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Assistant professor first in Cayman to complete online doctorate

Susanne Palmer has become the first distance learner in Cayman to complete a doctorate in business administration at the University of the West Indies in Jamaica.

Caymanian student tops Dean’s List at UWI

Caymanian Brianna Bodden was among those students named to the Dean's List and Honour Society of The University of the West Indies for the 2022/2023 academic year.

From prison to the classroom

Thirty-seven inmates and nine prison officers are celebrating their graduation from an educational programme run by Her Majesty’s Cayman Islands Prison Service and the...

Prison service signs MOU with UWI Open Campus

Her Majesty’s Cayman Islands Prison Service and the University of the West Indies Open Campus have inked a deal that will give inmates access to a wide slate of UWI’s courses.

Relief effort begins in earnest for Bahamas

Hurricane Dorian left the Bahamas Tuesday after lingering in the area since Sunday night, and several of the country’s regional neighbours have begun putting together donations to support its recovery.

Ministry of Education clears debt with UWI’s Open Campus

The Ministry of Education has squared its accounts with the University of the West Indies with a payment of $2.3 million, and says it wants to strengthen the relationship between the two entities.

V.S. Naipaul, quintessential West Indian intellectual

From “Biswas” to “Mimic men,” the West Indian journey to justice is narrated in the contradictory pains and passions of our attempts to detach and depart from the colonial scaffold.

Cayman culture featured at UWI Mona Campus Homecoming

When Mona Campus Jamaica staged its “Homecoming” celebrations last week, one student from Cayman was determined that Cayman Islands culture was represented.

New OB/GYN at Doctors Hospital

Dr. Rachelle Shirley from Kingston, Jamaica, has joined the team at CTMH Doctors Hospital as a new OB/GYN.
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University celebrates anniversaries

The University of the West Indies open campus is celebrating a pair of anniversaries with a slate of events this week.

University of West Indies graduates honored

Nine graduates of the University of the West Indies and more than 200 other program participants were honored at an award ceremony Dec. 10 at John Gray High School.

New University of the West Indies chancellor takes office

Robert Bermudez took office as the sixth chancellor of the University of the West Indies on Monday, succeeding Sir George Alleyne.

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