in various administrative roles in private and public institutions of learning, including working as a guidance counselor and principal. In her retirement, she provides Christian counseling and doctoral advice. This is the third book Dr. Bell has written and published.
Caribbean Journal of Criminology The Institute of Criminal Justice and Security (ICJS), based at the Regional Headquarters of the UWI, has launched the Caribbean Journal of Criminology which is a multi-disciplinary, peer-reviewed journal to be published annually. The Journal will promote critical examination of the complex and persistent crime and security problems in the Caribbean, maintaining a balance of theoretical and empirical articles. While it will pay special attention to the Caribbean region, it will remain open to relevant research that is conducted in other parts of the world. This journal is intended to make a useful contribution to better understanding and solving crime problems in the Caribbean.
An Island Way of Life
Carlisle Richardson is a Kittitian alumnus of the UWI who now works for the United Nations in the USA. He wrote the article entitled “An Island Way of Life” and through UNEP and UNDP, it has been shared with people from Europe to the Pacific. He would like it to be made accessible to people in the Caribbean through the UWI and we are pleased to share it with you in the edition of the UWI Connect at the following link: https://docs.google.com/a/alumni.uwi.edu/file/ d/0B2km24lskgfBTU1tNnBfVWRXYm8/edit
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Memorials
IN CELEBRATION OF THEIR LIVES Mrs. Jeniphier Carnegie Mrs. Jeniphier Carnegie was the Senior Librarian at the UWI, Cave Hill Campus. Mrs Carnegie was the widow of Professor Ralph Carnegie, former head of the Caribbean Law Institute Centre. Mrs. Carnegie joined the Cave Hill campus in 1970 as Assistant Librarian in the Main Library and remained until her retirement in September 2007. She was a passionate and caring librarian who took her responsibility for the study and research needs of the UWI community very seriously. Students responded to her soft-spoken kindness and interest and she was known by many to be dignified, warm and selfless. Deputy Principal, Professor Eudine Barriteau, notes that her commitment played an integral role in the acquisition, documenting and cataloguing of the papers of Dame Nita Barrow and Dame Eugenia Charles. She also credited the former Librarian for the Cave Hill Campus being able to boast the only dedicated specialist collection of papers on the two of the most outstanding Caribbean women. In 2009 the papers became part of UNESCO’s Memory of the World Collection. Professor Barriteau said “We are truly grateful for her singular contributions to the Nita Barrow Unit and for her generous contributions to The University of the West Indies.”
Professor Emeritus John Arnott Spence, Professor Emeritus John Arnott Spence, after achieving academic excellence in the United Kingdom, returned to Trinidad and Tobago with a strong desire to contribute. Agriculture was his passion and he served his nation in many capacities in this field. Before joining the UWI, he worked at the Ministry of Agriculture as a pathologist. At the UWI he was a Lecturer and Professor of Botany, as well as Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture. His research work appeared in over 50 scientific publications. After retiring from the UWI in 1989, he became Head of the Cocoa Research Centre for eight years until 1997. Under his leadership, the international stature of the Centre was strengthened. The awareness of the pivotal function of the International Cocoa Genebank, Trinidad among other cocoa producing countries, including its recognition as a “Universal Collection” by the International Board for Plant Genetic Resources (now Bioversity International) was also enhanced. He established a strong programme for post graduate students. He also served Trinidad as an Independent Senator from the period 1986 to 2000 and was an advocate for national and regional food security. He served many important institutions, such as the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNECLAC) and the International Board for Plant Genetic Resources (Rome). He was recognized in 1980 with the Chaconia Medal (Gold). He was also elected Fellow of the Caribbean Academy of Science (1990) and received a NIHERST Lifetime Achievement Award (2000) for his contribution to agriculture.
Dr. Norman Girvan, Professor Emeritus of the UWI Professor Norman Girvan, Jamaican-born global citizen and distinguished public intellectual, was renowned as a prominent Caribbean academic. He was a great regionalist, integrationist and intellectual warrior of the highest order. He won a scholarship to study economics at the University College of the West Indies in 1959. He said “There was much excitement—Arthur Lewis had just been appointed Principal, and the West Indies Federation had been launched…. Significant intellectual influences included Roy Augier, M.G. Smith, Lloyd Best and Alister McIntyre. Fellow students Orlando Patterson and Walter Rodney were among my closest friends. I entered Mona as a Jamaican nationalist and left as a Caribbean regionalist. I have never recognised a contradiction between the two; the one melds into the other seamlessly; and I believe that anyone who thinks otherwise either does not know our history, or chooses to deny it. Regionalism is a passion and a recurring subject of my work.” He was passionate about the Caribbean and in 1987 he helped to found the Association of Caribbean Economists (ACE), the brainchild of his colleague George Beckford, as a panCaribbean association of economists in the critical tradition of the New World Group. His last post was as Professorial Research Fellow at the UWI Graduate Institute of International Relations at the UWI, St. Augustine. He was formerly the Secretary General of the Association of Caribbean States, Professor of Development Studies and Director of the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies at the UWI, and Head of the National Planning Agency of the Government of Jamaica. He was considered a great son of the Caribbean and a renowned member of the world’s intelligentsia whose hallmarks were his intellectual honesty, devotion to social justice, compassion and humility He was dedicated to the well-being of the Caribbean. An economist by training, he received his Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the then University College of the West Indies and his PhD in Economics from London School of Economics. During his distinguished career, he was a scholar of world renown, publishing and speaking on matters of economic development, multinational corporations in mineral economies and Caribbean integration. He was at various times a university lecturer, mentor, political activist and public servant. For him, the point of understanding the world was to change it for the betterment of the majority of people. In his own words: “My field is the political economy of development...” He published several books and numerous articles on foreign investment and multinational corporations, the mining industry, technology, the International Monetary Fund and external debt, social development, corporate imperialism, development planning, Caribbean integration, and economic thought. Professor Girvan was personable, engaging and not preoccupied with status or material gain. He was a dedicated father and husband who was fluent in Spanish. He was a believer in the wider Caribbean and its culture and in fostering relations with Latin America. Among his passions was carnival in Trinidad and reading Caribbean literature, including Haitian Edwidge Danticat. He has left a legacy of scholarship and an example of a life unselfishly devoted to the betterment of mankind.
Professor Spence was a gentleman and a family man who was noted for the fairness of his critique. His legacy in the field of agriculture will live on.
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Memorials
Ms Dana Seetahal SC
Dr. Hardat Sukhdeo
Through her professional excellence, commitment to the law and defence of the less fortunate, Senior Counsel Seetahal epitomized the qualities of the ideal UWI Graduate. She was a proud member of the 2014 cohort of the UWIAATT’s Distinguished Alumni Award held in February 2014 and was described as a “titan”. She was public spirited and a principled lawyer who served her country in many different capacities including assistant solicitor general, lecturer, magistrate, prosecutor, independent senator, president of the Law Association, newspaper columnist and author. She was known to be an unbiased, independent voice and was well respected. The wisdom of her counsel provided guidance to her nation of Trinidad and Tobago on critical issues. She had sharp intelligence and a wonderful sense of humour. She was an excellent advocate in the courts and the consummate professional who was never afraid of hard work. She was a legal and academic giant. UWI St. Augustine Campus Principal Prof Clement Sankat called Senior Counsel Dana Seetahal, “one of UWI’s most outstanding graduates in the legal profession”.
Dr. Hardat Sukhedo was an outstanding member of the medical fraternity and was also one of the visionaries and founding members of UWI Alumni Medical Association (UWIMAA). He led the Tri-State chapter for several years and was instrumental in establishing the annual donation of stethoscopes to first year Clinical students at Mona. He served as a voice of experience and wisdom on the UWIMAA Board of Directors for many years. In 1992, he single-handedly called the medical graduates living in Central Florida inviting them to a meeting with the purpose of starting a new UWI Medical Association Chapter in that area. He guided his colleagues through its formation and was ready to assist its leadership in whatever ways were necessary. He even travelled from New Jersey several times to attend meetings of the newly established Central Florida Chapter as the previous “Florida chapter” based in Miami had become defunct. As members think of the contribution that the Central Florida chapter has made to UWIMAA and UWI, they gratefully remember that it was Hardat’s vision that got them started. At the UWIMAA reunion in 1998 when the UWIMAA celebrated the 50th anniversary of UWI, Hardat was chosen as 1 of the five honorees. In his citation, it was recalled that Hardat’s oft stated dream and overall goal was to ensure that the “fountain of knowledge from which we have all drunk should continue to flow for all who would journey through UWI.”
Ethlyn Norton-Coke Ethlyn Norton-Coke was a chartered accountant and attorney-at-law. She was described as the “grandmother of forging the new tax development”. She last served as honorary secretary of the council at the Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAJ) and was also chairman of the Taxation Committee of the Institute. She made a significant contribution, not only to Jamaica, but to the advancement of the accounting profession. She was very caring and often helped those that were less fortunate. She took her work seriously and made sure that everything was completed in an efficient manner. She was one of the most knowledgeable persons on tax laws and on the work of the tax system in Jamaica. Her exemplary work over the years gained recognition when in 2013 she received the Jamaican Order of Distinction in the rank of Officer for her service in the field of Taxation. She served at Deloitte & Touche as director of tax services, with responsibility for negotiating liabilities in respect of areas of taxes, and arguing tax cases at the levels of the Resident Magistrate and Supreme Courts.She also served at the National Housing Trust as legal consultant; Dunn Cox & Orrett as attorney-at-law; and Caribbean Cement Company as legal advisor/company secretary. NortonCoke taught extensively in the areas of taxation, auditing, financial management, money laundering, conveyancing law and office management courses for attorneys-at-law, University of the West Indies, Norman Manley Law School, Nova Southern University, University of New Orleans and at the Jamaica Institute of Management.
Dr. Nadine Scott Dr. Nadine Scott was a Lecturer of Visual Arts Education in the Institute of Education from 2001 to 2008 at the School of Education, UWI, Mona. She contributed in an invaluable manner to teaching, quality assurance in teachers’ colleges across Jamaica and supervision of aspiring scholars in her areas of expertise. She was a dedicated Faculty member and was known to be a caring and considerate professional, well liked by students and staff. She was a successful educator, advocate and researcher.
Norton-Coke also served on a number of boards, including the Public Accountancy Board, Nuttall Memorial Hospital, the Land Titling Committee in the Office of the Prime Minister, the Advisory Board of Management of the Registrar of Companies, and the University Hospital of the West Indies.
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UWI ALUMNI ASSOCIATION CHAPTERS
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UWI ALUMNI ASSOCIATION CONTACTS
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ALUMNI REPRESENTATION
Alumnus Representative: Mr. Cheridan Woodruffe - Trinidad and Tobago August 1, 2013 – July 31, 2015 Council Representative: Ms. Julie-Ann Laudat - Antigua and Barbuda August 1, 2013 – July 31, 2014
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