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Journal of Eastern Caribbean Studies 
  08/07/2022
We announce the latest special issue of the Journal of Eastern Caribbean Studies which features articles on The 2020 Guyana Elections. See Volume 45, No. 2, August 2020 at www.jecsonline.com.

Guest Editors are Cynthia Barrow-Giles and Ronnie R. F. Yearwood.
 
Journal of Eastern Caribbean Studies 
  07/07/2023
Visit jecsonline.com for our latest double issue Volume 46, Nos. 1 & 2, (June/December) 2021.
Academic Calendar 2023/2024 
  23/08/2023
Please note below, the dates for the 2023/2024 academic year:
 
SEMESTER I - 2023
 
AUGUST
                                    August 27            Semester I begins
                                    August 28            Registration begins
           
SEPTEMBER    
                                    September 4        Teaching begins
 
OCTOBER
                                    October 21           Graduation Day (Cave Hill)         
 
NOVEMBER
                                    November 24       Teaching ends                   
                                    November 27       Review/Study Week starts
 
DECEMBER
                                    December 1         Review/Study Week ends
                                    December 4         Examinations begin
                                    December 22       Examinations end
                                    December 22       Semester I ends
                                                                    
SEMESTER II - 2024
 
JANUARY
                                    January 21           Semester II begins
                                    January 22           Teaching begins
 
APRIL
                                    April 12               Teaching ends
                                    April 15-19          Review/Study Week
                                    April 22               Examinations begin
 
MAY  
                                    May 10                Examinations end
                                    May 10                Semester II ends
Call for Papers for the 25th Annual SALISES Conference 2024 
  19/09/2023
You are invited to the 25th Annual Conference from May 1–3, 2024 in Jamaica. The theme of the conference  is “Translating Thought into Action: Towards Decolonial Equity and Justice in the Caribbean”.

Proposals (including abstracts) for individual papers, complete panels, roundtable discussions or town-hall meetings should be sent by November 28, 2023 to:
Proposals should be a maximum of 250 words or 500 for panels etc. Notification of acceptance will be given by January 31, 2024. Full papers will be due by March 31, 2024.

For inquiries, please contact:
          Dr Patricia Northover, Senior Fellow, patricia.northover@uwimona.edu.jm
          Dr Arlene Bailey, Senior Fellow, arlene.bailey@uwimona.edu.jm or
          Dr Stephen Johnson, Fellow, stephen.johnson03@uwimona.edu.jm.

NOTE:

At the conclusion of the conference, a committee will be formed to select the best papers for publication (for those who are interested) in our peer-reviewed journal Social and Economic Studies and/or a special edited book volume.