INSTITUTES AND
RESEARCH CENTRES
LOCATED AT MONA
Year ending July 31, 2002
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ADVANCED TRAINING & RESEARCH
IN FERTILITY MANAGEMENT UNIT
Professor the Hon. Hugh Wynter, OJ, CD, MD Lond, FRCOG,
FICS, FACS, FACOG – Director
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT
Mission
The mission of the AdvancedTraining and Research in Fertility
Management Unit (ATRFMU) is to
promote, develop and deliver training,
research, outreach and clinical services
in the areas of Reproductive Health
(including family planning) and Health
and Family Life Education throughout
Cariforum countries.
Overall Objectives
To implement and evaluate the effectiveness of reproductive
health/family planning/health and family life education programs, in
pursuit of the national development goals of CARICOM and other
countries.
Training
MSc Counselling via Distance Education
Eighty-six students commenced this programme (academic year
2002/2003) from the following sites – Jamaica (Mona/Mandeville),
Cayman, Belize, Bahamas, Trinidad (Mount Hope), Barbados, St. Vincent,
St. Lucia, Dominica.
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– Workshop for Tutors/Coordinators from nine countries
conducted at Mona, June 16-20, 2003.
– Four week Summer School for eighty-six students from the
M.Sc. Counselling via Distance Education was conducted at
Mona, June 30 - July 25, 2003.
– Student manuals and books of readings were written, edited and
distributed to eighty-six students and tutors at all the sites.
– Plans are being made for the commencement of the second
year of the programme academic year 2003/2004.
Course SY21P - Reproductive Health and Family Life Education
The course SY21P was conducted during Semester I of the academic
year 2002/2003. Twenty-eight students from Faculties of Arts and
Education, Social Sciences and Pure and Applied Sciences attended. All
were successful.
OUTREACH
– Two volumes of HFLE materials prepared in the Training
Workshops during the recent three-year UNDP funded HFLE
project were prepared and distributed to all University Centres.
– The Outreach Coordinator is a curriculum Development
Committee member of UWI HARP
– The Outreach Coordinator and Training Officer attended a
Training of Trainers Workshop, May 4-7 which initiated
revision of relevant courses in order to strengthen the
HIV/AIDS content and use of participatory methodologies
that encourage behaviour change.
– Planning is ongoing for the proposed HFLE – HIV/AIDS
projects to be undertaken by the ATRFMU. This would
strengthen HFLE in schools used by Teacher Training Colleges
for practice teaching.
CLINICAL SERVICES
– The following clinical services were offered during the period
under review
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– Contraceptive methods
Pills
Injections
Intra-Uterine Device (IUCD)
Norplant
Condoms
– Surgical Procedures
Tubal Ligation - Laparoscopy
Culdoscopy
Laparoscopy - Diagnostic and Operative Hysteroscopy
Infertile Women
– Infertile women for Diagnostic and Operative Laparoscopy are
counselled pre and post operatively and referred to the
Gynaecology Out Patients for follow up.
RESEARCH
– Evaluation of breast feeding programme Ministry of
Health/UNICEF. The final report was submitted
– HIV/STI Study - CCMRC HIV/STI risk perception study
among antenatal and family planning clients completed. Final
report submitted
RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
– Tracer Study in collaboration with the Women’s Centre of
Jamaica Foundation, among Women's Centre IUCD recipients
from the ATRFMU and other clinics during the period 1991 -
2001.
– A review of the female sterilizations done in the Unit over
twenty years.
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PAPER PRESENTED
Hamilton, Pansy
“Breastfeeding dynamics between antenatal and post natal clients”,
Nursing and Midwifery Conference, Department of Advanced Nursing
Education, UWI Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, May 15, 2003
PUBLICATION
Refereed
Meade, Joan
* “Beyond the Conventional Unmet Need for Family Planning.”
The Jamaican Nurse 40, 2,3 (2002), 15-22
PUBLIC SERVICE
Professor the Hon. Hugh Wynter, OJ
– Member, Board of Trustees Wolmer’s Schools
M. Jean Munroe, OD
– Member, National Family Planning Board
– Member, Board of Gallimore McPherson Senior Citizens
Home, St. Margaret's Church, Liguanea
– Member, University Hospital Trust
– Member, Dental Council of Jamaica
– Member, Lion's Club of St. Andrew, Central
– Member, Jamaica Association of Health Service Executives
Pansy Hamilton
– Vice President, Young Women's Christian Association
– Vice President, Jamaica Association of Health Service
Executives (Education)
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– Member, Board of Directors Whole Person Resource Centre
– Member, Congregational Board, Webster United Memorial
Church
– Member, The American Studies Association of Jamaica
– Member, Population Association of America
Lillith Williams
– Member, The Psych Group, U.W.I.
– Member, Jamaica Association of Mentally Handicapped
Children
– Member, Jamaica Red Cross Association
Joan Meade
– Member, Association of Health Service Executives
– Chairman, Health Services Committee, Lions Club of St.
Andrew Central
– Member, Heart Foundation of Jamaica
Amy Lee
– Family Counsellor, Barbican Baptist Church
– Family and Adolescent Counsellor at Family Court and
Women's Crises Centre
Elaine Jackson
– Member, the Psych Group, U.W.I
– Member, National Intercessory Prayer Network of Jamaica
– Director for Music Ministry, Word of Life Christian Fellowship
CATEGORIES OF STUDENTS
Clinical Training
During the period under review the following were trained
Post Graduate (Doctors pursuing DM (O&G)/MRCOG) 10
Undergraduate (Medical Students) 83
PupilMidwives 39
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DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
Dr. Karlene Chin-Quee, MD, FACOG}
Mr. Robert Longman, Heartbeats of the World, Inc. (HOW)
Mrs. Thelma Johnson, Heartbeats of the World, Inc. (HOW)
Miss Penelope Campbell, UNICEF
Dr. & Mrs. David Redford, Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
Professor Robert Shaw, Past President of the Royal College of
O&G
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AGRICULTURE UNIT
Dave G. Hutton, BSc UWI, MSc C’nell, Diploma (Nematology)
Universidad Centrale de Venezuela – Agriculture Representative
The Faculty of Science andAgriculture (FSA), formerly
Faculty of Agriculture and Natural
Sciences (FANS), of The University of
the West Indies at St. Augustine,
Trinidad is comprised of the Schools
of Agriculture (SoA), and Natural
Sciences. The Agriculture Unit (AU),
Mona i) represents the SoA at the
UWI Mona Campus; ii) undertakes
outreach to agricultural and related
communities in Jamaica and
elsewhere, on behalf of the SoA; iii)
coordinates the SoA’s External
Programme in Agriculture (EPA) and the University Certificate
Programme in Agriculture (UCPA) in Jamaica; and iv) carries out adaptive
research.
Under a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) concluded in May 2001
between FANS and the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences,
UWI/Mona and approved by the Principal, UWI/Mona and endorsed by
the Vice-Chancellor, the Agriculture Representative (AR) was appointed
Honourary Lecturer in the Department of Life Sciences, Mona; himself
and AU staff are now integrated into Life Science’s teaching, research,
outreach and other programmes. The AU relocated to Block C, Life
Sciences in October 2002.
WORK OF THE UNIT
Relevant to the SoA
The AR coordinated the SoA’s 10-week Internship Programme
(Course AG 233) in Jamaica by negotiating assignments, interviewing the
five students and supervisors at their worksites, and processing evaluation
documents.
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Administrative support was given to SoA students officially in
Jamaica.
Materials, information, etc. from the SoA were routed through the
Unit to various Jamaican interests.
The SoA participated as an exhibitor at the Denbigh Agricultural
Show, for the first time. The AR coordinated the visit of the SoA’s
representative to Denbigh, and demonstrated at the Show.
The Unit promoted the SoA through exhibitions/presentations on
careers in agriculture at career symposia at various high schools.
The Unit continues to maintain breadfruit germplasm procured from
Hawaii under the “Breadfruit Improvement Project”, carried out in
Jamaica by the Dept. of Food Production, SoA, to characterize local, and
assess introduced germplasm, and identify, multiply and distribute
improved local and introduced cultivars.
The AR taught 15 hours of Economic Nematology to MSc Crop
Protection students at FSA, St. Augustine.
The AR participated in a two-day retreat of the SoA which
deliberated the theme “Developing a Strategic Agenda - the Way Forward
to 2007”; this was held in Trinidad.
A three-member Technical Assistance Mission, including the AR,
visited St. Vincent for three days, responding to an appeal from the
Windward Islands Farmer’s Association (WINFA) for assistance to
manage destructive nematodes, and weeds, affecting banana productions
in those islands, this in December 2002. In May 2003, the AR returned to
St. Vincent for five days to train farmers and technicians in taking and
processing samples for plant nematode isolation and identification.
Relevant to UWI/Mona
The AR sat on the Planning Committee, and the Unit participated in
the UWI/Mona 2002 Career Expo; an exhibition on the SoA and on
careers in agriculture was mounted in collaboration with the Rural
Agricultural Development Authority (RADA).
The AR served as University Examiner for Course BL20M.
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The AR’s teaching responsibilities pertained to the following
courses:-
BT37Q (Plant Health); 2 weeks
BL05B (Preliminary Biology); 2 weeks
Z32G (Pest Management); 1 week.
The AR prepared profiles on eight plant parasitic nematodes, and
presented these at an FAO “Regional Workshop on the Identification of
Pests of Major Phytosanitary Significance in the Caribbean”, held in
Trinidad, November 2000.
Outreach
The AR collaborated with the Research and Development
Department, Ministry of Agriculture (MINAG) on various research
initiatives.
The AR made presentations on the benefits of soil solarization,
particularly as an alternative to methyl bromide, at workshops put on by
the National Environmental and Planning Agency (NEPA), these for the
benefit of public and private sector interest groups. The Unit, NEPA and
RADA cooperated to demonstrate this and other soil disinfestation
methodologies at the annual Denbigh Show.
The AR is a member of the National Youth in Agriculture/RADA
Schools’ Agricultural Programme Committee, whose major objective is to
reintroduce and/or reinforce the integration of agriculture into schools’
curricula, and to encourage Jamaican youth to recognise agriculture as an
honourable and profitable career, and their involvement in the
study/practice of it. This Committee staged relevant competitions for
schools and youth groups, these culminating at the annual Denbigh
Agricultural Show. Each year, the main prizes are scholarships to the FSA,
or the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE). For
2002/2003, no scholarship winner entered FSA, due to the sponsor’s
change in policy; four scholarship winners were at CASE.
The AR sat on interview panels for the Youth in Agriculture and the
Capital and Credit Merchant Bank scholarship awards.
The AR trained field and laboratory staff of the Banana Board in
Plant Nematology methodologies.
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The AR participated in several events staged by the National Food
and Nutrition Co-ordinating Committee of Jamaica (NFNCCJ), which
promotes the improvement of household foods availability and the
nutritional status, particularly of at-risk groups in Jamaica’s population.
The AR served as coach to the Jamaican team which placed third in the
Caribbean Nutrition Quiz, sponsored by the Caribbean Food and
Nutrition Institute (CFNI). The AR participated in a seminar, “The Safe
and Effective Use of Pesticides”, put on by NFNCCJ and the Food
Storage and Prevention of Infestation Division (FSPID), for farmers,
householders, students and other interest groups in St. Mary.
The Unit, RADA and Bellevue Hospital (BH) are cooperating to
establish an income generating agricultural project at the BH, this under
the aegis of the Bellevue Hospital Foundation of Friends.
Soil and plant samples were analyzed for noxious nematodes for
several farmers, householders, institutions or agencies (including the
Sugar Industry Research Institute (SIRI), NEPA, RADA, etc.) and
relevant nematode control recommendations or assistance with
addressing plant nematode problems given.
The AR attended/participated in several conferences, seminars, field
days, training days, workshops, symposia and other such events hosted by
UWI, MINAG, CARDI, IICA, NEPA, the Jamaican Society for
Agricultural Sciences (JSAS), The Coconut Industry Board, the Jamaica
Organic Agriculture Movement (JOAM), etc.
The AR sat on sundry MINAG Committees set up to address topical
issues.
The External Degree Programme in Agricultural and Rural
Development (EPA), and the University Certificate Programme in
Agriculture (UCPA).
Both programmes are offered from FANS by distance. Thirty six
students were enrolled in the EPA for 2002/2003, twenty four in the MSc,
eight in the Post-Graduate Diploma, and four in the Certificate Course
disciplines, and three in the UCPA. The Unit administers these
programmes in Jamaica, being the contact point for students, providing
information, advice, supervision, counselling or administrative support,
and interaction with St. Augustine.
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RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
– Lethality of certain disinfectants, plant residues or extracts to
plant or free living nematodes in vitro, or in soil.
Several disinfectants, or plant extracts have proven to be quite lethal
to plant-parasitic and free living nematodes. Investigation of these and
other “safe” products is ongoing.
– Persistence in soil of disinfectants used as nematicides, and
investigation of their herbicidal effectiveness.
The forementioned disinfectants have proven to be as persistent in
soil as traditional nematicides, but somewhat less effective in suppressing
soil and root populations of destructive nematodes. Their herbicidal
effectiveness is being investigated, since they were injurious to several
crops in previous trials.
– Confirming pathogenicity of Phomopsis dioscoreae to yam.
Pathogenicity tests confirmed this fungus, not previously reported
from Jamaica, to be the cause of a leaf spot disease affecting yam plants in
a Westmoreland district. A “new disease” report is being revised for
resubmission to an international journal.
PAPERS PRESENTED
Hutton, D.G. and Jane E. Cohen. 2003. Herbicidal effectiveness of
three household disinfectants – preliminary findings. The Sixth
Conference of the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, the University of
the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica; March 18-20, 2003.
PUBLICATIONS
Refereed
* Hutton, D.G. and F.L. Edman. 2002. Cause of anthurium
(Anthurium andraeanum) root rot and decline in Jamaica. Trop.
Agric. (Trinidad) 79 (3) 61-167.
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PUBLIC SERVICE
– Life Member, the Jamaican Society for Agricultural Sciences;
– Vice Chairman, the National Food and Nutrition Co-ordinating
Committee of Jamaica (NFNCCJ);
– Member, National Youth in Agriculture/RADA Schools’
Agricultural Programme Committee;
– Member, Publications Committee, Research and Development
Dept., Ministry of Agriculture;
– Member, Minister of Agriculture Standing Committee on
Research;
– Member, Bellevue Hospital Foundation of Friends.
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
Prof. (of Tropical Horticulture) Jeffery Atherton, UWI, Cave Hill
Dr. Sam Rawlins, CAREC, Trinidad.
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CENTRE FOR GENDER AND
DEVELOPMENT STUDIES, MONA UNIT
Professor Barbara Bailey, BSc, BSc (Med. Microbiology) PhD,
Dip. Ed – Head (interim)
THE WORK OF THE UNIT
During the academic year 2002/3,the Mona Unit, Centre for
Gender and Development Studies
continued to fulfill its mandate of
Teaching, Research and Outreach.
Professor Barbara Bailey headed the
Unit along with a staff complement of
four comprised of. Ms. June Castello,
Lecturer, Mrs. Shakira Maxwell, Asst.
Lecturer, Mrs. Beverly Shirley, Senior
Administrative Assistant, and Ms.
Suzanne Charles, Research Assistant.
Teaching
Six undergraduate courses were taught during the 2002/3 academic
year:
AR20A: Gender in Caribbean Culture I
AR21A: Introduction to Women’s Studies I
AR20B: Gender in Caribbean Culture II
AR21B: Introduction to Women’s Studies II
AR20M: Introduction to Men and Masculinities in the Caribbean
SY37G: Sex, Gender and Society
The courses were presented by Ms. June Castello and Mrs. Shakira
Maxwell.
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The Unit also participated in the Summer School programme in
which three undergraduate courses – AR20M, SY37G and AR20A, were
offered to students. All three courses were taught by Miss Castello.
Postgraduate Taching
January to May 2003, Miss Castello also taught in the new distance
mode Certificate in Gender and Development Studies programme, offered
through the Regional Coordinating Unit of the Centre for Gender and
Development Studies.
Miss Castello lectured to the graduate students of the Institute of
Cultural Studies, February 12, 2002. The lecture was entitled “Gender: A
Necessary Construct or Category of Analysis in Culture Studies”.
Other Teaching
Mrs. Shakira Maxwell represented the Mona Unit at a Training of
Trainers workshop which dealt with curriculum development and offered
strategies to facilitate the inclusion of HIV/AIDS related issues in three
undergraduate courses in the first semester of academic year 2003/4. The
workshop was hosted by the UWI HARP Program, Runaway Bay, St.
Ann, May 4-6, 2003.
The Mona Unit was represented by Mrs. Shakira Maxwell at the
annual Summer Institute hosted by the University of Maryland, College
Park, held at Towson University, Maryland, June 30- July 3, 2003. The
meeting was convened to review the achievements of the participants of
the last two years and to determine ways in which future collaborations
can be advanced.
New Course
The Mona Unit has put forward the proposal for a new
undergraduate course Philosophy of Gender to be introduced as part of
its course offerings. The original course has, on recommendation of the
Gender Board of Studies, been re-formatted as two independent semester
long courses each attracting six credits. The Philosophy of Gender
course is expected to form part of the Minor in Gender and Development
Studies.
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SY37G – Sex, Gender and Society
As of academic year 2003/4, the undergraduate course SY37G will
be offered in both semesters. This decision was taken because of the heavy
student subscription to the course as well as the need to make the course
more accessible to a wider cross-section of the student population, both
full-time and part-time students.
Dorian Powell Prize
The Unit successfully hosted its fourth annual Dorian Powell Prize-
giving ceremony, held December 16, 2002. The Prize of J$10,000 was
awarded to Ms. Jenese Dawson who was selected by a committee
comprised of Professor Barbara Bailey, Professor Wilma Bailey and Dr.
Clinton Hutton.
Mini Seminar
The Mona Unit hosted a seminar presentation by Dr. Linda Sturtz,
entitled Gendered White: Women in Eighteenth Century Jamaica
held in the Dean’s Conference Room, Sir Alister McIntyre Building,
March 6, 2003.
Lucille Mathurin Mair Public L:ecture
Plans are underway for the Mona Unit to host its fourth biennial
Lucille Mathurin Mair Public Lecture to be held in Commemoration of
International Women’s Day, March 11, 2004. The lecture will be delivered
by Professor Michael Kimmel.
RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
New Project
– Funding is being sought to commence work on a the project
entitled “Untying the Noose; Mental Health Issues in the
Caribbean: An Exploration of the Gendered Realities of
Suicide in the Caribbean”.
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Caribbean Gender Ideologies: Influence, Transformation and
Impact
– Ms. Suzanne Charles, Research Assistant of the Mona Unit, is
the designated project coordinator for “Caribbean Gender
Ideologies: Influence, Transformation and Impact”. The
project is being spearheaded by the Regional Coordinating Unit
and funded by the Ford Foundation. Training for focal points
and field researchers was hosted in Barbados, February 11-12,
2003.
– The project examines the extent to which the lived realities of
Caribbean women (and men) have changed over the last two
decades, since they were studied and recorded by the Women in
the Caribbean project (WICP).
– Mrs. Shakira Maxwell sat on the steering committee of a Project
Root Causes of Gender Based Violence being spearheaded
by the Regional Coordinating Unit.
Outreach
– Miss Suzanne Charles organized and chaired a programme in
observance of the International Day Against Violence Against
Women, held at the Rex Nettleford Hall, November 25, 2002.
The programme discussed Gender Based Violence, with
specially invited panelists from Women’s Media Watch, the
University Health Centre and the Women’s Bureau. The
programme was aired in part, on RJR.
– The Mona Unit and the Jamaica Family Planning Association
(FAMPLAN) collaborated in the project Men against
Gender-Based Violence. Both Ms. June Castello and Mrs.
Shakira Maxwell conducted a training workshop for the
FAMPLAN staff and associates. The workshop included pre-
and post- evaluation of the participants’ knowledge and
attitudes regarding gender. It also facilitated the development of
coping skills pertaining to contemporary issues of gender based
violence. The training session took place over a period of two
days, May 29-30, 2003.
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PAPERS PRESENTED
Maxwell, Shakira
• “Easy Prey? Female Victims of Crime in Jamaica in the late
Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries” History Staff/
Postgraduate Seminar: UWI: November 15, 2002.
• “Violent Women: Rebuked and Scorned? Society’s Response to
Female Criminals in Jamaica in the late Nineteenth and Early
Twentieth Centuries” Gendering the Diaspora: Women, Culture
and Historical Change in the Caribbean and the Nigerian
Hinterland conference, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire,
USA: November 21-24, 2002
Charles, Suzanne
• “Caribbean Ideology and Imagination, empowering Caribbean
Development” at Caribbean Studies Association Conference,
Belize CA: May 26-31,2003.
PUBLICATIONS
* Maragh-Maxwell, Shakira and Phillips, Marva: “Globalization
and the Role of the Trade Unions” in Human Resource
Development and Workplace Governance in the Caribbean: Cowell,
Noel and Branche (eds): Ian Randle Publishers: 2002
PUBLIC SERVICE
June Castello
– Member, Training Committee of the Women’s Political Caucus.
– Member, Women’s Manifesto Committee
CATEGORIES OF STUDENTS
Undergraduate
Six courses were offered to undergraduate students during the
academic year.
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AR20A AR20B AR21A AR21B SY37G AR20M
Student 71 21 20 27 166 35 340
enrolment
The pre-requisites of these courses remain the same and all courses
carry three credits.
Postgraduate supervision
Ms. June Castello supervised the MSc thesis of Ms. Andrea Murray,
graduate student of the Regional Coordinating Unit.
Miss Castello also supervised research entitled ‘Kin Oonoo Teet’ an’
‘Tan Like a Propa’ Lady: Contradictions in the performance of Femininity
in Miss Cauldwell 2003, carried out by Sarah Glover, a student from the
School of International Training.
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
Dr.Linda Sturtz, Associate Professor, History Department, Beloit
College, Wisconsin, USA.
Ms. Pamela Golah of the Gender Unit, the International
Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada.
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CENTRE FOR GENDER AND
DEVELOPMENT STUDIES – REGIONAL UNIT
Professor Barbara Bailey, BSc, BSc (Med. Microbiology) PhD,
Dip. Ed – Regional Coordinator
WORK OF THE CENTRE
Introduction
The Centre for Gender andDevelopment Studies (CGDS)
has completed its ninth year as an
Interdisciplinary Centre, conducting
teaching, research and outreach.
Although the staff establishment of the
Regional Coordinating Unit (RCU) has
not changed since the institutionali-
zation of the Centre in 1993, the volume
of its work has very significantly
increased. The Centre has continued to
grow in stature nationally, regionally and
internationally since 1986, when it
began as a Project of Cooperation in Teaching, Research and Outreach in Gender and
Development Studies, supported by the Government of the Netherlands
(GON) with grant funding of approximately US$2,575,000 over three
phases to develop the Gender Studies programme.
Prof. Bailey, for example, plays a pivotal role in activities related to
the design and implementation of a strategy, developed by the Caribbean
Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, for main-streaming gender in
programmes related to human resource development, health and labour.
She also continues to be involved in writing project proposals for funding
some of its activities, and is, at times, invited to be responsible for the
implementation of regional projects. Despite its limited resources, the
work of the Centre continues to be accomplished, mainly through:
• Teaching and Research
• Consultations and training workshops
• Executing regional projects on behalf of multi-lateral agencies.
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Staff
The Unit was established in 1993 with one Academic Staff member
on the establishment. In addition, the Unit has had the benefit of the
service of one Research Assistant, whose employment was supported by
the co-operant programme of the Canadian Government through the
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and CUSO, a
Canadian Development Agency. She has been of invaluable service from
the time of her arrival in June 2001; however, she has returned to Canada.
Representations made by Prof. Bailey to the Vice-Chancellor about
the volume of work in the Unit, and the impossibility of fulfilling the terms
of a contract with the Government of the Netherlands to offer a
Certificate Programme in Gender and Development Studies by 2002/03,
resulted in the temporary appointment of Yasmeen Yusuf-Khalil, an
expert in Instructional Design, Curriculum Development and Distance
Education, to coordinate the development and presentation of the 18-
Month Distance Certificate Programme in Gender and Development
Studies. This appointment was very timely, and she has been working
tirelessly at editing, rewriting and assessing courses for the programme.
Teaching & Curriculum Development
Graduate Teaching
Dr. Bailey continues to be the Coordinator of the Graduate
Programme of the Centre, which offers MSc, MPhil., and PhD degrees.
She also teaches and is first examiner for the course GS63B: Gender,
Education, Training and Work.
The MSc Programme, has suffered some setbacks as several students
to whom places had been offered, failed to take up the offer, or for varying
reasons, have asked for postponement, or have dropped out. Three MSc
students, Two MPhil. and four PhD students remain. The MSc students
are preparing their research papers for submission.
Supervision of Graduates Students
Professor Bailey supervises two students from the School of
Education. One MSc Student, Ms Aba Polson has submitted her thesis,
titled: Principals, Teachers and Students’ Perception of Certain Attributes of the Rose
Curriculum, for examination. The other is an MPhil/PhD student, Ms
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Marcia Stewart whose research towards An Evaluation of the Associate Degree
in Business Studies, Offered by Jamaican Community Colleges, is ongoing.
Certificate Programme
The development of a 3-semester part-time Certificate Programme
in Gender and Development Studies, funded by the Government of the
Netherlands, continued. Course material for the second semester is to be
prepared by the Curriculum Specialists Barbara Bailey and Yasmeen
Yusuf-Khalil in collaboration with The University of the West Indies
Distance Education Centre (UWIDEC). The programme, originally
scheduled for delivery in 2001/2002, was offered for credit in Semester II
of the academic year 2002/2003. Preparation of course and support
material continues.
Project Proposals Developed
Gender Differentials in Performance at the Secondary and Tertiary Levels of
Education Systems in Member Countries of the CDB, specifically: An In-depth
Study of Socio-Political Factors and Schooling (CDB)
Recognising the importance of carrying out this research, the Centre
continued to seek funding from various agencies, and the original
proposal to the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) was separated into
sections and new proposals written by Prof. Bailey, which resulted in the
following:
Funding:
• An In-depth Study of Socio-Political Factors and Schooling (CDB-
US$212,000).
• Establishment and analysis of a Database on Enrolment, Participation
and Performance Indicators at the Secondary and Tertiary Levels of
Education Systems of CARICOM Member States to identify
significant gender differences. Canada/Caribbean Gender
Equality Fund (CCGEF), Barbados and the Organisation of
Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) - US$7110.69
• Four Specialist Studies on Gender Differences related to Outputs
versus Outcomes; Alternataive Pathways to Tertiary Education;
Attrition/Dropout; and Demographics of School Population in Caribbean
Education Systems. Regional Canada/Caribbean Gender Equality
Fund (CCGEF) CDN$90,000. (US54,694)
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• Demographic Study of School Populations in Selected High Schools in
Jamaica The UWI, Mona Campus, Research and Publications (R
& P) Committee (US$4,050).
Funds from a Project of Support of Teaching, Research and Outreach in
Gender and Development Studies sponsored by The Government of the
Netherlands through the Royal Netherlands Embassy (GON/RNE-
US$6,250) provided a research grant which has facilitated the preparation
by Mrs. Lynda Quamina-Aiyejina, Documentalist at the School of
Education, St. Augustine, of an Annotated Bibliography on Gender Issues in
Education. The data in this bibliography will factor into the design of the
research instrument for the in-depth study cited above. The projects have
all started and are ongoing.
Other Departmental Professional Activities
Prof. Bailey attended and participated in the following conferences,
workshop and other related activities:
– A meeting of African Diaspora working group drawn from the
USA, Brazil, Africa and Jamaica to look at issues of religion,
gender and poverty sponsored by Princeton University
Seminary, New Jersey, USA in Jamaica July 2003.
– A Panel on ‘Advancing Women’s Studies Trans-nationally: A
Dialogue’ at a Conference on Educating for the Future:
Crossing Boundaries, Building Coalitions in Graduate
Women’s Studies Around the World. June 29-July 3, 2003.
University of Maryland, Townson, Maryland.
– A Joint Programme Identification Study to guide the Caribbean
Education Sector HIV/AIDS Response Capacity Building
Programme Technical Cooperation Project hosted by
CARICOM/UNESCO/IDB. April 22-23, 2003.
– A workshop on Gender and Child Labour at the 1st Caribbean
Labour Policy Conference jointly organised by The Labour
Studies Programme, Mona School of Business, UWI and the
Centre for Industrial Relations, University of Toronto. April 2-
5, 2003.
– The 6th Special Meeting (Ministers of Education) of the Council
for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) where she
presented a Strategy and Work Plan for Main-streaming Gender into
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Education Systems of CARICOM Member States at. Port-of-Spain,
Trinidad. March 31-April 1, 2003.
She also
– Facilitated a meeting to train field researchers from Antigua,
Barbados, Belize and Guyana for data collection on a research
project Caribbean Gender Ideology: Influence, Transformation and
Impact
– Attended Consultative Committee of United Nations Fund for
Women (UNIFEM) as representative of Government of
Jamaica. New York. February 2003.
– Attended a UNECLAC sponsored Meeting on Gender
Socialisation and Violence in the Caribbean: Development of A Research
Agenda and presented a “Report on a Review of Gender
Socialisation Research in Jamaica”. Port of Spain. December 9-
10, 2002.
– Attended Seventh Meeting of the Council for Human and
Social Development (COHSOD) as member of CARICOM
Task Force on Gender Main-streaming. CARICOM Secretariat.
Georgetown, Guyana. October, 2002.
– Attended Transformational Leadership Learning Community
Workshop. UNIFEM, UN House, Barbados. October, 2002.
– Presented Strategy from CARICOM Task Force on Gender
Main-streaming at Second Meeting of Directors/Coordinators
of Women’s/Gender Bureaux. St. George’s, Grenada.
September, 2002.
Mrs. Emmanuel attended a Project Identification, Formulation and
Management Workshop held by the UNDP to familiarise clients with the
United Nations (UN)/UNDP’s reformed approach to project
identification, formulation and implementation, preparation of project
reports, and to clarify the concept of logical framework analysis.
Kingston, Jamaica, Knutsford Court Hotel, 16-18 July 2003.
Outreach
The Outreach Programme, one of the most important of the
Centre's activities since its beginnings in 1986 as a project, continues to
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expand. One of the major activities undertaken over this period is the
implementation of the third and final phase of the Women in Micro-enterprise
Project, report on below:
Training Workshops
Women in Micro-enterprise Project
This final phase aimed to empower rural women entrepreneurs by
training them to run their businesses more successfully. Six workshops
were held - the last two in December 2002, in partnership with the Jamaica
Network of Rural Women Producers. This partnership has helped to
strengthen the Network, and facilitated the marketing of the training
manual, which has been reprinted, and which they use for training.
The workshops have proven to be very beneficial in providing
practical advice on record keeping and information about sources of
financing, and a forum where business problems could be discussed with
other women entrepreneurs. A very informative news bulletin, as well as
another print run of the manual have been done. Sale of the manual has
earned money for the Centre, and Micro-Enterprise Financing Ltd, a
micro-business financing company, has expressed interest in having the
Centre conduct in-house training for their clients. The Project has now
ended and a report was made to the Japanese Government through the
United Nations Development Programme.
RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
Research continues in the areas of Gender Issues in Education,
Development of Masculinities and Femininities, Gender-based Violence.
Caribbean Gender Ideology: Influence, Transformation and Impact – The Ford
Foundation(US$70,000.00)
This interdisciplinary research project examined the way in which the
ideologies around masculinities and femininities have shifted in the last
decade, factors that have influenced any perceived shifts, the impact of
these ideologies on gender relations in the region, and the influence that
this could have on policy formation. Data collection began in January 2003
in Guyana, Belize, Antigua and Barbados and a debriefing meeting was
held in March by teleconference. The preliminary report was discussed in
May at a focal point meeting, held in Jamaica.. A preliminary report on the
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findings was prepared and submitted to Ford Foundation through the
office of Prof. Wayne Hunte, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Research. Five
specialist papers have been completed and will be peer reviewed and
published. The comprehensive report to the funding agency is also in the
final stage of completion.
Root Causes of Gender-Based Violence – Canada Caribbean Gender Equality
Fund (CCGEF) - CDN$48,279
The issue of violence against women was one of the critical areas of
world-wide concern in the Platform for Action emerging from the 4th World
Conference on Women held in Beijing in 1995.This view was further reflected
in a report prepared by CARICOM on the Status of Women in the Caribbean
where it was identified as one of the five critical issues affecting women in
the region.
The Regional Coordinating Unit therefore secured funding from the
Local Gender Equality Fund to gather data on the possible root causes of
gender-based violence in Jamaica. This research, which is ongoing, is
expected to identify some of the indicators of this “culture of violence”
and contribute to an understanding of the phenomenon with a view to
taking action to reduce the incidence of such violence. The long term aim
of the research is “to inform national policy and to promote public
education programmes, and interventions aimed at significantly reducing
the occurrence of gender violence”.
Gender Training and Research (Japan Fund for Women –
US$200,000)
The Regional Coordinating Unit of the CGDS was invited by the
Embassy of Japan to submit a proposal to support the Centre’s distance
education programmes, the development of a database and web site which
will allow access to current research on Caribbean issues to policy analysts,
planners, and international development agencies. The Japan/Women in
Development (WID) Fund, has provided funding for the proposal, which
includes as well, a research project to examine gender-based violence as it
relates to Gender Socialization, Violence and the Education System. Project
activities began in June 2003.
Canada/Caribbean Gender Equality Fund (Jamaica)/UNIFEM.
Development of Gender Training Modules for Women in Middle Management
US$48,539.00
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Awareness of the need to use Gender analysis as a strategy for
bringing about change and transformation in organisational structures is
growing both internationally and regionally. In response to long-term
plans put in train by certain United Nations agencies and the World Bank,
to enable national planners to formulate gender-responsive, pro-poor, and
environmentally sustainable policies, programmes and projects, the
CGDS/RCU has sought to meet this need regionally by holding a training
workshop to enhance the skills of writers of training material for dual
mode delivery. These writers have developed one module - Gender and
Management and are in the process of completing the second - Gender Issues
in the Caribbean. They will be edited and published and used for training of
Middle level managers.
PAPERS PRESENTED
Bailey, Barbara
• “A Case Study on Gender-Sensitive Educational Policy and
Practice in Jamaica”. Education for All Global Monitoring
Report. International Bureau of Education (IBE). UNESCO:
Geneva, Switzerland, May 2003.
• (with Heather Ricketts). “Gender Vulnerabilities in Labour
Market Relations and Decent Work Provisions: Policy
Implications and Direction”. First Caribbean Labour Policy
Conference jointly organised by The Labour Studies Programme,
Mona School of Business, UWI, Mona, Jamaica, April 2-5, 2003.
• “Relations of Gender in the Caribbean: Education, Work and
Citizenship”. Regional Workshop on Gender Analysis for the
Association of Oil and Natural Gas Industry in Latin America
and the Caribbean (ARPEL). Kingston, Jamaica. March 12-13,
2003.
• “Educational Outputs: Links to Economic, Political and
Citizenship Outcomes for Caribbean Women”. UNESCO’s
Regional Consultation on Main-streaming Gender for
Development. UWI, Mona. January 30-31, 2003.
• (with Elsa Leo-Rhynie) “Engendering Governance: Strategies for
Promoting Gender Equity” (with special reference to increased
participation of women in government). Mona Academic
Conference 2002. UWI, Mona Campus, August, 2002.
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• “Women, Work and Wages in the Private & Public Sectors: The
Links to Educational Attainment.” Jamaica Teachers’
Association 38th Annual Conference, Women’s Caucus.
Renaissance Jamaica Grand Resort, Ocho Rios, St. Ann, Jamaica.
August 20, 2002
PUBLICATIONS
Refereed
Bailey, Barbara
* “Globalisation and labour market transformation: Implications
for women’s human resource development”. In: (eds.) Noel M.
Cowell and Clement Branche. Human Resource Development and
Workplace Governance in the Caribbean. Kingston, Jamaica: Ian
Randle Publishers, 2002.
* “Gendered education, fact or fiction: the realities in a secondary
level classroom”. In: (ed.) Mohammed, P. Gendered Realities:
Essays in Caribbean Feminist Thought. Kingston, Jamaica: The
UWI Press, 2002.
* A Review of Gender Issues in the Dominican Republic, Haiti and
Jamaica. Report No. 21866-LAC. Washington, DC: The World
Bank.
Non-Refereed
* “Gender as a Cross-Cutting Theme in Human and Social
Development”. In: Caricom View: Investing in Our Human
Resources. Georgetown, Guyana. CARICOM Secretariat. 2003.
pp.12-14
* “The Feminisation of Tertiary Education”. In: A Woman’s
Place. YouWe: Quality Education Forum, No.8. 2002. Kingston,
Jamaica: The University of the West Indies. pp.3-5.
* “Educational Outputs: Links to Economic, Political and
Citizenship Outcomes for Caribbean Women”. Paper
presented at UNESCO’s Regional Consultation on Main-streaming
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Gender for Development. Mona Campus, University of the West
Indies. January 30-31, 2003.
PUBLIC SERVICE
– Member, Project Advisory Committee for Jamaica of the
Canada/Caribbean Gender Equality Fund (CCGEF)
– Member, UNFPA Planning Committee for launch of 2002
State of the World Population Report
– Government of Jamaica’s representative, Consultative
Committee of the United Nations Development Fund for
Women (UNIFEM).
CATEGORIES OF STUDENTS
Postgraduate Students
Three MSc students
Two MPhil
Four PhD
Distance Certificate Students
First intake of 15 students
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS TO THE CENTRE
The Hon. Mrs. Justice Norma McIntosh, Supreme Court of
Jamaica
Mr. Naresh Singh, CIDA, Ottawa
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CENTRE FOR MARINE SCIENCES
George F Warner, BSc London, PhD UWI – Director
WORK OF THE CENTRE
Coastal habitats, in particular coralreefs, continue to be the focus of
our work which includes pure and
applied research as well as management
issues, addressed through both
academic routes and public service.
Examples of our involvement in
management and applied research
issues include help provided to NEPA
by Scientific Officer Mr Peter
Edwards in the matter of mangrove
replanting in Kingston Harbour; Data
Manager Mrs Dulcie Linton’s invited
and fully funded participation in international coastal management
workshops in Miami and the Philippines; Discovery Bay Marine
Laboratory Head, Dr Norman Quinn’s editorial work on the book
Aquatic Knowledge and Fishing Practices in Melanesia, undertaken with
colleagues in Papua New Guinea; and Chemistry graduate student Ms
Debbie-Ann Ramsay’s poster on groundwater seeps into Discovery Bay
which won the Top Poster Prize in the UWI Mona Science Faculty
Conference, March 11-13, 2003.
New facilities and equipment at DBML
Improved facilities at Discovery Bay have included the conversion of
the old Library into a lecture room, while the Library itself has been
moved into one of two new rooms constructed in the adjacent corridor.
This room now doubles as a financial office, providing better security for
the Library. The second “corridor room” is available for small group
meetings. The new lecture room has been receiving favorable comments
from visitors.
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An informal ceremony was held at DBML in August 2002 to name
the four new “Workskiff” aluminum boats purchased for us by UWI. The
Rev. Donald Lawrence gave the blessing and named each boat as follows:
Scomber i.e. “mackerel”(23ft), Panuliru i.e. “lobster” (21ft), Seahorse (21ft)
and Dasyatis i.e. “sting ray” (16ft). In attendance were the Principal of the
Mona Campus Professor Kenneth Hall, Deputy Bursar Mr Herman
McDaniel, Dean of FPAS Professor Ronald Young, Emeritus Professor
Ivan Goodbody, a contingent from the US Peace Corps including new
volunteers, and staff, students and friends of CMS and DBML. After the
naming, trips around the bay in the new boats were provided by Lab staff.
Staff matters
August 2002 was the final month of Ms Cho-Ricketts’ part-time
employment in CMS working as Research Assistant on our joint project
with the University of Delaware (see below, course development). She left
to take up appointment as Director of the Coastal Zone Management
Institute in Belize. Data Analyst Tatum Fisher left in June 2003 after two
years with our Caribbean Coastal Data Centre (CCDC) to take up a job as
Science Officer in the Turks and Caicos Islands. We congratulate them
both on their career advancement and look forward to future
collaboration. We welcome Mrs Samantha Cowan who joined DBML in
June as Administrative Supervisor, replacing Mrs June Lawrence who has
resigned to relocate to the USA. We thank Mrs Lawrence for 10 years of
exemplary service and wish her well in her new life.
Workshops and Seminars
CMS Seminar Series
Nine seminars were presented during Semesters 1 and 2, the series
being organized by Mr Peter Edwards. These were:
• A brief study of the coral reef fisheries at Ocho Rios: Dr Warner,
CMS.
• 2002 report on the state of the coral reefs in the Northern
Caribbean: Mrs Dulcie Linton, CMS.
• Geological features of the Cayman Trough: Ms Debbie-Ann
Rowe, Geology.
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• Beach sand analysis of Jamaican beaches: Ms Shakira Khan,
Geology.
• The recent dredging of Kingston Harbour: Mr Sean Green,
NEPA
• Port Royal as a Focal Point for Marine Biodiversity: Professor
Ivan Goodbody, Life Sciences.
• Nutrient Concentrations in Discovery Bay: Dr Anthony
Greenaway, Chemistry.
• Highlights of the Integrated Coastal Management course held
during January at the University of Miami: Mr Marlon Hibbert,
CMS, and Mr Jerome Smith, NEPA.
• Investigations in the deep sea around Jamaica: Professor Ivan and
Mrs Charlotte Goodbody, Life Sciences.
• The status of crocodiles in Jamaica: Ms Josette La Hee, NEPA.
Seminar on the Discovery Bay Ecosystem Management Project
(DBEMP)
Presentations were given at DBML concerning the environment of
Discovery Bay.
• Historical perspective and review of DBEMP: Dr Jeremy
Woodley, CMS Associate.
• Nutrient contamination in Discovery Bay: Dr Anthony
Greenaway, Chemistry.
• DBML and its efforts with fishers in the Fisheries Improvement
Programme: Mr Peter Gayle, DBML.
• Analysis of sediment cores from Columbus Park Reef: Dr
William Precht, Northeastern University, USA.
In attendance were a group of Executives from Kaiser Bauxite, staff
of CMS and DBML and other visitors to DBML. DBEMP was funded by
Kaiser Bauxite in 1995-98 and we hope that this seminar will mark the
resumption of closer collaboration between DBML and Kaiser.
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Workshop and Seminar on “Impact and Amelioration of Sediment
and Agrochemical Pollution in Caribbean Coastal Waters” June
13 and 26, 2003.
These events were organized by CMS through our DFID-funded
project of this name which terminated in June. Participants at the
Workshop included our colleagues on the project (CARDI, Caribbean
Coastal Area Management, Chemistry Department, CMS, Life Sciences
Department, MRAG UK Ltd., Pesticide Control Authority Jamaica, and
representatives from St Lucia) and at the Seminar also included MAFF,
NEPA and RADA to disseminate the findings to a wider audience.
Presentations at the Seminar included those by Dr D. Webber (Life
Sciences), Mr P. Edwards (CMS), Mr L. Simpson (CARDI) and Prof T.
Dasgupta (Chemistry).
Workshop to create the Jamaica Coral Reef Monitoring Network
(JCRMN).
As one of the activities under our UNEP grant, a meeting was
organized in July 2003 by the CCDC at DBML to bring together all those
in Jamaica who are involved in coral reef monitoring. Representatives of
the following organizations participated: CMS, Coast Guard, DBML,
Institute of Jamaica, Jamaica Sub-Aqua Club, Mainstreaming Adaptation
to Climate Change, Montego Bay Marine Park, National Environment
and Planning Agency, Negril Marine Park and the University Sub-Aqua
Club. Each organization gave a brief presentation, and this was followed
by a general discussion on gaps in knowledge and constraints to
monitoring. An e-group has been formed and a plan for future monitoring
will be developed by CCDC.
GRANTS & DONATIONS
Coordination and reporting of coral reef monitoring
50,000 $US to the CCDC from the United Nations Environment
Program (UNEP) to coordinate the Northern Caribbean and Atlantic
Node of the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN), establish
reporting links, facilitate coral reef monitoring, report coral reef status in
the region and to prepare a proposal for sustainability of these activities.
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Pelagic Fishery Development - A Long-Line Training Programme
US$2600 donated to DBML from the Peace Corps Special Projects
Assistance Program to train Discovery Bay fishermen in techniques of
offshore fishing and marketing options and to collect data on pelagic fish
stocks.
The International Society for Reef Studies (ISRS)
Library Awards for 2003.
The following books: Corals of the world by JEN Veron and M
Stafford-Smith; Soft Corals and Sea Fans by K. Fabricius and P. Alderslade;
Systema Porifera by J Hooper and R van Soest; Proceedings of the 9th
International Coral Reef Symposium, Bali, Indonesia, 2000; Perspectives on Coral
Reefs edited by D Barnes, and subscriptions to the ISRS journal Coral Reefs
and ISRS newsletter Reef Encounter for the triennium 2003-05; were
awarded to DBML by ISRS based on criteria of relevance of our mission
to coral reef studies, the number of people who would be likely to make
use of the materials, the quality of arrangements for access and the track
record of contributions made by the institution so far.
Ford Explorer donated by CWIP (USAID/GOJ)
This 1999 vehicle, bought in early 2000 for our CWIP projects in
coastal water quality monitoring and implementation of community
initiatives in coastal zone management, has now been signed over to CMS,
UWI, and will be used initially at DBML to facilitate transport to research
sites along the north coast.
RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
Mr P M H Gayle
– Coastal ecosystem monitoring under the CARICOMP
protocol.
– Video-monitoring of deep reefs.
Dr A M Greenaway & students
– Water quality in the Great River, Black River and other coastal
sites including Discovery Bay.
Dr M P Haley & students
– Habitat use by reef fishes of artificial reefs.
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– Grazing patterns of different species of sea urchins on algae-
covered reefs.
– Studies on coral abundance on offshore coral reefs.
Mrs D M Linton
– Management and analysis of coral reef and other coastal
monitoring data.
Dr N J Quinn
– Settlement of lobsters and corals.
– Temperature fluctuations in coastal waters, including Papua
New Guinea.
– Melanesian fishing practices.
– Pelagic fish stocks off Discovery Bay.
Dr G F Warner & students
– Taxonomy and ecology of black corals on Jamaican reefs.
– Breeding of pelicans in Kingston Harbour: effects of pollution
and management issues.
– Grazing of herbivores (parrot fish, sea urchins) on coral reef
algae.
Dr D F Webber & collaborators in CMS, CARDI,
Dept of Chemistry and students
– Coastal oceanography in embayments
– Impact and amelioration of sediment and agrochemical
pollution on Caribbean coastal waters.
PAPERS PRESENTED
• Campbell, K.P. & Greenaway, A.M. “Water quality of the Great
River watershed”. 6th Biennial Conference of the Faculty of Pure
& Applied Sciences, UWI Mona. March 18-20, 2003.
• Creary, M., Walling, L., Green, S. & Wilson Kelly, P. “Coral reef
monitoring for climate change impacts”. National Scientific
Conference on the Environment (JIEP), April 9-10, 2003,
Kingston.
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• Edwards, P.E.T. & Fisher, T.C. “Coral reefs, are they really that
important?” SRC 16th Annual Conference: Science and
Technology for Economic Development: Towards health,
Wealth and Knowledge, November 28-30th 2002, Kingston.
• Gayle, P.M.H. “CARICOMP monitoring at Discovery Bay”.
CARICOMP Site Directors Meeting, Nov 30-Dec 6 2002, Grand
Cayman. (Funded by CARICOMP).
• Gayle, P.M.H. “Transplantation of benthic species as a strategy
for mitigating the anthropogenic impacts of coastal
development”. 31st Scientific Meeting of the Association of
Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean, 14-18 July, 2003, Trinidad.
• Gayle, P.M.H., Wilson-Kelly, P. & Green, S. “Dredging and coral
relocation at Rackham’s Cay”. National Scientific Conference on
the Environment (JIEP), April 9-10, 2003, Kingston.
• Gayle, P.M.H., Woodley, J & Sary, Z. “Fisheries management
measures instituted at Discovery Bay, Jamaica, with special
reference to establishment of the fisheries reserve and subsequent
activities to develop the local fishery”. National Scientific
Conference on the Environment (JIEP), April 9-10, 2003,
Kingston.
• Greenaway, A.M. “The Great River Water Quality Monitoring
Programme”, AGM Great River Watershed Management
Committee, 6th November 2002, Montego Bay.
• Greenaway, A.M. “Nutrient removal technologies and
wastewater management. AND Nutrient dynamics and the
impact of nutrients on the marine environment”. UNEP/IMA's
Regional Training workshop, 9-13 December 2002, Trinidad.
• Greenaway, A.M. “The CWIP Port Antonio Coastal Water
Quality Monitoring Programme: a report of the results. AND A
framework for an effective Governance system: The Annotto
River Streambelt”. CWIP workshop, April 30-May 1, Port
Antonio.
• Linton, D.M. “Participant. Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean: Threat
Assessment Workshop”. Oct 22-24 2002, Miami, Florida.
(Funded by Reefs at Risk).
• Linton, D.M. “Progress at the Caribbean Coastal Data Centre”.
CARICOMP Site Directors Meeting, Nov 30-Dec 6 2002, Grand
Cayman. (Funded by CARICOMP).
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• Linton, D.M. “The Caribbean Coastal Data Centre: Regional
Data Archiving, Information Generation and Dissemination for
Sustainable Management of Coastal Resources”. International
Tropical Marine Environmental Management Symposium
(ITMEMS) March 17-20 2003, Manila, Philippines. (Funded by
UNEP).
• Quinn, N.J. “Biological evidence for diminished nursery capacity
in Discovery Bay marine communities”. 6th Biennial Conference
of the Faculty of Pure & Applied Sciences, UWI Mona. March
18-20, 2003.
• Quinn, NJ. “Have good land management practices protected
essential coastal nurseries? Case Study: Discovery Bay, Jamaica”.
National Scientific Conference on the Environment (JIEP), April
9-10, 2003, Kingston.
• Quinn, N.J. “Using Panulirus argus pueruli as a biological indicator
of inshore marine community health”. 1st International
Conference on Coastal Zone Management, 5-7 May 2003, Cuba.
• Quinn, N.J. “More evidence that Caribbean Acropora coral
populations are in trouble – a view from the maternity ward”. 31st
Scientific Meeting of the Association of Marine Laboratories of
the Caribbean, 14-18 July, 2003, Trinidad.
• Quinn, N.J. & Kojis, B.L. “Biological evidence for diminished
nursery capacity in Discovery Bay”, Jamaica. 55th Annual Meeting
of the Gulf & Caribbean Fisheries Institute, Xel-Ha, Mexico, 11-
15th November 2002.
• Townsend, S.E., Maxam, A.M. & Webber, D. “The dispersal of
phytoplankton along the coastal embayments, Hellshire coastline,
St. Catherine, Jamaica”. 6th Biennial Conference of the Faculty of
Pure & Applied Sciences, UWI Mona. March 18-20, 2003.
• Warner, G.F. “US-Caribbean Cooperation in Integrated Coastal
Management”. ALO (USAID) Synergy in Development Meeting
12-14 August 2002, Washington DC. (Funding from ALO
Grant).
• Warner, G.F. “CARICOMP, the Caribbean Coastal Marine
Productivity program”. Netherlands Antilles Coral Reef Initiative
meeting, Oct 23-29, 2002, Curacao. (Funding from Reef Care
Curacao).
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• Warner, G.F. “Protection of the marine environment with special
reference to fisheries”. Jamaica Fishermen Cooperative Union
Ltd meeting: Fishing for Prosperity and Sustainability, 7
November 2002, Kingston.
• Warner, G.F. “Mangrove Wetlands: Use and Abuse”. World
Wetlands Day at, Birdlife Jamaica and the Montego Bay Marine
Park, Feb 1 2003, Montego Bay Marine Park
• Warner, G.F. “The Work of the Centre for Marine Science”, SRC
Research & Development Group meeting, Feb 12 2003,
Kingston.
• Warner, G.F. “The CARICOMP Data Centre”. Caribbean Sea
Environmental Assessment workshop, 26-30 May, 2003,
Trinidad. (Funding from The Cropper Foundation).
• Warner, G.F. “Occurrence and distribution of black corals
(Antipatharia) from Jamaican deep reef environments”. 31st
Scientific Meeting of the Association of Marine Laboratories of
the Caribbean, 14-18 July, 2003, Trinidad.
PUBLICATIONS
Refereed
* CARICOMP [GF Warner et al] (2003). Status and temporal
trends at CARICOMP coral reef sites. pp 325-330 in MK Kasim
Moosa, S Soemodihardjo, A Nontji, A Soegiarto, K
Romimohtarto, Sukarno and Suharsona, (eds). Proceedings of the
9th International Coral Reef Symposium.
* CARICOMP [DM Linton et al] (2003). The Caribbean coastal
marine productivity program (CARICOMP) database: potential
for data mining and comparisons of Caribbean-wide datasets.
pp 901-908 in MK Kasim Moosa, S Soemodihardjo, A Nontji,
A Soegiarto, K Romimohtarto, Sukarno and Suharsona, (eds).
Proceedings of the 9th International Coral Reef Symposium.
* Cho, L.L. & Woodley, J.D. (2003). Recovery of coral reef at
Discovery Bay, Jamaica and the role of Diadema antillarum. pp
331-338 in MK Kasim Moosa, S Soemodihardjo, A Nontji, A
Soegiarto, K Romimohtarto, Sukarno and Suharsona, (eds).
Proceedings of the 9th International Coral Reef Symposium.
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* Crabbe, M.J.C., Mendes, J.M. & Warner, G.F. (2002) Lack of
recruitment of non-branching corals in Discovery Bay is linked
to severe storms. Bull. Mar. Sci. 70: 939-945.
* Cumming RL, MA Toscano, ER Lovell, BA Carlson, NK
Dulvy, A Hughes, JF Koven, NJ Quinn, HR Sykes, OJS Taylor
& D Vaughan (2003). Mass coral bleaching in the Fiji Islands,
2000. pp 1161-1168 in MK Kasim Moosa, S Soemodihardjo, A
Nontji, A Soegiarto, K Romimohtarto, Sukarno and Suharsona,
(eds). Proceedings of the 9th International Coral Reef Symposium.
* Haley M. and Clayton A. (2003) The role of NGOs in
environmental policy failures in a developing country: the
mismanagement of Jamaica's coral reefs. Environmental Values,
12:29-54.
* Linton, D.M. & Warner G.F. (2003). Biological indicators in the
Caribbean coastal zone and their role in integrated coastal
management. Ocean & Coastal Management, 46: 261-276.
* Woodley, JD and Z Sary (2003). Development of a locally-
managed fisheries reserve at Discovery Bay, Jamaica. pp 627-
634 in MK Kasim Moosa, S Soemodihardjo, A Nontji, A
Soegiarto, K Romimohtarto, Sukarno and Suharsona, (eds).
Proceedings of the 9th International Coral Reef Symposium.
Non-Refereed
* Clayton A. & Haley M. (2003) Policy Problems and the
Protection of the Marine Environment; are NGOs the
solution…or part of the problem? The Gleaner, January 17.
* Haley, M. & Clayton, A. (2002). Fishing is destroying Jamaica’s
coral reefs. E3, The Gleaner, December 18.
* Linton, D., Smith, R., Alcolado, P., Hanson, C., Edwards, P.,
Estrada, R., Fisher, T., Gomez Fernandez, R., Geraldes, F.,
McCoy, C., Vaughan, D., Voegeli, V., Warner, G. & Wiener, J.
(2002) Status of Coral reefs in the Northern Atlantic and
Caribbean Node of the GCRMN. pp 277-302 in C. Wilkinson
(ed) Status of Coral Reefs of the World: 2002. Australian Institute of
Marine Science.
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* Quinn, N.J. & Downer, E. (2002) The 2002 Jamaican Game
Fishing Tournament Results. DBML Technical Report 02/01, pp.
22.
* Quinn, N.J. & Kojis, B.L. 2002. Biological evidence for
diminished nursery capacity in Discovery Bay, Jamaica. 55th
Annual Meeting of the Gulf & Caribbean Fisheries Institute,
Xel-Ha, Mexico, 11-15th November, Abstract, p119.
* Quinn, NJ & Lawrence, J (eds.) Discovery Bay Marine Lab Annual
Report 2003. pp. 12.
PUBLIC SERVICE
P.E.T. Edwards
– Scientific Advisor, Kingston Harbour Mangrove Replanting
Steering Committee
P.M.H. Gayle
– Member, Ocho Rios Environmental Advisory Group
D.M. Linton
– Member, Steering Committee, Caribbean Coastal Marine
Productivity program
N.J. Quinn
– Member, Jamaican Hotel and Tourist Association, Ocho Rios
– Member, St. Ann’s Bay Chamber of Commerce
G.F. Warner
– Member, National Council for Ocean and Coastal Zone
Management
– Member, Scientific Authority for CITES
– Member, Advisory Board, Natural History Division, Institute
of Jamaica
– Member, Steering Committee, Caribbean Coastal Marine
Productivity program
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STUDENTS AND TEACHING
Postgraduate students registered with CMS, 2002/3
MPhil PhD
Conducting fieldwork 3 1
Writing up 2 1
Submitted 2 2
Awarded degree in 2002/3* – 1
Total 7 5
*The PhD Degree in Marine Sciences was awarded to Judith Mendes.
Her thesis research “Skeletal density banding in the stony coral Montastraea
annularis” was supervised by Dr J.D. Woodley.
Teaching contributions by CMS
– Marine components in the Life Sciences MSc Biological
Approaches in Ecosystem Management
– Coral reefs in BL31F Benthic Marine Communities
– BL20L Diving Technology for Aquatic Scientists
– Underwater Photography courses at DBML
Course development
Masters Level distance-learning module in Integrated Coastal
Management, in collaboration with the Centre for the Study of Marine
Policy, University of Delaware, USA (funded by ALO, USAID).
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EARTHQUAKE UNIT
Margaret D. Wiggins-Grandison BSc UWI, MS Atl. U
– Research Fellow in Seismology
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT
The beleaguered old buildinghousing Stony Hill seismograph
station was completely refurbished at a
cost of about $536,000.00. Globe
Insurance Company W.I., Ltd. donated
the money in September 2002 and the
station was re-opened on March 12,
2003. The structure was strengthened,
fitted with a slab roof, re-wired,
painted, and the floor was tiled. In
addition, a metal door was installed and
the building was insulated and air-
conditioned to protect the instruments
not only from possible intruders, but also from excessive temperature
fluctuation and humidity. It was quite a unique opening ceremony as
seido-karate instructor, Tony Robinson broke a cement block (JBS
certified) with one deft stroke of his bare hand as Globe’s Managing
Director, Evan Thwaites, other Managers of Globe, EQU staff and
journalists observed. Jamaica’s first broadband seismograph and
various other earthquake recording equipment were displayed and their
uses explained to the audience. A plaque was placed near the entrance to
the building commemorating Globe's contribution to its restoration.
Also in 2003, the Earthquake Unit (EQU) was designated Jamaica's
National Data Centre (NDC) of the United Nations’ Comprehensive
(Nuclear) Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO). As such the EQU will
be linked by VSAT to the CTBTO’s International Data Centre (IDC) in
Vienna, and have direct access to near-real time data from the CTBTO's
International Monitoring System (IMS). The IMS consists of globally
distributed networks of state-of-the-art geophysical instruments
providing uniform monitoring of seismic, hydroaccoustic, infrasound,
and radionuclide energyfields. Through the EQU, interested Jamaican
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Government agencies and research institutions can have access to these
data. The site for the VSAT has been selected and approved by the
CTBTO Communications Manager who visited the Unit in July. Local
estimates for its preparation were obtained, license applications were
submitted to the local authorities, and a timetable for establishing the link
was prepared.
Earthquakes recorded
Four hundred and thirty (430) earthquakes were recorded by the
Jamaica Seismograph Network (JSN) during this period. Just over half of
these occurred in Jamaica (171) and near to Jamaica (48 within
approximately 400 km), 61 within the Caribbean Basin, and 90 were extra-
regional events (see double pie chart). The remaining 60 events were
attributed to local explosive operations, possibly mining or road
construction. One hundred and fifty-four (70%) of the local and near
events were located, including eight felt events, three of which occurred in
close succession on August 10, two in October, and one each in January,
May and July 2003 (see table of felt earthquakes). The largest of these was
the event of August 10 at 01:22 am EST that had a magnitude of 4.6, which
was strong enough (Intensity V) to awaken many in eastern and central
parishes.
Jamaica Seismograph Network (JSN)
The islands first broadband seismograph was installed in March 2003
at Stony Hill to coincide with the re-opening of that station. This
instrument is expected to boost significantly the earthquake detection and
research capabilities of the JSN and the EQU. The station at Portland
Cottage (PCJ) was upgraded to three-components on June 26, 2003,
increasing the number of three-component stations within the JSN to
four. Eighty (80) trips were made during this period to improve, maintain
and repair remote seismic and telemetry equipment. Four stations, STH,
GWJ, HOJ and YHJ performed well in spite of inclement weather
conditions (see station performance bar chart). These stations and MBJ
showed improved performances compared to the same period last year.
In particular, HOJ and YHJ improved markedly, with YHJ recording over
50% of earthquakes recorded for the first time. Seven stations had
declining performances recording less than 50% of the earthquakes. For
MCJ and PCJ the declines were significant as they both recorded over 50%
in 2001-2002. BBJ, BNJ, CVJ, NEJ and MBJ continued to perform below
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par. We continued to experience problems associated with our north-
eastern stations as CMJ in Castle Mountain, Portland, recorded nothing
over the past two years. This year the problem was exacerbated as BBJ in
Bamboo, St. Ann, and BNJ in Bonny Gate, St. Mary, also failed to record
any earthquakes. This was caused by the unfortunate disconnection in
July 2002 of the power supply (which is the responsibility of the agency
leasing the building) at BNJ, which is the retransmission node for BBJ and
CMJ signals. These three stations have underperformed in the past
because of transmission difficulties due to poor line-of-sight in this
mountainous part of the country. As technical staff continue to wrestle
with this issue, portable instruments were installed at two of the sites. The
digital portable ORION instrument at Green Hill was damaged apparently
by lightning and was repaired by the manufacturers at cost of over
USD1400.00 (some of which is to be recovered from insurance).
Jamaica (Digital) Accelerograph Network
The remaining two digital accelerographs were installed in
Mandeville and Port Antonio bringing the number of these instruments
installed across the country to eight, seven Etna-types and one K2. The
accelerographs at STH and Mona Campus recorded the earthquakes of
August 10, 2002 at 01:22 and 01:58 a.m. representing one of our first
digital acceleration recordings of a strong earthquake since the installation
of the instruments (see accelerogram attached). Unfortunately, the
instrument at Port Antonio did not record the earthquakes, as it was out of
order at the time due to protracted power problems at the site. One Etna
instrument has been damaged by lightning and needs to be sent to the
manufacturers for repair.
Global Positioning System network
In collaboration with Professor Charles de Mets of the University of
Wisconsin at Madison, USA, a network of 20 Global Positioning System
monuments has been established across Jamaica starting in 1999.
Geodetic-grade receivers are installed at these sites to collect precise
location data, which is used to study crustal velocities and ultimately, the
neotectonic behaviour of Jamaican faults. Continuous recording takes
places at two sites, in south and central Jamaica, from which data are
collected monthly. During this period, the portable instrument was
installed in turn at eleven sites, where it is normally left for seven to ten
days each. The portable receiver was unavailable for a few months as it
was damaged and had to undergo repair at the manufacturer.
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Staff
Raymond Stewart (BSc-Geology) was appointed Seismic Analyst in
January 2003. Raymond had been acting in the post since May 1999.
Karleen Black (BSc-Geology) was recruited in an, ‘acting’ capacity
bringing the staff complement to six, but it is hoped that her eventual
appointment will strengthen the research capability within the EQU.
Florin Ionica spent three months study leave in Romania, where he
continued working towards a PhD in the field of seismic data
transmission.
Teaching
During Semester II, Jan to April 2003, M. Wiggins-Grandison taught
‘Applied Geophysics’ (GL36A) at the Department of Geography and
Geology. Seven (7) students completed the course.
RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
Wiggins-Grandison, M.D
– Inversion of local earthquake primary and secondary wave
travel times to develop an average flat-layered crustal velocity
model for Jamaica.
– (with Ojeda Carriazo, A) Mapping lateral heterogeneities in the
Jamaican crust using local earthquake tomography.
– Receiver function analysis to determine the depth and nature of
the crust-mantle transition for Jamaica.
– Determining the Jamaican crustal stress regime from inversion
of earthquake fault-plane solutions.
– (with DeMets, C.) Determination of slip velocities on local
faults that may be associated with local tectonic activity and
wider Caribbean – North American Plate motions.
Ionica, F.
– Expanding the capabilities for data downloading in the Jamaica
Strong Motion Network using GSM modems in the frame of
existing GSM networks in Jamaica.
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PAPERS PRESENTED
* DeMets, C and Wiggins-Grandison, M.D. “Measurements
of Slip Rates on Jamaican Faults”, Faculty of Pure & Applied
Sciences, Mona, Conference, March 18-20, 2003, Mona
Campus, UWI, (poster).
* Wiggins-Grandison, M.D. and Ojeda Carriazo, A. E., A First
Tomography of Jamaica, Seismological Society of America
AGM, April 29 to May 2, 2003, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 17 pp.
PUBLICATIONS
Refereed
* “Crustal velocity model along the southern Cuba margin:
implications for the tectonic regime at an active plate
boundary". B. Moreno, M. Grandison, K. Atakan. Geophysical
Journal International 151 (2002): 632-645.
OUTREACH
– November 2002 - Old Dramatic Theatre, UWI, (staff) Annual
Earth Day exhibition organized by the Department of
Geography and Geology
– November 2002 – CTBTO Caribbean Workshop, Runaway
Bay HEART Academy, Jamaica, (Wiggins-Grandison) an
invited talk on Seismic Monitoring in Jamaica, hosted by the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade.
– January 12 to 18, 2003, Earthquake Awareness Week activities:
Media interviews: (Wiggins-Grandison) Jamaica Observer,
KLAS FM89 - First Edition (host Easton Douglas); JIS TV;
KLAS FM - My Place (host Tony Young); Power106 -
Nationwide (Cliff Hughes).
Talks: (Wiggins-Grandison) “Jamaica's Vulnerability to
Earthquakes”: 2:00 pm, St. Andrew High School Geography
Club; 4:00 pm, Registrar of Companies
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Tours of the Earthquake Unit and Central Recording Station by
School Groups: (Staff)
School of Hope (22 students, 3 teachers)
Holy Childhood High School Geography club (15 students,
1 teacher)
Drews Avenue Primary School (5 students 1 teacher)
Green Park Primary and Junior High, Sandy Bay, Clarendon
(25 students, 4 teachers)
St. John's Primary School, Spanish Town (104 students, 3
teachers)
Allman Hill Primary and Junior High School (26 students, 1
teacher)
Donald Quarry High School (18 students, 2 teachers)
– March 30 to April 4, 2003: M. Wiggins-Grandison attended the
seventh “Introductory On-site inspection training workshop at
the (United Nations) Comprehensive (Nuclear) Test-Ban
Treaty Organisation (CTBTO) in Vienna, Austria, nominated
by Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Foreign Trade
– June 2003, Disaster Preparedness Month (staff), exhibition
“Risk Management: the new culture”, at the Portmore Mall,
organized by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and
Emergency Management (ODPEM)
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
Gordon Arnold, Marketing Manager, Globe Insurance Company
(W.I) Ltd.,
Ambassador Wolfgang Hoffman, Executive Secretary, United
Nations Comprehensive (Nuclear) Test-Ban Treaty Organisation
(CTBTO), Vienna, Austria,
Ali Bi, CTBTO Preparatory Commission, Vienna, Austria
Sheila Sealy-Monteith, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Foreign
Trade, Jamaica
Gerald Desmueles, Communications Dept., CTBTO.
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Felt Earthquakes
Date Time Location Magnitude FeltAreas
(EST) & Industry
August 10, 2002 01:22 am Offshore 4.6 maximum Kingston &
eastern intensity V St. Andrew,
Jamaica Portland, St.
Catherine &
Clarendon
August 10, 2002 03:58 am east 4.2 Kingston &
Jamaica St. Andrew,
Portland, St.
Catherine &
Clarendon
August 10, 2002 03:59 am east 3.7 Kingston &
Jamaica St. Andrew,
Portland and
St. Catherine
October 8, 2002 10:27 pm Red Hills, 2.7 Kingston &
St. Andrew St. Andrew
October 10, 2002 05:57 pm Blue Moun- 3.4 New
tain Ridge, Kingston,
Portland St Andrew
January 30, 2003 10:14 am Silver Hill 3.8 widely felt in
Peak, Intensity III Kingston &
Portland to IV parts of St.
Andrew
May 14, 2003 08:54 pm Cockpit 3.7 Kingston &
Country, maximum St. Andrew,
Trelawny intensity IV St. Catherine,
to V, in Clarendon,
Trelawny St. James and
Trelawny
July 19, 2003 06:07 pm Eastern 3.4 felt by a few
Jamaica intensity II favourably
placed indivi-
duals in the
parish of
St. Andrew
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ELECTRON MICROSCOPY UNIT
Klaus W. Wolf, PhD – Head of Unit
WORK OF THE UNIT
The Electron Microscopy (EM) Unit,Mona has been instrumental
throughout the 2002/2003 academic
year in helping Researchers and other
Interest Groups to achieve their goals of
obtaining results in and gaining a better
understanding of Electron Microscopy.
Transmission Electron Microscopy
(TEM), Scanning Electron Microscopy
(SEM), Optical Microscopy (OM) and
one case of Macrophotography (MP)
were all used to benefit Researchers on
and off the Mona campus, Postgraduate-,
Undergraduate-, and High School-
students, recent Inductees to the University of the West Indies and
Representatives of an international producer of scientific instruments.
Tables 1 and 2 indicate respectively, services that the EM Unit has
provided and Interest Groups that have gained improved understanding
of EM, via tours and demonstrations conducted at the EM Unit.
Tab. 1: Services provided by the EM Unit during the academic year
2002/2003
Specimen Technique U.W.I Institution /
External Partner
Corixid insect OM Scientific Research Council,
St Andrew
Fungi in yam tubers OM Dept. of Life Sciences,
U.W.I., Mona
Human red blood cells OM Dept. of Basic Med.
Sciences, U.W.I., Mona
Penicillium slides OM Dept. of Life Sciences,
U.W.I., Mona
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Plant parasitic nematodes OM Dept. of Life Sciences,
U.W.I., Mona
Soil particles OM University of Technology,
St Andrew
Weld pellets OM University of Technology,
St Andrew
Coconut embryos OM Coconut Industry Board /
Dept. of Basic Med.
Sciences, U.W.I., Mona
Whelks (marine snails) MP Centre for Marine Sciences
Black corals SEM Centre for Marine Sciences
Ceramics SEM Dept. of Physics, U.W.I., St
Augustine
Fossilized crustacea SEM Dept. of Geology &
Geography, U.W.I., Mona
Marine carbonate sand SEM Dept. of Geology &
Geography, U.W.I., Mona
Rat femur SEM Dept. of Basic Med.
Sciences, U.W.I., Mona
Fungi in yam tubers TEM Dept. of Life Sciences,
U.W.I., Mona
Organo-metallic compound TEM Dept. of Chemistry, U.W.I.,
Mona
Zinc oxide crystals TEM Dept. of Chemistry, U.W.I.,
Mona
Tab. 2. Tours of the EM Unit conducted with various groups
Tour Group Location Number of Persons
Ardenne High School St. Andrew 14
Calabar High School St. Andrew 10
Holy Childhood High St. Andrew 6
School
Graduate Students of UWI, Mona 15
Chemistry
Inductees to the Campus UWI, Mona 18
Microbiology Students UWI, Mona ca. 200
Researchers and University of Technology, St. 5
Technologists Andrew
Northern Caribbean
University, Manchester
Laboratory classes were conducted with undergraduate students.
Over a two-week period, Dr Wolf delivered lectures and conducted
tutorial and laboratory sessions in the course “Cells, Biomolecules and
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Genetics (BB10A)”. From Oct.17 to 25, 2002, Dr. Wolf conducted a
practical course focusing on the preparation of biological specimens for
the TEM at the Mount Hope Medical Center, Port of Spain (Trinidad).
Two lectures were done during that time. The EM Unit contributed to the
Research Days of the Mona Campus by providing posters for a booth in
the Assembly Hall and tours of the EM Unit, during the course of the
Research Days.
The research conducted by the staff of the EM Unit, focused on
surface morphology of insect eggs and resulted in the publication of one
peer-reviewed article. In addition, five papers were presented.
Collaborations, previously established with researchers on-campus and
abroad (Table 3), were maintained.
Tab. 3 Collaborations with the EM Unit during the academic year
2002/2003
Subject Collaborator
Morphology of filamentous material Cell Biologists at the Institute of
covering egg batches of a moth Molecular Biotechnology, (Jena,
Germany)
Visualization of the tymbal organ of Entomologists at the Dept. Life
moths, using SEM Sciences, U.W.I., Mona
Surface morphology of moth eggs Entomologists at the Dept. Life
Sciences, U.W.I., Mona
Morphology and composition of radular Ecologists at the Dept. Life Sciences,
teeth in a freshwater snail U.W.I., Mona
RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
– Gamete structure and development in insects using diverse
microscopic techniques
PAPERS PRESENTED
• “HABITAT partitioning, diet and radular structures of Neritina
punctulata, Bussu, in two Portland rivers.” Martin, T.R., Wolf,
K.W. and Hyslop, E.J. In: Proceedings of the sixth biannual
conference. Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences. Eds.: Coore,
D. and Lancashire, R., published by the Faculty of Pure and
Applied Sciences, Mona, p.63, 2003.
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• “An optical illusion in scanning electron micrographs of the
chorion of the tiger moth Are druryi (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae).”
Wolf, K.W., Murphy, K., Reid, W. and Garraway, E. In:
Proceedings of the sixth biannual conference. Faculty of Pure and
Applied Sciences. Eds.: Coore, D. and Lancashire, R., published
by the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, Mona, p.83, 2003.
• “Filamentous material covering egg batches of the moth
Spodoptera pulchella (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).” Wolf, K. W., Reid,
W. and Watson, A. In: Proceedings of the sixth biannual
conference. Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences. Eds.: Coore,
D. and Lancashire, R., published by the Faculty of Pure and
Applied Sciences, Mona, p.83, 2003.
• “Depth Reversal, a Type of Optical Illusion, in Scanning Electron
Micrographs of Biological Material.” Wolf, K. W., Reid, W. In: 96
Jahresversammlung der Deutschen Zoologischen Gesellschaft
und der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Parasitologie, June 9 to 13,
2003 Berlin (Germany). Abstract Volume p. 129, 2003.
• “Chorion Morphology in Tropical Insects: Examples from the
Lepidoptera and Hemiptera with a Note on Optical Illusions in
Scanning Electron Micrographs.” Wolf, K. W. Seminar at the
Department of Genetics – Institute of Entomology of the Czech
Academy of Sciences on June 16, 2003.
PUBLICATION
Refereed
* “Optical Illusions in Scanning Electron Micrographs: The Case
of the Eggshell of Acrosternum (Chinavia) marginatum (Hemiptera:
Pentatomidae).” K.W. Wolf, W. Reid., M. Schrauf. Micron 34,
57- 62, 2003.
PUBLIC SERVICE
Dr. K.W. Wolf
– acted as ad hoc referee for “The Ohio Journal of Science”
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DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
Dr. H. Karlic, Ludwig Boltzman Institute of Leukemia Research,
Vienna, Austria
Dr. P. Jeppesen, Roslin Institute, East Lothian, Scotland
Prof. J.R. Wolff, Dept. of Developmental Neurobiology, Center
of Anatomy, University of Göttingen, Germany
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INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL AND NUCLEAR
SCIENCES (ICENS)
Professor the Hon. Gerald C. Lalor, OJ, CD, MSc Lond-UCWI,
PhD Lond – Director General
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT
The programmes currently beingundertaken by the Centre are
based on environmental geochemistry
which provides data and knowledge
that contribute to agriculture and
health. Collaborations from various
sectors, and especially the Ministry of
Agriculture, Ministry of Health, Rural
Agricultural Development Agency
(RADA) and the UWI Faculty of
Medicine have greatly assisted this
programme.
Small Research Reactor Workshop
The Centre held a Inter-regional Workshop on Small Research
Reactors during the period of January 13 - 17, 2003. There were twenty
participants from fifteen countries. The main topics were: the small
reactor concept and design, neutron activation analysis and other
applications, possibilities for fund raising, the future of small reactors and
final decommissioning.
The well-attended opening ceremony was addressed by the Vice-
Chancellor. Those present included Ministers of Government and
ambassadors from the participating countries. Funding for the Workshop
was provided by the IAEA.
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Staff Recognition
Dr. Mitko Vutchkov, Senior Research Fellow received the Gleaner
Award in the field of Science and Technology, for his work on lead in the
Kintyre area. He was nominated by the principal of the Kintyre Basic
School.
Professor Gerald Lalor was inducted as a Fellow of the Institute of
Jamaica.
Database and Information Systems
The Jamaican Government has made available IKONOS satellite
imagery which covers the entire island. This satellite produces
multispectral and grey scale images at 4 metre and 1 metre resolution
respectively.
The information systems have improved greatly. The database now
contains over 200,000 analytical data entries on over 14,500 samples of
soils, rocks, surface and ground water, stream sediments, air particulates,
food, blood, animal and human kidney and liver tissues. The data are
complimented by the satellite imagery, geographically referenced
information on topography, climate, vegetation, land use, geology, mineral
deposits, and plant productivity.
Equipment
A custom-built total reflection x-ray fluorescence unit made by the
Atominstitut in Vienna was presented to the Centre by the IAEA. This
machine will enable us to quantify ultra trace levels of various elements
and open new opportunities for work on medical aspects of heavy metals
in human tissue.
Students and Interns
ICENS continues to support the usual undergraduate programmes
on request. The normal summer programme was, however, restricted to
only two students because of a lack of funds and a very heavy staff
workload. One was an Applied Chemistry student performing his work
assignment, the other from the University of Michigan who funded all her
expenses.
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Paul Wright obtained his PhD in Environmental Chemistry from
the University of the West Indies in 2002. His thesis supervisor was Dr.
Anthony Greenaway.
Funding
The following grants were received by the Centre:
• Agricultural Support Services and Productive Projects Fund:
J$1,425,000.00 to assist with sampling of soil and root crops.
• Caribbean Development Bank:
US$90,000 for short-term consultants in support of the project
on food and health.
• Environmental Foundation of Jamaica:
J$4,875,000 to examine the blood lead levels of children island-
wide.
• International Atomic Energy Agency:
– US$150,000 for equipment, experts and visits of staff to
other centres.
– US$ 35,000 to support the international workshop held
January 13 – 17, 2003.
Visiting Fellowships
Dr. R. Garrett Canadian Geological Survey visited for 4 weeks. He
assisted with the interpretation of gold results in Jamaican soils and in data
base manipulation.
Dr. Nimal de Silva visited for two weeks to assist in the analyses for
mercury.
Dr. Brian Davies visited for two weeks to convert soil type
information into digital maps.
Dr Toyin Arowolo, University of Agriculture, Nigeria, was a Third
World Academy of Sciences Fellow. He worked on the distribution of
cadmium and zinc as a function of particle size in soils.
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RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
Our main programmes in progress are Food and Health and Blood
Lead Levels of Jamaican Children:
(a) Food and Health
The programme contributes to small farmer agriculture in
Jamaica. Very interesting results are being obtained on heavy
metals in soil, their entry into the food chain and eventually into
people. The socio-economic and health aspects are also under
investigation.
(b) Lead Mitigation
Following on the work in the Kintyre community an island-
wide blood lead screening of basic school children is underway.
Over two hundred and eighty children have so far been
examined, and in many cases the results exceed the presently
accepted blood lead limits. In these cases, environmental
interventions and lead safe training have been provided or are
planned, and in a more limited number of cases medical
interventions are being arranged.
(c) Other programmes underway include:
Soil Geochemistry
Air Quality
Inter-laboratory Comparisons
PAPERS PRESENTED
Robert G. Garrett and Gerald C. Lalor
• The Fe/Na ratio, a framework for interpreting trace elements in
Jamaican soils, 7th International Conference on the
Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements, Uppsala, Sweden, June
2003.
PUBLICATIONS
* “Dry-ashing preconcentration for micro-reactor-based neutron
activation analysis of food and plant samples”. Gerald C. Lalor,
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Percy C. Onianwa and Mitko K. Vutchkov. International Journal of
Environmental Analytical Chemistry, 83 (5), 367-374 (2003).
* “Thermoluminescence Dosimetry in the Caribbean”. C.N.
Grant, G.C. Lalor, J.E. Thomas. West Indian Medical Journal 52
(2), 118-123, 2003.
* “Essential Elements in Jamaican soils Part 2: Cobalt”. Lalor,
G.C., and Vutchkov, M. Jamaican Journal of Science and Technology
12 & 13 35-47 (2002)
* “Essential Elements in Jamaican Soils Part 1: Phosphorous”.
Campbell, V., Lalor, G.C. and Rattray R. Jamaican Journal of
Science and Technology 11, 13-22 (2000)
* “Heavy Metals in Jamaica Part 5: Reduction of Blood Lead
levels of Children in a Mine-Waste Contaminated Area”Lalor,
G.C., and Vutchkov, M. Jamaican Journal of Science and Technology,
11, 23-35 (2000)
PUBLIC SERVICE
Professor Gerald Lalor
– Director of Gleaner Company;
– Member, Board of Governors of the ICWI Group Foundation
– Member, Council of the Third World Academy of Sciences
(TWAS); Commission on Science and Technology for
Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS);
– Member, National Commission for Science and Technology
(NCST);
– Member, Technical Committee of the Scientific Research
Council.
– Member, Editorial Board, The Science of the Total
Environment; Environmental Geochemistry & Health; and
Jamaica Journal of Science & Technology
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Dr. Robin Rattray
– Secretary, Council of the Jamaican Society of Scientists and
Technologists
– Member, Air and Water Quality Subcommittee, NRCA
– Director, Lions Club of Mona
Dr. Mitko Vutchkov
– Agro-Industry Projects Committee Member, Scientific
Research Council.
Dr. Gladstone Taylor
– Member: Executive Council, Inter-American Institute for
Global Change Research.
Mr. John Preston
– Member, Land Information Council of Jamaica
– Member, Telecommunications Appeals Tribunal.
Mrs. Joan Thomas
– Member, Radiation Protection Advisory Committee of Jamaica.
– Member, Inner Wheel Club of Kingston.
DISTINGUISHED VISTORS
Professor C.N. Rao, Board of Governors, ICENS
H.E. Edward Malayan, Ambassador for the Russian Federation
H.E. Rafael Jover, Ambassador for Spain
H.E. Rocio Maneiro, Ambassador for Venezuela
H.E. I.V. Chopra, High Commissioner, India
Professor Peter Wobrauschek, Atominstitut, Vienna
Professor Christina Streli, Atominstitut, Vienna
Hon. Errol Ennis, Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture
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SIR ARTHUR LEWIS INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL
AND ECONOMIC STUDIES (SALISES)
Professor Neville Duncan, BSc, MSc UWI, PhD Manc
– Campus Director
WORK OF THE INSTITUTE
Overview
This was a highly productive yearfor the Institute. Dr. Patsy
Lewis won the Mona Principal’s
book prize for the Faculty of Social
Sciences, for 2002, for her book,
Surviving Small Size: Regional Integration
in Caribbean Mini States. Dr. Aldrie
Henry-Lee (along with Professor
Wilma Bailey and Clement Branche)
won the Mona Principal’s award for
the Distinguished Researcher in the
Faculty of Social Sciences for 2002.
Dr. Nikolaos Karagiannis had two
books published during the academic
year. Overall, there were 22 refereed publications, 19 forthcoming
publications, and 8 not refereed. Thirty four papers were presented at
academic conferences. Further physical improvements to the Institute and
its grounds were achieved as well as improvements in office equipment.
Several social, political and economic reports on Jamaica were undertaken
in this period (19 in all) – maintaining our reputation for relevant research.
Congratulations go to Annie Paul for the modern design and choice of
colours for the cover of the new SES Journal for 2003 and beyond.
Congratulations also go to Sheron Barnes-Wilmot and her team of
administrators from SALISES, Cave and SALISES, St. Augustine for the
publication of our institutional magazine SALISES VOICE, vol. 1, 2003.
Janice Brooks, subscriptions clerk, has resumed duties after a year on
study leave. She is currently in the final semester of the BSc in Public
Administration. Mrs. Beverly Lothian and Ms. Olamaie Christie continue
their degree programme in library studies.
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The Degree Programmes
The second cohort of students (42) was admitted to MSc
programmes, continuing MSc students numbered 23, leading to 65 MSc
students in all.
Postgraduate Students’ Statistics 2002-2003
Degree Programme No. of Students No. of New Total
from Students
2001-2002 2002-2003
MSc Full Time 6 22 28
MSc Part Time 17 20 37
PhD/MPhil Full time 3 4 7
PhD/MPhil Part Time 13 7 20
CGS (continuing PT) — 3 3
Total 39 56 95
Subject to the successful completion of their research papers this
Summer, the Institute expects to graduate up to 40 students in the MSc.
Programmes. This is the end of the second year of the MPhil/PhD
programme which now has 16 students continuing from 2001 and 11 from
2002 with three continuing from the Consortium Graduate School.
The Documentation Centre (DDC)
The most significant event for the past year has been the successful
experiment to introduce a user-friendly web-based interface for access to
the group of databases which comprise the online public catalogue.
Preparatory work to assess the journal collection prior to reducing the
current number of subscriptions began with identifying titles where
articles appear as full-text in the campus electronic databases. The well-
recognized trend of a regular significant annual prices increase as well as
devaluations have translated into million dollar payments by SALISES,
Mona. The move towards a type of formal consortium of tertiary (or
perhaps UWI only) libraries for the purchase of (admittedly costly)
electronic databases is slow but a partnership model is the inevitable
outcome. Joint decision-making and pooling of funds will result in orderly
and profitable resource-sharing within the consortium.
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Outstanding tasks were completed in respect to:
• stock-taking of the Archival collection which consists of reports,
papers, publications, etc. written by staff of the Institute and, to a
lesser extent, the Faculty of the Social Sciences.
• converting the ‘upper-case only’ older SWTP database records in
preparation of our switch-over to a web-based interface.
• re-doing the signage for journals on shelves of the Reading
Room.
The database of records of articles, book reviews, notes and
comments which appeared in the Institute’s journal for the first 50
volumes of the SES is undergoing a final round of scrutiny. From this
database, author, subject, chronological and other groupings may be
derived for print or online output.
The Derek Gordon Data Bank (DGDB).
Technical advice to students continues to prove most time-
consuming. MSc students from SALISES and from Dept. of Sociology
preparing research papers and using our datasets need considerable
assistance, from the simple to the more difficult tasks/issues of data
analysis. Data acquisition was low in 2002-2003. SALISES signed a
contract with Jamaica Conference Board for acquisition of consumer
business confidence data but those data have been slow in coming. Along
with persons in the Department of Economics, the DGDB has been
trying to negotiate for other datasets but has not received any others, to
date. We now have new software – EVIEWS; and Adobe Acrobat
Reader. The latter will facilitate our move towards Web-based teaching.
There has been considerable improvements made to our website and it is
an important medium for communication between SALISES’ lecturers
and students with notices and course notes. Also we experienced
increased usage including demands from overseas for data. We need to
establish a system so that data can be sent to persons paying with a credit
card. There is a demand for extended opening hours. An informal
arrangement has worked sufficiently well so far and will be continued.
The Data Bank was rented to Ministry of Health for training.
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Publication Section
This was a productive year for the section with several publications
added to our list. The unit continued to sell books on a walk-in basis,
occasionally holding book sales to coincide with the beginning of a new
semester or conferences and other symposia. The income recorded by the
publications section for the period September 2002 to August 2003 was
$1,367,973.62.
Journal (Social and Economic Studies (SES), 2002-2003)
There has been the successful completion of a new cover design for
the journal. The design, which has been a personal project of Annie Paul
for some time, was inspired by and based on the intricate, labyrinthine
patterns produced by the reef-building brain corals of the Caribbean. Like
the coral reefs of the region, Social and Economic Studies can be viewed
as a bank of valuable research material produced by regular deposits of
scholarly sediment over the last fifty years. In the last academic year the
following issues came off the press or were in production during the
course of the year:
i. Vol. 51/3 September 2002: Special issue “Managing Health
Care in Jamaica” guest edited by Alvin Wint.
ii. Vol. 51/4 December 2002: Special issue on “Vulnerability/
Coping Strategies” guest edited by Aldrie Lee.
iii. Vol. 52/1, March 2003 came out under the new cover.
Feedback has been very positive.
Vol. 52/2, June 2003 is at the printers. Vol. 52/3 the special Gender
issue guest edited by Professor Rhoda Reddock in commemoration of 10th
anniversary of the Centre for Gender and Development Studies is in
production now. Vol. 52/4 will be a special issue on Community guest
edited by Dr. Patricia Anderson.
We are in the process of revising our subscription rates which have
not been changed for some years now. Pending a check of the actual cost
of producing the journal it is proposed that the individual foreign rate
move from US$40 to 60; the foreign institutional rate from US$60 to 90;
the local individual rate from J$1600 to J$3000; the local institutional from
J$2400 to $5000. The price of single copies would move from J$350 to
J$600 locally with a 20% discount for students.
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Book publication
The highlight of the year under review was the publication of Erna
Brodber’s Standing Tall: Affirmations of the Jamaican Male – 24 Self-Portraits.
This book, publication of which had been in gestation for over 20 years, is
already seen to be a seminal work and is a fitting launch for the revival of
the institute’s book publishing activities. Also published in this period was
the new edition of Patrick Bryan’s Philanthropy and Social Welfare in Jamaica,
a book which has been in steady demand especially in the departments of
sociology and social work where it is a required text. Arrangements were
finalized for the co-publication, along with Ian Randle Publishers, of a
new edition of Velma Newton’s The Silver Men. The book is due off the
press in October 2003. In the editing stage of production at year end was
Jimmy Tindigarukayo’s Evaluation of Local Government Reforms in Jamaica,
scheduled to go to press in October 2003.
With some help of the UWI Legal Department, a new Standard
SALISES publishing contract was drafted and then finalized in the year
under review. This contract will now be used by all three SALISES
campus branches. During the year a comprehensive catalogue of all
publications produced by the three campus branches of SALISES was
produced. The usefulness of this document as a record of our publishing
output as well as a marketing tool was already evident at year end. Work
output from this division also included the substantive copyediting of the
first SALISES Graduate Studies Handbook, published in August 2002, and
the proofing of this year’s revised edition, published in April 2003.
Future Projects
SALISES has a number of projects in the pipeline for production in
the academic year 2003-2004.
SALISES publications were displayed at the following overseas/
international conferences:
• Caribbean Publishers Network (CAPNET) First Regional Book
Fair, Trinidad, November 2002
• “The Sovereignty of the Imagination: The Writings and Thought
of George Lamming”, UWI, Mona, June 2003
The Institute’s books were part of joint CAPNET displays at the
following events:
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• Frankfurt Book Fair, October 2002
• Caribbean Studies Association (CSA), 28th Annual Conference,
Belize, May 2003
• Association of Caribbean Universities Research and Institutional
Libraries (ACURIL) Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico, June
2003
A selection of our titles was included in the overall CAPNET
catalogue produced for the first time in 2002.
Academic Teaching and Research
(Research completed)
Dr. Philip D. Osei
– Evaluation of Jamaica’s National Poverty Eradication
Programme as part of a team. GOJ, JASPEV, March 2003 to
July 2003.
– ESRC Governance Project (UK) with the Public Sector Group,
Department of Political Science, University of Hull. January-
July 2003, “Globalisation and the Governance Agenda in Small
States: The Case of the Commonwealth Caribbean”, (a
collaborator).
Ms. Kristin Fox
– Evaluation of Jamaica’s National Poverty Eradication
Programme, as part of a team for GOJ, JASPEV.
– The Belize Poverty Survey, as part of a research team.
– Assisted Ministry of Health with a WHO designed study of
Human Resources in Health
– Working with Family Health International on establishing an
appointment system at Comprehensive health centre.
Dr. Aldrie Henry-Lee
– Conflict Management, Gender and Reproductive Health in
Two Inner City Communities in Jamaica (funded by Ford
Foundation).
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– Gender and Equity Issues Among Cancer Patients (funded by
PAHO)
– Government Expenditure on Basic Social Services in Grenada
(funded by the OECS)
– Pals Base-Line Study in Trench Town and Flankers Basic
Schools, Jamaica, W.I. (funded by CIDA)
Dr. Patsy Lewis
– “The Future of Special and Differential Treatment in the
FTAA”, July 2003, study commissioned by the Association of
Caribbean States, research team: Drs. Patsy Lewis, Lucy
Eugene, Pat Northover and Don Marshall
Dr. Patricia Northover
– “The Future of Special and Differential Treatment in the
FTAA”, July 2003, study commissioned by the Association of
Caribbean States, research team: Drs. Patsy Lewis, Lucy
Eugene, Pat Northover and Don Marshall
Dr. Jimmy Tindigarukayo
– Evaluation of Jamaica’s National Poverty Eradication
Programme, as part of SALISES team (Commissioned by GOJ,
JASPEV), March 2003 to July 2003.
– Evaluation of Local Government Reform in Jamaica (1993-
2000).
– A tracer Study of Graduates of the National Youth Service
Programme in Jamaica: 2001/2002 (commissioned by Ministry
of Education and funded by IDB).
– A Critical Review of Public Service Reform in Jamaica
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RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
Professor Neville C. Duncan
– National Poverty Eradication Programme Review, Jamaica,
with Dr. Aldrie Henry-Lee, Kristin Fox, Dr. Philip Osei, Dr.
Jimmy Tindigarukayo, JASPEV, GOJ, July 2003.
– Millennium Development Goals, Jamaica, with Dr. Aldrie
Henry-Lee, JASPEV and UNDP (Jamaica), GOJ, July 2003.
– Jamaican Attitudes to Regional Integration: A Survey Report,
with Dr. Patsy Lewis, Dr. Aldrie Henry-Lee, Ms. Kristin Fox,
and Dr. Jimmy Tindigarukayo, Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of
Social and Economic Studies (SALISES), UWI, Mona,
Kingston, Jamaica, July 2003.
Dr. Aldrie Henry-Lee
– Chief Investigator: An assessment of the impact of imprisonment of
women on their children (Sponsored by CIDA and the Planning
Institute of Jamaica)
– Chief Investigator: An Evaluation of the PALS Programme in
High Schools and Basic Schools. (Sponsored by CIDA).
– Researcher: Status Report for Jamaica on the Millennium Development
Goals (sponsored by the United Nations Development Fund)
– Researcher: Evaluation of the National Poverty Eradication
Programme In Jamaica. Sponsored by DFID and the
Government of Jamaica.
– Fieldwork Coordinator: Assessment of Jamaicans’ Attitudes to
political integration (Sponsored by the Principal’s office).
– Researcher: Feasibility Study for the project: Policy and
Implementation of User Fees and the Impact on Health Seeking
and Coping Behaviour of Patients in Jamaica. (Sponsored by
Pan American Health Organization)
– Project Historian/Analyst for The Civic Dialogue Project (funded
by the UNDP)
– Researcher/Fieldwork Coordinator- Social Assessment in
Belize (funded by DFID)
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Dr. Jimmy Tindigarukayo
– A Survey of Jamaican Attitudes towards Regional Integration,
as part of a SALISES research team.
– Effectiveness of the Executive Agency Model in the Public
Sector of Jamaica.
PAPERS PRESENTED
Professor Neville C. Duncan
• “Governance in Small Societies: The Importance of Strong
Democracy”, Mona Academic Conference, Mona Campus, UWI,
Jamaica, 2002
• “Radicalism and Caribbean Transformation”, Lloyd Best
Conference, UWI, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago
• “Review of paper by Audrey Ingram Roberts on “The Cultural
and Socio-political Context of Leadership in the Caribbean”,
United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM),
Transformational Leadership Conference, United Nation’s
House, Bridgetown, Barbados, October 3-4, 2002. Independent
reviewer.
• “Examining the Impact of Poverty Programmes on Poverty
Alleviation: Limitations and Strengths”. Regional Workshop of
the Social Network of Latin America and the Caribbean,
February 26-28, 2003, JSIF, Ocho Rios, Jamaica
• Roundtable, “Strategic Discussion on National Framework for
Sustainable Development”, GOJ, March 12, 2003, Terra Nova
Hotel, Kingston
• “Reformed local government and local development: towards a
better model”. Forum on Local Governance in Small States:
Issues, Experiences and Options. St. Vincent and the
Grenadines, April 14-15, 2003 “Caribbean Local Government:
Development and Economic Issues”.
• “Reflections o the World Today and Tomorrow and the
Caribbean in it: training, education and learning responses”,
Keynote Address, The School of Continuing Studies, the
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University of the West Indies, St Vincent and the Grenadines
Country Conference, “Beyond Walls: Multidisciplinary
Perspectives”, May 22, 2003
• “The Social Dimensions of Globalisation in the Anglophone
Caribbean and the Dutch-Speaking Caribbean: Towards
Appropriate Responses and Corrective Activities”. World
Commission on the Social Dimensions of Globalisation, A
Caribbean Dialogue, hosted by the ILO, at the Sherbourne
Conference Centre, Barbados, April 9, 2003.
Dr. Aldrie Henry-Lee
• “Chronic Poverty in the urban ghettos in Jamaica”. University of
Manchester, UK, April 2003. Conference entitled “Chronic
Poverty and Development”.
• “Challenges to social development in Jamaica”. Caribbean
Studies Association Annual Conference in Belize, May 25 to June
2, 2003.
Dr. Nikolaos Karagiannis
• “Key economic and politico-institutional elements of modern
interventionism: A post-Keynesian synopsis”, State and Society
Special Seminar, Institute of Social Studies (ISS), The Hague, on 27
November 2002.
• “Towards a Caribbean Developmental State framework”, 4th
annual conference on Economic and Social Development of
Small Islands in the Era of Globalisation, SALISES, UWI, Cave
Hill, Barbados, January 15-17, 2003.
http://www.uwichill.edu.bb/papers/W10QJCL/Karagiannis.rtf
Dr. Patsy Lewis
• “Tourism as an Alternative to Banana Production: the Windward
Islands”, Conference on the Role of Government in Tourism:
Enhancing Human and Economic Development”, UWI, Mona,
September 25-28, 2002.
• “Expanding the National Space into Regional Integration:
Freedom of Movement in the Caribbean Single Market and
Economy”, tabled at Seminar, “Politics of Integration and the
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Future of the Caribbean”, PUCMM, Dominican Republic,
December 9-10, 2002.
• “Negotiating with Unequal Partners: Small States in the New
Global Economy”, Fourth Annual Conference of the SALISES,
Cave Hill, Barbados Sherbourne Centre, Barbados, January 15-
17, 2003.
• “Expanding National Space into the Regional: Freedom of
Movement in the Caribbean Single Market and Economy”, Ist
Caribbean Labour Policy Conference, UWI, Mona, April 2-5,
2003.
• “Regionalism and Identity in CARICOM”, 28th Annual
Conference of the Caribbean Studies Association (CSA), Belize
City, Belize, May 25-30, 2003.
• “The Limits of Sovereignty in the New Global Order: Small
States and the European Union”, 28th Annual Conference of the
Caribbean Studies Association (CSA), Belize City, Belize, May 25-
30. 2003.
• “The Future of Special and differential treatment in the FTAA,
Possible Mechanisms and Specific Measures for its
Implementation”, presentation of study jointly prepared with
Drs. Patricia Northover, Lucy Eugene and Don Marshall, to the
Association of Caribbean States (ACS) and the Economic
Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
Workshop-Seminar, July 14-15, 2003, Port of Spain, Trinidad and
Tobago.
• “Increasing Tourism’s Impact in the National Economy: Case
Study of the Banana Producing Countries of the Eastern
Caribbean”, Foundation for Democracy in Africa’s 6th Annual
AfriCANDO Trade and Investment Symposium, July 22-26,
2003, Miami, Florida.
Dr. Philip D. Osei
• “Financing Poverty Reduction in Jamaica: The Role of
Remittances”. 28th Caribbean Studies Association Conference.
Belize City, Belize. 26-30 May, 2003.
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• “African Development in the Context of the Post-Washington
Consensus: The Case of Ghana”, with Patricia Northover. 25th
All African Students Conference on 22-24 May, 2003. Mona
Campus, Kingston, Jamaica.
• “Legal and Institutional Framework of Local Government in the
Eastern Caribbean”, Organisation of American States and
UNDP organised Workshop on Decentralisation and Local
Governance in Small States. St Vincent and the Grenadines. 13-
15 April 2003.
• “New Employment Contracts and the Future of Work in the
Caribbean Public Sector: Implications for Policy and Institutional
Development”. Caribbean Labour Conference, Mona, Kingston,
Jamaica, 5-7 April 2003.
• “Examining the Prospects for Good Governance and
Development under “The New Partnership for Africa’s
Development’ (NEPAD)”. Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social &
Economic Studies, Seminar Series, 26 March 2003.
• “Regulation in a Flux: The Development of Regulatory
Institutions for Public Utilities in Ghana and Jamaica”. 4th Sir
Arthur Lewis ISES Conference Sherbourne Conference Centre.
January 15-17, 2003.
• “Re-engineering Poverty Reduction in Jamaica: What has been
the Role of Partnerships”. Conference on Poverty Reducing
Strategies in the Caribbean. Havana, Cuba. November 4-6, 2002.
• “Tripartite Social Partnerships in Small States: Barbados and
Jamaica in Comparative Perspective”. Annual Conference of the
British Academy of Management. Novotel Hotel, Hammersmith,
London. September 9-11, 2002.
Ms. Annie Paul
• March 21, 2003, “Dancehall in Jamaica: On Babylon, Violence,
‘Poor Taste’ and the Disappearance of Jonkonnu”, XXII Annual
West Indian Literature Conference: University of Miami, Coral
Gables, Florida.
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Dr. Kimberly Robinson-Walcott
• “A Matter of Taste: Popular Jamaican Fiction and the Role of a
Cultural Elite”. 22nd Annual Conference on West Indian
Literature, University of Miami, 20-22 March 2003.
Dr. Patricia Northover
• ‘New Institutional Economics and the Explanation of Economic
Performance’, Caribbean Studies Association Conference, Belize,
2003.
• ‘African Development in the Context of the Post Washington
Consensus.’ With P. Osei, at the 15th Annual All-African Student
Conference, Mona, Jamaica.
Dr. Jimmy Tindigarukayo
• “Why Political Order has been Elusive in Uganda”, conference
on The Quest for Political Order and Stability in African
Countries, held at Makerere University, Kampala, on December
5-10, 2002.
PUBLICATIONS
Refereed
Dr. Aldrie Henry-Lee
* (Guest editor) Special Issue on Vulnerability and Coping
Strategies. Social and Economic Studies, Vol. 51, No.4. UWI.
* (with Figueroa Peter). November 2002. Research and Policy:
Essential National Health Research in Jamaica W.I. Caribbean
Journal of Public Sector Management. Vol. 4., Number 1.
* December 2002. Economic Deprivation and Private
Adjustments: The Case of Security Guards in Jamaica. Social and
Economic Studies, Vol. 51, No.4. University of the West Indies.
* (with LeFranc, Elsie). December 2002. Poverty and Gender in
Barbados and Guyana. Social and Economic Studies, Vol. 51, No.4.
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Dr. Patsy Lewis
* Surviving Small Size: Regional Integration in Caribbean Ministates,
(University of the West Indies Press: Jamaica, Barbados,
Trinidad and Tobago) 2002, 240 pages (ISBN 976-640-116-0).
* “Is the Goal of Regional Integration Still Relevant Among
Small States? The Case of the OECSand CARICOM”, in
Cynthia Barrow-Giles and Don Marshall (eds.), Living at the
Borderlines: Issues in Caribbean Sovereignty and Development, Ian
Randle Publishers, Jamaica, 2003.
* “?La integracion regional es todavia un objective adecuado para
los Estados Pequenos? Los casos de la OECS (Organizacion de
los Estados oriental) y del CARICOM (Comunidad del Caribe),
pp.317-344, in Joaquin Roy, Roberto Dominguez Rivera, Rafael
Valasquez Flores (eds.), Retos E Interrelaciones de la Integracion
Regional Europa y America, Plaza y Valdes (PYA), University of
Miami, 2003.
Ms. Annie Paul
* “Sound Systems Against the “Unsound System” of Babylon:
Rude/Lewd Lyrics vs. Nude Tourists in Jamaica”, in “Créolité
and Creolization: Documenta11_Platform3”, edited by Okwui
Enwezor et al., Ostfildern-Ruit, Germany: Hatje Cantz
Publishers, 2003, pp. 117-136.
* “’The Enigma of Survival’: Travelling Beyond the Expat Gaze”,
Art Journal, Volume 62, Number 1, Spring 2003, pp. 48-67.
Dr. Philip Duku Osei
* “Tripartite Partnerships in Small States: Barbados and Jamaica
in Comparative Perspective”, in Ann Marie Bissessar ed.,
Globalisation and Governance: The Challenges of Small States,
McFarland Press, USA, 2003, forthcoming
Dr. Nikolaos Karagiannis
* A New Economic Strategy for the Bahamas, the University of the
West Indies Printers (Mona, Jamaica), 2002.
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* Developmental Policy and the State: The European Union, East Asia,
and the Caribbean, Lexington Books (Lanham, Maryland:
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers), December 2002.
* Economic Strategy for Jamaica, with D. Alleyne, Arawak
Publications (Kingston), July 2003.
* “An alternative development policy framework for the
Caribbean”, Pensamiento Propio, Vol. 15, 2002.
* “Key economic and politico-institutional elements of modern
interventionism”, Social and Economic Studies, Vol. 50:4, 2002.
* “Developmental Intervention: A Contemporary Perspective”,
Caribbean Journal of Public Sector Management, Vol. 4:1, November
2002.
* “Tobin tax: Its potential and feasibility for the Caribbean”,
IDEAZ, Vol. 1:2, December 2002.
* “Tourism, linkages and economic development in Jamaica”,
International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, Vol.
15:3, May 2003.
* “Tourism and economic development in the Caribbean and
Jamaica: Towards an alternative developmental state frame-
work”, pp. 39-55 in the book Tourism and Change in the Caribbean
and Latin America, (eds) Boxill I., Taylor O. and J. Maerk,
Kingston: Arawak Publications, December 2002.
Dr. Kimberly Robinson-Walcott
* “Claiming an Identity We Thought They Despised:
Contemporary White West Indian Writers and Their
Negotiation of Race”, Small Axe 14 (Sept 2003). 93-110.
Dr. Jimmy Tindigarukayo
* “The Squatter Problem in Jamaica”, Social and Economic Studies,
51:4, 2002, pp. 95-125
* “Public Participation in Local Government in Jamaica”, in
Selwyn Ryan and Ann Marie Bissessar, eds., Governance in the
Caribbean, SALISES, St. Augustine, 2002, pp.89-101.
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Not Refereed
Professor Neville C. Duncan
* “Radicalism and Caribbean transformation”, in Selwyn Ryan,
ed., Independent Thought and Caribbean Freedom: Essays in Honour of
Lloyd Best, Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic
Studies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, 2003, pp.163-174
* Governance in Small Societies: The Importance of Strong
Democracy”, in Kenneth Hall and Denis Benn, eds., Governance
in the Age of Globalisation: Caribbean Perspectives, Chapter 9, Ian
Randle Publishers, Kingston, Jamaica, 2003, pp.164-174
Ms. Annie Paul
* “‘The Turn of the Native: In Different Times” in Post Issues:
Strategies of Contemporary Creation, Dialogos Iberoamericanos IV,
Museo de Bellas Artes de Valencia, Generalitat Valenciana:
Valencia, Spain, 2003, pp. 62-73.
* “Earth Angels” article on Jamaican ceramicist Gene Pearson
Maco Magazine: Caribbean Living, Volume 5, Issue 1, Summer
2003, pp. 72-79.
* Interview with Christopher Cozier, Bomb magazine (cultural
quarterly), 594 Broadway, Suite 905, New York, NY 10012
Americas/Caribbean issue, Winter 2002/2003, pp. 66-73
* “Framing the Postcolonial: Annie Paul on Christopher Cozier”
in New Internationalism, Danish Centre for Culture and
Development: Copenhagen, Denmark, 2002, pp. 60-74.
Dr. Kimberly Robinson-Walcott
* “Conversations on the Edge”. Bearing Witness 3: the Best of the
Observer Arts Magazine 2002. Anthology of short stories and
poems. Kingston: Jamaica Observer. 202-209.
* “Winkler's Lunatics”. Caribbean Beat (Sept - Oct 2002): 40-45
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Supervision of PhD/MPhil Students
Professor Neville Duncan 7; Dr. Aldrie Henry-Lee 5; Dr. Nikolaos
Karagiannis 2; Dr. Patricia Northover 1; Dr. Jimmy Tindigarukayo 2; and
Dr. Philip Osei 6.
Supervision of MSc Research Paper
Dr. Osei 5; Dr. Aldrie Henry-Lee 6; Dr. Patricia Northover 2, Dr.
Patsy Lewis 6, Dr. Jimmy Tindigarukayo 4.
PUBLIC SERVICE
– Associate editor, of Small Axe: A Caribbean Journal of Criticism,
Indiana University Press.
– Director, Board of JAMCOPY, Jamaican Copyright Licensing
Agency.
Dr. Kimberly Robinson-Walcott
– Literary Adjudicator, Jamaican Cultural Development
Commission’s Annual Literary Competition.
– Editor, Institute of Jamaica’s publication, Jamaica Journal.
Ms. Audrey Chambers
– Adjunct Faculty, DLIS
– Member, Planning Committee for the First Caribbean Labour
Conference, April 2003.
– Mentor, Mentorship Programme
– Member, Executive Committee, Library and Information
Association of Jamaica.
– Chair, Information Technology Working Party, Library and
Information Association of Jamaica.
– Member, Information for All Advisory Committee to the
UNESCO National Commission for Jamaica.
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Ms. Norma Davis
– Member, Planning Committee for the First Caribbean Labour
Conference, April 2003.
– Acquisitions Liaison Staff member, SALISES - UWI Library.
– Liaison Officer, for SALISES - UWI (Mona) & Community Co-
op Credit Union.
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THE BIOTECHNOLOGY CENTRE
Prof. M. Ahmad, BSc Bhagal, MSc, PhD IARI – Director
WORK OF THE CENTRE
The Biotechnology Centre, withthe cooperation and dedication
of its staff, advanced the work of the
Centre through education, super-
vision and training of postgraduate
and undergraduate students in its
ongoing effort to disseminate
information on Biotechnology and to
improve Human Resource capacity in
Biotechnology.
During the summer of 2003 two
students from the College of
Agriculture, Portland, were accepted
for short term internship at the
Biotechnology Centre. Their period of study and work lasted eight (8)
weeks. They were taught Biotechnology techniques and other scientific
methods under the supervision of Dr. Sylvia Mitchell. In addition, five
High School students spent two weeks during the summer learning tissue
culture techniques. One Graduate Student sponsored by the Jamaica
National Building Society was guided and supervised by Dr. Mitchell to
determine the source of bacterial infection in turmeric, analyzed neem oils,
and initiated ginger and turmeric into tissue culture.
Dr Roye was awarded a Fulbright fellowship from the Council for
International Exchange of Students (CIES) through the United States
Embassy in Kingston Jamaica. This fellowship allowed Dr Roye to visit
the International Laboratory for Tropical Agricultural Biotechnology in St
Louis, Missouri for three months - May 18 – August 17th, 2003. She
worked under the supervision of Dr Claude Fauquet, renowned virus
taxonomist, where she investigated the “Molecular investigations of
recombination between cabbage leaf curl virus and Macroptilium golden
mosaic virus, a weed-infecting geminivirus from Jamaica”.
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In April 2003, she also received the American Phytopathological
Society (APS) International Travel Award. An abstract entitled “Cabbage
leaf curl disease includes a mixed infection with CabLCV from Florida and
a recombinant virus between CabLCV and a weed-infecting geminivirus
in Jamaica” was presented in August at the ASP annual meeting in
Charlotte North Carolina.
Dr. Helen N. Asemota, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Basic
Medical Sciences and the Biotechnology Centre was promoted to the post
of Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology, with effect
from May 28, 2003.
Professor Asemota holds the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph D) degree
from the University of Benin/ Frankfurt University and had joined the
Biotechnology Centre in 1991 as a volunteer Lecturer. She was appointed
Lecturer in the then Department of Biochemistry in 1996 and promoted
to Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry and Biotechnology on indefinite tenure
in 1998. Since 2002 she has served as International Consultant, General
Organization for Seed multiplication, Tissue Culture Laboratories in
Aleppo, Syria under the UN-FAO Technical Cooperation Programme.
Prof. Asemota was also a visiting Professor in the Department of
Biological and Agricultural Engineering at North Carolina State University
in Raleigh, USA and she has served the UN-FAO as International
Consultant for Biotechnology in the Republic of Tajikistan.
Dr. Paula Tennant, hosted by Dr. Dennis Gonsalves, visited the
U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center in Hawaii - May to July,
2003 and assisted with a USAID project on setting up international
protocols on the deregulation of transgenic papaya for lesser-developed
countries.
Miss Icolyn Haye, a PhD candidate in Biotechnology was awarded
a Commonwealth Scholarship. Miss Haye spent a year at the John Innes
Centre in the United Kingdom under the supervision of Dr John Stanley
investigating “the distribution diversity and recombination among of
geminiviruses infecting Macroptilium lathyroides from Jamaica”.
Funding
The Biotechnology Centre was awarded a contract for US$150,992
from the Ministry of Agriculture under the Citrus Replanting Project for
Research Sciences in pathology of citrus diseases. The team leader and
principal invesatigators are Drs. Wayne McLaughlin and Paula Tennant,
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respectively. The contract commenced in February 2003. It is for three
years, and is part of a larger project of the Ministry of Agriculture to
control citrus diseases in Jamaica.
In March 2003 Dr Marcia Roye and her research team received
funding in the sum of USD36,000.00 the UWI New Initiative Funding to
support the project on Molecular Investigations of Recombination
between Crop and Weed-infecting Geminiviruses from Jamaica. The fund
total is to be applied over a three year period.
Prof. Helen Asemota obtained funding valuing USD2000.00 for
studies on the assessment of the glycemic indices of different yam varieties
and other tuber crops in Jamaica and other Caribbean countries from the
University of the West Indies School of Graduate Studies and Research.
These studies are being undertaken by Perceval Bahado-Singh’s, an M Phil
candidate at the Centre.
RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
Prof. M. H. Ahmad and Dr. Sylvia Mitchell
– The use of neem oil as biopesticide
– Tissue Culture of medicinal plants
Dr. Paula Tennant
– Development of transgenic papaya with resistance to papaya
ring spot virus (PRSV)
– Pathology of Citrus Diseases
Dr. Wayne McLaughlin
– Molecular biology, epidemiology of whitefly-transmitted
geminiviruses infecting tomato and peppers in the Caribbean
Dr. Marcia Roye
– Molecular biology and epidemiology of whitefly-transmitted
geminiviruses infecting crops and weeds.
Dr. Helen Asemota
– Bioengineering of yams and biochemical studies on yam
extracts for medicinal value
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– Protoplast isolation and gene manipulation from plant cell
culture
Dr. Andrew Wheatley
– Commercial production of yam plantlets through tissue culture
– Molecular basis of sprouting in yam and the characterisation of
Jamaican yam starches.
PAPERS PRESENTED
Proceedings of the Sixth Conference of the Faculty of Pure and
Applied Sciences UWI, Mona. March 18-20, 2003
• Lowell L. Dilworth, Felix Omoruyi, Helen Jacobs, Errol Y.
Morrison and Helen N. Asemota. “Anti-Nutritional factors and
mineral contents in some Caribbean tuber crops: Effects of
Processing”.
• Simone T. Earle-Barrett, Kathleen Lobban, Andrew O. Wheatley
and Helen N. Asemota. “Genetic variation and cultivar
identification of Dioscorea alata using Random Amplified
Polymorphic DNA and Amplified Fragment length
Polymorphism”. p. 78
• Mellisa P. Powell, Andrew O. Wheatley, Paula F.Tennant, Felix
O. Omoruyi, Helen N. Asemota, Dennis Gonsalves, Errol Y.
Morrison and Mohammad Ahmad. “Effects of consumption of
Transgenic papaya (Carica papaya L.) on rat intestinal
disaccharidases”. p. 48
• Kathleen S. Lobban, Andrew O. Wheatley, G. Osuji and Helen
N. Asemota. “Application of RFDD in the Determination of
Genes triggered during the sprouting of yam tubers (Dioscorea
sp.)”. p. 51
• Cliff K. Riley, Andrew O. Wheatley, Ishmael Hassan,
Mohammad H. Ahmad and Helen Asemota. “Morphological
Characterization of Starches Extracted from six Jamaican Yam
(Dioscorea spp.) species”. p.76
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• Powell, M., Wheatley, A., Tennant, P., Omoruyi, F., Asemota, H.,
Gonsalves, D., Morrison, E., and Ahmad, M. H. (2003). “Effects
of consumption of transgenic papaya (Carica papaya L.) on rat
intestinal disaccharidases”.
• Roberts, M., Minot, D., Tennant, P., Jackson-Malete, J., and
Gonsalves, D. (2003) “Comparative evaluation of transgenic and
non-transgenic papaya (Carica papaya L.) fruit developed for the
control of Papaya ringspot virus in Jamaica”.
Proceedings of the Fifth Conference of the Faculty of Pure and
Applied Sciences, Mona, Jamaica, March 17-19
• Webster S., Mitchell S., and M.H. Ahmad (2003) “In vitro
propagation of some medicinal plants of commercial value”.
• Millar M. K. J., S. M. Mitchell, M. H. Ahmad and K. G. Golden
(2003) “Azadirachtin levels of commercial Neem oils and neem
seed grown in Jamaica”.
11th Annual Research Conference, Faculty of Medical Sciences,
UWI, Mona
• Melissa P. Powell, Andrew O. Wheatley, Paula F. Tennant, Denis
Gonsalves, Felix O. Omoruyi, Helen N. Asemota and
Mohammad H. Ahmad. “The effects of consumption of coat
protein transgenic papaya (Carica papaya L) on liver and kidney
enzymes function in rats”. West Indian Medical Journal. 52
(Suppl. 41): 18
18th International Diabetes Foundation (IDF) Congress in Paris,
August 24-29, 2003
• Andrew O. Wheatley, Cliff K. Riley, Perceval S. Bahado-Signh,
Thornia S. Smith, Errol Y. St. A. Morrison, Mohammad H.
Ahmad and Helen N. Asemota. “Relationship between amylose
content and the in vitro digestibility and glycemic index of some
Jamaican yam (Dioscorea spp.) starches”.
Jamaica Institute of Environmental Professionals 1st national
scientific conference on Environmental Management and
Sustainable Development: Medicinal Plant Utilization, Jamaica
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• Mitchell S.A., M. Millar and M.H. Ahmad (2003). “Advancing
environmental knowledge towards decision making in sustainable
development”, April 2003.
Institute of Food Technologists. Annual General meeting, Chicago,
Illinois,
• Roberts, Madeen, Minott, Donna A., Tennant, Paula F., and
Jackson, Jose C. (2003). “Comparison of selected nutritional and
anti-nutritional components of transgenic and nontransgenic
papaya fruit (Carica papaya L.) in Jamaica”. July 12-13.
PUBLICATIONS
* Turner, Shawna-Gae, Tennant, Paula, and. Ahmad, M.H.
(2003) Evaluation of wild Carica species for resistance to
Papaya ringspot virus isolates from Jamaica. JAGRIST (The
Bulletin of the Jamaican Society For Agricultural Sciences) 15:
20-25
* Mitchell S. A. and M. H. Ahmad (2003). Agricultural
Biotechnology in the Caribbean. AgBiotech (ABN 106)
* Mitchell S.A. and M.H. Ahmad (2002). The Wonders of the
Neem Tree. Health, Home and Garden Magazine, Jamaica pg
78-80
* Powell, M., Wheatley, A., Tennant, P., Omoruyi, F., Gonsalves,
D., Asemota, H., and Ahmad, M. H.W. (2002). The effects of
consumption of coat protein transgenic papaya (Carica papaya
L.) on liver and kidney enzyme functions in rats. West Indian
Medical Journal Supplement 51 (4): 18
* Tennant, Paula, Ahmad, M. H., and Gonsalves, Dennis. (2002)
Transformation of Carica papaya L. with virus coat protein gene
for studies on resistance to Papaya ringspot virus from Jamaica.
Tropical Agriculture (Trinidad) 79: 105-113
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PUBLIC SERVICE
Prof. M. H. Ahmad
– Board Member, National Commission on Science and
Technology (NCST)
– Member, National Biosafety Committee of the NCST
Dr. Wayne McLaughlin
– Board Member , Scientific Research Council
– Member, National Biosafety Committee (NCST)
Dr. Helen Asemota
– International Consultant, Food and Agriculture Organization
(FAO) of the United Nations
– Member, Steering Committee for the Development of a
Caribbean Food Composition Programme Organized by the
Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute (CFNI) and PAHO.
Dr. Paula Tennant
– Board Member, Papaya Growers Association
– Member, National Biosafety Committee (NCST)
Dr. Andrew Wheatley
– Member, National Watershed Management Committee
CATEGORIES OF STUDENTS
The enrollment status of Mrs. Melaine Chin-Randle was upgraded in
October 2002 from MPhil to PhD in Biotechnology. Mrs. Chin-Randle is
examining the “Biological and molecular characterization of the Papaya
ring spot virus (Type-P) isolates from selected areas in Jamaica”
Miss Simone Pinnock commenced research on her MPhil project in
September 2002. Ms. Pinnock is being supervised by Dr. Paula Tennant
and is examining the genotypic and phenotypic comparison between the
transgenic and non transgenic papaya trees.
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Mr. Seymour Webster was enrolled for the MPhil degree in
Biotechnology in September 2002 and will be examining the regeneration
of some woody medicinal plants via somatic embryogenesis and RAPD
analysis of regenerants for genetic stability. He is being supervised by Dr.
Sylvia Mitchell.
In September 2002, two graduate students – Latanya Fisher and
Franklin McKenzie are working on citrus diseases and cotton
transformation respectively. Both students are registered in the
Department of Life Sciences and are being supervised by Dr. Paula
Tennant.
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
Messrs Trevor Campbell and Reginald Nugent, Directors of
Global Bridges, California and part of the delegates at a UWI
conference entitled ‘Structuring for the Commercialization of Science and
Technology’ visited the Biotechnology Centre February 2003. The
conference was organized by the Mona School of Business and
Messrs Campbell and Nugents visit to the Centre was hosted by
Prof. M. H. Ahmad and Dr. Sylvia Mitchell.
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INSTITUTES IN THE FACULTY OF PURE
AND APPLIED SCIENCES, MONA
The increasing need for the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences to
identify sources of income other than that provided by, eg. the University
Grants Committees, and the increased commitment by the University to
serve the development needs of the region, have resulted in the
establishment of two Institutes with complimentary objectives, the Mona
Institute of Applied Sciences and the Natural Products Institute. Since
February 2003, both Institutes have been housed in a newly refurbished
building that previously accommodated the Agricultural Unit at Mona.
Detailed reports for both Institutes are given:
THE MONA INSTITUTE OF
APPLIED SCIENCES
Howard O. N. Reid, BSc (Hons.), PhD UWI – Director
WORK OF THE INSTITUTE
The Mona Institute of AppliedSciences, launched in 2001, is a
self-financed legal entity, inter-
dependent with the Faculty of Pure and
Applied Sciences, but operating within
its own financial systems. The emphasis
of the institute has been on interacting
with the “marketplace”, particularly in
promoting research and the education
of persons in the pure and applied
sciences. Critical to this endeavour has
been facilitating the development of
new technologies, processes or
products that are deemed to have the
potential for providing increased employment and increased foreign
exchange earnings or savings within business, government and the wider
society of Jamaica and the Caribbean.
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The year 2002/2003 turned out to be one of consolidation,
continued development of new programmes and the establishing of the
Institute’s name in the marketplace. This was done again under our three
areas of operation (i) training, (ii) research and development, and (iii)
analytical services. The activities of the Institute continued to grow, with
operational revenue growing from J$2,641,174 in 2001/2002 to
J$3,028,952 in 2002/2003. Mr. William Saunders the Institute’s first
Executive Director resigned in September, Mr. Saunders was thanked by
the Board of Directors, MIAS for the direction and focus with limited
resources he had brought to the Institute during his tenure. Dr. Howard
Reid, Manager, Mona Institute of Applied Sciences was appointed
Executive Director in October.
Staff of the Institute increased from two to four, with Ms. Celia
Alleyne (Training Programmes) and Mr. Dayton Outar (Information
Technology and Projects), joining Dr. Reid and Mr. David Simons
(Accounting) as fulltime employees of the Institute. For the year
Departments of the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences earned
J$317,400 for rental of classrooms and computers (a total of J$544,350
since August 2001), while members of the FPAS and graduate students of
the UWI have been paid J$775,766 for teaching on our professional
training programmes (a total of J$1,667,141) since August 2001.
The Certificates in Information Technology Programmes are our
major source of income. Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Sources of Income for the MIAS 2002/2003.
The Institute acquired permanent office space at the Old Agriculture
Unit through the intervention of the Dean, Faculty of Pure and Applied
Sciences, Prof. Ronald Young and Principal, Mona Campus, University of
the West Indies, Prof. Kenneth Hall. Renovation of the section of existing
building allocated to the MIAS and construction of additional office space
was completed in January 2003 and we moved in during February 2003.
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Training
Following up on the decision in 2001 to focus initially on training,
given the University’s experience in this area and that it showed the
greatest potential for generating income, we have been developing a series
of certificate and post-graduate diploma programmes targeted for launch
during our first three years of operations. The courses are geared to meet
the needs of persons who do not at this time want to register for the
University’s Degree programmes but require formal quality training which
would give them certification attesting to marketable skills on the job
market.
It was felt that training should be offered initially in those areas where
the participant needed little academic pre-qualifications for participation.
Certificate courses have been or are being developed in Information
Technology, Computer Hardware Engineering, Instrument Repair
Technology, Pesticide Management and Food Sciences.
Certificate Courses
Information Technology
The MIAS information technology programme is aimed at fulfilling
the needs of persons who do not intend to register for the University’s
degree programmes in Computer Science, but require formal quality
training in the use of computers at various levels: introductory (Part 1),
intermediate (Part 2) and advanced (Part 3), which will give them
certification attesting to marketable skills on the job market.
The MIAS offered four Certificates in Information Technology this
year, up from two 2001/2002. Introduction to Computers, our
foundation certificate programme, introduces participants with no or
limited knowledge of computers to computer fundamentals, the
applications in the Microsoft Office Suite and the use of the Internet.
There are two Part II programmes, Introduction to Programming and
Introduction to Web Site Design; and one Part III post Computer Science
B.Sc. programme Advanced Java which introduces participants to
applications of Java in advanced programming technologies such as
object-oriented programming including the Internet, Graphical User
Interface (GUIs), Databases and Component-based Software
Engineering. 189 students participated in the certificate programmes.
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Figure 1. Number of students registered for each cycle of the
Certificates in Information Technology 2002/2003.
MSc Computer Science
The Mona Institute of Applied Sciences and the Department of
Mathematics and Computer Science will be running a MSc Computer
Science starting January 2004. The programme will be self-financing and
lecturers from the Mathematics and Computer Science will be
complimented by adjunct faculty from industry.
Post Graduate Diplomas
An exciting new Post Graduate Diploma in Information
Technology targeted at non Computer Science first degree holders who
wish to enter the Information Technology industry has been developed in
conjunction with the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science.
This course will run over a twelve month period inclusive of a two month
project. The targeted start-up date for this programme is September 2004.
The course will only be offered initially part-time in the evenings.
Two other post graduate diplomas are being developed to meet the
needs of graduates who require additional training to supplement their
skills or who have come from non-technical background and are seeking
career changes. They are: (i) Post Graduate Diploma in Pesticide
Management with the Departments of Life Science and Chemistry and (ii)
Post Graduate Diploma in Embedded Systems and Industrial Application
of Computers with the Department of Physics.
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Programmes To Be Launched During the Next Year
Other certificate/professional programmes that have been
developed or which are in advanced stages of development, which are
scheduled to come on stream in the next eighteen months, are:
(i) Certificates in Web Development and Administration (a Part 3
IT certificate) developed with the Department of Mathematics
and Computer Science
(ii) Two certificates in Computer Hardware Technology developed
with the Department of Physics
(i) Certificate in Computer Technology, Part 1
(ii) Certificate in Computer Technology, Part 2
(iii) MSc Food Science
Research and Development
The major project taken from research conducted within the faculty,
for promotion and started in 2001 was the Tilapia Project.
Tilapia Project
The Tilapia Project builds on work done by a research team, lead by
Dr. Dunbar Steele, in the Department of Life Sciences, which involves the
acclimation of freshwater tilapia fingerlings to seawater and a protocol for
farming them in the sea in cages. The project started in October 2002 and
will run for a year, with the view of finalising some experimental work and
securing the intellectual property rights before commercialising the
research.
Other Projects
In addition, development of plans to establish a centre for writing
computer software and incubating software engineering firms at the UWI
have been ongoing, with several information technology firms, over the
last year. The first step in this process is already well advanced by way of a
working relationship with Advanced Integrated Systems (AIS) to write
computer software and provide them with technical support. A number of
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smaller projects; web page development and web hosting services
involving the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science;
designing and making of specialised electronic equipment with the Physics
Department for an industrial client; and compilation of CD’s of two of the
FPAS’s Emeritus Professors in the Department of Life Sciences are in
progress.
Analytical Services
Negotiations are currently in progress or have been completed with
industry/private sector partners to work with them on several projects.
Bureau of Standards Jamaica
The Mona Institute of Applied Sciences and the Bureau of Standards,
Jamaica (BSJ) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Friday
November 22, 2002 at 11:00 a.m. in the New Chemistry Building in the
Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences. The relationship with the BSJ will
involve cooperation on standards and metrology, training for industry,
and participating in the analytical work currently being done by BSJ.
Regional Analytical Laboratory
Development of plans for the establishment of a Regional Analytical
Laboratory to carry out complex analytical projects such as testing for
drugs (equine and human), pesticide residue, heavy metal, waste effluents
and risk assessment analysis is currently under discussions with a number
of industry partners. If successful this may involve equipping a dedicated
laboratory.
The Future
The Mona Institute of Applied Sciences continued to grow during
the 2002/2003 academic year with activities again mainly centred on
training. For the next year, training will probably continue to dominate the
income of the MIAS, with new products ready to come on stream to a
large extent coming from this section. Research and development, and
analytical services should make a more substantial contribution during the
next year.
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DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
Mr. Ray Chang, CI Fund Management Inc., with headquarters in
Toronto, Canada, Canada and member of the Board of Governors,
Ryerson Polytechnic University.
The Hon. Phillip Paulwell, Minister of Commerce, Science and
Technology.
Dr. Nigel Clark, Director of National Commercial Bank, Jamaica
Ltd., Jamaica Broilers Group of Companies and Seprod Jamaica
Limited
Prof Ronald M. Lee, Professor of Electronic Commerce, College
of Business, Florida International University.
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THE NATURAL PRODUCTS INSTITUTE
Trevor H. Yee, BSc (Hons.), PhD UWI, MBA (Hons.) Nova
– Executive Director
WORK OF THE INSTITUTE
The Natural Products, in its fourthyear of operation, has been
focusing on its own innovative
research and development activities
for (a) the extraction, separation and
identification of bioactive and
economically important compounds
from selected plants and animals, (b)
the assaying of compounds and
formulas (NPI’s and its collaborators’
and clients’) for their pharmaceutical,
biochemical, physiological, toxicologi-
cal, aromatic and pesticidal properties,
(c) the development of laboratory-
scale technology for production of
these products, and the development of the technology for commercial
manufacturing, (d) the identification of markets and development of
marketing strategies for the products and technologies developed, and (e)
the development of methods for the sustainable use of local flora and
fauna.
Furthermore, NPI has been developing income-generating client
services. These are (a) determination of chemical contents and
physiological and toxicological properties in herbal products, (b) the
development of possible sponsored research programs for other
departments, institutes, and centres in the Faculty, and (c) teaching degree
courses and organizing workshops.
Most of the NPI’s activities are in collaboration with other
Departments, Institutes, and Centres in the Faculties of Pure and Applied
Sciences, Medical Sciences, Social Sciences, in Mona and the Faculty of
Engineering, UWI, St. Augustine.
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During the year, the Institute hosted an international conference for
ethnomedical scientists and practitioners and also a workshop on
Composting and the Utilization of Agricultural and Agro-Industrial
Wastes.
RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
– Investigation into the value addition of an exported raw
material by means of extraction and chemical characterization
of the local plant. Dr. Trevor Yee, Prof. Helen Jacobs
– Investigation of a number of plants as potentially new sources
of essential oils. Dr. Trevor Yee, Dr. Roy Porter
– Investigation into the development of a number of plants and
other sources of dyes and colouring materials. Dr. Trevor Yee,
Dr. Rupika Delgoda, Prof. Helen Jacobs
– Characterisation of a local plant as a nutraceutical. The chemical
and physiological profiles of the plant for the presence of
bioactive compounds are being investigated. Prof. Ajai
Mansingh; Prof. Ronald Young; Dr. Trevor Yee; Ms.
Arlene Wilson
– Testing of natural products as possible targets for the treatment
of tuberculosis. Dr. Rupika Delgoda; Prof. Edith Sim, Dr.
Andrew Munroe, Prof. Helen Jacobs, Prof. Paul Reese
– The study of drug-herb interactions. Dr. Rupika Delgoda; Prof.
Gordon Roberts; Prof. Roland Wolfe
– Drug metabolism. Dr. Rupika Delgoda, Prof. Barrie
Hanchard, Dr. Lisa Lindo, Prof. Gordon Roberts
– Development of botanical pesticide formulations for the
management of vegetable and coffee pests and ticks of cattle
and other animals. Prof. Ajai Mansingh; Dr. Dwight E.
Robinson; Ms. Arlene Wilson
CLIENT SERVICES
The following client services were initiated/undertaken:
Identification and vitamin characterization of several local herbs.
Testing of a local fruit active against diarrhoea.
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Development of nutraceuticals from local ethnomedical
formulations.
The use of Chinese herbal medicines in Jamaica.
The development of byproducts from banana fibre.
The assessment of a natural product formulation for anti-cancer
activities.
Investigation into the breeding of other varieties for the local
horticultural industry.
PAPERS PRESENTED
• Delgoda, R. (2002). ‘New and emerging pharmacological issues in
drug toxicity’, 17th Annual Medical Symposium, October 2002,
Kingston
• Delgoda, R. (2002), ‘Drug metabolism: a multidisciplinary
approach and the relevance to Jamaica’, Natural Products
Institute, bimonthly seminar series, UWI.
• Delgoda, R. and Yee, T. (2002), ‘Natural Products Institute,
UWI’, Scientific forum on Caribbean ethnomedicine and
medicinal plants, Montego Bay, December 2002.
PUBLICATIONS
* Delgoda, R Prof. Agamuthu Periathamby. (2003) Utilization
and Management of Agricultural and Agro-Industrial Waste. 145pp.
ISBN- 983-2085-29-2.
Refereed
* Delgoda, R., Lian, L.Y., Sandy, J., Sim, E, NMR investigation
of the catalytic mechanism of arylamine N-acetyltransferases
from Salmonella typhimurium; Biochemica Biophysica Acta, 2002,
25473, 1-7.
International Symposium
The Natural Products Institute in collaboration with Blue Cross of
Jamaica hosted an international symposium entitled, “Towards global
collaboration in ethnomedicine and medicinal plants research and
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development”. The symposium was held in Montego Bay, Jamaica, from
December 6-7, 2002. Ethnomedical practitioners and scientists from
local, Caribbean and International affiliations participated.
Workshop
A workshop entitled, “Utilization and Management of Agricultural
and Agro-Industrial Wastes” was organized by the Natural Products
Institute, with expert instructions provided by Professor Agamuthu from
the University of Malaya. Through the workshop the Institute hosted over
50 local and Caribbean participants from academia, industry and non-
governmental organizations. Sponsorship was secured from the
Caribbean Regional HRD Programme for Economic Competitiveness
(CPEC) and the Ridge to Reef Watershed Project.
GRANTS RECEIVED
Dr. R. Delgoda received a grant of Swedish Crowns 92,000
(US$12,000) to carry out the metabolism of natural products by drug
metabolising enzymes in human liver tissue, by the International
Foundation for Science, Sweden.
ASSISTANCE FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
The Government of India, under its International Technical and
Economic Cooperation programme, has approved an aid package to the
NPI for the establishing of a Toxicology Laboratory. His Excellency Mr. I.
V. Chopra, the Indian High Commissioner to Jamaica, who visited the
NPI on July 30, 2003, stated that a large quantity of the requested
equipment should be available within the year. This would be followed by
the posting of an Indian expert in toxicological studies at NPI/UWI for
several years.
The ITEC programme will also facilitate visits by NPI’s staff and its
collaborators, to visit a number of world-renowned Indian Institutions.
PUBLIC/ACADEMIC SERVICE
Dr. Trevor Yee
– Treasurer, International Society for the Development of
Natural Products
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– Member, Executive Committee- the Natural History Society of
Jamaica
– Member, Advisory Panel for Complimentary Medicine,
Ministry of Health
– Member, Steering Committee – Towards a National
Bioprospecting Programme, National Commission on Science
and Technology, Office of the Prime Minister
– Chairman, Cosmetics Technical Committee, Jamaica Bureau of
Standards
Prof. Ajai Mansingh
– Secretary, International Society for the Development of Natural
Products
– Secretary (Founding), Jamaica Council for Interfaith Fellowship
– Editorial Board, Insect Science & Its Application: a monthly
international Journal (Publ. Int. Cent. For Insect Ecol. &
Physiol. Nairobi.)
Ms. Arlene Wilson
– Member Steering Committee, Jamaica Young Scientist Forum,
facilitated by the National Commission on Science and
Technology
SUPERVISION OF STUDENTS
Postgraduate
Two MPhil. students are working jointly with the Natural Products
Institute and the Department of Chemistry and are being supervised by
Dr. Trevor Yee, Professor Helen Jacobs, and Dr. Roy Porter.
Undergraduate
Two students in the Biochemistry Department were supervised by
Dr. Delgoda on their final year project and 2 theses were presented.
Seven final year pharmacy students from University of Technology
were supervised by Dr. Delgoda on 2 research projects.
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Technical assistance was provided by Miss Arlene Wilson to three
students of Chemistry (UWI) and two CAPE students.
Dr. Yee lectured in the BSc final year Food Chemistry course at
UWI.
Drs. Yee, and. Delgoda and Prof. Mansingh coordinated and taught
the Herbal and Complimentary Medicine course to B. Pharmacy final year
students at the University of Technology.
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
Professor Jiang Zoujun, Vice Governor of the Province and
Professor of Medicine led by a 7-member Chinese delegation from
the Anhui Provincial Government of China and the Anhui College
of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Dr. Alberto Barcelo, Regional Advisor World Health
Organization
Prof. Jeff Atherton, Professor of Tropical Horticulture, Cave Hill,
U.W.I.
Prof. Agamuthu Periathamby, Professor of Waste Management
and Resource Recovery, Univ. of Malaya
Dr. Virender Sheorain, General Manager, National Rums of
Jamaica
Prof. Hiroshi Morishima, Nagoya City University, Japan
Mr. Koichi Hagiwara, Industrial Development Officer, UNIDO,
Toyko
His Excellency Mr. I. V. Chopra, High Commissioner of India.
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UWI CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT &
DEVELOPMENT (UWICED)
Professor Al Binger, PhD University of Georgia – Director
WORK OF THE CENTRE
UWICED is the University Centretasked with providing technical
assistance to the Small Island
Developing States (SIDS) of the
Caribbean to address the formidable
challenges of environmental protection
and sustainable development. It was
established in 1993 arising out of the
Rio de Janeiro World Summit on
Environment and Development
(UNCED) held in 1992. In 1997, at the
Summit of the Americas, the Regional
Heads of Government and the
President of the United States
designated UWICED as a regional focal point for sustainable
development information in the Caribbean.
UWICED focuses on assisting the region to develop/strengthen
capacity for sustainable development. This includes providing technical
assistance (information, resource mobilization, policy guidance, training,
and advice), in six key areas identified from the 1994 Barbados Plan of
Action (BPoA) for the sustainable development of Small Islands
Developing States (SIDS). These are:
• Climate Variability and Change
• Sustainable Energy
• Land, Water and Biodiversity Resources Conservation
• Integrated Waste Management
• Sustainable Tourism
• Integrated Coastal Zone Management
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During the year under review, the major global activity in sustainable
development was the convening of the “World Summit on Sustainable
Development” which was held in Johannesburg, South Africa in
August/September 2002. This Summit was attended by over a hundred
world leaders, corporate leaders and NGOs and was characterized by the
Johannesburg Plan of Implementation, representing the ongoing
commitment to sustainable development by all member countries of the
United Nations.
UWICED in collaboration with the Caribbean Community
Secretariat (CCS) was tasked to provide technical assistance and support
to the Government Negotiators during the preparatory meeting leading
up the Summit, the final one of which was held in Bali, Indonesia in May
2002. Additionally, UWICED/CCS was asked to provide technical
assistance to the Chair of the Alliance of Small Islands States (AOSIS).
In the focal areas noted above the major activities were concentrated
in the areas of Waste Management, Climate Variability and Change,
Sustainable Energy, and Land, Water and Biodiversity Conservation.
Additionally, a number of activities focused on strengthening UWICED
institutional capacity in training and information support were also
undertaken.
Climate Change
Regional Climate Change Centre: – The Caribbean Community
Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) has now been formally established in
Belmopan, Belize. The Board of Director had it first meeting and the
Government of Belize has seconded a senior climate change professional
to act as Interim Executive Director. This represents another successful
outcome of the first regional climate change project, Caribbean Planning
for Adaptation to Climate Global Change (CPACC), funded by the World
Bank/GEF and implemented by UWICED in partnership with the OAS.
The CARICOM Heads of Government in February 2002 approved the
establishment of the CCCCC which has as its mission to assist the region
in addressing the challenges to sustainable development that will result
from climate change and sea level rise. UWICED, which represents the
University on the Board of Directors, continues to assist the CARICOM
Secretariat in the institutional development of the CCCCC.
Preparation of Regional Climate Change Report: – In
partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
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and the CCS, UWICED completed the final draft of the report entitled
“Climate Change in the Caribbean”. The report is currently under review
and is to be published for the United Nations International Meeting on
Development of Small Islands States to be held in August 2004. The
report examines the likely consequences of climate change and sea level
rise for the region and concludes that the region is extremely vulnerable.
Also included in this report are policy recommendations as well as
proposed scientific research and technology development to assist the
region in building resilience. The objective of this document is to bring to
the forefront the high vulnerability of countries in the region to the
phenomena of climate change and sea level rise resulting from the
emission of greenhouse gases and addresses specifically:
• The existing social, economic and environmental conditions of
the Caribbean;
• The likely impact on the countries in the region arising from
climate change and sea level rise;
• Options for minimizing and reducing vulnerability and
strengthening resilience.
Mainstreaming Adaptation to Climate Change (MACC): –
Mainstreaming Adaptation to Climate Change is the new regional climate
change project undertaken by the CCS, the University of the West Indies,
and Member Governments to help the region to continue to develop the
capacity to address the pending impacts from climate change and sea level
rise. The new project started in July 2003, as a follow up to the previous
project (CPACC) which provided the region with capacity building
resources over the period 1997 to 2001. The MACC will provide some
US$10 million in funding over the next four years from the World
Bank/GEF to develop capacity and gather information to address climate
change and sea level rise issues. The MACC project will be implemented
by the CCS with UWI as member of the Steering Committee and will be
managed out of the CCCCC in Belize.
UWICED, in addition to giving support to the MACC as a member
of the Steering Committee, is focused on vulnerability reduction and
resilience building including the identification of adaptation and
mitigation technologies (with the support of the UNDP).
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Land, Water and Biodiversity Resources Conservation
Inter-regional and Regional Workshops: – UWICED
coordinated two regional meeting for the year in this area. The first was
held from March 13-16, 2002 in Belize, to explore the development of an
inter-regional mechanism to improve collaboration between the
Caribbean and Central America countries, on matters related to
environmental and sustainable development, including biodiversity, the
implementation of international conventions and treaties, coral reef
protection and cooperation among bodies such as CITES, the IWC and
Ramsar.
The second meeting was held in Coya Coco, Cuba, from November
25-29, 2002. The goal of the workshop was to strengthen regional capacity
by providing a forum for representatives of organizations and institutions
who are responsible for the protection/conservation/ management of
biological resources to exchange experiences (lessons learned, good
practices, impacts and benefits) and use those experiences as the basis to
develop a long-term needs driven strategy for strengthening regional
capacity through collaboration. The MacArthur Foundation, the UNDP
Country Office, and the Cuban Ministry provided support for this
workshop entitled “Towards Sustainable Development in the Caribbean Islands:
Capacity Building for Managing and Protecting Biological Resources”.
Sustainable Energy
Energy Expert Meeting
As part of the preparatory process for the United Nations
International Meeting for the Review of the Implementation of the
Barbados Plan of Action (BPoA) for the Small Island Developing States
(SIDS), UWICED in partnership with UNDESA and the Government of
Nuie and with support from the UNDP conducted a week long meeting of
energy experts in July 7-11, 2003. The goal of the meeting was to develop
an energy agenda for SIDS that will help them to address the growing
vulnerability associated with increasing dependence on petroleum for the
provision of energy services. This agenda will be presented for discussion
at the SIDS Meeting in the Bahamas in January 2004 and if adopted, it will
become part of the decisions for the SIDS International Meeting in
Mauritius to be held in August 2004.
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Caribbean Renewable Energy Development Project:: –
Negotiations with the UNDP/GEF continues regarding the
implementation of this US$15 million project to foster the development
of renewable energy resources in the region. The Project suffered a major
set back as a result of the last minute decision by the Caribbean
Development Bank not to establish a dedicated funding window to
support financing for renewable energy projects. UWICED, who chaired
the Steering Committee that developed the project, continues to provide
technical support to the CARICOM Secretariat in finalizing the
reformulated project which will be resubmitted to the UNDP/GEF in
December 2003.
Technical Assistance to the Dominican Government: – The
report “The Potential of Renewable Technologies: Diversifying Dominica’s Energy
Supply – UWICED, July 2002” has provided a foundation for the
development of partnerships with the OAS, and private sector entities
interested in the development of renewable energy in Dominica.
UWICED continues to provide technical advice to the Government.
Cogeneration Project for the UWI and UHWI: – This project
which was developed with the goal of helping to minimize energy cost on
the Mona Campus and at the hospital remains in abeyance. Discussions
continue with the Jamaican Government about implementing the project
at a different scale for the hospital.
Development of Energy Efficiency in the Caribbean: –
Although energy efficiency initiatives are potentially of great benefit to the
region, and could contribute to the reduction in petroleum imports and
greenhouse gas emissions, projects in this area have encountered barriers
to implementation, related to policy, regulation, financing, market
development, public awareness and human capacity constraints. Under
the Caribbean Energy Efficiency Project (CEEP) being developed with
support from the UNDP by a team of regional organizations consisting of
CARILEC (Caribbean Electricity Utilities Corporation), OLADE (Latin
American Energy Organisation), CEIS (Caribbean Energy Information
System) and UWICED, resources will be sought from the Global
Environmental Facility (GEF) to undertake activities to identify and
remove barriers to energy efficiency in the region.
Development of Web Based Graduate Programme in Energy
Management: – Work continues on the development of the graduate
curricula in collaboration with external organizations.
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Integrated Waste Management
Regional Waste Management Project: – Through a grant from
the Foster-Wheeler Corporation, UWICED has undertaken a multiple-
pronged project designed to assess the current status of wastes, method of
disposal and their impacts in the Caribbean, develop a database on waste
management systems and technologies, developing commercial-scale
demonstration projects that convert waste to valuable products, and
initiate graduate training courses in sustainable waste management for
regional practitioners. The first commercial demonstration is being done
in Jamaica in collaboration with the CANCO Jamaica Ltd and the Jamaica
Government through the Scientific Research Council (SRC). The
commercially demonstration-scale agro-industrial waste composting
project is intended to verify the appropriate scale for the production of
organic fertilizer from plant derived waste. The objectives of the project
are the development of technology to convert ackee-processing waste
produced by CANCO Jamaica Ltd. into high quality compost; and the
documentation of the methodologies employed for commercial scale
operation. CANCO Jamaica Limited in St. Thomas is one of the major
producers and exporters of canned ackees in Jamaica. During the peak
season for ackee production up to 40 cubic yards of ackee waste (ackee
pods and seeds) are produced per day. Estimates are that this factory
produces approximately 3,000 cubic yards of ackee waste annually.
Presently this material is dumped into a nearby landfill. This project
proposes to develop a technology for converting this waste into high
quality compost, which can be sold commercially.
STRENGTHENING UWICED’S INSTITUTIONAL
CAPACITY
Upgrading of The University’s Technical Capacity to Provide
Training in Environmental Management: – Through a NORAD
(Norway Aid Agency) grant and associated initiatives, during the last few
years UWICED developed and equipped a classroom in the Centre
building, to support web-based, multimedia and teleconferencing
instruction in environmental management.
Small Islands Developing States Information Network
(SIDSNet): – In partnership with the United Nations Department for
Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) UWICED is implementing a
three year project that started in July 2003 to improve the availability and
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access to information on sustainable development by the island states of
the region. The establishment of a regional SIDSNet node will strengthen
the collection, organization and dissemination of information on good
practices to address biodiversity conservation, climate change responses
and international water management issues among AOSIS Member
States, and to foster inter-SIDS sharing of experiences on the use of
information technology as a sustainable development tool in the context
of ecosystem management. As part of the Project Information
Coordinators terms of reference SIDSNet Focal Points will be established
in seven non-campus countries to assist with the development and
provision of information.
Development of Graduate/Professional Training in Environ-
mental Management – Web-based Graduate Curriculum Develop-
ment for Integrated Waste – Over the past several years, through a
Rockefeller Foundation planning grant, and in collaboration with
Faculties and the Graduate School, UWICED has worked to help develop
a programme for a University-wide Masters in Environmental
Management; parts of which is now being implemented.. Currently, the
Centre is coordinating the development of the Waste Management
specialization for this programme. The curricula consisting of sixteen
units at the graduate level have been completed and are currently
undergoing peer review. Also completed are some six case studies in
various aspects of waste management that will serve as resources material.
Development of Web Based Project Cycle Management Course:
– As a pilot-scale initiative under the above framework, UWICED
developed a web based course. The course was successfully tested at two
web-based technical workshops, in Project Cycle Management, for
environmental practitioners in Jamaica, involving a total of fourteen
participants active in sustainable development-related institutions.
Participants in the workshops explored the links between projects and
sustainable development, and how to identify, develop, appraise, finance,
implement and evaluate such projects. These workshops served to test
and further develop the Centre’s web-based environmental management
training capacity.
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RESEARCH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES
IN PROGRESS
Small Island Developing States Vulnerability Study: –
UWICED is coordinating a global study of the environmental, economic
and social vulnerabilities of SIDS in light of emerging global and regional
trends, under a service agreement with UNDP. The first draft of the
report was presented to a workshop in May 2002. The final report was
completed and submitted to the UNDP in June 2003. As part of the
process to sensitive governments about the results of the study a regional
briefing was held in Grenada, during the period May14 –16, 2003,
sponsored by the UNDP, the CARICOM Secretariat, and the
Government of Grenada. During the coming year UWICED will
continue work in this areas in partnership with the UNDP and the
CARICOM Secretariat.
Conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in the
Caribbean: – UWICED, under a MacArthur Foundation Grant,
continues to investigate and assess the stresses on the region’s ecosystems
linked to political, social and economic trends. This project aims to define
the challenges, build capacity and facilitate the formulation and
implementation of regional strategies for the comprehensive development
and protection of biological resources, and effective compliance with
international environmental treaties. As part of this efforts two reports are
under preparation, specifically:
Threats to Biodiversity in the Caribbean
The objective of this research paper is to:
• To provide information on our biodiversity and the main threats
to their conservation and sustainable use.
• To increase awareness and aid policy development
• To facilitate dialogue on planning and developing effective, long-
term regional biodiversity conservation strategies and sustainable
development.
• To encourage research.
• To encourage dialogue between individuals and institutions in the
region that is concerned with biodiversity.
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Uses of Biodiversity in the Caribbean
The objective of this paper is to:
• Provide information on our biodiversity – its present and
potential uses
• Provide information on the sustainable use of Caribbean
biodiversity.
• Increase awareness.
• Facilitate dialogue on planning and developing effective, long-
term regional biodiversity conservation strategies and sustainable
development
• Encourage research and dialogue between individuals and
institutions in the region that are concerned with biodiversity.
• To aid in documentation efforts.
Energy Consumption patterns, Climate Change and the
Economy: – Research is being carried out to investigate the links between
Balance of Payment Constrained Growth and the Consumption of
Energy, and the relationships between Economic Growth and Climate
Change.
Sustainable Energy: – Research into the impact of privatisation on
the energy sector in five Caribbean Countries is being conducted.
Strengthening of Negotiations Skills for SIDS in the Context of
International Treaties: – Research has been carried out into the
methods employed by SIDS in international negotiations and the levels of
success achieved. This study will also identify more effective negotiating
strategies were applicable.
Caribbean Environmental Outlook for the Wider Caribbean Region
In partnership with UNEP, UWICED is preparing a regional report
on the state of the environment with particular emphasis on marine
resources. The purpose of this report is to provide information for policy-
makers on the status and vulnerabilities of the marine and coastal areas
and the present policy activities and options for the Wider Caribbean
Region (WCR). This will be the second report in partnership with UNEP
on the Caribbean region. The first publication had significant gaps in data
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and as such UWICED in collaboration with UNEP is compiling data for
the new report.
PAPERS PRESENTED
Prof Al Binger:
• Electric Utility in the Caribbean – Caribbean Association of
Regional Energy Companies (CARILEC) Meeting, St. Lucia,
November 2002
• Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) – As the Sustainable
Development Technology for Small Islands Developing States
(SIDS), Pacific Island Water Forum, Palau, October 2002
• Global Public Goods – Presented to the UN ECOSOC, United
Nations, New York, USA, April 2003
Maurice Mason:
• “The Jamaican Economy: A Case for Cogeneration” presented at
the workshop “Environmental Economics for Civil Society”
hosted by SEDU (Cave Hill Campus) June 26, 2003.
PUBLICATIONS
* Vulnerability of Small Island Developing States – UNDP Policy
Journal Vol 1 August 2002.
PUBLIC SERVICE
Professor Al Binger
– Member United Nations Economic and Social Commission
(ECOSOC), Committee For Development Policy (CDP).
– Chairman, Project Committee, Board of Directors, Environ-
mental Foundation of Jamaica
Maurice Mason
– UWICED representative to the National Steering Committee
on Biodiversity.
– UWICED representative to the National Steering Committee
on Solid Waste Management.
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UWI DISTANCE EDUCATION CENTRE
(UWIDEC)
Christine Marrett, BA, MA UWI, Dip Ed U of Surrey, Dip Mgt Stds,
Dip Mass Comm UWI – Campus Coordinator &
Senior Programme Officer
WORK OF THE CENTRE
At the end of July 2003, the UWIDistance Education Centre bade
farewell to Director, Professor Badri
Koul, who was instrumental in
drafting the plans for the reengineering
of distance education at UWI. One
aspect of this plan implemented during
the period 2002/2003 was the
formation of the Academic
Programme Committee, which held its
first meeting in March 2003.
Programmes
The total number of students pursuing courses through UWIDEC
across the Caribbean rose to 2,511, an increase of 6.28% over the previous
year.
Two new programmes were launched – the Certificate in Gender
Studies, and the B.Ed. Secondary programmes, the latter sponsored by
the Ministry of Education and Culture in Jamaica to deliver courses in 10
disciplines for students across Jamaica. Other programmes delivered were:
MSc (Family Medicine), MSc (Counselling), Advanced Diploma in
Construction Management, BSc (Management Studies), BSc (Agri-
business Management), B.Ed. (Educational Administration), Certificate in
Business Administration, and Certificate in Public Administration. The
M.A. (External Programme in Agriculture) also made use of the
teleconference facilities as did the Masters in Law programme, involving
the three campuses.
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The BA with Major in French was restarted in 2002-2003 with
UWIDEC facilitating the survival of this initiative, in cooperation with the
Department of Language, Linguistics and Literature at Cave Hill. This
initiative began in 1998, for students who are teachers of French in
Dominica, St. Lucia, Grenada, St. Vincent and St. Kitts.
Although the print materials remain the mainstay of the delivery
mode, UWIDEC continued to equip itself for the introduction of other
media, such as WebCt and Just-In-Time-Learning (JIT-L), which are
expected to be used in course delivery in 2003-2004. Led by colleagues in
St. Augustine, various components of six courses (SY14G – Introduction
to Sociology, FD10A – English for Academic Purposes, MS23B –
Caribbean Business Environment, SY22E – Survey Design and Analysis,
EC22A – Topics in Economic Development and SY32E – Industrial
Sociology) were put on-line. An e-learning team comprised of staff from
the curriculum development units of the three campuses, the Web
Administrator, Graphic Designer, Research Officer and Academic
Programme Officer has been formed to review quality assurance issues
related to the establishment of guidelines for on-line course development.
The distribution of course materials from each campus went
reasonably well, with fewer delays and omissions than in the previous year.
Problems, however, continued and included the delay in obtaining
registration figures which negatively affected timely distribution and
failure of duplicating equipment. Customs regulations in Jamaica also
slowed down the distribution process. Where materials were sent
electronically, some site staff experienced difficulty in downloading the
materials for students.
EC14C was again without a UWIDEC-produced course package, so
textbooks had to be purchased for use by students.
Examinations are now being held at each of the Centres in Jamaica
and the cost is now being charged to UWIDEC.
Summer programme
The Faculty of Social Sciences and UWIDEC attempted a more
organized approach to the offer of Summer Programmes, guided by
similar attempts on campus to streamline the management of summer
programmes.
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Non-UWI and non-certificate programmes
The Diploma in International Shipping Logistics offered by the
Caribbean Maritime Institute was run on a limited basis with in-country
delivery in Dominica and Guyana.
Non-certificate or outreach programmes included:
• The sixth renewal of the Regional Schools Food and Nutrition
Quiz hosted by the Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute
(CFNI), which took place in November 2002. Eleven countries
participated with Bahamas emerging as the winning team and St.
Vincent student, Jenese Ashton, as the individual champion.
• Regular teleconferences of the Caribbean Council for Family
Physicians and the Department of Child Health. The Vice
Chancellor and the University Registrar also continued regular
use of the network for administrative meetings.
• The discussion series for sixth formers, held in March 2003,
which was adapted to accommodate the introduction of the
Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE). The
Caribbean Examinations Council assisted with the suggestion of
topics and presenters.
Library services
Library services continued to be provided through the distance
education librarian, Ms. Evadne McLean, Mona Library. Throughout the
year, the library actively served learners in the Northern Caribbean as well
as the 10 intra-Jamaica sites enrolled in the Social Sciences and Education
programmes, including the B.Ed. Secondary programme, which came on
stream in January 2003.
In an attempt to make the services offered to the distance learning
community mirror those provided for on-campus students, there was a
further strengthening of some on-site collections for the Social Sciences
and Education programmes, as well as document delivery and book loans
to staff and students. Requests for past examination papers have been
greatly reduced as students and tutors are now able to access these directly
from the on-line catalogue.
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Challenges
Challenges persisted in the limitation of space especially at some of
the centres throughout Jamaica, difficulty at some sites in identifying
qualified persons to tutor some of the second and third level courses for
the degree in Management Studies, and the late release of examination
results in some courses. Inconsistent participation of tutors in orientation
teleconferences with course coordinators was also a problem. It is
proposed to make attendance by tutors at these teleconferences
obligatory.
The Ocho Rios Centre got approval to convert two containers into
four classrooms.
Mona Summer Workshop for Distance Education Students
The Office of Student Services (OSS) at Mona once again hosted the
Summer Workshop for distance education students in the week of July 7,
2003. Students from various centres in Jamaica participated in activities
organized by the OSS to better integrate the distance education students
into campus life.
Bursary
The second recipient of the Osmond A. Tomlinson Scholarship
Trust Fund bursary to assist a student in the parish of St. Ann registered
through the UWI Distance Education Centre was made on August 29,
2002. The bursary, valued at $15,000 was awarded to Percival Bernard, a
returning education student at the Ocho Rios centre.
Telecommunications Network and Web development
The total number of programming hours for which the
teleconference network was used was 2,090 with 1,321.5 hours (63.23%)
used for teaching purposes and 768.5 hours (36.77%) for non-teaching
purposes. This represents an increase of some 35% or 545.5 hours over
the previous year’s usage of some 1,544.5 hours.
The network also experienced increased usage for e-mail, electronic
file transfer and the introduction of on-line course delivery using the
WebCT Web environment. The increase in computer mediated
communication in UWIDEC’s delivery and administration highlighted
the need to replace the existing obsolete computers and the need to
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increase the bandwidth to the Internet and the bandwidth within the
UWIDEC network.
In March 2003, as part of a pilot project, the network in Trinidad and
Tobago was migrated to frame relay. The goal of the project was to
determine the capability of the frame relay network for carrying the audio
conference traffic without any reduction in quality. On July 24, 2003, a
contract was signed with Cable & Wireless to migrate all the current
international network connections to international frame relay at a
reduced recurrent monthly cost of US$28,576.50. The current monthly
cost of international network connections is US$40,896.00.
In July 2003, a contract was signed with Western NRG Inc. in
California USA to provide maintenance for all the routers in the 16
country network at an annual cost of US$15,605.
A concerted effort was made to improve the UWIDEC Web pages
by way of improving their design and adding a few new functionalities.
The envisaged improvements, however, are subject to the outcome of the
initiatives taken by the three campuses to rationalize all Web publishing.
The centre at Vere Technical High School in Jamaica was provided
with leased circuits, thus all the centres in Jamaica are currently on leased
circuits.
The temporary, part-time lab technician in Ocho Rios, Mr. Bryan
Walcott, was instrumental in the development of a student database used
for disseminating information via email to students’ cellular telephones. It
is hoped to replicate this at the other centres in Jamaica.
Projects
B. Ed. Secondary Programme
Delivery of the B.Ed. Secondary courses began in January 2003
under the Ministry of Education and Culture-funded project to offer
programmes in 10 disciplines over the course of 11 years. This project is
managed out of the Faculty of Humanities and Education, with the
involvement of UWIDEC in the training, development and delivery
aspects of the project. UWIDEC is also represented on the Project
Advisory Committee.
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Starting in February 2003, both the Curriculum Development
Specialist (Acting), Ms. Charmaine McKenzie, and the Web
Administrator, Mr Howard Smith, have been participating in meetings of
the Electronically Enhanced Teaching/Learning Task Force convened by
the Project Coordinator, Mrs. Gloria Morgan. These meetings seek to
discuss and assess the viability of various delivery modes in an effort to
move expeditiously towards the use of on-line delivery modes for the
courses.
Just-In-Time Lecture (JIT-L)
In continuation of the OAS project for the provision of equipment
and training in the use of the Just-In-Time Lecture software, which
enabled the combination of PowerPoint presentations, video clips,
frequently-asked-questions, and other computer-based applications for
teaching purposes, regional workshops were held in Trinidad, June 3-6,
2003, and Jamaica, June 24-27, 2003. The workshops covered the JIT-L
and the issues associated with using the technology. The audience
included a cross-section of Site Coordinators, Technicians, Course
Coordinators and Tutors across the region. Dell Servers provided for the
three campuses in this phase of the project were still to be implemented.
Gender and Development Studies
The delivery of courses for the Certificate in Gender and
Development Studies began in January 2003.
UNESCO/Japanese Funds in Trust
In January 2003, a project agreement was signed with UNESCO for
the Caribbean Universities Project for Integrated Distance Education
(CUPIDE), a collaborative project for human resource development in
electronically enhanced teaching, administration and material distribution.
Funded through the Japanese Funds in Trust for Capacity Building and
involving five universities (UWI, University of Technology [Jamaica];
Anton de Kom University of Suriname, University of Guyana, and
Quisqueya University [Haiti]), the UWI is the executing entity, with the
Mona Campus Coordinator and Senior Projects Officer, Christine
Marrett, as project manager. Miss Carol-Marie D’Azevedo was hired as
project assistant in February 2003.
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Two major activities undertaken for the period under review were
the selection of Mr. Ken Sylvester as the Information Technology
Consultant in July 2003, and work on the establishment of a regional
association for distance education. Further information can be gleaned
from the project Web-site at www.cupide.org.jm.
EDSAT-Americas
The EDSAT-Americas Project to establish hemisphere-wide
telecommunication infrastructure to support collaboration in health and
education came to a standstill.
Training/Orientation
Training activities organized by UWIDEC included (i) orientation
sessions for students (ii) tutor training workshops; (iii) course writers’
workshops; and (iv) orientation/training sessions for teaching at a
distance, including managing a teleconference session, good audio-
teleconferencing techniques and various logistics related to distance
delivery.
During July 24-27, 2003, two regional training workshops were held
supported by the OAS on Just-In-Time Lectures (JIT-L). The workshops
were intended to introduce the participants to the JIT-L technology and
their potential role in its implementation when it forms part of the
UWIDEC course package. The first in the series targeted Technicians and
Administrative Staff, while the second targeted Tutors and Course
Coordinators.
Mr Howard Smith, Mona’s Web Administrator, attended a training
course in Course Development in Atlanta, Georgia in February 2003.
Counselling the Adult Learner
In response to a request by UWIDEC site staff in Jamaica to have
training in counselling, UWIDEC arranged a short course in Counselling
the Adult Learner, presented by Mrs. Lilith Williams, Coordinator of the
MSc Counselling Programme. The module was adapted from the course
of the same name, which had been offered as part of the Certificate in
Adult Education. Staff who completed the programme by passing the end
of module test were awarded a certificate of completion, while those who
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did not sit or pass the test but attended at least 3 of the 5 teleconferences
were given a certificate of participation.
Legal Issues in Distance Education
Ms. Charmaine McKenzie, Ms. Christine Marrett and Ms. Jerome
Perkins attended a seminar organized by the Legal Unit and supported by
the Ford Foundation, titled “Legal Issues in Distance Education”, on
February 27, 2003. The presenter was Dr. Johnathan Alger.
Computer training programme
Following the successful training of UWDEC staff in computer
applications by distance the previous year, the Mona Institute of Applied
Sciences (MIAS) began offering a similar training programme for the
public.
Exhibitions
Mr. Donavan Grant, Graphic Artist, was instrumental in UWIDEC’s
participation in
• Research Day, Mona Campus February 2003
• Joint Committee for Tertiary Education Conference, Jamaica
Pegasus Hotel, May 1, 2003
Meetings and Conferences
The UWIDEC senior staff attended several meetings and
conferences including:
– UWIDEC Senior Staff Retreat September 30 – October 2, 2002,
in Trinidad and Tobago.
Academic Programme Committee
Ms. Vilma McClenan and Ms. Christine Marrett attended the first
meeting of the Academic Programme Committee, Barbados, on March
14, 2003.
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CARADOL Constitution Sub-Committee
Ms. Vilma McClenan co-chaired the first meeting of the CUPIDE
Constitution sub-committee for the establishment of CARADOL – the
fledgling Caribbean Association for Distance and Open Learning. She
drafted the Constitution for this association and presented it to CUPIDE,
under which project the initiative to establish the regional association falls.
Jamaican Association for Distance and Open Learning (JADOL)
UWIDEC is an institutional member of JADOL and its office at
Mona continued to serve as the mailing address. Ms. Marrett serves as
Treasurer and convenor of the membership committee. Ms. Vilma
McClenan, Ms. Charmaine McKenzie and Mr. Derrick Thompson are
members.
Ms. Marrett was integrally involved in the planning and staging of
activities for JADOL Week, October 20-25, 2002.
Ms. Marrett also assisted in the organization of a public lecture held
in Mandeville, presented by Mr. Seymour Riley on distance education in
support of adult education in March 2003, and a panel presentation by
distance learning students in July 2003.
RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
Christine Marrett
– Faculty participation in distance education at the University of
the South Pacific, the University of Swaziland and UWI.
– Institutional collaboration in distance education at the tertiary
level as an aspect of human resource development in the small,
developing countries of the Caribbean (Ph.D. thesis)
Staff
At the UWIDEC office, Mona, the Senior Programme Officer,
Christine Marrett, continued in the role of Campus Coordinator. For the
third year in succession, the Editor, Miss Charmaine McKenzie, continued
to act as Curriculum Development Specialist. A part-time Editor, Ms.
Paulette Bell, joined the section in February 2003 for a period of six
months. Miss Monica Wint continued to work as Production Assistant
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and Miss Pauline Osbourne, the section’s second Production Assistant,
went on maternity leave in June 2002 and returned in October 2002. Mrs
Annika Lewinson-Morgan worked in her stead over the period. Mr
Donavan Grant continued in the post of Graphic Artist.
The post of Web Administrator (filled by Mr. Howard Smith), which
had previously been financed from extra-budget funds, was included in
the budget for 2002/2003. Mr. Derrick Thompson continued as Deputy
Telecommunications Manager. Funding for part-time computer lab
technicians for the intra-Jamaica sites was approved for academic year
2002-2003. However, the posts had not been advertised up to the end of
the period. It is anticipated that this will be done early in the new year.
Mr. Sheldon Cardoza joined the technical staff at UWIDEC
Montego Bay, November 1, 2001, and Mr. Yhan Campbell joined the
technical staff at Mona in February 2003.
Following the week of Orientation activities for new and returning
distance students, the Academic Programme Coordinator, Vilma
McClenan proceeded on local leave for semester 1, primarily to carry out
some training and to do writing in intensive workshop sessions. Her duties
were undertaken by Mr. Orville Beckford. (Mr. Beckford also acted as
Administrative Officer, Ocho Rios, while Ms. Perkins was on study leave
February-March, 2003). Mrs. Beryl Cunningham and Ms. Alecia Walters
continued working as part of the team responsible for the delivery of
programmes.
Other staff members at the UWIDEC Office, Mona, were Ms.
Elaine Bolton, Administrative Assistant; Ms. Dionne Cope, Receptionist;
Ms. Brigette Frazer, Chief Office Attendant; and Mr. Howard Williams,
Senior Office Attendant.
For the year under review, the person appointed by the host
institution to oversee the management of the Centre in Mandeville, Mr.
Karlem Mair, handed over responsibility for UWIDEC matters to Ms.
Carmen Bailey. Mr. Cardovan Jackson, Principal of Paul Bogle Junior
High School assumed position as the Morant Bay Site Coordinator with
effect from November 1, 2002, following on the retirement of Mrs. Ivet
Russell.
Ms. Aneisha Welsh (Administrative Assistant, Morant Bay)
completed her B.Sc. degree, while Ms. Rhona White, Site Coordinator,
Mona, completed the Diploma in Population and Development.
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The Administrative Assistants in Ocho Rios, Brown’s Town,
Mandeville, Vere and Savanna-la-mar continued their studies in B.Sc.
Management by distance. Ms. Jerome Perkins, Administrative Officer,
Ocho Rios, was on leave of absence from her doctoral programme. Mr.
Howard Smith, Web Administrator, continued the Masters in
Information Systems, Ms. Christine Marrett continued her PhD with the
Sir Arthur Lewis Institute for Social and Economic Studies, and Ms.
Charmaine McKenzie registered for the M.Phil History. Ms. Monica Wint
continued as a part time student at the Mona Campus pursuing the
Certificate in Social Services and Social Work.
PAPER PRESENTED
Vilma McClenan
• “Violations to the Right to Education of Persons with
Disabilities”, at an International Tribunal convened by the ICAE
in September 2002 in Montreal.
Christine Marrett
• “Challenges of teaching-learning at a distance”, presentation to
Mona campus staff, August 22, 2002.
PUBLICATIONS
* McClenan, Vilma et alia, (2003) Carlong Primary Integrated Studies
Year 1; “Getting to know me” and “Getting to know my body”;
Carlong Publishers (Caribbean) Ltd.
* Austin, I and Marrett, C. (Eds) (2002) Adult Education in
Caribbean Universities, UNESCO.
* Marrett, C and Turner, G. (2002) “Open learning and adult
education in Jamaica: the case of the University of the West
Indies (UWI) and the University of Technology, Jamaica
(UTech)”, in Austin, I and Marrett, C. (Eds) Adult Education in
Caribbean Universities. UNESCO.
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Tributes
UWIDEC joined with other members of the university community
in mourning the passing of Ms. Pam Morris and Dr. Peter Whitely, both
of whom had contributed to distance education at UWI.
PUBLIC SERVICE
Charmaine McKenzie
– Member, Jamaican Historical Society – Editor of its Bulletin
– Member, Jamaican Association for Distance and Open
Learning (JADOL)
– Member, St. Hugh’s Past Students’ Association (SHPSA) – Co-
editor of its Newsletter
– Editor, Grade Kennedy Foundation in Lecture, 2003
Jerome Perkins
– Member, Association of Caribbean Higher Education
Administrators (ACHEA).
– Executive Member, Caribbean Tertiary Level Personnel
Association.
– Member, American College Personnel Association.
Vilma McClenan
– Caribbean Vice-president, Executive of the International
Council for Adult Education (ICAE)
– Member, Jamaican Council for Adult Education’s (JACAE)
Adult Education Week Committee
– Member, Jamaican Association for Distance and Open
Learning (JADOL)
– Member, special committee to redefine JAMAL’s Mission and
to decide upon a new name
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– Member, Steering Committee of the Early Childhood
Environmental Resource Centre of Shortwood Teachers’
College.
Christine Marrett
– Treasurer, Jamaican Association of Distance and Open
Learning (JADOL)
– Convenor, JADOL Membership Committee
– Secretary, Proprietors’ Strata Plan 375
– Executive Member, Proprietors’ Strata Plan 65
– Executive Member, St. Hugh’s Past Students’ Association and
Member of its public relations and other committees
– Director, St. Hugh’s Past Students’ Foundation
– Member, Association of Caribbean Higher Education
Administrators (ACHEA)
Derrick Thompson
– Member, Jamaican Association for Distance and Open
Learning
AWARDS
Vilma McClenan
Received a citation from the Jamaican Council for Adult Education
(JACAE) in December 2002 “to honour her considerable contributions to
adult education at the national, regional and international levels.”
Jerome Perkins
Awarded a Fellowship for university administrators by the Embassy
of the United States of America (USA) in February/March 2003. She
undertook an assessment of higher education in five states in the USA.
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