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Through a collaboration with the Open Society University Network (OSUN) Global Teach-In webinar series, The University of the West Indies (The UWI) will host a conversation on March 30 on the key issues facing the Caribbean and the need for Climate Justice.   

Senior Lecturer in Tourism Management at the Mona School of Business and Management, The University of the West Indies (The UWI), Dr.  Michelle McLeod is the first editor of a new publication on Tourism, Resilience and Sustainability. The book, titled: ‘Island Tourism Sustainability and Resiliency’ is published by Routledge Taylor and Francis Group and will be available next month.  

The University of the West Indies (The UWI) proudly congratulates the recipients of the 2020 and 2021 Trinidad and Tobago National Awards, recently hosted by the Office of the President, after a two-year delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the Award recipients are Visitor of The UWI, the Honourable Justice Rolston Nelson (retired) and Chair of The UWI St. Augustine Campus Council, Ms Sharon Christopher, as well as current and former members of staff.

Dr. Hugh Sealy served our University and Caribbean region with distinction. He put his mind and heart into tackling the climate crisis facing the Caribbean. His teaching, research, scholarly publications, and expert contributions to technical advisory boards reflected his passion and commitment to both advancing the science on climate change issues faced by small states of the Caribbean. He also shared his knowledge and expertise with younger generations. The UWI family feels a tremendous loss. 

March 21 marks the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The annual observance is recognised annually on the day that police opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration against apartheid "pass laws" in 1960 in Sharpeville, South Africa.  In a commemorative statement, Professor of Social History and Director of the Centre for Reparation Research at The University of the West Indies, Professor Verene A. Shepherd acknowledged, “The global community has also made strides in terms of the elimination of racism and racial discrimination… But we cannot rest on our laurels.”