Ernesto Cooke, 4 Oct 2026 While the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has achieved notable progress on single market initiatives, small island developing states face distinct demographic, administrative, and structural challenges in implementing full regional freedom of movement. Speaking during the 5th Distinguished Owen S. Arthur Memorial Lecture and an accompanying dialogue at the University of the … Continue reading Small states face many hurdles in CARICOM free movement
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The Caribbean's security challenges are becoming increasingly complex and interconnected, spanning organised crime, cyber threats, illicit financial flows and climate-related risks. To help shape a coordinated regional response, The University of the West Indies (The UWI) and the Regional Security System (RSS) will convene a landmark Caribbean Security Futures Symposium in Barbados from October 7 … Continue reading The UWI and RSS Bring Global Expertise Together to Strengthen Caribbean Security Architecture
September 4, 2026 The following editorial is authored by Professor Canute S. Thompson, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Undergraduate Studies, The University of the West Indies. The future of higher education, and universities in particular, faces substantial challenges. A few facts illustrate the dire realities. In the United Kingdom, about fifty (50) universities face the risk of closure … Continue reading The Global Higher Education Landscape: Challenges and Opportunities
As part of its series “The SDGs and You: Making Connections for Progress” The UWI’s International School for Development Justice (ISDJ) is holding a webinar on the UN SDG 12 “Responsible Production and Consumption" on September 16, 2026. The registration link is below. Register for this event
2050 Starts with Us: International Undergraduate Student Conference & Entrepreneurship Exhibition Advances Student Research, Leadership, and Innovation The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica W.I. Monday, July 6, 2026—Marking a historic milestone for The University of the West Indies (UWI), the inaugural International Undergraduate Student Leadership Conference and Entrepreneurship Exhibition (IUSLCEE) is scheduled to be held September … Continue reading International Undergraduate Student Leadership Conference and Entrepreneurship Exhibition (IUSLCEE)
June 17, 2026 Five research teams have received funding through a joint initiative supported by the University of Toronto’s Black Research Network (BRN), the Office of the Vice-President, International and the University of the West Indies (UWI). New collaborations tackling climate resilience, public health and artificial intelligence to improve daily life are among the projects … Continue reading BRN, U of T and University of the West Indies fund research on climate resilience, health and AI
UWI TV will host an upcoming Vice-Chancellor's Forum on the "Perspectives on the Current Cuban Crisis": Issues, Impact and Imperatives" Watch it on UWI TV using this link Live – UWITv Global
Repeating here two recent SubStack pieces from Rupak Chattopadhyay on the rise and fall of the West Indies Federation, the Windies cricket team, and The UWI. Both articles are great reads. The Nation That Survived in Cricket June 12, 2026 The West Indies cricket team represents a political anomaly: a multinational institution that continues to … Continue reading The Rise and Fall of the West Indies Federation
(L-R) Professor Rean Maharaj, Acting President of the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT), and Professor Rose-Marie Belle Antoine, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Campus Principal of The University of the West Indies (The UWI), St. Augustine Campus, exchange a handshake following the signing of an official Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), as Senator Professor Emeritus the Honourable … Continue reading MTEST, UWI and UTT Sign Strategic MOUs
The Shridath Ramphal Centre held a webinar on Friday, June 5th, 2026: "After MC14: The Caribbean in a Shifting Global Trading Order." We extend our sincere appreciation to our panelists Matthew Wilson, Vashti G. Guyadeen, Joel K. Richards and Alicia Nicholls, and our moderator Vanessa Mason, for leading such a timely and insightful discussion on … Continue reading After MC14: The Caribbean in a Shifting Global Trading Order