The Opening Ceremony of the 2026 Canada-Caribbean Institute (CCI), held at The UWI St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago featured welcomes from Dr. Talia Esnard, The UWI, St. Augustine and Chair of the CCI Research and Scholarship Committee and Prof. Rose-Marie Belle Antoine, Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Campus Principal, The UWI, St. Augustine.
Remarks were delivered from CCI Leadership (Prof. Sir Hilary Beckles, Vice-Chancellor, The UWI; Dr Rhonda McEwen, President and Vice-Chancellor, Victoria University U of T; Prof. Erica Sturridge for Prof. Lincoln Edwards, President Northern Caribbean University; and Dr. Gervan Fearon, President, George Brown Polytechnic); Hon. Senator Dr. Natialie Chaitan-Maharaj, Government of Trinidad and Tobago; and Mr. Michael Callan, High Commissioner of Canada to Trinidad and Tobago also provided remarks.
The vote of thanks was from Sandrea Maynard, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Global Affairs, The UWI.
The video of the Opening Ceremony can be found below.