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The following statement supersedes the prior statement issued on March 7, 2022 and the representations made therein.

​Following the specially convened sitting of The University of the West Indies’ highest governing body— University Council—on Friday, March 4, The UWI expresses thanks to the members of the independent Chancellor’s Commission on Governance chaired by the Rt. Hon. Sir Dennis Byron, for the diligence, meticulous work and continued commitment to the institution and its growth.

The Caribbean world celebrates the life of Sonny Ramadhin whose contribution to its civilization and its emergence as an integrated sovereign nation is matched by few and therefore greater than most.

The United Nations and its Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO, have appointed Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies, to the governing Council of the United Nations University. The appointment is for a period of six years beginning May 3, 2022.

The University of the West Indies is globally known for its commitment to academic excellence, as well as its commitment to ethical conduct and social justice.  

The UWI Cave Hill Campus is now home to a Peace Pole, an internationally recognised symbol of the hopes and dreams of humankind, the first to be planted in Barbados.

The University of the West Indies’ (UWI) Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre (GTRCMC) has received special recognition as the World’s Leading Tourism Initiative at the World Travel Awards (WTA) 2021. Held on December 16, in Dubai, the award scheme, which celebrated its 28^th edition this year, acknowledges, rewards and celebrates excellence across all sectors of the global travel and tourism industry. It is recognised globally as the ultimate hallmark of quality.  

The George Alleyne Chronic Disease Research Centre (GA-CDRC) a unit of the Caribbean Institute of Health Research (CAIHR), has welcomed a donation of 12,000 Pound Sterling from the Peter Cohen Charitable Trust.
Benefactor Peter Cohen presented the cheque to the Director of the GA-CDRC, Professor Simon Anderson last month. The donor was in Barbados at the time to attend the induction of Principal of Cave Hill Campus and former Director of the GA-CDRC, Professor Clive Landis.

Professor Michael Taylor, The University of the West Indies, (The UWI) Mona Campus’ Professor of Climate Science, Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology and a world renowned expert in climate science has been named among Apolitical’s 100 Most Influential Academics in Government.

Two University of the West Indies’ Senior Lecturers are among a global network of researchers who have coauthored and published a Global Stocktake of evidence on human adaptation to climate change.

The University of the West Indies (UWI) Five Islands Campus is now fully registered with the highest accreditation body in Antigua and Barbuda.