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Item 28 UWI students, 1 administrator in China(Guardian Media Limited) Author unknownItem $2K for TT UWI students in Mona and Cavehill(Superior Infinite Productions Limited) 094.1 FM Boom Champions$2K for TT UWI students in Mona and Cavehill. The Ministry of Finance has disbursed $2K each for Trinidad and Tobago nationals studying at the University Of The West Indies campus - Mona, Jamaica and Cavehill, Barbados. Minister of Communications DONNA COX made the announcement during this morning's press conference.Item 7,376 Calls Handled by UWI COVID-19 Call Centre(Contact Center World)Item 8 promoted to professor at UWI(Caribbean Communcations Network)Item African-Caribbean Centre Opened at UWI, Jamaica(Kenneth Williams Services) EditorItem Anxious Jamaican students in Barbados offered counselling, getting provisions(Jamaica Observer Limited) Author unknownItem Call centre receives over 7400 calls in a month(Grove Broadcasdting Company Limited) 107.5 FM IrieCall centre receives over 7400 calls in a month. The Ministry of Health and Wellness reports that the coronavirus call centre that the University of The West Indies handled, received just under 7400 calls during its first month of operations. A detailed breakdown in the calls were provided. Shanice Gibbs reports.Item CMO, UWI committee investigates use of drugs against COVID-19(TTT Limited) 091.1 FM Talk CityCMO, UWI committee investigates use of drugs against COVID-19. At the daily COVID-19 press briefing, Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh says that world is recognizing that the decision not to slip a switch and open back the economy, is the right way. The He reports that the Prime Minister says that he will be led by the science and data and the decision will be made about what parts of the economy can be opened up. He says that the report by Oxford University is a good report that paints the country in a good light. He also talks about various drugs that are being investigated by a committee set up by the Chief Medical Officer and University of the West Indies.Item Colleen Wint-Bond - A life of service(Jamaica Observer Limited) Knight, CandieceItem Corporate Hands: Scotiabank pledges to increase scholarship support to UWI(Gleaner Company Limited) ScotiabankItem COVID-19 threatens to reduce university enrollment in the region(Grove Broadcasting Company Limited) 107.5 FM IrieCOVID-19 threatens to reduce university enrollment in the region. President of Universities Caribbean and Vice Chancellor of the University of the West Indies Professor Sir Hilary Beckles says that the COVID-19 pandemic will pose a threat to higher education in the region. Noting that the Caribbean currently records the lowest enrollment universities in the Western Hemisphere, he says that the pandemic threatens to reduce the region's figures even further. He urges university officials and stakeholders in the region to make every effort to prevent such a decline.Item ECGC Foundation awards bursaries to UWI students(Interactive Media Ltd)Item Foreign students hunker down to ride out virus in Jamaica(Gleaner Company Limited) Hyman, DanaeItem Gov't partners with UWI for research on sexual harassment(Jamaica Observer Limited) Author unknownItem Gov't sends grants for T&T students at UWI campuses abroad(TTT Limited) 099.1 FM NextGov't sends grants for T&T students at UWI campuses abroad. The government is concerned about the 184 T&T nationals who remain on the University of the West Indies campuses abroad. As a result, financial assistance has been sent to each of them. Communications Minister DONNA COX says that the Ministry of Finance has ensured that students abroad receive financial aid. She explains that Finance Ministry wired grants to the UWI bursars valued at US$300 or TT $2,000 for food supplies for each student. (Network News)Item Government offers $140,000 to UWI Open Campus to repair areas damaged by hurricanes Irma and Maria(SKNDemocrat) Author unknownItem Government offers UWI Open Campus $140,000 to repair hurricane damage(Kenneth Williams Services) Editor-CSItem Health minister launches Diploma in Health Visiting Programme(Guardian Media Limited) Lee, CarisaItem Humanities and education courses at UWI St Augustine(Trinidad and Tobago Radio Network) 096.1 FM We FmHumanities and education courses at UWI St Augustine. University of the West Indies St Augustine representative JESSEL MURRAY from the Faculty of Humanities and Education talks about applying for programmes with this faculty. He talks about the application process, various courses offered, popular courses and provisions put in place by UWI for the resumption on classes in light of COVID-19.