THE LIBRARY  
MONA  
 
Year ending July 31, 2005  
 
 
Norma Amenu-Kpodo, BA Sask,BLS Tor– Campus Librarian  
 
Overview  
ains made in the Library System during the 2004/2005  academic year were particularly 
satisfying, as these were attained despite the serious flooding of collections on the ground floor in the 
aftermath of Hurricane Ivan in September, 2004. The consequent focus on restoration activities for 
some four months of the year also caused diversion from regular activities. Not withstanding these 
events, the Library continued to align its activities with the goals of the Strategic Plan 2002-2007 and 
the Strategic Repositioning thrust of the University, and experienced considerable success in moving 
forward in several areas. This was largely accomplished through the concerted efforts of dedicated 
staff members committed to excellence in the delivery of service.   
The retirement and departure of the former Campus and University Librarian, Ms Stephney 
Ferguson in September 2004, after 7 years of service to the University Library, and the appointment 
of a new Campus Librarian, Norma Amenu-Kpodo, former Deputy Librarian, in October 2004, took 
second stage to the flooding at the start of the year. Mention must be made of the donations of 
books or cheques that were given by academic staff, alumni, and well wishers. Special mention must 
also be made of the generous contribution of the Caribbean Foundation – its first to the Mona 
Restoration Fund, all of which assisted in the recovery process.   
Highlights:  
Among the highlights were the:  
– Quick recovery from the damage sustained during Hurricane Ivan   
– Residency in the Library of Distinguished Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies & Research  
– Enhancement of Special Collections   
– Successful Workshop on  
 
PreservationManagementforLibrarians,Archivists&RecordsManagersintheCaribbean 
– Approval of additional budgetary allocations for four major projects  
– Attachment of Bindery Staff to Cornell University Bindery, and restructuring for effectiveness.   
– Award of UNESCO funding to organize a training workshop on  
 
PreservationofCaribbeanCulturalHeritage. 
Budgetary constraints necessitated cutbacks in collection development and reduced work hours for 
some members of staff, and this resulted in some tension for a greater part of the period. By the end 
of the year, many of the difficulties had been resolved and the Library ended the year very positively. 
However, challenges presented by leaking roofs, faulty drainage systems, shelving and storage space, 
remained problematic.  
Targets  
Emphasis in the coming year will be placed on  . • Extending the income generating opportunities for 
on-going development of facilities and services  . • Enrichment of Library collections, with focus on 
the West Indiana  . • The launch of a University Web-based Research Data-base  . • Installation of the 
New Integrated Library System in all sections of the Library and training of staff in its use  . • 
Acquisition of major electronic databases critical for research and back issues of periodicals in 
microform  . • Expansion of its out-reach activity to pre-University students through offerings in 
Information Literacy  . • Provision of a CD on Information Literacy for Distance Students  . • Site 
visits to select non-campus territories in the northern Caribbean 
 
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT  
Work within Sections of the Main Library and the Science and Medical Branch Libraries continues to 
revolve around the Strategic Plan 2005-2007, with the more technical units focusing on widening 
access to resources using technology to advantage, while the public service areas focus on quality and 
variety of services to satisfy and, where possible, exceed user expectations. 
 
LOAN AND REFERENCE  
Efforts to adopt a more student-centred approach to the Reference Services continued and a 
ReferenceQueriesDatabasewas mounted at the Reference Desk. This database has for consultation over 
400 queries previously answered by Librarians. There was also a noticeable increase in the use of 
email for reference.   
Circulation  
The total circulation count for both the Reserved Book Collection and the Open Shelf Collection 
decreased this review period from 200,300 to 186,183. Noticeable were reductions in RBC statistics 
for September when compared to those of the previous year (5934:2004/5, 11621:2003/4 approx 
51%) and Open Shelf (858:2004/5, 5563:2003/4 approximately 15%) are a reflection of the 
disruption in the aftermath of Hurricane Ivan. External borrowers were down to 28 from 35 in the 
previous year. This is the first full year that statistics were collected for students entering the Library 
and these showed a high of 71,330 in November and a low of 6,340 in August. In the Overnight 
Reading Room, the figures ranged from 732 for the month of September 2004, to a high of 6,430 for 
the month of March, 2005. 
 
Orientation  
The Library’s Orientation presentation to new students was revamped and a booth with a looped 
orientation presentation was set up in the Catalogue Hall (Main Library) for students who may have 
missed the general orientation session. Special efforts were made to revise the brochure on 
ServicesandFacilitiesand improve its access to students. Procedures to facilitate limited access to 
students not yet in receipt of ID Cards were introduced to minimize the uncertainties experienced by 
new incoming students. Guided library tours were offered to help in speedily familiarizing students 
with the Library environment. 
 
Mona Electronic Reference Information Centre (MERIC)  
In support of the University’s teaching and research goals, the centre continued to provide students, 
faculty and other researchers with access to the Internet, the Library’s Online Public Access 
Catalogue (OPAC), electronic access to Past Papers as well as to print copies, databases, electronic 
journals, CD ROM products, and to electronic reserves (digitized collection). Other services included 
orientation of new students to resources, activation of UWI accounts in order to access electronic 
reserves, and printing services. 
 
Visually Impaired Students Technology Assisted Services (VISTAS)  
Reports from students registered for the academic year 2004/2005, indicate that VISTAS continued 
to provide a quiet area where visually impaired students meet with their readers and use the Kurzweil 
Reader and JAWS. VISTAS was also used to facilitate examinations in December 2004. Introduction 
of a service which allowed the visually impaired to request loans in advance and hence reduce the 
waiting time, was considered particularly useful for borrowers who depend on readers whose contact 
times are often short. 
 
Inter-Library Loan  
Two new features were added to the Interlibrary Loan Service: Grouping of Lenders to improve the 
flow of information to users which has resulted in quick and inexpensive responses, and Interlibrary 
Lending Financial Management. The Section handled 316 requests compared to 544 during the 
previous academic year. 
 
Mona Information Literacy Unit (MILU)  
As part of objectives for the year, MILU focused on amending IL presentations for online delivery. 
An online module on “Searching the Library’s Catalogue” was designed and mounted on the 
Library’s Website to supplement in-house OPAC Training Sessions. Work on two other tutorials was 
started and should be accessible on the Library’s Webpage in the coming year. A session on Thesis 
Writing for graduate students was also offered.   
MILU offered over 184 sessions (tours, subject-oriented sessions, and foundation-course modules, 
open courses) totaling approximately 268 hours, to over 2,707 students. There were some 34 
collaborative sessions with Faculty – including a new request from Mona Institute of Business – PhD 
in Information Systems, and subject-oriented sessions in the Departments of Literatures in English, 
CARIMAC, Economics, Sociology and Social Work, Government, Education, Management and 
Psychology. A UWIDEC session on APA style was conducted and a summary poster for APA 
citation style prepared. MILU was involved in significant outreach activities during the year. Sessions 
were conducted for Preston Hall students and the “Generating Genius” programme. 
 
DISTANCE LIBRARY SERVICES  
Through this unit the Library extended its outreach activity to ensure that off-campus students like 
their face to face counterparts, had the opportunity to access a variety of library services and 
resources. To promote effective use of electronic resources by distance students, the Distance 
Librarian made site visits to eight of ten sites within Jamaica, to provide students and staff with 
training on accessing the Library’s full text bibliographic databases. 
 
WEST INDIES AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS Damage to Collections  
The West Indies Collection and the Microform Collection, both stored at ground level were two of 
the collections which suffered heavy flood damage from Hurricane Ivan. Approximately 4,000 books 
that were on the bottom shelves suffered damage and the subject areas affected were literatures of 
the region from, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the French Antilles. In the English speaking areas, there 
were losses in the areas of Caribbean music, arts and artists of the region, cookbooks, indigenous 
religion, Caribbean economic conditions, history and description of Antigua and Grenada. Quick 
response by the Library’s technical team and the priority given to restoration of West Indian 
Collection helped to restore some of the books and by the end of the year, most of the damaged 
material are back on the shelves.   
Despite efforts to focus on continued acquisition of West Indian print and audiovisual material 
during times of budget constraints, there was a downward trend in titles purchased, but this was 
compensated for, in part, with gifts. The Most Honourable Edward Seaga, former Prime Minister of 
Jamaica, and Distinguished Fellow, SGSR, donated his Collection to the UWI Library. This 
collection is comprised of books, journals, scrap books, paintings, memorabilia and furniture.  
The total number of users fell marginally due to the closure of the Section for recovery after 
Hurricane Ivan. Use of the Special Collections increased by 12%, while the issues for West Indies 
Collection declined by 22%.  
Microfilming of UWI Theses  
After a break of five years, microfilming began in May 2005 with 22 theses for 1991 being completed. 
 
Exhibitions  
“The Thought of the New World – The Quest for Decolonization” was mounted in June 2005 to 
accompany the conference of the same title sponsored by the Institute of Caribbean Thought. 
Another exhibition on Sir Roy Augier, undertaken for the School of Continuing Studies, was 
mounted in St Lucia to coincide with the “BeyondtheWall”conference. It was subsequently mounted in 
the Main Library. 
 
ACQUISITIONS  
During the year under review, the Section was hard hit by financial constraints and the disruptions 
caused by Hurricane Ivan, as a result there was a marked decrease in all formats of materials 
accessioned for all collection.  
Many of the targets set for the year were achieved. A noteworthy addition to the Collection is the 
microfilm edition of the Blue Books of Jamaica; and negotiations are at an advanced stage for the 
acquisition of West Indian theses from eight British Universities.  
CATALOGUING  
Cataloguing and OPAC Enhancement  
A total of 3,670 volumes were catalogued during the year under review, a reduction of nearly 50% 
over the previous year. Statistics provided by the Systems Section revealed that 205,502 
bibliographical records are presently on OPAC, up from 197,789 at the end of July 2004. Data entry 
for 639 bibliographic records was completed compared to 1,279 in 2003-2004. Four hundred and 
seventeen photocopied articles were processed, and bibliographic records were added to OPAC to 
satisfy the reading list requirements.  
The enhancement of the OPAC continued in a number of areas. Authority control, which is an 
important feature of online catalogues, required ongoing attention. Standardization of names and 
subject headings and the creation of references in order to improve access, adding electronic 
resources and contents notes to West Indian material, continued. Work also begun on cataloguing 
the Edward Seaga Collection, and adding books and files to the OPAC.   
Due to the impact of Hurricane Ivan on the Library, hundreds of rebound books had to be relabeled 
and prepared for re-shelving. 
 
Computer Upgrades and Training  
Technical upgrades were done to all the computers in the Section to facilitate the use of OCLC 
Connexion Client between May and July. As the Section moved from and CATCD and OCLC 
Passport software which the Library had used for the last decade to OCLC Connexion Client, all 
staff members had to be retrained in the use of these OCLC products, thus significantly reducing 
normal cataloguing activity during this period. 
 
Retrospective Conversion  
Retrospective conversion continued on West Indian Literary Works in the XX and West Indies 
Collections as well as on data-entry for pamphlets in the University Collection. Work continued 
simultaneously with “on the fly” conversion of the circulating material, and 3,898 items were created 
for these. In June 2005, the barcoding and conversion of the Medical Library’s collection started. 
Barcoding of the Science Library’s pamphlets was completed in July in preparation for retrospective 
conversion. Conversion of monographs in the Science Library is almost complete. 
 
BINDERY  
Several strategies were implemented in the Bindery to make it more efficient in its operations. 
Professor John Dean from Cornell University visited the University Library Bindery for five weeks in 
February/ March 2005, providing training in modern binding techniques for the staff.   
Professor Dean also conducted several sessions in a very successful  
WorkshoponPreservationManagementforLibrarians,RecordManagersandArchivistsintheCaribbeanorganized by the 
Library in collaboration with the Department of Library and Information Studies and the National 
Library of Jamaica. 
 
PERIODICALS  
The Section continued to provide assistance and instruction to students in the use of indexes and 
databases. The newly created Periodicals Cataloguing Unit catalogued 107 titles, as well as 53 
Course/LecturerEvaluations,thereby improving access to these resources. One thousand and thirteen 
Marc Holdings records were added. The addition of holdings to the current serials records loaded 
into the OPAC by the Science Library has also been completed. Much of this was achieved despite 
the increased responsibilities of the Head of Section and the shortage of staff.  
As the print collection expands, the Section is faced with severe space problems and it is hoped that 
some temporary storage facility can be identified to alleviate the problem.   
The Library acquired two subscriptions to the Gleaner on line and this will impact positively on 
storage space and ease of access. 
 
SYSTEM S  
During the year under review, the Library was finally able to move to the UWI-Mona domain and 
thus benefit from closer integration with MITS.  The Systems Section continued to provide IT 
support for all Library services and projects. This year was especially challenging as the Section had 
to continue supporting numerous computers, especially the OPACs and workstations in Hopwood 
which are obsolete, no longer on warranty and which, due to the budget cut, have not been replaced.  
Much of the year was spent in negotiation for a New Integrated Library System which is the main 
target for the 2005/6 academic year. 
 
SCIE NCE LIBRARY  
Of significance during the year, is the impact of the flooding in September, caused by Hurricane 
Ivan. Much of the collections housed in the basement were flooded. These consisted of older 
scientific journal issues covering 1790-1989, some stored periodical items which belonged to the 
Main Library, and science book collection in storage. Approximately 7,700 bound and unbound 
volumes/issues as well as several books, all covering a wide cross-section of subject areas, were 
affected. Most of the damaged journal issues were between the years 1984-1989, replacements for 
which will be difficult in the printed format. The estimated cost for the total damaged journals is 
US$146,300.00. Fifty-seven boxes of soaked items were sent to outside storage to be freeze-dried. 
The target of assessment and discard or reabsorption of the materials affected by flooding was 
substantially met.  
There has been growth in the use of all Library materials both print and non-print; and clients now 
have access to reading the CD ROMS.   
Strong relationships continued with the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences through participation 
at Faculty Board meetings, exhibitions highlighting faculty work and achievements, and liaison 
relationships.   
Presentations were made on Preservation and Disaster Preparedness to four local workshops. Three 
covered Writing Disaster Preparedness Plans and one dealt with the Preservation of Paper 
Records and Books. A successful proposal made to CUSO resulted in agreement that a co-operant, 
Mr. Robert Routh, would be based in CARDIN for six months from September 2005, working to 
improve the CARDIN (Caribbean Disaster Information Network) website and further develop the 
Car i bbean Virtual Disaster Library .  
Exhibitions  
Seven exhibitions were mounted in the Science Branch Library this year, five were prepared by the 
Library staff. The exhibitions on “Faculty in the News” and “Stem Cells” were particularly well 
received by students.  
Informa t ion Literacy  
The target of increasing the number of departments in the Faculty to which Information Literacy 
sessions were offered, was met. Four new courses (including an undergraduate course) were added to 
the IL Programme. Of significance among the new IL offerings, are the Masters in 
Telecommunication Regulation and Policy (MRP) Programme offered by distance through the 
St. Augustine Engineering Faculty, The Literature Review BL60D and GT20R Geographical 
Thought and Research. The Library component of the Literature Review (BL60D) course 
incorporated research strategy, abstracting and indexing services (print and online), library based 
electronic resources, and documenting sources of information using the Chicago Manual of Style. 
The Library played a more significant role in the learning process, as students were given an 
assignment by the Library that constituted 5% of their final grade. A total of 241 students attended 
IL, an increase of 72 over the last academic year. An increase in the number of departments served 
will again be a target for the forthcoming year, the mission being to eventually expose the entire 
community of the Faculty of Pure and Applied Science to Information Literacy. 
 
West Indian Science Data base  
Significant development of the West Indian Science database was a target for the year under review, 
but this was not met. There were only 287 new database entries although there was a significant 
increase in the number of journals scanned for new entries. With the assignment of additional staff 
this year, significant development of the West Indian Science database will again be a target for the 
forthcoming year. During this academic year, efforts will be made to make the data base accessible 
from UWI Library’s webpage.   
The objective of the acquisition of Faculty publications for development of a comprehensive “U” 
collection was only minimally achieved, and will again be pursued. 
 
Medical Libr ary  
The Medical Library continued to serve the needs of the Faculty and the students through the 
following activities:   
�.– Linking of the Faculty of Medical Sciences curriculum outline available on the faculty’s website 
to Internet resources from health institutions such as National Health Institutes and universities to 
improve the quality of information provided to the students.  �.– Listing over 1,000 free journals 
available on the Internet in medical sciences and related areas, and this will be made available at the 
beginning of the 2005/2006 academic year. This will be useful not only to the academics and the 
residents of the Faculty of Medical Sciences, but also to the global communities.  �.– MEDCARIB 
– the bibliographic database of health science information in the Caribbean, is being linked to full-
text articles giving ‘anytime anywhere access’ to health science information produced in the 
Caribbean.  
The increasing number of students in the nursing programmes without a parallel increase in facilities 
and resources presented a challenge. The Hopwood Laboratory housed in the Medical Library, 
continued to be a challenge. Originally, under the management of the Library but transferred in 2003 
to the Faculty of Medicine, it now needs to be upgraded to provide the necessary support for the 
growing number of students. 
 
Staff  
Given the dislocation caused by Hurricane Ivan and the fact that no Deputy Campus Librarian was 
appointed during the year, the staff awards ceremony was not held in 2004/2005. Nevertheless, two 
staff members who led key initiatives should be mentioned, Samuel Bandara who led the negotiations 
for return to normal contracts for some temporary members of staff and Leona Bobb-Semple who 
led the restoration activities. Other staff members who have made their mark during the year are:   
�.– Dave Brown and Pamela Barnes who visited Cornell University Bindery on a two week 
attachment. �.– Paulette Kerr, who was awarded a Fellowship to attend Rutgers University to 
pursue PhD studies �.– Mervin Brown-Housen, awarded a Certificate in Business Studies from the 
School of Continuing Studies  �.– Frances Salmon/UWI Library, received a UNESCO Project 
Award to organize a workshop in Antigua  �.– Norma-Amenu-Kpodo/Charles 
Batambuze/Common-wealth Library Association, received a UNESCO project award to organize a 
WorkshoponInformationLiteracyforPublicLibrariansin Jamaica. �.– Verna George who was awarded 
2ndplace in the Observer Literary Competition.   
Two staff members completed their first degrees:   
�.– Carron Edwards: BSc in International Relations with Public Administration 
�.– Stacey Allen-Brown: BSc in Accounting and Management Studies  
 
PAPERS PRESENTED  
Enid Brown  
•  “Support for Latin American Studies at the University of the West Indies, Mona” as part of 
the panel “Support for Latin American Studies at the University of the West Indies.” At 
SALALM @50, Gainesville, Florida., April 16 -19,2005. 
 
Gracelyn Cassell  
•  “Milking the Cash Cows of the Caribbean Music Industry: Arrow’s Story.” Soundscapes: 
Reflections On Caribbean Oral And Aural Traditions. The University of the West Indies, 
Cave Hill, Barbados, July 25 – July 29, 2005. 
 
Beverley Lashley  
. • “Writing a Disaster Preparedness Plan” Organized by the UWI Library in collaboration with 
Department of Library and Information Studies, UWI and the National Library of Jamaica. 
Workshop on “Preservation Management for Librarians, Archivists and Record Managers in the 
Caribbean”. Multifunctional Room, Main Library, UWI March 9 -10, 2005.  . • “Preservation of 
Paper Records and Books” Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management Workshop 
on “Information Management Planning for Optimum Post Disaster Recovery”. Jamaica Pegasus, 
April 22, 2005.  . • “Guidelines for Writing a Disaster Preparedness Plan” Organized by the Jamaica 
Archives and Records Department and the Government Records and Information Managers 
Network (G-RIM) under the theme “Disaster Mitigation: Protecting our Information Assets” 
Ministry of Transport and Works. April 28, 2005.  . • “Preparing a Disaster Preparedness Plan” 
HEART Trust/ NTA Workshop, June 16, 2005. Medallion Hall. Workshop facilitator and guest 
speaker.  
 
PUBLICATIONS  
Refereed Journal Article  
*  Gracelyn Cassell “Library Experiences with Natural Disasters: Hurricanes and Volcanoes 
(Montserrat)." InternationalPreservationNews34 (December 2004):4-11. 
 
Books and Monographs  
E-Book  
*  “Natural Hazards and Disaster”. Prepared for Research Day 2005, by Samuel B. 
Bandara, Myrna Douglas, Beverley Lashley, Dunstan Newman, Karlene Robinson, and 
Sandra Stubbs. UWI Library. Available on line at:   
http://mona.uwi.edu/library/research%20day%202005/Introduction.doc 
 
Book Chapter  
*  Myrna Douglas and Tameca Thelwell. “Making Sense of the Electronic Resources 
Maven: A Tale of Two Caribbean Academic Librarians.” Shamin Renwick and Jaishree 
Kochar, eds. ElectronicInformationResourcesintheCaribbean:TrendsandIssues.Proceedings of the 
ACURIL XXXIV Conference held in Trinidad and Tobago, May 23 -29, 2004. St. 
Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago: The University of the West Indies, 2005 pp.18-28. 
 
INCOME GENERATION  
Bindery  
The UWI Library Bindery’s operations and its income generating potential were revisited during the 
year and various changes are being implemented to make it a more viable concern. Revenue from 
external sources posted for the period August 2004 to July 2005 was over $390,000.00 while another 
$90,000.00 is committed from the binding of University thesis. The total output of the Bindery in 
this area was 4,602. 
 
Distance Library Services Unit  
The Library and the BEd. Secondary (Distance) Project which is enabling non-degree teachers in 
secondary schools to access a university education are in partnership. For its part the Library has 
been providing the project with requested services and managing some of its resources. In the 
process it is earning much needed funds. 
 
CARDIN  
A statement of final payment advice of 17,144.17 euros was received from the European Community 
Humanitarian Office in May 2005. This will be used to continue with the distribution of published 
works by the CARDIN Secretariat, and to purchase necessary software for the future development 
of the Virtual Library.   
The Multifunctional Room  
Income from this increased significantly but not at the level desired due to a need to upgrade the 
room with telephone and wireless facilities and the constraints imposed by the non-availability of 
parking facilities for off-Campus personnel expressing interest in that facility. Despite these 
drawbacks, during the period July 2004 to August 2005, it generated an income of $359,300. 
 
PROJECT FUNDING  
The Library competed successfully for funding to support six proposals designed to further the 
University’s Repositioning Agenda, and over J$23 million dollars was received to fund the following 
initiatives:  
Pre-University Literacy Programme J$ 330,000   
Infrastructure 1,600,000  
Citation Index 2,620,000  
Creation of a Central Web-base of Research 1,800,000   
Compilation of Staff Research (03-05) 1,330,000   
Acquisition of New Integrated Library System 18,300,000  Additionally, it received an award of 
US$ 35,000 from UNESCO to organize a regional workshop on Preservation and Conservation of 
the Region’s Cultural Heritage.   
PUBLIC SERVICE Amenu-Kpodo  
�.– Executive Secretary, Commonwealth Library Association (COMLA)  
�.– Executive Committee Member, IFLA Management of Library Association (MLAS)  
�.– Executive Committee Member, Library and Information Association of Jamaica (LIAJA)   
�.– Library Assessor, University Council of Jamaica Assessment Team, Tertiary Institutions   
�.– Deputy Chair, UNESCO Information for All Committee, Jamaica   
 
Beverley Lashley  
– Chairperson, LIAJA, Fund Raising Working Party 
 
Joan Vacianna  
�.– Secretary, Jamaican Historical Society  �.– Member, UNESCO World Book and Copyright 
Day Committee  
 
 
CARIBBEAN INSTITUTE OF MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION 
(CARIMAC)  
 
Drs. Marjan de Bruin, University of Amsterdam – Director  
he Academic Year 2004-2005 wasin many respects 
extremely challenging. The Institute received no funding for 
operational costs from the University, and had to find $6.2M in 
savings and/or (new) annual income. In addition, it ha d to 
contribute $1.7Mto UWI’s funds. The Department managed to 
cope with this unusual situation by developing an additional range 
of income earning activities. This, however, put a temporary halt to 
several development plans which are urgently needed and can only 
be resumed in 2005/2006.  
Staff and Director spent considerable time and energy in discussing the planned expansion in plant 
and equipment which is long overdue. The new plans to turn CARIMAC into a full fledged School 
of Journalism and Communication were presented in February at the Breakfast Meeting of Heads of 
Media in Jamaica to hear their feedback  
Currently, CARIMAC works at 65% of what its intake should be, the demand is there but based on 
limitations in space the classes have to be smaller than desirable. The Institute related its serious 
challenges and constraints to the Dean, Principal, and Strategic Transformation Team and produced 
the relevant documentation for fundraising. The Vice Chancellor received information for 
international fundraising and lobbying. The Institute is preparing a Business Plan for presentation in 
the near future.  
Students – intake and enrolment  
In spite of these challenges, we increased our intake in Undergraduate as well as Graduate 
programmes. Current Enrollment is: Undergraduate degree: 250; Undergraduate Diploma 
programme: 12. The MA in Communication Studies: 27. MA in Communication for Social and 
Behaviour Change: 27. Thirteen (13) candidates are registered for MPhil and PhD programmes. Two 
PhD and one MPhil student presented their final thesis successfully and will graduate in November.  
The total enrollment of all programmes is approximately 330 students. Compared to two years ago 
these figures represent a growth of over 300%. UWI’s Strategic Plan speaks of a target growth of 
6.2% per annum.  
New Courses and Programmes  
In an effort to respond to the changing needs of our constituents we developed and received 
approval for ten (10) new courses. We also started discussions with Cave Hill Campus about 
developing a first degree in Media and Communication to be offered at Cave Hill. Discussions on the 
topic were held with the Chair of the University’s Board of Undergraduate Studies, the Dean of the 
Faculty of Humanities and Education in Cave Hill, the Tertiary Level Training Institutions Unit at 
Cave Hill, and the Barbados Community College  
– BCC. We plan to approach St. Augustine campus in the Academic Year 2005-2006.  
CARIMAC is preparing a new MA programme – in Strategic Communication – in cooperation with the 
Department of Management Studies and the Mona School of Business, to be submitted for approval 
in late 2006. A second new programme – MA in Journalism – is being discussed with the local and 
regional media and communication industry.  
Students graduating  
In November 2004, 51 students received their first degree in Media and Communication with almost 
30 receiving First Class Honours.  
Staff developments  
Ms. Halthea Hill assisted the Graduate Programme Co-ordinator with administrative duties. Ms. Pat 
Donald took over from her in May, 2005. Mr. Patrick Prendergast’s one year contract as a Teaching 
Assistant ended in June 2006. Dr. Dunn’s second year of secondment with CPTC ended on July 31. 
Mr. Canute James replaced Dr. Dunn for the second year as Radio Department Co-ordinator. Mr. 
Craig Duhaney has been helping out in CARIMAC’s technical staff, while the Institute is trying to fill 
one of its vacancies.  
CARIMAC organized a qualitative research workshop on the use of software for qualitative research 
– Atlas.ti – in January 2005. Interested members of staff were enabled to participate without 
payment; outsiders paid an amount towards covering the costs. Other participants were: MA 
students, several members of other UWI departments and staff in the Office of the Prime Minister. 
This pilot project was done in January 2005 and will be repeated, if the demand justifies the costs, in 
October 2005.  
Awards  
Three graduates of the Institute received the MSI/CIVJAM/Carter Centre Award for Investigative 
Journalism.  
Print and Online Journalism student Ms. Kerry-Kay McCatty received a scholarship from Jamaica 
Broilers to pursue a Master’s Degree in Journalism at the University of Illinois. She is expected to 
begin that programme in August, 2005. This was the first of what Jamaica Broilers hopes will be an 
annual award.  
CARIMAC staff, for the third time since the University established its Faculty Award for ‘Project 
Attracting The Most Research Funds’, received this Award again in January 2005.  
Contributions  
Jamaica National Building Society contributed to the new set up of the Multimedia lab.  
Training and Outreach  
CARIMAC is very much aware of the fact that the advent of globalization and agreements such as 
the WTO’s GATT and similar provisions in the proposed FTAA agreement will open the gates for 
strong competition from much better financed and bigger competitors in the educational field. That’s 
one of the reasons why the Institute created new programmes which we expect to have an appeal in 
and beyond the region. One of those is the IABC (International Association of Business 
Communicators) accreditation programme for Public Relations professionals. This programme was 
developed in partnership with the local and regional professional associations in this field and started 
in September 2004. The IABC accreditation is an extremely important qualification, supported by 
our local professional associations and the highly respected international umbrella organization 
IABC.  
UWI 12 and other partners in the region  
CARIMAC has been asked to develop a Regional Communication Strategy for early childhood 
initiatives in the region (St. Lucia, Grenada, Dominica, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and 
Tobago), sponsored by the Bernard Van Leer Foundation (BvLF) in The Hague, The Netherlands. 
The Institute received a one year development grant from BvLF. Partnership with this organization 
also led to support by two members of staff through facilitating the Regional/Community Radio 
Project workshops from the Caribbean Support Initiative in Castries, St. Lucia, November 2004.  
Nine member states of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States OECS – Antigua and Barbuda, 
Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines. 
Anguilla and the British Virgin Islands – requested training in advocacy and social marketing from 
CARIMAC. Discussions with OECS in St. Lucia and Antigua led to an agreement for a three month 
training plan to be implemented in next Academic Year (2005 – 2006).  
Through the residential tutor of the British Virgin Islands we received a request for training in Basic 
Journalism aimed at government officers as well as the private sector in the BVI. In the course of 
2004/2005 we undertook a preliminary needs assessment and further implementation of training 
plans is considered for the Academic Year 2005/2006.  
Other training in the region: Between March 30 and April 1, Canute James, Senior Lecturer, was a 
facilitator at a seminar for newspaper editors on the Caribbean Single Market and Economy. The 
seminar was organised by the Barbados-based CSME office of the CARICOM Secretariat.  
Strengthening relationship with the media and communication industry:  
In cooperation with the Mona School of Business, CARIMAC launched a draft Code of Ethics on 
May 3, 2005 for Jamaican journalists and media organizations.  
The Institute organized five industry meetings with senior managers and decision makers in the 
Jamaican media and communications industries to receive their feedback on CARIMAC’s graduates’ 
performance and to be able to respond to unmet training and education needs.  
Internship  
Students from Radio, TV, Print and Online Journalism, Public Relations and Social Marketing did 
internships, locally and regionally in Jamaica, in Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the 
Grenadines and Trinidad &Tobago, Barbados and New York. Organizations involved were: 
broadcasting companies, print media organizations (Gleaner, Observer, Sunday Herald, Sky Writings) 
Government Information Services, Bernard van Leer Foundation’s Regional Radio Project, Hope for 
Children Development, Jamaica Coalition on the Rights of the Child, Woman Inc., Jamaicans for 
Justice, Sistren Theatre Collective, Dispute Resolution Foundation, Jamaica National Building 
Society, Jamaica Public Service Company, APSIS, Women’s Media Watch, Jamalco, COK, JAMPRO, 
Jamaica National Building Society, Summerfest Productions, NCB.  
The internship proved to be a tremendous learning experience as most of the students were given 
meaningful projects to work on and came back with a greater appreciation of what was involved in 
the discipline.  
The feedback received was mainly positive, and most of the students were asked to stay on for a 
further period, some being employed for the entire summer.  
Research projects, completed  
In its current Strategic Plan the University underlines the need to become “research-active and 
produce output of the quality demanded by leading academic journals.” In this Academic Year 
CARIMAC’s small staff (six positions) undertook the following research projects, mostly sponsored 
by staff commissioning agencies:  
 – Dr. Nancy Muturi received a research grant for focus groups and interviews with 
‘Faith Based Organizations and  
 HIV/AIDS’ (currently in progress) – UWI grant US$10,000.  
– Dr. Muturi also received US$2,009 for desk research on World Summit for Information 
Society (WSIS) Gender Caucus research grant – Gender and ICT’s in the Caribbean.  
– Ms. Yvette Rowe completed a content analysis of popular music video, commissioned by 
SIRHASC and sponsored by the European Union US$4,000.  
– Mr. Livingston White was supported by a small grant (US$10,000) from the Caribbean 
Research Health Council (CHRC) in Trinidad and Tobago to investigate ‘Communication Strategies 
to promote behaviour change in HIV/AIDS/STI programmes: a case study of Jamaica 1998 – 2002’. 
(Completed)  
– Mr. Livingston White also received a regional research grant (US$14,000) from PAHO, 
Barbados to undertake a content analysis on the coverage of health in media. of St. Vincent ad the 
Grenadines  
– Drs. Marjan de Bruin’s research on ‘Jamaican Adolescents and Television watching,’ 
sponsored by Youth.now/ Futures International was completed in June 2005 (US$21,000).  
– Drs. Marjan de Bruin coordinated three campus based research projects, financed by 
HARP/SIRHASC (US$103,000.00).  
– Ms. Yvette Rowe has begun work on a project to produce a documentary on the Early 
Childhood Learning project and provide training in video production for the Hope for Children 
Foundation. Funding of 30,000 U.S. Dollars, for this has come from the Bernard Van Leer 
Foundation.  
 
PRESENTATIONS  
. • Bruin de, Marjan April 28 -30, 2005: ‘HIV/AIDS Campaigns in the Caribbean; 
Media’s Positions and Roles.’ CBA Regional Conference for Canada and the Caribbean ‘Broadcasting 
and Health’, Savannah Hotel, Barbados.  
. • Bruin de, Marjan October 18 and 19, 2004: ‘Communication and HIV/AIDS – 
the need to go beyond traditional media coverage.’ Conference Building Bridges, Conference Centre, 
Kingston, Jamaica. sponsored by USAID.  
. • Muturi, Nancy ‘Research, Teaching and Learning Communication for Social and 
Environmental Change.’ Communication for Social and Environmental Change Symposium, 
University of Guelph. September 14, 2004.  
. • Muturi, Nancy ‘Risk Perception and HIV/AIDS Prevention: The Role of Faith-
Based organization in the Caribbean.’ UWIHARP annual Scientific Conference, Barbados, May6-8, 
2005.  
. • Muturi, Nancy ‘Implications of sexual violence to women’s repro-ductive health in 
Jamaica: A naturalistic inquiry.’ American Public Health Association (APHA), Washington, DC. 
November 2004.  
. • Muturi, Nancy ‘Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices in Preventing Occupational 
Reproductive Hazards among the Jamaican Men.’ Annual American Public Health Association, 
Washington, DC. November 2004.  
. • Muturi, Nancy Crime, violence and Implications to HIV/AIDS Prevention: 
Challenges for Behaviour Change Communication for in Jamaica. annual Association of Journalism 
and Mass Communication (AEJMC), August 4 7, 2004, Toronto, Canada.  
. • James, Canute ‘Covering the Single market and Economy,’ Workshop for 
Newspaper Editors on the CARICOM Single Market and Economy. Bridgetown, April 2005.  
. • James, Canute ‘Approaches to Investigative Reporting,’ Carter Centre Workshop 
on Investigative Journalism. Runaway Bay, Jamaica, November 2004.  
. • Rowe, Yvette ‘Sexual Messages in Local Dancehall Music Videos,’ at a meeting of 
Artistes Against Aids, in Kingston on November 23, 2004 and at the National HIV/AIDS 
Committee retreat in Sandals Runaway Bay December 10th 2004.  
. • Prendergast, Patrick ‘Regional Communication as Impact Tool for Rural 
Development,’ Toco Foundation Regional Conference for Radio Broadcasters and Farmers, Toco, 
Trinidad and Tobago, April1-3, 2005.  
. • Barnes, Corinne and White, Livingston ‘From Killer Disease to HIV/AIDS: A 
Comparative Analysis of the Reporting on HIV/AIDS in two Jamaican Newspapers’ and ‘Com-
munication Strategies to Promote Behaviour Change in HIV/AIDS/STI Programmes: A case study 
of Jamaica 19992003’ at the working group on HIV/AIDS. International Association of Media and 
Communication Research (IAMCR) 2005 conference in Taipei, Taiwan, July 26 -28,  
 
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PUBLICATIONS  
Marjan de Bruin:  
Books (refereed):  
* Gender and Newsroom Cultures, Identities at Work, (2004) Bruin de, Marjan and Karen 
Ross (Eds.), Hampton Press, New Jersey (256 pages).  
Book chapters refereed  
.* Bruin de, Marjan (2005), Gender and professional identity among Caribbean journalists, in: 
Susanna Hornig Priest, Impact – Designing Research That Matters. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 
Oxford, Toronto. Pp. 69 -83.  
.* Bruin de, Marjan (2004) and Karen Ross. Introduction: Identities at Work, in: Bruin de, 
Marjan and Karen Ross (Eds.), Gender and Newsroom Cultures, Identities at Work, Hampton 
Press, New Jersey. (5 pages).  
.* Bruin de, Marjan (2004) Organizational, Professional and Gender Identities – Overlapping, 
Coinciding and Contradicting Realities, in: Bruin de, Marjan and Karen Ross (Eds.), Gender and 
Newsroom Cultures, Identities at Work, Hampton Press, New Jersey. (17 pages)  
.* Bruin de, Marjan (2004) ‘Gender Politics and Media Production’, in: Gender in the 21st 
Century, Caribbean Perspectives, Visions and Possibilities, by Barbara Bailey  
 
and Elsa Leo-Rhynie (Eds.) Ian Randle Publishers, Kingston, Jamaica. Pp. 217 -235.  
Articles (refereed)  
* Muturi, Nancy (2005). Culture considerations in HIV/AIDS communication and 
prevention in Kenya. Journal of Health Communications, Vol. 10 No. 1, Jan/Feb.  
Unrefereed publication:  
* Bruin de, Marjan, Robinson, Claude, Draft Code of Practice in conjunction, presented 
to the Jamaica Press on May 3, 2005.  
PUBLIC SERVICE Marjan de Bruin  
.– Member, organizing committee of CAPNET’s international conference on Caribbean 
Publisher Against HIV/AIDS, May 2005.  
.– Member, Board of Women’s Media Watch.  
.– Member, International Council of the International Association for Media and 
Communication Research (IAMCR).  
.– Chair, 2005 National Awards of the Public Relations Society of Jamaica (PRSJ)  
.– Member, International Editorial Board of Routledge’s Academic Journal Feminist Media 
Studies.  
.– Member, Advisory Board of Critical Arts, Cultural and Media Studies, University of Natal, 
Durban, South Africa.  
 
Livingston White  
.– Secretary, Fulbright Alumni Association of Jamaica (2003present).  
.– Member, Adjudication Panel for the ITI Actor Boy Awards (2003-2004).  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FACULTY OF HUMANITIES
AND
EDUCATION
MONA
Year ending July 31, 2005
Professor Aggrey Brown, CD, BA Hamline, MA, PhD Princeton
– Dean
Dean’s Overview
Introduction
This annual report is written in the context of the changing sceneof higher education in Jamaica and the wider CARICOM as
well as in the context of the transformation of various practices
within the Faculty of Humanities and Education in keeping with the
overall transformational objectives of the Mona Campus. It is also
written against the background of sharp budgetary reductions to the
Mona Campus by the GOJ beginning in the 2002/03 academic year
and continuing through the year under review. This particular
constraint had the overall effect of limiting the capacity of the
Faculty to meet a number of its projected strategic objectives,
especially as it related to enhancing student services. It also had a
demoralizing effect on staff who were simultaneously asked to do
more with less.
Having over-reached the budget reduction target that had been set for
it in the 2003/04 academic year, the Faculty was unable to meet the
target set for it in 2004/05. Not surprisingly, the shortfall was the
equivalent to the amount over-reached in the previous year
indicating that the Faculty had indeed reached the limit of its ability
to cut its budget while simultaneously maintaining the standard of its
services.
Access and Student Centredness
The issues of access and student centredness turn on not only
increasing the intake of students wishing to pursue majors in the
disciplines offered by the Faculty but also doing so in a manner and in
a setting that meets the multidimensional developmental aspirations
of our students. While the Faculty increased its intake of students
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over the previous year by 13%, it was unable to expand the physical
infrastructure and other support services to satisfy their needs in
keeping with our own desires. So for example, the tutorial system on
which our pedagogical practices have traditionally relied is palpably
being threatened by lack of adequate classroom space in which to
hold tutorials. The increased size of tutorials has outgrown available
space in lecturers’ offices in which tutorials are normally held and
classroom space is unavailable. This was mitigated by the fact that
although more students were offered places than the previous year,
fewer took up the offer as a result of the deregistration that was itself
a consequence of the Campus’ budget crisis.
A proposal for finding alternative modes of conducting tutorials –
including use of ICTs – was overwhelmingly vetoed by students. In a
scientific survey conducted among students and faculty to determine
the desirability of continued use of tutorials as a means of instruction,
there was near unanimity for maintaining the tradition. The obvious
implication of this is that additional classrooms and seminar rooms
will have to be provided if the Faculty is to maintain its long held and
richly deserved reputation of teaching excellence. (The average mean
score of Faculty members on students’ evaluations for the year was a
healthy 4.1 on a 5 point scale).
Increasing use of ICTs in the departments of Educational Studies,
Carimac, Library and Information Studies and Language, Linguistics
and Philosophy in particular, for delivery of services has also led to
increasing demand by students for computer access. The desirable
ratio of a 10:1 use of computers by students remains a long way off
with a ratio of approximately 20:1 being the present Faculty norm.
At the post graduate level, given the strategic objective of becoming a
research driven institution, the Faculty was able to consolidate its
services to graduate students by converting the Director of the
School of Education’s suite of offices into a dedicated facility for post
graduate students. This includes a modest lounge (to be expanded in
the 2005/06 academic year) and offices for support staff dedicated to
serving post graduate students. For the first time as well, an open
forum was held for all post graduate students of the Faculty in the
Undercroft of the Senate building, that gave them an opportunity to
exchange their views openly with members of the Faculty and
administrators. The success of the forum has led to the decision to
make it an annual event.
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Unfortunately, at the undergraduate level there was far less success at
achieving dialogue. This was a direct result of the fluctuating quality
of student representatives elected annually by the Guild. Although
undergraduates were provided with an office for their use, it
remained closed for most of the academic year with the result that it
had to be repossessed and put to other use. Too, Guild representation
at Faculty Board meetings was virtually non-existent during the year.
Clearly, it is not enough to wish for greater student centredness if the
students themselves are not willing or are incapable of playing their
part to make it meaningful.
Enhancing Quality
Although curriculum review and development is a continuous
activity in the FHE, the process was heightened by budgetary
constraints. The campus-wide policy of limiting class sizes to no
fewer than 20 students had the salutary effect of Faculty-wide review
of curricula which, in turn, led in some instances to the consolidation
of undersubscribed sections of courses; restructuring of some and in a
number of instances the decision only to offer courses in alternate
years. This generally made for greater cost efficiency, although it
must be said that a certain amount of flexibility in enforcing the
policy must be exercised if the policy is not to become self-defeating
in some instances.
Individual department reports will address specifics but there are
some issues that cut across disciplines that are worthy of mention.
One of these is writing in the disciplines. The use of the English
Language Proficiency Test (ELPT) by the Faculty to identify
potential matriculants who have deficiencies in writing English and
to offer them a remedial writing course, was taken a step further by
the FHE during the year. As a result of budgetary constraints, the
remedial course UC010 is no longer offered as part of the normal
curriculum for students needing to do the course but is now offered
independently by the Writing Center which is run by the
Department of Language, Linguistics and Philosophy.
Recognizing the importance of writing for academic success, the
Faculty with the approval of Mona Academic Board and Board for
Undergraduate studies decided that as of the start of the 2005/06
academic year, every student of the Faculty will be required to do a
writing course at each of the three levels in order to fulfill
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requirements for the Bachelor’s degree. The year-long, 6 credit,
Foundation writing course UC120 will be discontinued and
redesigned to be offered as two separate 3-credit courses to be offered
one in each semester at the first level. Subsequent courses will be
done at levels two and three.
Another important curriculum development during the year was
approval of a new B.A. degree in Liberal Studies designed primarily
for students wishing to pursue studies in two or more disciplines
within the Faculty and/or across Faculties. In strategic terms, this
development moves the Faculty more in the direction of offering
students a broad liberal education rather than narrow specializations
at the undergraduate level. It is also intended to provide students
with wider exploratory intellectual options as well as a stronger
foundation on which to pursue post graduate studies and careers in
teaching. The degree will have its first students in the 2005/06
academic year.
Discussions between the Faculty and the Edna Manley College of the
Visual and Performing Arts on the articulation of both programmes,
were also brought to a successful conclusion with a recommendation
being made to the Board for Undergraduate Studies for ratification.
Similar discussions with the Teachers Colleges are also in progress in
keeping with both the University’s and Faculty’s strategic objectives.
At the request of the Minister of Education, Youth and culture,
following her presentation as guest speaker in one of our regular
Faculty Board meetings (see below), a team from the School of
Education developed a research agenda with senior colleagues at the
Ministry. The School has committed to undertaking research that
will inform policy decisions to be made by the Ministry in a number
of areas including violence in schools, which is already on the
research agenda of a number of Faculty members of the School. This
collaboration with the Ministry is consonant with a decision taken in
the Faculty Retreat of 2003/03 that the School of Education take a
more active role in leading the transformation of the Jamaican
educational system.
During the year the Library and Information Studies, and History
and Archaeology departments were formally reviewed. This periodic
exercise is welcomed by all departments which see in it an
opportunity not only for in depth self-critical reflection but also for
affirmation of serious efforts at innovation. The reviewers who also
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made valuable recommendations for changes in keeping with
stakeholder expectations as well as departmental and Faculty
aspirations commended both departments. However, it must also be
emphasized that both review teams underscored the need for greater
resource allocation in each instance if the departments concerned are
to remain viable and competitive.
Over the years, a legitimate criticism of the review process by all
departments has been the failure of the campus administration to
respond to recommendations for additional funding while insisting
on the implementation of “cherry-picked” recommendations. It is
the Faculty’s position that the process of strategic transformation
carries with it real costs and if the costs cannot be met the process
runs the risk of being stymied as well as engendering cynicism among
those who are expected to make it happen.
Institutional Strengthening
The Faculty’s annual Retreat for Heads of departments and
Coordinators continues to be the primary vehicle for critical review
of its activities as well as for forward planning. It provides the
opportunity for participants to focus in depth on issues and problems
affecting the whole and to come to collective decisions regarding the
way forward. While the Retreat is funded from the Faculty’s
consultancy fund, we believe that it is such an important activity and
“best practice” that it should be budgeted, and we so recommend.
A development that is also now recognized as having a positive
impact on the Faculty’s affairs is the delegation to a senior member of
the Faculty the role of Coordinator of Graduate Studies. Apart from
providing the particular individual with an opportunity to make a
substantial contribution to achieving the strategic objectives of the
Faculty and campus, and greater direct involvement in the Faculty’s
affairs, it also offers graduate students greater access to and
involvement in the administration of their own affairs since the
Coordinator is able to devote single-minded attention to performing
the role; the kind of attention that the Dean with all his/her other
responsibilities would find it impossible to do. Reference has already
been made to the graduate students’ forum as evidence of one of the
benefits of such an arrangement.
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The establishment of a Faculty Quality Control Committee in
2002/03, chaired by the Deputy Dean, to vet all new courses,
programmes and proposals before they are put to Faculty Board for
ratification, has also proved to be a successful innovation. Among
other things, it has ensured more careful and timely scrutiny of new
courses and offerings. With its membership drawn from all
departments, it also ensures a multidisciplinary approach to quality
control within the Faculty.
As an administrative innovation however, perhaps the Quality
Control Committee’s most significant impact has been on Faculty
Board meetings. Since no time is spent discussing details of new
courses etc. in Board meetings, this sub-committee of the Board has
allowed Faculty Board to devote an hour of its monthly, two-hour
meetings to the intellectual enrichment of its members. In the second
half of Faculty Board meetings a specific issue or topic is addressed by
a single speaker or members of a team, following which an open
discussion is held. So for example, in the year under review an
opportunity was provided to Dr. Sonja Stanley Niah, (October) and
Dr. Camille Bell Hutchinson (February) - two candidates who had
just received their PhDs, to make presentations on their research to
members of the Board. The Minister of Education, Youth and
Culture, the Hon. Maxine Henry Wilson, was also a guest of the
Faculty (May) and used the forum to address education reform.
In Summary
Departing somewhat from the traditional format of annual reports,
this report has sought to highlight some of the developments in the
year under review in the wider context of the strategic
transformation of the Mona Campus. Individual departmental
reports will deal with the specifics (research in progress, publications,
outreach etc.).
The Faculty sees transformation as a process; not an event. It is a
process that has short term, medium term and long term goals, all of
which are dependent on having in place the necessary physical,
technological, as well as administrative infrastructural supports to
make it possible. For that reason, we have sought to put in place
some of these supports in keeping with imposed budgetary
constraints. The latter have had and continue to have significant
impact on the Faculty’s efforts especially as they relate to student
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centredness. Limited classroom space, offices and obsolete computers
are just some of the factors that frustrate our efforts in this regard.
On the other hand the Faculty has had some success in its
responsiveness to the budgetary crisis, using it as an opportunity to
reflect on our modus operandi and to achieve greater efficiency in our
activities without at the same time diminishing the quality of service
and high standards provided our students. Collectively it is now
acknowledged that greater creativity and a willingness to innovate,
are the sine qua non of the transformation process, and as this report
demonstrates, that process is well under way in the Faculty of
Humanities and Education.
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CARIBBEAN INSTITUTE OF MEDIA AND
COMMUNICATION (CARIMAC)
Drs. Marjan de Bruin, University of Amsterdam – Director
The Academic Year 2004-2005 wasin many respects extremely
challenging. The Institute received no
funding for operational costs from the
University, and had to find $6.2M in
savings and/or (new) annual income.
In addition, it had to contribute $1.7M
to UWI’s funds. The Department
managed to cope with this unusual
situation by developing an additional
range of income earning activities.
This, however, put a temporary halt
to several development plans which
are urgently needed and can only be resumed in 2005/2006.
Staff and Director spent considerable time and energy in discussing
the planned expansion in plant and equipment which is long overdue.
The new plans to turn CARIMAC into a full fledged School of
Journalism and Communication were presented in February at the
Breakfast Meeting of Heads of Media in Jamaica to hear their
feedback
Currently, CARIMAC works at 65% of what its intake should be,
the demand is there but based on limitations in space the classes have
to be smaller than desirable. The Institute related its serious
challenges and constraints to the Dean, Principal, and Strategic
Transformation Team and produced the relevant documentation for
fundraising. The Vice Chancellor received information for
international fundraising and lobbying. The Institute is preparing a
Business Plan for presentation in the near future.
Students – intake and enrolment
In spite of these challenges, we increased our intake in Undergraduate
as well as Graduate programmes. Current Enrollment is:
Undergraduate degree: 250; Undergraduate Diploma programme: 12.
The MA in Communication Studies: 27. MA in Communication for
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Social and Behaviour Change: 27. Thirteen (13) candidates are
registered for MPhil and PhD programmes. Two PhD and one MPhil
student presented their final thesis successfully and will graduate in
November.
The total enrollment of all programmes is approximately 330
students. Compared to two years ago these figures represent a growth
of over 300%. UWI’s Strategic Plan speaks of a target growth of 6.2%
per annum.
New Courses and Programmes
In an effort to respond to the changing needs of our constituents we
developed and received approval for ten (10) new courses. We also
started discussions with Cave Hill Campus about developing a first
degree in Media and Communication to be offered at Cave Hill.
Discussions on the topic were held with the Chair of the University’s
Board of Undergraduate Studies, the Dean of the Faculty of
Humanities and Education in Cave Hill, the Tertiary Level Training
Institutions Unit at Cave Hill, and the Barbados Community College
– BCC. We plan to approach St. Augustine campus in the Academic
Year 2005-2006.
CARIMAC is preparing a new MA programme – in Strategic
Communication – in cooperation with the Department of Management
Studies and the Mona School of Business, to be submitted for
approval in late 2006. A second new programme – MA in Journalism –
is being discussed with the local and regional media and
communication industry.
Students graduating
In November 2004, 51 students received their first degree in Media
and Communication with almost 30 receiving First Class Honours.
Staff developments
Ms. Halthea Hill assisted the Graduate Programme Co-ordinator
with administrative duties. Ms. Pat Donald took over from her in
May, 2005. Mr. Patrick Prendergast’s one year contract as a Teaching
Assistant ended in June 2006. Dr. Dunn’s second year of secondment
with CPTC ended on July 31. Mr. Canute James replaced Dr. Dunn
for the second year as Radio Department Co-ordinator. Mr. Craig
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Duhaney has been helping out in CARIMAC’s technical staff, while
the Institute is trying to fill one of its vacancies.
CARIMAC organized a qualitative research workshop on the use of
software for qualitative research – Atlas.ti – in January 2005.
Interested members of staff were enabled to participate without
payment; outsiders paid an amount towards covering the costs.
Other participants were: MA students, several members of other
UWI departments and staff in the Office of the Prime Minister. This
pilot project was done in January 2005 and will be repeated, if the
demand justifies the costs, in October 2005.
Awards
Three graduates of the Institute received the MSI/CIVJAM/Carter
Centre Award for Investigative Journalism.
Print and Online Journalism student Ms. Kerry-Kay McCatty
received a scholarship from Jamaica Broilers to pursue a Master’s
Degree in Journalism at the University of Illinois. She is expected to
begin that programme in August, 2005. This was the first of what
Jamaica Broilers hopes will be an annual award.
CARIMAC staff, for the third time since the University established
its Faculty Award for ‘Project Attracting The Most Research Funds’,
received this Award again in January 2005.
Contributions
Jamaica National Building Society contributed to the new set up of
the Multimedia lab.
Training and Outreach
CARIMAC is very much aware of the fact that the advent of
globalization and agreements such as the WTO’s GATT and similar
provisions in the proposed FTAA agreement will open the gates for
strong competition from much better financed and bigger
competitors in the educational field. That’s one of the reasons why
the Institute created new programmes which we expect to have an
appeal in and beyond the region. One of those is the IABC
(International Association of Business Communicators) accredita-
tion programme for Public Relations professionals. This programme
was developed in partnership with the local and regional professional
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associations in this field and started in September 2004. The IABC
accreditation is an extremely important qualification, supported by
our local professional associations and the highly respected
international umbrella organization IABC.
UWI 12 and other partners in the region
CARIMAC has been asked to develop a Regional Communication
Strategy for early childhood initiatives in the region (St. Lucia,
Grenada, Dominica, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and
Tobago), sponsored by the Bernard Van Leer Foundation (BvLF) in
The Hague, The Netherlands. The Institute received a one year
development grant from BvLF. Partnership with this organization
also led to support by two members of staff through facilitating the
Regional/Community Radio Project workshops from the Caribbean
Support Initiative in Castries, St. Lucia, November 2004.
Nine member states of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States
OECS – Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St.
Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Anguilla
and the British Virgin Islands – requested training in advocacy and
social marketing from CARIMAC. Discussions with OECS in St.
Lucia and Antigua led to an agreement for a three month training
plan to be implemented in next Academic Year (2005 – 2006).
Through the residential tutor of the British Virgin Islands we
received a request for training in Basic Journalism aimed at
government officers as well as the private sector in the BVI. In the
course of 2004/2005 we undertook a preliminary needs assessment
and further implementation of training plans is considered for the
Academic Year 2005/2006.
Other training in the region: Between March 30 and April 1, Canute
James, Senior Lecturer, was a facilitator at a seminar for newspaper
editors on the Caribbean Single Market and Economy. The seminar
was organised by the Barbados-based CSME office of the CARICOM
Secretariat.
Strengthening relationship with the media and communication
industry:
In cooperation with the Mona School of Business, CARIMAC
launched a draft Code of Ethics on May 3, 2005 for Jamaican
journalists and media organizations.
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The Institute organized five industry meetings with senior managers
and decision makers in the Jamaican media and communications
industries to receive their feedback on CARIMAC’s graduates’
performance and to be able to respond to unmet training and
education needs.
Internship
Students from Radio, TV, Print and Online Journalism, Public
Relations and Social Marketing did internships, locally and
regionally in Jamaica, in Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Vincent
and the Grenadines and Trinidad &Tobago, Barbados and New
York. Organizations involved were: broadcasting companies, print
media organizations (Gleaner, Observer, Sunday Herald, Sky
Writings) Government Information Services, Bernard van Leer
Foundation’s Regional Radio Project, Hope for Children
Development, Jamaica Coalition on the Rights of the Child, Woman
Inc., Jamaicans for Justice, Sistren Theatre Collective, Dispute
Resolution Foundation, Jamaica National Building Society, Jamaica
Public Service Company, APSIS, Women’s Media Watch, Jamalco,
COK, JAMPRO, Jamaica National Building Society, Summerfest
Productions, NCB.
The internship proved to be a tremendous learning experience as
most of the students were given meaningful projects to work on and
came back with a greater appreciation of what was involved in the
discipline.
The feedback received was mainly positive, and most of the students
were asked to stay on for a further period, some being employed for
the entire summer.
Research projects, completed
In its current Strategic Plan the University underlines the need to
become “research-active and produce output of the quality demanded
by leading academic journals.” In this Academic Year CARIMAC’s
small staff (six positions) undertook the following research projects,
mostly sponsored by staff commissioning agencies:
– Dr. Nancy Muturi received a research grant for focus
groups and interviews with ‘Faith Based Organizations and
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HIV/AIDS’ (currently in progress) – UWI grant
US$10,000.
– Dr. Muturi also received US$2,009 for desk research on
World Summit for Information Society (WSIS) Gender
Caucus research grant – Gender and ICT’s in the
Caribbean.
– Ms. Yvette Rowe completed a content analysis of popular
music video, commissioned by SIRHASC and sponsored
by the European Union US$4,000.
– Mr. Livingston White was supported by a small grant
(US$10,000) from the Caribbean Research Health Council
(CHRC) in Trinidad and Tobago to investigate
‘Communication Strategies to promote behaviour change
in HIV/AIDS/STI programmes: a case study of Jamaica
1998 – 2002’. (Completed)
– Mr. Livingston White also received a regional research
grant (US$14,000) from PAHO, Barbados to undertake a
content analysis on the coverage of health in media. of St.
Vincent ad the Grenadines
– Drs. Marjan de Bruin’s research on ‘Jamaican Adolescents
and Television watching,’ sponsored by Youth.now/
Futures International was completed in June 2005
(US$21,000).
– Drs. Marjan de Bruin coordinated three campus based
research projects, financed by HARP/SIRHASC
(US$103,000.00).
– Ms. Yvette Rowe has begun work on a project to produce a
documentary on the Early Childhood Learning project and
provide training in video production for the Hope for
Children Foundation. Funding of 30,000 U.S. Dollars, for
this has come from the Bernard Van Leer Foundation.
PRESENTATIONS
• Bruin de, Marjan April 28 - 30, 2005: ‘HIV/AIDS Campaigns
in the Caribbean; Media’s Positions and Roles.’ CBA
Regional Conference for Canada and the Caribbean
‘Broadcasting and Health’, Savannah Hotel, Barbados.
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• Bruin de, Marjan October 18 and 19, 2004: ‘Communication
and HIV/AIDS – the need to go beyond traditional media
coverage.’ Conference Building Bridges, Conference Centre,
Kingston, Jamaica. sponsored by USAID.
• Muturi, Nancy ‘Research, Teaching and Learning Com-
munication for Social and Environmental Change.’
Communication for Social and Environmental Change
Symposium, University of Guelph. September 14, 2004.
• Muturi, Nancy ‘Risk Perception and HIV/AIDS
Prevention: The Role of Faith-Based organization in the
Caribbean.’ UWIHARP annual Scientific Conference,
Barbados, May 6 - 8, 2005.
• Muturi, Nancy ‘Implications of sexual violence to women’s
repro- ductive health in Jamaica: A naturalistic inquiry.’
American Public Health Association (APHA), Washington,
DC. November 2004.
• Muturi, Nancy ‘Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices in
Preventing Occupational Reproductive Hazards among the
Jamaican Men.’ Annual American Public Health
Association, Washington, DC. November 2004.
• Muturi, Nancy Crime, violence and Implications to
HIV/AIDS Prevention: Challenges for Behaviour Change
Communication for in Jamaica. annual Association of
Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), August 4 -
7, 2004, Toronto, Canada.
• James, Canute ‘Covering the Single market and Economy,’
Workshop for Newspaper Editors on the CARICOM Single
Market and Economy. Bridgetown, April 2005.
• James, Canute ‘Approaches to Investigative Reporting,’
Carter Centre Workshop on Investigative Journalism.
Runaway Bay, Jamaica, November 2004.
• Rowe, Yvette ‘Sexual Messages in Local Dancehall Music
Videos,’ at a meeting of Artistes Against Aids, in Kingston
on November 23, 2004 and at the National HIV/AIDS
Committee retreat in Sandals Runaway Bay December 10th
2004.
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• Prendergast, Patrick ‘Regional Communication as Impact
Tool for Rural Development,’ Toco Foundation Regional
Conference for Radio Broadcasters and Farmers, Toco,
Trinidad and Tobago, April 1 - 3, 2005.
• Barnes, Corinne and White, Livingston ‘From Killer Disease
to HIV/AIDS: A Comparative Analysis of the Reporting on
HIV/AIDS in two Jamaican Newspapers’ and ‘Com-
munication Strategies to Promote Behaviour Change in
HIV/AIDS/STI Programmes: A case study of Jamaica 1999-
2003’ at the working group on HIV/AIDS. International
Association of Media and Communication Research
(IAMCR) 2005 conference in Taipei, Taiwan, July 26 - 28,
PUBLICATIONS
Marjan de Bruin:
Books (refereed):
* Gender and Newsroom Cultures, Identities at Work,
(2004) Bruin de, Marjan and Karen Ross (Eds.), Hampton
Press, New Jersey (256 pages).
Book chapters refereed
* Bruin de, Marjan (2005), Gender and professional identity
among Caribbean journalists, in: Susanna Hornig Priest,
Impact – Designing Research That Matters. Rowman &
Littlefield Publishers, Oxford, Toronto. Pp. 69 - 83.
* Bruin de, Marjan (2004) and Karen Ross. Introduction:
Identities at Work, in: Bruin de, Marjan and Karen Ross
(Eds.), Gender and Newsroom Cultures, Identities at
Work, Hampton Press, New Jersey. (5 pages).
* Bruin de, Marjan (2004) Organizational, Professional and
Gender Identities – Overlapping, Coinciding and
Contradicting Realities, in: Bruin de, Marjan and Karen
Ross (Eds.), Gender and Newsroom Cultures, Identities at
Work, Hampton Press, New Jersey. (17 pages)
* Bruin de, Marjan (2004) ‘Gender Politics and Media
Production’, in: Gender in the 21st Century, Caribbean
Perspectives, Visions and Possibilities, by Barbara Bailey
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and Elsa Leo-Rhynie (Eds.) Ian Randle Publishers,
Kingston, Jamaica. Pp. 217 - 235.
Articles (refereed)
* Muturi, Nancy (2005). Culture considerations in
HIV/AIDS communication and prevention in Kenya.
Journal of Health Communications, Vol. 10 No. 1, Jan/Feb.
Unrefereed publication:
* Bruin de, Marjan, Robinson, Claude, Draft Code of
Practice in conjunction, presented to the Jamaica Press on
May 3, 2005.
PUBLIC SERVICE
Marjan de Bruin
– Member, organizing committee of CAPNET’s inter-
national conference on Caribbean Publisher Against
HIV/AIDS, May 2005.
– Member, Board of Women’s Media Watch.
– Member, International Council of the International
Association for Media and Communication Research
(IAMCR).
– Chair, 2005 National Awards of the Public Relations
Society of Jamaica (PRSJ)
– Member, International Editorial Board of Routledge’s
Academic Journal Feminist Media Studies.
– Member, Advisory Board of Critical Arts, Cultural and
Media Studies, University of Natal, Durban, South Africa.
Livingston White
– Secretary, Fulbright Alumni Association of Jamaica (2003-
present).
– Member, Adjudication Panel for the ITI Actor Boy Awards
(2003-2004).
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DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY &
ARCHAEOLOGY
Swithin Wilmot, BA UWI, DPhil Oxf – Head Of Department
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT
Quality Assurance Review
Between March 14 and 17, 2005, theDepartment’s undergraduate and
taught Masters programmes were
reviewed by a team, under the auspices
of the Board for Undergraduate
Studies (BUS). The preparation of the
Self Assessment Report challenged the
Department to reflect on the content
and delivery of its programmes and
generally the Report of the Review
team was positive and encouraging and
the Department will devote particular
attention in the 2005/06 academic year
to the following issues: the restructuring of the undergraduate
programme, the design of a Double Major in History and Education,
the addition of courses on Jamaican and public history, the
preparation of courses for delivery by Distance and an assessment of
the taught Masters Programme.
Archaeology
Important international links were consolidated. In May 2005, the
Department formalized an agreement with the Thomas Jefferson
Foundation’s Digital Archaeological Archive of Comparative
Slavery (DAACS), a web based archive located in Virginia, USA. The
agreement provides for the inclusion of the Montpelier Plantation
Collection on the DAACS website, for academic collaboration
between the Department and DAACS and for the training of
undergraduate students in the techniques of digitizing artifacts, field
records and maps in the Collection. Dr. Philip Allsworth-Jones
participated in a project headed by Dr. R. Housler, of the University
of Glasgow, to date middle paleolithic sites in Russia and the
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Ukraine. Fieldwork with the second year students was carried out at
Warminster, St Elizabeth, with the assistance of Dr J.H.N. Loubser
(New South Associates) and funding from the Reed Foundation and
the Mona Campus Committee for Research and Publications.
The Social History Project (SHP) launched its touring exhibition
programme at Liberty Hall-the Legacy of Marcus Garvey,
Downtown Kingston, with the opening of the exhibition- “Jamaica’s
Black Middle Class of the Later 19th and Early 20th Century”, on
October 31, 2004. The exhibition also showcased at the Devon
House Mansion in January, 2005 and then at the Museum of St. James
and Civic Centre, Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay, where it opened
on February 6, 2005 and remained for the duration of February as the
Department’s outreach to the western part of the island during Black
History Month.. The Jamaica Library Service also hosted the
exhibition at the Manchester Parish Library in Mandeville during the
month of April and at the St. Thomas Parish Library in Morant Bay
in June. The Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE)
Fund agreed to fund the publication in book and CD form of an
extended version of the exhibition. Oral testimonies from the
returnee migrant resident community in Jamaica were gathered by
undergraduate and graduate students, and the Downtown, Kingston
project involving Heritage Studies students, in collaboration with the
National Library of Jamaica, continued. The SHP, by way of funding
from the Graduate Studies and Research and Publications Fund
acquired much needed equipment for oral history research.
Staff
Professor Sir Roy Augier was honoured for his 50 years of service to
the University of the West Indies and to the Caribbean at the School
of Continuing Studies Conference in St Lucia in November 2004,
and by the University in June 2005. Aleric Josephs was awarded the
PhD and Patrick Bryan and Kathleen Monteith received the
Principal’s Research Award for Best Publications, book and journal
article, respectively, in the Faculty of Humanities and Education,
Research Day, 2005. Brian Moore resigned after 24 years of service to
the department.
Professional Outreach
The Department also maintained its public profile in supporting
significant events in Jamaica’s National Calendar, Black History
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Month, Emancipation Celebrations and National Heritage Week, as
members delivered public lectures, participated in media interviews
and panel discussions highlighting one or more of these events.
Members also gave other media interviews and/or conducted public
lectures, locally or internationally. Several members of the
Department conducted workshops for the two CAPE History Units
and for history teachers.
Elsa Goveia Memorial Lecture
On April 6, 2005, Professor Alvin Thompson, Department of
History and Philosophy, UWI, Cave Hill, delivered the 21st Annual
Elsa Goveia Memorial Lecture on the topic, “Maroon Struggles and
the Ideology of Freedom”.
PAPERS PRESENTED
Sultana Afroz
• “Dialogue of Global Civilizations: Muslim Cultures and
Western Cultures in Quest of a Just and Peaceful World”.
Internet Conferences on Inter-religious Engagement Project,
the World Council of Muslims for Interfaith Relations, and
the International Movement for a Just World, October 2004
and January 15 – February 2005, 26pp.
Philip Allsworth-Jones
• “Defining the Montego Bay style: a re-consideration of R.L.
Vanderwal’s work in Jamaica”. 21st Congress of The
International Association for Caribbean Archaeology
(IACA), UWI, Trinidad, July 24 - 30, 2005, 19 pp. [ with M.
Bogle-Douglas and K.W. Wesler]
• “Stewart Castle and Retreat, Jamaica: results of a new digital
mapping survey”. 21st Congress of The International
Association for Caribbean Archaeology (IACA), UWI,
Trinidad, July 24 - 30, 2005. Power Point presentation. [with
M. Kappers].
• “Seamans Valley Revisited”. 4th Annual Symposium,
Archaeological Society of Jamaica, UWI, Mona, April 7
2005. Power Point presentation [with K. Spence, R. Dalton
and H. Savery.]
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Fitzroy Baptiste
• “The Emergence of Eric Williams and the People’s National
Movement [PNM] in Trinidad and Tobago Politics As
Gleaned from US State Department Records, 1952 - 1956”,
37th Annual Conference of the Association of Caribbean
Historians, Cartagena, Colombia, May 9 - 13, 2005, 49pp.
• “The Emergence of Eric Williams and the PNM [People’s
National Movement] in Trinidad and Tobago Politics As
Gleaned from US State Department Records, 1952 -1956”,
4th Annual ‘Caribbean Reasonings’ Conference, “The
Thought of New World: The Quest for Decolonisation”,
June 16 - 18, 2005, 49 pp, UWI Mona, under the auspices of
The centre for Caribbean Thought, The UWI, Mona,
Jamaica and The Africana Studies department, Brown
University, USA.
Patrick Bryan
• “Anglican Identity in Today’s Caribbean”, 35th Triennial
Meeting of the Synod of the Anglican Church in the
Province of the West Indies, Belize, November 16, 2004.
Jonathan Dalby
• “A Special Kind of Criminal: Slaves, Crime, and the Courts
in Jamaica, c 1750 - 1834’. Department of History and
Archaeology Staff/Student Seminar, UWI Mona, March 4
2005, 34 pp.
Kathleen Monteith
• “Financing Agriculture and Trade: Barclays Bank
(Dominion, Colonial and Overseas) in the British West
Indies, 1926 - 1945”. 37th Annual Conference of the Associa-
tion of Caribbean Historians, Cartagena, Colombia, May 9 -
13, 2005.
James Robertson
• “Changing Landscapes Described: Jamaica 1655 - 1770” 4th
Annual Symposium, Archaeological Society of Jamaica,
UWI, Mona, April 7, 2005, 12 pp.
• “Incomprehension and Creole Architecture: or, on not
thinking about Spanish Town”. Department of History and
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Archaeology Staff/Post Graduate Seminar, UWI, Mona,
March 18, 2005, 23 pp.
• “‘butting and bounding, South on a Street in front of Sarah
Rodrigues Deleon’: Finding directions in Spanish Town,
Jamaica, 1757 – 1840”. Department of Geography and
Geology Seminar, U.W.I., Mona, March 3, 2005, 23 pp.
Veront Satchell
• “Slavery In The Americas: Overview”. UNESCO sponsored
Conference on Slavery, Emancipation and Reparation,
University of Technology, September 3, 2004, 24 pp.
• “Legacy of Slavery on Jamaica’s Political Economy.”
Symposium Sonkofa, The Impact of Slavery on
Contemporary Jamaica. Sponsored by Liberty Hall, in
collaboration with The African Caribbean Institute of
Jamaica/Jamaica Memory Bank, the Institute of Jamaica
Lecture Hall, February 25, 2005, 28 pp.
• “The HIV/AIDS Crisis in Jamaica”, Seminar entitled,
HIV/AIDS PLAY YOUR PART, Sponsored by the
Brotherhood of St. Andrew with the UWIHARP,
November 9, 2004, Church of the Ascension Hall, 18 pp.
Verene Shepherd
• “Bearing Witness to the Past: Retaining, Protecting and
Researching Church Records in the Caribbean”, First
Records Management Conference for all Churches in
Jamaica & the Caribbean, Jamaica Conference Centre, July
14, 2005. 10pp.
• “Knowledge Production in the Caribbean: Contemporary
Writings, the Construction of ‘Africa(n)’ and the Task of
Reconstruction”. Centre for African Renaissance Studies
Conference on “African Renaissance Studies: Multi-, Inter-
and Trans-Disciplinary Paradigms”, University of South
Africa, Pretoria, June 13 - 16, 2005. 25pp.
• “Coolitude: The Diasporic Indian’s Response to
Creolization, Negritude and the Ranking Game?”,
International Indian Diasporic Conference on “East Indians
in the Caribbean: Reflections on the Past, Charting the Way
Forward”, Trinidad, May 28 - 29, 2005. 12pp.
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• “The Other War Memorial: Honouring Anti-Slavery Heroes
and Heroines in Jamaica”. 37th Annual Conference of the
Association of Caribbean Historians, Cartagena, Colombia,
May 9 -13, 2005. 18pp.
• “Bearing Witness to the Past: Research Ethics in History” at
the Research Ethics Conference, UWI, Mona, April 28 - 29,
2005. 25pp.
• “From Contract Workers to Entrepreneurs: The Historical
Roots of Indian Settlement and Socio-Economic
Transformation in Jamaica”. Symposium on “Caribbean
Spirituality: The Contribution of Indian Religio/Cultural &
Spiritual Experience”, St. Michael’s Theological College,
Kingston, 18pp.
• “Narratives of Resistance”, Liberty Hall/Institute of Jamaica
Symposium, February 25, 2005. 12pp.
• “War Memorials for Anti-slavery rebels”. UNESCO
Reparation Symposium, UTECH, September 4, 2004. 12pp.
• ‘The Haitian Revolution and Security Fears in Jamaica:
evidence from Lady Nugent’s Journal”. The 4th TTC
Conference, Limon, Costa Rica, August 27, 2004. 15pp.
Matthew Smith
• “The Man Who Would Be President: Daniel Fignole and the
Struggle for Political Change Postoccupation Haiti”.
Caribbean Studies Association 30th Annual Meeting, Santo
Domingo, Dominican Republic, May 31 – June 5, 2005, 20
pp.
• “An Island Among Islands: The Strange Relationship
Beween Haiti and the Caribbean Community”. 6th Annual
Sir Arthur Lewis Institute on Social and Economic Studies
Conference, Jamaica Pegasus, Kingston, March 17 - 18, 2005,
20 pp.
• “Two Hundred Year Old Mountains: Problems and Issues in
the Historiography of Haiti”. Conferene on Caribbean
Historiography: A Pan-Caribbean Perspective on the
Atlantic World, York University, Canada, October 16 -19,
2004.
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PUBLICATIONS
Books and Monographs
Fitzroy Baptiste
* Co-author with Dr. Allister Hinds of text for H23C course,
The State and Transformation in Africa, 1800 - 1900, For
the Web Delivery BEd. Secondary [Distance] Programme,
150 pp.
* READER, “Ex Africa Semper Aliquid Novi” [There Is
Always Something New Out of Africa], Pliny The Elder,
about 4th Century C.E.], 340 pp. for the course H13D,
“Africa in World Civilization from Human Origins to
1800’
Brian Moore
* Neither Led nor Driven: Contesting British Cultural
Imperialism in Jamaica, 1865 -1920, (Kingston: UWI Press,
2004), 475 pp.
James Robertson
* “Gone is the Ancient Glory”: Spanish Town, Jamaica,
1534-2000 (Kingston: Ian Randle Publishers, 2005) 477 pp.
Verene Shepherd
* Liberties Lost Caribbean indigenous societies and slave
systems (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004),
239 pp. [with Hilary Beckles]
Refereed Journal Articles
Philip Allsworth –Jones
* “The Szeletian Revisited”. Anthropologie, XLII/3, 2004, 281-
296.
* “Experimental Archaeology in the Tropics: The
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture Ibadan, the
Village of Adesina Oja, and Abandoned House No. 2”.
Azania, XXXIX, 2004, 125 -145.
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James Robertson
* “Cromwell and the Conquest of Jamaica” History Today, 55:5
(May, 2005) 15 - 22.
Verene Shepherd
* “Rebel Voices: Confessions, Testimonies and Trial
Transcripts from the 1831-32 Emancipation War in
Jamaica” Jamaica Journal Vol. 28: 2&3 (Dec.2004), 59 - 64.
[with Ahmed Reid].
* “The Ranking Game in Jamaica during Slavery,” The Arts
Journal, Vol. 1:2 (March 2005), 3 -15
* “Belonging and Unbelonging: The Impact of Migration on
Discourses of Identity in Jamaican History”, Journal of
Caribbean History, Vol. 39: 1 (June 2005), 1 -18
Waibinte Wariboko
* “Lineage Factionalism and Christianity in the Eastern
Niger Delta during the Nineteenth Century: The New
Calabar Example Reconsidered”, The Nigerian Academic Forum
Vol. 6. No. 5, pp 22 - 32
Other Peer Reviewed Publications
Sultana Afroz
* Islam: The Eternal Message. A Pictorial Presentation on the
fundamentals of Islam based on the The Holy Qur’an and
Ahadith, accompanied by a PowerPoint slide show on a CD-
ROM. (Dhaka: Bangladesh, 2004).
Aleric Josephs
* “The Atlantic World 1600 – 1800” [BEd Distance
(Secondary) Project U.W.I./M.O.E.C]
* “Conquest Colonization and Resistance in the Caribbean
1600 – to the End of Slavery” [BEd Distance (Secondary)
Project U.W.I./M.O.E.C]
Waibinte Wariboko
* “Ideological and Cultural Issues in the Implementation of
Christianity: The Example of New Calabar, 1865 -1900” in
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R. Goodridge (ed.), Perspectives on African History and
Culture Barbados: Dept. of History and Philosophy- Cave
Hill Campus 2004, pp 54-78.
* “Nigeria: Delta States in the 19th Century” in K.
Shellington (ed.), Encyclopedia of African History New
York: Routledge, 2004.
Non-Refereed:
Philip Allsworth-Jones
* “The James W. Lee Arawak Collection, UWI, Kingston,
Jamaica: Facts and Figures”. Proceedings of the 20th
Congress of The International Association for Caribbean
Archaeology (IACA), Santo Domingo, ed. Glenis Tavarez
Maria and Manuel Garcia Arevalo, Volume 1, 2005, 295-
305. [with Esther Rodriques]
James Robertson
* Correspondence, “Reply,” History Today 55:7 (July, 2005), 69
Matthew Smith
* “Vive 1804!: The Haitian Revolution and the Revolu-
tionary Generation of 1946,” Caribbean Quarterly, vol. 50, no.
4, December 2004.
* “Emperor , Exiles, and Intrigues: The Case of Nineteenth-
century Haitian Heads of State in Jamaica,” The Haiti-
Jamaica Connection (Kingston: Latin American-Caribbean
Centre, 2004).
Verene Shepherd
* ‘Emancipation and Immigration: A Pan-Caribbean Over-
view.’ (Orig. pub. 1998), Reprinted 2005, 52pp.
* (with Alvin Wint et. al) Strategic Challenges Confronting
the Mona Campus: An Analysis and Response (2004) 50 pp.
* (with Alvin Wint, et al) Stretegic Challenges Facing the
Mona Campus: an agenda for action (2005) 113 pp.
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PUBLIC SERVICE
Sultana Afroz
– Advisor, Institute of Medieval Muslim Scholars, Dallas,
Texas, USA.
– Regional Director, The Caribbean and South America
Region, World Council of Muslims for Interfaith
Relations.
– Member, Steering Committee, Encyclopedia for Women and
Islamic Cultures, Brill Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Philip Allsworth-Jones
– Member, Executive Committee of the Archaeological
Society of Jamaica.
– First Vice-President, Jamaica Historical Society.
– Member, Museums Advisory Board of the Institute of
Jamaica.
– Member, Board of Jamaican National Heritage Trust.
– Member, Steering Committee of the Thomas Jefferson
Foundation’s Digital Archaeological Archive of
Comparative Slavery, Virgina, USA
Roy Augier
– President, International Scientific Committee of the
UNESCO General History of the Caribbean.
– Vice Chairman, Teachers Services Commission ( Jamaiaca).
– Member, Schools Examination Committee, Caribbean
Examination Council.
– Member, Council, Caribbean Examination Council.
– Member, Council, Institute of Jamaica.
– Member, Board of Governors, St. Michael’s Theological
College.
Patrick Bryan
– Member, Council, Institute of Jamaica.
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– Chairman, Museums Advisory Board, Institute of Jamaica.
– Chief Examiner, Caribbean History (CSEC) for Caribbean
Examinations Council.
– President, Jamaican Historical Society.
– Member, Advisory Board, Journal of Caribbean History.
Carl Campbell
– Member, Executive Committee, Jamaica Historical
Society.
– Editor, Jamaican Historical Review.
– Reviews Editor, Journal of Caribbean History.
Jenny Jemmott
– Member, Board of Directors, Jamaica Cancer Society.
Aleric Josephs
– Board Member, Women’s Resource and Outreach Centre.
Brian L Moore
– Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Caribbean History.
James Robertson
– Member, National Archives Committee.
– Member, Board of the Archaeological Society of Jamaica.
– Jamaica Historical Society, Executive Committee
Veront Satchell
– Reviews Editor, Journal of Caribbean History
– Member, Education and Youth Board of the Anglican
Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.
Matthew Smith
– Committee Member, Jamaica Music Foundation
– Member, Foundation for Higher Education (FHE), Florida
International University
– List Editor, H-Caribbean Website.
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– Member, review Committee for Jamaican Government
project on Jamaican Musical Revue.
Verene Shepherd
– Member, Board of the Jamaica National Heritage Trust.
– Second Vice President, Jamaica Historical Society.
– Vice President, Association of Caribbean Historians.
– Convenor, CAPE History Panel, Caribbean Examinations
Council
– Co-Director, Text and Testimony Collective.
– Member, Local Advisory Committee, UNESCO National
Commission
– Member, Academic Advisory Boards of the following
Journals: Arts Journal, Atlantic Studies, Jamaica Journal, Jamaica
Historical Review, Journal of Caribbean History, Social and Economic
Studies
Waibinte Wariboko
– Member, Advisory Board, African – Caribbean Institute/
Jamaica Memory Bank
Swithin Wilmot
– Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Caribbean History.
– Member, CAPE History Panel, Caribbean Examinations
Council.
– Member, Nominating Committee, Association of
Caribbean Historians
– Chief Examiner and Chairman of the Examining
Committee for CXC/CAPE History.
– Member, Advisory Board, Unit for Studies in Biography
and Autobiography, La Trobe University, Melbourne,
Australia.
– Member, Steering Committee of the Thomas Jefferson
Foundation’s Digital Archaeological Archive of Compara-
tive Slavery, Virgina, USA
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– Member, Board of Governors, Holy Trinity High School.
– Member, Board of Trustees, the Archbishop Samuel Carter
Educational Fund
Undergraduate:
Registered
BA – 504
Graduated
BA First Class – 4
Upper Second – 44
Lower Second – 42
Pass – 12
Graduates
Registered
MA – 34
MPhil – 14
PhD – 6
PRIZES AWARDED
Elsa Goveia Prize: Candice Watson
Gladwyn Turbutt Prize in Janine Rose
European History:
Gladwyn Turbutt Prize in Archaeology: Danielle Benjamin
Gladwyn Turbutt Prize in André Paul Duhaney
Atlantic History:
Gladwyn Turbutt in Historical Anna-Kaye Osbourne
Methodology:
The Asian World prior to 1600 Keritha McLeish
History of Modern China Jodie-Ann Miller
Modern Japan Janine Rose
History of the Middle East since 1915 Natallie Malcolm
Neville Hall Prize: Tishaun Chin
Walter Rodney Prize: Lawrence Doctor
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DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGE, LINGUISTICS
& PHILOSOPHY
Kathryn Shields Brodber, BA, PhD, Dip Ed UWI
– Head of Department
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT
During the 2004-2005 academicyear, the department has been
involved in a series of initiatives aimed
at increasing its impact on the students
it serves within the academy, as well as
extending its influence on the
upliftment of the wider community
beyond its walls. Unfortunately, if
not addressed immediately, the
requirement to do more with less,
which has been imposed on us
especially during the year under
review, and has resulted in the
increasing inadequacy of the teaching and physical resources the
UWI is able to afford at the undergraduate level, will have dire
consequences for the standards the department has set itself.
TEACHING SECTIONS
English Language
During the year, the English Language Section, coordinated by Mrs.
Caroline Dyche, continued as a strong, integrated team of effective
teachers. One member of the team, Dr. Janice Cools, Instructor,
gained her PhD. in Literature from the UWI.
For the third consecutive year, the section was responsible for setting
and marking the Communication paper of the University
scholarship examination. It also introduced innovations, especially
in the delivery of the level 1 English language Foundation courses.
The revision of the delivery of UC120, to incorporate the use of
technology, primarily film, in lectures, was led by Mrs. Viviene
Harding. Panels of professionals from within the academy as well as
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from the world of work, including attorneys, trade unionists and
public relations practitioners, also made interactive presentations at
lectures regarding the functions of writing in their disciplines, and
the processes involved.
FD14A, led by Dr. Monica Taylor was introduced for the first time,
in semester 1, as an alternative for students with a pass at grades 1 or 2
in CAPE Communication Studies. The course experienced teething
pains related to the computerised registration system, which resulted
in inconsistent and non – homogeneous groups including the
inclusion of students with passes at level 3, and a shortage of texts. A
thorough revision of this course has been undertaken for the 2005-6
period.
FD10A (face to face mode), also led by Dr. Taylor, was revised to
increase the tasks related to the development of the critical thinking
skills of its students.
During the year, Schontal Moore developed an online distance
FD10A course for BEd (distance) students, who engaged with the
course via OurVLE, a web-based learning system. Designing and
delivering FD10A by distance involved creating websites and
software programmes to impart course content to students as well as
teaching, assessing and communicating with students using a variety
of computer technologies and programs. The online version of
FD10A can be found at http://ourvle.mona.uwi.edu./)
Two new courses, Language and Ethics, offered at level 2 by a team
led by Dr. Paulette Ramsay, and The Art of Public Speaking offered
at level 3 by a team led by Mrs. Harding, were well received, with
Public Speaking being over-subscribed in relation to the technical
resources and small-group delivery required.
The post-graduate course, Advanced Academic English Language
Skills, developed by Mrs. Ingrid McLaren, was delivered by her to
students pursuing the MSc in Human Resource Development in the
Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work, Faculty of
Social Sciences. Three cohorts of approximately 20 students each
participated during the semesters and summer period.
Linguistics
The section, coordinated by Ms. Alison Irvine, suffered from a lack
of adequate teaching and physical resources, especially for level 1
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courses which require students to develop linguistic thinking and
analytical skills to which they have not been exposed before. This
forced the abandonment of the additional laboratory hour which
had been made compulsory during the previous year, and a shift to
seminars from small-group tutorials, essential for the effective
development of these skills, with a resultant negative effect on pass
rates.
In spite of limitations in funding, students were able to attend local
and cross-campus field trips, thereby applying the theoretical
concepts learned to real-life linguistic data. In L331 and L32B, they
collected data first, and then read the relevant research on theories of
Creole origin and structure. The approach is geared at increasing the
levels of student motivation to read extensively.
The Section continued to participate in the delivery of the B Ed
(Distance) programme funded by the Government of Jamaica. Six
courses were offered via web delivery during the semesters and face to
face during the summer.
The post-graduate programme continued to grow, with Marsha
Forbes and Clive Forrester gaining registration upgrades to PhD.
Clive Forrester was also awarded overseas conference support to
Language & the Law conferences in New York and Cardiff. Joseph
Farquharson, was awarded a 2-year fellowship to the Max Planck
Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (Leipzig), which will
provide him with the research resources, unavailable at UWI,
required for the completion of his thesis.
For the coming year, the Section will continue its efforts to
semesterise post-graduate courses. It will also need to address the
problem of inadequate permanent staffing from which it suffers at
present.
Philosophy
The Section, coordinated by Dr. Bewaji, continued to experience a
high subscription to undergraduate courses in Philosophy. Large
per-course numbers, especially at level 1 (over 300 students in some
cases), presented considerable constraints for the Section’s 3 fulltime
lecturers. The limited physical resources available forced a re-
configuration of tutorials as seminars – which did not provide the
small-group interaction ideal for the development of philosophical
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thinking, especially in level 1 students who are participating in this
activity for the first time. The urgent need for improved physical and
teaching resources was clearly underscored.
The 2003-4 Quality Assurance review of the section emphasised, as a
major recommendation, the urgent need for two additional lecturers
for the section. In light of the critical benefits which are to be
derived from exposure to philosophy, which is essential to the
development of the reflective capacity of rational, productive
citizens, this must be a UWI priority, as far as ensuring budgetary
provisions is concerned.
The Department hosted Philosophy Day on 18th November 2004,
under the sponsorship of UNESCO Caribbean. The theme was:
Philosophy, Poverty & Human Rights. Several members of the section made
presentations, and were well received by the participants. Professor
Barry Chevannes was the presenter in the plenary session, and
Professor Sunday Osaretin Iyare, Senior Lecturer in Economics on
the Cave Hill campus, presented the public lecture.
The taught MA in Philosophy commenced with 5 students, with one
withdrawing during the year, while M Phil registrations numbered 6.
An additional PhD Philosophy student was admitted in January
2005.
For the 2005-6 academic year, the Section will be experimenting with
offering first level courses with very large registrations in both
semesters, so as to reduce the pressure. It will need to have appointed
the two additional lecturers required so as to reduce the extremely
heavy load which is currently placed on the existing three lecturers.
SELF SUSTAINING / INCOME GENERATING UNITS
The English Language Proficiency Test Unit (ELPTU), the major
income-generating unit of the Department, has continued its testing
of the English language proficiency skills of all applicants to the
Mona campus of the UWI. During the year, there were two sittings
of the ELPT for applicants, in which 3014 applicants sat the test in
either February or March 2005, and two sittings of the ELPT for
students in which 1157 sat the May or August test.
The divestment of the Fundamentals of English course to the Unit
presented numerous challenges, in this its first year, for Ms. Donna
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Marie Reid, the Senior Administrative Assistant responsible for
administering the unit, and to Mrs. Caroline Dyche, its Academic
Advisor. The course, originally delivered on a 52-hour, year-long
basis, was reorganized for 39-hour, semester-long delivery, offered in
both semesters and in summer. Students identified as requiring
remedial assistance were encouraged to sit and pass the course in the
summer prior to their formal entry to UWI, or to seek alternative
tuition during summer, and re-sit the test at the end of that session.
A UWI policy decision taken during the year at the request of the
Guild of Students resulted in students not being compelled to take
the divested UC010, but being allowed to take the end-of-course
examination as a challenge. Students who sat the course did
significantly better than those who were registered for exams only,
leading to some concern in the Department that those who continue
to sit the examination without help in upgrading their skills will be
severely handicapped and unable to sit their level 1 Foundation
courses. The Department will continue to emphasise the imperative
for students to develop their English language skills, so as to derive
maximal benefit from academic pursuits and be confident in their
suitability for the world of work.
The Jamaican Language Unit, under the direction of Professor
Hubert Devonish, proceeded full steam on the Bilingual Education
project, with its aim of determining the most effective means of
encouraging full bilingualism for primary level pupils at grades 1-4 in
Jamaican (Creole) and Standard Jamaican English.
The pilot project, conducted during its first year at Hope Valley
Experimental and Bridgeport Primary schools, has involved 260
pupils and 6 teachers. Pupils have been taught in both languages,
using bilingual material in Language Arts, Science, Mathematics and
Social Studies, achieved by the translation, by the project team, of the
existing materials of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture,
its collaborator. Teachers have been trained, inter alia, in the use of the
Cassidy writing system for Jamaican and the grammatical structures
of Jamaican and English, as well as in ways of developing literacy
among their pupils. They have also been exposed to demonstration
classes and lesson planning for the delivery of their classes in
Jamaican.
An integral part of the success of the project, in this its first year, has
been the involvement and support of the parents of the pupils in the
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participating schools. Some of these parents have shown an interest
in learning the Cassidy writing system, and have responded
positively to the formal use of Jamaican in the education system. The
interdisciplinary collaboration of researchers from within the
Department, as well as from the Department of Sociology,
Psychology & Social Work, the School of Continuing Studies and St.
Josephs Teachers College / UWIDEC has also been invaluable. The
income-generating programme of the JLU is the MA in English
Language, which is scheduled to begin in full force in semester 1,
2005-6.
The Writing Centre, administered by Dr. Paulette Ramsay,
continued to provide services to the campus community, through
individual coaching and small-group consultation for students. For a
small annual registration fee, students had access to all the services of
the Centre, including the web site, for consultation of on-line writing
clinics and programmes and support with assignments. The
Linguistics, Lab, administered by Dr. Otelemate Harry, provided
technical support for undergraduate and postgraduate students in
Linguistics.
Writing Centre Day, held on March 17, 2005, was attended by faculty
members and students, from all the faculties on Campus, who
participated in discussions on the centrality of writing to learning in
all disciplines, and viewed the work of the Centre on the ground, and
through an interactive video produced by Dr. Harry. These activities
piqued interest in the Centre, and have led to arrangements being
made for post-graduate as well as undergraduate students across the
campus to have more structured access to the services and facilities of
the centre for upgrading their writing skills. During the year, modest
income-generating activities were created for the Centre. Classes in
the Fundamentals of English programme were held in the Centre,
and charged a fee for the use of its facilities. Three courses were also
offered, at a fee, to the wider public: The Art of Public Speaking;
Writing for the World of Work and Fundamentals of English.
Further and significant income-generating projects will be the focus
in the 2005-2006 period.
The Summer Programme continued to be well supported, with 313
registrations in the first-year foundation courses – FD10A and
UC120; 185 in UC010; 129 in Philosophy; and 33 in Linguistics.
Income and expenditure per unit are outlined below:
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LANGUAGE UNIT Income Expenditure Profit
FD10A & UC120 $4,009,500.00 $3,190,712.50 $ 818,787.50
$2,405,000.00 $2,120,725.00 $ 284,275.00
$6,414,500.00 $5,311,437.50 $1,103,062.50
LINGUISTICS UNIT Income Expenditure Profit
L14A, L28J & L37A $ 418,500.00 $ 334,687.50 $ 83,812.50
PHILOSOPHY UNIT Income Expenditure Profit
PH10A, PH10B, PH10C,
PH20B, PH20C & PH36B $1,714,500.00 $1,444,412.50 $ 297,087.50
PAPERS PRESENTED
Dr. Lawrence Ojo Bamikole
• “The dimensions of poverty.” UNESCO Philosophy Day on
Philosophy, Poverty and Human Rights, University of the
West Indies, November 18, 2004
• “African existentialism: Reflections on Chinua Achebe’s
Things Fall Apart. Uncovering Connection V1 (UCVI):
Cultural Endurance Between Africa, the Americas and the
Caribbean. Medgar Evers College of the City University of
New York, New York, March 3 - 5, 2005.
• “Philosophy as mirror of socio-cultural realities: a critique of
dancehall.” Department of History and Philosophy,
University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados
Symposium on (Caribbean) Philosophy, March 31 – April 1,
2005.
Dr. John Ayotunde Isola Bewaji
• “Toward a realistic understanding of the myths surrounding
gender, religion and science”. The Caribbean Philosophical
Association 2nd Conference “Shifting the Geographies of
Reasoning II” in Puerto Rico, June 1-5, 2005. pp. 25
• “Avoiding the errors of ontologies, meeting the challenges of
reflective existence”. Department of History and
Philosophy, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill
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Campus, Barbados Symposium on (Caribbean) Philosophy,
March 31 –April 1, 2005 pp. 20.
• “The nature and evolution of civil society – A Leadership
Perspective”. 2nd Faculty of Humanities Conference in
Honour of Professor John Olubi Sodipo, Obafemi
Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, March 7 - 10, 2005, pp.
25.
• “Culture, Poverty and Civil Society – A critical analysis of
aspects of African leadership”. 11th ISAPS Annual
Conference, Bigard Memorial Seminary, Enugu, Nigeria,
March 10 - 12, 2005, pp. 25
• “Civil Society, Leadership and Poverty – an exploration of
logical and practical connections”. Mona Association of
Post-graduate Students 2nd Annual Conference, University
of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica, February 17 - 18,
2005, pp. 22
Dr. Otelemate Harry
• “Review of H. Devonish (2002). Talking Rhythm Stressing
Tone: the role of Prominence in Anglo-West African
Creoles” Department of Language, Linguistics and
Philosophy Staff/Postgraduate Seminar, 2005
Dr. Silvia Kouwenberg
• “L1 transfer and the cut off point for L2 acquisition processes
in creole formation.” workshop Montréal Dialogues: Processes in
L2 Acquisition and in Creole Genesis. Université de Québec à
Montréal, August 2729, 2004 (pp. 9).
• “Creole formation and second language acquisition:
contentious issues.” e Département de langues et linguistique,
Université Laval, Québec, 5 November 2004 (pp. 11).
• “African language survivals in Jamaica and implications for
Jamaican cultural heritage.” Caribbean Studies Centre’s
Spring Term Seminar Series, University of Warwick, 1 March
2005.
• “The problem of multiple substrates: the case of Jamaican
Creole.” Conference Creole Language Structure Between Substrate and
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Superstrate, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary
Anthropology, Leipzig, June 3-6, 2005.
Ms. Schontal Moore
• “Bridging the Gap: Successfully Integrating Students’ Home
Languages in the College Composition Classroom”.
Conference on College Composition and Communication,
San Francisco, California, March 18, 2005 & Department of
Language, Linguistics and Philosophy (Language Unit) Staff
Seminar, Mona, June 1, 2005. pp. 10.
Dr. Paulette Ramsay
• “Cross-Cultural Poetics: Debating the Place of Afro-Mexican
Poetry in the Context of Caribbean Literary and Cultural
Aesthetics”. Beyond the Nation: Reading Hispanic Culture
in the 21st Century, University of Birmingham, June 1 - 4,
2005. 24 Pages.
Mrs. Vivette Milson-Whyte
• “Sideshadowing Teacher or Peer Response to Writing.”
Teacher Demonstration in the Summer Invitational Institute
of the Southern Arizona Writing Project. Tucson, Arizona.
June 9, 2005. pp. 18.
• “Responding to Student Writing: Way Beyond (?).”
University of Arizona Spring Conference. Tucson, Arizona.
March 5, 2005. Poster plus two-page handout.
Dr. Kathryn Shields Brodber
• “The case for an emergent Creole discourse in Jamaica”
Conference of the Society for Caribbean Linguistics, August
11 - 15, 2004: Curacao. pp 20.
PUBLICATIONS
Books & Monographs
* Dr. Lawrence Ojo Bamikole. “Metaphysics: Its nature and
Relationship to Other Disciplines” in Introduction to
Philosophy and Logic ed. By O. R. Adeniyi: Lagos,
Newsletters Ltd, 2004, 69 - 82.
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* Dr. Otelemate Harry. Aspects of the tonal system of
Kalabari-Ijo. Stanford, California: Stanford University.
2004: pp112
* Professor Hubert Devonish with Dr. Otelemate Harry
‘Jamaican Phonology’ A Handbook of Varieties of English:
Phonology ed. By E. Schneider et al. Berlin: Mouton De
Gruyter, 2004. 441 - 471.
* Carol Clarke and Schontal Moore. Students’ Book 1 –
Connect: Excellence in English for the Caribbean. Pearson
Longman Education Limited, London 2004.
* Carol Clarke and Schontal Moore. Teacher’s Guide 1 –
Connect: Excellence in English for the Caribbean. Pearson
Longman Education Limited, London 2005.
* P. Ramsay, E. Watson-Grant. “Chevere! Spanish for
Caribbean Secondary Schools Students” Book 2. A.
Bankay, I. Kemchand. Edingburgh Gate: Pearson Educa-
tional Ltd., 2005.
* P. Ramsay, E. Watson-Grant. “Chevere! Spanish for
Caribbean Secondary Schools Students” Book 1. A.
Bankay, I. Kemchand. Edingburgh Gate: Pearson Educa-
tional Ltd., 2005.
* P. Ramsay, “Writing a Research Paper”. CD-ROM.
Kingston, 2005.
Refereed Journal Articles
* Dr. Lawrence Ojo Bamikole. “Culture and Agency in
Yoruba Metaphysics: Implications for Cultural Retention
in Africa and Transmission in the Diaspora.” Journal of
Philosophy and Related Disciplines. 2, 2 (2004): 97 - 115.
* Dr. John Ayotunde Isola Bewaji. “Philosophical Explora-
tion of Leadership in Caribbean and Diaspora Polities”,
Journal on African Philosophy. An Electronic Journal of
International Society for African Philosophy and Studies.
(2005). At site: http://www.africanphilosophy.com/issue2/bewaji.html.
* Dr. John Ayotunde Isola Bewaji. “If my people must go,
they will have to find their way by themselves – Critical
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comments on Wim Van Binsbergen’s Ubuntu and the
Globalisation of Southern African Thought and Society” in South
African Journal of Philosophy. Volume 22, No 4, (2004), pp. 378 -
287.
* Dr. John Ayotunde Isola Bewaji. “Beyond ethno-
philosophical myopia – Critical comments on Mogobe B.
Ramose’s African Philosophy Through Ubuntu” in South African
Journal of Philosophy. Volume 22, No 4, (2004), pp. 388 - 401.
* Dr. O. G. Harry. “The Illustration of the IPA in Kalabari-
IJO”, in Journal of the International Phonetic Association: Volume
33, Number 1 (2003): 113 - 120.
* Dr. O. G. Harry & Professor Hubert Devonish. “Phrasal
Reduplication and Triplication in Kalabari” in Four
Decades in the Study of Language and Linguistics in
Nigeria: A Festschrift for Kay Williamson, ed. By Ozo-
mekuri Ndimele. Aba, Nigeria: National Institute for
Nigerian Languages, 2003, 152 - 161.
* Dr. O. G. Harry & Professor Hubert Devonish. “Jamaican
Phonology”, in A Handbook of Varieties of English:
Phonology, ed. by E. Schnieder et al. Berlin: Mouton De
Gruyter, 2004, 441 - 471.
* Dr. Silvia Kouwenberg. “The grammatical function of
Papiamentu tone.” Journal of Portuguese Linguistics 3, 2 (2004):
55 - 69.
* Dr. Silvia Kouwenberg & Darlene LaCharité. “Echoes of
Africa. Reduplication in Caribbean Creole and Niger
congo Languages.” Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages 19, 2
(2004): 285 - 331.
* Dr. Paulette Ramsay. “Cartas a las Sombra de tu Piel” by
Benito Pastoriza Iyodo. Mexico: Editorial Tierra Firme
2002, 80 pp. Caribbean Quarterly Vol. 51 June (2005): 100 -105.
* Dr. Paulette Ramsay. “The Eve/Hagar Paradigm in the
Fiction of Quince Duncan” by Dellita Martin Ogunsola.
Colombia: University of Missouri Press, 2004. 192pp.
PALARA No. 5 Fall (2005) 89 - 92.
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* Dr. Paulette Ramsay. “Nicolás Guillén: A Bilingual
Anthology. Selection, Translation, Introduction and
Notes” by Keith Ellis. Ciudad de La Habana: Editorial José
Martí, 2004, 551 pp. Afro-Hispanic Review Vol. 23: 2. Fall
(2004): :99 - 101.
* Dr. Paulette Ramsay. “Lo que teníamos que tener: raza y
revolución en Nicolás Guillén” Edited by Jerome Branche.
Insitututo Internacional de Literatura Iberoamericana
2003, 275 pp. PALARA No. 8. Fall (2004): 107 -110.
Other peer reviewed publications
* Dr. John Ayotunde (Tunde) Isola Bewaji. “Philosophy in
History and History of Philosophy as Academic Politics”
in Liubava Moreva (ed.) UNESCO International Readings
on Theory, History and Philosophy of Culture. Number
18: Differentiation and Integration of World Views –
Philosophical and Religious Experience. Moscow: Eidos.
2004, Pp. 194 - 234.
* Dr. John Ayotunde (Tunde) Isola Bewaji, “Ethics and
Morality in Yoruba Culture” in Kwasi Wiredu (ed) A
Companion to African Philosophy, New York: Basil
Blackwell Press, 2004, pp. 396 - 403.
* Dr. O. G. Harry. “Kalabari in Xtone Project – Cross
Linguistic Tonal Database” (Web-based phonology
publication, University of California, Berkeley), 2004
* Dr. Silvia Kouwenberg & Darlene LaCharité. “Less is
more: Evidence from diminutive reduplication in
Caribbean Creole languages,” in Studies on Reduplication,
ed. by Bernard Hurch. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, 2005,
533 - 545.
* Ms. Schontal Moore. “Writing for Academic Purposes.”
(An interactive CD ROM on essay writing and research
skills.) Published by Schontal Moore 2004.
* Ms. Schontal Moore. “Summaries for Academic Purposes.”
(A website which is used to teach effective summary
writing skills to FD10A students. The website is located at:
http://www.geocities.com/snmoore2002/Summary/Home_Page.htm)
Created and published by Schontal Moore, 2005.
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Non-refereed
* Dr. Silvia Kouwenberg. “Review of: The Syntax of Cape
Verdean Creole. The Sotavento Varieties [Linguistik
Aktuell/Linguistics Today, Vol. 54], by Marlyse Baptista.
Amsterdam: John Benjamins, 2002.” Studies in Language 29, 1
(2005): 299 - 303.
PUBLIC SERVICE
Dr. Lawrence Ojo Bamikole
– Editor, Journal of Philosophy and Related Disciplines
Dr. John Ayotunde (Tunde) Isola Bewaji
– Co-editor, Journal on African Philosophy. Electronic
Journal. USA.
– Editorial Advisor, BOLESWA Journal of Theology,
Religions and Philosophy, Botswana
– Editorial Consultant, Africana Philosophy. USA.
– Editorial Consultant, Quest – An African Journal of
Philosophy. The Netherlands.
– Co-editor, Philosophical Discussion. University of Ibadan,
Ibadan, Nigeria.
Dr. Otelemate Harry
– Member, Jamaican Fulbright/Humphrey Alumni Associa-
tion
– Member, Church of the Ascension Choir, Kingston,
Dr. Silvia Kouwenberg
– Coordinator, JUMP [Junior Undiscovered Maths
Prodigies] basic mathematics programme
Mrs. Vivette Milson-Whyte
– Judge, Annual Student Guide Essay Competition. Writing
Programme, University of Arizona. February 2005
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Ms. Schontal Moore
– Assistant Examiner for CXC English A. Caribbean
Examinations Council
– Judge for Annual Secondary and Tertiary Level Essay
Competition. Michael Manley Foundation Ltd.
Dr. Paulette Ramsay:
– Chief Examiner for CSEC Spanish
– Member CAPE Modern Languages panel
– External Examiner, Council of Community Colleges of
Jamaica – Spanish
Dr. Kathryn Shields Brodber
– Convenor, CAPE Communications Studies, Caribbean
Examinations Council
– Chairman, Board of Governors, The Queen’s Preparatory
School
– Member, International Linguistic Association
– Member, Society for Caribbean Linguistics
CATEGORIES OF STUDENTS
Undergraduate:
PROGRAMME Course Registration Percentage Majors
MAJORS Passes Graduating
Linguistics Level 1 593 78 0
Lang. Com. &
Society Level 2 796 97 0
Ling. & Lang. Ed.
Lang. & Ling. Level 3
239 90 43
Level 1 727 91 0
Philosophy
Level 2 530 98 0
Level 3 300 97 16
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First-Class Honours Awardees:
Language and Linguistics Major:
Kadian Nadeisha WALTERS
Linguistics: Tashney Avagale FRANCIS
Gayon Sophia WILLIAMS
Philosophy Major:
Kay-Anne Patricia DARLINGTON
Kristy Ingrid QUINTAL
Keino Tario St. Patrick SENIOR
Betty Delores WRIGHT
Postgraduate:
PROGRAMMES LINGUISTICS PHILOSOPHY
Registered Completing Registered Completing
Master of Arts (MA) 5 0 5 0
Master of Philosophy (MPhil) 10 0 4 0
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) 5 0 2 0
Prizes Awarded:
Foundation Courses:
UC120 (Language: Exposition & Argument):
.. ... … Marsha Boyce
FD10A (English for Academic Purposes)
… … … Jerome Anderson
FD14A (Writing in the Disciplines) [3-way tie]
… … … Nadia Rose
Adave Chin
Jodi-Ann Brown
Linguistics:
Best Level-I Student … Marlon Marlon
Level-II Theory Prize … Ruby-Rose Demetrius
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Best Overall Student in Other Level-II Courses
… … … Yvette Haughton
Level-III Theory Prize … Lisa Barker
Best Overall Student in Other Level-III Courses
… … … Kadian Walters
John Reinecke Prize - Best Graduating Linguistics Student
... … ... Tasheney Francis
Philosophy:
Best Level-I Student Prize … Lij Sinclair
Best Level-II Student Prize … Joleen Grant
Best Level-III Student Prize … Kayon Darlington
Best Graduating Student … Keino Senior
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DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY AND
INFORMATION STUDIES
Professor Fay Durrant, MLS Syracuse, BLS Toronto, BA Spanish
Hons UWI – Head of Department
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT
Mission of the Department
“to provide university-level professional education for librarians and other
information professionals of the English-speaking Caribbean.”
During this year the Departmenthas sought to:
enhance the quality of its
offering and its operations;
introduce the first two courses
of a programme in records
management
upgrade its physical facility and
improve the facilities for the
students
Quality Assurance Review
With a view to enhancing the quality of the offering and operations,
the Department collaborated with the Quality Assurance Unit in the
implementation of a Quality Assurance Review which took place
between November 15-18, 2004.
The review team was composed of:
Prof. Joanne Gard Marshall, Chair, Distinguished Alumni
Professor School of Information and Library Service,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Dr. Margaret Rouse-Jones, University Librarian/Campus
Librarian, The Campus Libraries, The University of the West
Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
Mrs. Winsome Hudson, National Librarian, National Library
of Jamaica
Meetings were held with students, teaching and administrative staff,
some graduates and employers.
Students were found by the review team to be enthusiastic and the
courses challenging on the whole. The assessment methods used for
courses were found to be varied enough to give students a range of
experiences, to encourage them to participate in class discussions, and
to develop their own ideas in projects and other assignments.
The report also indicated that the staff resources are too stretched to
permit all the teaching, research supervision and research that is
required of the teaching staff. The workload of six to seven courses
per academic year was also identified as having a negative impact on
the time available for research. At least one additional teaching staff
position was recommended to permit the recommendations to be
implemented.
Employers who participated in the review, were mainly from the
corporate sector. They expressed satisfaction with the performance
of our graduates, and indicated that in addition to qualifications in
librarianship, and the capability in using ICT applications, the ability
to define relevant records management policies and to organize and
manage the organization’s records was an important competence.
They all suggested that further development of a programme in
records management is necessary.
Major Recommendations of the Quality Assurance Review Team:
The Review Team recommended inter alia:
Combining of the MALIS and the MLIS into a single MLIS
programme with additional pre-requisites for undergraduate
courses as appropriate for individual students.
Increasing the proportion of students from the other
Caribbean countries
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Improving the degree completion or throughput rates
particularly at the Masters level.
Developing a PhD programme in selected areas of relevance
Developing a strategic plan for the Department
Identifying and implementing pre-requisites in terms of
computer literacy so that the course teaching on ICTs can be
dedicated to more advanced library computer applications.
Curriculum Review
The Department undertook its annual curriculum review in June and
staff proposed adjustments to courses as a result of their experience in
teaching, advances in the discipline, and recommendations of the
Quality Assurance Review.
Teaching staff benefited from two sessions organized by the
Instructional Development Unit (IDU). In the first Dr. Beryl Allen,
Head of the IDU provided guidance in incorporating active learning
techniques into the teaching process. In another session Miss Meta
Bogle, consultant to the IDU, provided guidance on developing
learning objectives. The learning objectives have been incorporated
into the revised course outlines.
Teaching and administrative staff participated in training in the use of
the Virtual Learning Environment (ourvle) as the basis for preparing
and mounting online courses.
Main Targets 2005/2006 and onwards
The following directions result from the recommendations of the
Review Team, and other areas identified by the Department from the
UWI report on strategic transformation.
Regional Advisory Committee 2005
The Department supports the recommendation on strategic
repositioning for an advisory committee. Given the regional nature
of the mandate the committee will include representatives from each
country in the English-speaking Caribbean. Electronic com-
munication will be used to facilitate ongoing discussion.
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Programme in Records Management 2006
The continued development of this programme will seek support
from the UWI and from CIDA for further development of the course
components into a programme, and for the expansion of the offering
outside of Jamaica.
PhD programme 2006
The establishment of a PhD programme is important for the
development of the research capacity of the staff and students of the
department. The Department will therefore begin the process of
establishing a PhD programme during the new academic year. The
Department will also seek assistance from other universities for the
development of the research component of a research paper.
Formalizing Field 2005
Fieldwork is an important component of the programmes of the
Department. Students work for three months in a library to fulfill
the departmental requirement. The Department has recognized the
value of including the Fieldwork programme as a credit component
of the course. This will be included in the review of courses which has
begun and will continue during the academic year 2005/2006.
Developing an Information Literacy Project 2006
The Department proposes to develop a project for promoting and
teaching information literacy. This would include the development
of a package which can be tested initially by students in the DLIS and
subsequently throughout the university.
Physical Facility Re-design of the Library and Information
Resource Centre 2005
The architect’s design for improving the facility has been
commissioned and completed. The planned modifications are to be
undertaken during the academic year. This is being done with a view
to demonstrating best practices in library layout and service to the
students and staff.
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Overall Teaching Achievement
Mean Semester 1 Mean Semester 2
Lecturers 4.4 4.4
Courses 4.1 4
Number of academic staff members: 1 Professor, 2 Senior Lecturers,
2 Lecturers, 1 Research Fellow, 1 Librarian, 12 Part-time lecturers.
PAPERS PRESENTED
Professor Fay Durrant
• ‘Conventional Media and New ICTs with special reference
to the Caribbean’. Regional Seminar on the Role of
Information and Communication Tools for Implementation
of Food and Nutrition Security Plans in the Caribbean,
Belize City, Belize, March 14 - 18, 2005.
• “Proposal writing” Workshop on Preservation organized by
the UWI Main Library and the Department of Library and
Information Studies, March 20 - 21, 2005.
• “Factors influencing access to information in the
Caribbean.” XXXV Conference of the Association of
Caribbean University Research and Institutional Libraries
(ACURIL) Trois Ilets, Martinique, June 5 - 11, 2005.
• “Digitization for access to cultural assets.” ICT4D Jamaica
Regional Workshop on Digitization of Caribbean Cultural
Heritage, Kingston, Jamaica, July 18 - 22, 2005.
• “The World Wide Web enhancing e-government in the
Caribbean.” World Library and Information Congress: 71st
IFLA General Conference and Council Libraries – A voyage
of discovery, August 14 - 18, 2005, Oslo, Norway.
Cherrell Shelley-Robinson
• “Finding a place in the Sun: Migration and the Search for
Identity in Caribbean Literature for Young People.”
International Board for Books for Young People (IBBY)
Conference, Cape Town, South Africa, September 4 -11,
2004.
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• “Islands in the Sun: Perspectives and Issues on Caribbean
Literature for Children.” Birmingham Library Theatre,
Birmingham, England, November 4, 2004
• “Indigenous Literature for Caribbean Children.” Aspire
College, Birmingham, England, November 5, 2004.
• “Caribbean Children’s Literature – Reading Myself.”
Independent Schools Annual Conference, Jamaica, April 19 -
22, 2005.
Ramnauth Sookraj
• “Using IT to enhance Faculty/Librarian collaboration,”
College Libraries Information Network (COLINET)
Symposium, Mandeville, Manchester, February 2005.
• “Multimedia training for Caribbean Librarians – cultural
imperative.” XXXV Conference of the Association of
Caribbean University Research and Institutional Libraries
(ACURIL) Trois Ilets, Martinique, June 5 - 11, 2005.
• “Preservation through Digitization,” The Workshop on
Preservation, organized by the UWI Main Library and the
Department of Library and Information Studies, March 20 -
21, 2005.
Paulette Stewart
• “The School, it’s Value and Function within the School
Community.” Jamaica Library Service Symposium on
School Librarianship. Kingston, Port Antonio, Black River
and Montego Bay, February to March, 2005.
Andrea Robins
• Poster Session on the Department of Library and
Information Studies. XXXV Conference of the Association
of Caribbean University Research and Institutional Libraries
(ACURIL) Trios Ilets, Martinique, June 5 - 11, 2005.
PUBLICATIONS
Professor Fay Durrant
* Library Software Published In Renwick, Sharmin and
Jaitree Kochlar eds. Electronic Information Resources in
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the Caribbean: Trends and Issues. Proceedings of the
ACURIL XXXV Conference, Port of Spain, 2004 p. 29-34.
Refereed Journal
Cherrell Shelley-Robinson
* “Finding a place in the sun: the immigrant experience in
Caribbean Youth Literature.” In: Children and Libraries 3 (1)
2005, 14 - 20, 62.
Ownali Mohamedali
* Adapting to Changes: “DLIS Experience in the Caribbean.”
Journal of Education for Library and Information Science 45 (2) Spring
2004, 98 - 110.
INCOME GENERATION
CIDA project on Access to Information and Records Management
$42,000 (Canadian)
The project was implemented with the offering of two courses in
Semester II which were taught by Canadian professors.
LS38A Records Management: principles and practice – The
undergraduate course was taught over the Internet by two adjunct
faculty Mr. John McDonald and Mrs. Carole Compton-Smith, who
were identified by Prof. Wendy Duff of the University of Toronto.
The course was offered using the Intrafinity e-learning system.
Lessons were posted each week, and chat sessions facilitated
discussion between the instructors and the students.
LS67C Electronic Records Management used a combination of
videoconferencing and face to face techniques. The UWI students
met in a virtual class with students from the University of Toronto
and from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. In one session on
Access to Information the Director of the Jamaican Access to
Information Unit gave a presentation on the local situation to the
combined class. This was considered to be very valuable.
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PUBLIC SERVICE
Professor Fay Durrant
– President, Library and Information Association of Jamaica
(LIAJA)
– Chair, Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO
Information for All Committee
– Member, Jamaica’s Preparatory Committee for the World
Summit on the Information Society
– Member, Jamaica Library Service Board of Management
– Member, National Library of Jamaica Board of
Management
– Member, Jamaica Sustainable Development Network
Board of Directors
Cherrell Shelley-Robinson
– Member, International Association of School Librarian-
ship
– Member, Institute of Jamaica Junior Centre Committee
CATEGORIES OF STUDENTS
Undergradaute
Registration 2004/2005
Full-time Part-time Total
BA (LIS) Majors 68 57 134
BEd School Librarianship 22 0 22
TOTAL 156
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Degrees granted
Undergraduates
BA Library Studies
First Class 9
Upper Second 15
Lower Second 7
Pass 5
TOTAL 36
BEd (School Librarianship)
First Class 1
Upper Second 3
Lower Second 10
Pass 2
TOTAL 16
Postgraudate
Registration 2004/2005
Full-time Part-time Total
MA Library & Information Studies 5 26 31
MLIS 11 26 37
MPhil 1 1
TOTAL 69
Degrees Granted
1 with Distinction
MALIS 10
MLIS 13
TOTAL 23
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Prizes Awarded
Year I – Alumni Prize for Best Grade
Londa Brown
Year II – COMLA Prize for Best Second Year Student
Monique Forgie
Nicholas Graham
Dorothy Collings Prize for Best Grade
Undergraduate – Kishma Simpson
Postgraduate – Michelle Gill
Amy Robertson Prize – Best BEd Graduating Student
Michelle Wiggins
Daphne Douglas Prize for Personal & Professional Development
Gwendolyn Morris
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DEPARTMENT OF LITERATURES
IN ENGLISH
David Williams, BA, MA UWI – Head of Department
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT
The Department welcomed fournew members during this
academic year: Dr Anthea Morrison
(Senior Lecturer) and Dr Gregory
Stephens (Lecturer) in Semester I, and
Dr John Lennard (Professor) and Dr
Mawuena Logan (Lecturer) in
Semester II. They enhanced the
Department’s resources in the areas of
Comparative Caribbean literature and
theory, film and cultural studies,
modern British and American litera-
ture, Shakespeare studies, African/
Diaspora studies, and poetry. Prof Carolyn Cooper and Dr Victor
Chang returned from leave, and for the first time in many years the
Department was at something like full strength.
Between January 24th and 27th the Department was reviewed by a
team comprising Prof. Stephen Slemon (University of Alberta), Prof
Mark McWatt (U.W.I., Cave Hill), and Mr Louis Marriott
(Chairman, Norman Manley Foundation). The Department has
subsequently received the report produced by the team and has
incorporated its suggestions and recommendations into the vision of
strategic transformation outlined below.
The Department also hosted the writers Olive Senior and Nalo
Hopkinson during Semester II. Ms Senior, whose visit was jointly
organized with the Philip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts,
delivered the annual Sir Philip Sherlock Memorial lecture on
February 27, did a public reading of her work on March 2, and met
with classes and student groups throughout the week of February 28
to March 4. Nalo Hopkinson visited the campus from March 11 to
March 18, met with undergraduate and graduate classes, did several
interviews, and gave a public reading on March 13 at the Philip
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Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts. The Department also
welcomed Prof Hortense Spillers, who on March 11 made a
presentation, in our Staff/Postgraduate seminar series, on
“Manifestations of Black Culture in Seven African Diasporan Sites”.
That seminar series, organized by Dr Victor Chang, resumed its
regular meetings on Friday at 3:00 p.m. On March 4, the Department
also witnessed a successful defense by Janice Cools of her doctoral
dissertation.
On Thursday, April 7, The Department staged “Life after an English
Degree” for its majors. A forum addressed by Mr Dennis Morrison,
Q.C., Ms Anne McMorris, Financial Institutions Relationships
Manager, NCB, and Ms Raquel Bremmer, Managing Director of
Educentres Information Services Limited, it was intended to give its
audience a sense of the range of options to which our degree gives
access.
Professor Carolyn Cooper launched her new book, Sound Clash:
Jamaican Dancehall Culture at Large at the Undercroft on April 19,
2005. Guest speaker was the Honourable Edward Seaga, U.W.I.
Distinguished Fellow.
Dr Brendt Clavier, a representative of Malmö University, Sweden,
visited the Department from May 13 to May 19, 2005 in order to
explore the possibility of establishing an exchange programme. A
reciprocal visit was arranged for September 2005.
Dr Curdella Forbes’s From Nation to Diaspora: Samuel Selvon,
George Lamming and the Cultural Performance of Gender was
published by U.W.I. Press in July 2005.
PAPERS PRESENTED
Professor Carolyn Cooper
• “In Another Key: Discordant Female Voices in the
Caribbean Literary Canon.” University of Alabama,
Tuscaloosa. March 2005
• “‘It’s a African Ting’: Rituals of Remembering in Jamaican
Dancehall Culture.” Panafrican Bookfair, African American
Research Center, Fort Lauderdale, April 2005
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• “‘A Whole Ton-Load a Lie’: Doing Ethical Research in the
Creole/anglophone Caribbean,” Ethics Conference, U.W.I.,
Mona. April 2005
• “‘I Shot the Sheriff:’ Gun Talk in Jamaican Popular Music.”
Caribbean Studies Association Conference. Santo Domingo,
May 2005
• “‘Self Searching for Substance’: The Politics of Style in
Lovelace’s A Brief Conversion and Other Stories.” 70th Birthday
Conference in honour of Earl Lovelace, U.W.I., St.
Augustine, July 2005
Dr Norval Edwards
• “What Does Hybridity Do?”, 23rd Annual Conference on
West Indian Literature, St Georges University, Grenada,
March 8-11, 2004.
Dr Curdella Forbes
• “X Press Publications: Pop Culture, ‘Pop Lit’ and Caribbean
Literary Criticism”, 24th Annual West Indian Literature
Conference, University of Puerto Rico, San Piedras, March
29 to April 2, 2005.
Prof John Lennard
• “Developments in Fairleigh Dickinson’s on-line pedagogy
after 9 - 11”. American Association for Higher Education
Annual Conference (Atlanta GA, 17-20 March 2005).
Dr Gregory Stephens
• “‘I Have Become Terribly Mexicanized’: Intercultural
Identification in Poniatowsha’s Querido Diego,” paper accepted
for “Minor Keys: Cultural Expression in the Anglophone
Caribbean,” University of Puerto Rico-Rico, San Piedras,
March 29 to April 2, 2005.
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PUBLICATIONS
Dr Michael Bucknor
Refereed Journal Articles
* “‘Voices Under the Window’ of Representation: Austin
Clarke’s Poetics of Body-memory in The Meeting Point.”
Journal of West Indian Literature 13.1 & 2 (April 2005): 141 - 175
Professor Carolyn Cooper
Refereed Book:
* Sound Clash: Jamaican Dancehall Culture At Large. N.Y.:
Palgrave Macmillan, 2004, 348 pp.
Refereed Book Chapters:
* “Dancehall Dress: Competing Codes of Decency in
Jamaica.” Carol Tulloch, ed. Black Style. London: V & A
Publications, 2004, 68 - 83.
* “Writing Oral History: Sistren Theatre Collective’s
Lionheart Gal.” Gaurav Desai and Supriya Nair, eds.
Postcolonialisms: An Anthology of Cultural Theory and
Criticism. Oxford: Berg, 2005, 169 - 177. Reprint of 1989
journal article.
* “Mix Up the Indian with All the Patwa: Rajamuffin Sounds
in ‘Cool’ Britannia.” Christine G.T. Ho & Keith Nurse
eds. Globalisation, Diaspora & Caribbean Popular Culture.
Kingston: Ian Randle Publishers, 2005, 119 - 140.
Republished in Sound Clash.
Conference Proceedings:
* “‘Meck West Indies Federate’: Celebrating the Arts of
Regional Integration in the Poetry of Louise Bennett.”
Kenneth Hall and Denis Benn, eds. Caribbean Imperatives:
Regional Governance and Integrated Development.
Kingston: Ian Randle Publishers, 2005, 31 - 51. Edited
version of a 1999 journal article.
Journal article:
* “Enslaved in Stereotype: Race and Representation in ‘Post-
colonial’ Jamaica. Small Axe No. 16 (September 2004) 154 -
169.
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Dr Norval Edwards
Refereed Journals
* “Conversations on Creoleness”, Review of Creolité and
Creolization: Documenta 11 Platform 3, edited by Okwui
Enwezor, Carlos Basualdo, Ute Meta Bauer, Susanne Ghez,
Sarat Maharaj, Mark Nash, and Octavio Zaya. Ostfildern-
Ruit, Germany: Hatje Cantz Publishers, 2003, in Small Axe:
A Journal of Criticism 16 (September 2004): 222 - 228.
* Joint Review of Brian Meeks’ Paint the Town Red (Leeds:
Peepal Tree Press, 2003) and Garfield Ellis’ Such As I Have
(Oxford: Macmillan Caribbean Writers, 2003) in Jamaica
Journal 28. 2 - 3 (December 2004): 80 - 84.
* “Diaspora, Difference, and Black Internationalisms”, in
Small Axe 17 (March 2005): 220 - 228.
Dr Curdella Forbes
* From Nation to Diaspora: Samuel Selvon, George
Lamming and the Cultural Performance of Gender.
Kingston: University of the West Indies Press, 2005. 305 pp.
* “Selling that Caribbean Woman down the River: Travel
Narratives and the Global Economy.” Journal of West Indian
Literature 13.1. (April 2005): 1 - 27.
Prof John Lennard
Non-Refereed
* “Twin-Born with Greatness”, reviewing Derek Walcott,
The Prodigal, in The Liberal: Poetry, Politics, Culture
(February/March 2005), pp. 36 - 37
Dr Mawuena Logan
* Book chapters in Encyclopedia of Children’s Literature,
Vol. 1, New York and London: Oxford University Press,
2005
Articles
* “The Diasporic Griot: James Berry and His Fiction for the
Young.” Children’s Literature Association Quarterly (Fall 2005)
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Dr Gregory Stephens
Books and Monographs
* “Monolingualism and racialism as ‘Curable Diseases’:
Nuestra América in the Transnational South,” Globalization
with a Southern Face, ed James Peacock & Harry Watson
(University of North Carolina Press, 2005).
* “‘To Write my Own Pass’: Douglass’ Post-Narrative
Trajectory,” afterword to new edition of The Narrative of
the Life of Frederick Douglass (Signet Classics, 2005).
* “Frederick Douglass as Integrative Ancestor: The
Consequences of Interracial Co-Creation,” in The
Anthology of African American Social and Political
Thought, ed. William Banks (Oxford UP, 2005).
Mr David Williams
* (With Hazel Simmons-McDonald) A World of Prose (new
edition). Oxford: Heinemann, 2005.
PUBLIC SERVICE
Dr Michael Bucknor
– Chief Examiner, CAPE Literatures in English for the
Caribbean Examinations Council
– Member, Editorial Board, Pathways
– Editor, Postcolonial Text
– Editor, Journal of West Indian Literature
– Adjudicator, Mico Teachers’ College, Leslie Henriques
Speech Competition.
Dr Victor L. Chang
– Chairman, West Indian Association of Commonwealth Literature and
Language Studies (WIACLAS)
– Editor, Pathways.
– Co-editor, JWIL.
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Dr Carolyn Cooper
– Member, Board of Directors, the Calabash Literary Festival
Dr Norval Edwards
– Associate Editor, Small Axe: A Journal of Criticism, 1996-
– Manuscript reader, The Press, UWI
Dr Curdella Forbes
– Assistant Chief Examiner, English B, Caribbean
Examinations Council.
– Editorial Advisor, Anthurium, online peer-reviewed journal
of original Caribbean works and critical studies of
Caribbean literature, film, art, and culture.
Mr David Williams
– Judge, poetry and short stories, Jamaica Cultural
Development Commission (JCDC) Literary Competition,
2005.
CATEGORIES OF STUDENTS
Undergraduate
Number Registered
Year I 850 (373 majors)
Year II 502 (377 majors)
Year III 385 (283 majors)
TOTAL: 1,737 (1,033 majors)
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Course Registrations
Semester I
Sat Pass %Pass
E10A Introduction to Poetry 120 101 84
E10B Introduction to Prose Fiction 93 33 65
E10C Introduction to Drama 105 75 71
E10G Reading & Writing About Literature 48 27 56
E20D Love, Death and Poetry 67 61 91
E21C Modern Prose Fiction 69 65 94
E22A Drama I 35 30 86
E23A Key Issues in Literary Criticism I 64 60 94
E25D The West Indian Novel 31 27 87
E25E West Indian Drama 67 63 94
E26C Creative Writing, Poetry 13 13 100
E31C The City in Fiction 56 52 93
E34B Classic American Prose Fiction 21 19 90
E35B West Indian Lit ‘Special Author’ Seminar 12 10 83
E35C Derek Walcott, Poet 28 26 93
E35D West Indian Lit. ‘Special Author’ Seminar 24 23 96
AR11A Introduction to Comparative Caribbean 39 39 100
Literature: Afro-Caribbean Poetry
SUB-TOTAL: 892 724
Semester II
E10A Introduction to Poetry 70 56 80
E10B Introduction to Prose Fiction 113 87 77
E10C Introduction to Drama 68 57 84
E10G: Reading and Writing About Literature 26 21 84
E21G African/Diaspora Women’s Narrative 54 53 98
E21H Modern American Literary Prose 29 22 76
E22B Drama II 44 44 100
E23D: Key Issues in Literary Criticism II 43 25 58
E25C West Indian Poetry 63 56 89
E26D Creative Writing, (Prose Fiction) 10 9 90
E32C: The Romance 53 46 87
E32D: Shakespeare I 48 45 94
E33S: The Sonnet 34 28 82
E37A African American Literature 64 64 100
E39K: Major Authors: Yeats 36 36 100
AR11B: Introduction to Comparative Caribbean 35 34 97
Literature II: Women’s Writing
Semester III
E10B Introduction to Prose Fiction 20 14 70
E26F: Creative Writing for Screen and Stage 11 11 100
SUB-TOTAL: 821 708
TOTAL: 1713 1432
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First Class Honours:
Dahlia Harris
Carol Pinnock
Postgraduate
Registration
PhD 5
MPhil. 14
MA 23
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DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LANGUAGES
AND LITERATURES
Anthea Morrison, BA UWI, PhD Paris – Head of Department
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT
This academic year was a year oftransition for the Department.
Dr. Claudette Williams resigned from
her position as Head with effect from
September 2004, after nearly a decade
of leadership of her discipline. Dr.
Anthea Morrison was appointed as
acting head.
At the end of the first semester, the
Department said farewell with regret,
to Dr. Hugues Peters, who resigned to
take up another teaching position in
Australia. Although it is understood that Dr. Peters will not be
replaced in the short run, it is hoped that an increase in registration in
the years ahead will make it possible to fill this post, since shrinking
staff numbers in the discipline of French make it increasingly
difficult to fulfill the section’s basic needs in terms of teaching and
research. Later in the year, the extremely competent Senior
Secretary, Mrs. Karleen Morgan, resigned with effect from April 11
in order to relocate to England. At the end of the academic year, Mrs.
Mireille Milfort-Ariza retired after anchoring the Spanish Language
section for nearly thirty-eight years.
On a happier note, the Department continues to benefit from
invaluable cooperation with foreign governments/institutions with
regard to the provision of assistance with teaching:
Miss Virginie Busetto, French Teaching Assistant, joined the UWI in
September, followed in late October by Mr. Manuel Romo,
Colombian Teaching Assistant. Under the auspices of the Japan
International Cooperation Agency, two Japanese Instructors have
taught this year, and it should be noted that there is continuing
enthusiasm for this linguistic option. Students have benefited
significantly from this cooperation: at present nine former students
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are in Colombia under the Teaching Assistantship Program, and
eight are similarly posted in France; several students went to Japan
under the JET Programme.
In November, Dr. Peters, Mrs. Preston and Dr. N’Zengou-Tayo
participated in a special session at Kingston College (involving several
other schools) intended to inform students doing CAPE in French of
prospects for study at the UWI. This initiative is seen as particularly
important at a time when it has been considered necessary to suspend
the Major in French (a double major and a minor continue to be
offered).
The Department represented the UWI at the “Touch of France”
Exhibition/Trade Fair, held at the Hilton Hotel from March 19-22;
the stand attracted favorable attention. The Acting Head, Dr.
Morrison, was one of the panelists at a “Forum on Education” on
March 21.
A student of the Department, majoring in French and Education,
traveled to Guadeloupe in November 2004, on a trip partly
sponsored by the French Embassy, in order to attend a course on
pedagogy. Students of French (directed by Mrs. Jean Small) won
three prizes at the “Tallawah” Drama Festival for Haiti Leve Kanpe!, a
presentation in honour of Haiti. The group was selected to
participate in an International Theatre Festival in Canada in
September 2005 but was unable to travel due to insufficient funding.
In May 2005, the Department hosted, for the second time, the annual
Intercampus Modern Languages Theatre Festival, and welcomed to
Mona some twenty-two students and four colleagues from Cave Hill
and St. Augustine. The festival was a great success and fostered
interaction between students from the three campuses. The
presentations were well attended by students from high schools
(including one rural school) as well as from Shortwood Teachers’
College. Students from the Japanese Club participated for the first
time by presenting a cultural item in Japanese at the end-of-festival
social gathering. Earlier this year, they had given a much-appreciated
performance at a reception marking the 25th anniversary of the Japan
International Cooperation Agency.
From June 23 –July 21, the annual Colombian Exchange Programme
took place. A group of ten Mona Students, accompanied by a staff
member, Fredy Patiño, attended the University of Atlantico in
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Barranquilla while a similar number of Colombian students pursued
a course in English at the Mona Campus. The group was smaller this
year but students enjoyed the experience despite the concerns caused
by Hurricane Dennis.
In the forthcoming year, focus will be on recruiting new Spanish staff
with a view to enhancing the research profile of the Department.
Course development for on-line delivery will be also another area for
action.
It is gratifying to note that teaching evaluation of staff revealed a
mean average of 4.4 for lecturers and 4.1 for courses on a scale of 5.
At present, the Department consists of six full-time members of staff,
one foreign instructor, and two foreign assistants. As a result, it relies
heavily on adjunct staff, which is a cause of concern. The
Department’s research output for the year, comprises five refereed
publications.
Income Generation and Grants
Courses offered in the language laboratory are usually the main
source of extra-income for the Department. However, this year, we
were unable to generate a surplus because of low registrations.
Sales of manuals continue to help generate income but not to a
significant extent since there is little or no margin of profit on sales.
A contribution was made to the Department Consultancy Fund for
Court Interpreting services carried out for the Ministry of Justice and
for research carried out for the UNESCO.
The Department notes with gratitude a financial contribution from
the French Embassy and from the Trustees of the Bridget Jones and
William Mailer Funds. These grants were used to finance the cost of
sending students to Guadeloupe and to provide financial assistance to
students in need.
PAPERS PRESENTED
• Mr. Jason Allen, “Parody and the Grotesque in Daniel
Boukman’s Drama”. Departmental seminar presentation.
(34 pages)
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• Ms. Caroline Cousins, “Postcolonial Hybridity in Salman
Rushdie’s Shame and Zadie Smith’s White Teeth.”
Departmental seminar presentation. (35 pages) June.
• “From Mutisimos to Paisaje Célebre: The Evolution of
a Revolutionary Poet.” (May 2005)
• Mr. Lindy Jones, “From Mutisimos to Richard trajó su flauta: The
Ideological Foundations of Morejón’s Poetry” Conference,
Department of Hispanic Studies and the Department of West
African Studies at University of Birmingham, (June 3, 2005).
Dr. Marie-José N’Zengou-Tayo
• “La vérité sort-elle de la bouche des enfants? La voix narrative
dans les enfants des héros de Lyonel Trouillot.” 16th Annual
Conference of the Haitian Studies Association, San Juan,
Puerto Rico. School of Graduate Studies. October 2004.
• “Les écrivaines haitiennes et la Révolution de Saint-
Domingue” International Conference on Haiti, Berlin,
Ibero-American Institute. November 2004.
• “Caribbean Literature in French: An Overview of Issues and
Trends.” Conference of the Encyclopedia of African
Diaspora. Florida International University and Florida
Memorial University. Miami. May 2005.
• “Translating the Haitian Migrant workers’ experience in the
Dominican Republic: Mayra Montero’s Del Rojo de su sombra.”
Caribbean Studies 30th Annual Conference. Santo Domingo.
May – June 2005.
PUBLICATIONS
Refereed
* Marie-José N’Zengou-Tayo. “The End of the Committed
Intellectual in Contemporary Haitian Novels: the Case of
Lyonel Trouillot (Les fous de Saint-Antoine and Rue des Pas
Perdus).” In Kathleen Balutansky and Marie-Agnès Sourieau.
Écrire en pays assiégé – Haïti – Writing Under Siege. Part
II. Chap 6. Amsterdam/New York, NY Rodopi.
(Francopolyphonies 1), 2004, pp. 323 - 343.
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* ——-. “Bay kou blye, Pote mak sonje: Le Massacre de 1937
dans les romans haïtiens.” Christian Lerat (ed.). Le Monde
Caraïbe: Défis et Dynamiques: Visions identitaires,
diasporas, configurations culturelles. Tome 1. Actes du
Colloque “Caraïbe Plurielle,” 3-6 juin 2003. Bordeaux:
Presses Universitaires de Bordeaux – Maison des Sciences de
l’Homme d’Aquitaine, 2005, pp. 393 - 403.
* ——-. “The Tree that does not hide the forest: Raoul Peck’s
Aesthetical and Political Approach to Cinema.” In Caribbean
Quarterly. Vol. 50, No. 4, December 2004, pp. 63 - 71.
* Françoise Cévaër and Hugues Péters. “Stratégie de
politique éducative pour une meilleure intégration
régionale: Évaluation du nouvel examen de français des
pays anglophones de la Caraïbe, le CAPE.” Le Monde
Caraïbe: Défis et Dynamiques. Géopolitique, intégration
régionale, enjeux économiques. Tome 2. Actes du
Colloque “Caraïbe Plurielle,” 3-6 juin 2003. Bordeaux:
Presses Universitaires de Bordeaux - Maison des Sciences de
l’Homme d’Aquitaine, 2005, pp. 227 - 239
* Doreen Preston. “Adaptation or Translation?: Walcott’s
The Joker of Seville for a Caribbean Audience” in Palimpsestes.
16. Paris, Presses de la Sorbonne Nouvelle, (Spring 2004),
45 - 58.
Non-refereed
* Marie-José N’Zengou-Tayo. “Review of Lyonel
Trouillot’s Street of the Lost Footsteps. Translated by Linda
Coverdale. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press,
2003. 115 pages.” Caribbean Quarterly. Vol. 50, No. 4, pp. 80 -
82.
PUBLIC SERVICE
Françoise Cévaer.
– Member, Jamaica Association of French Teachers (JAFT).
Marie-José N’Zengou-Tayo:
– President, The Haitian Studies Association
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– Treasurer. The Jamaica Association of French Teachers
(JAFT).
– Secretary, The Japan Karate Association of Jamaica.
(JKAJ).
– Peer Reviewer for MaComère, Journal of Haitian Studies, ISER,
Caribbean Journal of Education.
– Reviewer, Caribbean Examinations Council, CAPE and
CSES Syllabii (French)
Hugues Péters
– Reviewer, Caribbean Examinations Council CAPE and
CSEC Syllabii (French)
– Member, Jamaica Association of French Teachers (JAFT)
Doreen Preston
– Assistant Chief Examiner, CAPE, Units I and II in French
– Reviewer, Caribbean Examinations Council CAPE and
CSEC Syllabii (French)
– Member, Jamaica Association of French Teachers (JAFT).
Claudette Williams
– Reviewer, Caribbean Quarterly.
– Reviewer, Caribbean Examinations Council CAPE and
CSEC Syllabii (Spanish).
CATEGORIES OF STUDENTS
Undergraduate:
Registration:
Preliminary Courses
French 133
Japanese 88
Spanish 483
Hospitality & Tourism Management
French 46
Spanish 262
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BA Programme
French 310
Spanish 869
Graduating Students
French 15
Spanish 35
First Class Honours
Sasha Bell (Spanish)
Tasmin Gordon (French and Spanish)
Warrick Lattibeaudière (French and Spanish)
Postgraduate:
Registration:
MPhil French 2
MPhil Spanish 4
PhD Spanish 1
Degree awarded:
MPhil Wendy-Ann Grant (French)
Prizes Awarded:
French:
Level I William Mailer Prize: Stefane Daley
Level II Prix Jambec: Tasmin Gordon
Warrick Lattibeaudière (Ex-aequo).
Level III Prix Gertrud Buscher: Soyini Ashby
Level III French Embassy Prize for overall achievement
over the three years: Amirh Venner.
William Mailer Scholarship: Tasmin Gordon.
Bridget Jones Memorial Award: Warrick Lattibeaudière.
Spanish
Gabriel Coulthard Prize: Sasha Bell
Paul Davis Prize: Michelle Gibson
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL STUDIES
Professor Zellynne Jennings-Craig, BA (Hons) Hull, MA Leeds,
MEd Birm, PhD UWI – Head of Department
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT
During the 2004 - 2005 academicyear, the Department focused on
implementing strategies to achieve the
following strategic objectives: en-
hanced student centredness through a
student driven environment that is
supportive of learning and tech-
nologically enriched; the continued
strengthening of tertiary level institu-
tions; and enhanced graduate study
and research through additional
course offerings, improved graduate
facilities, support for doctoral research
of staff members and the dissemination of graduate level research.
In the area of student centredness, the Department’s achievements
during the year included an expanding mentorship programme,
meetings with students, workshops and classes designed to assist
students with their academic performance and emotional stability
and an expansion in the number of on-line courses and courses for
which on-line information was available. The Department continued
to strengthen tertiary level institutions through enhanced
collaboration and the implementation of new programmes. In
addition to the new collaborative bachelors degree programmes, the
department commenced the development of new graduate
programmes (MA Teaching, MA Higher Educational Administra-
tion, MA Student Personnel Administration), and a more structured
approach to the supervision of masters theses. The facilities of the
graduate computer room were also improved as a mechanism to meet
the strategic objective of developing graduate students and research.
This latter strategic objective was also addressed through the support
of doctoral research for two staff members, the holding of workshops
on approaches to mathematics teaching, an annual forum on
education and the presentation of the research of graduates to
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officials of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture.
During the upcoming academic year, the Department’s strategic
objectives include curriculum change, leading to additional
programme development at the undergraduate and graduate levels,
enhanced quality assurance and increasing the morale of staff
members through an improved working environment. The
programme development would incorporate the delivery during the
coming academic year of programmes currently under development
in addition to the revision of twenty new courses, the development of
a quality assurance manual and the implementation of a peer review
system.
No. of academic staff = 19 ( 1 on leave) Per Capita publication = 1.1
Table 1 Overall Teaching Achievement Mean S.D
Sem.1 Students’ Assessment of Lecturers 4.3 0.9
Students’ Assessment of Courses 4.1 1.1
(N=107)#
Sem 2 Students Assessment of Lecturers 4.4 0.8
Students’ Assessment of Courses 4.1 1.0
# includes streams for same course taught by different lecturers.
INCOME GENERATION
Helen Henningham Ja$ 30,000 from the American Women’s Group
to buy psycho-educational assessments.
Summer School Total number of students 57. Gross Income
J$769,500.After expenses J$207,900.
School of Education
MEd On-Line/summer J$1.8m.(after expenses, but not including
Summer session).
MEd Literacy Studies J$2,705,283.74 (Income less expenditure).
Surplus income to go towards the building of a Literacy Centre.
UWI/Univ. of Nottingham Teacher Mobility Study J$272,099.69
(balance remaining after expenses)
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UNICEF Early Childhood Transition Project: Research, Moni-
toring and evaluation US$18,000.00. Amount remaining after
expenditure = J$171,476.05.
PAPERS PRESENTED
Augustine Ezenne
• “Enhancing Learning through Technology Innovations:
Lessons Learned from Online and Face to Face Learning in
Postgraduate Education at the University of the West Indies
School of Education” 12th World Congress on Comparative
Education Societies, Havana, Cuba, October 25 - 29, 2004.
• “Accountability of Stakeholders in Secondary Education in
Jamaica” 60th Annual Conference and Exhibit Show of the
Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development
(ASCD), Orlando, Florida, April 2 - 4, 2005.
Dian McCallum
• “Strategies for Teaching History to Advanced Level Students
CAPE” Jamaica History Teachers Association Conference,
Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, January 20, 2005.
PUBLICATIONS
Books and Monographs
* Anne-María Bankay, Ingrid Kemchand, Paulette Ramsay,
Elaine Watson-Grant. Chévere! Spanish for Caribbean
Schools. Students’ Book 1. London: Pearson Longman,
2005. [accompanied by: Activity Book, Teacher’s Guide
and Website]
* Anne-María Bankay, Ingid Kemchand, Paulette Ramsay,
Elaine Watson-Grant. ¡Chévere! Spanish for Caribbean
Schools. Students’ Book 2. London: Pearson Longman,
2005. [accompanied by: Activity Book, Teacher’s Guide
and Website]
* Anne-María Bankay. Grandpa’s St. Elizabeth Stories.
Growing up in Round Hill, Big Woods & Flagaman.
Kingston: Arawak Publications, 2005
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* Soyibo, K., Thomas-James, A., Lofters, P., Bucknor, C.,
Gayle, C. A., Blair-Walters, S. & Wilson, M. (2004). Research
Proposal and Research Report Writing for Education,
Medical and Social Sciences, 1st Ed. Kingston: JBTE
Foundation, University of the West Indies, Mona (84 pages)
* Soyibo, K., McKenzie-Briscoe, B. & McCulloch, S. (2004).
Essentials of Science Teaching, 2nd Ed. Kingston, Jamaica:
Joint Board of Teacher Education, UWI., Mona (179 pages)
Refereed Journal Articles
* J Meeks-Gardner, C Powell, H Baker-Henningham, S
Walker, T Cole, S Grantham-McGregor “Zinc supple-
mentation and psychosocial stimulation: Effects on the
development of undernourished children.” American Journal
of Clinical Nutrition 82, (2005): 399 - 405.
* McCallum, D. (with Vileitha Davis Morrison) (2005).
Educating for values, attitudes and character development:
Policy and practice in the formal curriculum in social
studies and history, In: Caribbean Journal of Education, Vol. 25,
No. 2. Sept. 2003, pp. 103 - 128.
* S. Blair-Walters, K. Soyibo. ”Correlations Among Five
Variables And The Biology Performance Of A Sample Of
Jamaican High School Students”. Journal of Science and
Mathematics in Southeast Asia 27, 1 (2004): 117 - 138.
* N. Ellis-Hall, K. Soyibo. “Relationships Among Four
Learner Variables And The Performance Of Selected
Jamaican 11th-Graders On Structured Questions On The
Mole Concept”. Journal of Science and Mathematics Education in
Southeast Asia 27, 2 (2004): 1 - 22.
* N. Stockhausen, K. Soyibo. “Relationships Among
Jamaican Ninth-Graders’ Variables And Performance In
Integrated Science”. Journal of Science and Mathematics Education
in Southeast Asia 27, 2 (2004): 62 - 80.
* L. Edwards, K. Soyibo. ”Relationships Among Selected
Jamaican Ninth-Graders’ Variables And Knowledge Of
Matter”. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education
1, (2003): 259 - 281.
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Other Peer Reviewed Publications
* J Meeks-Gardner, A Henry-Lee, P Chevannes, J Thomas,
H Baker-Henningham, C Coore “Regional assessment.
Violence against children in the Caribbean region. A desk
review.” UNICEF, Jamaica / Report to the UN Secretary
General, 2005.
* H Baker-Henningham, S Grantham-McGregor “Nutri-
tion and child development”, in: Public Health Nutrition.
ed. by M Gibney, L Arab, B Margetts. Blackwell Publishing
and the Nutrition Society, 2004, 247 - 263.
* Palmer, Dorothy M “Electronic Information Resources:
Challenges of Collection Development for Small Academic
Libraries” pp 48 - 53 in Electronic Information Resources in
The Caribbean: Trends and Issues, Proceedings of the
ACURIL XXXIV Conference held in Trinidad and
Tobago, May 23 - 29, 2004. Edited by Shamin Renwick &
Jaishree Kochhar, St. Augustine, UWI, 2005.
Technical Reports
* H Baker-Henningham, S Walker, S Chang-Lopez “Interim
Report on Special Education Needs Study.” Primary
Education Support Project Office, Ministry of Education,
Youth and Culture, 2005.
* K. Soyibo. “UWI, Mona’s Faculty of Humanities and
Education Undergraduates’ Opinions About the Benefits
and Disadvantages of Tutorials, 2004-2005” (22p). Faculty
of Humanities and Education Board Meeting, May 26,
2005.
PUBLIC SERVICE
Camella Buddo
– Member, Committee at the Ministry of Education, Youth
& Culture working on the implementation of numeracy in
schools.
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Myrtle Harris
– External Examiner for Library Education, Joint Board of
Teacher Education
– Member, Library Association of Jamaica (LIAJA) and its
Ad Hoc Competency Standards Committee
– Member, Association of Caribbean University Research
and Institutional Libraries (ACURIL)
– Member, International Association of School Librarian-
ship
Helen Henningham
– Member, Committee to draft special education policy.
Zellynne Jennings-Craig
– Member, National Council of Education
CATEGORIES OF STUDENTS
Bachelor of Education
Table 2: Class of degree of graduating class of 2005 (as at July 2005)
First Upper Lower Pass In- Total
Class Second Second complete
38 98 42 6 35 219
Post Graduate Diploma in Education
Fifty three (53) students registered for the Postgraduate Diploma in
Education during 2004-2005 academic year, but one withdrew.
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Table 3 : Overall performance of students in the 2004-2005 academic year
Theory Practice
Course D C P Inc D C P Inc WD LOA Total
History Education - 4 - 3 - 2 4 1 - 1 8
Language Education 1 6 - 4 1 4 6 - 1 - 11
Mathematics 2 4 - 1 - 5 2 - - - 7
Education
Science Education 1 7 1 2 5 5 1 - - - 11
Modern Foreign 1 6 - 1 2 3 2 1 - - 8
Language
Social Studies/ 1 5 - 1 2 2 3 - - - 7
Geography
Total 6 32 1 12 10 21 18 2 1 1 52
D - Distinction 
 C - Credit 
 P - Pass 
 Inc - Incomplete

 LOA - Leave of absence 
 WD - withdrew
Worthy of note are the students who obtained Distinctions in both
Theory and Practice.
Donna Graham Language Education
Kwanza Bailey Science Education
Alicia Bernard Modern Foreign Languages
Simone Lloyd Social Studies/Geography Education
MEd/MPhil/PhD
There were a total of 256 students reading for MEd degrees in Science
Education (16), Mathematics Education (14), Language Education
(34), Literacy Studies (30), Primary Education (15), Teacher
Education (face to face) (11), Geography/Social Studies (16),
Educational Psychology (24), Curriculum Development (37) and
Educational Administration (59). There were 120 students in the
MEd On-Line/Summer programme which offered Educational
Administration, Teacher Education and Leadership in Early
Childhood Development. Seventy three (73) students registered for
the MPhil/PhD programme.
Table 4: No. Graduates November 2004
MEd MPhil PhD
45 1 3
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INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION
Joan Tucker, ARCM Lond, Dip Ed, MA UWI
– Head of Department
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT
The Institute of Educationcontinued to focus on the
institutional strengthening of colleges
educating teachers, research, graduate
studies and services to the education
sector. Targets were met regarding
provision of staff development
workshops for teachers colleges;
assessing the practicum in Jamaica,
Belize and the Bahamas; progress in
quality assurance and accreditation of
departments; and revising the
secondary syllabus for colleges.
IOE AND INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING OF
TEACHERS COLLEGES
St. John’s College, Belize, Associate Degree in Primary Education: A
Joint Board of Teacher Education (JBTE) team externally assessed
the first batch at the end of their teaching practice exercise, April 25 -
28, 2005. All 24 graduates were successful.
Turks & Caicos Islands Community College: Professional assistance
was given in developing an Associate Degree in Primary Education,
which began in August 2004.
JBTE majors of Biology, Chemistry and Physics: With assistance
from the Tertiary Level Institutions Unit, UWI, these majors were
evaluated and articulation arrangements formalized. JBTE diploma
holders specializing in these areas will qualify for exemption from
these UWI level 1 courses.
Professional development workshops for lecturers at teachers’
colleges and external examiners included:
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Teacher Education and National Development: Redefining
Our Philosophy – Keynote speaker was Professor Helen
Abadiano, Chair, Department of Reading and Language Arts,
Central Connecticut State University. August 2004.
Workshops on Quality Assurance and Department Accredita-
tion were held January 2005.
From Assessment of Learning to Assessment for Learning –
Keynote speaker: Mr. Anthony Perry, Senior Projects Officer,
Office of the Board for Undergraduate Studies, Mona, UWI.
February 2005.
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH
Change from Within Project – Funded by the University’s New
Initiative Funding for Research Projects
Researchers: Dr. L. Down, Dr. C. Lambert and Mrs. C. McPherson-
Kerr. Change from Within project director: Mrs. P. Chevannes. The
findings – from 7 schools, 1093 students and 116 staff members on the
prevalence of violence in these schools and the effects of the Change
From Within intervention – were presented to the Prime Minister’s
Task Force on Education, the Board of the Faculty of Humanities
and Education, and students and staff of Bethlehem Moravian
College and Church Teachers’ College. Phase 2 begins in 2005–2006.
Funding to be obtained.
Survey: College Lecturers’ Needs for Further Education
Researchers: Professor H. Evans and Mrs. V. Davis-Morrison.
Findings on how lecturers are deployed in colleges, their perceptions
of UWI’s graduate programmes and how far these programmes meet
their needs will inform both workshops for teachers colleges and
graduate studies programme planning and implementation.
Early Childhood Education
Researchers: Dr. Rose Davies and Dr. Donna Chin Fatt in Jamaica,
March to July. Part of a larger international study in six countries –
Practicing Teachers Evaluate Their Training Retrospectively.
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PROJECTS FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Caribbean Centre of Excellence for Teacher Training (CCETT),
2004 – 2005
Director, Prof. E. Miller. In seven Caribbean countries, 14 colleges
training primary school teachers and 142 primary schools with over
20,000 students in grades 1 - 3 participated. Trinidad and Tobago and
Barbados have since decided to join CCETT.
Student achievement in reading in the 68 project schools, measured
against the Caribbean Standards for Literacy for Grades 1 to 3 in June
2005, points to each child reading by the end of grade 3.
Brain research and cognitive science as applied to teaching reading:
two CCETT workshops, summer 2005, for college lecturers
responsible for reading in 22 colleges and universities training
primary teachers, and the Caribbean CETT reading specialists.
Caribbean CETT hosted the CETT Directors Hemispheric
Conference in Kingston, “Successes and Sustainability of the CETT
initiative in the Hemisphere.” Professor Nigel Harris, Vice-
Chancellor, UWI, gave the closing address. Support in cash or kind
came from Scholastic Inc., ALCOA, Microsoft, ProQuest, the
Academy for Educational Development, Cable and Wireless
Foundation, the Jamaica Constabulary Force, RJR Group of
Companies, and Digicel. Lecturers in the School of Education have
been invited to undertake funded research.
UWI/HARP/JBTE Global Fund Project
The project aims at strengthening the multi-sectoral national
response to prevent the spread of and address the HIV/AIDS
epidemic in Jamaica. It developed a wide range of educational
materials for teachers colleges and provided several workshops for
teachers college staff and students.
JBTE/IOE Global Fund Project
Directors: Mrs. V. Davis-Morrison and Mrs. M. Stewart. Continuing
the work of Phase 1 (UWI/HARP/JBTE Global Fund Project), the
three-year JBTE/IOE Global Fund Project aims to strengthen
HIV/AIDS education in colleges training teachers in Jamaica.
Training workshops and writing curriculum documents will utilize
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the surveys and materials produced in Phase 1. Health and Family
Life Curriculum Framework and the whole-school approach will be
used. The US$180,000 budget includes funded research.
Environmental Education Project
Director: Mrs. M. Collins-Figueroa. J$1 million grant from the
governments of Canada and Jamaica. The Sustainable Teacher
Environmental Education Project (STEEP) II continues STEEP I to
incorporate environmental education for sustainable development
(EESD) into the policies of JBTE and teachers’ colleges; spread a
whole-college approach to EESD; and develop an EESD course for
the primary programme.
Biodiversity Project
JBTE/IOE collaborates with the Jamaica Environment Trust to
implement a biodiversity education project in seven colleges, with
J$5.98 million from the Environmental Foundation of Jamaica.
Information and Communication Technology
• An Institute committee led by Dr. Earl Brown continued to
direct the work in ICT.
• JBTE Information Technology Committee: Chairperson:
Dr. Halden Morris. Oversees recently negotiated contracts
and agreements with C&W Foundation and the Academy
for Educational Development for hardware, and Microsoft
Corporation for software, for concessionary rates for
facilities and services to JBTE institutions.
• The Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) subproject
within CCETT was launched. First phase: linkages extended
to several schools and teachers’ colleges, applying
videoconferencing, voice over IP, IPTV and video capture of
teaching episodes.
• JBTE building: preparing to expand ICT services to both
colleges and schools.
• Virtual-U system continued to be used in distance education
(MEd On-Line), project management (CCETT and PESP),
inter-college communications, and user training.
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Publications Unit
Two issues of the Caribbean Journal of Education, Vol. 25, No. 1 and No.
2, and EduVision: Enhancing Teaching and Learning through Partnership and
Technology Innovation, the first volume in the new Institute of Education
Publication Series, were published. Publications Officer was Sonia
Chin, and Production Assistant was Sherron Duffus.
Book Launch
Learning Outcomes for Early Childhood Development in the Caribbean: A
Curriculum Resource Guide, by Dr. Donna Chin Fatt and Dr. Rose
Davies, was launched at the UWI, Mona, Undercroft in May 2005.
The book is a product of the Child Focus II IDB Project directed by
the Caribbean Child Development Centre.
STAFF
Vilma Charlton was awarded the Order of Distinction, Officer Class,
for services to Physical Education and Sport in 2004.
Rose Davies was on sabbatical in 2004-2005. Donna Chin Fatt was
her replacement.
Hyacinth Evans served on the Research Advisory Committee of the
Comparative and International Education Society.
Errol Miller was awarded the Prime Minister’s Medal for Excellence
in Education.
Halden Morris received U.S. Patent #US6,757,986 B2 for invention
of a portable mini clothes and hair dryer in partnership with Rhona
Miller, USA, 2004.
Nadine Scott led the association CREATE in hosting a four-day
regional conference in Kingston: Visual Culture: A New Paradigm for
Caribbean Visual Arts Education, June 2005.
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PAPERS PRESENTED
Miss Vilma Charlton
• “The Role of the Track and Field Official,” Jamaica Amateur
Athletic Association Calendar Conference, Kingston, May 6
& 7, 2005.
Dr. Donna Chin Fatt
• “Using Portfolio Assessment as Summative Assessment,”
Seminar for Regional Education Officers, Kingston, April 1
& 6, 2005.
Mrs. Marceline Collins-Figueroa
• “Careers in Education,” Career Vibes, 2005 Seminar of the
Rotary Clubs of Kingston and St. Andrew with the Scientific
Research Council, Kingston, April 2005.
Mrs. Vileitha Davis-Morrison
• Towards the Effective Delivery of HIV/AIDS Education in
Health and Family Life Education in Teachers Colleges in
Jamaica. (with H. Ramsay, J. Mullings, M. Ruddock-Small,
B. Bain). Third Annual Scientific & Business Conference,
Towards a Strategic Framework for HIV/AIDS Research in
the Caribbean, Barbados, May 2005.
• “The Place of HFLE in the Teacher Training Institutions:
The Jamaican Experience.” Review and Revision: Health and
Family Life Education Curriculum Seminar for Caribbean
Teachers Colleges, Barbados, April 18 - 22, 2005.
Dr. Lorna Down
• “Towards an Infusion Model – Literature and Education for
Sustainable Development.” North American Association for
Environmental Education 33rd Annual Conference, Biloxi,
Nov. 6 -10, 2004.
• “UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development –
Engaging Teacher Education Institutions,” with Charles
Hopkins and Rosalyn McKeown. United Nations, April 14,
2005.
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• “‘Writing Aids’ in Jamaica Kincaid’s My Brother,” 24th Annual
West Indian Literature Conference, University of Rio
Piedras, Puerto Rico, March 29 – April 1, 2005.
Prof. Hyacinth Evans
• “Quality in Education,” Browns Town Community College
Seminar, February 2005.
• Contrast between Views of Teachers and Students on
Teaching: Implications for Professional Development, CIES
conference, Stanford University, March 2005.
Dr. Carol Hordatt Gentles
• Qualitative Research Methods, University of Technology
Seminar, Kingston, Nov. 2004.
Dr. Clement Lambert
• “What Do UWI Joint Boards of Teacher Education (JBTE’s)
Examiners look for in classrooms? Caribbean Centre of
Excellence for Teacher Training Seminar, Trinidad &
Tobago, July 14, 2004.
• “Assessment of Emotional and Behavioral Problems,
Including Violence in Jamaican Adults: The Jamaican
Symptom Checklist,” (with Lambert, C.T.M., Douglas, K.,
An, J.S., Samms-Vaughan, M. E., Wright, E. Conference of
Caribbean Psychiatric Association, Kingston, Nov. 2004.
Prof. Errol Miller
• “The UWI and Tertiary Education in Jamaica,” Mona
Academic Conference, Aug. 29, 2004.
• “Global Citizens with a Caribbean Conscience,” Keynote
Address, Faculty of Humanities and Education Conference,
UWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad, Oct. 14, 2004.
• “Teacher Education: The Future Is Now,” Board of
Undergraduate Studies Conference on Quality Assurance,
UWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad, June 9, 2005.
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Dr. Halden Morris
• “Interaction with Industrial Organizations,” Bachelor of
Education Seminar Series, University of Technology,
Jamaica, May 2005.
• “The Engineer as an Educator,” Faculty of the Built
Environment, University of Technology, Jamaica, 2005.
• “Review of Public Policies for Education, Employment and
Training in Jamaica – to Determine Relevance of Data to
Inform Policies,” Seminar, HEART/NTA TVET Leader-
ship Development Programme, May 2005.
• “Reforming Technical/Vocational Education Curriculum
through Interaction with Industrial & Commercial Organi-
zations,” VTDI Staff Development Seminar, March 2005.
Dr. Nadine Scott
• “Developing a New Art and Design Examination for the
Caribbean: Processes, Challenges, and Successes,” 45th
Annual Convention of the National Art Education
Association (NAEA), Boston, March 4 - 8, 2005.
• “Using Accelerated Learning Techniques in the Teaching of
High School Students,” Staff Development Seminar, Merle
Grove High School, Kingston, January 2005.
• “Public Sculptures: Stories of Caribbean History and
Heritage,” 45th Annual Convention of the National Art
Education Association (NAEA), Boston, March 4 - 8, 2005.
• “ Enhancing the Quality of Teaching and Learning of Visual
Arts Content Through the Use of Brain-Compatible/
Accelerated LearningTechniques,” Fulbright Alumni
Education Seminar on Quality and Equity in Educational
Reform, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, March 14 -
18, 2005.
Mrs. Marcia Stewart
• “Tertiary Education Access Through Differentiation and
Partnership,” Inaugural Conference of the Caribbean Area
Network for Quality in Tertiary Education (CANQATE),
Montego Bay, November 2 - 4, 2004.
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• “Citizenship Education in Teacher Education in Jamaican
Teachers’ Colleges,” International Bureau of Education (IBE)
Seminar, Towards the Implementation of a Global Network
of Curriculum Developers, Geneva, July 6 - 8 2005.
Miss Joan Tucker
• “Toward Cultural Diversity in Music Education,” with
Anne Osborne, International Symposium of Arts Education,
UWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago, June 2005.
• “Institutional Leadership: Influencing Students to Respond
to the Changing Social, Cultural and Economic Paradigms of
Professional Training,” keynote address, Edna Manley
College Staff Seminar, September 2004.
PUBLICATIONS
Books and Monographs
IOE Publication Series, Vol. 1.
* EduVision: Enhancing Teaching and Learning through
Partnership and Technology Innovation, edited, with an
introduction, by Errol Miller, Joan Tucker, and Halden
Morris. Kingston: Institute of Education, UWI, Mona,
2005. 173 pp.
Dr. Donna Chin Fatt
* Learning Outcomes for Early Childhood Development in
the Caribbean: A Curriculum Resource Guide.With Rose
Davies. Kingston: University of the West Indies, 2005. 179
pp.
Mrs. Marceline Collins-Figueroa
* First Steps in Science: Pupil’s Book – Year 4. With V.
McClenan, R. Pottinger. Kingston: Carlong Publishers
(Caribbean) Limited, 2005. 288 pp.
Dr. Lorna Down
* “Establishing Networks of Cooperation for Peace –
Reflections on the UNESCO/Mico/IOE Literature for
Sustainable Development Project.” With Karen Morgan. In
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EduVision, ed. Errol Miller, Joan Tucker, and Halden
Morris. IOE Publication Series, vol. 1, 2005. Pp. 84 - 97.
Dr. Clement Lambert
* “Teaching Teachers to Teach Reading: A State of the Art
Review.” In State of the Art Reading Reviews. Caribbean
Centre of Excellence for Teacher Training Monograph
Series 1, ed. Errol Miller.
Professor Errol Miller
* Teacher Education and Information and Communication
Technology. In EduVision, ed. Errol Miller, Joan Tucker,
and Halden Morris. IOE Publication Series, vol. 1, 2005.
Pp. 17 - 43.
* The University of the West Indies, Mona, and Tertiary
Education in Jamaica. In Revising Tertiary Education
Policy in Jamaica: Towards Personal Gain or Public Good,
ed. Rheima Holding and Olivene Burke. Kingston and
Miami: Ian Randle Publishers, 2005. Pp. 60 - 103.
Dr. Halden Morris
* How to Effectively Integrate Technology into Teacher
Education. In EduVision, ed. Errol Miller, Joan Tucker,
and Halden Morris. IOE Publication Series, vol. 1,128 - 37.
Dr. Nadine Scott
* The Professional Development Protocol. With Thompson,
B.; Buckle-Scott, L.; Walden, C.; Andrews, I.; and Wildeen,
M. In EduVision, ed. Errol Miller, Joan Tucker, and
Halden Morris. IOE Publication Series, vol. 1, 151 - 70.
Mrs. Marcia Stewart
* “Quality Assurance in Teacher Education: Rationalization
of Internal and External Interface.” In EduVision, ed. Errol
Miller, Joan Tucker, and Halden Morris. IOE Publication
Series, vol. 1, 138 - 50.
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Refereed Journal Articles
Mrs. Vileitha Davis-Morrison
* Educating for Values, Attitudes and Character Develop-
ment: Policy and Practice in the Formal Curriculum in
Social Studies and History. With D. McCallum. Caribbean
Journal of Education 25 (2).
Dr. Lorna Down
* “Literature – A Classroom Tool for Transformation and
Sustainability,” Caribbean Journal of Education 25 (2): 91 -102.
* Towards a Profile of the Jamaican Literacy Specialist. With
C. Lambert. Caribbean Journal of Education (25) 1: 64 - 88.
Prof. Hyacinth Evans
* “Pre-primary to Primary Transitions Pilot Project.” With
P. Ashby and M. Thorbourne. Caribbean Journal of Education
25 (2): 156 - 64.
Dr. Clement Lambert
* Towards a Profile of the Jamaican Literacy Specialist. With
L. Down. Caribbean Journal of Education (25) 1: 64 - 88.
Technical Reports
Dr. Earl Brown
* Survey of Employers’ Perceptions of Graduates of the
University of the West Indies (2004). With Marcia Stewart.
55 pp. For Board for Undergraduate Studies; undertaken at
the 3 campuses.
Mrs. Vileitha Davis-Morrison
* Report of College Lecturers’ Needs for Further Education
(with Hyacinth Evans). Institute of Education, UWI,
Mona, 24 pp. July 2005.
Prof. Hyacinth Evans
* Report on the Primary to Pre-primary Transitions Pilot
Project (with Penny Ashby and Marigold Thorburn).
Submitted to UNICEF November 2004. 40 pp.
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* Report of College Lecturers’ Needs for Further Education
(with V. Davis-Morrison). Institute of Education, UWI,
Mona, 24 pp. July 2005.
Dr. Lorna Down, Dr. Clement Lambert, and Mrs. Ceva
McPherson-Kerr
* Violence in Jamaican Schools and the Impact of the Change
from Within Project. 109 pp. 2005.
Moses Peart
* Computers in Schools for Learning Improvement: An
Evaluation of the National Housing Trust’s 25th Anniver-
sary Project – Phase I, 33 pp., 2003; Phase II, 31 pp., 2005.
* School Improvement Planning & Training Manual.
National Council on Education (NCE) New Horizons for
Schools Project; sponsored by USAID. Pp 1 - 9 & 1 - 24.
* Technology in the Classroom: A Report on the
Organization of American States (OAS)/Ministry of
Education, Grenada sponsored project – “Technology-rich
Planning & Software Evaluation for Classroom Uses” –
(Report & Materials). Pp. 1 - 24 & 1 - 32.
Mrs. Marcia Stewart
* Survey of Employers’ Perceptions of Graduates of the
University of the West Indies (2004). With Earl Brown. 55
pp. For Board for Undergraduate Studies; undertaken at
the 3 campuses.
* Survey of the Perceptions of the Final Year Students of the
University of the West Indies on Their Experience at the
University (2004). With Monica Brown. 54 pp. For Board
for Undergraduate Studies.
PUBLIC SERVICE
Miss Vilma Charlton
– 4th Vice President, Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association;
– Director, Carreras Sports Foundation;
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– Member, Jamaica Physical Education Association,
National Sports Council
– Representative, Women’s Committee – North America,
Central America and Caribbean Region;
– Jamaica Representative, World Olympic Association;
– IAAF Lecturer, Track & Field Officiating.
Mrs. Marceline Collins-Figueroa
– Commissioner, National Commission on Science and
Technology, Office of the Prime Minister;
– Member, Executive Committee, National Environmental
Education Committee
Mrs. Vileitha Davis-Morrrison
– Assistant Chief Examiner, Caribbean Examinations
Council (Social Studies);
– External Examiner, Community Council of Jamaica;
– Red Cross Volunteer;
– Member, Geography Teachers’ Association of Jamaica;
– Member, American Studies Association of Jamaica, Health
and Family Life Education: Tertiary Technical Working
Group (Caribbean).
Dr. Lorna Down
– Co-chair, Caribbean Regional Network, Sub-network of
UNESCO International Network for Reorienting Teacher
Education to Address Sustainability.
– Judge, JCDC Literary Arts Competition; Book Industry
Association of Jamaica Awards;
– Member, UNESCO International Network for
Reorienting Teacher Education to Address Sustainability;
– Member, Planning Committee, Global Higher Education
for Sustainability Online Toolkit/Resource Centre;
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– Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Teacher Education &
Training (Daugavpils University, Latvia); CXC English
Panel.
Dr. Carol Hordatt Gentles
– Consultant, Development of BFA Programme in Drama,
Edna Manley School of Drama
– Chairperson, Lowe River Primary and Junior High School
Board of Management.
Dr. Clement Lambert
– Member, Advisory Committee, Ministry of Education &
Culture Literacy Improvement Initiative Committee.
– Team leader, The development of strategies to achieve full
literacy in Jamaica: A joint initiative of JAMAL, PIOJ and
the Correctional Services.
– Primary Education Support Project National Consultant
to Develop Literacy Intervention Strategies for Grades 1-3.
– Post-Hurricane Ivan literacy materials replacement
specialist, Caribbean CETT/Joint Board of Teacher
Education Foundation.
Mrs. Ceva McPherson-Kerr
– Member, Morant Bay High School Board;
– Member, Steering Committee, Wolmer’s High School for
Girls Parents and Teachers’ Association.
Prof. Errol Miller
– Trustee, Lady Mico Charity, London.
– Jamaica Representative, Association of Electoral Authori-
ties of Central America and the Caribbean.
– Chairman of the Board, Youth Opportunity Unlimited.
– Chairman, Electoral Advisory Committee; Selection
Committee, Chancellor Hall’s Super Lion Award.
– Vice-Chairman, Mico Foundation,
– Chairman, Finance Committee.
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– Member, American Studies Association; Fulbright Scholars
Association; Inter-American Committee on Standards for
Distance Education, Washington;
– Microsoft Central American and Caribbean Regional
Advisory Committee.
Dr. Halden Morris
– Chief Examiner, Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC)
– Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE),
Electrical and Electronics Technology.
– External Examiner, Council of Community Colleges of
Jamaica – Digital Communication Systems and Circuit
Analysis,
– Chairman, Region 3, Area 9 of the Institute of Electrical &
Electronics Engineers,
– Member, Board & Chairman of the Finance Committee,
Overseas Examinations Office.
– Member, Board of Studies, Caribbean Maritime Institute.
Dr. Moses Peart
– Chairman, Ministry of Education National Committee for
the Selection and Appointment of Master Teachers.
– Member, Academic Board of the EXCED Community
College.
– Chairman of the Board, Kingston YMCA.
Dr. Nadine Scott
– President, CREATE, an Association of Art Educators and
Artists.
– Member, Advisory Committee, Prime Minister’s Medal of
Appreciation for Services to Education.
– Member of Council, National Council on Education;
– Chief Examiner and Member of Panel, CXC (CAPE) Art
and Design.
– Member, Fine Arts Board of Studies (University Council of
Jamaica).
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– Board member, Institute for Theological and Leadership
Development.
Mrs. Marcia Stewart
– Board of Directors: National Council on Technical and
Vocational Education and Training (NCTVET);
– Deputy Chairman, Accreditation/Quality Assurance
Committee: National Council on Technical and
Vocational Education and Training (NCTVET);
– Member, Steering Committee for NCVET ISO 9001:2000
Registration; Ministry of Education Youth & Culture
(MOEYC) Working Group – Strategic Planning for the
Tertiary Commission; Curriculum Policy Development
Committee – Ministry of Education Youth & Culture
(MOEYC).
Miss Joan Tucker
– Board member, Association of Caribbean Music Educators;
– Member, National Gallery of Jamaica; International Study
Association for Teachers and Teaching; Transformation of
Education–Foster Allen Team.
– Convener, CXC Committee for Music.
HIGHER DEGREES
The Institute of Education collaborated with the Department of
Educational Studies in offering graduate studies programmes.
Institute staff supervised 19 students to completion and continue the
supervision of 35 students.
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PARTMENT OF HISTORY & ARCHAEOLOGY  
Swithin Wilmot, BA UWI, DPhil Oxf – Head Of Department 
 
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT  
Quality Assurance Review  
etween March 14 and 17, 2005, the Department’s 
undergraduate and taught Masters programmes were reviewed by a 
team, under the auspices of the Board for Undergraduate Studies 
(BUS). The preparation of the Self Assessment Report challenged 
the Department to reflect on the content and delivery of its 
programmes and generally the Report of the Reviewteam was 
positive and encouraging and the Department will devote 
particular attention in the 2005/06 academic year to the following issues: the restructuring of the 
undergraduate programme, the design of a Double Major in History and Education, the addition of 
courses on Jamaican and public history, the preparation of courses for delivery by Distance and an 
assessment of the taught Masters Programme.  
Archaeology  
Important international links were consolidated. In May 2005, the Department formalized an 
agreement with the Thomas Jefferson Foundation’s Digital Archaeological Archive of Comparative 
Slavery (DAACS), a web based archive located in Virginia, USA. The agreement provides for the 
inclusion of the Montpelier Plantation Collection on the DAACS website, for academic collaboration 
between the Department and DAACS and for the training of undergraduate students in the 
techniques of digitizing artifacts, field records and maps in the Collection. Dr. Philip Allsworth-Jones 
participated in a project headed by Dr. R. Housler, of the University of Glasgow, to date middle 
paleolithic sites in Russia and the Ukraine. Fieldwork with the second year students was carried out at 
Warminster, St Elizabeth, with the assistance of Dr J.H.N. Loubser (New South Associates) and 
funding from the Reed Foundation and the Mona Campus Committee for Research and 
Publications.  
The Social History Project (SHP) launched its touring exhibition programme at Liberty Hall-the 
Legacy of Marcus Garvey, Downtown Kingston, with the opening of the exhibition-“Jamaica’s Black 
Middle Class of the Later 19th and Early 20th Century”, on October 31, 2004. The exhibition also 
showcased at the Devon House Mansion in January, 2005 and then at the Museum of St. James and 
Civic Centre, Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay, where it opened on February 6, 2005 and remained 
for the duration of February as the Department’s outreach to the western part of the island during 
Black History Month.. The Jamaica Library Service also hosted the exhibition at the Manchester 
Parish Library in Mandeville during the month of April and at the St. Thomas Parish Library in 
Morant Bay in June. The Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund agreed to fund 
the publication in book and CD form of an extended version of the exhibition. Oral testimonies 
from the returnee migrant resident community in Jamaica were gathered by undergraduate and 
graduate students, and the Downtown, Kingston project involving Heritage Studies students, in 
collaboration with the National Library of Jamaica, continued. The SHP, by way of funding from the 
Graduate Studies and Research and Publications Fund acquired much needed equipment for oral 
history research.  
Staff  
Professor Sir Roy Augier was honoured for his 50 years of service to the University of the West 
Indies and to the Caribbean at the School of Continuing Studies Conference in St Lucia in 
November 2004, and by the University in June 2005. Aleric Josephs was awarded the PhD and 
Patrick Bryan and Kathleen Monteith received the Principal’s Research Award for Best Publications, 
book and journal article, respectively, in the Faculty of Humanities and Education, Research Day, 
2005. Brian Moore resigned after 24 years of service to the department.  
Professional Outreach  
The Department also maintained its public profile in supporting significant events in Jamaica’s 
National Calendar, Black History Month, Emancipation Celebrations and National Heritage Week, as 
members delivered public lectures, participated in media interviews and panel discussions 
highlighting one or more of these events. Members also gave other media interviews and/or 
conducted public lectures, locally or internationally. Several members of the Department conducted 
workshops for the two CAPE History Units and for history teachers.  
Elsa Goveia Memorial Lecture  
On April 6, 2005, Professor Alvin Thompson, Department of History and Philosophy, UWI, Cave 
Hill, delivered the 21st Annual Elsa Goveia Memorial Lecture on the topic, “Maroon Struggles and the 
Ideology of Freedom”. 
 
PAPERS PRESENTED  
Sultana Afroz  
• “Dialogue of Global Civilizations: Muslim Cultures and Western Cultures in Quest of a Just and 
Peaceful World”. Internet Conferences on Inter-religious Engagement Project, the World Council 
of Muslims for Interfaith Relations, and the International Movement for a Just World, October 
2004 and January 15 – February 2005, 26pp.  
Philip Allsworth-Jones  
. • “Defining the Montego Bay style: a re-consideration of R.L. Vanderwal’s work in 
Jamaica”. 21st Congress of The International Association for Caribbean Archaeology (IACA), UWI, 
Trinidad, July 24 -30, 2005, 19 pp. [ with M. Bogle-Douglas and K.W. Wesler]  
 • “Stewart Castle and Retreat, Jamaica: results of a new digital mapping survey”. 21st 
Congress of The International Association for Caribbean Archaeology (IACA), UWI, Trinidad, July 
24 -30, 2005. Power Point presentation. [with  
 M. Kappers].  
. • “Seamans Valley Revisited”. 4th Annual Symposium, Archaeological Society of 
Jamaica, UWI, Mona, April 7 2005. Power Point presentation [with K. Spence, R. Dalton and H. 
Savery.]  
 
Fitzroy Baptiste  
a. • “The Emergence of Eric Williams and the People’s National Movement [PNM] in 
Trinidad and Tobago Politics As Gleaned from US State Department Records, 1952 -1956”, th Annual 
Conference of the Association of Caribbean Historians, Cartagena, Colombia, May 9 -13, 2005, 49pp.  
b. • “The Emergence of Eric Williams and the PNM [People’s National Movement] in 
Trinidad and Tobago Politics As Gleaned from US State Department Records, 1952 -1956”, th Annual 
‘Caribbean Reasonings’ Conference, “The Thought of New World: The Quest for Decolonisation”, 
June 16 -18, 2005, 49 pp, UWI Mona, under the auspices of The centre for Caribbean Thought, The 
UWI, Mona, Jamaica and The Africana Studies department, Brown University, USA.  
 
Patrick Bryan  
• “Anglican Identity in Today’s Caribbean”, 35th Triennial Meeting of the Synod of the Anglican 
Church in the Province of the West Indies, Belize, November 16, 2004.  
Jonathan Dalby  
• “A Special Kind of Criminal: Slaves, Crime, and the Courts in Jamaica, c 1750 -1834’. Department 
of History and Archaeology Staff/Student Seminar, UWI Mona, March 4 2005, 34 pp.  
Kathleen Monteith  
• “Financing Agriculture and Trade: Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Overseas) in the 
British West Indies, 1926 -1945”. 37th Annual Conference of the Association of Caribbean 
Historians, Cartagena, Colombia, May 9 13, 2005.  
James Robertson  
. • “Changing Landscapes Described: Jamaica 1655 -1770” 4th Annual Symposium, 
Archaeological Society of Jamaica, UWI, Mona, April 7, 2005, 12 pp.  
 • “Incomprehension and Creole Architecture: or, on not thinking about Spanish 
Town”. Department of History and  
 Archaeology Staff/Post Graduate Seminar, UWI, Mona, March 18, 2005, 23 pp.  
. • “‘butting and bounding, South on a Street in front of Sarah Rodrigues Deleon’: 
Finding directions in Spanish Town, Jamaica, 1757 – 1840”. Department of Geography and Geology 
Seminar, U.W.I., Mona, March 3, 2005, 23 pp.  
 
Veront Satchell  
. • “Slavery In The Americas: Overview”. UNESCO sponsored Conference on Slavery, 
Emancipation and Reparation, University of Technology, September 3, 2004, 24 pp.  
. • “Legacy of Slavery on Jamaica’s Political Economy.” Symposium Sonkofa, The 
Impact of Slavery on Contemporary Jamaica. Sponsored by Liberty Hall, in collaboration with The 
African Caribbean Institute of Jamaica/Jamaica Memory Bank, the Institute of Jamaica Lecture Hall, 
February 25, 2005, 28 pp.  
. • “The HIV/AIDS Crisis in Jamaica”, Seminar entitled, HIV/AIDS PLAY YOUR 
PART, Sponsored by the Brotherhood of St. Andrew with the UWIHARP, November 9, 2004, 
Church of the Ascension Hall, 18 pp.  
 
Verene Shepherd  
. • “Bearing Witness to the Past: Retaining, Protecting and Researching Church 
Records in the Caribbean”, First Records Management Conference for all Churches in Jamaica & the 
Caribbean, Jamaica Conference Centre, July 14, 2005. 10pp.  
. • “Knowledge Production in the Caribbean: Contemporary Writings, the 
Construction of ‘Africa(n)’ and the Task of Reconstruction”. Centre for African Renaissance Studies 
Conference on “African Renaissance Studies: Multi-, Inter-and Trans-Disciplinary Paradigms”, 
University of South Africa, Pretoria, June 13 -16, 2005. 25pp.  
. • “Coolitude: The Diasporic Indian’s Response to Creolization, Negritude and the 
Ranking Game?”, International Indian Diasporic Conference on “East Indians in the Caribbean: 
Reflections on the Past, Charting the Way Forward”, Trinidad, May 28 -29, 2005. 12pp.  
. • “The Other War Memorial: Honouring Anti-Slavery Heroes and Heroines in 
Jamaica”. 37th Annual Conference of the Association of Caribbean Historians, Cartagena, Colombia, 
May 9 -13, 2005. 18pp.  
. • “Bearing Witness to the Past: Research Ethics in History” at the Research Ethics 
Conference, UWI, Mona, April 28 -29, 2005. 25pp.  
. • “From Contract Workers to Entrepreneurs: The Historical Roots of Indian 
Settlement and Socio-Economic Transformation in Jamaica”. Symposium on “Caribbean Spirituality: 
The Contribution of Indian Religio/Cultural & Spiritual Experience”, St. Michael’s Theological 
College, Kingston, 18pp.  
. • “Narratives of Resistance”, Liberty Hall/Institute of Jamaica Symposium, February 
25, 2005. 12pp.  
. • “War Memorials for Anti-slavery rebels”. UNESCO Reparation Symposium, 
UTECH, September 4, 2004. 12pp.  
. • ‘The Haitian Revolution and Security Fears in Jamaica: evidence from Lady 
Nugent’s Journal”. The 4th TTC Conference, Limon, Costa Rica, August 27, 2004. 15pp.  
 
Matthew Smith  
. • “The Man Who Would Be President: Daniel Fignole and the Struggle for Political 
Change Postoccupation Haiti”. Caribbean Studies Association 30th Annual Meeting, Santo Domingo, 
Dominican Republic, May 31 – June 5, 2005, 20 pp.  
. • “An Island Among Islands: The Strange Relationship Beween Haiti and the 
Caribbean Community”. 6th Annual Sir Arthur Lewis Institute on Social and Economic Studies 
Conference, Jamaica Pegasus, Kingston, March 17 -18, 2005, 20 pp.  
. • “Two Hundred Year Old Mountains: Problems and Issues in the Historiography of 
Haiti”. Conferene on Caribbean Historiography: A Pan-Caribbean Perspective on the Atlantic 
World, York University, Canada, October 16 -19, 2004.  
 
PUBLICATIONS  
Books and Monographs  
Fitzroy Baptiste  
.* Co-author with Dr. Allister Hinds of text for H23C course, The State and Transformation in 
Africa, 1800 -1900, For the Web Delivery BEd. Secondary [Distance] Programme, 150 pp.  
.* READER, “Ex Africa Semper Aliquid Novi” [There Is Always Something New Out of 
Africa], Pliny The Elder, about 4th Century C.E.], 340 pp. for the course H13D, “Africa in World 
Civilization from Human Origins to 1800’  
 
Brian Moore  
* Neither Led nor Driven: Contesting British Cultural Imperialism in Jamaica, 1865 -1920, 
(Kingston: UWI Press, 2004), 475 pp.  
James Robertson  
* “Gone is the Ancient Glory”: Spanish Town, Jamaica, 1534-2000 (Kingston: Ian Randle 
Publishers, 2005) 477 pp.  
Verene Shepherd  
* Liberties Lost Caribbean indigenous societies and slave systems (Cambridge: Cambridge 
University Press, 2004), 239 pp. [with Hilary Beckles]  
Refereed Journal Articles  
Philip Allsworth –Jones  
.* “The Szeletian Revisited”. Anthropologie, XLII/3, 2004, 281296.  
.* “Experimental Archaeology in the Tropics: The International Institute of Tropical 
Agriculture Ibadan, the Village of Adesina Oja, and Abandoned House No. 2”. Azania, XXXIX, 
2004, 125 -145.  
 
James Robertson  
* “Cromwell and the Conquest of Jamaica” History Today, 55:5 (May, 2005) 15 -22.  
Verene Shepherd  
.* “Rebel Voices: Confessions, Testimonies and Trial Transcripts from the 1831-32 
Emancipation War in Jamaica” Jamaica Journal Vol. 28: 2&3 (Dec.2004), 59 -64. [with Ahmed Reid].  
.* “The Ranking Game in Jamaica during Slavery,” The Arts Journal, Vol. 1:2 (March 2005), 3 -
15  
.* “Belonging and Unbelonging: The Impact of Migration on Discourses of Identity in 
Jamaican History”, Journal of Caribbean History, Vol. 39: 1 (June 2005), 1 -18  
 
Waibinte Wariboko  
* “Lineage Factionalism and Christianity in the Eastern Niger Delta during the Nineteenth 
Century: The New Calabar Example Reconsidered”, The Nigerian Academic Forum Vol. 6. 
No. 5, pp 22 -32  
Other Peer Reviewed Publications  
Sultana Afroz  
* Islam: The Eternal Message. A Pictorial Presentation on the fundamentals of Islam based on 
the The Holy Qur’an and Ahadith, accompanied by a PowerPoint slide show on a CDROM. 
(Dhaka: Bangladesh, 2004).  
Aleric Josephs  
.* “The Atlantic World 1600 – 1800” [BEd Distance (Secondary) Project U.W.I./M.O.E.C]  
.* “Conquest Colonization and Resistance in the Caribbean 1600 – to the End of Slavery” 
[BEd Distance (Secondary) Project U.W.I./M.O.E.C]  
 
Waibinte Wariboko  
 * “Ideological and Cultural Issues in the Implementation of Christianity: The 
Example of New Calabar, 1865 -1900” in  
 R. Goodridge (ed.), Perspectives on African History and Culture Barbados: Dept. of History 
and Philosophy-Cave Hill Campus 2004, pp 54-78.  
.* “Nigeria: Delta States in the 19th Century” in K. Shellington (ed.), Encyclopedia of African 
History New York: Routledge, 2004.  
 
Non-Refereed:  
Philip Allsworth-Jones  
* “The James W. Lee Arawak Collection, UWI, Kingston, Jamaica: Facts and Figures”. 
Proceedings of the 20th Congress of The International Association for Caribbean 
Archaeology (IACA), Santo Domingo, ed. Glenis Tavarez Maria and Manuel Garcia 
Arevalo, Volume 1, 2005, 295305. [with Esther Rodriques]  
James Robertson  
* Correspondence, “Reply,” History Today 55:7 (July, 2005), 69  
Matthew Smith  
.* “Vive 1804!: The Haitian Revolution and the Revolutionary Generation of 1946,” Caribbean 
Quarterly, vol. 50, no. 4, December 2004.  
.* “Emperor , Exiles, and Intrigues: The Case of Nineteenth-century Haitian Heads of State in 
Jamaica,” The Haiti-Jamaica Connection (Kingston: Latin American-Caribbean Centre, 2004).  
 
Verene Shepherd  
.* ‘Emancipation and Immigration: A Pan-Caribbean Overview.’ (Orig. pub. 1998), Reprinted 
2005, 52pp.  
.* (with Alvin Wint et. al) Strategic Challenges Confronting the Mona Campus: An Analysis 
and Response (2004) 50 pp.  
.* (with Alvin Wint, et al) Stretegic Challenges Facing the Mona Campus: an agenda for action 
(2005) 113 pp.  
 
PUBLIC SERVICE Sultana Afroz  
.– Advisor, Institute of Medieval Muslim Scholars, Dallas, Texas, USA.  
.– Regional Director, The Caribbean and South America Region, World Council of Muslims 
for Interfaith Relations.  
.– Member, Steering Committee, Encyclopedia for Women and Islamic Cultures, Brill Publishers, 
Leiden, The Netherlands.  
 
Philip Allsworth-Jones  
.– Member, Executive Committee of the Archaeological Society of Jamaica.  
.– First Vice-President, Jamaica Historical Society.  
.– Member, Museums Advisory Board of the Institute of Jamaica.  
.– Member, Board of Jamaican National Heritage Trust.  
.– Member, Steering Committee of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation’s Digital Archaeological 
Archive of Comparative Slavery, Virgina, USA  
 
Roy Augier  
.– President, International Scientific Committee of the UNESCO General History of the 
Caribbean.  
.– Vice Chairman, Teachers Services Commission ( Jamaiaca).  
.– Member, Schools Examination Committee, Caribbean Examination Council.  
.– Member, Council, Caribbean Examination Council.  
.– Member, Council, Institute of Jamaica.  
.– Member, Board of Governors, St. Michael’s Theological College.  
 
Patrick Bryan  
.– Member, Council, Institute of Jamaica.  
.– Chairman, Museums Advisory Board, Institute of Jamaica.  
.– Chief Examiner, Caribbean History (CSEC) for Caribbean Examinations Council.  
.– President, Jamaican Historical Society.  
.– Member, Advisory Board, Journal of Caribbean History.  
 
Carl Campbell  
.– Member, Executive Committee, Jamaica Historical Society.  
.– Editor, Jamaican Historical Review.  
.– Reviews Editor, Journal of Caribbean History.  
 
Jenny Jemmott  
– Member, Board of Directors, Jamaica Cancer Society.  
Aleric Josephs  
– Board Member, Women’s Resource and Outreach Centre.  
Brian L Moore  
– Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Caribbean History.  
James Robertson  
.– Member, National Archives Committee.  
.– Member, Board of the Archaeological Society of Jamaica.  
.– Jamaica Historical Society, Executive Committee  
 
Veront Satchell  
.– Reviews Editor, Journal of Caribbean History  
.– Member, Education and Youth Board of the Anglican Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman 
Islands.  
 
Matthew Smith  
.– Committee Member, Jamaica Music Foundation  
.– Member, Foundation for Higher Education (FHE), Florida International University  
.– List Editor, H-Caribbean Website.  
.– Member, review Committee for Jamaican Government project on Jamaican Musical Revue.  
 
Verene Shepherd  
.– Member, Board of the Jamaica National Heritage Trust.  
.– Second Vice President, Jamaica Historical Society.  
.– Vice President, Association of Caribbean Historians.  
.– Convenor, CAPE History Panel, Caribbean Examinations Council  
.– Co-Director, Text and Testimony Collective.  
.– Member, Local Advisory Committee, UNESCO National Commission  
.– Member, Academic Advisory Boards of the following Journals: Arts Journal, Atlantic Studies, 
Jamaica Journal, Jamaica Historical Review, Journal of Caribbean History, Social and Economic Studies  
 
Waibinte Wariboko  
– Member, Advisory Board, African – Caribbean Institute/ Jamaica Memory Bank  
Swithin Wilmot  
.– Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Caribbean History.  
.– Member, CAPE History Panel, Caribbean Examinations Council.  
.– Member, Nominating Committee, Association of Caribbean Historians  
.– Chief Examiner and Chairman of the Examining Committee for CXC/CAPE History.  
.– Member, Advisory Board, Unit for Studies in Biography and Autobiography, La Trobe 
University, Melbourne, Australia.  
.– Member, Steering Committee of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation’s Digital Archaeological 
Archive of Comparative Slavery, Virgina, USA  
.– Member, Board of Governors, Holy Trinity High School.  
.– Member, Board of Trustees, the Archbishop Samuel Carter Educational Fund  
 
Undergraduate: Registered  
BA –504  
Graduated  
BA First Class – 4 
Upper Second – 44 
Lower Second – 42 
Pass – 12 
 
Graduates Registered  
MA –34 MPhil – 14 PhD –6  
PRIZES AWARDED 
 
Elsa Goveia Prize: Candice Watson 
 
Gladwyn Turbutt Prize in Janine Rose 
European History: 
Gladwyn Turbutt Prize in Archaeology: Danielle Benjamin 
Gladwyn Turbutt Prize in André Paul Duhaney 
 
Atlantic History: 
Gladwyn Turbutt in Historical Anna-Kaye Osbourne 
Methodology: 
 
The Asian World prior to 1600 Keritha McLeish History Hall of Modern China Jodie-Ann Miller 
Modern Japan Janine Rose History of the Middle East since 1915 Natallie Malcolm 
 
DEPARTMENT OF LITERATURES IN ENGLISH  
David Williams, BA, MA UWI – Head of Department 
 
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT  
he Department welcomed four new members during this 
academic year: Dr Anthea Morrison (Senior Lecturer) and Dr 
Gregory Stephens (Lecturer) in Semester I, and Dr John Lennard 
(Professor) and Dr Mawuena Logan (Lecturer) in Semester II. They 
enhanced the Department’s resources in the areas of Comparative 
Caribbean literature and theory, film and cultural studies, modern 
British and American literature, Shakespeare studies, African/ Diaspora studies, and poetry. Prof 
Carolyn Cooper and Dr Victor Chang returned from leave, and for the first time in many years the 
Department was at something like full strength.  
Between January 24th and 27th the Department was reviewed by a team comprising Prof. Stephen 
Slemon (University of Alberta), Prof Mark McWatt (U.W.I., Cave Hill), and Mr Louis Marriott 
(Chairman, Norman Manley Foundation). The Department has subsequently received the report 
produced by the team and has incorporated its suggestions and recommendations into the vision of 
strategic transformation outlined below.  
The Department also hosted the writers Olive Senior and Nalo Hopkinson during Semester II. Ms 
Senior, whose visit was jointly organized with the Philip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts, 
delivered the annual Sir Philip Sherlock Memorial lecture on February 27, did a public reading of her 
work on March 2, and met with classes and student groups throughout the week of February 28 to 
March 4. Nalo Hopkinson visited the campus from March 11 to March 18, met with undergraduate 
and graduate classes, did several interviews, and gave a public reading on March 13 at the Philip 
Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts. The Department also welcomed Prof Hortense Spillers, who 
on March 11 made a presentation, in our Staff/Postgraduate seminar series, on “Manifestations of 
Black Culture in Seven African Diasporan Sites”. That seminar series, organized by Dr Victor Chang, 
resumed its regular meetings on Friday at 3:00 p.m. On March 4, the Department also witnessed a 
successful defense by Janice Cools of her doctoral dissertation.  
On Thursday, April 7, The Department staged “Life after an English Degree” for its majors. A 
forum addressed by Mr Dennis Morrison, Q.C., Ms Anne McMorris, Financial Institutions 
Relationships Manager, NCB, and Ms Raquel Bremmer, Managing Director of Educentres 
Information Services Limited, it was intended to give its audience a sense of the range of options to 
which our degree gives access.  
Professor Carolyn Cooper launched her new book, Sound Clash: Jamaican Dancehall Culture at 
Large at the Undercroft on April 19, 2005. Guest speaker was the Honourable Edward Seaga, U.W.I. 
Distinguished Fellow.  
Dr Brendt Clavier, a representative of Malmö University, Sweden, visited the Department from May 
13 to May 19, 2005 in order to explore the possibility of establishing an exchange programme. A 
reciprocal visit was arranged for September 2005.  
Dr Curdella Forbes’s From Nation to Diaspora: Samuel Selvon, George Lamming and the Cultural 
Performance of Gender was published by U.W.I. Press in July 2005. 
 
PAPERS PRESENTED  
Professor Carolyn Cooper  
. • “In Another Key: Discordant Female Voices in the Caribbean Literary Canon.” 
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. March 2005  
. • “‘It’s a African Ting’: Rituals of Remembering in Jamaican Dancehall Culture.” 
Panafrican Bookfair, African American Research Center, Fort Lauderdale, April 2005  
. • “‘A Whole Ton-Load a Lie’: Doing Ethical Research in the Creole/anglophone 
Caribbean,” Ethics Conference, U.W.I., Mona. April 2005  
. • “‘I Shot the Sheriff:’ Gun Talk in Jamaican Popular Music.” Caribbean Studies 
Association Conference. Santo Domingo, May 2005  
. • “‘Self Searching for Substance’: The Politics of Style in Lovelace’s A Brief Conversion 
and Other Stories.”70th Birthday Conference in honour of Earl Lovelace, U.W.I., St. Augustine, July 
2005  
 
Dr Norval Edwards  
• “What Does Hybridity Do?”, 23rd Annual Conference on West Indian Literature, St Georges 
University, Grenada, March 8-11, 2004.  
Dr Curdella Forbes  
• “X Press Publications: Pop Culture, ‘Pop Lit’ and Caribbean Literary Criticism”, 24th Annual West 
Indian Literature Conference, University of Puerto Rico, San Piedras, March 29 to April 2, 2005.  
Prof John Lennard  
• “Developments in Fairleigh Dickinson’s on-line pedagogy after 9 -11”. American Association for 
Higher Education Annual Conference (Atlanta GA, 17-20 March 2005).  
Dr Gregory Stephens  
• “‘I Have Become Terribly Mexicanized’: Intercultural Identification in Poniatowsha’s Querido 
Diego,” paper accepted for “Minor Keys: Cultural Expression in the Anglophone Caribbean,” 
University of Puerto Rico-Rico, San Piedras, March 29 to April 2, 2005. 
 
PUBLICATIONS  
Dr Michael Bucknor Refereed Journal Articles  
* “‘Voices Under the Window’ of Representation: Austin Clarke’s Poetics of Body-memory 
in The Meeting Point.” Journal of West Indian Literature 13.1 & 2 (April 2005): 141 -175  
Professor Carolyn Cooper Refereed Book:  
* Sound Clash: Jamaican Dancehall Culture At Large. N.Y.: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004, 348 
pp.  
Refereed Book Chapters:  
.* “Dancehall Dress: Competing Codes of Decency in Jamaica.” Carol Tulloch, ed. Black Style. 
London: V & A Publications, 2004, 68 -83.  
.* “Writing Oral History: Sistren Theatre Collective’s Lionheart Gal.” Gaurav Desai and Supriya 
Nair, eds. Postcolonialisms: An Anthology of Cultural Theory and Criticism. Oxford: Berg, 2005, 169 
-177. Reprint of 1989 journal article.  
.* “Mix Up the Indian with All the Patwa: Rajamuffin Sounds in ‘Cool’ Britannia.” Christine 
G.T. Ho & Keith Nurse eds. Globalisation, Diaspora & Caribbean Popular Culture. Kingston: Ian 
Randle Publishers, 2005, 119 -140. Republished in Sound Clash.  
 
Conference Proceedings:  
* “‘Meck West Indies Federate’: Celebrating the Arts of Regional Integration in the Poetry of 
Louise Bennett.” Kenneth Hall and Denis Benn, eds. Caribbean Imperatives: Regional 
Governance and Integrated Development. Kingston: Ian Randle Publishers, 2005, 31 -51. 
Edited version of a 1999 journal article.  
Journal article:  
* “Enslaved in Stereotype: Race and Representation in ‘Postcolonial’ Jamaica. Small Axe No. 
16 (September 2004) 154 169.  
Dr Norval Edwards Refereed Journals  
.* “Conversations on Creoleness”, Review of Creolité and Creolization: Documenta 11 
Platform 3, edited by Okwui Enwezor, Carlos Basualdo, Ute Meta Bauer, Susanne Ghez, Sarat 
Maharaj, Mark Nash, and Octavio Zaya. Ostfildern-Ruit, Germany: Hatje Cantz Publishers, 2003, in 
Small Axe: A Journal of Criticism 16 (September 2004): 222 -228.  
.* Joint Review of Brian Meeks’ Paint the Town Red (Leeds: Peepal Tree Press, 2003) and 
Garfield Ellis’ Such As I Have (Oxford: Macmillan Caribbean Writers, 2003) in Jamaica Journal 28.2-3 
(December 2004): 80 -84.  
.* “Diaspora, Difference, and Black Internationalisms”, in Small Axe 17 (March 2005): 220 -
228.  
 
Dr Curdella Forbes  
.* From Nation to Diaspora: Samuel Selvon, George Lamming and the Cultural Performance 
of Gender. Kingston: University of the West Indies Press, 2005. 305 pp.  
.* “Selling that Caribbean Woman down the River: Travel Narratives and the Global 
Economy.” Journal of West Indian Literature 13.1. (April 2005):1-27.  
 
Prof John Lennard Non-Refereed  
* “Twin-Born with Greatness”, reviewing Derek Walcott, The Prodigal,in The Liberal: Poetry, 
Politics, Culture (February/March 2005), pp. 36 -37  
Dr Mawuena Logan  
* Book chapters in Encyclopedia of Children’s Literature, Vol. 1, New York and London: 
Oxford University Press, 2005  
Articles  
* “The Diasporic Griot: James Berry and His Fiction for the Young.” Children’s Literature 
Association Quarterly (Fall 2005)  
Dr Gregory Stephens Books and Monographs  
.* “Monolingualism and racialism as ‘Curable Diseases’: Nuestra América in the Transnational 
South,” Globalization with a Southern Face, ed James Peacock & Harry Watson (University of North 
Carolina Press, 2005).  
.* “‘To Write my Own Pass’: Douglass’ Post-Narrative Trajectory,” afterword to new edition 
of The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (Signet Classics, 2005).  
.* “Frederick Douglass as Integrative Ancestor: The Consequences of Interracial Co-Creation,” 
in The Anthology of African American Social and Political Thought, ed. William Banks (Oxford UP, 
2005).  
 
Mr David Williams  
* (With Hazel Simmons-McDonald) A World of Prose (new edition). Oxford: Heinemann, 
2005. 
 
PUBLIC SERVICE  
Dr Michael Bucknor  
.– Chief Examiner, CAPE Literatures in English for the Caribbean Examinations Council  
.– Member, Editorial Board, Pathways  
.– Editor, Postcolonial Text  
.– Editor, Journal of West Indian Literature  
.– Adjudicator, Mico Teachers’ College, Leslie Henriques Speech Competition.  
 
Dr Victor L. Chang  
.– Chairman, West Indian Association of Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies (WIACLAS)  
.– Editor, Pathways.  
.– Co-editor, JWIL.  
 
Dr Carolyn Cooper  
– Member, Board of Directors, the Calabash Literary Festival  
Dr Norval Edwards  
.– Associate Editor, Small Axe: A Journal of Criticism, 1996 
.– Manuscript reader, The Press, UWI  
 
Dr Curdella Forbes  
.– Assistant Chief Examiner, English B, Caribbean Examinations Council.  
.– Editorial Advisor, Anthurium, online peer-reviewed journal of original Caribbean works and 
critical studies of Caribbean literature, film, art, and culture.  
 
Mr David Williams  
– Judge, poetry and short stories, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) 
Literary Competition, 2005.  
CATEGORIES OF STUDENTS  
Undergraduate  
Number Registered  
Year I 850 (373 majors)  
Year II 502 (377 majors)  
Year III 385 (283 majors)  
TOTAL: 1,737 (1,033 majors)  
Course Registrations  
Semester I  
Sat Pass  %Pass 
E10A  Introduction to Poetry  120  101  84  
E10B  Introduction to Prose Fiction  93  33  65  
E10C  Introduction to Drama  105  75  71  
E10G  Reading & Writing About Literature  48  27  56  
E20D  Love, Death and Poetry  67  61  91  
E21C  Modern Prose Fiction  69  65  94  
E22A  Drama I  35  30  86  
E23A  Key Issues in Literary Criticism I  64  60  94  
E25D  The West Indian Novel  31  27  87  
E25E  West Indian Drama  67  63  94  
E26C  Creative Writing, Poetry  13  13  100  
E31C  The City in Fiction  56  52  93  
E34B  Classic American Prose Fiction  21  19  90  
E35B  West Indian Lit ‘Special Author’ Seminar  12  10  83  
E35C  Derek Walcott, Poet  28  26  93  
E35D  West Indian Lit. ‘Special Author’ Seminar  24  23  96  
AR11A Introduction to Comparative Caribbean  39  39  100  
Literature: Afro-Caribbean Poetry     
SUB-TOTAL:  892  724   
Semester II     
E10A  Introduction to Poetry  70  56  80  
E10B  Introduction to Prose Fiction  113  87  77  
E10C  Introduction to Drama  68  57  84  
E10G:  Reading and Writing About Literature  26  21  84  
E21G  African/Diaspora Women’s Narrative  54  53  98  
E21H  Modern American Literary Prose  29  22  76  
E22B  Drama II  44  44  100  
E23D:  Key Issues in Literary Criticism II  43  25  58  
E25C  West Indian Poetry  63  56  89  
E26D  Creative Writing, (Prose Fiction)  10  9  90  
E32C:  The Romance  53  46  87  
E32D:  Shakespeare I  48  45  94  
E33S:  The Sonnet  34  28  82  
E37A  African American Literature  64  64  100  
E39K:  Major Authors: Yeats  36  36  100  
AR11B: Introduction to Comparative Caribbean  35  34  97  
Literature II: Women’s Writing     
   
Semester III  
E10B  Introduction to Prose Fiction  20  14  70  
E26F:  Creative Writing for Screen and Stage  11  11  100  
SUB-TOTAL:  821  708   
TOTAL: 1713  1432   
   
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First Class Honours:  
Dahlia Harris  
Carol Pinnock  
Postgraduate  
Registration  
PhD  5  
MPhil.  14  
MA  23  
 
 
DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGE, LINGUISTICS
& PHILOSOPHY
Kathryn Shields Brodber, BA, PhD, Dip Ed UWI
– Head of Department
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT
During the 2004-2005 academicyear, the department has been
involved in a series of initiatives aimed
at increasing its impact on the students
it serves within the academy, as well as
extending its influence on the
upliftment of the wider community
beyond its walls. Unfortunately, if
not addressed immediately, the
requirement to do more with less,
which has been imposed on us
especially during the year under
review, and has resulted in the
increasing inadequacy of the teaching and physical resources the
UWI is able to afford at the undergraduate level, will have dire
consequences for the standards the department has set itself.
TEACHING SECTIONS
English Language
During the year, the English Language Section, coordinated by Mrs.
Caroline Dyche, continued as a strong, integrated team of effective
teachers. One member of the team, Dr. Janice Cools, Instructor,
gained her PhD. in Literature from the UWI.
For the third consecutive year, the section was responsible for setting
and marking the Communication paper of the University
scholarship examination. It also introduced innovations, especially
in the delivery of the level 1 English language Foundation courses.
The revision of the delivery of UC120, to incorporate the use of
technology, primarily film, in lectures, was led by Mrs. Viviene
Harding. Panels of professionals from within the academy as well as
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from the world of work, including attorneys, trade unionists and
public relations practitioners, also made interactive presentations at
lectures regarding the functions of writing in their disciplines, and
the processes involved.
FD14A, led by Dr. Monica Taylor was introduced for the first time,
in semester 1, as an alternative for students with a pass at grades 1 or 2
in CAPE Communication Studies. The course experienced teething
pains related to the computerised registration system, which resulted
in inconsistent and non – homogeneous groups including the
inclusion of students with passes at level 3, and a shortage of texts. A
thorough revision of this course has been undertaken for the 2005-6
period.
FD10A (face to face mode), also led by Dr. Taylor, was revised to
increase the tasks related to the development of the critical thinking
skills of its students.
During the year, Schontal Moore developed an online distance
FD10A course for BEd (distance) students, who engaged with the
course via OurVLE, a web-based learning system. Designing and
delivering FD10A by distance involved creating websites and
software programmes to impart course content to students as well as
teaching, assessing and communicating with students using a variety
of computer technologies and programs. The online version of
FD10A can be found at http://ourvle.mona.uwi.edu./)
Two new courses, Language and Ethics, offered at level 2 by a team
led by Dr. Paulette Ramsay, and The Art of Public Speaking offered
at level 3 by a team led by Mrs. Harding, were well received, with
Public Speaking being over-subscribed in relation to the technical
resources and small-group delivery required.
The post-graduate course, Advanced Academic English Language
Skills, developed by Mrs. Ingrid McLaren, was delivered by her to
students pursuing the MSc in Human Resource Development in the
Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work, Faculty of
Social Sciences. Three cohorts of approximately 20 students each
participated during the semesters and summer period.
Linguistics
The section, coordinated by Ms. Alison Irvine, suffered from a lack
of adequate teaching and physical resources, especially for level 1
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courses which require students to develop linguistic thinking and
analytical skills to which they have not been exposed before. This
forced the abandonment of the additional laboratory hour which
had been made compulsory during the previous year, and a shift to
seminars from small-group tutorials, essential for the effective
development of these skills, with a resultant negative effect on pass
rates.
In spite of limitations in funding, students were able to attend local
and cross-campus field trips, thereby applying the theoretical
concepts learned to real-life linguistic data. In L331 and L32B, they
collected data first, and then read the relevant research on theories of
Creole origin and structure. The approach is geared at increasing the
levels of student motivation to read extensively.
The Section continued to participate in the delivery of the B Ed
(Distance) programme funded by the Government of Jamaica. Six
courses were offered via web delivery during the semesters and face to
face during the summer.
The post-graduate programme continued to grow, with Marsha
Forbes and Clive Forrester gaining registration upgrades to PhD.
Clive Forrester was also awarded overseas conference support to
Language & the Law conferences in New York and Cardiff. Joseph
Farquharson, was awarded a 2-year fellowship to the Max Planck
Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (Leipzig), which will
provide him with the research resources, unavailable at UWI,
required for the completion of his thesis.
For the coming year, the Section will continue its efforts to
semesterise post-graduate courses. It will also need to address the
problem of inadequate permanent staffing from which it suffers at
present.
Philosophy
The Section, coordinated by Dr. Bewaji, continued to experience a
high subscription to undergraduate courses in Philosophy. Large
per-course numbers, especially at level 1 (over 300 students in some
cases), presented considerable constraints for the Section’s 3 fulltime
lecturers. The limited physical resources available forced a re-
configuration of tutorials as seminars – which did not provide the
small-group interaction ideal for the development of philosophical
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thinking, especially in level 1 students who are participating in this
activity for the first time. The urgent need for improved physical and
teaching resources was clearly underscored.
The 2003-4 Quality Assurance review of the section emphasised, as a
major recommendation, the urgent need for two additional lecturers
for the section. In light of the critical benefits which are to be
derived from exposure to philosophy, which is essential to the
development of the reflective capacity of rational, productive
citizens, this must be a UWI priority, as far as ensuring budgetary
provisions is concerned.
The Department hosted Philosophy Day on 18th November 2004,
under the sponsorship of UNESCO Caribbean. The theme was:
Philosophy, Poverty & Human Rights. Several members of the section made
presentations, and were well received by the participants. Professor
Barry Chevannes was the presenter in the plenary session, and
Professor Sunday Osaretin Iyare, Senior Lecturer in Economics on
the Cave Hill campus, presented the public lecture.
The taught MA in Philosophy commenced with 5 students, with one
withdrawing during the year, while M Phil registrations numbered 6.
An additional PhD Philosophy student was admitted in January
2005.
For the 2005-6 academic year, the Section will be experimenting with
offering first level courses with very large registrations in both
semesters, so as to reduce the pressure. It will need to have appointed
the two additional lecturers required so as to reduce the extremely
heavy load which is currently placed on the existing three lecturers.
SELF SUSTAINING / INCOME GENERATING UNITS
The English Language Proficiency Test Unit (ELPTU), the major
income-generating unit of the Department, has continued its testing
of the English language proficiency skills of all applicants to the
Mona campus of the UWI. During the year, there were two sittings
of the ELPT for applicants, in which 3014 applicants sat the test in
either February or March 2005, and two sittings of the ELPT for
students in which 1157 sat the May or August test.
The divestment of the Fundamentals of English course to the Unit
presented numerous challenges, in this its first year, for Ms. Donna
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Marie Reid, the Senior Administrative Assistant responsible for
administering the unit, and to Mrs. Caroline Dyche, its Academic
Advisor. The course, originally delivered on a 52-hour, year-long
basis, was reorganized for 39-hour, semester-long delivery, offered in
both semesters and in summer. Students identified as requiring
remedial assistance were encouraged to sit and pass the course in the
summer prior to their formal entry to UWI, or to seek alternative
tuition during summer, and re-sit the test at the end of that session.
A UWI policy decision taken during the year at the request of the
Guild of Students resulted in students not being compelled to take
the divested UC010, but being allowed to take the end-of-course
examination as a challenge. Students who sat the course did
significantly better than those who were registered for exams only,
leading to some concern in the Department that those who continue
to sit the examination without help in upgrading their skills will be
severely handicapped and unable to sit their level 1 Foundation
courses. The Department will continue to emphasise the imperative
for students to develop their English language skills, so as to derive
maximal benefit from academic pursuits and be confident in their
suitability for the world of work.
The Jamaican Language Unit, under the direction of Professor
Hubert Devonish, proceeded full steam on the Bilingual Education
project, with its aim of determining the most effective means of
encouraging full bilingualism for primary level pupils at grades 1-4 in
Jamaican (Creole) and Standard Jamaican English.
The pilot project, conducted during its first year at Hope Valley
Experimental and Bridgeport Primary schools, has involved 260
pupils and 6 teachers. Pupils have been taught in both languages,
using bilingual material in Language Arts, Science, Mathematics and
Social Studies, achieved by the translation, by the project team, of the
existing materials of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture,
its collaborator. Teachers have been trained, inter alia, in the use of the
Cassidy writing system for Jamaican and the grammatical structures
of Jamaican and English, as well as in ways of developing literacy
among their pupils. They have also been exposed to demonstration
classes and lesson planning for the delivery of their classes in
Jamaican.
An integral part of the success of the project, in this its first year, has
been the involvement and support of the parents of the pupils in the
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participating schools. Some of these parents have shown an interest
in learning the Cassidy writing system, and have responded
positively to the formal use of Jamaican in the education system. The
interdisciplinary collaboration of researchers from within the
Department, as well as from the Department of Sociology,
Psychology & Social Work, the School of Continuing Studies and St.
Josephs Teachers College / UWIDEC has also been invaluable. The
income-generating programme of the JLU is the MA in English
Language, which is scheduled to begin in full force in semester 1,
2005-6.
The Writing Centre, administered by Dr. Paulette Ramsay,
continued to provide services to the campus community, through
individual coaching and small-group consultation for students. For a
small annual registration fee, students had access to all the services of
the Centre, including the web site, for consultation of on-line writing
clinics and programmes and support with assignments. The
Linguistics, Lab, administered by Dr. Otelemate Harry, provided
technical support for undergraduate and postgraduate students in
Linguistics.
Writing Centre Day, held on March 17, 2005, was attended by faculty
members and students, from all the faculties on Campus, who
participated in discussions on the centrality of writing to learning in
all disciplines, and viewed the work of the Centre on the ground, and
through an interactive video produced by Dr. Harry. These activities
piqued interest in the Centre, and have led to arrangements being
made for post-graduate as well as undergraduate students across the
campus to have more structured access to the services and facilities of
the centre for upgrading their writing skills. During the year, modest
income-generating activities were created for the Centre. Classes in
the Fundamentals of English programme were held in the Centre,
and charged a fee for the use of its facilities. Three courses were also
offered, at a fee, to the wider public: The Art of Public Speaking;
Writing for the World of Work and Fundamentals of English.
Further and significant income-generating projects will be the focus
in the 2005-2006 period.
The Summer Programme continued to be well supported, with 313
registrations in the first-year foundation courses – FD10A and
UC120; 185 in UC010; 129 in Philosophy; and 33 in Linguistics.
Income and expenditure per unit are outlined below:
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LANGUAGE UNIT Income Expenditure Profit
FD10A & UC120 $4,009,500.00 $3,190,712.50 $ 818,787.50
$2,405,000.00 $2,120,725.00 $ 284,275.00
$6,414,500.00 $5,311,437.50 $1,103,062.50
LINGUISTICS UNIT Income Expenditure Profit
L14A, L28J & L37A $ 418,500.00 $ 334,687.50 $ 83,812.50
PHILOSOPHY UNIT Income Expenditure Profit
PH10A, PH10B, PH10C,
PH20B, PH20C & PH36B $1,714,500.00 $1,444,412.50 $ 297,087.50
PAPERS PRESENTED
Dr. Lawrence Ojo Bamikole
• “The dimensions of poverty.” UNESCO Philosophy Day on
Philosophy, Poverty and Human Rights, University of the
West Indies, November 18, 2004
• “African existentialism: Reflections on Chinua Achebe’s
Things Fall Apart. Uncovering Connection V1 (UCVI):
Cultural Endurance Between Africa, the Americas and the
Caribbean. Medgar Evers College of the City University of
New York, New York, March 3 - 5, 2005.
• “Philosophy as mirror of socio-cultural realities: a critique of
dancehall.” Department of History and Philosophy,
University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados
Symposium on (Caribbean) Philosophy, March 31 – April 1,
2005.
Dr. John Ayotunde Isola Bewaji
• “Toward a realistic understanding of the myths surrounding
gender, religion and science”. The Caribbean Philosophical
Association 2nd Conference “Shifting the Geographies of
Reasoning II” in Puerto Rico, June 1-5, 2005. pp. 25
• “Avoiding the errors of ontologies, meeting the challenges of
reflective existence”. Department of History and
Philosophy, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill
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Campus, Barbados Symposium on (Caribbean) Philosophy,
March 31 –April 1, 2005 pp. 20.
• “The nature and evolution of civil society – A Leadership
Perspective”. 2nd Faculty of Humanities Conference in
Honour of Professor John Olubi Sodipo, Obafemi
Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, March 7 - 10, 2005, pp.
25.
• “Culture, Poverty and Civil Society – A critical analysis of
aspects of African leadership”. 11th ISAPS Annual
Conference, Bigard Memorial Seminary, Enugu, Nigeria,
March 10 - 12, 2005, pp. 25
• “Civil Society, Leadership and Poverty – an exploration of
logical and practical connections”. Mona Association of
Post-graduate Students 2nd Annual Conference, University
of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica, February 17 - 18,
2005, pp. 22
Dr. Otelemate Harry
• “Review of H. Devonish (2002). Talking Rhythm Stressing
Tone: the role of Prominence in Anglo-West African
Creoles” Department of Language, Linguistics and
Philosophy Staff/Postgraduate Seminar, 2005
Dr. Silvia Kouwenberg
• “L1 transfer and the cut off point for L2 acquisition processes
in creole formation.” workshop Montréal Dialogues: Processes in
L2 Acquisition and in Creole Genesis. Université de Québec à
Montréal, August 2729, 2004 (pp. 9).
• “Creole formation and second language acquisition:
contentious issues.” e Département de langues et linguistique,
Université Laval, Québec, 5 November 2004 (pp. 11).
• “African language survivals in Jamaica and implications for
Jamaican cultural heritage.” Caribbean Studies Centre’s
Spring Term Seminar Series, University of Warwick, 1 March
2005.
• “The problem of multiple substrates: the case of Jamaican
Creole.” Conference Creole Language Structure Between Substrate and
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Superstrate, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary
Anthropology, Leipzig, June 3-6, 2005.
Ms. Schontal Moore
• “Bridging the Gap: Successfully Integrating Students’ Home
Languages in the College Composition Classroom”.
Conference on College Composition and Communication,
San Francisco, California, March 18, 2005 & Department of
Language, Linguistics and Philosophy (Language Unit) Staff
Seminar, Mona, June 1, 2005. pp. 10.
Dr. Paulette Ramsay
• “Cross-Cultural Poetics: Debating the Place of Afro-Mexican
Poetry in the Context of Caribbean Literary and Cultural
Aesthetics”. Beyond the Nation: Reading Hispanic Culture
in the 21st Century, University of Birmingham, June 1 - 4,
2005. 24 Pages.
Mrs. Vivette Milson-Whyte
• “Sideshadowing Teacher or Peer Response to Writing.”
Teacher Demonstration in the Summer Invitational Institute
of the Southern Arizona Writing Project. Tucson, Arizona.
June 9, 2005. pp. 18.
• “Responding to Student Writing: Way Beyond (?).”
University of Arizona Spring Conference. Tucson, Arizona.
March 5, 2005. Poster plus two-page handout.
Dr. Kathryn Shields Brodber
• “The case for an emergent Creole discourse in Jamaica”
Conference of the Society for Caribbean Linguistics, August
11 - 15, 2004: Curacao. pp 20.
PUBLICATIONS
Books & Monographs
* Dr. Lawrence Ojo Bamikole. “Metaphysics: Its nature and
Relationship to Other Disciplines” in Introduction to
Philosophy and Logic ed. By O. R. Adeniyi: Lagos,
Newsletters Ltd, 2004, 69 - 82.
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* Dr. Otelemate Harry. Aspects of the tonal system of
Kalabari-Ijo. Stanford, California: Stanford University.
2004: pp112
* Professor Hubert Devonish with Dr. Otelemate Harry
‘Jamaican Phonology’ A Handbook of Varieties of English:
Phonology ed. By E. Schneider et al. Berlin: Mouton De
Gruyter, 2004. 441 - 471.
* Carol Clarke and Schontal Moore. Students’ Book 1 –
Connect: Excellence in English for the Caribbean. Pearson
Longman Education Limited, London 2004.
* Carol Clarke and Schontal Moore. Teacher’s Guide 1 –
Connect: Excellence in English for the Caribbean. Pearson
Longman Education Limited, London 2005.
* P. Ramsay, E. Watson-Grant. “Chevere! Spanish for
Caribbean Secondary Schools Students” Book 2. A.
Bankay, I. Kemchand. Edingburgh Gate: Pearson Educa-
tional Ltd., 2005.
* P. Ramsay, E. Watson-Grant. “Chevere! Spanish for
Caribbean Secondary Schools Students” Book 1. A.
Bankay, I. Kemchand. Edingburgh Gate: Pearson Educa-
tional Ltd., 2005.
* P. Ramsay, “Writing a Research Paper”. CD-ROM.
Kingston, 2005.
Refereed Journal Articles
* Dr. Lawrence Ojo Bamikole. “Culture and Agency in
Yoruba Metaphysics: Implications for Cultural Retention
in Africa and Transmission in the Diaspora.” Journal of
Philosophy and Related Disciplines. 2, 2 (2004): 97 - 115.
* Dr. John Ayotunde Isola Bewaji. “Philosophical Explora-
tion of Leadership in Caribbean and Diaspora Polities”,
Journal on African Philosophy. An Electronic Journal of
International Society for African Philosophy and Studies.
(2005). At site: http://www.africanphilosophy.com/issue2/bewaji.html.
* Dr. John Ayotunde Isola Bewaji. “If my people must go,
they will have to find their way by themselves – Critical
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comments on Wim Van Binsbergen’s Ubuntu and the
Globalisation of Southern African Thought and Society” in South
African Journal of Philosophy. Volume 22, No 4, (2004), pp. 378 -
287.
* Dr. John Ayotunde Isola Bewaji. “Beyond ethno-
philosophical myopia – Critical comments on Mogobe B.
Ramose’s African Philosophy Through Ubuntu” in South African
Journal of Philosophy. Volume 22, No 4, (2004), pp. 388 - 401.
* Dr. O. G. Harry. “The Illustration of the IPA in Kalabari-
IJO”, in Journal of the International Phonetic Association: Volume
33, Number 1 (2003): 113 - 120.
* Dr. O. G. Harry & Professor Hubert Devonish. “Phrasal
Reduplication and Triplication in Kalabari” in Four
Decades in the Study of Language and Linguistics in
Nigeria: A Festschrift for Kay Williamson, ed. By Ozo-
mekuri Ndimele. Aba, Nigeria: National Institute for
Nigerian Languages, 2003, 152 - 161.
* Dr. O. G. Harry & Professor Hubert Devonish. “Jamaican
Phonology”, in A Handbook of Varieties of English:
Phonology, ed. by E. Schnieder et al. Berlin: Mouton De
Gruyter, 2004, 441 - 471.
* Dr. Silvia Kouwenberg. “The grammatical function of
Papiamentu tone.” Journal of Portuguese Linguistics 3, 2 (2004):
55 - 69.
* Dr. Silvia Kouwenberg & Darlene LaCharité. “Echoes of
Africa. Reduplication in Caribbean Creole and Niger
congo Languages.” Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages 19, 2
(2004): 285 - 331.
* Dr. Paulette Ramsay. “Cartas a las Sombra de tu Piel” by
Benito Pastoriza Iyodo. Mexico: Editorial Tierra Firme
2002, 80 pp. Caribbean Quarterly Vol. 51 June (2005): 100 -105.
* Dr. Paulette Ramsay. “The Eve/Hagar Paradigm in the
Fiction of Quince Duncan” by Dellita Martin Ogunsola.
Colombia: University of Missouri Press, 2004. 192pp.
PALARA No. 5 Fall (2005) 89 - 92.
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* Dr. Paulette Ramsay. “Nicolás Guillén: A Bilingual
Anthology. Selection, Translation, Introduction and
Notes” by Keith Ellis. Ciudad de La Habana: Editorial José
Martí, 2004, 551 pp. Afro-Hispanic Review Vol. 23: 2. Fall
(2004): :99 - 101.
* Dr. Paulette Ramsay. “Lo que teníamos que tener: raza y
revolución en Nicolás Guillén” Edited by Jerome Branche.
Insitututo Internacional de Literatura Iberoamericana
2003, 275 pp. PALARA No. 8. Fall (2004): 107 -110.
Other peer reviewed publications
* Dr. John Ayotunde (Tunde) Isola Bewaji. “Philosophy in
History and History of Philosophy as Academic Politics”
in Liubava Moreva (ed.) UNESCO International Readings
on Theory, History and Philosophy of Culture. Number
18: Differentiation and Integration of World Views –
Philosophical and Religious Experience. Moscow: Eidos.
2004, Pp. 194 - 234.
* Dr. John Ayotunde (Tunde) Isola Bewaji, “Ethics and
Morality in Yoruba Culture” in Kwasi Wiredu (ed) A
Companion to African Philosophy, New York: Basil
Blackwell Press, 2004, pp. 396 - 403.
* Dr. O. G. Harry. “Kalabari in Xtone Project – Cross
Linguistic Tonal Database” (Web-based phonology
publication, University of California, Berkeley), 2004
* Dr. Silvia Kouwenberg & Darlene LaCharité. “Less is
more: Evidence from diminutive reduplication in
Caribbean Creole languages,” in Studies on Reduplication,
ed. by Bernard Hurch. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, 2005,
533 - 545.
* Ms. Schontal Moore. “Writing for Academic Purposes.”
(An interactive CD ROM on essay writing and research
skills.) Published by Schontal Moore 2004.
* Ms. Schontal Moore. “Summaries for Academic Purposes.”
(A website which is used to teach effective summary
writing skills to FD10A students. The website is located at:
http://www.geocities.com/snmoore2002/Summary/Home_Page.htm)
Created and published by Schontal Moore, 2005.
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Non-refereed
* Dr. Silvia Kouwenberg. “Review of: The Syntax of Cape
Verdean Creole. The Sotavento Varieties [Linguistik
Aktuell/Linguistics Today, Vol. 54], by Marlyse Baptista.
Amsterdam: John Benjamins, 2002.” Studies in Language 29, 1
(2005): 299 - 303.
PUBLIC SERVICE
Dr. Lawrence Ojo Bamikole
– Editor, Journal of Philosophy and Related Disciplines
Dr. John Ayotunde (Tunde) Isola Bewaji
– Co-editor, Journal on African Philosophy. Electronic
Journal. USA.
– Editorial Advisor, BOLESWA Journal of Theology,
Religions and Philosophy, Botswana
– Editorial Consultant, Africana Philosophy. USA.
– Editorial Consultant, Quest – An African Journal of
Philosophy. The Netherlands.
– Co-editor, Philosophical Discussion. University of Ibadan,
Ibadan, Nigeria.
Dr. Otelemate Harry
– Member, Jamaican Fulbright/Humphrey Alumni Associa-
tion
– Member, Church of the Ascension Choir, Kingston,
Dr. Silvia Kouwenberg
– Coordinator, JUMP [Junior Undiscovered Maths
Prodigies] basic mathematics programme
Mrs. Vivette Milson-Whyte
– Judge, Annual Student Guide Essay Competition. Writing
Programme, University of Arizona. February 2005
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Ms. Schontal Moore
– Assistant Examiner for CXC English A. Caribbean
Examinations Council
– Judge for Annual Secondary and Tertiary Level Essay
Competition. Michael Manley Foundation Ltd.
Dr. Paulette Ramsay:
– Chief Examiner for CSEC Spanish
– Member CAPE Modern Languages panel
– External Examiner, Council of Community Colleges of
Jamaica – Spanish
Dr. Kathryn Shields Brodber
– Convenor, CAPE Communications Studies, Caribbean
Examinations Council
– Chairman, Board of Governors, The Queen’s Preparatory
School
– Member, International Linguistic Association
– Member, Society for Caribbean Linguistics
CATEGORIES OF STUDENTS
Undergraduate:
PROGRAMME Course Registration Percentage Majors
MAJORS Passes Graduating
Linguistics Level 1 593 78 0
Lang. Com. &
Society Level 2 796 97 0
Ling. & Lang. Ed.
Lang. & Ling. Level 3
239 90 43
Level 1 727 91 0
Philosophy
Level 2 530 98 0
Level 3 300 97 16
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First-Class Honours Awardees:
Language and Linguistics Major:
Kadian Nadeisha WALTERS
Linguistics: Tashney Avagale FRANCIS
Gayon Sophia WILLIAMS
Philosophy Major:
Kay-Anne Patricia DARLINGTON
Kristy Ingrid QUINTAL
Keino Tario St. Patrick SENIOR
Betty Delores WRIGHT
Postgraduate:
PROGRAMMES LINGUISTICS PHILOSOPHY
Registered Completing Registered Completing
Master of Arts (MA) 5 0 5 0
Master of Philosophy (MPhil) 10 0 4 0
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) 5 0 2 0
Prizes Awarded:
Foundation Courses:
UC120 (Language: Exposition & Argument):
.. ... … Marsha Boyce
FD10A (English for Academic Purposes)
… … … Jerome Anderson
FD14A (Writing in the Disciplines) [3-way tie]
… … … Nadia Rose
Adave Chin
Jodi-Ann Brown
Linguistics:
Best Level-I Student … Marlon Marlon
Level-II Theory Prize … Ruby-Rose Demetrius
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Best Overall Student in Other Level-II Courses
… … … Yvette Haughton
Level-III Theory Prize … Lisa Barker
Best Overall Student in Other Level-III Courses
… … … Kadian Walters
John Reinecke Prize - Best Graduating Linguistics Student
... … ... Tasheney Francis
Philosophy:
Best Level-I Student Prize … Lij Sinclair
Best Level-II Student Prize … Joleen Grant
Best Level-III Student Prize … Kayon Darlington
Best Graduating Student … Keino Senior
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DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES  
Anthea Morrison, BA UWI, PhD Paris – Head of Department 
 
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT  
his academic year was a year of transition for the Department. 
Dr. Claudette Williams resigned from her position as Head with effect 
from September 2004, after nearly a decade of leadership of her 
discipline. Dr. Anthea Morrison was appointed as acting head. At the 
end of the first semester, the Department said farewell with regret, to Dr. 
Hugues Peters, who resigned to take up another teaching position in 
Australia. Although it is understood that Dr. Peters will not be replaced in the short run, it is hoped 
that an increase in registration in the years ahead will make it possible to fill this post, since shrinking 
staff numbers in the discipline of French make it increasingly difficult to fulfill the section’s basic 
needs in terms of teaching and research. Later in the year, the extremely competent Senior Secretary, 
Mrs. Karleen Morgan, resigned with effect from April 11 in order to relocate to England. At the end 
of the academic year, Mrs. Mireille Milfort-Ariza retired after anchoring the Spanish Language 
section for nearly thirty-eight years.  
On a happier note, the Department continues to benefit from invaluable cooperation with foreign 
governments/institutions with regard to the provision of assistance with teaching:  
Miss Virginie Busetto, French Teaching Assistant, joined the UWI in September, followed in late 
October by Mr. Manuel Romo, Colombian Teaching Assistant. Under the auspices of the Japan 
International Cooperation Agency, two Japanese Instructors have taught this year, and it should be 
noted that there is continuing enthusiasm for this linguistic option. Students have benefited 
significantly from this cooperation: at present nine former students are in Colombia under the 
Teaching Assistantship Program, and eight are similarly posted in France; several students went to 
Japan under the JET Programme.  
In November, Dr. Peters, Mrs. Preston and Dr. N’Zengou-Tayo participated in a special session at 
Kingston College (involving several other schools) intended to inform students doing CAPE in 
French of prospects for study at the UWI. This initiative is seen as particularly important at a time 
when it has been considered necessary to suspend the Major in French (a double major and a minor 
continue to be offered).  
The Department represented the UWI at the “Touch of France” Exhibition/Trade Fair, held at the 
Hilton Hotel from March 19-22; the stand attracted favorable attention. The Acting Head, Dr. 
Morrison, was one of the panelists at a “Forum on Education” on March 21.  
A student of the Department, majoring in French and Education, traveled to Guadeloupe in 
November 2004, on a trip partly sponsored by the French Embassy, in order to attend a course on 
pedagogy. Students of French (directed by Mrs. Jean Small) won three prizes at the “Tallawah” 
Drama Festival for Haiti Leve Kanpe!,a presentation in honour of Haiti. The group was selected to 
participate in an International Theatre Festival in Canada in September 2005 but was unable to travel 
due to insufficient funding.  
In May 2005, the Department hosted, for the second time, the annual Intercampus Modern 
Languages Theatre Festival, and welcomed to Mona some twenty-two students and four colleagues 
from Cave Hill and St. Augustine. The festival was a great success and fostered interaction between 
students from the three campuses. The presentations were well attended by students from high 
schools (including one rural school) as well as from Shortwood Teachers’ College. Students from the 
Japanese Club participated for the first time by presenting a cultural item in Japanese at the end-of-
festival social gathering. Earlier this year, they had given a much-appreciated performance at a 
reception marking the 25th anniversary of the Japan International Cooperation Agency.  
From June 23 –July 21, the annual Colombian Exchange Programme took place. A group of ten 
Mona Students, accompanied by a staff member, Fredy Patiño, attended the University of Atlantico 
in Barranquilla while a similar number of Colombian students pursued a course in English at the 
Mona Campus. The group was smaller this year but students enjoyed the experience despite the 
concerns caused by Hurricane Dennis.  
In the forthcoming year, focus will be on recruiting new Spanish staff with a view to enhancing the 
research profile of the Department. Course development for on-line delivery will be also another area 
for action.  
It is gratifying to note that teaching evaluation of staff revealed a mean average of 4.4 for lecturers 
and 4.1 for courses on a scale of 5. At present, the Department consists of six full-time members of 
staff, one foreign instructor, and two foreign assistants. As a result, it relies heavily on adjunct staff, 
which is a cause of concern. The Department’s research output for the year, comprises five refereed 
publications.  
Income Generation and Grants  
Courses offered in the language laboratory are usually the main source of extra-income for the 
Department. However, this year, we were unable to generate a surplus because of low registrations.  
Sales of manuals continue to help generate income but not to a significant extent since there is little 
or no margin of profit on sales.  
A contribution was made to the Department Consultancy Fund for Court Interpreting services 
carried out for the Ministry of Justice and for research carried out for the UNESCO.  
The Department notes with gratitude a financial contribution from the French Embassy and from 
the Trustees of the Bridget Jones and William Mailer Funds. These grants were used to finance the 
cost of sending students to Guadeloupe and to provide financial assistance to students in need. 
 
PAPERS PRESENTED  
. • Mr. Jason Allen, “Parody and the Grotesque in Daniel Boukman’s Drama”. 
Departmental seminar presentation. (34 pages)  
. • Ms. Caroline Cousins, “Postcolonial Hybridity in Salman Rushdie’s Shame and 
Zadie Smith’s White Teeth.” Departmental seminar presentation. (35 pages) June.  
. • “From Mutisimos to Paisaje Célebre: The Evolution of a Revolutionary Poet.” (May 
2005)  
. • Mr. Lindy Jones, “From Mutisimos to Richard trajó su flauta: The Ideological 
Foundations of Morejón’s Poetry” Conference, Department of Hispanic Studies and the Department 
of West African Studies at University of Birmingham, (June 3, 2005).  
 
Dr. Marie-José N’Zengou-Tayo  
. • “La vérité sort-elle de la bouche des enfants? La voix narrative dans les enfants des 
héros de Lyonel Trouillot.” 16th Annual Conference of the Haitian Studies Association, San Juan, 
Puerto Rico. School of Graduate Studies. October 2004.  
. • “Les écrivaines haitiennes et la Révolution de Saint-Domingue” International 
Conference on Haiti, Berlin, Ibero-American Institute. November 2004.  
. • “Caribbean Literature in French: An Overview of Issues and Trends.” Conference 
of the Encyclopedia of African Diaspora. Florida International University and Florida Memorial 
University. Miami. May 2005.  
. • “Translating the Haitian Migrant workers’ experience in the Dominican Republic: 
Mayra Montero’s Del Rojo de su sombra.” Caribbean Studies 30th Annual Conference. Santo Domingo. 
May – June 2005.  
 
PUBLICATIONS  
Refereed  
* Marie-José N’Zengou-Tayo. “The End of the Committed Intellectual in Contemporary 
Haitian Novels: the Case of Lyonel Trouillot (Les fous de Saint-Antoine and Rue des Pas 
Perdus).” In Kathleen Balutansky and Marie-Agnès Sourieau. Écrire en pays assiégé – Haïti 
– Writing Under Siege. Part  
II. Chap 6. Amsterdam/New York, NY Rodopi. (Francopolyphonies 1), 2004, pp. 323 -343.  
* ——-. “Bay kou blye, Pote mak sonje: Le Massacre de 1937 dans les romans haïtiens.” 
Christian Lerat (ed.). Le Monde Caraïbe: Défis et Dynamiques: Visions identitaires, 
diasporas, configurations culturelles. Tome 1. Actes du Colloque “Caraïbe Plurielle,” 3-6 
juin 2003. Bordeaux: Presses Universitaires de Bordeaux – Maison des Sciences de 
l’Homme d’Aquitaine, 2005, pp. 393 -403.  
* ——-. “The Tree that does not hide the forest: Raoul Peck’s Aesthetical and Political 
Approach to Cinema.” In Caribbean Quarterly. Vol. 50, No. 4, December 2004, pp. 63 -71.  
.* Françoise Cévaër and Hugues Péters. “Stratégie de politique éducative pour une meilleure 
intégrationrégionale: Évaluation du nouvel examen de français des pays anglophones de la Caraïbe, le 
CAPE.” Le Monde Caraïbe: Défis et Dynamiques. Géopolitique, intégration régionale, enjeux 
économiques. Tome 2. Actes du Colloque “Caraïbe Plurielle,” 3-6 juin 2003. Bordeaux: Presses 
Universitaires de Bordeaux -Maison des Sciences de l’Homme d’Aquitaine, 2005, pp. 227 -239  
.* Doreen Preston. “Adaptation or Translation?: Walcott’s The Joker of Seville for a Caribbean 
Audience” in Palimpsestes.  
 
16. Paris, Presses de la Sorbonne Nouvelle, (Spring 2004), 45 -58.  
Non-refereed  
* Marie-José N’Zengou-Tayo. “Review of Lyonel Trouillot’s Street of the Lost Footsteps. 
Translated by Linda Coverdale. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 2003. 115 
pages.” Caribbean Quarterly. Vol. 50, No. 4, pp. 80  
82. 
 
PUBLIC SERVICE  
Françoise Cévaer.  
– Member, Jamaica Association of French Teachers (JAFT).  
Marie-José N’Zengou-Tayo:  
.– President, The Haitian Studies Association  
.– Treasurer. The Jamaica Association of French Teachers (JAFT).  
.– Secretary, The Japan Karate Association of Jamaica. (JKAJ).  
.– Peer Reviewer for MaComère, Journal of Haitian Studies, ISER, Caribbean Journal of Education.  
.– Reviewer, Caribbean Examinations Council, CAPE and CSES Syllabii (French)  
 
Hugues Péters  
.– Reviewer, Caribbean Examinations Council CAPE and CSEC Syllabii (French)  
.– Member, Jamaica Association of French Teachers (JAFT)  
 
Doreen Preston  
.– Assistant Chief Examiner, CAPE, Units I and II in French  
.– Reviewer, Caribbean Examinations Council CAPE and CSEC Syllabii (French)  
.– Member, Jamaica Association of French Teachers (JAFT).  
 
Claudette Williams  
.– Reviewer, Caribbean Quarterly.  
.– Reviewer, Caribbean Examinations Council CAPE and CSEC Syllabii (Spanish).  
 
CATEGORIES OF STUDENTS 
Undergraduate: 
Registration: 
 
Preliminary Courses  
French 133 
Japanese 88 
Spanish 483 
 
Hospitality & Tourism Management  
French 46 
Spanish 262 
 
BA Programme  
French  310  
Spanish  869  
Graduating Students   
French  15  
Spanish  35  
First Class Honours   
 
Sasha Bell (Spanish) 
Tasmin Gordon (French and Spanish) 
Warrick Lattibeaudière (French and Spanish) 
 
Postgraduate: Registration:  
MPhil French 2 
MPhil Spanish 4 
PhD Spanish 1 
 
Degree awarded: MPhil Wendy-Ann Grant (French) Prizes Awarded:  
French: Level I William Mailer Prize: Stefane Daley Level II Prix Jambec: Tasmin Gordon  
Warrick Lattibeaudière (Ex-aequo). Level III Prix Gertrud 
Buscher: Soyini Ashby Level III French Embassy Prize for overall achievement  
over the three years: Amirh Venner. William Mailer 
Scholarship: Tasmin Gordon. Bridget Jones Memorial Award: Warrick 
Lattibeaudière. Spanish Gabriel Coulthard Prize: Sasha Bell Paul Davis 
Prize: Michelle Gibson 
 
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL STUDIES  
Professor Zellynne Jennings-Craig, BA (Hons) Hull, MA Leeds, MEd Birm, PhD UWI – Head 
of Department 
 
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT  
uring the 2004 -2005 academic year, the Department focused on 
implementing strategies to achieve the following strategic objectives: en-
hanced student centredness through a student driven environment that is 
supportive of learning and technologically enriched; the continued 
strengthening of tertiary level institutions; and enhanced graduate study and 
research through additional course offerings, improved graduate facilities, 
support for doctoral research  
of staff members and the dissemination of graduate level research.  
In the area of student centredness, the Department’s achievements during the year included an 
expanding mentorship programme, meetings with students, workshops and classes designed to assist 
students with their academic performance and emotional stability and an expansion in the number of 
on-line courses and courses for which on-line information was available. The Department continued 
to strengthen tertiary level institutions through enhanced collaboration and the implementation of 
new programmes. In addition to the new collaborative bachelors degree programmes, the department 
commenced the development of new graduate programmes (MA Teaching, MA Higher Educational 
Administration, MA Student Personnel Administration), and a more structured approach to the 
supervision of masters theses. The facilities of the graduate computer room were also improved as a 
mechanism to meet the strategic objective of developing graduate students and research. This latter 
strategic objective was also addressed through the support of doctoral research for two staff 
members, the holding of workshops on approaches to mathematics teaching, an annual forum on 
education and the presentation of the research of graduates to officials of the Ministry of Education, 
Youth and Culture.  
During the upcoming academic year, the Department’s strategic objectives include curriculum 
change, leading to additional programme development at the undergraduate and graduate levels, 
enhanced quality assurance and increasing the morale of staff members through an improved 
working environment. The programme development would incorporate the delivery during the 
coming academic year of programmes currently under development in addition to the revision of 
twenty new courses, the development of a quality assurance manual and the implementation of a peer 
review system.  
No. of academic staff = 19(1on leave) Per Capita publication = 1.1  
Table 1 Overall Teaching Achievement Mean S.D  
Sem.1  Students’ Assessment of Lecturers  4.3  0.9  
 Students’ Assessment of Courses 4.1  1.1  
(N=107)#  
Sem 2  Students Assessment of Lecturers  4.4  0.8  
 Students’ Assessment of Courses  4.1  1.0  
 
# includes streams for same course taught by different lecturers.  
INCOME GENERATION  
Helen Henningham Ja$ 30,000 from the American Women’s Group to buy psycho-educational 
assessments.  
Summer School Total number of students 57. Gross Income J$769,500.After expenses J$207,900.  
School of Education  
MEd On-Line/summer J$1.8m.(after expenses, but not including Summer session).  
MEd Literacy Studies J$2,705,283.74 (Income less expenditure). Surplus income to go towards the 
building of a Literacy Centre.  
UWI/Univ. of Nottingham Teacher Mobility Study J$272,099.69 (balance remaining after expenses)  
UNICEF Early Childhood Transition Project: Research, Monitoring and evaluation US$18,000.00. 
Amount remaining after expenditure = J$171,476.05. 
 
PAPERS PRESENTED  
Augustine Ezenne  
. • “Enhancing Learning through Technology Innovations: Lessons Learned from 
Online and Face to Face Learning in Postgraduate Education at the University of the West Indies 
School of Education” 12th World Congress on Comparative Education Societies, Havana, Cuba, 
October 25 -29, 2004.  
. • “Accountability of Stakeholders in Secondary Education in Jamaica” 60th Annual 
Conference and Exhibit Show of the Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development 
(ASCD), Orlando, Florida, April2-4, 2005.  
 
Dian McCallum  
• “Strategies for Teaching History to Advanced Level Students CAPE” Jamaica History Teachers 
Association Conference, Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, January 20, 2005. 
 
PUBLICATIONS  
Books and Monographs  
.* Anne-María Bankay, Ingrid Kemchand, Paulette Ramsay, Elaine Watson-Grant. Chévere! 
Spanish for Caribbean Schools. Students’ Book 1. London: Pearson Longman, 2005. [accompanied 
by: Activity Book, Teacher’s Guide and Website]  
.* Anne-María Bankay, Ingid Kemchand, Paulette Ramsay, Elaine Watson-Grant. ¡Chévere! 
Spanish for Caribbean Schools. Students’ Book 2. London: Pearson Longman, 2005. [accompanied 
by: Activity Book, Teacher’s Guide and Website]  
.* Anne-María Bankay. Grandpa’s St. Elizabeth Stories. Growing up in Round Hill, Big 
Woods & Flagaman. Kingston: Arawak Publications, 2005  
.* Soyibo, K., Thomas-James, A., Lofters, P., Bucknor, C., Gayle, C. A., Blair-Walters, S. & 
Wilson, M. (2004). Research Proposal and Research Report Writing for Education, Medical and Social 
Sciences, 1st Ed. Kingston: JBTE Foundation, University of the West Indies, Mona (84 pages)  
.* Soyibo, K., McKenzie-Briscoe, B. & McCulloch, S. (2004). Essentials of Science Teaching, 
2nd Ed. Kingston, Jamaica: Joint Board of Teacher Education, UWI., Mona (179 pages)  
 
Refereed Journal Articles  
.* J Meeks-Gardner, C Powell, H Baker-Henningham,S Walker, T Cole, S Grantham-
McGregor “Zinc supplementation and psychosocial stimulation: Effects on the development of 
undernourished children.” American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 82, (2005): 399 -405.  
.* McCallum, D. (with Vileitha Davis Morrison) (2005). Educating for values, attitudes and 
character development: Policy and practice in the formal curriculum in social studies and history, In: 
Caribbean Journal of Education, Vol. 25, No. 2. Sept. 2003, pp. 103 -128.  
.* S. Blair-Walters, K. Soyibo. ”Correlations Among Five Variables And The Biology 
Performance Of A Sample Of Jamaican High School Students”. Journal of Science and Mathematics in 
Southeast Asia 27, 1 (2004): 117 -138.  
.* N. Ellis-Hall, K. Soyibo. “Relationships Among Four Learner Variables And The 
Performance Of Selected Jamaican 11th-Graders On Structured Questions On The Mole Concept”. 
Journal of Science and Mathematics Education in Southeast Asia 27, 2 (2004):1-22.  
.* N. Stockhausen, K. Soyibo. “Relationships Among Jamaican Ninth-Graders’ Variables And 
Performance In Integrated Science”. Journal of Science and Mathematics Education in Southeast Asia 27, 2 
(2004): 62 -80.  
.* L. Edwards, K. Soyibo. ”Relationships Among Selected Jamaican Ninth-Graders’ Variables 
And Knowledge Of Matter”. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 1, (2003): 259 -281.  
 
Other Peer Reviewed Publications  
.* J Meeks-Gardner, A Henry-Lee, P Chevannes, J Thomas, H Baker-Henningham, C Coore 
“Regional assessment. Violence against children in the Caribbean region. A desk review.” UNICEF, 
Jamaica / Report to the UN Secretary General, 2005.  
.* H Baker-Henningham, S Grantham-McGregor “Nutrition and child development”, in: 
Public Health Nutrition. ed. by M Gibney, L Arab, B Margetts. Blackwell Publishing and the 
Nutrition Society, 2004, 247 -263.  
.* Palmer, Dorothy M “Electronic Information Resources: Challenges of Collection 
Development for Small Academic Libraries” pp 48 -53 in Electronic Information Resources in The 
Caribbean: Trends and Issues, Proceedings of the ACURIL XXXIV Conference held in Trinidad and 
Tobago, May 23 -29, 2004. Edited by Shamin Renwick & Jaishree Kochhar, St. Augustine, UWI, 
2005.  
 
Technical Reports  
.* H Baker-Henningham, S Walker, S Chang-Lopez “Interim Report on Special Education 
Needs Study.” Primary Education Support Project Office, Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture, 
2005.  
.* K. Soyibo. “UWI, Mona’s Faculty of Humanities and Education Undergraduates’ Opinions 
About the Benefits and Disadvantages of Tutorials, 2004-2005” (22p). Faculty of Humanities and 
Education Board Meeting, May 26, 2005.  
 
PUBLIC SERVICE  
Camella Buddo  
– Member, Committee at the Ministry of Education, Youth & Culture working on the 
implementation of numeracy in schools.  
Myrtle Harris  
.– External Examiner for Library Education, Joint Board of Teacher Education  
.– Member, Library Association of Jamaica (LIAJA) and its Ad Hoc Competency Standards 
Committee  
.– Member, Association of Caribbean University Research and Institutional Libraries 
(ACURIL)  
.– Member, International Association of School Librarianship  
 
Helen Henningham  
– Member, Committee to draft special education policy.  
Zellynne Jennings-Craig  
– Member, National Council of Education  
CATEGORIES OF STUDENTS  
Bachelor of Education  
Table 2: Class of degree of graduating class of 2005 (as at July 2005)  
First Upper Lower Pass  In- Total  
Class  Second  Second  complete 
38  98  42  6  35  219  
 
Post Graduate Diploma in Education  
Fifty three (53) students registered for the Postgraduate Diploma in Education during 2004-2005 
academic year, but one withdrew.  
Table 3 : Overall performance of students in the 2004-2005 academic year  
Theory         Practice    
Course  D  C  P  Inc  D  C P Inc WD LOA Total 
History 
Education  - 4  - 3   2 4 1   1  8  - -
Language 
Education  1  6  - 4  1  4 6  1   11  - -
Mathematics 2  4  1  5 2 7  
Education  - - - - - 
Science 
Education  1  7  1  2  5  5 1 - - - 11  
Modern Foreign 1  6  1  2  3 2 1  8  
Language  - - - 
Social Studies/ 1  5  1  2  2 3 7  
Geography  - - - - 
Total  6  32  1  12  10  21 18 2  1  1  52  
 
D -Distinction � C -Credit � P -Pass � Inc -Incomplete � LOA -Leave of absence � 
WD -withdrew  
Worthy of note are the students who obtained Distinctions in both Theory and Practice.  
Donna Graham Language Education Kwanza Bailey Science Education Alicia Bernard Modern 
Foreign Languages Simone Lloyd Social Studies/Geography Education  
MEd/MPhil/PhD  
There were a total of 256 students reading for MEd degrees in Science Education (16), Mathematics 
Education (14), Language Education (34), Literacy Studies (30), Primary Education (15), Teacher 
Education (face to face) (11), Geography/Social Studies (16), Educational Psychology (24), 
Curriculum Development (37) and Educational Administration (59). There were 120 students in the 
MEd On-Line/Summer programme which offered Educational Administration, Teacher Education 
and Leadership in Early Childhood Development. Seventy three (73) students registered for the 
MPhil/PhD programme.  
Table 4: No. Graduates November 2004  
 
INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION  
Joan Tucker, ARCM Lond, Dip Ed, MA UWI  
– Head of Department 
 
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT  
he Institute of Education continued to focus on the institutional 
strengthening of colleges educating teachers, research, graduate studies 
and services to the education sector. Targets were met regarding provision 
of staff development workshops for teachers colleges; assessing the 
practicum in Jamaica, Belize and the Bahamas; progress in quality 
assurance and accreditation of departments; and revising the secondary syllabus for colleges.  
IOE AND INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING OF TEACHERS 
COLLEGES  
St. John’s College, Belize, Associate Degree in Primary Education: A Joint Board of Teacher 
Education (JBTE) team externally assessed the first batch at the end of their teaching practice 
exercise, April 25 28, 2005. All 24 graduates were successful.  
Turks & Caicos Islands Community College: Professional assistance was given in developing an 
Associate Degree in Primary Education, which began in August 2004.  
JBTE majors of Biology, Chemistry and Physics: With assistance from the Tertiary Level Institutions 
Unit, UWI, these majors were evaluated and articulation arrangements formalized. JBTE diploma 
holders specializing in these areas will qualify for exemption from these UWI level 1 courses.  
Professional development workshops for lecturers at teachers’ colleges and external examiners 
included:  
Teacher Education and National Development: Redefining Our Philosophy – Keynote 
speaker was Professor Helen Abadiano, Chair, Department of Reading and Language Arts, 
Central Connecticut State University. August 2004.  
Workshops on Quality Assurance and Department Accreditation were held January 2005.  
From Assessment of Learning to Assessment for Learning – Keynote speaker: Mr. Anthony 
Perry, Senior Projects Officer, Office of the Board for Undergraduate Studies, Mona, UWI. 
February 2005. 
 
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH  
Change from Within Project – Funded by the University’s New Initiative Funding for 
Research Projects  
Researchers: Dr. L. Down, Dr. C. Lambert and Mrs. C. McPherson-Kerr. Change from Within 
project director: Mrs. P. Chevannes. The findings – from 7 schools, 1093 students and 116 staff 
members on the prevalence of violence in these schools and the effects of the Change From Within 
intervention – were presented to the Prime Minister’s Task Force on Education, the Board of the 
Faculty of Humanities and Education, and students and staff of Bethlehem Moravian College and 
Church Teachers’ College. Phase 2 begins in 2005–2006. Funding to be obtained.  
Survey: College Lecturers’ Needs for Further Education  
Researchers: Professor H. Evans and Mrs. V. Davis-Morrison. Findings on how lecturers are 
deployed in colleges, their perceptions of UWI’s graduate programmes and how far these 
programmes meet their needs will inform both workshops for teachers colleges and graduate studies 
programme planning and implementation. 
 
Early Childhood Education  
Researchers: Dr. Rose Davies and Dr. Donna Chin Fatt in Jamaica, March to July. Part of a larger 
international study in six countries – Practicing Teachers Evaluate Their Training Retrospectively. 
 
PROJECTS FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT  
Caribbean Centre of Excellence for Teacher Training (CCETT), 2004 – 2005  
Director, Prof. E. Miller. In seven Caribbean countries, 14 colleges training primary school teachers 
and 142 primary schools with over 20,000 students in grades 1 -3 participated. Trinidad and Tobago 
and Barbados have since decided to join CCETT.  
Student achievement in reading in the 68 project schools, measured against the Caribbean Standards 
for Literacy for Grades 1 to 3 in June 2005, points to each child reading by the end of grade 3.  
Brain research and cognitive science as applied to teaching reading: two CCETT workshops, summer 
2005, for college lecturers responsible for reading in 22 colleges and universities training primary 
teachers, and the Caribbean CETT reading specialists.  
Caribbean CETT hosted the CETT Directors Hemispheric Conference in Kingston, “Successes and 
Sustainability of the CETT initiative in the Hemisphere.” Professor Nigel Harris, Vice-Chancellor, 
UWI, gave the closing address. Support in cash or kind came from Scholastic Inc., ALCOA, 
Microsoft, ProQuest, the Academy for Educational Development, Cable and Wireless Foundation, 
the Jamaica Constabulary Force, RJR Group of Companies, and Digicel. Lecturers in the School of 
Education have been invited to undertake funded research.  
UWI/HARP/JBTE Global Fund Project  
The project aims at strengthening the multi-sectoral national response to prevent the spread of and 
address the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Jamaica. It developed a wide range of educational materials for 
teachers colleges and provided several workshops for teachers college staff and students.  
JBTE/IOE Global Fund Project  
Directors: Mrs. V. Davis-Morrison and Mrs. M. Stewart. Continuing the work of Phase 1 
(UWI/HARP/JBTE Global Fund Project), the three-year JBTE/IOE Global Fund Project aims to 
strengthen HIV/AIDS education in colleges training teachers in Jamaica. Training workshops and 
writing curriculum documents will utilize the surveys and materials produced in Phase 1. Health and 
Family Life Curriculum Framework and the whole-school approach will be used. The US$180,000 
budget includes funded research.  
Environmental Education Project  
Director: Mrs. M. Collins-Figueroa. J$1 million grant from the governments of Canada and Jamaica. 
The Sustainable Teacher Environmental Education Project (STEEP) II continues STEEP I to 
incorporate environmental education for sustainable development (EESD) into the policies of JBTE 
and teachers’ colleges; spread a whole-college approach to EESD; and develop an EESD course for 
the primary programme.  
Biodiversity Project  
JBTE/IOE collaborates with the Jamaica Environment Trust to implement a biodiversity education 
project in seven colleges, with J$5.98 million from the Environmental Foundation of Jamaica.  
Information and Communication Technology  
. • An Institute committee led by Dr. Earl Brown continued to direct the work in ICT.  
. • JBTE Information Technology Committee: Chairperson: Dr. Halden Morris. 
Oversees recently negotiated contracts and agreements with C&W Foundation and the Academy for 
Educational Development for hardware, and Microsoft Corporation for software, for concessionary 
rates for facilities and services to JBTE institutions.  
. • The Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) subproject within CCETT was 
launched. First phase: linkages extended to several schools and teachers’ colleges, applying 
videoconferencing, voice over IP, IPTV and video capture of teaching episodes.  
. • JBTE building: preparing to expand ICT services to both colleges and schools.  
. • Virtual-U system continued to be used in distance education (MEd On-Line), 
project management (CCETT and PESP), inter-college communications, and user training.  
 
Publications Unit  
Two issues of the Caribbean Journal of Education, Vol. 25, No. 1 and No. 2, and EduVision: Enhancing 
Teaching and Learning through Partnership and Technology Innovation, the first volume in the new Institute of 
Education Publication Series, were published. Publications Officer was Sonia Chin, and Production 
Assistant was Sherron Duffus. 
 
Book Launch  
Learning Outcomes for Early Childhood Development in the Caribbean: A Curriculum Resource Guide, by Dr. 
Donna Chin Fatt and Dr. Rose Davies, was launched at the UWI, Mona, Undercroft in May 2005. 
The book is a product of the Child Focus II IDB Project directed by the Caribbean Child 
Development Centre. 
 
STAFF  
Vilma Charlton was awarded the Order of Distinction, Officer Class, for services to Physical 
Education and Sport in 2004.  
Rose Davies was on sabbatical in 2004-2005. Donna Chin Fatt was her replacement.  
Hyacinth Evans served on the Research Advisory Committee of the Comparative and International 
Education Society.  
Errol Miller was awarded the Prime Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Education.  
Halden Morris received U.S. Patent #US6,757,986 B2 for invention of a portable mini clothes and 
hair dryer in partnership with Rhona Miller, USA, 2004.  
Nadine Scott led the association CREATE in hosting a four-day regional conference in Kingston: 
Visual Culture: A New Paradigm for Caribbean Visual Arts Education, June 2005. 
 
PAPERS PRESENTED  
Miss Vilma Charlton  
• “The Role of the Track and Field Official,” Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association Calendar 
Conference, Kingston, May 6 & 7, 2005.  
Dr. Donna Chin Fatt  
• “Using Portfolio Assessment as Summative Assessment,” Seminar for Regional Education 
Officers, Kingston, April 1 & 6, 2005.  
Mrs. Marceline Collins-Figueroa  
• “Careers in Education,” Career Vibes, 2005 Seminar of the Rotary Clubs of Kingston and St. 
Andrew with the Scientific Research Council, Kingston, April 2005.  
Mrs. Vileitha Davis-Morrison  
 • Towards the Effective Delivery of HIV/AIDS Education in Health and Family Life 
Education in Teachers Colleges in Jamaica. (with H. Ramsay, J. Mullings, M. Ruddock-Small,  
 B. Bain). Third Annual Scientific & Business Conference, Towards a Strategic Framework 
for HIV/AIDS Research in the Caribbean, Barbados, May 2005.  
. • “The Place of HFLE in the Teacher Training Institutions: The Jamaican 
Experience.” Review and Revision: Health and Family Life Education Curriculum Seminar for 
Caribbean Teachers Colleges, Barbados, April 18 -22, 2005.  
 
Dr. Lorna Down  
 • “Towards an Infusion Model – Literature and Education for Sustainable 
Development.” North American Association for Environmental Education 33rd Annual Conference, 
Biloxi, Nov. 6 -10, 2004.  
 • “UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development – Engaging Teacher 
Education Institutions,” with Charles Hopkins and Rosalyn McKeown. United Nations, April 14, 
2005.  
. • “‘Writing Aids’ in Jamaica Kincaid’s My Brother,” 24th Annual West Indian Literature 
Conference, University of Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, March 29 – April 1, 2005.  
 
Prof. Hyacinth Evans  
. • “Quality in Education,” Browns Town Community College Seminar, February 2005.  
. • Contrast between Views of Teachers and Students on Teaching: Implications for 
Professional Development, CIES conference, Stanford University, March 2005.  
 
Dr. Carol Hordatt Gentles  
• Qualitative Research Methods, University of Technology Seminar, Kingston, Nov. 2004.  
Dr. Clement Lambert  
. • “What Do UWI Joint Boards of Teacher Education (JBTE’s) Examiners look for in 
classrooms? Caribbean Centre of Excellence for Teacher Training Seminar, Trinidad & Tobago, July 
14, 2004.  
. • “Assessment of Emotional and Behavioral Problems, Including Violence in 
Jamaican Adults: The Jamaican Symptom Checklist,” (with Lambert, C.T.M., Douglas, K., An, J.S., 
Samms-Vaughan, M. E., Wright, E. Conference of Caribbean Psychiatric Association, Kingston, 
Nov. 2004.  
 
Prof. Errol Miller  
. • “The UWI and Tertiary Education in Jamaica,” Mona Academic Conference, Aug. 
29, 2004.  
. • “Global Citizens with a Caribbean Conscience,” Keynote Address, Faculty of 
Humanities and Education Conference, UWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad, Oct. 14, 2004.  
. • “Teacher Education: The Future Is Now,” Board of Undergraduate Studies 
Conference on Quality Assurance, UWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad, June 9, 2005.  
 
Dr. Halden Morris  
. • “Interaction with Industrial Organizations,” Bachelor of Education Seminar Series, 
University of Technology, Jamaica, May 2005.  
. • “The Engineer as an Educator,” Faculty of the Built Environment, University of 
Technology, Jamaica, 2005.  
. • “Review of Public Policies for Education, Employment and Training in Jamaica – to 
Determine Relevance of Data to Inform Policies,” Seminar, HEART/NTA TVET Leadership 
Development Programme, May 2005.  
. • “Reforming Technical/Vocational Education Curriculum through Interaction with 
Industrial & Commercial Organizations,” VTDI Staff Development Seminar, March 2005.  
 
Dr. Nadine Scott  
. • “Developing a New Art and Design Examination for the Caribbean: Processes, 
Challenges, and Successes,” 45th Annual Convention of the National Art Education Association 
(NAEA), Boston, March4-8, 2005.  
. • “Using Accelerated Learning Techniques in the Teaching of High School Students,” 
Staff Development Seminar, Merle Grove High School, Kingston, January 2005.  
. • “Public Sculptures: Stories of Caribbean History and Heritage,” 45th Annual 
Convention of the National Art Education Association (NAEA), Boston, March4-8, 2005.  
. • “ Enhancing the Quality of Teaching and Learning of Visual Arts Content Through 
the Use of Brain-Compatible/ Accelerated LearningTechniques,” Fulbright Alumni Education 
Seminar on Quality and Equity in Educational Reform, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, March 
14 18, 2005.  
 
Mrs. Marcia Stewart  
. • “Tertiary Education Access Through Differentiation and Partnership,” Inaugural 
Conference of the Caribbean Area Network for Quality in Tertiary Education (CANQATE), 
Montego Bay, November2-4, 2004.  
. • “Citizenship Education in Teacher Education in Jamaican Teachers’ Colleges,” 
International Bureau of Education (IBE) Seminar, Towards the Implementation of a Global 
Network of Curriculum Developers, Geneva, July6-8 2005.  
 
Miss Joan Tucker  
. • “Toward Cultural Diversity in Music Education,” with Anne Osborne, International 
Symposium of Arts Education, UWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago, June 2005.  
. • “Institutional Leadership: Influencing Students to Respond to the Changing Social, 
Cultural and Economic Paradigms of Professional Training,” keynote address, Edna Manley College 
Staff Seminar, September 2004.  
 
PUBLICATIONS  
Books and Monographs  
IOE Publication Series, Vol. 1.  
* EduVision: Enhancing Teaching and Learning through Partnership and Technology 
Innovation, edited, with an introduction, by Errol Miller, Joan Tucker, and Halden 
Morris. Kingston: Institute of Education, UWI, Mona, 2005. 173 pp.  
Dr. Donna Chin Fatt  
* Learning Outcomes for Early Childhood Development in the Caribbean: A Curriculum 
Resource Guide.With Rose  
Davies. Kingston: University of the West Indies, 2005. 179 pp.  
Mrs. Marceline Collins-Figueroa  
* First Steps in Science: Pupil’s Book – Year 4. With V. McClenan, R. Pottinger. Kingston: 
Carlong Publishers (Caribbean) Limited, 2005. 288 pp.  
Dr. Lorna Down  
* “Establishing Networks of Cooperation for Peace – Reflections on the 
UNESCO/Mico/IOE Literature for Sustainable Development Project.” With 
Karen Morgan. In 
 
Dr. Clement Lambert  
* “Teaching Teachers to Teach Reading: A State of the Art Review.” In State of the Art 
Reading Reviews. Caribbean Centre of Excellence for Teacher Training Monograph Series 
1, ed. Errol Miller.  
Professor Errol Miller  
.* Teacher Education and Information and Communication Technology. In EduVision, ed. 
Errol Miller, Joan Tucker, and Halden Morris. IOE Publication Series, vol. 1, 2005. Pp. 17 -43.  
.* The University of the West Indies, Mona, and Tertiary Education in Jamaica. In Revising 
Tertiary Education Policy in Jamaica: Towards Personal Gain or Public Good, ed. Rheima Holding 
and Olivene Burke. Kingston and Miami: Ian Randle Publishers, 2005. Pp. 60 -103.  
 
Dr. Halden Morris  
* How to Effectively Integrate Technology into Teacher Education. In EduVision, ed. Errol 
Miller, Joan Tucker, and Halden Morris. IOE Publication Series, vol. 1,128 -37.  
Dr. Nadine Scott  
* The Professional Development Protocol. With Thompson, B.; Buckle-Scott, L.; Walden, 
C.; Andrews, I.; and Wildeen,  
M. In EduVision, ed. Errol Miller, Joan Tucker, and Halden Morris. IOE Publication Series, 
vol. 1, 151 -70.  
Mrs. Marcia Stewart  
* “Quality Assurance in Teacher Education: Rationalization of Internal and External 
Interface.” In EduVision, ed. Errol Miller, Joan Tucker, and Halden Morris. IOE 
Publication Series, vol. 1, 138 -50.  
Refereed Journal Articles Mrs. Vileitha Davis-Morrison  
* Educating for Values, Attitudes and Character Development: Policy and Practice in the 
Formal Curriculum in Social Studies and History. With D. McCallum. Caribbean Journal of 
Education 25 (2).  
Dr. Lorna Down  
.* “Literature – A Classroom Tool for Transformation and Sustainability,” Caribbean Journal of 
Education 25 (2): 91 -102.  
.* Towards a Profile of the Jamaican Literacy Specialist. With  
 
C. Lambert. Caribbean Journal of Education (25) 1: 64 -88.  
Prof. Hyacinth Evans  
* “Pre-primary to Primary Transitions Pilot Project.” With  
P. Ashby and M. Thorbourne. Caribbean Journal of Education 25 (2): 156 -64.  
Dr. Clement Lambert  
* Towards a Profile of the Jamaican Literacy Specialist. With  
L. Down. Caribbean Journal of Education (25) 1: 64 -88.  
Technical Reports Dr. Earl Brown  
* Survey of Employers’ Perceptions of Graduates of the University of the West Indies 
(2004). With Marcia Stewart. 55 pp. For Board for Undergraduate Studies; undertaken at 
the 3 campuses.  
Mrs. Vileitha Davis-Morrison  
* Report of College Lecturers’ Needs for Further Education (with Hyacinth Evans). Institute 
of Education, UWI, Mona, 24 pp. July 2005.  
Prof. Hyacinth Evans  
.* Report on the Primary to Pre-primary Transitions Pilot Project (with Penny Ashby and 
Marigold Thorburn). Submitted to UNICEF November 2004. 40 pp.  
.* Report of College Lecturers’ Needs for Further Education (with V. Davis-Morrison). 
Institute of Education, UWI, Mona, 24 pp. July 2005.  
 
Dr. Lorna Down, Dr. Clement Lambert, and Mrs. Ceva McPherson-Kerr  
* Violence in Jamaican Schools and the Impact of the Change from Within Project. 109 pp. 
2005.  
Moses Peart  
.* Computers in Schools for Learning Improvement: An Evaluation of the National Housing 
Trust’s 25th Anniversary Project – Phase I, 33 pp., 2003; Phase II, 31 pp., 2005.  
.* School Improvement Planning & Training Manual. National Council on Education (NCE) 
New Horizons for Schools Project; sponsored by USAID. Pp1-9&1-24.  
.* Technology in the Classroom: A Report on the Organization of American States 
(OAS)/Ministry of Education, Grenada sponsored project – “Technology-rich Planning & Software 
Evaluation for Classroom Uses” – (Report & Materials). Pp.1-24&1-32.  
 
Mrs. Marcia Stewart  
.* Survey of Employers’ Perceptions of Graduates of the University of the West Indies (2004). 
With Earl Brown. 55 pp. For Board for Undergraduate Studies; undertaken at the 3 campuses.  
.* Survey of the Perceptions of the Final Year Students of the University of the West Indies on 
Their Experience at the University (2004). With Monica Brown. 54 pp. For Board for Undergraduate 
Studies.  
 
PUBLIC SERVICE  
Miss Vilma Charlton  
.– 4th Vice President, Jamaica Amateur Athletic Association;  
.– Director, Carreras Sports Foundation;  
.– Member, Jamaica Physical Education Association, National Sports Council  
.– Representative, Women’s Committee – North America, Central America and Caribbean 
Region;  
.– Jamaica Representative, World Olympic Association;  
.– IAAF Lecturer, Track & Field Officiating.  
 
Mrs. Marceline Collins-Figueroa  
.– Commissioner, National Commission on Science and Technology, Office of the Prime 
Minister;  
.– Member, Executive Committee, National Environmental Education Committee  
 
Mrs. Vileitha Davis-Morrrison  
.– Assistant Chief Examiner, Caribbean Examinations Council (Social Studies);  
.– External Examiner, Community Council of Jamaica;  
.– Red Cross Volunteer;  
.– Member, Geography Teachers’ Association of Jamaica;  
.– Member, American Studies Association of Jamaica, Health and Family Life Education: 
Tertiary Technical Working Group (Caribbean).  
 
Dr. Lorna Down  
.– Co-chair, Caribbean Regional Network, Sub-network of UNESCO International Network 
for Reorienting Teacher Education to Address Sustainability.  
.– Judge, JCDC Literary Arts Competition; Book Industry Association of Jamaica Awards;  
.– Member, UNESCO International Network for Reorienting Teacher Education to Address 
Sustainability;  
.– Member, Planning Committee, Global Higher Education for Sustainability Online 
Toolkit/Resource Centre;  
.– Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Teacher Education & Training (Daugavpils University, 
Latvia); CXC English Panel.  
 
Dr. Carol Hordatt Gentles  
.– Consultant, Development of BFA Programme in Drama, Edna Manley School of Drama  
.– Chairperson, Lowe River Primary and Junior High School Board of Management.  
 
Dr. Clement Lambert  
.– Member, Advisory Committee, Ministry of Education & Culture Literacy Improvement 
Initiative Committee.  
.– Team leader, The development of strategies to achieve full literacy in Jamaica: A joint 
initiative of JAMAL, PIOJ and the Correctional Services.  
.– Primary Education Support Project National Consultant to Develop Literacy Intervention 
Strategies for Grades 1-3.  
.– Post-Hurricane Ivan literacy materials replacement specialist, Caribbean CETT/Joint Board 
of Teacher Education Foundation.  
 
Mrs. Ceva McPherson-Kerr  
.– Member, Morant Bay High School Board;  
.– Member, Steering Committee, Wolmer’s High School for Girls Parents and Teachers’ 
Association.  
 
Prof. Errol Miller  
.– Trustee, Lady Mico Charity, London.  
.– Jamaica Representative, Association of Electoral Authorities of Central America and the 
Caribbean.  
.– Chairman of the Board, Youth Opportunity Unlimited.  
.– Chairman, Electoral Advisory Committee; Selection Committee, Chancellor Hall’s Super 
Lion Award.  
.– Vice-Chairman, Mico Foundation,  
.– Chairman, Finance Committee.  
.– Member, American Studies Association; Fulbright Scholars Association; Inter-American 
Committee on Standards for Distance Education, Washington;  
.– Microsoft Central American and Caribbean Regional Advisory Committee.  
 
Dr. Halden Morris  
 – Chief Examiner, Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC)  
 – Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE), Electrical and Electronics 
Technology.  
.– External Examiner, Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica – Digital Communication 
Systems and Circuit Analysis,  
.– Chairman, Region 3, Area 9 of the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers,  
.– Member, Board & Chairman of the Finance Committee, Overseas Examinations Office.  
.– Member, Board of Studies, Caribbean Maritime Institute.  
 
Dr. Moses Peart  
.– Chairman, Ministry of Education National Committee for the Selection and Appointment of 
Master Teachers.  
.– Member, Academic Board of the EXCED Community College.  
.– Chairman of the Board, Kingston YMCA.  
 
Dr. Nadine Scott  
.– President, CREATE, an Association of Art Educators and Artists.  
.– Member, Advisory Committee, Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for Services to 
Education.  
.– Member of Council, National Council on Education;  
.– Chief Examiner and Member of Panel, CXC (CAPE) Art and Design.  
.– Member, Fine Arts Board of Studies (University Council of Jamaica).  
.– Board member, Institute for Theological and Leadership Development.  
 
Mrs. Marcia Stewart  
.– Board of Directors: National Council on Technical and Vocational Education and Training 
(NCTVET);  
.– Deputy Chairman, Accreditation/Quality Assurance Committee: National Council on 
Technical and Vocational Education and Training (NCTVET);  
.– Member, Steering Committee for NCVET ISO 9001:2000 Registration; Ministry of 
Education Youth & Culture (MOEYC) Working Group – Strategic Planning for the Tertiary 
Commission; Curriculum Policy Development Committee – Ministry of Education Youth & Culture 
(MOEYC).  
 
Miss Joan Tucker  
.– Board member, Association of Caribbean Music Educators;  
.– Member, National Gallery of Jamaica; International Study Association for Teachers and 
Teaching; Transformation of Education–Foster Allen Team.  
.– Convener, CXC Committee for Music.  
 
HIGHER DEGREES  
The Institute of Education collaborated with the Department of Educational Studies in offering 
graduate studies programmes. Institute staff supervised 19 students to completion and continue the 
supervision of 35 students. 
 
 
 
FACULTY OF 
MEDICAL SCIENCES 
MONA 
 
Year ending July 31, 2005 
  
Professor Owen St. Clair Morgan, CD, MA, MD Dub, FRCP, FACP – Dean  
Dean’s Overview  
cademic Year 2004/5 ushered significant policy changes for the Faculty of Medical Sciences 
with respect to admissions, curriculum development, and physical infrastructure. The philosophy 
driving such changes was partly economic but also the need for strategic transformation of our 
operations. The shortfall in the UWI’s budget forced the Faculty to re-examine the way it had 
operated over the years. It was required to contributeJ$57 million to the income generation effort of 
the Campus.  
For over thirty years the Faculty of Medical Sciences admitted approximately 100 medical students 
annually. Admission was based on a quota system agreed to by the contributing territories. Jamaica 
was allocated 55 places. Over the years as staff was increased relative to the number of students, the 
cost of training at Mona had escalated above that at the St. Augustine Campus. At the start of this 
academic year, a decision was taken, that after filling places through the quota system, 50 full fee 
paying places would be offered not only to international students, but also to Jamaicans and other 
Caribbean nationals. This policy shift netted 44 full fee paying students from Botswana, Jamaica and 
the rest of the Caribbean.  
The decision to merge the University Hospital School of Nursing and the Department of Advanced 
Nursing Education into the UWI School of Nursing, Mona (UWISON) to offer a generic BSc degree 
in Nursing yielded significant income and heralded a new era in the training of nurses. 144 students 
were admitted to this self financing programme.  
These two initiatives enabled the Faculty to exceed its income generation target. The Faculty also 
examined the physical facilities and found that they were inadequate even before the increased 
student enrollment. A new lecture theatre to accommodate 240 students was built and the capacity of 
the Preclinical Lecture expanded from 166 to 190. The physiology laboratory was renovated and a 
number of areas in the Department of Basic Medical Sciences were refurbished to accommodate 
graduate students.  
Our efforts to improve our MB BS curriculum and to achieve harmonization with our sister 
campuses continued. Challenges for this academic year included achieving agreement on matters 
such a common entry criteria for Mona and St. Augustine to be adopted by the proposed new school 
in Barbados, development of a GPA system for the Faculty, and strengthening of on-going 
assessment in Phase 2 of the programme so that it can be factored into the final examination by year 
2007.  
HIGHLIGHTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS  
In Academic Year 2004/2005, the Faculty attained a number of notable milestones, including:  
Curriculum and Examinations  
The last cohort under the old MBBS curriculum completed Stage II of the programme and was 
awarded the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery Degree (MBBS). The first cohort under the 
new curriculum will graduate in 2006. Significant developments in the MBBS curriculum were:  
. • an evaluation of Stage I of the new MBBS curriculum was completed and the 
following recommendations implemented.  
. • re-sequencing modules to offer them in blocks thus affording assessment of 
individual modules.  
. • commencement of the revised Introduction to Medical Practice module.  
. • establishment of mechanisms to identify weak students earlier and provide remedial 
training.  
. • cross-campus agreement on a common Stage I (BMedSci) examination, the place of 
continuous assessment in years 4 and 5 and the format of the final MBBS examination.  
 
Increased student intake  
The increased student enrollment through the Full Fee Paying Programme was commenced and 
provided much needed income for the faculty. It also provided us the opportunity to increase the 
percentage of qualified applicants admitted.  
The demand for nurses worldwide is great. The intake of BSc Nursing students increased under the 
University of the West Indies School of Nursing (UWISON) representing the merger of the former 
Department of Advanced Nursing Education and the UHWI School of Nursing. This initiative will 
enhance the reputation of the UWI as an institution which trains professionals to fulfill the 
manpower needs of the region.  
UWISON undergraduate student population increased from 74 in 2003 – 2004 to 311 in 2004 – 
2005. This enrollment includes students at Brown’s Town and Excelsior Community Colleges under 
the aegis of the UWI/TLI collaboration. 
 
Facilities  
There had been no significant improvement to the physical plant in the Faculty for several years. The 
Faculty welcomes the new lecture theatre and the improvements to the pre-clinical lecture theatre 
and the physiology laboratory during this academic year. There are plans to begin construction of a 
new building for the Department of Basic Medical Sciences next year.  
The expansion of the Accident and Emergency Unit and the construction of the new operating 
theatres and 8-bed Intensive Care Unit will not only improve patient care but will enhance our 
teaching programmes. During the 2005-2006 academic year, the Faculty will support the efforts of 
the UHWI Management to rebuild the hospital and will be attempting to restore facilities such as call 
rooms, recreation areas and computer stations for its students. 
 
Collaboration and Alliances  
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed with Dr. Chen Thien Yook for him to serve as UWI’s 
representative to recruit medical students from Malaysia. Although the timing was not favorable to 
meet the entry deadline for the current academic year, it is anticipated that a number of students 
from Malaysia will join our student body in the Academic Year 2006/2007.  
Deans of the Medical Faculties of the University of the West Indies, met on May 6 and 7, 2005 to try 
to achieve consensus on harmonization of the existing undergraduate medical programme at Mona 
and St. Augustine and allow for continued improvement of the clinical programmes in Barbados and 
Nassau, as well as forming a rational basis for the proposed development of a full medical curriculum 
at the Cave Hill Campus.  
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) made a site visit to UWI, Mona on May 2 and 3, 2005 to 
evaluate the facilities and staff, for external funding to continue observational studies of HIV 
infected pregnant women, HIV-exposed infants and HIV-infected children in Greater Kingston, 
Jamaica.  
One of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, MERCK, is making a significant contribution 
to the Caribbean Fight Against HIV-AIDS by funding an important survey to be carried out by 
UWI’s HIV/AIDS Response Programme – UWI HARP. The research is intended to help design 
new strategies in the campaign to encourage earlier diagnosis and treatment of the disease by 
reducing the prevailing stigma attached to people living with the disease. The new study will be 
funded by a grant of over J$4.8 million from both MERCK & Co. INC and its Caribbean subsidiary. 
 
Research in Progress  
These are listed in the individual Departmental reports. The Faculty was awarded several clinical trials 
during the academic year. Professor Celia Christie attracted significant research funds from a trial of 
the safety and efficacy of Pentavalent Human Reassortant Rotavirus Vaccine in Healthy Infants and 
in collaboration with Professor Peter Figueroa have been awarded a NIH contract for HIV/AIDS 
clinical trials in Jamaica. The Faculty intends to develop a reputation for conducting clinical trials. 
This will enhance the reputation of the UWI and also generate significant income. 
 
Research Grants  
The Faculty attracted over U.S. $7.5 million in research grants during the academic year. The 
breakdown of this income is available in individual departmental reports. 
 
Research Output  
The Faculty increased its research output by 23 percent from 104 publicatins in peer-reviewed 
journals last year to 128 this year. Presentation to local and international conferences increased from 
198 to 217. Two hundred and ten (210) full time academic staff are employed to the Faculty of 
Medical Sciences. The per capita publication rate for the year was therefore 0.6. The research output 
per department is shown in the table below.  
Department  Publications Conference  
  Presentations 
Advanced Nursing Education  5  11  
Basic Medical Sciences  11  26  
Community Health & Psychiatry  14  24  
Medicine  8  11  
Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Child Health  35  52  
Pathology  15  20  
Microbiology  11  17  
Surgery, Radiology, Anaesthesia &  29  56  
Intensive Care    
TOTAL  128  217  
 
Conferences, Workshops and Seminars  
The Faculty hosted several conferences and seminars during academic year 2004/2005 
including:  
A Research Ethics Conference in association with the University of Miami Bioethics 
Programme and PAHO held April 28-30, 2005 at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge. The theme was 
“Research Ethics a Global Concern – Regional Solutions.” Continuing medical education 
credits were offered to nurses.  
The Annual Nursing Research Conference was held on May 12 and 13, 2005 at the Jamaica 
Conference Centre under the theme, “Quality Nursing Care through Evidence Based 
Practice.” Dr. Beverly Bonaparte, Professor of Nursing at Medgar Evars College and Fulbright 
Scholar for academic year 2004/5 delivered the keynote address.  
The Faculty of Medical Sciences Annual Research Day was held on November 10 to 12, 2005 
under the theme “Violence and Violence Prevention,” at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge and the 
Main Medical Lecture Theatre. The opening session featured the Sir Kenneth Standard 
distinguished lecture by Dr. Rodrigo Guerrero, Coordinator of the Inter-American Coalition 
on Violence Prevention.  
12th International Conference on Human Retrovirology, HTLV and related viruses, held June 
22-25, 2005 at the Half Moon Hotel in Montego Bay. 
 
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS  
Undergraduate Programme  
The Faculty graduated 116 undergraduate students in Academic Year 2002/2003:  
MBBS 90  
BSc Nursing 7  
Certificate Nursing Education 8  
Certificate Nursing Administration 11  
Of the 109 candidates of the Class of 2007 sat the Stage I MBBS/BMedSci examination, 102 
students were successful in the first attempt; one gained honors with distinctions, and 31, honours. 
 
MBBS Examination Results  
The MBBS examination results for Academic Year 2004/2005 were as follows:  
Stage II Part I  
Dates Dist. Hons. Pass Fail  
Pathology/Microbiology May 2005 – – 5 4  
Stage II Parts II, III & IV  
Medicine (MD 500) June 2005 – 5 79 2  
Surgery (SU 500 ) June 2005 – – 84 1  
Obstetrics & Gynaecology  
(OG 500 ) June 2005 3 6 76 1 
 
Prizes Awarded  
The following students were awarded Stage II Part I prizes for  
Academic Year 2004/2005:  
Allenbury Prize in Medicine  Kerry Skyers  
Dr Aubrey McFarlane Bursary  Adina Bowe  
Lawson Douglas Prize in Urology Lisa Chin  
 Natalie Crump  
Graduate Studies   
 
The Faculty awarded the following postgraduates Degrees during the academic year:  
DM Anaesthetists 3 
DM Emergency Medicine 3 
DM Medicine 3 
DM Internal Medicine 6 
DM Obstetrics & Gynaecology 1 
DM Paediatrics 5 
DM Psychiatry 2 
DM Radiology 5 
DM Surgery 3 
MPhil Biochemistry 3 
PhD Biochemistry 2 
PhD Nutrition 1 
 
There were 520 Graduate students registered in the Faculty during the academic year including 39 
PhD students. 
 
Conclusion  
The Faculty has commenced the process of strategic transformation which will equip it to deal with 
the challenges ahead. It needs to intensify its income generation activities to fund its planned 
development. During the next academic year the Faculty plans to start construction of a new Basic 
Medical Sciences Complex and expansion of the facilities in the UWISON. The Mona Institute of 
Medical Sciences will be expanded and the Faculty will encourage geographical practice among its 
academic staff. The publication of 0.6 per capita is unsatisfactory. The Faculty will be implementing 
measures to improve the quality and quantity of publications in peer reviewed journals. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
DEPARTMENT OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES  
Oswald R. Simon, BSc Lond, MSc CNAA, PhD Howard  
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT  
hroughout the academic year under review, the 
Department was confronted with several challenges. The 
most serious among these challenges was the requirement to 
contribute $6 million towards the department’s annual 
material budget of $7.6 million. Also, the department had to 
freeze staff vacancies and fill some essential academic 
 positions at lower levels. Fortunately for us, the budgetary 
short-fall was met by the increased intake of full-fee paying  
medical students. But then we encountered difficulty to accommodate the increased number of 
students in our small lecture theatres and laboratories. However, towards the end of the academic 
year, the department received some help to solve its accommodation problems. This help was 
provided in the form of funding for expansion of one lecture theatre and remodelling of one 
laboratory. Hopefully, in the new academic year the refurbishment of the department will continue 
so that the increased number of students entering the department’s programmes would be adequately 
accommodated and be provided with modern teaching and laboratory equipment that is consistent 
with a student-centered facility.  
Despite the challenges encountered during the year, the academic programmes of the department 
were completed with satisfaction. For example, the three undergraduate programmes offered 
(B.Med.Sc/MBBS, BBMedSc., BSc Biochemistry) in the department enjoyed greater than 80% 
success rate in the courses. Even those courses that were offered to programmes outside of the 
department enjoyed a similar success rate. This level of performance is a reflection of the Lecturers’ 
excellent delivery of the contents of the courses. Endorsement of this level of performance was 
received from the students in the course assessment instruments. Concerns were expressed by both 
staff and students that most of our laboratory equipment is either non-functional or in need of 
repairs.  
Laboratory equipment obsolescence was also a limiting factor to the progress of the postgraduate 
programmes. The lack of finance for students’ upkeep and the purchase of research materials 
continue to represent the greatest retarding influence on the rate of students’ progress during the 
pursuit of postgraduate degrees in the department. Because of this financial deficiency, many 
students are involved in outside employment which hinders the progress of their research and 
significantly reduces the rate of completion of their postgraduate degrees. This situation is untenable 
and we must work towards improving the available finance for postgraduate research. In this regard, 
we have embarked on some new initiatives (see later) to increase our technological tools for research 
and to generate income to fund these activities. The postgraduate students have also been involved in 
seeking funding for their research from the School for Graduate studies & Research. Some students 
have also obtained assistance from overseas universities to undertake short periods of attachment to 
carry out part of their research in well-established laboratories with modern equipment. These 
students have benefited from these activities in terms of acquiring new research skills which have 
enabled them to either complete their degrees within the prescribed period or upgrade their degree 
status from Master’s to Doctoral level.  
While we continue to develop the new initiatives, we will be missing a key member of staff who 
assisted in laying the foundation for the development of these initiatives. This staff member is Dr. 
Cyril Fletcher who retired early in the academic year after over 30 years of exceptional service to the 
Faculty of Medical Sciences and The University of the West Indies. Dr. Fletcher’s contributions to 
the teaching of Anatomy have been significant and he has been rewarded with exceptional 
performances from many students who he trained. Also, he is well respected by his peers; he will be 
missed by all of us. But as we said good bye to Dr. Fletcher, we also welcomed Dr. Liris Benjamin 
and Dr. Larry Daniels who joined the Department as Lecturers in Neurophysiology and Molecular 
Biochemistry respectively. We also offered congratulations to Dr. Norma McFarlane-Anderson who 
was promoted to the professorship in Biochemistry. There was also a change in Headship of the 
Department as a result of Dr. Oswald Simon completing his three-year term of office at the end of 
the academic year. Dr. Wayne McLaughlin is the new head who will guide the Department through 
the new academic year. It is expected that he would continue to develop the department from the 
foundation of new initiatives that were introduced by the staff and Heads of Sections led by Dr. 
Simon. There is therefore much to expect in terms of advancement of the Department in the new 
academic year and beyond. This expectation can be realized, because the staff are all energized and 
prepared for this new thrust to increase the visibility and the research output of the Department of 
Basic Medical Sciences. 
 
STAFF AWARDS  
Dr. Sherline Brown: Awarded a Research Fellowship to identify and characterize insect vector(s) of 
lethal Yellowing Disease of Coconuts in Jamaica  
Professor Omkar Parshad: Received an award from the National Council for Indian Culture in 
Jamaica. This award is for outstanding contribution in the areas of education, social service and 
promotion of culture in Jamaica.  
Dr. Dalip Ragoobirsingh: Awarded a Fulbright Fellowship. 
 
NEW INITIATIVES INTRODUCED IN 2004/2005  
. • A Forensic DNA-Typing laboratory was established for teaching and to provide fee-
paying services.  
. • An analytical food-microbiology laboratory was established to provide fee-paying 
services.  
. • A cell-culture laboratory was established for teaching and research.  
. • Introduction of fee-paying services for Toxicity studies and efficacy studies of 
natural products.  
 
Areas to be addressed in Academic Year 2005/2006 and beyond  
. • Additional Lecture Theatres, Research and Teaching Laboratories and Staff Offices 
must be built.  
. • Obsolete laboratory equipment should be replaced with modern equipment.  
. • The Department’s budget should be increased to a realistic level that would permit 
purchasing of teaching and research materials.  
. • Funding for post-graduate training should be increased.  
. • The Department should work towards improving the completion rate of the post-
graduate degrees.  
. • There should be improvement in the maintenance service of the research and 
general laboratory equipment.  
. • The Animal care facilities should be refurbished.  
 
PAPERS PRESENTED  
WIMJ = West Indian Medical Journal  
. • McFarlane-Anderson N. Stem Cell Research: A local perspective, 1st Caribbean 
Ethics Conference, April 29 -30, 2005, Mona, UWI.  
. • Badal, S., Brown, P.D., and Ragoobirsingh, D. (2004). In Vitro Studies on the 
Effect of Nitric Oxide on IRS-1 Phosphorylation in Signal Transduction. Proceedings of the Faculty 
of Medical Sciences 13th Annual Research Conference and Workshop on Violence and Violence 
Prevention. November 10 -12, 2004, UWI, Mona, Kingston 7, Jamaica. WIMJ, Vol. 53 (Suppl. 5): 25.  
. • Badal, S., Brown, P.D. and Ragoobirsingh, D. (2005). In Vitro Studies on the 
Effect of Nitric Oxide on IRS-1 Phosphorylaton in Insulin-mediated signal transduction. 
Proceedings of the Caribbean Health Research Council 50th Scientific Meeting. April 20 -23, 2005, 
Tobago. WIMJ 54 (Suppl. 2): 32.  
 
• McGrowder, D., Brown, P. and Ragoobirsingh, D. (2005). Decreased in vitro glucose 
uptake by S-Nitrosoglutathione in Adipose Tissue of Normal and Diabetic rats. Proceedings of 
the University of the West Indies Diabetes Outreach Project th International Conference on 
Diabetes, March 6, 2005, Kingston, Jamaica. WIMJ Vol. 54 (Suppl. 1):  
. • Gossell-Williams, M., Fletcher, H., McFarlane-Anderson, N., Jacob, A., Patel, 
J., Zeisel, J. S., (2005). Free plasma choline concentrations during the first to second trimester of 
pregnancy in Jamaican women: Implications of inadequate dietary intake. Caribbean Health Research 
Council 50th Annual Council and Scientific meeting April 20 -23. WIMJ. Vol 54 (Supp 2): 74 (P-58).  
 • Moodie-Henry, B., West, M., Gossell-Williams, M. (2005). An analysis of the 
pharmacological actions of alkaloids from Borreria verticillata Experimental Biology meeting April 2  
 6. Abstract # 319.16, San Diego, USA.  
. • Rray M., Singh P.D.A., Simon O.R. and Scott P. (2005). The antihypertensive effect 
of Monilkara Zopota in DOCA-Salt rats. FASEB Conference, April 2-6, 2005 in San Diego, USA 
and published in the FASEB Journal, 19(4), 71.  
. • Wisart, J., Kulkarni, S., and Parshad, O. (2004). Pre-and postpartum depression 
in Jamaican women attending antenatal clinic at the University Hospital of the West Indies. WIMJ. 
53(5):14.  
. • Parshad, O. (2004) Role of Yoga in wellness & management of life-style diseases. 
18th SRC Annual National Conference on Science and Technology, Nov. 23 -26, Knutsford Court 
Hotel, New Kingston.  
. • Parshad, O. (2005) Gender selection: Past, present and Future. 4th Perinatal 
Conference, Feb. 11 -13, Main Medical Lecture Theatre, UHWI.  
. • Lusia, A., Philip, S., Jones, A., and Gardner, M. “Palopathological Analysis of 
Pre-Columbian Skulls from Hellshire, Jamaica.” Paleopathological Conference, Rio De Janeiro, 
Brazil, July 27 -29, 2005.  
. • Crawford, T., Gardner, M., and McGrowder, D. “The Socio-Biological Factors 
Governing Absolute Poverty and Sex, in Terms of the Number of Children Produced.” Caribbean 
Studies Association Conference, Santo Domingo, Dominica Republic, May 30 to June 4, 2005.  
. • Fisher L., Tennant, P. and McLaughlin, W. 2005. Distribution and molecular 
characterizationof Citrus Tristeza Virus in Jamaica. The Jamaican Society for  
 
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Agricultural Sciences (JSAS) 16th Annual Conference June 15 -16, 2005.  
. • Bennett, S. M., Tennant, P. and McLaughlin, W. 2005. Identification of Citrus 
viroids isolates in Jamaica by RTPCR and SSCP. The Jamaican Society for Agricultural Sciences 
(JSAS) 16th Annual Conference June 15 -16, 2005.  
. • Brown, S. E., Been, B. O. and McLaughlin, W. 2005. Identification of lethal 
yellowing group (16SrIV) phytoplasmas in the weeds Stachytarpheta jamaicensis, Macroptilium 
lathyroides and cleome rutidosperma in Jamaica. 7th Conference, Faculty of Pure and Applied 
Sciences, UWI Mona 16th -19th May, 2005.  
. • Bennett, S. M., Tennant, P. and McLaughlin, W. 2005. Molecular 
characterization, prevalence and distribution of citrus viroids in citrus inJamaica. 7th Conference, 
Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, UWI, Mona 16th -19th May, 2005.  
. • Fisher L., Tennant, P. and McLaughlin, W. 2005. Detection and differentiation 
of Citrus tristeza virus (CTV) in Jamaica using ELISA, RT-PCR, DNA hybridization and RFLP. 7th 
Conference, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, UWI, Mona 16th -19th May, 2005.  
. • McLaughlin W. 2005. “The Role of Regulatory Agencies in Monitoring and 
Inspecting Biotechnology and Biosafety in the Caribbean”. Regional Biotechnology Workshop 
sponsored by FAO, the CARICOM Secretariat and CARDI, April 18 -20, 2005 Trinidad.  
. • Brown, P. D. (2004). Tissue penetration of anti-infectives. World Conference on 
Dosing of Antiinfectives, Nuremberg, Germany, September 9 -11, 2004.  
. • Brown, P. D. (2004). Leptospirosis seroprevalence and diagnosis in Jamaica. 
MOH/PAHO Conference on Emerging and Re-emerging pathogens of public health significant, 
Kingston, Jamaica, December 8, 2004.  
. • Brown, P. D. (2005). Leptospirosis in Jamaica: Public Health Significance. 
MOH/VPH Public Health Inspectors Seminar, Kingston, Jamaica, January 26, 2005.  
. • McGrowder, D., Brown, P. D., Ragoobirsingh, D (2005). Decreased in vitro 
glucose uptake by S-nitrosoglutathione in adipose tissues of normal and diabetic rats. 11th Annual 
International Conference of the UWI Diabetes Outreach Project, Kingston, Jamaica, March3-6, 
2005. WIMJ. 54 (Suppl. 1): 44 (Abstract)  
. • Miles, T. D., McLaughlin, W., Brown, P. D. (2005). Prevalence of bacterial 
resistance to tetracycline and other antibiotics among Escherichia coli isolates from broiler chickens 
and human in Jamaica. Caribbean Health Research Council Meeting, Trinidad and Tobago, April 21 -
23, 2005. WIMJ. 54 (Suppl. 2): 40 -41 (Abstract).  
. • Miles, T., McLaughlin, W., Brown, P. D. (2005). Activities of tetracycline and 
other antibiotics against fecal Escherichia coli isolates from broiler chickens in Jamaica. American 
Society for Microbiology 105th General Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, June5-9, 2005. (Abstract).  
. • Palmer, K. O. and Young, L. E. The effect of oestrogen on discriminative 
learning and memory in aged male and female rats. WIMJ 2004; 53 (Suppl. 5): 19.  
. • Young, L. E., Palmer, K.O. and Young, R. E. Effects of estrogen and 
testosterone on the rate of learning and extinction time in negative patterning discrimination in aged 
male rates. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts Viewer 2004; 417.10.  
 
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REFEREED PUBLICATIONS  
.* Dilworth, L., Omoruyi, F. O., Simon, O., Morrison, E. Y. and Asemota, H. N. 2005. 
The effect of phytic acid on the levels of blood glucose and some enzymes of carbohydrate and lipid 
metabolism. WIMJ. 54(2): 102-106.  
.* McAnuff, M. A., Omoruyi, F. O., Morrison E. Y. and Asemota H. N. 2005. Changes in 
liver enzymes in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats fed extract from bitter yam (Dioscorea 
polygonoides) or commercial diosgenin. WIMJ. 54 (2): 97 -101.  
.* Stewart, O. J., Roghawan G.S.V., Golden K. D. and Gariepy Y. 2005. Modified 
Atmosphere storage of  
 
Cavendish banavas using silicone membrane and diffusion channel systems. Postharvest Biology and 
Technology. 35. 309-317.  
.* McGrowder, D., Ragoobirsingh, D., Dasgupta, T. and Brown, P. (2004). The Effect of 
Nitric Oxide on Glucose Metabolism. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. 263, 29 -34.  
.* Ragoobirsingh, D., Morrison, E. and Reid, H. L. (2004). Comparative Blood Studies in 
Jamaica Diabetic Patients.  
 
Journal of the National Medical Association. 96(11): 15 -17.  
.* Brown, P. D., & Izundu, A. (2004). Antibiotic resistance in clinical isolates of Pseudomona 
aeruginosa in Jamaica. Pan Am. J. Public Health 16 (2): 125 -130.  
 * Dawkins, G. S., Hollingsworth, J. B. and Hamilton, M. A.  
 E. 2005. Research note: incidences of problematic organisms on petrifilm aerobic count 
plates used to enumerate selected meat and dairy products. Journal of Food Protection: 68 (7): 1506 -
1511.  
.* Dilworth, L. L., Omoruyi, F. O., Simon, O., Morrison, E. Y., and Asemota, H. N. 
2004. Hypoglycaemia and faecal minerals in phytate fed rats. Nutrition and Food Science, 34(2), 60 -64.  
.* Lindo, R. L., Morrison, E. Y. St. A. and Nair, M. 2004. Hypoglycaemic effect of 
stigmast-4-en-3-one and its corresponding alcohol from the bark of Anacardium occidentale 
(Cashew). Phytotherapy Research 18: 403 -407.  
.* McAnuff, M. A. Omoruyi, F. O., Sotelo-Lopez, A., and Asemota H. N. 2005. 
Proximate analysis of some antinuritional factor constituents in selected varieties of Jamaican yams 
(Dioscorea and Rajana). Plant Foods for Human Nutrition 60 (2): 93 -98.  
.* Winkelmann A. and Guldner, F. H. (2004). Cadavers as teachers: The dissecting room 
experience in Thailand.  
 
British Medical Journal, Vol. 329, 1455 -1457.  
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GRANTS RECEIVED  
New Grants  
Dr. Maxine Gossell-Williams received a grant of US$65,770.00 for a collaborative study with the 
University of North Carolina, USA – “Choline Supplementation and Neurodevelopment”.  
Professor Omkar Parshad received US$763.24 from the School of Graduate Studies and Research. 
This grant was used to assist postgraduate student Research.  
Dr. Wayne McLaughlin received the following grants:  
.– US$6,600.00 was received to study coconut lethal yellowing disease in Trinidad.  
.– US$23,000.00 was received to establish a Forensic DNA-Typing Laboratory.  
 
Dr. Oswald Simon received the following grants:  
.– US$6,000.00 was received from the Scientific Research Council (SCR) of Jamaica to 
investigate the Anticholesterolemic effects of an herbal extract.  
.– US$1,664.00 was received from the Veterinary Division, Ministry of Agriculture. This 
funding was used to perform Bioassay analysis for toxins in extracts from conch meat for export.  
.– Dr. Paul Singh received US$1,486.00 from the UWI Research and Publication Fund to 
purchase laboratory equipment.  
.– Postgraduate students received US$14,000.00 from the School of Graduate Studies and 
Research.  
 
Total Grants Received: US$119,283.24 
 
PUBLIC SERVICE  
Professor Norma McFarlane-Anderson  
.– Member, Stella Maris HIV/AIDS Ministry  
.– Member, Friends of Foundation for International Self-Help (FISH)  
 
Dr. Paul Brown  
.– Member, Technical working group on Leptospirosis, Jamaica  
.– Guest Reviewer, Journal of Infection (UK)  
 
Mrs. Tazhmoye Crawford-Brown  
– Member, Consumer Advisory Committee for Jamaican Utilities 
 
Mr. Michael Gardner  
– Executive member, Jamaica Historical Society 
 
Dr. Maxine Gossell-Williams  
– Director, Optimist Club of North St. Andrew 
 
Dr. Kareth Golden  
.– Vice Chairman, Stock Form Road Citizens Association, Golden Spring, St. Andrew.  
.– Member, Editorial Advisory Board for Stewarts Postharvest Review.  
 
Dr. Wayne McLaughlin  
.– Deputy Chairman, Jamaica Biosafety Committee, National Commission on Service and 
Technology  
.– Council member, Jamaica Society for Agricultural Sciences  
 
Professor Omkar Parshad  
.– One year Director, Lions Club of St. Andrew  
.– Immediate Past President, Indian Culture Society of Jamaica  
 
Dr. Dalip Ragoobirsingh  
.– Consultant Diabetes Educator, Diabetes Association of Jamaica  
.– Chairman, Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate: Human and Social Biology panel, 
Caribbean Examination Council, Western Zone office.  
.– Chief Examiner, Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate: Human and Social Biology, 
Caribbean Examination Council, Barbados  
 
Dr. Paul Singh  
– Member, Caribbean Poison Information Network Management Committee 
 
Dr. Oswald Simon  
– Observer, Technical Advisory Committee for the CARICOM Drug Testing Laboratory 
 
CATEGORIES OF STUDENTS  
1. Undergraduate Degree Programmes  
 (a) BSc Biochemistry Programme:  
 This is the largest programme in the Department in terms of number of registered students 
(approximately 500). These students either do Biochemistry as a single major or as part of a double 
major with other subjects in Pure and Applied Science. Sixteen courses were offered to students in 
this programme. The overall performance in these courses was a 90% pass rate. From the final year 
group of students, 47 graduated in Biochemistry (one first class honours), 19 graduated in 
Biotechnology and five in Molecular Biology.  
.(b) Stage 1 BMed.Sc./MB BS – Medical Programme  
 
About 380 students were registered in this 3-year stage of the medical programme in which the 
course contents continued to be offered as modules. The students performances in these 
modules raged from 82% pass rate for year-1 (MB111), 86% for year-2 (MB222) and 96% 
for year-3 (MB333). The successful third year students will be proceeding to the Clinical 
Stage of the programme.  
BBMedSc. (Major in Anatomy, Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Physiology): This new programme 
completed two years since its introduction in September, 2003. Fourteen (14) additional students 
were admitted to the programme, although as much as sixty (60) students applied for admission but 
could not be accommodated because of limited seating capacity in the lecture theatres and 
laboratories. Both year-1 and year-2 students in this programme performed exceptionally well in all 
the 18 courses offered. Ninety (90%) percent of the students scored a minimum of grade B in the 
courses. 
 
2. Postgraduate Degree Programmes  
Seventy (70) students pursued postgraduate research degrees (PhD & MPhil) in the following 
disciplines: Anatomy, Biochemistry, Pharmacology and Physiology. Ten (10) of these students 
have completed their laboratory work and are in the process of writing their thesis. Another 
three (3) students have submitted theses for examination. The remaining students are 
continuing in their research with varying levels of progress which is greatly influenced by the 
availability of research materials and equipment.  
Students who were awarded Degrees  
Sean Morrison – PhD Biochemistry  
Wayne Myrie – PhD Biochemistry  
Kisha McLeod – MPhil Biochemistry Collab 
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH & PSYCHIATRY  
Brendan Bain, BSc, MB BS, DM, MPH, DipMedEd  
– Head of Department 
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT  
 
Teaching 
 
 eaching continued in the undergraduate and postgraduate 
programmes as well as several outreach programmes including 
Community Care of the Elderly and Emergency Medical 
Services. There was also collaboration with University of 
Alabama to offer an international summer programme. 
 
 
Service  
The Department continues to offer service to the nearby communities through the Health Centre. 
Nine thousand, four hundred and sixty-four patients were treated.  
Service to the University was through participation in various committees and Professor Frederick 
Hickling is a member of the Strategic Transformation Team. The WHO/PAHO Collaborating 
Centre on Ageing and Health had its status renewed for a second 4year term and continues to work 
nationally with the Ministries of Health and Social Security, and internationally through the World 
Health Organisation.  
The UWI/HARP programme continues to operate throughout the region both on the three UWI 
campuses and with regional institutions. In this project, the UWI HARP team worked closely with 
the Caribbean Epidemiology Centre, the Caribbean Health Research Council, the Caribbean 
Network of Seropositive Persons (CRN+), and the Joint United Nations Programme on AIDS 
(UNAIDS). Due to the contribution of UWI HARP, UWI is now regarded as a core partner in the 
Pan-Caribbean Partnership against AIDS (PANCAP  
CHART established in 2003 operated in Bahamas, Barbados, Haiti and Jamaica focusing on 
continuing education and training of health care workers. Over 100 persons have received training to 
become trainers, more than 1200 have participated in multidisciplinary didactic learning sessions and 
nearly 400 have taken part in care and support skills-building workshops. This year, the Regional 
Coordinating Unit has helped to pioneer HIV/AIDS-related training for Caribbean dentists and 
pharmacists in addition to continuing to organize training programmes for other categories of health 
care workers. 
 
Hurricane Relief  
The Department responded in many ways to the passage of Hurricane Ivan which affected Grenada, 
Jamaica and Cayman. Dr Satnarine Maharaj as a member of the Vice Chancellor’s Task Force 
assisted Grenada in the capacity as Acting Chief Medical Officer for 6 weeks, Master of Public 
Health Students worked in Westmoreland and Manchester and Professor Hickling led a team of 
mental health professionals involved in post disaster counseling. Professor Denise Eldemire-Shearer 
coordinated the Government’s relief effort to infirmaries and managed a special disaster relief fund 
of US$50,000 from First Caribbean for seniors. 
 
Transition  
Dr Winsome Segree and Mr Milton Pinnock both members of staff for over 25 years retired at the 
end of the academic year 2004/2005. Dr Segree will continue in an honorary position but 
unfortunately Mr Pinnock cannot due to ill health. Many generations of students owe a great debt of 
gratitude to these two lecturers and their colleagues will miss them greatly.  
Mr. Norbert Campbell, who was on secondment from the Jamaican Ministry of Health worked in the 
Department for Mr Milton Pinnock who was on Sabbatical leave.  
Mr Henroy Scarlett returned to the Department after two years at the University of Alabama 
pursuing a PhD in Environmental Health.  
This year, we welcomed Dr Kenneth James to the Department as a lecturer in Community Health. 
Dr James is a UWI Alumnus who recently gained an award for outstanding teaching at the Boston 
University School of Public Health. He will be playing a major role in the Master of Public Health 
training programme.  
Two members of staff were promoted to professors. 
 
PAPERS PRESENTED  
Presentations made to the Faculty of Medical Sciences Annual Research Conference, 
November 11 -12, 2004  
. • Abel W, Halliday S, McCallum M, Gibson RC, Hickling FW. “Knowledge and 
attitudes of health workers towards mental health.” Poster presentation.  
. • Abel W, Fox K, Forrester S, Hickling FW. “Antisocial and aggressive behaviour: 
prevalence and risk factors.” Poster presentation.  
. • Abel W, Forrester S, Martin, J, Hickling FW. “Sexual behaviour among 
adolescents in Jamaica. Poster presentation.  
. • Abel W, Milbourn P, Sewell C, Gibson RC, Hickling FW. “Characteristics of 
abused children and adolescents attending a specialized clinic.” Poster presentation.  
. • Abel W, Aquart A, Morris A, Gibson RC, Hickling FW. “Medical students 
performance in the final examination in Medicine and Therapeutics.” Poster presentation.  
 • Asnani M, Ali S, Forrester TE, Abel W, Hickling FW, Reid  
 M. “The prevalence of depression in sickle cell disease in the Jamaican cohort.” Oral 
presentation.  
. • De La Haye W, Harrison J “Profile and Pattern of Substance Abuse in Clients 
Treated in an Adolescent Substance Abuse Clinic in a General Hospital in Jamaica.” Poster 
presentation.  
. • De La Haye W, Powell K, Pinnock S, Panton M “Profile and Pattern of Substance 
Abuse in Clients diagnosed with HIV in a Substance Abuse Treatment Unit in a General Hospital in 
Jamaica.” Poster presentation.  
. • De La Haye W, Shand L, Gough H “Profile and Pattern of Substance Abuse in 
Clients Admitted to a Residential Treatment Facility in Jamaica.” Poster presentation.  
. • Haynes TS, Hickling FW. “Relapse or reintegration: a ten-year outcome study of 
schizophrenia in Jamaica.” Poster presentation.  
. • Gibson RC, Chung R, Morgan K, Hickling FW. “The constructed realities of 
Jamaican inner-city youth: public health implications.”  
. • Lowe G, Lipps G, Abel W, Brown A, Hickling F. “Screening for depression 
among 4th form students in three high schools in Kingston”  
. • Lowe G, Lipps G, Abel W, Brown A, Hickling F. “A sociodemographic profile of 
4th form students screened for depression in three high schools in Kingston.” Poster Presentation.  
. • Lowe G, Lipps G, Abel W. Brown A, Hickling FW. “Evaluation of body image 
satisfaction among adolescents from three high schools in Kingston.” Poster Presentation.  
. • Campbell-Stennett D, McCaw-Binns A, Holder-Nevins D, Eldemire-Shearer D. 
“Factors determining readiness for HIV testing in women of reproductive age group in 
Westmoreland: a theory based approach.” Oral presentation.  
. • Skyers N, Holder-Nevins D. “Accident & Emergency Misuse? Bustamante 
Hospital for children.” Poster presentation.  
. • Thompson S, Paul T, Holder-Nevins D. “To smoke or not to smoke: 
understanding ganja use among adolescents in St Thomas Jamaica.” Poster presentation.  
 
Presentations made to National Meetings  
. • Bain B. “The optimal use of anti-retroviral drugs.” Health 2000 Inc., Knutsford 
Court Hotel, Kingston, Jamaica. September 19, 2004. Oral presentation.  
 • Bain B. “HIV/AIDS: Ramifications of an Infectious Disease.” Conference of the 
Association of Consultant  
 Physicians of Jamaica. Kingston, Jamaica. November 2004. Oral presentation.  
. • Bain B. “Sexually Transmitted Diseases.” Nineteenth Annual Medical Symposium 
entitled, “Adolescent Health the challenges”, organized by Blue Cross of Jamaica. Jamaica 
Conference Centre, Kingston, Jamaica. October 3, 2004. Oral presentation.  
. • Bain B. “HIV/AIDS: A Regional Perspective.” Forum entitled, “Sub-Saharan 
Africa comes to Jamaica”, organized by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture in 
collaboration with UNICEF and UNESCO. Knutsford Court Hotel, Kingston, Jamaica. October 27, 
2004. Oral presentation.  
. • Barnaby L “Psychological Aspects of Hysterectomy for Fibroids.” National Health 
& Wellness Fair, Hilton Hotel, Kingston, March 12, 2005, Oral presentation.  
. • Campbell N “Indoor Air and Environmental Quality” Jamaica Association of 
Public Health Inspectors’ (JAPHI) Annual Conference Starfish Hotel, October 27, 2004. Oral 
presentation.  
. • Campbell N “Common Occupational Diseases and Injuries in Jamaica.” Ministry 
of Health/Pan American Health Organisation Regional Occupational Health and Safety Seminar, 
Montego Bay, June 2005. Oral presentation  
. • De La Haye W “Substance Misuse and its Management in Jamaica” Medical 
Association of Jamaica Symposium, Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, Kingston, Jamaica, June 5, 2005.Oral 
presentation.  
. • Jackson M “Research methodology for chronic noncommunicable diseases. Third 
Country Training Programme – Second Course.” January 20 -29, 2005. Southern Regional Health 
Authority, Manchester, Jamaica. Oral presentation.  
. • La Grenade J “Finding the place of psychotherapy in pain management.” Jamaican 
Orthopaedic Association Annual Scientific Meeting, Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, Kingston, February 6, 
2005. Oral Presentation.  
. • Lowe G “Circumventing the Roadblocks in Providing Effective Health Care by 
Communication: A Mental Health Perspective.” Medical Association of Jamaica, Annual symposium, 
June 2005. Oral presentation.  
. • Ramphal PS, Weaver S, Paul TJ and Robb M (2005) “Top reasons for migrating – 
Views of Toronto-based nursing alumni of the University Hospital of the West Indies.” Annual 
Nursing and Midwifery Conference of the University of the West Indies. Kingston, May 2005. Oral 
presentation.  
 
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Presentations at 50th Caribbean Health Research Council (CHRC) Scientific Meeting, 
Trinidad &Tobago, April 2005.  
. • Lord C, Eldemire-Shearer D, Paul TJ, Holder-Nevins D, Lord L, Barton-
Forbes M. “Knowledge levels of tuberculosis, why it is so important?”  
. • Haynes-Robinson TS, Hickling FW. Relapse or reintegration: a ten-year outcome 
study of schizophrenia in Jamaica. Oral presentation.  
. • Skyers N, Holder-Nevins D. “Accident & Emergency Misuse? Bustamante 
Hospital for children.” Oral presentation.  
. • Jackson M, Samms-Vaughan M, Ashley D. “Psychosocial, cognitive and socio-
demographic factors associated with under-and over-nutrition among 11 -12 year old Jamaican 
children.”  
. • Anderson SA, Mbanya, Heald AH, Tulloch-Reid MK, Jackson M, Balkau B, 
Sharma S, Forrester TE, Wilks RJ, Cruickshank JK. 2005. “Relationship of specific dietary patterns 
and nutrient intake with glucose intolerance and diabetes in populations of West African origin.” 
Oral presentation.  
. • Bazuaye PE, Fletcher H, Smikle MF, Jackson M, McFarlane-Anderson “Class 1 
HLA-A-B haplotypes and tumour factors (TNF-á) – 308 polymorphism and cervical dysplasia.” Oral 
presentation.  
. • Lowe G, Lipps G, Abel W, Brown A, Hickling F. “Depression Among Fourth-
Form Students in Three High Schools in Kingston, Jamaica.” Poster presentation.  
. • McCaw-Binns A, Alexander S, Lindo JLM, Escoffrey C, Spence K, Lewis-Bell K, 
Lewis G. “Surviving pregnancy in Jamaica – changing epidemiology and challenges for the 21st 
century.” Oral presentation.  
. • Trotman H, Ward E, McCaw-Binns A. “Non-fatal unintentional injuries in 
children in six parishes in Jamaica.” Poster presentation.  
. • Campbell-Stennett DS, McCaw-Binns A, Eldemire-Shearer D, Holder-Nevins 
D “Are women ready to do a HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) test? A theory at work.” Poster 
presentation.  
. • Lindo JLM, McCaw-Binns A, Jackson M, La Grenade J, Eldemire-Shearer D 
“Health maintenance practices among doctors and nurses at two hospitals in Kingston, Jamaica.” 
Oral presentation.  
. • Gibson RC, Chung R, Morgan KAD, Robertson-Hickling H, Hickling FW. 
“Discourse Analysis and film semiotics in an adolescent mental health intervention.” Poster 
presentation.  
 
Presentations made to International Meetings  
. • Bain B “The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Workforce Productivity.” Caribbean 
Conference organized by the National Council on Technical, Vocational and Educational Training of 
Jamaica. Knutsford Court Hotel, Kingston, Jamaica. December 1, 2004. Oral presentation.  
. • Bain B “A Tale of Four Clinical Associations with Diabetes mellitus.” 11th 
University Diabetes Outreach Project Conference Kingston, Jamaica, March 3 -6, 2005. Oral 
presentation.  
 • Bain B “Opportunities for Research on Chronic Diseases in the Caribbean.” Third-
Country Training Programme organized by the Southern Regional Health Authority of Jamaica in 
collaboration with the Japanese Government.  
  
. • Bain B “Ethics and the Curriculum – To Teach or Not to Teach.” Conference 
entitled, ‘Research Ethics a Global Concern – Opportunities and Challenges for Developing 
Countries.’ UWI and the University of Miami, UWI, Kingston, Jamaica. April 30, 2005.  
. • Barnaby L “Auricular acupuncture – its applications in Psychiatry.” Meeting of the 
Caribbean Psychiatry Association, August 26, 2005 Medallion Hall Hotel, Jamaica. Oral Presentation.  
. • Barnaby L “Other Addictions: Tobacco, Gambling & Sex.” Meeting of the 
Caribbean Institute on Alcoholism and Other Drug Problems (CARIAD), June 15, 2005. Crown 
Point Hotel, Trinidad & Tobago. Oral Presentation  
. • Barnaby L “Report on the Jamaica Psychiatric Association and the Caribbean 
Psychiatric Association“ to the World Association for Psycho-social Rehabilitation (WAPR) Board 
Meeting, Milan Italy June, 2005. Oral Presentation.  
. • De La Haye W “HIV Seroprevalence and Pattern of Substance Misuse in Clients 
Admitted for Substance Abuse Treatment in a General Hospital in Jamaica.” World Psychiatric 
Association Regional and Intersectional Congress “Advances in Psychiatry”, Athens, Greece, March 
13, 2005. Oral presentation.  
. • De La Haye W, Powell K, Pinnock S, Panton M “HIV Seroprevalence and Pattern 
of Substance Misuse in Clients Admitted for Substance Abuse Treatment in a General Hospital in 
Jamaica.” National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) International Forum 2005 “Linking Drug 
Abuse and HIV/AIDS Research” June 17 -20, 2005. Poster presentation.  
. • Eldemire-Shearer D “Age-Friendly Principles for Primary Health Care Centres.” 
WHO Expert Advisory Meeting, Toward the Implementation of WHO’s Age-Friendly Principles. 
WHO Headquarters Geneva, Switzerland, January 12 -14, 2005. Oral presentation.  
. • Eldemire-Shearer D “Informal Caregivers & Training Needs.” International 
Seminar on ‘Moving Toward Implementation of the Madrid Plan of Action on Ageing: Training of 
Professionals on Ageing Matters.’ IMERSO, Madrid, Spain, November 23 -25, 2004. Oral 
presentation.  
. • Hickling FW. “New Cultural Dimension in Jamaican Psychiatry: Community 
Treatment of the Substance Abusing Patient” National Medical Association Annual Convention and 
Scientific Assembly, August 2, 2004, San Diego. Oral presentation.  
. • Hickling FW. “Mental Health in the Black Community” Aspects of mental health 
in the black community – diagnosis and management. London, October 7th 2004, Royal Society of 
Medicine UK, Symposium. Keynote Address.  
. • Hickling FW, Gibson RC. “Application of Research Findings in the Development 
of Community Mental Health Services in Jamaica.” Global Forum for Health and Research. Mexico 
Forum 8. Health Research to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. México City 16 -20 
November 2004. Oral presentation.  
. • Hickling FW. Psychohistoriography: “Mite de la Leine” A Dramatic Performance. 
Advanced Study Institute, Division of Social and Transcultural Psychiatry, McGill University, April 
2005. A Dramatic Performance.  
. • Hickling FW. “An Introduction to Psychohistoriographic Cultural Therapy,” A 
Workshop. Advanced Study Institute, Division of Social and Transcultural Psychiatry, McGill 
University, April 2005.  
. • Hickling FW. “The Use of Postcolonial Social Psychotherapy to Challenge the 
Stigma of Mental Illness in Jamaica.” Advanced Study Institute, Division of Social and Transcultural 
Psychiatry, McGill University, April 2005. Oral presentation.  
. • Procope Beckles M, Page R, Holder-Nevins D. “Use of social planning to mobilize 
a market community for improving health conditions.” 132nd Annual Meeting & Exposition of 
American Public Health Association 2004. Roundtable presentation.  
. • Mitchell A., La Grenade J, Paul TJ “Community Exposure: A reality check for 
first clinical year medical students.” Towards Unity for Health Network International Conference, 
Atlanta, Nov 2004. Poster presentation.  
. • McCaw-Binns A. “Measuring and improving the quality of obstetric care in 
Jamaica.” 10th Anniversary Meeting, Dugald Baird Centre for Research in Women’s Health, University 
of Aberdeen. Aberdeen, Scotland, May 10 -11, 2005. Oral presentation.  
. • Alexander S, McCaw-Binns A “Oral health status of 12 year old children in 
northern St Lucia.” University of the West Indies, St. Lucia Country Conference, November 18 -19, 
2004. Oral presentation.  
. • Lowe GA, Gibson RC, Abel WD, Hickling FW.“A comparison of two treatment 
modalities for the management of ADHD in Jamaican children.” PAHO Mental Health Research 
Meeting, Rio de Janeiro, October 2004.  
. • Morris, C. “Paving the Way for Careers in Ageing.” Regional Symposium on 
Population Ageing, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, 
Trinidad, October 8 -10, 2004.  
. • Morris, C. “Older Men: A Caribbean Perspective.” Regional Symposium on 
Population Ageing, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, 
Trinidad, October 8 -10, 2004.  
. • Paul TJ, Mitchell A, Matthews A. “Rural-Urban Disparities in Health Care 
Delivery: Perceptions of Final Year Medical Students at the University of the West Indies, Jamaica.” 
Towards Unity for Health Network International Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A., Nov 2004. 
Poster presentation.  
. • Thompson S, Paul T, Holder-Nevins D. “To smoke or not to smoke: 
understanding ganja use among adolescents in St Thomas Jamaica.” Annual Scientific meeting of the 
Caribbean Health Research Council, Trinidad & Tobago, April 2005. Poster presentation.  
. • Paul TJ, La Grenade J, Mitchell A, Perue C. “What Did You Like About This 
Module?” Medical Students’ Response to  
 
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Health Services Management Delivered On-Line.” Towards Unity for Health Network 
International Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A., Nov 2004. Oral presentation. 
 
PUBLICATIONS  
Books & Monographs  
.* “Education and AIDS in the Caribbean.” Kelly, Michael and Bain, Brendan. IIEP, 
UNESCO, Paris and Ian Randle (Publishers). 2005  
.* “HIV/AIDS Resource Manual for use in the Health and Family Life Education.” 
Contributors included Ramsay H, Bailey A and Bain B. UWI HIV/AIDS Response Programme 
(UWI HARP) and the Joint Board of Teacher Education. (JBTE). 2005.  
.* Policy and Procedure Manual for Ministry of Health for the Islandwide Child Guidance/ 
Psychiatry Clinics. Lowe G (co-author).  
 
Chapters in Books  
.* Gibson RC, Fenton M, Coutinho ESF, Campbell C. “Zuclopenthixol acetate in the 
treatment of acute schizophrenia and other similar serious mental illnesses.” In: The Cochrane 
Library, Issue 3. Oxford: Update Software. 2004.  
.* Hickling FW. The African Renaissance and the Struggle for Mental Health in the African 
Diaspora. In: MGH Handbook of Multicultural Psychiatry – Perspectives of Transcultural Psychiatry. 
Edited by Anna M. Georgiopoulos and Jerrold R. Rosenbaum. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 
New York. 2005.  
 * Jackson Maria D, Coombs Michael P, Wright Beverley E, Carney Alice A, Lewis-
Fuller Eva, Reizo M. “Self-reported non-communicable chronic diseases and health seeking 
behaviour in rural Jamaica, following a health promotion intervention: A preliminary report.” In: 
International Collaboration in Community Health. Mita R and Satoh K  
 Eds. International Congress Series. 1267: Elsevier. p 59-68. 2004.  
.* Jackson M. “Quantitative methods in dietary assessments” In: Analytic Review of Conduct 
and Use of Food Consumption and Anthropometric Surveys in the Caribbean. Caribbean Food and 
Nutrition Institute. 2004.  
 
Refereed Journal Articles  
WIMJ = West Indies Medical Journal  
.* Hutchinson G, Simeon DT, Bain BC, Wyatt GE, Tucker MB, Le Franc E. “Social and 
health determinants of well being and life satisfaction in Jamaica.” International Journal of Social 
Psychiatry 50 (1): 43 -53, 2004.  
.* De La Haye W. “Community Based Substance Abuse Prevention.” WIMJ 53 (6): 420 -423, 
2004.  
.* Watson D, De La Haye W. “Caribbean Adaptation of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy as 
HIV Prevention.” WIMJ 53 (Suppl 4): 70 -72, 2004.  
.* Blake OA, Jackson JC, Jackson MD, Gordon CLA. “Assessment of Dietary Exposure to 
the natural toxin hypoglycin in Ackee (Blighia sapida) by Jamaican Consumers.” Food Research 
International 37 (8): 833-838, 2004.  
.* Samms-Vaughan M, Jackson M, Ashley D. “Urban Jamaican children’s exposure to 
community violence.” WIMJ 54 (1): 14 -21, 2005.  
.* Hickling F, Matthies B. “The Establishment of a Clinical Psychology Postgraduate program 
at the UWI, Mona.” Caribbean J. of Education 25(1): 25 -36, 2004.  
.* Hickling FW, Morgan KAD, Abel W, Denbow C, Ali Z, Nicholson G, Sinquee C. “A 
Comparison of the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) Results across Campuses of 
the University of the West Indies (2001 and 2002).” WIMJ 54 (2): 139 -43, 2005.  
.* Ward T, Hickling FW. “Psychology in the English-speaking Caribbean.” The Psychologist 17 
(8): 442 -444, 2005.  
.* Jackson M, Ashley D. “Physical and psychological violence in Jamaica’s health sector.” Pan 
American Journal of Public Health. 18 (2): 114 -21, 2005.  
.* Harvey SA, Ayabaca P, Bucagu M, Edson WN, Gbangbade S, McCaw-Binns A, Burkhalter 
BR. “Skilled birth attendant competence: an initial assessment in four countries, and implications for 
the Safe Motherhood movement.” International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics 87 (2): 203 -210, 2004.  
.* McCaw-Binns AM, Ashley DE, Knight L, MacGillivray I, Golding J. “Strategies to prevent 
eclampsia in a developing country: I. Re-organisation of maternity services.” International Journal of 
Gynecology and Obstetrics 87 (3): 286 -294, 2004.  
.* MacGillivray I, McCaw-Binns AM, Ashley DE, Fredrick A, Golding J. “Strategies to 
prevent eclampsia in a developing country: II. Use of a maternal pictorial card.” International Journal of 
Gynecology and Obstetrics 87 (3): 295 -300, 2004.  
.* McCaw-Binns A. “Safe Motherhood in Jamaica: from slavery to self-determination.” 
Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology 19 (4): 254 -261, 2005.  
.* Mitchell A, Paul TJ, La Grenade J, Mc Caw-Binns A, Williams Green P. Assumptions 
about Disease Treatment Challenged in a Family Health Clerkship: Views of First Clinical Year 
Medical Students.’ Education For Health, Vol 18, No 1., March 2005, 14 -21.  
.* Walker. E., Mayes. B., Ramsay. H., Hewitt. H., Bain, B., Christie, C.D. Socio-demographic 
characteristics of Jamaican adolescents with HIV/AIDS. WIMJ 53 (5): 332 338, 2004.  
 
Non-refereed articles  
* Pierre R, Ramsay DH, Loudon M. “HIV/AIDS and affected Jamaican children – a 
vulnerable generation. Caribbean Childhoods: from research to action.” Journal of the 
Children's Issues Coalition Vol. 2, pp 82 -99. The University of the West Indies. 2005. 
 
Technical Reports  
.* Abel W. “Audit of Mental Health Services in Jamaica.” Report prepared for the Ministry of 
Health, Jamaica. 2004.  
.* Abel W. “A Comparison of Mental Health Services in Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago. 
Report prepared for CARICOM. 2005  
.* Bain B. “HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria” In: Benn D (editor), Bailey B, Bain B, 
Clayton A, McCaw-Binns A, Miller E, Samms-Vaughan M, Witter M. Regional Report on the Achievement 
of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the Caribbean Community. United Nations Development 
Programme (UNDP): New York. September 1, 2004.  
.* Hickling F. “Strategic Challenges Confronting UWI Mona: Repositioning Strategy.” UWI 
Mona, Principal’s Office. July 2004.  
.* Jackson Maria D, Coombs Michael P, Wright Beverley E, Carney Alice A, Lewis-Fuller 
Eva, Reizo M. Manchester Health and Lifestyle Survey II. Japan International Cooperation 
Agency/Southern Regional Health Authority, Jamaica. 2004.  
.* McCaw-Binns A. “Improving Maternal Health.” In: Benn D (editor), Bailey B, Bain B, 
Clayton A, McCaw-Binns A, Miller E, Samms-Vaughan M, Witter M. Regional Report on the Achievement 
of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the Caribbean Community. United Nations Development 
Programme (UNDP): New York. September 1, 2004. pp 43 -50.  
.* Ramsay DH, Thompson L. “An Assessment: The Situation of Orphans and Vulnerable 
Children in Guyana.” The Ministry of Labour, Human Services and Social Security and the Ministry 
of Health, Guyana. A Technical Report for UNICEF, Guyana – 59 pages. October 2004.  
 
INCOME GENERATION GRANTS  
Project  Period  Funding Agency  Amount  Status  
Outcome of homeless persons  2004  Planning Institute of  J$ 2.6M  Completed 
with mental illness, treated in   Jamaica    
two intervention programmes      
in Jamaica.      
Abel W, McCallum M, Hickling     
F.  
Mental Health Education  2004  The CHASE Fund, J$370,000  Completed 
Programme   Jamaica    
Abel, Wright, Hickling      
CARICOM – Survey “ A  2005  CARICOM  J$1M  Ongoing  
Comparison of Mental Health      
Service in Jamaica and      
Trinidad & Tobago”      
Abel W.      
Audit of Mental Health  2004 Ministry of Health,  J$500,000  Completed 
Services – Ministry of Health,  2005  Jamaica    
Jamaica      
Abel W.      
Training of Jamaican Police in  2004  Ministry of Health,  J$350,000  Completed 
Mental Health   Jamaica    
Issues      
Abel W, Wright E, Hickling F      
Guidelines for the Treatment  Jan. 2005  Ministry of Health,  J$350,000  Ongoing  
of common Mental Disorders   Jamaica    
Abel W      
Mental Health and Wellness in  2005  Kellogg Foundation  US$20,000  Ongoing  
English-Speaking Caribbean      
Populations. 2005, Meharry      
Medical College/Kellogg      
Foundation. Arthur C, Hickling      
F.      
Mental Health Stigma Survey,  2004 Ministry of Health  J$1.5M  Ongoing  
Ministry of Health, Jamaica.  2005     
Abel W, Wright E, Haynes T,      
Hickling F      
Research Fellowship for  2004 Principals Research J$ 3.5M  Ongoing  
preparation of four books  2006  Fund, Mona    
Hickling F   Campus    
A Randomized Controlled  2005  The CHASE Fund, J$4.1M  Ongoing  
Trial of Psychohistoriographic   Jamaica.    
Brief Psychotherapy. Hickling     
F.  
Prostate Cancer in Jamaica:  2004 National Health  J$12M  Ongoing  
The Contribution of Diet and   Fund, Jamaica  J$3M   
Lifestyle factors   Planning Institute   
of  
Jackson M, Paul T and colleagues   Jamaica    
from other UWI Departments      
Pre-hospital Emergency  April –  Pan-American  US$7,000  Completed 
Medical Training (EMT) for  June  Health   
Organization  
medical students, policemen,  2005     
firemen and UWI librarians      
(31 persons).      
Segree W et al.      
 
EMT Training for Jamalco  Jan-May  Jamalco  J$935,000  Completed 
Staff  2005     
Segree W et al.      
Project for strengthening the  2001 European  Euro 2.7M  Completed 
institutional response to  2005  Commission via    
HIV/AIDS/STI in the   CARICOM    
Caribbean      
Bain B and colleagues on three UWI      
Campuses      
(Project undertaken on behalf of     
UWI  
by the UWI HIV/AIDS     
Response  
Programme – UWI HARP)      
 
Income from Courses  
 
Other Income generating activities  
Video Production – an investment for income generation:  
Team: Dr T Paul, Dr W De La Haye, Dr Alan Barnett, Mrs. Bandara, Dr W Segree, ‘Z Jamaica’ and 
Michael Anthony Cuffe of Radio Mona.  
Project: Production of a Training Video on Vital Signs for use within the Faculty of Medical Sciences 
and for sale outside.  
The cost of production (US$12,500) is being underwritten by the Faculty from a grant given by Dr 
Paul Dishner, a former visiting lecturer. 
 
PUBLIC SERVICE  
Dr. Wendel Abel  
– Weekly contributor to the Daily Gleaner as a Health Writer. 
 
Professor Brendan Bain  
.– Board Member, Family Life Ministries  
.– Radio Host, Family Time, Radio Jamaica  
.– Member, Editorial Board, West Indian Medical Journal  
.– UWI Representative on the Executive Board, Pan-Caribbean Partnership against AIDS.  
.– Regional Editor, Journal of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Education in Children and Youth.  
.– Member, PAHO Technical Advisory Committee on HIV/AIDS.  
 
Mr. Norbert Campbell  
.– Member, National Task Force for the Development of the National Asbestos Management 
Plan for Jamaica, National Environment and Planning Agency.  
.– Chairman, National Working Group on Occupational Injuries in Jamaica, Ministry of 
Health.  
.– Executive Council Member, Jamaica Association of Public Health Inspectors (JAPHI)  
 
Dr. Winston De La Haye  
.– Chairman, Ethics Committee, Medical Association of Jamaica  
.– Chairman, Treatment and Rehabilitation Committee, National Council on Drug Abuse, 
Jamaica  
.– Chairman, Scholarship Committee, Jamaica Fulbright Humphrey Alumni Association  
.– Secretary, Jamaica Psychiatric Association  
.– Director, Richmond Fellowship, Patricia House, Kingston, Jamaica.  
.– Director, RISE Management Services (formerly Addiction Alert Organization)  
 
Dr Denise Eldemire-Shearer  
.– Chairman, National Council of Senior Citizens, Ministry of Social Security  
.– Chairman, Board of Supervision – Ministry of Local Government  
.– Deputy Chair, Golden Age Home  
.– Member, National Council for Disabilities  
.– Vice Chancellor’s Representative, Council of Voluntarily Social Services  
.– Advisor, WHO Ageing and Health Programme  
 
Mrs Dorett Falloon  
– Coordinator, Counselling Services, East Queen Street Baptist Church, Kingston  
Professor Frederick Hickling  
.– Chairman, National Council on Drug Abuse, Jamaica  
.– University of the West Indies Representative, PAHO Inter-American Research Initiative.  
.– Member, Section on Conflict Management and Resolution. World Psychiatric Association  
 
Mrs. Desmalee Holder-Nevins  
.– Member, School Board, St Ann’s Bay High School  
.– President, Jamaica Association for Health Education and Promotion.  
.– Leader, Youth Programmes, Discovery Bay Seventh Day Adventist Church and mentor for 
adolescents from low-income communities.  
 
Dr. Maria Jackson  
.– Member, Scientific Advisory Committee, Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute.  
.– Member, Medical Research Council of Britain/University of Glasgow  
.– Committee member, Jamaica (Manchester) -Japan health and lifestyle intervention project  
.– Reviewer of manuscripts for the following journals  
.– European Journal of Clinical Nutrition  
.– Social Sciences & Medicine  
.– Public Health Nutrition  
 
Dr. Janet La Grenade  
– Chairman, South Eastern Regional Mental Health Review Board. 
 
Dr Gillian Lowe  
.– Executive member, Coalition for Children, Caribbean Child Development Centre, University 
of the West Indies, Mona.  
.– Executive member, The Youth Violence Prevention Program, Violence Clinic, UWI.  
.– Treasurer, Jamaica Psychiatric Association.  
.– Executive Member, Education committee, Medical Association of Jamaica.  
.– Founder and Executive Member, Jamaica Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Association  
 
Dr. Satnarine Maharaj  
.– Member, Vice Chancellor’s Task Force to assist with the Emergency Relief and 
Rehabilitation efforts in Grenada after Hurricane Ivan  
.– PAHO Advisor, Ministry of Health, Environment and Ecclesiastical Affairs of Grenada  
 
Professor Affette McCaw-Binns  
.– Member, Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences: Expert Panel –Committee to 
evaluate the “President’s Emergency Plan for HIV/AIDS Response (PEPFAR).” 2005  
.– Member, Vital Statistics Commission, Jamaica  
 
Dr. Kai Morgan  
.– President, Jamaican Psychological Society  
.– Member, Executive Board of Mico Care Management Committee  
.– Member, Treatment And Rehabilitation Committee, National Council on Drug Abuse  
.– Volunteer Psychologist, National Netball and Football Teams.  
 
Dr. Tomlin Paul  
.– Board Member, National Family Planning Board (NFPB) of Jamaica.  
.– Board Member, McCam Child Development Centre, Kingston, Jamaica  
.– Board Member, Hope Estate Educational Partners (HEEP).  
.– 3rd Regional Vice President, Caribbean College of Family Physicians (CCFP).  
 
Mrs. Hope Ramsay  
– Member, National Orphans and Vulnerable Children Steering Committee, Jamaica.  
Dr. Winsome Segree  
.– Member, National Resuscitation Council of Jamaica  
.– Member, Emergency Medical Services Planning Committee, Ministry of Health, Jamaica  
 
CATEGORIES OF STUDENTS  
Undergraduate:  
Bachelor of Basic Medical Sciences  
Year 1 – 18  
Bachelor of Medical Sciences  
Year 1 – 150; Year 2 – 117; Year3–109  
Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery  
Year 4 – 89, Year 5 – 94  
Postgraduate:  
Master of Public Health 
MPH (General) – 14; MPH (Health Promotion/ 
Health Education) – 9 
Master of Science in Family Medicine – 15 
Master of Science in Clinical Psychology – 17 
Doctor of Medicine (Psychiatry) – 6 
Doctor of Philosophy (Public Health) – 7 
Doctor of Philosophy (Clinical Psychology) – 7 
 
CERTIFICATE COURSES  
Community Care of the Elderly – 12 
Emergency Medical Services – 
Prehospital Emergency Medical Training: 
Emergency Care and Treatment (ECAT) – 31 
Emergency Medical Technician-Basic (EMT-B): – 52 
Refresher/Recertification – 31 
Emergency Medical Technician – Intermediate – 22 
(EMT – I) 
 
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE  
Professor Everard Nathaniel Barton, BSc Hons. UWI, MBBS Ibadan, DM UWI, FACP, 
FRCP(Ed) – Head of Department  
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT  
he period August 1, 2004 to July 31, 2005 was quite successful for the 
department.The department continued its thrust to be student-friendly. It 
reviewed its undergraduate and postgraduate teaching with a view to 
strengthening the clinical exposure of its students while emphasizing the 
research ele-ment of its postgraduate programme. It has strengthened in-house 
con-tinuous assessment and audit of its programmes.  
The department continued its research linkages with local, regional and 
international centres. It has fostered linkages with academic centres of repute which has enhanced 
postgraduate student exchanges.  
The Faculty of Medical Sciences revised the MBBS curriculum and the department has met the 
challenges of that new curriculum while, in the transition period, provided instructions to those who 
were admitted under the old curriculum. The pass rate for the Medicine and Therapeutics 
Examination in May\June 2005 – was excellent (98%) with five students getting honours in 
Medicine. Nine postgraduate students successfully completed the D.M. Examination in the period 
under review. There were four out of five candidates passing the Part I and all five passed the Part II. 
The department was mindful of External Examiners’ Reports.  
The department carries a heavy burden of service commitments to inpatients and outpatients and has 
satisfactorily fulfilled its obligations with good support from the University Hospital of the West 
Indies.  
The department increased its involvement in continuing medical education programmes for General 
Medical Practitioners. The department has reached out to the Government Health Service especially 
outside Kingston, establishing clinics in Manchester and St. Ann. 
 
Staff  
The academic staff is to be highly commended for the outstanding performance of students while it 
discharges its service commitments to the hospital and attend to research.  
Professor Charles Denbow demitted office as Head on July 31, 2004 and Professor Everard Barton 
assumed office on August 1, 2004.  
Professor Denbow was on Sabbatical during the year. Dr. Charlton Collie was away for the year on 
the Herbert Humphrey Fellowship at the Johns’ Hopkins Hospital in Maryland. 
 
PAPERS PRESENTED  
Dr. M.Arthurs  
. • Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Jamaican patients with Sickle Cell Disease: 
Preliminary experience. Caribbean Health Research Council Scientific Meeting. Trinidad and Tobago, 
April 2005.  
. • Bile Duct Injuries in the Laparoscopic Era: The University Hospital of the West 
Indies Experience. Caribbean Health Research Council Scientific Meeting. Trinidad and Tobago, 
April 2005.  
 
Professor E. Barton  
. • Acute Renal Failure and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft. Caribbean Association of 
Nephrolgists and Urologists Scientific meeting, Trinidad and Tobago, April 2005.  
. • Glycaemic and Metabolic Control in Youth with Diabetes in Jamaica, U.S.A.  
. • Acute Renal and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft. The University of the West Indies 
Research Day, January 2005  
 
Dr. W. Williams  
• Outcome of Lupus Nephritis in a Cohort of Black Jamaicans. th Annual Research 
Conference. Kingston, Jamaica. October, 2004.  
. • Lupus Nepritis in Jamaican Patients, the struggle continues. Association of 
Consultants Physicians. Kingston, Jamaica. December, 2004.  
. • Outcome of Lupus Nepritis in a Cohort of Jamaican Patients. The University of the 
West Indies Research Day, January, 2005.  
 
Dr. R. Wright-Pascoe  
• Methodologies of Tight Control-Significance/Benefits of Treating to HBAIC Target of less 
than 7%. UDOP Conference. Kingston, Jamaica, March 2005.  
Dr. R. Smith  
• Acute Renal Failure and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft. The University of the West Indies 
Research Day, January, 2005.  
Professor M. Lee  
. • Helicobacter Pylori: Epidemiologic Aspects in Jamaica, Faculty of Medical Sciences. 
The University of the West Indies. Kingston, Jamaica. March 2005.  
. • Abdominal pain. Lupus Foundation: Kingston, Jamaica. June 2005.  
 
PUBLICATIONS 
 
Papers  
WIMJ = West Indies Medical Journal  
.* J. M. Plummer, M. Arthurs, A.H. McDonald, M.E.C. McFarlane, W. West, Endoscopic 
Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography use at the University Hospital of the West Indies. WIMJ. 
2004; 53(4) 234 -237.  
.* R. Wright-Pascoe, Obesity in the Caribbean. Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of 
Edinburgh 2004; 34:178 -179.  
.* A. East-Innis, Management of Common Dermatological Manifestations of HIV Infection. 
Postgraduate Doctor (Africa) 2004; 26(4): 85 -89.  
.* A. East-Innis, The Quest for the Global Elimination of Leprosy. WIMJ. 2005, 54:1-2.  
.* F.W. Hickling, KAD Morgan, W. Abel, C.E. Denbow,Z. Ali, G.D.Nicolson, C. Sinquee. A 
comparison of the Objective Structured Clinical Examination Results across campuses of the 
University of the West Indies (2001 and 2002)  
 * M.G. Lee, M. Arthurs, M.F. Smikle, G. Dowe, V. Levy,  
 E.N. Barton. Antibiotic Sensitivity of Helicobacter Pylori in Jamaica. WIMJ. 2005; 53: 374 -
377.  
.* EMM Besterman, William Harvey and his discovery of the Circulation of the Blood. 
WIMJ. 2004; 53: (6) 425 -426  
.* EMM Besterman, Sir William Osler: Founder of the Anglo American Scientific Clinical 
Medicine and its Teaching. WIMJ. 2005; 54: 155 -156.  
.* EMM Besterman, Listening To The Heart. WIMJ. 2004;  
 
53: 263 -264. 
 
Abstracts  
.* Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Jamaican Patients with Sickle Cell Disease: Preliminary 
Experience. JM Plummer,  
.N.D. Duncan, DIG Mitchell, AH McDonald, M. Arthurs,  
.M. Reid. WIMJ. 2005; 54: (4) 55.  
.* Bile Duct Injuries in the Laparoscopic Era: The University of the West Indies Experience. 
JM Plummer, N.O. Duncan, DIG Mitchell, M Arthurs. WIMJ. 2005; 54: (4) 56.  
.* The variation of Dermatology species cultured for Tinea Capitis from hair and scalp samples 
derived from patients of the University Hospital of the West Indies. A East-Innis, A Nicholson. 
WIMJ. 2004; 54: (5) 19.  
.* Helicobacter Pylori: Epidemiologic Aspects in Jamaica.  
.M.G. Lee. WIMJ. 2005; 54: 158.  
.* Diverticular Disease: Oh The Pain Of It All! T.M. Murphy. WIMJ. 2005; 54: 159.  
.* Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, a Nightmare. Is it the Patient’s or the Physician’s? B. 
Anglin Brown. WIMJ. 2005;  
 
54: 159. 
 
PUBLIC SERVICE Professor E.N.Barton  
.– Research Personnel, Lupus Foundation of Jamaica.  
.– Research Personnel, Kidney Foundation of Jamaica.  
.– Voluntary Clinical Renal service to the public of Manchester, St. Elizabeth and St. Ann.  
.– Consultant to Charitable Foundations, providing Health-Care Diabetic Association of 
Jamaica.  
.– Treasurer, Caribbean Association of Nephrologists and Urologists.  
 
Dr. Rose Marie Wright-Pascoe  
.– Chairperson, Board of Management, Mannings High All Age School.  
.– 2nd Vice-President, Association of Consultant Physicians of Jamaica.  
.– Member, Education Committee, Medical Association of Jamaica.  
 
 
 
DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY  
Professor Monica Smikle, BSc UWI, MSc Amst. PhD UWI Dip. Clin. Microb. Lond – Head of 
Department  
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT  
 Microbiology Department achieved most of its 
objectives for the academic year 2004/2005. A total 
61,787 clinical specimens were processed during 
2004/2005 compared to 67,122 in 2003/2004. There were 
increases in the number of specimens processed by 
Bacteriology Section (o.2%) and Virology Section (9.0%). 
Microbiology Department had some success with its 
 income generating activities. Contractual arrangements 
were made with the Ministry of Health to provide immunology and molecular diagnostic services to 
the HIV/AIDS Treatment and Policy Project. During 2004/2005 the department also acquired 
major new equipment which would upgrade its diagnostic and research capabilities. The Department 
continued to receive favourable results for the undergraduate medical microbiology courses (mean 
score 4.1± 0.8) and teaching assessment of lecturers (mean score 4.5 ± 1.1). The per capita 
publication output for the 10member academic staff over the period under review was 1.1.  
Several members of staff were appointed during the period under review. Dr Ivan Vickers was 
appointed lecturer effective August 1, 2004. Kere-Ann Lindsay-Nelson and Wendy Waugh were 
appointed senior medical technologists; Maizie Moncrieffe-Williams, secretary and Peter Davis, 
laboratory attendant effective from July 1, 2005. Derrick Brown was promoted to stores assistant and 
Anthony Davis to chief laboratory attendant in charge effective May 1, 2005. Senior medical 
technologists Olivene Christie, Cheryl Chambers and Lennox Pryce were granted assisted passage 
leave and Trischa-Day Williams study leave for academic year 2004/2005. Oliver Campbell resigned 
his post of laboratory attendant August, 2004 after 15 years of service to the University. Dr 
Gwendolyn Dowe, senior lecturer retired July 31, 2005. The refurbishment of the physical plant was 
one major target that was not achieved. The reason for deferment is not clear as funds were 
identified to get the job done.  
Microbiology Department’s main targets for 2005/2006 include refurbishment of the Department, 
increasing the publications output per capita, graduation of the graduate students currently in the 
Department and enhancing the research activities. 
 
PAPERS PRESENTED  
Faculty of Medical Sciences 13th Annual Conference. Kingston, Jamaica. November 2004.  
• “The association between tumour necrosis factor (TNF-_) – 308 polymorphism and cervical 
dysplasia in Jamaican women.” PE Bazuaye, Fletcher, MF Smikle, M Jackson, N 
McFarlane-Anderson.  
. • “The variation of dermatophyte species cultured (for Tinea capitis) from hair and 
scalp samples at the University Hospital of the West Indies.” A East-Innis, A Nicholson.  
. • “Molecular epidemiology of blood isolates of methicillin resistant coagulase negative 
staphylococci at the University Hospital of the West Indies.” PE Akpaka, N Christian, NC Bodonaik, 
MF Smikle.  
. • “The outcome of lupus nephritis in a cohort of Black Jamaican patients.” W 
Williams, LA Sargeant, MF Smikle, R Smith, H Edwards, D Shah.  
. • “Preliminary results of a study of opportunistic intestinal parasitic infections among 
persons living with HIV/AIDS in Jamaica.” DM Barrett, A Nembhard, RW Sue-Ho, N Williams, D 
Eldermire-Shearer, J F Lindo.  
. • “The prevalence of coagulase negative staphylococci in blood cultures at the 
University Hospital of the West Indies.” PE Akpaka, N Christian, N C Bodonaik, MF Smikle.  
 • “Epidemiology of admissions for sports related injuries at the University Hospital of 
the West Indies.” J Williams 
 Johnson, AH McDonald, N Meeks-Aiken, E Williams, JF Lindo, P Singh.  
. • “Isolation and identification of pathogenic Acanthamoeba strains from water 
sources in Jamaica West Indies.” J Lorenzo-Morales, DM Barrett, A Ortega-Rivas, B Valladares, JF 
Lindo.  
 
Caribbean Health Research Council 50th Annual Council and Scientific Meetings. Trinidad 
and Tobago, April 2005.  
. • “Seroprevalence of sexually transmitted infections among accepted and deferred 
blood donors in Jamaica.” IE Vickers, AR Braithwaite, M Levy, JP Figueroa.  
. • “Does a choice of condoms impact STI incidence? a randomized controlled trial.” 
MJ Steiner, T Hylton-Kong, JP Figueroa, M Hobbs, F Behets, MF Smikle, K Tweedy, S Powell, L 
McNeil, A Braithwaite.  
. • “Asymptomatic bacteriuria in sickle cell disease.” V Cummings, S Ali, TE Forrester, 
K Roye-Green, M Reid.  
. • “Epidemiology of blood isolates of coagulase negative staphylococci at the 
University Hospital of the West Indies” PE Akpaka, N Christian, NC Bodonaik, MF Smikle.  
. • “Coagulase negative staphylococci from blood cultures: contaminants or 
pathogens?” NC Bodonaik, S Moonah.  
. • “Impact of lifestyle risk intervention in high school children in Jamaica.” RB Pierre, 
P Swaby, R Sue-Ho, C Walters.  
. • Intestinal helminthic parasites of wild rats (Rattus sp.) in Jamaica and their zoonotic 
potential. CA Waugh, JF Lindo, P Foronda, M Angeles Santana, J Lorenzo-Morales, R D Robinson.  
. • “Class I HLA -A-B haplotypes and tumour necrosis factor (TNF-_) – 308 
polymorphism and cervical dysplasia.” PE Bazuaye, H Fletcher, MF Smikle, M Jackson, N 
McFarlane-Anderson.  
. • “A complex recombinant HIV-1 (CRF 06 – cpx) was the predominant strain in 
Burkina Faso by the Mid-1980s.” D Pieniazek, A Schaefer, J Mika, L Rose, O Heslop, M Rayfield, T 
Folks, M L Kalish. The 11th General Conference  
 
on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections. San Francisco. 2004. 
 
PUBLICATIONS  
Refereed Journal Articles  
WIMJ = West Indian Medical Journal  
.* “CDC – defined diseases and opportunistic infections in Jamaican children with 
HIV/AIDS.” R Pierre, JC Steel-Duncan, T Evans-Gilbert, B Rodriquez, P Palmer, MF Smikle, S 
Whorms, I Hambleton, JP Figueroa, CD Christie. WIMJ. 53, 5 (2004): 315 -21  
.* “Uptake of interventions, outcomes and challenges in caring for HIV-exposed infants in 
Kingston, Jamaica.” J C Steel-Duncan, R Pierre, T Evans-Gilbert, B Rodriquez MF Smikle, P Palmer, 
S Whorms, I Hambleton, JP Figueroa, CD Christie. WIMJ. 53, 5 (2004): 308 -14.  
.* “HIV seroprevalence, uptake of interventions to reduce mother to child transmission and 
birth outcocmes in greater Kingston, Jamaica.” N Johnson, AA Mullings, KM Harvey, G Alexander, 
D McDonald, MF Smikle, E Williams, P Palmer, S Whorms, JP Figueroa, CD Christie. WIMJ. 53, 5 
(2004): 297 -302.  
.* “Antibiotic sensitivity of Helicobacter pylori in Jamaica.” MG Lee, M Arthurs, MF Smikle, G 
Dowe, V Levy, EN Barton. WIMJ. 53, 6 (2004): 374 -7.  
.* “Influenza activity in Jamaica, 2003-2004: detection of the newly emerged influenza A 
Fujian/411/2002 (H3N2).” ST Jackson, G Dowe, MF Smikle. WIMJ. 53, 4 (2004): 258 -9  
 * “The epidemiology of mycotic vulvovaginitis and the use of antifungal agents in 
suspected mycotic vulvovaginitis and its implications for clinical practice.” ST Jackson, L Rainford, A 
Miller, AM Mullings. WIMJ. 54, 3 (2005): 192  
 5.  
.* “Infections linked to personal appearance workers.” I E Vickers. WIMJ. 53, 6 (2004): 367.  
 
* “Photobacterium damsela bacteremia in a child with sickle cell disease.” JM Knight-Madden, M 
Barton, N Gandretti, AM Nicholson. Paediatr Infect Dis J. 24, 7 (2005): 654 -5.  
.* “A peptide that shares similarity with bacterial antigens reverses thrombogenic properties of 
antiphospholipidantibodies in vivo.” SS Pierangeli, M Blank, X Liu, R Espinola, M Fridkin, MV 
Ostertag, K Roye-Green, EN Harris,Y Shoenfeld. J Autoimmun. 22, 3 (2004): 217 -25.  
.* “An unusual presentation of group B streptococcal sepsis.” M Thame, L Franklin, J Young, 
C Hall, GL Saunders, NP Williams. WIMJ. 53, 6 (2004): 416 -9.  
 
* “Acanthamoeba infection as a cause of severe keratitis in a soft contact lens wearer in 
Jamaica.” Z Wynter-Allison, JL Morales, D Calder, K Radlein, A Ortega-Rivas, JF Lindo. 
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 73,1 (2005) 92 -4. 
 
CATEGORIES OF STUDENTS  
Undergraduate  
The undergraduate medical microbiology programme was taught to 394 students in different year 
groups of the MBBS curriculum and BBMed Sci programme. 
 
 
Postgraduate  
Seven candidates were in graduate programmes in medical microbiology. These include the DM (2 
candidates), PhD (2 candidates), MSc (2 candidates) and M Phil (1 candidate). 
 
DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS, GYNAECOLOGY AND CHILD 
HEALTH  
Professor Horace Fletcher BSC, MBBS, DM (O&G), FRCOG, FACOG – Head of 
Department  
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT  
he main focus of the Department is to improve the health and 
welfare of families, in particular women and children in the region. 
This is done through clinical (service) work and academic (teaching and 
research). The Department comprises Obstetric and Gynaecological services 
(reproductive endocrinology, gynaecological oncology and perinatal 
services) as well as Child Health dealing with medical problems, neonatology 
and psychological disorders (development and behavioural Paediatrics).  
We teach medical students, postgraduate students (Doctorate Medicus 
Obstetrics/Gynaecology and Paediatrics) as well as supervise other post 
Graduate students MPhil and PhD. We also assist in the teaching of Midwives and nurses. 
 
Child health  
This Department is comprised of two medical wards and one neonatal intensive care unit. The main 
subspecialties are infectious diseases, psychological disorders (development and behavioural 
Paediatrics), cardiology, gastroenterology neonatology, nephrology, neurology. pulmonology and 
other medical conditions managed in conjunction with other specialties. Residents and medical 
students are taught and referrals are accepted from Jamaica and the rest of the Caribbean. The 
Section of Child Health successfully staged the academic conference Child Neurology for 
Practitioners May 1-2, 2004. This conference saw excellent presentations by a multidisciplinary 
faculty of esteemed experts from Jamaica and the United States. There were approximately 150 
registrants including paediatricians, general practitioners, nurses physiotherapists, medical and 
nursing students 
 
Minority International Research Training (MIRT) Programme  
National Institutes of Health  
The MIRT programme, jointly coordinated by Michigan State University (MSU) and the Section of 
Child Health, and funded by the NIH is now in its eighth year. 
 
Obstetric Perinatal Service  
The Perinatal service hosts an annual conference in February of each year run by Drs. Matadial, 
Kulkarni and Mullings. This service manages high risk obstetric cases and accepts referrals from the 
rest of the island as well as the rest of the British West Indies. The Unit also has facilities for teaching 
post graduate and medical students. Perinatal Audit for 2005, UWI, Mona, February 6-7, 2005 was 
attended by over 600 delegates. This was a joint effort between Obstetrics and Gynaecology and the 
Neonatology group from Child Health with external review by practitioners from outside units. 
Special emphasis was placed on topics such as Genetic Counseling, Premature Birth and Neonatal 
Neurological Outcome. 
 
Oncology Unit  
This is run by three Consultants Professor Fletcher, Dr Rattray and Dr Mitchell. The Unit is also run 
By Sister Nash and her team of nurses as well as residents who rotate through on a monthly basis. 
The services offered are consultations for patients with gynaecological tumours, colposcopic 
diagnosis and treatment, and surgery for gynaecological tumours. The Unit also has facilities for 
teaching post graduate and medical students. 
 
Sterility & Fertility  
The members of the Sterility & Fertility firm and Fertility Management Unit resumed the In Vitro 
Fertilization and Embryo Transfer Programme for the treatment of infertile patients from Jamaica 
and the wider Caribbean. The programme was restructured to streamline and accommodate the 
treatment of infertile couples on a continuous basis. Professor Joseph Frederick is the director of the 
programme along with Drs. Shaun Wynter and Vernon DaCosta as clinicians and Dr. Audrey 
Pottinger and Sister McKenzie as counsellors. Two new staff members joined the programme in 
Miss Denise Everett, a senior embryologist (Biologist) and Miss Hillary Walters, a staff Nurse as the 
coordinator of the programme. Since the resumption, the pregnancy rates have shown considerable 
improvement as we are also achieving pregnancies from the frozen embryos. A major break-through 
is that all the documents required for the registration of the drugs used in the programme have been 
submitted to the Pharmaceuticals and Regulatory Affairs in the Ministry of Health.  
The Unit also undertakes operative and diagnostic laparoscopy, contraception and sterilisation advice 
and management. Counseling in family planning and family life is also offered. 
 
STAFF  
Academic Achievements  
Professor Horace Fletcher has been elevated to a chair in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and this 
promotion has been timely as it coincides with him being confirmed as head of the department. 
 
PAPERS PRESENTED:  
. • Antoine M, The limits of resuscitation-the paediatrician’s dilemma. Department of 
Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Child Health UWI, perinatal conference 2005  
. • Christie CD. A pediatric and perinatal HIV/AIDS Leadership Initiative in 
Kingston, Jamaica – summary of year two’s results. Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, 
ANNUAL THINK TANK, White Oak, Florida, November, 2004.  
. • Christie CD. “A perspective from the field: the value of collaborative research 
partnerships”, World AIDS Day luncheon, co-sponsored by the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS 
and Pfizer Foundations. Capitol Hill, Washington DC, Dec 1, 2004.  
. • Vesikari T, Matson D, Van Damme P, Heyse J4, Dallas M, Goveia M, Black S. 
Shinefield H, Christie C, Rodriguez Z, Boslego J, Dennehy P, Marshall G, Gothefors L, Miller J, 
Campens D and Heaton P., for the rest (Protocol 006) Study Team. Incidence of Intussusception 
with the Pentavalent (Human-Bovine) Reassortant Rotavirus Vaccine (PRV) is Similar to Placebo. 
Adverse events after Vaccination. European Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID), May 
20, 2005, platform presentation and abstract.  
. • Christie CDC, Steel-Duncan J, Palmer P, Pierre R, Harvey K, Johnson N, 
Anderson M, Billings C, Evans-Gilbert T, Rodriquez B, McDonald C, Moore J, Smikle M, Williams 
E, Whorms S, Mullings A, McDonald D, Alexander G, Onyonyor O, Morgan O, Hylton-Kong T, 
Harris M, Figueroa JP. Efficacy of prevention of mother-to-child-transmission of HIV with perinatal 
AZT in a nonbreastfeeding population from 42 antenatal clinics in Greater Kingston, Jamaica. 3rd 
International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 
24-27 July, 2005, poster presentation, abstract # TuPe5.2P07.  
. • Christie CD. Immunization update. Ena Thomas Memorial Symposium, Kingston, 
Jamaica. 20 November, 2005.  
. • Christie CD. “Highly Active Antitretrovial drugs in Pregnancy (HAART): 
Prevention of Mother to child transmission of HIV/AIDS”. Medical Association of Jamaica 
Symposium. Plenary speaker. Kingston, Jamaica. June 3, 2005.  
. • Christie CD. HIV/AIDS in children. Ministry of Health, Annual Workshop in 
HIV/AIDS. Kingston, Jamaica. 1 July, 2005.  
. • DaCosta V. “Gene therapy in utero” Medical Association of Jamaica Symposium 
2005-First world medicine for Jamaica, Jamaica Pegasus Hotel June 2-5 2005  
. • Dacosta V. Pelvic floor damage at hysterectomy, American College of 
Obstetricians and Gynecologists District IV symposium, Eden Gardens Hotel Kingston Jamaica 16th 
April 2005  
. • N Levy, N McFarlane-Anderson, G Bramwell, A Wierenga, Fletcher H 2004. Pre-
Eclampsia in Jamaica Women: Blood Pressure Nitric Oxide Status, Polymorphisms in the Nitric 
Oxide Synthase Gene and their Relationship to Pregnancy Outcome, Faculty Medicine Annual 
Research Conference Mona UWI  
. • Simms-Stewart D, Fletcher H, Mitchell S, Walters E,Reid M, Bennett F. 2004. 
Low Bone Mineral Density in an Afro-Caribbean Jamaican Population and the Associated Risk 
Factors. Faculty Medicine Annual Research Conference Mona UWI  
. • PE Bazuaye, Fletcher H, M Smikle, M Jackson, N McFarlane-Anderson 2004. The 
association between Tumour Necrosis Factor (TNF) – 308 Polymorphism with Cervical Dysplasia in 
Jamaican Women, Faculty Medicine Annual Research Conference Mona UWI  
. • GG Bramwell, N Levy, A Wierenga, M Jackson, J Rodriguez-Orengo, Fletcher H, 
N McFarlane-Anderson 2004. Plasma homocysteine levels, folate intake and polymorphisms in the 
methylenetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene in Jamaican women, Faculty Medicine Annual 
Research Conference Mona UWI  
. • Simms-Stewart D, Dacosta V, Fletcher H and Reid M 2004. Comparison 
between actual birth weight, ultrasonographic fetal weight and effect of level of experience on 
accuracy of measurement, Faculty Medicine Annual Research Conference Mona UWI  
. • T Potter, Fletcher H, M Vutchkov, GC Lalor 2004. Mercury concentration in the 
placenta of parturients at the University Hospital of the West Indies, Faculty Medicine Annual 
Research Conference Mona UWI  
. • Garwood D, Bazuaye P, Fletcher H, Trueba G, McFarlane-Anderson N, 2005. 
Oxidative stress and antioxidant status in  
 
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women with cervical dysplasia. Caribbean Health Research Conference Tobago.  
. • Bazuaye P, Fletcher H, Smikle M. McFarlane-Anderson N 2005. Class 1 HLA-A-B 
haplotypes and tumour necrosis factor (TNF-á)-308 polymorphisim and cervical dysplasia. Caribbean 
Health Research Conference Tobago.  
. • Gossell-Williams M, Fletcher H, McFarlane-Anderson N, Jacob A, Patel J Zeisel S. 
2005. Free plasma choline concentrations during the first to second trimester of pregnancy in 
Jamaican women; implications of inadequate dietary intake. Caribbean Health Research Conference 
Tobago.  
. • Harrison A, Paediatric First Aid workshop, Early Childhood Commission 
workshop “quality early childhood service delivery within a legal framework”  
. • L. Lord, Kulkarni S, A. Mccaw-Binns, “Why Mothers Die” A 5-year review of 
maternal deaths at the UHWI 2000-2004. Annual Research Day, FMS UWI, November 17 -18, 2004, 
UWI, Mona.  
. • D. Wissart, Prof. O. Parshad, Kulkarni S, Thyroid function and Post-partum 
depression, Annual Research Day, FMS UWI, November 17-18, 2004, UWI, Mona  
 
• L Samuels, V. Dacosta and . Kulkarni S, Megacystis in-utero, th 
treatment by vescico-centesis, Annual Perinatal Conference, Department of Obstetrics, 
Gynaecology and Child Health, UWI, Mona, February 11 -13, 2005  
. • Millard D. Update on Rheumatic Fever – WHO Guidelines. Cardiology 
Conference Room, UHWI. June 17, 2005.  
. • Johnson N. Gynecological Manifestations and the Management of HIV. Building 
Bridges Conference – United States Embassy. October 2004  
. • Johnson N. Postpartum Seizures in HIV/AIDS. Clinico-Pathological Conference. 
December 2004  
. • Johnson N. Emergency Department Management of Vaginal Bleeding in the Non-
Pregnant Patient. Jamaica Emergency Medicine Association Symposium. March 2005  
. • Johnson N. Medical treatment of Uterine Fibroids Caribbean Woman symposium 
on uterine fibroids 2005  
. • Johnson N. Preterm Labour. What’s New? Medical Association of Jamaica 15th 
Symposium. June 2005  
. • Pierre R, Branday JM, Wierenga A, Pottinger A. “Students’ perception of the 
‘educational climate’ at the Faculty of Medical Sciences, Mona”. Poster presentation FMS 13th Annual 
Research Conference, November 11, 2004, Kingston Jamaica.  
. • Pierre RB, Swaby P, Sue-Ho R, Walters C. “Impact of a lifestyle risk intervention in 
high school students in Jamaica”. Poster presentation at the Caribbean Health Research Council, 50th 
Annual Council and Scientific Meeting, April 20 -23, 2005, Tobago.  
. • Pottinger AM, Mckenzie C, Frederick J, DaCosta V, Wynter S, Everett D, 
Walters Y. “Gender differences in coping response and beliefs about infertility between Afro-
Caribbean men and women”; Caribbean Health Research Conference, 50th Annual Scientific 
Conference, Rovanel’s Resort, Tobago. April 21 -23, 2005 (14 pages).”  
. • Jackson MA, Samms-Vaughan ME, Ashley DC. “Psychosocial, cognitive and 
socio-demographic factors associated with under-and overweight among 11-12 year old Jamaican 
children.” Caribbean Health Research Council 50th Annual Council Scientific Meeting. Tobago, West 
Indies. April, 2005.  
. • Samms-Vaughan, ME. “Early Childhood Development : An Investment in 
Breaking The Cycle of Poverty. PIOJ Seminar on Intergenerational Transmission of Poverty.” 
Jamaica Conference Centre. April, 2005.  
. • Samms-Vaughan, ME. “Early Childhood Development. What do we know and 
what are we doing?” Paediatric Association of Jamaica 15th Biennial Conference, Jamaica Conference 
Centre, March 2005.  
. • Samms-Vaughan, ME. “ADHD: The Jamaican Experience.” Janssen-Cilag 
Conference. Knutsford Court Hotel, Kingston Jamaica. March 2005  
. • Samms-Vaughan ME. “Aggression and Exposure to Violence in Jamaican 
Children. Caribbean Psychiatry Conference.” Jamaica Conference Centre. November 2004.  
. • Samms-Vaughan ME. “Impact of Violence on Children’s Behaviour.” 13th Annual 
Research Conference and Workshop. Faculty of Medical Sciences, UWI, Mona Campus. November 
2004.  
. • Samms-Vaughan ME, Milbourn P. “Behaviour and Emotional Disorders in 
Jamaican Children.” UNICEF Conference on Design of a System for Screening, Referral and Early 
Intervention for Children at Risk in Jamaica. Jamaica Conference Centre. November 2004.  
. • Samms-Vaughan ME, Ashley D, McCaw-Binns A, Jackson  
 
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M, Atkinson U. “The Jamaican Birth Cohort Studies: rd 
Methodology and Uses.” The Conference on Epidemiological Longitudinal Studies in Europe, 
Bristol, UK. September 2004.  
• Samms-Vaughan ME, Atkinson U, Jackson M, Ashley D. th 
“Jamaican Adolescents Romantic Relationships.” International Conference on Adolescent Health 
and Welfare and World Youth Forum. UWI Mona Campus. August 2004  
. • Thame K, Paediatric Association of Jamaica Outreach Symposium Whispering 
Bamboo Restaurant, St. Thomas “Acute Gastroenteritis”  
. • Thame K, June 23, 2005 Paediatric Association of Jamaica Symposium, Terra Nova 
Hotel “Nutritional Issues for the Chronically Ill Child”  
. • Thame K, June 23, 2005 Paediatric Association of Jamaica Symposium, Terra Nova 
Hotel “Issues in Infant Feeding”  
. • Thame M, ToRCH Infections Seminar for Midwives Conference Centre Kingston 
2004. Body Composition in pregnancies of adolescent girls and mature women and the impact on 
fetal growth and birth weight Caribbean Health Research Council 50th Annual Scientific Meeting 
Tobago April 2005  
. • Thame M, Pregnancy Performance in Homozygous Sickle Cell Disease at the 
University Hospital of the West Indies  
 
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Jamaica Association of Health Services Executives. March 2005  
. • Thame M, The Jamaican Fetus 4th Perinatal Conference, University of the West 
Indies, Mona February 2005  
. • Thame M, Trotman H, Fletcher H, Antoine M. Body composition between 
pregnancies of adolescent girls and mature women and the impact on fetal growth and birth weight. 
Caribbean Health Research Council 50th Annual Council and Scientific Meetings, Tobago. April 2005.  
. • Trotman H, Ward E, McCaw-Binns A. Non-fatal, unintentional injuries in children 
in six parishes in Jamaica. Caribbean Health Research Council 50th Annual Council and Scientific 
Meetings, Tobago. April 2005.  
. • Trotman H, Bell Y. Neonatal group B streptococcal infection at the University 
Hospital of the West Indies: a ten-year experience. FMS 13th Annual Research Conference November 
2004.  
. • Young J, Barton M, Richards-Dawson MA, Trotman H. Knowledge, perception 
and practice of healthcare workers toward pain in neonates at tertiary level hospitals in Kingston, 
Jamaica. FMS 13th Annual Research Conference November 2004. (Oral)  
 
PUBLICATIONS  
Refereed:  
WIMJ = West Indian Medical Journal  
 * Christie CDC. A Paediatric and Perinatal HIV/AIDS Leadership Initiative in 
Kingston, Jamaica. WIMJ, 2004: 53;  
 5: 283 -292.  
.* Johnson N, Mullings A., Harvey K, Alexander G, McDonald D, Smikle M, Williams E, 
Palmer P, Whorms S, Figueroa PS, Christie CDC. HIV Sero-prevalence, Uptake of Interventions to 
Reduce Mother to Child Transmission and Birth Outcomes in Greater Kingston, Jamaica. WIMJ, 
2004: 53; 5: 297 -302.  
.* Rodriguez B, Steel-Duncan JC, Pierre R, Evans-Gilbert T, Hambleton I, Palmer P, 
Figueroa JP, Christie CDC. Sociodemographic factors of HIV-exposed and HIV-infected Jamaican 
children. WIMJ, 2004: 53; 5: 303 -307.  
.* Steele-Duncan J, Pierre R, Evans-Gilbert T, Rodriquez B, Smikle M, Palmer P, Whorms S, 
Hambleton I, Figueroa JP, Christie CDC. Uptake of Interventions, Outcomes and Challenges in 
caring for HIV-exposed infants in Kingston, Jamaica. WIMJ, 2004: 53; 5: 308 -314.  
.* Pierre R, Steel-Duncan J, Evans-Gilbert T, Rodriguez B, Palmer P, Smikle M, Whorms S, 
Hambleton I, Figueroa JP, Christie CDC. CDC-defined Diseases and Opportunistic Infections in 
Jamaican children with HIV/AIDS. WIMJ, 2004: 53; 5: 315 -321.  
.* Evans-Gilbert T, Pierre R., Steel-Duncan J., Rodriguez B., Whorms S., Palmer P, Figueroa 
JP., Christie CDC. Anti-retroviral Drug Therapy in HIV-infected Jamaican Children. WIMJ, 2004: 
53; 5: 322 -326.  
.* Palmer P, Anderson-Allen MM, Billings CC, Moore J.T., McDonald–Kerr C., Steel-Duncan 
JC, Christie CDC. Nursing Interventions in the Kingston Pediatric and Perinatal HIV/AIDS 
Program. WIMJ, 2004: 53; 5: 327-331.  
.* Walker E, Mayes B, Ramsay H, Hewitt H, Bain B, Christie CDC. Socio-demographic and 
Clinical Characteristics of Jamaican Adolescents with HIV/AIDS. WIMJ, 2004: 53; 5: 332 -338.  
.* Geoghagen M, Farr JA, Hambleton I, Pierre R, Christie CDC. HIV and TB Co-infections 
in Jamaican Children. WIMJ, 2004: 53; 5: 339 -345.  
.* Geoghagen M, Pierre R, Evans-Gilbert T, Rodriguez B, Christie CDC. TB, Scabies and 
Chicken pox Outbreaks in an Orphanage for Children with HIV/AIDS in Jamaica. WIMJ, 2004: 53; 
5: 346 -351.  
.* Steel-Duncan JC, Pierre R., Evans-Gilbert T., Rodriguez B., Christie CDC. HIV/AIDS 
Following Sexual Assault in Jamaican Children and Adolescents – A Case for Post  
 
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Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV. WIMJ, 2004: 53; 5: 352 355.  
.* Steel-Duncan J., Pierre R., Gabay L., Christie CDC. Nevirapine-associated rash in a 
Jamaican child. WIMJ, 2004: 53; 5: 356 -358.  
.* Christie CDC. A Celebration of Academic Excellence in Pediatrics in Honor of Professor 
Richard Olmsted. WIMJ, 2004: 53; 5: 363 -365.  
.* Pierre RB, Wierenga A, Barton-Forbes M, Branday JM., Christie CDC. Student 
evaluation of an OSCE in Paediatrics at the University of the West Indies, Jamaica. Biomed Central 
Med Ed, 2004; 4: 22;  
.* Pierre R, Wierenga A., Barton M., Thame K, Branday M., Christie CD. Student self-
assessment in a pediatric Objective Structured Clinical Examination. WIMJ, 2005 Mar; 54(2): 144 -8.  
.* Vesikari T, Matson DO, Van Damme P, Heyse JF, Dallas MJ, Goveia MG, Black SB, 
Shinefield HR, Christie CDC, Santosham M, Rodriguez Z, Ylitalo S, Dennehy P, Marshall GS, 
Gothefors L, Clark HF, Onorato MT, Campens D, Boslego JW, Offit PA, Heaton PM For the 
REST (Protocol 006) Study Team. No Increase in Intussusception Risk Among Infants Receiving a 
Pentavalent Human-Bovine Reassortant Rotavirus Vaccine, New England Journal of Medicine, July 5, 
2005.  
.* Pottinger, A & Nelson, K. “A climate of punishment in Jamaican classrooms: attitudes, 
beliefs and use of disciplinary practices by educators”; Caribbean Journal of Psychology, 1, (1) (2004) 22 -
33.  
.* Pottinger AM. “Disrupted care-giving relationships and emotional well-being in school-age 
children living in inner city communities”; Caribbean Childhoods: From Research to Action, 2, (2005) 38 -
57.  
.* Rodriguez B, Steel-Duncan JC, Pierre R, Evans-Gilbert T, Hambleton I, Palmer P, Figueroa 
JP, Christie CDC.  
 
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“Socio-demographic factors of HIV-exposed and HIV-infected Jamaican children”. WIMJ 2004; 
53: 303 -7.  
* R Pierre, DH Ramsay, M Loudon. “HIV/AIDS and affected Jamaican children – a vulnerable 
generation”.  
Caribbean childhoods: from research to action: Journal of the Children’s Issues Coalition, the UWI. Vol. 2, pp 
82 -99, 2005.  
.* Thame M, Osmond C, R Wilks, F Bennett, Forrester T. Fetal Growth is directly related to 
maternal anthropometry and placental volume. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2004; 58(6): 894  
.* Serjeant GR, Look Loy L, Crowther M, Hambleton IR, Thame M. Outcome of pregnancy 
in homozygous sickle cell disease: Observations from the Jamaican Cohort Study. Obstet Gynecol 
2004;103(6):1278  
.* Thame M, Franklin L, Young J, Hall C, Saunders GL, Williams NP. An Unusual 
Presentation of Group B Streptococcal Sepsis. WIMJ, 2004; 53(6): 367 -438.  
.* Nichols S, Boyne M, Thame M, Osmond C, Wilks R Bennett F, McFarlane-Anderson 
Young R, Forrester T. Cold induced elevation of forearm vascular resistance is inversely related to 
birth weight. J Hum Hypertens. 2005; 19(4): 309 -14.  
.* Phillips D, Bennett F, Wilks R, Thame M, Boyne M, Osmond C, Forrester T. Maternal 
Body Composition, Offspring Blood Pressure and the Hypothalamic-Pituaitary-Adrenal Axis. Paediatr 
Perinat Epidemiol. 2005; 19(4): 294 -302.  
.* Serjeant GR, Hambleton I.R , Thame M. Fecundity and pregnancy outcome in sickle cell-
haemoglobin C (SC) disease: Observations from a cohort study, Brit Jour Obstet Gynaecol 
2005;112(9):1308 -14  
.* Samms-Vaughan ME, Jackson MA, Ashley DC. Urban Jamaican children’s exposure to 
community violence. WIMJ 2005; 54(1):14 -21  
.* Samms-Vaughan ME, Williams S, Brown J. Disciplinary practices among parents of six 
year olds in Jamaica. Journal of the Children’s Issues Coalition 2005; 1:58 -70.  
.* Brooks K, Samms-Vaughan ME, Karmaus W. Are oral contraceptive use and pregnancy 
complications risk factors for atopic disorders among offspring? Pediatric Allergy and Immunology 2004; 
15 (6): 487 -496.  
 * Beardslee WR, Bedregal P, Belfer ML, Carlson M, Duarte C, Earls F, Herrera LD, 
Hoven CW, Mercer R, Miranda C, Molina H, Perrin J, Samms-Vaughan ME. Fostering Child Well-
Being. Revista: Harvard Review of Latin America. Publication of the David Rockefeller Centre for Latin 
American Studies, Harvard University. Winter 2004; 24  
 26.  
.* Trotman H, Lord C, Barton M, Antoine M. Hypernatremic Dehydration in Jamaican 
Breast-fed Neonates: an eleven year review in a baby friendly hospital. Ann Trop Paediatr 2004; 24: 
295 -30  
.* Duncan ND, Brown B, Dundas SE, Wierenga K, Kulkarni S, Pinnock-Ramsaran C, Abel C 
“Minimal intervention management” for gastroschisis: a preliminary report. WIMJ. 2005; 54:152 -4.  
.* Painless Depo-provera injections using the pinch technique. Fletcher H J Obstet and Gynaecol 
2004 24: 565 -566  
.* Correlation between transvaginal ultrasound measured endometrial thickness and 
histopathological findings in black women with postmenopausal bleeding. Phillip H, DaCosta V, 
Fletcher H and Kulkarni S. J Obstet and Gynaecol 2004; 24: 568 -572  
 
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Non-refereed  
 * Pottinger A. (2004). “On bereavement counselling”. Development: Journal for 
Ministry and Mission, 1, (2) 21  
 28.  
.* Mitchell S. Female infertility. Health Home & Garden magazine Editor Wint F 2005; 5: 58  
 
Abstracts:  
 * Christie CD. A pediatric and perinatal HIV/AIDS Leadership Initiative in 
Kingston Jamaica – summary of  
 year two’s results. Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Annual Think Tank, White 
Oak, Florida, November, 2004.  
.* Christie CD. “A perspective from the field: the value of collaborative research 
partnerships”, Dec 1, 2004.  
.* Vesikari T, Matson D, Van Damme P, Heyse J4, Dallas M, Goveia M, Black S, Shinefield H, 
Christie C, Rodriguez Z, Boslego J, Dennehy P, Marshall G, Gothefors L, Miller J, Campens D and 
Heaton P., for the rest (Protocol 006) Study Team. Incidence of Intussusception with the 
Pentavalent (Human-Bovine) Reassortant Rotavirus Vaccine (PRV) is Similar to Placebo. Adverse 
events after vaccination. European Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID), May 20, 2005, platform 
presentation and abstract.  
.* Christie CDC, Steel-Duncan J, Palmer P, Pierre R, Harvey K, Johnson N, Anderson M, 
Billings C, Evans-Gilbert T, Rodriquez B, McDonald C, Moore J, Smikle M, Williams E, Whorms S, 
Mullings A, McDonald D, Alexander G, Onyonyor O, Morgan O, Hylton-Kong T, Harris M, 
Figueroa JP. Efficacy of prevention of mother-to-child-transmission of HIV with perinatal AZT in a 
nonbreastfeeding population from 42 antenatal clinics in Greater Kingston, Jamaica. 3rd International 
AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 24 -27 July, 
2005, poster presentation, abstract # TuPe5.2P07.  
.* Pre-Eclampsia in Jamaica Women: Blood Pressure Nitric Oxide Status, Polymorphisms in 
the Nitric Oxide Synthase Gene and their Relationship to Pregnancy Outcome. N Levy, N 
McFarlane-Anderson, G Bramwell, A Wierenga, Fletcher H WIMJ, (Supp 5) 2004; 53:13  
.* Low Bone Mineral Density in an Afro-Caribbean Jamaican Population and the Associated 
Risk Factors. Simms-Stewart D, Fletcher H, Mitchell S, Walters E, Reid M, Bennett F. WIMJ, 
(Supp 5) 2004; 53:14  
.* The association between Tumour Necrosis Factor (TNF) –308 Polymorphism with Cervical 
Dysplasia in Jamaican  
 
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Women Bazuaye PE, Fletcher H, Smikle M, Jackson M, McFarlane-Anderson N. WIMJ, (Supp 
1) 2004; 53:14  
.* Plasma homocysteine levels, folate intake and polymorphisms in the 
methylenetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene in Jamaican women. Bramwell GC, Levy N, 
Wierenga A, Jackson M, Rodriguez-Orengo J, Fletcher H, McFarlane-Anderson N. WIMJ, (Supp 5) 
2004; 53:25  
.* Comparison between actual birth weight, ultrasonographic fetal weight and effect of level of 
experience on accuracy of measurement. Simms-Stewart D, Dacosta V, Fletcher H and Reid M 
WIMJ, (Supp 5) 2004; 53:31  
.* Mercury concentration in the placenta of parturients at the University Hospital of the West 
Indies. Potter T, Fletcher H, Vutchkov M, Lalor GC. WIMJ, (Supp 5) 2004; 53:32  
.* Body Composition between pregnancies of adolescent girls and mature women and the 
impact on fetal growth and birth weight. Thame M, Trotman H, Fletcher H, Antoine  
.M. WIMJ, Supp 2) 2005; 54:37  
.* Oxidative stress and antioxidant status in women with cervical dysplasia. Garwood D, 
Bazuaye P, Fletcher H, Trueba G, McFarlane-Anderson N, WIMJ, (Supp 2) 2005;  
.54:72  
.* Class 1 HLA-A-B haplotypes and tumour necrosis factor (TNF-á)-308 polymorphisim and 
cervical dysplasia. Bazuaye P, Fletcher H, Smikle M. McFarlane-Anderson N WIMJ, (Supp 2) 2005; 
54:72  
.* Free plasma choline concentrations during the first to second trimester of pregnancy in 
Jamaican women; implications of inadequate dietary intake. Gossell-Williams M, Fletcher H, 
McFarlane-Anderson N, Jacob A, Patel J Zeisel S. WIMJ, (Supp 2) 2005; 54:74  
 
BOOK CHAPTERS  
Publications -Books and Monographs:  
 * Brown-Tomlinson J, Harvey K, Christie CDC, Figueroa P. Clinical Management of 
HIV Disease: Jamaican Guidelines for  
 Health Care Providers. Ministry of Health, national HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control 
Program, 2004.  
.* Abdominal Myomectomy revisited. Fletcher H and Fredrick J. Progress in Obstetrics and 
Gynaecology Vol 16, Editor John Studd 2005 Ch 17 P277-286 Churchill Livingstone Edinburgh 
London New York Philadelphia Sydney Toronto  
.* Samms-Vaughan, ME. The Jamaican Pre-School Child: The Status of Early Childhood Development 
in Jamaica. Planning Institute of Jamaica. 2005.  
.* Samms-Vaughan M.E. Child Mortality. In: Caribbean Regional Report on the 
Implementation of the Millenium Development Goals (MDG’s). Prepared for the United Nations 
Development Programme (UNDP). Benn D (editor), Bailey B, Bain B, Clayton A, McCaw-Binns A, 
Miller E, Samms-Vaughan M, Witter M. University of the West Indies, Mona, 2004.  
 
Technical Reports  
.* Kulkarni S. Training and Implementation in the use of the WHO partograph November 
2004 – March 2005 EC/ UNFPA/MOH Jamaica.  
.* Millard D. Consultant, WHO Technical Report Series 923, Geneva 2004. World Health 
Organisation.  
.* Pierre R.B. Adolescent HIV/AIDS Prevention Maze: Analysis of Lifestyle Risk 
Intervention for the Adolescent HIV/AIDS Education Project funded by Global Fund for AIDS 
Tuberculosis and Malaria; for HOPE worldwide Jamaica, May 2005.  
.* Samms-Vaughan M.E. An analysis of Jamaican Children outside the traditional school 
system. Prepared for the Inter-American Development Bank. 2004.  
.* Samms-Vaughan, M.E. An analysis of urban Jamaican children’s exposure to corporal 
punishment at 11-12 years. Prepared for the Pan American Health Organisation. 2004.  
 
CURRICULUM MATERIAL:  
.* Samms-Vaughan ME, Barton M (ed.). A Study Guide in Paediatrics (Stage II). CD-
ROM.(2005)  
.* Kulkarni S. Special skills module (SSM) for MBBS year 3 students. Fetal Medicine-growth 
and development  
 
AWARDS and HONOURS:  
Professor Horace Fletcher  
Recipient of award “Best Researcher for the Faculty of Medical Sciences”, UWI Awards 
Ceremony (In Recognition of Outstanding Researchers) 2005  
Dr Maureen Samms-Vaughan  
Recipient of award for best publication for the Faculty of Medical Sciences (Paper entitled 
“Nutritional Status of 11-12 year old Jamaican children: Coexistence of under and over-
nutrition” UWI Awards Ceremony (In Recognition of Outstanding Researchers) 2004 
 
Dr Helen Trotman-Edwards  
Young J, Barton M, Richards-Dawson MA, Trotman H. FMS 13th Annual Research 
Conference November 2004. (Oral) Joint winner of the Paediatric Association of Jamaica 
Prize for best Paediatric presentation.  
INCOME GENERATION 
 
Research Grants:  
Professor Celia Christie  
Figueroa P, (Principal Investigator); Christie CDC (Senior Co-Investigator – 
Pediatrics/Perinatal HIV/AIDS) “HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials in Jamaica” NIH contract: RFA-
A1-05-002, submitted July 2005  
Grant amount – US$3,791,131.00  
Christie CDC (Principal Investigator)  
“Mega-trial of Safety and Efficacy of Pentavalent (G1, G2, G3, G4, and P1) Human 
Reassortant Rotavirus Vaccine in Healthy Infants”, Merck and Co., USA.  
Grant amount – US$1,861,020.00  
Christie CDC (Principal Investigator) 2002 – 2006  
“Pediatric HIV/AIDS Leadership Initiative in Kingston, Jamaica” International Leadership 
Award, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.  
Grant amount – US$ 472,500.00  
Christie CDC (Principal Investigator) 2003 -2006  
“Pediatric HIV/AIDS Outreach Clinics in Jamaica”. Embassy of Jamaica, Washington, DC, 
2003  
Grant amount – US$ 4,855.28 
 
Professor Horace Fletcher  
2005 $10,909.51 US ($338,195.00 Jamaican dollars per year) Research Grant from PAHO to 
Population council/Ministry Health/UWI for the study Emergency Contraception Provider 
Knowledge Attitude and Practices in the Caribbean (Co-investigator)  
P.I.: M Gossell Williams, Co-Investigators: M. Samms-Vaughan, H Fletcher  
Source :  Gerber Baby Foods & University of North  
 Carolina  
Title:  Choline and neuro-development in humans  
 
Grant Period: 1/1/05 -30/6/08 Annual direct costs: US$ 155,000.00 Dr S Kulkarni  
$50,000 USD Grant from UNFPA and Ministry of Health Training in the use of 
the WHO partograph. (Principal investigator). 
 
Dr M Samms-Vaughan  
P.I.: R. Wilks, Co-Investigators: D. Ashley, F. Bennett, T Ferguson, T Forrester, M. Jackson, 
J.Knight-Madden, M. Samms-Vaughan, K. Vaughan, N. Younger  
Source : National Health Fund, CHASE Fund, Caribbean  
Cardiac Society, Caribbean Health Research Council, UHWI Title: The impact of early-life 
experiences on cardio-vascular risk in Jamaica  
Grant Period: 1/1/05 -30/6/06  
Annual direct costs: J$ 14,000,000.00 P.I.: M. Samms-Vaughan  
Source : UNICEF  
Title: The evaluation of a community based parenting programme in Jamaica Grant Period: 
1/1/05 -30/6/06  
Annual direct costs: Phase I J$ 1,775,250.00  
P.I.: M Gossell Williams, Co-Investigators: M. Samms-Vaughan,H Fletcher  
Source : Gerber Baby Foods & University of North Carolina  
Title: Choline and neuro-development in humans  
Grant Period: 1/1/05 -30/6/08 
 
Annual direct costs: US$ 155,000.00 P.I.: M. Samms-Vaughan  
Source : Dudley Grant Memorial Trust (through EFJ), World Bank  
Title: A proposal for the review and selection and/or development of instruments to assess 
the physical, cognitive and emotional development of children 0-6 years, including those with 
special needs.  
Grant Period: 1/2/04 -31/1/06  
Annual direct costs: Phase I J$ 2,500,000.00 
 
P.I.: M. Samms-Vaughan  
Source : Environmental Foundation of Jamaica Title: The identification of an appropriate 
screening tool for  
the early detection of developmental disorders in Jamaican children birth to 3 years. Grant 
Period: 1/2/04 -31/1/05 Annual direct costs: J$ 3,500,000.00  
P.I.: E. Le Franc. PI Jamaican Site: M. Samms-Vaughan  
Source : Wellcome Trust  
Title: Migration, Family Structures and Morbidity from External Causes Grant Period: 1/1/04 
-30/6/06 Annual direct costs (Jamaican Site): US$ 338,130.00  
P.I.: M. Lambert, Co-Investigators M. Samms-Vaughan,  
F. Hickling  
Source : Michigan State University Grant  
Title: Measuring the co-morbidity of substance abuse, violence, psychopathology, help-seeking 
behaviour and attitudes towards substance abuse, violence, mental illness and the afflicted:  
Grant Period: 1/1/03 -30/6/06  
Annual direct costs (Jamaican Site): J$ 720,000.00  
P.I.: Children’s Issues Coalition, UWI . Founding Members: Prof.  
E. Leo-Rhynie, Prof. S.Walker, Dr. M. Samms-Vaughan, Dr. Rose Davies, Dr. J. Meeks-Gardner, 
Mrs. Janet Brown, Mrs. Sian William  
Source : UNICEF and The Environmental  
Foundation of Jamaica Title: Development of a regional Children’s Journal and regional 
database on children’s issues Grant Period: 1/1/02 -31/12/05 Annual direct costs: US 
$15,000.00 and J$2,286,387.00 
 
PUBLIC SERVICE Dr M. Antoine  
– Coordinator, Paediatric Association of Jamaica fifteenth Biennial International Paediatric 
Conference-March 2005. 
 
Prof Celia Christie  
.– Fellow, Infectious Diseases Society of America  
.– Member, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society of America  
.– Member, HIV Medicine Association of America, Founding  
.– Member, International Association of Physicians in HIV/AIDS Care  
.– Board Member, Bank of Nova Scotia Jamaica Limited and Bank of Nova Scotia Jamaica Life 
Insurance Company Ltd, Non-Executive  
.– Member, Private Sector Organization of Jamaica, Corporate Governance Committee  
.– Member of the abstract reviewers, 3rd International AIDS Society on HIV pathogenesis and 
treatment, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July, 2005  
 
Dr Abigail Harrison  
.– Vice President, Paediatric association of Jamaica  
.– Chairman, serious cases review panel, Child Development Agency  
.– Member, National Infant and Young Child feeding Committee  
.– Member Church Committee St Jude’s Anglican Church  
 
Dr Doreen Millard  
.– Chairman, Adoption Board  
.– Chairman, Bustamante Hospital for Children Management Committee  
.– Chairman, Regional Technical Subcommittee of SERHA  
.– Member, South East Region Health Authority  
.– Adviser, Ministry of Health Rheumatic Fever / Rheumatic Heart Disease Prevention 
Programme  
.– Member, Advisory Board of the Child Development Agency  
 
Professor Horace Fletcher  
– Chairman, West Indies Section American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists  
Professor Joseph Frederick  
.– Member, Grabham Society (Jamaican Association of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists)  
.– Member, Pacesetters Toast Masters Club.  
 
Dr S Kulkarni  
– Member, Maternal Mortality Committee, MOH, Jamaica 
 
Dr. Sharmaine Mitchell  
.– Examiner, Caribbean Medical Council  
.– Author, “Women’s Health Issues” column for the weekly “Health, Home and Garden” 
Magazine.  
.– Gynaecologist, Grants Pen and Stella Maris Foundation Outreach Programme  
 
Dr Doreen Millard  
.– Member, Medical Association of Jamaica  
.– Member, Paediatric Association of Jamaica  
 
Dr. Audrey Pottinger  
.– Board Member, Child Development Agency Advisory Board, Ministry of Health  
.– Member, Steering Committee, Disaster Mental Health Team, Jamaica Red Cross  
.– Chairperson, Child Development Division, Jamaican Psychological Society (2003 -present  
 
Dr Maureen Samms-Vaughan  
.– Member, National Council on Education, Jamaica  
.– Chairman, Policy Research Committee, National Council on Education, Jamaica  
.– Member, Advisory Board to the National Education Transformation Team  
.– Member, Early Childhood Committee, Anglican Diocese  
.– Member, Research Committee, Society for Developmental and Behavioural Pediatrics, USA  
.– Consulting Editor, Caribbean Journal of Psychology  
.– Reviewer for Journals, Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology West Indian Medical Journal 
of the Children’s Issues Coalition  
.– Executive Chairman, National Early Childhood Commission of Jamaica  
 
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CATEGORIES OF STUDENTS:  
Child Health  
Categories of Students  
Julianne Clair Steel-Duncan completed with distinction a two-year period as postdoctoral fellow in 
pediatric infectious diseases and epidemiology, with emphasis on pediatric HIV/AIDS, supervised by 
Celia DC Christie. 
 
Dr Audrey Pottinger  
Principal research supervisor for (7) students (2004-2005): 2 PhD doctoral candidates, 4 MSc Clinical 
Psychology, 1 MSc Counseling. Co-supervisor for 1 overseas PhD doctoral candidate (from Long 
Island Univ.)  
Two of three postgraduate students were successful at the DM Paediatrics Part II (final) 
examinations held at the Mona Campus this year. These students were from the Mona Campus. Six 
of six postgraduate students were successful at the DM Part I examination. 
 
Dr Minerva Thame  
Jennifer Lunn Title: Comparison of pregnancy among women with Hb SC disease homozygous 
sickle cell disease (Hb SS) and age matched controls. St. Georges University, London, England. 
March –May 2004  
Inger Manswell Title: A comparison of anthropometry of mothers and infants within the 
puerperium, with respect to maternal age. DM (Paediatrics) thesis Submitted 2004.  
Dorren Gayle Title: The Relationship between Haemoglobin Levels and Pregnancy outcomes. MSc. 
(Nutrition). Submitted 2005.  
Jillian Lewis. Title: Pregnancy Outcome and Maternal Weight Gain in Women with Homozygous SS 
Disease and Birth Outcome. DM (Paediatrics) thesis.  
Indira Singh-Minott Title: Pregnancy and Birth Outcome in Women with Homozygous SC Disease. 
DM (Paediatrics) thesis. 
 
Dr Helen Trotman – Edwards  
Postgraduate  
Dianne Donaldson DM(Paediatrics) thesis Review of cases of febrile seizures seen at the University 
Hospital of the West Indies.  
Tamra Tomlinson DM (Paediatrics) thesis: The epidemiology of cardiac lesions seen in children with 
Trisomy 21 at the Bustamante Hospital for Children.  
Andrea Garbutt DM (Paediatrics) thesis Outcome of infants with Hypoxic Ischaemic 
Encephalopathy admitted to the neonatal unit, University Hospital of the West Indies. 
 
Obstetrics & Gynaecology  
This year was the third year of the introductory lectures to the preclinical students which is part of 
the urogenital module. This was done concurrently with the weekly lectures to the students under the 
old system.  
All but one candidates were successful in the May/June 2005 MBBS examinations. Three students 
obtained distinctions and six obtained honors in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.  
The undergraduate exam format was reviewed by a team chaired by Professor Ramsewak (Trinidad), 
University examiner. Minor changes were made to ensure that the format and standard of the clinical 
exam were uniform across the campuses.  
One candidate was successful in the Doctor of Medicine part II in Obstetrics and Gynaecolgy in the 
May/June examinations and two were successful in the DM part 1. 
 
 
DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY  
Professor Dipak Shah, MBBS, DCP Baroda (I), DM (Path) UWI  
– Head of Department 
 
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT  
heperformance of the Department in the period under review is 
highly commendable considering the challenging conditions. The 
research of the Department speaks for itself and has been recognized by 
the University by receiving the Principal’s research awards not only for 
outstanding research but also for project attracting most research funds 
as well as for outstanding contribution to retro-virology.  
The staff are equally and heavily involved not only in teaching both undergraduates reading for the 
MBBS degree and to postgraduates reading for the DM degree, but also in “new” curriculum 
development, implementation and assessment. The quality of the teaching was assessed by students 
for individual lecturers and the percentage score ranged from 86.5 to 98.8.  
There is a total of 19 academic staff members in the Department, two of whom were away for 
further studies. A total of 15 peer review articles were published in international journals and a total 
of 20 papers were presented at various local and international conferences.  
Two members of staff went overseas for further studies in Medical Genetics and Paediatric 
Pathology respectively. Dr. Tracey Gibson who went to Glasgow, Scotland for a course in Medical 
Genetics (will be returning in September 2005) and Dr. Karen Bishop who is studying Paediatric 
Pathology at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada, will be returning in January 2006.  
On her return, Dr. Gibson is desirous of setting up a Medical Genetics laboratory, a one of its kind, 
it is believed, in the Caribbean in order to offer Genetics Studies for dysmorphic children initially and 
then to the adults genetic oriented problems. Dr. Bishop on her return would be able to use this 
laboratory for her work in paediatric pathology as well.  
The Department in the coming year will be able to produce research work of outstanding quality and 
also contribute to a high level training of undergraduate and postgraduate students for MBBS and 
DM degrees, respectively. 
 
TEACHING  
The Department of Pathology is a section of the Faculty of Medical Sciences through which the 
students are awarded MBBS degree. Students, however, have to be successful at a subject 
examination. The course for MBBS degree is five years and is divided into two stages – Stage I where 
the Pathology teaching is done mainly by didactic lectures, tutorials, seminars, POLs etc. The 
Pathology teaching in Stage II is done in clerkship.  
The Pathology Department is continuing to execute undergraduate teaching. At Stage I level, three 
classes were taught in the period 2004/5 i.e. classes of 2007, 2008 and 2009. The class of 2006 has 
105 students while the class of 2007 has 110 and the class of 2008 has 117 students. The teaching 
was modular and Pathology lectures were in each module taught in these three years which required 
heavy involvement of all the academic staff members. In addition to didactic lectures, the staff 
members were also involved in tutorials, seminars and POLs.  
The assessment was done at the end of each module, at the end of each semester and at the end of 
three years (class of 2007 and 2008) where students were awarded the BMedSci degree following 
which they were allowed to proceed to Stage II.  
The clerkship was in Stage II where the class was divided into five groups and each group did 10 
weeks intensive clerkship. The academic staff was also heavily involved in teaching and assessing. In 
addition, the resident staff was also involved in clerkship teaching. These residents, some of whom 
are appointed as Teaching Assistants and others are not, all in addition also assisted in teaching 
Anatomy at their practical/demonstration classes.  
Postgraduate training leading to DM in Anatomical Pathology, Haematology and Chemical Pathology 
degrees continued for a near full complement of postgraduate students. The Department is proud to 
train Pathologists/Haematologists for the Caribbean and so far many territories have been enriched 
by these professionals viz. Antigua, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, St. Vincent, Trinidad and Tobago 
etc.  
A total of five candidates sat the Part I examination in Anatomical Pathology DM programme, three 
in October/November 2004 and two in April/May 2005. Two of the three were successful in 
October/November 2004 and one in April/May 2005. Two candidates appeared for DM 
(Haematology) Part II examination in April/May 2005 of which one was successful. Currently there 
are a total of five students in Anatomical Pathology and four in Haematology reading for the DM.  
The courses in basic and general Pathology to undergraduates at the University of Technology 
reading for BSc Pharmacy programme, at the UWI to undergraduates pursuing BSc Physical Therapy 
programme and to students of the School of Radiography at the University Hospital of the West 
Indies were also taught by members of academic and resident staff. 
 
STAFF  
Two members of staff earned senior promotion. Drs. Carlos Escoffery and Gurendra Char were 
promoted to professors in January and June 2005, respectively. Dr. Doreen Brady-West was awarded 
tenure and Drs. Loretta Buchner-Daley and Joye Taylor-Huston were made permanent.  
Several members of staff continued to be involved in curriculum development, i.e. in planning and 
execution. Drs.Elaine Williams and Eric Choo-Kang served on the Curriculum and Assessment 
Committees. They were also members of Stage I and Stage II Committee. Drs. Nadia Williams and 
Gilian Wharfe were also serving on Stage II Planning Committee. Dr. Elaine Williams was also a 
member of the Faculty Staff/Student Liaison Committee.  
Prof. Kathleen Coard was heavily involved in staff training workshops where she conducted 
workshops for academic and senior administrative staff of the Faculty in particular and the University 
in general.  
Dr. Donovan McGrowder, a lecturer in Chemical Pathology section of the Department attended a 
training course conducted by the Association of Clinical Biochemists in Leeds, United Kingdom in 
April 2005.  
Dr. Tracey Gibson, a temporary lecturer was enrolled in an MSc course in Molecular Genetics at the 
University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom from September 2004. The expected date for 
completion of her degree is August 2005 and she will resume her duties in the Department from 
some time in September 2005.  
Dr. Karen Bishop, another temporary lecturer who was initially awarded a six months Fellowship at 
the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada in January 2005 in Paediatric Pathology which has 
been extended to one year (based on her excellent performance), is expected to be back at UWI from 
January 2006.  
Dr. Garfield Blake, a lecturer whose interest is Forensic Pathology and who had established ties with 
staff at the Norman Manley Law School continued dialogue with respect to medico-legal aspects of 
autopsies. He was instrumental in organizing formal seminars in continued understanding between 
legal and medical personnel in medico-legal procedures. He was also instrumental in organizing 
teleconferences whereby several members of the academic, and to some extent technological staff, 
have had further opportunities to develop their skills. These teleconferences were arranged and 
sponsored by the American Society for Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) and continue to play a 
significant role in continuing medical education (CME) for the departmental staff. The staff members 
also attended various local and international educational meetings where they were informed of 
recent developments in their fields of interests and also obtained CME hours. Many of the staff 
members have presented papers at these meetings as well.  
Staff was actively involved in research which was borne out by a number of publications in various 
Journals and many presentations at local and international conferences. Research continued on 
HTLV-I infection, prostate cancer, breast cancer, analysis of medicolegal (Coroner’s) autopsies, 
evaluation of brain biopsies utilizing Sterotexy methods, smear diagnosis in neurosurgical biopsies, 
strokes in Jamaican patients, spontaneous intra-cerebral hemorrhages, childhood tumour of central 
nervous system, a review of meningioma at UHWI, renal biopsy evaluation in sickle cell disease, 
outcome of patients with various classes of lupus nephritis, immunohistochemical studies, renal and 
liver cadmium and heavy metal concentration with International Centre for Environmental and 
Nuclear Sciences (ICENS), GI pathology related to polyps, hereditary polyposis syndrome and 
hereditary non-polyposis syndrome, colorectal cancer, Helicobecter Pylori associated diseases, 
carcinoid tumours and endometriosis of Gastro-Intestinal track, exfoliative and aspiration 
cytopathology, maternal mortality at UHWI, receptor status in breast cancers, thromboembolic 
diseases with uterine fibroids, aplastic anaemia in Jamaica, use of fresh frozen plasma at UHWI, 
usefulness of serum ferritin in assessing iron status in cystic fibrosis, analysis of urinary 
catecholamine and metapheresis in pheochromocytoma, serum uric acid markers of pre-eclampsia at 
UHWI. 
 
LABORATORIES  
The project undertaken to refurbish the Haematology and Chemical Pathology laboratories in the 
first phase and the consultant’s offices including seminar room in the second phase was completed 
by early 2004. However, with the passage of hurricane Ivan there was considerable damage 
particularly to the sections of the roof which lead to flooding and damage to furniture and 
equipment. Until now the flooding occurs every time there is heavy rain. This has been repeatedly 
reported to the project office in an effort to have the problem rectified but to no avail. The Project 
Office promised to commence repairs soon.  
Funding for supplies was extremely inadequate for proper and efficient running of the Departmental 
laboratories. For the same reason, many tests, some of which were of dire importance could not be 
offered due to the unavailability of the appropriate reagents. The period of unavailability was indeed 
a struggle and very frustrating for all members of staff and more so for the technical staff.  
A master plan should be developed and budgetary allocation made for the replacement of equipment 
in the various laboratories so that at the end of their life span or in the event of damage there is 
timely replacement. Many of the equipment are extremely sensitive to voltage fluctuation which 
happens quite frequently and unplanned replacement can cause severe strain on the budget.  
With the advent of improved technology and greater knowledge of the subject/diseases, more 
sensitive and specific tests are offered which are expensive to perform thus cause further strain on 
budgetary allocation. However, being a flagship institution and attached to the only teaching hospital 
in the country we should be the first to provide these tests. 
 
RESEARCH  
The Department as usual continued to maintain high research output as seen by a number of articles 
published in peer review journals and many research in progress. There are certain specific areas, 
chief amongst which is the HTLV-I Project, a joint collaborative project between the Department 
and the Viral Epidemiology Branch of the National Cancer Institute/National Institute of Health 
(NCI/NIH), Bethesda, Maryland, USA. This project has been in existence since 1983 and has as its 
main objective to investigate all aspects of HTLV-I infection in Jamaica. Over the years various 
aspects of the epidemiology, disease association, and natural history have been thoroughly 
researched. The study which started in the previous year continued in the year under review viz 
HTLV-I infection in adults including the development of a cohort of blood donors. The registration 
of HTLV-I lymphoma/leukemia patients in the island also continued in the year under review.  
The HLTV-I Project, Department of Pathology, UWI and the NCI, Bethesda, Maryland, USA were 
joint hosts of the 12th International Conference on Human Retrovirology held in Montego Bay, Jamaica, on June 22-25, 2005. More than 250 
delegates from HTLV-I endemic and non-endemic countries participated in the conference which as in previous years brought together scientists and clinicians 
in the field of retrovirology to bridge discoveries about HTLV-I from the laboratory to clinical trials with a view to improve the health of those infected with 
the virus. Professor Barrie Hanchard and the Dean, Professor Owen Morgan from this Department and the Faculty respectively, were the local hosts of this 
conference. There were a total of 247 presentations (68 oral and 179 posters). Some of the local researchers from this Department were 
a part of the oral and poster presentations.  
The other major research undertaken by the academic staff included breast cancer studies, colorectal 
cancer studies, leukemia studies, statistical analysis of cancer studies, prostate cancer studies, renal 
involvement in SLE and sickle cell disease studies, among others. 
 
PAPERS PRESENTED  
. • “Mother-Child HLA Concordance as a Risk Factor for HTLV-1 Transmission” 
Biggar RJ, Ng J, Kim N, Hisada M, Cranston B, Hanchard B, Maloney E. 12th International 
conference on human retrovirology. June 2005  
. • “An Unusual Dermatological Pathology Presentation of Adult T-Cell Lymphoma” 
East Innis AD, Hanchard B, Wharfe G. 12th International conference on human retrovirology. June 
2005  
 
• “Birth Order and Mother-To-Child Transmission of HTLV1” Brooks KR, Karmaus W, 
Trivedi H, Pate E, Hanchard B. th International conference on human retrovirology. June 2005  
. • “Common Genetic Variants in Cytokine Genes and Risk of Human T-Cell 
Lymphotropic Virus Type I Infection In Jamaican Children” Brown B, Brown E, Yeager M, Welch 
R, Cranston B, Hanchard B, Hisada M. 12th International conference on human retrovirology. June 
2005  
. • “Evaluation of Predictive Markers of HTLV-I-Associated Disease in Jamaica” 
Vanveldhuisen PC, Sawada T, Miley W, Levine PH, Hanchard B, Cranston B, Hisada M. 12th 
International conference on human retrovirology. June 2005  
. • “Epidemiology of HTLV-1 Infection: Where Do We Go From Here?” Mueller N, 
Okayama A, Stuver S, Cranston B, Hanchard B, Birmann B, Hisada M. 12th International 
conference on human retrovirology. June 2005  
. • “HTLV-1/11 Western Blot Seroindeterminate Status and Its Association with 
Exposure to Prototype HTLV-1” Yao K, Hisada M, Maloney E, Yamano Y, Hanchard B, Wilks RJ,  
 
Rios M, Jacobson S. 12th International conference on human retrovirology. June 2005  
• “Follow-up Study of HTLV-1 Viral Markers in Children in Jamaica” Maloney E, Yamano Y, 
Vanveldhuisen P, Sawada T, Kim N, Cranston B, Hanchard B, Jacobson S, Hisada M th 
International conference on human retrovirology. June 2005  
. • “HTLV-1 Infection is Associated With Elevated Plasma Biomarkers of Immune 
Activation in Jamaica but Not In Japanese Carriers” Birmann B, Mueller N, Breen EC, Stuver S, 
Okayama A, MartINez-Maza O, Raker CA, Aziz N, Li H, Cranston B, Hanchard B, Hisada M. 12th 
International conference on human retrovirology. June 2005  
. • “Serologic and Molecular Characteristics of Atypical HTLV Western Blot Banding 
Patterns in Jamaica Blood Donors” Li H, Walters M, Carrington M, Headley C, Amarasinghe A, 
Goeder J, Cranston B, Hanchard B, Hisada M. 12th International conference on human 
retrovirology. June 2005  
. • “The Pathology of Congenital Heart Disease”, Coard, Kathleen CM 4th annual 
perinatal audit and symposium. Kingston, Jamaica. February 2005  
. • “Utililization of Sterotaxy in Brain Biopsy -A More Refined and Accurate Method 
of Localizaton”, Bruce C, Jaggon J, Crandon I, Char G, Donaldson G, Patten D.  
 
• “Non-infectious Pulmonary Complication of HIV” Williams E. Jamaican Association of 
Clinical Pathologists, th annual symposium. Kingston, Jamaica. November 2005  
. • “Gastrointestinal carcinoids in Jamaica: 1966 -2002” Gaskin DA, Gaskin PS, 
Williams NP. Caribbean Health Research Council, 48th annual and scientific meetings. Tobago, April 
2005  
. • “Clinical Challenges in Gastroenterology”, Seaton T, Riddell R, Williams N. 
Association of West Indian Gastroenterologists. 19th annual meeting and International postgraduate 
course. Antigua. April 2005  
. • “Brushings and Washings in the Investigation of Pulmonary Diseases” Shirley SE 
Jamaican Association of Clinical  
 
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Pathologists. 11th annual symposium. Kingston, Jamaica. November 2004  
. • “Clinico-pathologic Features of Breast in Jamaica: Preliminary Findings of the 
Jamaican Breast Disease Study” Shirley SE, Mitchell DIG, Soares DP, James MV, Escoffery CT, 
Rhoden AM, Wolff C, Choy L, Wilks RJ. Caribbean Health Research Council, 48thannual and 
scientific meetings. Tobago. April 2005  
. • “Changing Incidence of Histological Subtypes in Lung Cancer, Kingston and St. 
Andrew, 1973-1997”, Blake G. Jamaican Association of Clinical Pathologists. 11th annual symposium. 
Kingston, Jamaica. November 2004  
. • “Decreased in vitro Uptake by S-nitrosoglutathione in Adipose Tissues of Normal 
and Diabetic Rats”, McGrowder D, Brown P, Ragoobirsingh D. Diabetes and Aging. 11th annual 
International conference. Ocho-Rios, Jamaica. March 2005  
. • “The Socio-biological Factors Governing Absolute Poverty and Sex, In Terms of 
the Number of Children Produced”, Crawford T, Gardner M, McGrowder D. 30th Caribbean Studies 
Association Conference. Santo-Domingo, Republic of Dominica. June 2005  
 
PUBLICATIONS  
WIMJ = West Indian Medical Journal  
.* Hanchard, B. “Outcome of Early Life Exposure to Human T Cell Lymphotropic Virus 
Type” Clinical Infectious Diseases 41(4), 2005: 542 -3  
.* Hisada M, Stuver SO, Okayama A, Li HC, Sawada T, Hanchard B. “Persistent Paradox of 
Natural History of Human T-lymphotropic Virus Type I: Parallel” Analyses of Japanese and 
Jamaican Carriers, Journal of Infectious Diseases 190(9), 2004: 1605 -9  
 * Li HC, Biggar RJ, Miley WJ, Maloney EM, Cranston B, Hanchard B. “Provirus 
Load in Breast Milk and Risk of Mother-to-Child Transmission of Human T Lympho 
 tropic Virus Type I” Journal of Infectious Diseases 190(7), 2004: 1275 -8  
.* Maloney EM, Nagai M, Hisada M. Soldan SS, Goebel PB, Carrington M, Sawada T, Brennan 
MB, Cranston B, Hanchard B. “Prediagnostic Human T Lymphotropic Virus Type I Provirus 
Loads Were Highest in Jamaican Children Who Developed Seborrheic Dermatitis and Severe 
Anemia” Journal of Infectious Diseases 189(1), 2004: 41-5  
.* Coard KCM, Freeman VL. “Gleason Grading of Prostate Cancer: Level of Concordance 
between Pathologists at the University Hospital of the West Indies” American Journal of Clinical 
Pathology 122, 2004: 373 -376  
.* Char G, Ramjit C, Fletcher H, Harvey W. “Granulosa Cell Tumour of the Ovary with 
Bilateral Mature Teratomas” WIMJ 53(2), 2005: 135  
.* Irvine RW, Ramphal PS, Hall C, Char G. “Struma Cordis in a Jamaican Woman” Interact 
Cardio Vasc Thorac Surg 4, 2005: 83 -84  
.* Thame M, Franklin L, Young J, Hall C, Saunders GL, Williams NP. “An Unusual 
Presentation of Group B Streptococcal Sepsis” WIMJ 53, 2004: 416 -9  
.* Shirley SE, Escoffery CT. “Usefulness of Touch Preparation Cytology in Postmortem 
Diagnosis: A Study from the University Hospital of the West Indies” Internet Journal of Pathology 3 (No 
2), 2005  
.* Gibson TN, Shirley SE, Escoffery CT, Reid M. “Discrepancies between clinical and post-
mortem diagnosis in Jamaica: A study from the University Hospital of the West Indies” Journal of 
Clinical Pathology 57, 2004: 980 -5  
.* Boyne MS, Sargeant LA, Bennett FI, Cooper RS, Forrester TE, Wilks RJ. “Features of 
Isolated Post-challenge Hyperglycaemia in Jamaican Adults” WIMJ 53, 2004:7-11  
.* Thame M, Osmond C, Bennett F, Wilks R, Forrester T. “Foetal Growth is Directly Related 
to Maternal Anthropometry and Placental Volume” Eur J Clin Nutr 58(6), 2004: 894 -900  
.* Boyne MS, Gaskin P, Luke A, Wilks RJ, Bennett FI, Younger A, Sargeant LA, Adeyamo 
AA, Cooper RS, Forrester TE. “Energetic Determinants of Glucose Tolerance Status in Jamaica 
Adults” Eur J Clin Nutr. 58, 2004:1666 -1668  
.* Nichols SD, Boyne MS, Thame M, Osmond C, Wilks RJ, Bennett FI, McFarlane-Anderson 
N, Young RE, Forrester TE. “Cold-induced Elevation of Forearm Vascular Resistance is inversely 
Related to Birth Weight” Journal of Human Hypertension 19, 2005: 309 -314  
.* Ragoobirsingh D, McGrowder D, Dasgupta T. “The Effect of Nitric Oxide on Glucose 
Metabolism” Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry 263, 2004: 29 -34  
 
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PUBLIC SERVICE Professor B. Hanchard  
– Board of Directors, Jamaica Cancer Society  
Dr. G. Blake  
.– Executive member, Jamaican Association of Clinical Pathologists  
.– Executive member, Medical Association of Jamaica  
 
Professor K. Coard  
.– Secretary, Caribbean Cardiac Society  
.– Chairperson, Research Grants Awards Committee of the Caribbean Cardiac Society  
.– Mentor, UWI Mentorship Programme  
 
Dr. N. Williams  
.– Immediate past president, UWI Medical Alumni Association  
.– Executive member, UWI Alumni Association  
.– Mentor, UWI Mentorship Programme  
.– Co-Host, Radio Mona programme, “Radio MD”  
 
Dr. L. Buchner-Daley  
– Board member, Penwood Medical and Dental Clinic  
Dr. J. Taylor-Houston  
– Chairperson, Leukemia CARE 
 
PRIZES AND AWARDS  
“Project Attracting the Most Research Funds” – Faculty of Medical Sciences – HTLV Project, 
Principal Investigator, B. Hanchard, Research Day Awards  
“Best Publication” – Faculty of Medical Sciences -B. Cranston, B. Hanchard and Collaborators, 
Research Day Awards, January 2005  
“Outstanding Contribution to Retrovirology” – B. Hanchard,12th International Conference on 
Human Retrovirology, Montego Bay, Jamaica, June 2005  
“Best Publication” – Faculty of Medical Sciences – Research Day 2005 for Clinicopathological 
Features of Prostate Cancer in Jamaican Men Shirley SE, Escoffery CT, Sargeant LA, Tulloch 
T. 
 
THE UWI SCHOOL OF NURSING, MONA  
Hermi H. Hewitt, OD, PhD, RN – Head of Department  
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT  
he need for registered nurses is international and UWISON is 
proactive in ensuring that it repositions its programmes to meet the 
needs of the marketplace locally, regionally and internationally. Con-
sequently, the goals formulated for the academic year 2004/05 were 
to: increase the student population and improve the physical facilities 
and modernize the teaching and learning environment; continue 
building staff capacity to write grant funding research proposals through 
international partnerships; increase the staff publication status; reposition the UWISON to be 
designated a WHO Collaborating Centre for nursing and midwifery in the Caribbean region; and 
strengthen international academic nursing links to facilitate conversion of courses and maintain the 
visibility of UWISON. These goals were met to varying degrees as follows: 
 
Student population:  
The undergraduate student population increased from 74 students in 2003-04 to 311 students in 
2004-05. The population includes students at Brown’s Town and Excelsior Community Colleges 
under the aegis of the UWI/TLI collaboration. Seven males are among the first group of BScN 
students on the Mona Campus. The School maintains a consistent number of postgraduate students -
52 in 2003-04 and 53 in 2004-05. The certificate programmes in Nursing Administration and Nursing 
Education were phased out and the BScN (post-RN) degrees commenced as a completion degree for 
registered nurses and the BScN (generic) degree for new entrants commenced at Mona in September 
2004. Plans are in place to franchise the BScN (generic) degree to Knox Community College in 2006-
07. 
 
Staff Research Capacity Building and International Linkages:  
The Caribbean-Canadian partnership established in 2002 enabled Dr. Kahwa and Mrs. Hepburn-
Brown to attend an evidence-based practice symposium in Toronto and to visit the Universities of 
Ottawa and McMaster to observe their nursing research activities and establish linkages. One place 
was made available for UWISON staff to participate in a Research Internship programme for new 
professors at the University of Ottawa (U of O). Consequently, Dr. Kahwa was given the 
opportunity to participate in the entire programme while the remaining UWISON Lecturers 
participated in selected research seminars though video teleconferencing. Another benefit of the 
collaboration was the visit of Dr. Betty Cragg, Professor of Nursing, U of O to UWISON. She 
mentored the academic staff in course conversion for Distance Education and conducted a “Best 
Nursing Practices guidelines” symposium. These activities were financed by Health Canada. 
UWISON sponsored a scientific session in the annual UWI Diabetes Outreach Programme 11th 
Annual International Conference at the Government Conference Centre, March 3-5, 2005. Dr. 
Beverly Bonaparte, Nursing Professor, Medgar Evers, City University of New York spent a Fulbright 
Fellowship at UWISON from September 1, 2004 to May 31, 2004. Through her initiative a 
partnership developed between the UWISON staff and Drs. Loretta Sweet Jemmott and John 
Jemmott of the University of Pennsylvania in the research project, “Jamaican Adolescent Health 
Promotion”. The first phase was a qualitative study, (“Focus Group” discussions in November 2004) 
from which data, collected from adolescents, teachers, and parents of six (6) secondary schools in the 
Corporate Area are being used in the preparation for a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant 
application to develop and test behavioral interventions to reduce HIV/STD risk behavior among 
Jamaican adolescent males 14 to 21 years of age.  
The collaborative relationship has also enabled Drs. Kahwa and Waldron to attend a research 
conference at the University of Pennsylvania and training in grant-writing at UWISON. 
 
Staff Publication  
The objective to increase staff publication was not accomplished. However, strategies are being put 
place to address this critical area during the next academic year. The teaching load of the academic 
staff is tremendous, as Lecturers also have clinical teaching and preceptorship responsibilities 
throughout the summer months. 
 
Physical Environment  
The funds generated by staff through the summer school programme were used to extend the 
parking spaces at UWISON. The increased student population has outgrown the physical and 
laboratory spaces. A developmental plan has been submitted and now needs to be activated as a 
matter of urgency. UWISON is generating funds but needs the assistance of the UWI to accelerate 
the developmental plans it has to create a world-class facility for nurses’ education and training. A 
state-of-the-art nursing teaching laboratory is imperative if we are to meet international standards and 
maintain the competitive edge in a dynamic market system. 
 
WHO Collaborating Centre:  
The application process of designating the UWI School of Nursing, Mona a WHO Collaborating 
Centre for Nursing and Midwifery Development in the Caribbean is in an advanced stage. Mrs. 
Syringa Marshall-Burnett and Dr. Bonaparte contributed to the developmental process of the 
application. 
 
Visibility  
The following activities were undertaken to maintain the visibility of the UWISON and promote the 
work of the School: establishment of an Advisory Board with membership from the private and 
public sectors, civil society, alumni, current students and selected faculty members -the first meeting 
was held April 27, 2005; Public viewing of staff and student research on site; maintenance of a booth 
at the Campus Research day; and participation as a Beta testing site for the International Academic 
Nursing Alliance (IANA) website project May 1-June 2004-managed by Dr Waldron. The School 
also hosted the Annual Nursing and Midwifery Research Conference and Mary Seivwright Day, 
which was held May 12, & 13, 2005 under the Theme “Quality Nursing Care Through Evidence-
Based Practice”. The new developments in nursing education at UWISON were aired on Radio 
Mona September 22, 2004 with rebroadcast on RJR. 
 
Other Developments  
Conversion of undergraduate courses for e-learning delivery has been progressing with one 
completed and offered during the summer 2005.  
The name of the Department of Advanced Nursing Education was changed to “The UWI School of 
Nursing, Mona” April 2005 to reflect the wide range of nursing programmes now offered on the 
Mona Campus since August 2004. The first striping ceremony for the first group of BScN (generic) 
students on the Mona Campus was held March 10, 2005 at the Mary Seivwright Building.  
 (b) Target:  
 For the next academic year UWISON plans to maintain a competitive edge by providing a 
nursing programme that supersedes its competitors in the region and one that will attract students 
globally. The strategies to accomplish this are to: increase the academic and administrative staff cadre 
to meet the teaching/learning needs; add an upper floor to the existing building; equip the 
classrooms and nursing skills laboratory to reflect the Nursing Council, the Regional Nursing Body 
and international nursing standards; submit at least one fundable research proposal to an 
international funding agency; be designated a WHO Collaborating Centre for nursing and midwifery 
in the Caribbean; and increase the staff research publication output.  
.(c) Overall Teaching Achievement:  
 
Teaching Assessments for Lecturers  
64% of lecturers received a rating of 4 and above out of a 5-point scale, while 36% received 
ratings between 3.2 and 3.9. 
 
Teaching Assessments of Courses  
71% of courses were given a rating of 4 and above, while 29% of courses were rated between 
3.5 and 3.9 out a 5-point scale.  
(d) There are11 full time academic staff with a per capita publication of 0.45. 
 
PAPERS PRESENTED  
. • Bailey, E., Stewart H., Hewitt, H., Green, R. “Progress Report of Profile of 
Midwifery Services in the Caribbean”, Annual Nursing Midwifery Conference May 13, 2005, (oral 
presentation).  
. • Bonaparte, B. the Mary J. Seivwright Distinguished Lecture, “Building Research 
Capacity: Developing Tomorrow’s Nurse Researchers,” Annual Nursing Midwifery Conference May 
12 & 13, 2005, oral presentation (8 pages).  
. • Duff, E. “Obesity in Adolescents”, Jamaica Conference Centre, Kingston, Blue 
Cross of Jamaica 19th Annual Medical Symposium 2004, October 3, 2004 oral presentation (3 pages);  
. • “Ethics in Nursing Research” Annual Nursing Midwifery Research Conference and 
Mary Seivwright Day, Jamaica Conference, May 13, 2005, oral presentation (3 pages);  
. • “Pros and cons of a low carbohydrate, low fat diet” 29th Caribbean Regional 
Conference on Nutrition and Dietetics, Knutsford Court Hotel, Kingston. July 04, 2005, oral 
presentation (2 pages);  
. • Duff, E., O’Connor, A., McFarlane-Anderson, N., Wint, Y., Bailey, E., Wright-
Pascoe R. “Nutritional status, self-care and glycaemic control in adults with diabetes mellitus in 
Jamaica: Use of the protocol for the nutritional management of obesity, diabetes & hypertension in 
the Caribbean” CFNI/PAHO. Knutsford Court Hotel, Kingston, July 05, 2005 (poster 
presentation).  
. • Campbell, A., Scott, A., Stanley, S., Bancroft, Y., Wright, I., Duff, E., Bailey, E., 
Kahwa, E., Manning, D., Hewitt, H. “Quality of life of informal home-based caregivers of persons 
with HIV/AIDS”. Poster presentation. Faculty of Medical Sciences 13th Annual Research 
Conference and Workshop on Violence and Violence Prevention. Mona Campus Research Day 
November 10-12, 2004.  
. • Green, R. “Overview of the Care of the elderly diabetic in a Jamaican Health 
Centre” Annual UWI Diabetes Outreach Programme International Conference, Jamaica Conference 
Centre, March 4, 2005, oral presentation (3 pages).  
. • Hepburn-Brown, C. “Case Study of an elderly diabetic health care-a nurse 
practitioner’s perspective”, Annual UWI Diabetes Outreach Programme International Conference, 
Jamaica Conference Centre, March 4, 2005, (oral presentation) (7 pages).  
. • Hewitt, H. “Assessment of the capacity to educate and train nurses in the 
CARICOM countries”, the RNB Executive & Education Committee, the Normandie Hotel, St. 
Anns, Trinidad July 11, 2005 (ppt. 36 slides);  
. • “Summary report on Profile of Midwifery Services in Caribbean countries” with Dr. 
Sandra Land, Regional Nursing Director, PAHO/WHO, at the Regional Nursing Body (RNB) 
Annual General Meeting, Crowne Plaza, Trinidad, July 14, 2005, oral presentation (4 pages);  
. • “Clinical Career Ladder in Nursing”, the RNB Annual Education Day, St Augustine 
Campus, UWI, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, July 16, 2005, oral presentation (ppt. 30 sides);  
. • “Nurse Practitioners and the multidisciplinary team supporting clinical excellence in 
health”, Nurse Practitioners 50th Bi-Annual & 2nd Annual conference, Jamaica Grande Hotel, July 
6, 2005, oral presentation (12 pages);  
. • Marshall-Burnett, S. “Parliamentary responsibility for disaster preparedness and 
post disaster management”, CPA conference of Presiding Officers, Hilton Hotel, Port of Spain, 
Trinidad, February 21-24, 2005, oral presentation;  
. • “Legal aspects of nursing and concept mapping”, Bunnaman & Associates at the 
Hedonism Hotel, Runaway Bay, May 12, 2005 oral and workshop presentations;  
. • “The CSME and its implications for nursing” at the Trinidad & Tobago Registered 
Nurses Association 75th anniversary lecture, Crowne Plaza, Trinidad;  
. • “Recent developments in nursing in Jamaica” University Hospital of the West Indies 
Alumni, Toronto Chapter 20th Anniversary Banquet, Markham, Ontario, Canada, June 18, 2005;  
. • Marshall-Burnett , S. Marks, P. “Summary of the situational analysis of the 
Regional Nursing Examination for Nurse Registration”, RNB annual general meeting July 15, 2005, 
the RENR Selection Committee of Caribbean Nursing Councils at the Courtleigh Hotel, July 27, 
2005.  
. • Stewart, H., Bailey, E. Hewitt, H., Green, R. “Progress Report of a case study of 
Jamaican Midwifery Services”, Annual Nursing Midwifery Conference May 13, 2005, oral 
presentation (ppt)  
. • Weaver, S. “Cultural construction of illness: selecting between western biomedical 
sciences and traditional healing practices”, Caribbean Health Research Council 50th Annual Scientific 
Conference at the Mt. Irvine Bay Hotel and Rovanel’s Resort, Tobago, April 20-23, 2005, oral 
presentation (12 pages).  
. • Weaver, S. “Concepts of health and illness in a rural community”, Annual Nursing 
Midwifery Research Conference May 13, 2005, oral presentation (13 pages).  
 
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PUBLICATIONS  
Refereed Journal Articles:  
WIMJ = West Indies Medical Journal  
.* D McFarlane, E Duff, E Bailey. “Coping with occupational stress in an accident & 
emergency unit”, WIMJ 53, 4 (2004) 42 -47.  
.* A Campbell, A Scott, S Stanley, Y Bancroft, I Wright, EM Duff, E Y Bailey, E Kahwa, D 
Manning, H Hewitt. “Quality of life of informal home-based caregivers of persons with 
HIV/AIDS”. WIMJ 53 (Suppl 5) (2004): 35  
.36.  
.* C. Hepburn-Brown, R Green, “Care of the elderly diabetic: Nurse Practitioners 
perspective”. WIMJ 54 (Suppl. 1) 33  
.34.  
.* E Walker, B Mayes, H Ramsay, H Hewitt, B Bain, C Christie. “Socio-demographic and 
clinical characteristics of  
.Jamaican adolescents with HIV/AIDS”, WIMJ 53, 5 (2004): 332 -33.  
.* Dr. Hermi Hewitt Book review of “Say little, Do Much: Nursing, Nuns and Hospitals in 
the Nineteenth Century; Sioban Nelson”, Journal of the History of Science Society, 95 (4). Chicago: Illinois. 
University of Chicago Press, 2004, 733.  
 
Technical Reports  
.* Hewitt H. “Profile of Midwifery Services in the Caribbean countries and a Case Study on 
Midwifery Services in Jamaica” PAHO/WHO, April 2005.  
.* Hewitt, H. “International nursing migration: A review of lessons from Jamaica” prepared 
for the WHO Global Nurse Migration conference in Bellagio June 30, 2005.  
 
INCOME GENERATION  
.* Survey of “Midwifery Services Profile in the 14 Caribbean countries and a midwifery services 
Case Study for Jamaica”, funded by PAHO/WHO (J$484,400.00)  
.* Earnings from Summer School, nursing midwifery research conference, new ventures and 
graduate programmes amounted to approximately J$54.3 million dollars.  
 
PUBLIC SERVICE  
Bailey, E.  
.– Assistant Editor, The Jamaican Nurse Journal;  
.– Judge, NAJ Student Nurse of the Year competition;  
.– Executive member, University Hospital League of Graduate Nurses;  
.– Member, Nursing Council of Jamaica Evaluation team.  
 
Duff, E.  
– Member, Nursing Council of Jamaica Research Committee  
Green, R.  
– Member, Planning Committee for the Graduate Nurse Practitioners’ Continuing 
Education. 
 
Hepburn-Brown C.  
.– Judge, NAJ Student Nurse of the Year competition;  
.– Co-Trainer in the “Caribbean Trainer of Trainers Workshop for Caribbean HIV/AIDS 
Regional training networks”.  
 
Hewitt H.  
.– Member, Excelsior Community College, Academic Board  
.– Member, Executive Board, International Academic Nursing Alliance,  
.– Member, RNB/CARICOM Executive and Education Committees;  
.– Committee member for the biennial relicensure of nurses, Nursing Council of Jamaica;  
.– Executive member of the University Hospital League of Graduate Nurses;  
.– Committee member, the Jamaican Nurse Journal.  
 
Lopez, S.  
.– Board member of the Heart Foundation of Jamaica;  
.– Assistant Treasurer of the University Hospital League of Graduate Nurses;  
.– Committee member, the Jamaican Nurse Journal;  
.– Judge, NAJ Student Nurse of the Year competition.  
 
Marshall-Burnett S.  
.– President, Senate of the Jamaican Parliament,  
.– Executive member of the PNP;  
.– Member, Nursing Council of Jamaica;  
.– Editor, the Jamaican Nurse Journal.  
 
Stewart, H.  
.– President, NAJ Credit Union’s Board of Directors;  
.– Judge, NAJ Student Nurse of the Year competition;  
.– Member, National Council on Drug Abuse.  
Weaver, S.  
– Member, Lions Club.  
Wint, Y.  
– Member, Editorial Committee, The Jamaican Nurse Journal.  
CATEGORIES OF STUDENTS  
The BScN (post RN) degree for registered nurses with certificates to convert to degrees commenced 
2004-05 with 25 students. Six deferred their offer because they could not be released from their work 
due to the severe shortage of nurses. UWISON’s 311 undergraduate students and 53 post graduate 
students are as follows:  
Undergraduate  
Category of Students  New  Returning  Total Graduat Status  
ing  
 1st 2nd 3rd    
Year  Year  Year  
BSN (generic) Mona 
Campus  124  –  –  124  N/A  
 
BScN (generic) franchised 
at EXED  66  –  –  66  N/A  
 
BScN (generic) Franchised 39  37  20  96  18  
at Brown’s Town Upper 2nd =16 
Community College  Lower 2nd =2  
Sub-total – BScN (generic)  229  37  20  286  18   
Sub-total BScN (post RN)  25  –  –  25  –   
Grand Total 
 254  37  20  
 
311  18+*1  
Undergraduates 
 
*Student from the 2002-03 class  
Postgraduate:  
Of the 32 students in this category 26 were fulltime and 6 part-time  
Category of Student  New  Returning Total Graduating Status  
MScN (Nursing Admin.; Nursing Dist. = 
Edu.)  26  6  32  24  3  
MScN (Family Nurse Practioner, 
Mental Health/Psychiatric Nurse 5  15  20  13  Dist. = 
practioner  1  
Clinical Nurse Specialist  1  –  1  1   
Total Postgraduates  32  21  53  38   
 
FACULTY OF PURE AND 
APPLIED SCIENCES 
MONA 
 
Year ending July 31, 2005 
  
 
Professor Ronald E. Young, BSc, MSc UWI, PhD St. And. – Dean  
Dean’s Overview  
INTRODUCTION  
n the year 2004-2005 the Faculty of Pure & Applied Sciences, presumably like most others, 
overspent its curtailed budget, while focusing its efforts on diversifying and amplifying its sources of 
income in order to cope with the financial strictures.  
At the same time, the Faculty is seeking to improve student-centeredness, increase the relevance and 
quality of its programmes and course offerings, and step up the quality, quantity and applicability of 
its research output. 
 
HIGHLIGHTS  
In September, the Dean attended a workshop on “Applications of order theory to homeland defense 
and computer security” put on by the DIMACS group at Rutgers University, and spoke on “An 
Institute of Mathematical Methods in Counter-Terrorism: A new model for North-South Cooperation”.  
In October, a team for the Natural Products Institute, Mona Institute of Applied Science and the 
Department of Chemistry attended the 3rd Conference of the International Society for the 
Development of Natural Products in Nanjing. At that meeting Jamaica which held the first meeting 
where the Society was formed, was granted a permanent seat on the Board of the Society. The team 
used the opportunity to visit several Science Parks and to develop several connections in China.  
The Mona Campus Research Day 2005 focused on “Natural Hazards, Disasters and Sustainable 
Development” with activities guided by the Department of Geography & Geology, led by Mr. Rafi 
Ahmad. Four interactive fora were held, dealing with different aspects of the important question of 
natural hazards, their effects on development and the need for strategic management to avoid or 
mitigate disasters and speed recovery when they strike. Natural Hazards Information Packs 
comprising CDs and DVDs developed by the Unit for Disaster Studies in the Department of 
Geography & Geology, Mona Informatix and the Mona Information Technology Support Unit 
(MITS) were distributed at the conference.  
At the Research Day Awards Ceremony at the Mona Visitors Lodge, Faculty members honoured by 
the University as outstanding researchers included:  
For Best Publications –  
Dr. Willem Mulder (and collaborators) for his paper on “The Electrocapillary Effect at an Electrode 
Modified with an Insoluble Redox-Active Self-Assembled Monolayer”, and  
Dr. Danielle Aquart & Professor Tara Dasgupta for their paper on  
“Dynamics of Interaction of Vitamin C with some Potent Nitrovasodilators, S-nitroso-N-acetyl-D, L-penicilamine 
(SNAP) and S-nitrosocaptopril (SNOCap), in Aqueous Solution”;  
For Best Edited Collection –  
Drs. Dale and Mona Webber for “A collection of studies conducted from the Port Royal Marine Laboratory 
on the status of Kingston Harbour, Jamaica, in relation to continued organic pollution” which appeared in a 
special edition of the Bulletin of Marine Science;  
For Most Outstanding Research Activity –  
Professor Yvette Jackson for her studies on “Synthesis of the Kuanoniamines and Related Alkaloids”;  
For Project Attracting the Most Research Funds –  
Dr. Mona Webber for landing a grant of $4,536,750 over 15 months from the Environmental 
Foundation of Jamaica, to study “The Mangrove Ecosystem: A Biodiversity Hotspot”;  
For Project with the Greatest Business/Economic Impact –  
Professor Tara Dasgupta for his project on the “Fate of Pesticides in Tropical Ecosystems” which led to 
the sustainable offering of excellent analytical services for monitoring pesticides and other persistent 
organic pollutants (POPs) in the environment.  
The Faculty held its 7th Biennial Research Conference in May. The theme of the lead-off Public 
Forum was “Education Meeting the Needs for Development”. Dr. June George of the Department of 
Educational Research & Development, St. Augustine Campus, delivered the keynote address. Plenary 
speakers at the conference were Dr. Raymond Wright of the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica 
who spoke on “Surging Demand, Diminishing Resources” and Professor George Maul, Florida Institute 
of Technology, Chairman of the IOCARIBE Tsunami Steering Group of Experts, who spoke on 
“Development of a Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System for the Caribbean and Central West Atlantic Region”. 
The conference included 39 oral and 30 poster presentations. A high point was the forging of the 
“Mona Resolution” on Education, Outreach and a Tsunami Warning System for the Caribbean, 
arising out of the session on Natural Hazards, Disasters and Sustainable Development. This has gained 
some attention in various international fora.  
In this the International Year of Physics the Physics Department was suitably active, organising a 
Physics Week in early April, a subsequent workshop on Dengue Fever and Climate and a certificate 
course in Alternative Energy in June.  
In the summer, the Faculties of Pure & Applied and Medical Sciences, in collaboration with 
Generating Genius, a London group headed by Dr. Tony Sewell, hosted 10 Jamaican and 10 
British boys of West Indian descent. The boys were afforded exposure to university level experiences 
in science and medicine in order to stimulate them to consider seriously a career in medicine or 
biomedical research. The programme will continue for successive summers. 
 
PUBLICATIONS  
As a result of the financial squeeze combined with resignations, retirements and deaths, total staff 
complement fell by 18 (17%) and refereed publications by 25 (22%); output therefore slipped to 1.00  
from 1.07 per capita last year. Non-refereed and conference presentations together again rose this 
year by 6.8% from 177 last year to 189. Of the teaching Departments, Chemistry overtook 
Geography & Geology with a productivity of 1.4 refereed papers per full time staff vs 1.3 for the 
Department of Geography & Geology. The latter overwhelmingly dominates in conference 
presentations and non-refereed articles (reports, monographs etc.) with a total of  
5.1 per full time staff member.  
Department  No. Acad. Non-
Staff  Refereed Refereed Conference 
Publicatons Publications Presentations 
Biotechnology Centre  5  2  2  19  
Chemistry  18  26  3  21  
Geography & Geology  7+7  18  16  56  
Life Sciences  19  15  6  20  
Mathematics & 7+7  13  0  4  
Computer Science  
Physics  10  6  0  16  
Centre for Marine 2  4  3  14  
Sciences  
Electron Microscopy 2  1  0  2  
Unit  
NPI/MIAS  3  2  0  7  
TOTAL:  87  87  30  159  
 
UNDERGRADUATE  
In 2004/2005 the Faculty registered a total of 1555 students, an increase of 202 (15%) over the 
intake in 2003/2004, when 1353 students were on the register (data supplied by the Student Records 
System). The Table below shows the number of individual courses and total registrations in these 
courses. The number of courses offered fell drastically in Mathematics (46%), and overall in the 
Faculty (13.6%). The mean number of students per course rose by 41% in Mathematics, 33% in 
Geology, and 12% in Life Sciences. In Computer Science mean registration per course fell by 23.5%. 
These changes were probably related in part to the introduction of Mathematics as a prerequisite for 
entry into Computer Science. Mean course load per full-time lecturer remained constant at 1.8 
courses, with credit load rising slightly to 8.3 from 7.9 last year.  
 Load 
 No. of Total 
Mean 
Department  /Staff Courses Credits  Summed No. 
Enrolement /Course Member  
Chemistry  24  129   1821  75.9  1.3* 6.6†  
Geog./Geol.:         
Geography  17  68   718  42.2  2.4  9.7 
Geology  14  64   420  30.0  2.0  9.1 
Life Sciences  32  138   1914  59.8  1.7  7.3 
Math & Comp.        
Sci:  
Computer  
Science 16 14  68 62  1091 1410  68.2 2.3 9.7 
Mathematics  100.7  2.0  8.9  
Physics  23  104   903  39.3  2.3  10.4 
TOTAL  140  624   8277  59.1  1.8  8.3 
*This column shows load as 
 † This column shows load as credits/individual  courses/individual. 
 
Failure rate in the undergraduate final examinations fell from a high of about 22.6% to 20%, and the 
percentage of First Class Honours fell to 8%. The fall in numbers sitting the final exam in 2003/2004 
was reversed decisively, with a rise in numbers from 274 to 317 (15%).  
 2002/2003  2003/2004  2004/2005  
Level of Degree  N  %  N  %  N  %  
First  27  9.4  26  9.5  26  8.2  
Upper Second  87  30.4  81  29.6  99  31.2  
Lower Second  90  31.5  70  25.5  84  26.5  
Pass  37  12.6  35  12.8  45  14.2  
Fail  46  16.1  62  22.6  63  19.9  
Total Sitting  287  100.0  274  100.0  317  100.0  
Total Registered  1178  1353  1555  
 
GRADUATE STUDIES  
In 2004/2005, in spite of the introduction of 11 postgraduate diploma students, the Faculty 
registered a total of 373 graduate students in various programmes, compared with 465 in 2003/2004 
(down 20%) with the main losses being in the MSc and MPhil registrations. It seems possible that 
raised fees plus financial hardship could account for these losses. None-the-less, the graduating 
group increased by 18%, mainly in research students again perhaps prompted by the financially 
driven need to get finished.  
GRADUATES  
 Registered   Graduating  
2002/03 2003/04 2004/5  2002/3 2003/4 2004/5  
MIS  73 73 73  21  21 21  
MSc  82 142 87  27  30 26  
MPhil  181 188 143  14  15 19  
PhD  61 62 59  10  5 16  
Diploma  11   
TOTAL  397 465 373  68  71 82  
*MIS students are jointly taught by MSB and Computer Science staff   
 
The Geology sub-department continues to avoid the introduction of taught Graduate level courses 
and the Department of Chemistry to resist introduction of taught MSc programmes. In general, the 
engagement in Graduate teaching is relatively low (mean Courses/Staff member = 0.69) except in the 
case of Computer Science, in which the graduate and undergraduate course loads per staff member, 
were equal (2.3) with a mean enrollment of 27 students per graduate course. The overall teaching 
load (graduate and undergraduate) in the Computer Science sub-department, therefore, was 4.6 
courses per full-time staff member.  
  GRADUATE    
 Mean 
Department  No. of  Total  Enrolment No./  Courses/  
 Courses   Credits  Course  Staff  
      Member  
Chemistry  7   22  170  24.3  0.4† 1.7* 
Geog./Geology: Geog.  7   53  87  12.4  1.0 3.4  
Geol.  0   0  0  n/a  n/a 2.0  
Life Sciences  11   44  148  13.5  0.57 2.3  
Math & Comp Sci: 
CSci  16  
 68  431  26.9  2.29 4.6  
Math  10   49  86  8.6  1.43 3.4  
Physics  9   51  76  8.4  0.90 3.2  
TOTAL  60   287  998  16.6  0.69 2.29 
 
†Thiscolumn indicates mean number of courses for graduate level only *This column indicates mean number of courses including both graduate 
and undergraduate levels  
GRANTS  
Grants reported to have been brought in from sources external to the University, increased by 53% 
to J$122,072,996 from last year’s J$ equivalent of $79,611,415 although the total number of grants 
remained virtually unchanged at 33. The Departments of Chemistry and Life Sciences showed 
outstanding improvement.  
DEPARTMENT  N  N  N  
INTERNAL EXTERNAL INCOME* 
GRANTS  GRANTS  GENERATED 
Chemistry  2,692,598  2  44,354,059  5  17,655,088  9  
Geog/Geology  0  0  12,601,000  4  0  0  
Life Sciences  67,195  1  32,556,705  15 2,412,236  3  
Math & Comp Sci  0  0  0 0  1,400,000  1  
Physics  0  0  1,040,750  1  2,149,473  4  
Biotechnology  496,000  2  16,526,482  3  620,000  3  
CMS  218,000  2  13,594,000  4  ?  ?  
NPI  0  0  1,400,000  1  0 0  
TOTAL:  $3,473,793  7  $122,072,996  33  $24,236,797  21 
*Income here is surplus after expenditures 
All currency is stated in J$ equivalents converted at a rate of J$62 to US$1 
 
Reported Internal grants, however, fell drastically in both amount (60%) and number (46%). We 
have added this year a column on income generated. This is quite significant and poised to get even 
better. We hope in future to report, in all cases, surpluses after expenditures on overheads rather than 
gross income, and to include more complete information from the CMS, Mathematics & Computer 
Science, MIAS and NPI. 
 
CONCLUSION  
The Faculty has seen some set-backs due to the financial difficulties and internal reorganizations. 
There have, none-the-less, been significant, positive advances in some areas. Undergraduate 
registrations continue to rise steadily.  
We would also like to see greater progress in terms of curriculum reform aimed at increasing the 
efficiency of delivery of the undergraduate programmes. With the increased cost of graduate 
programmes and the financial challenges being faced by prospective students, the fall in graduate 
registrations this year, after a small rise last year, was predictable. Income generating activities aimed 
at the short, medium and long term have been pursued vigorously, and we are hoping to see 
significant returns soon. 
 
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY  
Professor Ishenkumba A. Kahwa, BSc (Hons) Dar es Salaam,  
MSc Dar es Salaam, DPhil Louisiana State –Head of Department 
 
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT  
his academic year started with a Quality Assurance Review 
exercise of the Department’s academic programmes and resources as 
well as UWI Mona’s mechanisms and processes supporting delivery 
of chemistry education and training. The exercise produced twenty-
three (23) recommendations some of which are being implemented. 
Student ratings for teaching performance continue to be high: 
averages 3.5 - 
4.65 for lecturers (18) and 3.36 -4.2 for courses (28).  
The Office of the Board for Undergraduate Studies (OBUS) and the Board for Graduate Studies and 
Research have approved the establishment of a new BSc, MSc and PhD programmes in 
Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health (OESH), which will be delivered through the 
Department. These OESH programmes were developed with EFJ funding to a collaboration 
between the Departments of Chemistry, Community Health & Psychiatry and the Labour Studies 
Programme of the Mona School of Business.  
Through MITS’s ICT modernization programme, the Department brought into service its state of 
the art laboratory multimedia facility with projection, audio, electronic board, and video playing and 
recording capabilities. Use of these facilities has improved student learning comfort and effectiveness 
and is playing a key role in implementing our curriculum and its delivery processes.  
The Department realised a total of US$802,131.00 in its fund raising efforts. Dr. A. Greenaway’s 
work must be singled out for special commendation for attracting over 50% (US$447,749) of the 
income generated by the Department.  
The high quality and productivity (refereed papers: total 26 per capita = 1.4) of the Department’s 
research thrust continues to attract international attention. The Royal Society of Chemistry (UK), 
graced the cover of its prestigious journal (Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 20th issue, 2004) 
with the work of Prof. Yvette Jackson and her graduate student Nadale Downer.  
For the upcoming academic year the Department will seek to:  
complete the joint curriculum reform which we are engaged in with the St. Augustine and 
Cave Hill Campuses  
introduce research experience for every student doing Chemistry BSc major  
modernize, streamline and consolidate laboratory sessions into enriched stand-alone courses 
that are more manageable and exciting for students  
commence the Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health (OESH) programme  
keep our research output above thirty (30) publications  
increase our income to US$1M. 
 
HIGHLIGHTS OF MAJOR ACTIVITIES IN THE DEPARTMENT  
1. Department’s Quality Assurance Review  
The Quality Assurance Review exercise was carried out from September 27-October 4, 2004. The 
team comprised Professor George Newkome, Vice President for Research & Dean Graduate School, 
Oelschlager Professor of Science and Technology, University of Akron, USA; Dr. Austin Greaves, 
Consultant, Rotoflex (Jamaica) Limited, Kingston, Jamaica; and Professor Dyer Narinesingh, Dean, 
Faculty of Science and Agriculture, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad 
and Tobago. The twenty-three (23) recommendations from the review process covered the chemistry 
curriculum, teaching and learning processes, resources for learning and teaching, assessment 
mechanisms and learning outcomes, student profiles and quality enhancement/assurance processes. 
Implementation has already begun for critical recommendations such as reform of curriculum 
delivery/assessment and technical services as well as development of a departmental quality system.  
2. Chemistry Curriculum Reform  
Joint curriculum reform efforts with the St. Augustine and Cave Hill campuses, which commenced 
last year, were continued. Besides desirable periodic review, the main reasons for the curriculum 
reform effort arise from the Quality Assurance Review process at the three campuses. It was 
concluded that among other considerations there is the need for (a) a common chemistry core 
curriculum for all UWI campuses (b) a research project requirement designed to promote higher 
order learning outcomes for all chemistry majors (c) separating laboratory learning from lectures and 
subsequent consolidation (d) streamlining and enrichment of laboratory sessions so as to effectively 
provide for quality practical skills training and chemical education (e) and to respond to well 
documented student concerns with the ‘large weekly volume of laboratory report write-ups that frequently leaves 
them without enough time or energy to learn’. This process will continue this year so that we can start 
2006/7 with a new cross-campus curriculum.  
3. UWI Chemistry work made cover page for RSC Journal  
The work of Professor Yvette Jackson and her graduate student Ms. Nadale Downer made the cover 
page of the prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry Journal – Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry in 
their 20th issue for 2004. The Editors of the prestigious journal made the selection from a field of 
several finalists based on the quality of work published in the issue and its creative presentation.  
4. Emergency First Aid Course  
The Department hosted the holding of an Emergency First Aid Course conducted by the Jamaica 
Red Cross Society. The Course was Co-ordinated by Dr. Roy Porter and seven Administrative and 
Technical Staff, fifteen graduate students and two Service Staff completed the course and were 
awarded Certificates of Participation.  
5. Better Process Control School  
Dr. Donna Minott-Kates spearheaded the Better Process Control School (BPCS) which had forty 
(40) participants including one representative from a food processing establishment in Trinidad and 
Tobago. Participants included processors and members of the regulatory agencies which govern the 
operations of food processing plants. The course was jointly monitored by representatives from the 
Bureau of Standards Jamaica and the United States Food and Drug Administration.  
6. Departmental Retreat  
The Departmental Retreat was held on January8&9, 2005 at the Medallion Hall Hotel. The main 
areas of focus were:  
. • The report and recommendations of the Quality Assurance Review and an action 
plan for the implementation  
. • The cross-campus Chemistry Curriculum Reform proposal  
 
7. Cape Workshop  
A two-day CAPE Workshop was conducted in the Department to assist high school students who 
were preparing for the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency exams. The Workshop covered the 
Fundamentals of Spectroscopy for Unit I Chemistry and was coordinated by Dr. Novelette Sadler-
McKnight.  
8. Special Seminar  
A special seminar was held in the Department to commemorate Professor Tara Dasgupta’s thirty 
years of research at Mona. His presentation which was well received was entitled ‘Reaction 
Mechanisms–thirty years at Mona’  
9. Generating Genius Boys Programme  
Ten high-achievers, boys between the ages of 11 and 12 years, who participated in the Generating 
Genius Boys were assisted by Dr. Novelette Sadler-McKnight, who acted on behalf of the Dean, 
organized laboratory experiments for the students as well as arranged a field trip for them to 
WINDALCO, one of our Bauxite Companies.  
STAFF MATTERS 
 
CATEGORIES  REGULAR  TEMPORARY PART TOTAL 
CONTRACT 
 TIME SERVICE 
WIGUT  18  2  8  9  37  
MONATS  19  3  – – 22  
UAWU  12  3  – – 15  
TOTAL  49  8  8  9  74  
 
Appointments of Sub-Deans  
Three (3) faculty members from the Department were appointed as Sub-Deans:  
Dr. Novelette Sadler-McKnight – Distance Education and Outreach  
Professor Yvette Jackson – Student Affairs  
Professor Paul Reese – Graduate Studies  
Strategic Transformation Team (STT)  
Professors Ishenkumba Kahwa and Yvette Jackson were appointed members of the Strategic 
Transformation Team.  
Interim Head Electronics Unit  
Professor Tara Dasgupta was asked to act as the Interim Head of the Electronics Unit.  
Miss Allison Hall, Laboratory Technician completed her MBA programme.  
Research Day Awardees  
.– Dr. Willem Mulder for Best Publication  
.– Dr. Danielle Aquart and Prof. Tara Dasgupta for Best Publication  
.– Prof. Yvette Jackson for Outstanding Research Activity  
 
PAPERS PRESENTED  
. • Mohammed Bakir (with Colin Gyles) “Development of Chemical Sensor For 
Biomolecules and Metal Ions” Science Symposium 2005, Northern Caribbean University, 
Mandeville, Jamaica, April 19, 2005 and Seventh Conference of Faculty of Pure & Applied Sciences, 
UWI-Mona, Jamaica, May 16 -19, 2005.  
. • (with C. Gyles & O. Green) “Synthesis, spectroscopic and structural properties of 
metal compounds of polypyridyllike hydrazones” at the 230th National ACS-meeting, Washington, 
DC, USA, August 28, 2005.  
 
Dasgupta, Tara  
. • “Inorganic Reaction Mechanism – Thirty Years of Research at Mona”. Chemistry 
Department, UWI, Mona, 2004.  
. • “Equine Drugs – Recent Trends and Future, Jamaican Perspective” Jamaica Racing 
Commission, Kingston.  
. • “Analysis of PCBs” at the National Environmental Planning Agency.  
 
Gallimore, Winklet  
• “Marine Biodiversity of Jamaica: Potential Pharmaceutical and Industrial Applications” 18th 
Annual National Conference on Science and Technology, Scientific Research Council, 
November 2004.  
Greenaway, Anthony  
• “A different perspective on the status of Jamaica’s north shore reefs – is there a silver 
lining?” Association of Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean Conference, Curacao, June 13 
-17, 2005.  
Kahwa, Ishenkumba  
. • “New opportunities for training and education in Occupational and Environmental 
Safety and Health:” Biennial conference of the Jamaica Institute of Environmental professionals, 
Kingston, Jamaica, June 16, 2005.  
. • “From Discrete Dinuclear Molecules to Nanoclusters: Electronic cooperativity in 
Lanthanide(III) Aggregates:” Department of Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, March 
18, 2005.  
. • (with S. McKenzie) “Novel Double Helical Tetranuclear Lanthanide (III) 
Nanoclusters” American Chemical Society National Meeting, March 13, 2005.  
. • (with R.U. Richards-Johnson) “Novel hexanuclear lanthanide (III) complexes: 
syntheses, structures and luminescence.” American Chemical Society National Meeting, March 13, 
2005.  
. • “Electronic interactions in lanthanide nanoclusters:” American Chemical Society 
National Meeting March 13, 2005  
. • (with T. Dawkins) “Luminescence Behaviour of Novel Dinuclear Complexes”, 
Seventh Biennial Conference of the Faculty of Pure & Applied Sciences, UWI-Mona, Jamaica, May 
16 -19, 2005.  
 
Jackson, Yvette  
• (and N. K. Downer) “Cyclisation of 2-Methoxythio-benzamides and Synthesis of 4,7-Dioxo-
6-Methoxy-2-Phenylbenzothiazole” at the Royal Society of Chemistry Symposium on 
Heterocyclic Synthesis, Grasmere, UK, May 2005. Poster  
Lancashire, Robert  
. • “Proposed International Standard for EMR spectroscopic data”, Pittcon 
Conference, Orlando, USA, March 2005  
. • “Web Development and Science, Technology and Curriculum”. Quality 
Enhancement Conference, St Augustine Campus, June, 2005  
 
Pinnock, Willard  
• “Towards a Sustainable Air Pollution Monitoring Nework for Kingston” National 
Conference on Environment and Sustainable Development, Jamaica Institute of Environ-
mental Professionals, June 2005.  
Porter, Roy  
• (and Petrea Facey) “Natural pesticide from Jamaican plant”, th Annual SRC conference on 
The Development of a Nutraceutical Industry, Jamaica, November 2004.  
• “Chemical composition and biological activity of the essential oil from Jamaican Hyptis 
verticillata Jacq.,” P.C. Facey,  
R.B. Porter, P.B. Reese and L. Williams, American Chemical Society Annual Meeting, 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (August 22 -26, 2004).  
Reese, Paul  
• “Biotransformation of Terpenes and Steroids by Fungi,” P.B. Reese, 3rd International 
Conference on Natural Products, Nanjing, China (October 23 -25, 2004). Invited Speaker. 
 
PUBLICATIONS  
Monograph  
* Roy B. R. Porter, “Introductory to Chromatography, Analytical Chemistry”, Part 11, 
UWIDEC (2005).  
Refereed Journal Articles  
.* M. Bakir, Hassan, I., Johnson, T., Gyles. C., Coley,M. et al , “X-ray crystallographic, 
electrochemical and spectroscopic properties of 2-pyridinio 2-pyridyl ketone phenyl hydrazone 
chloride hydrate”, Journal of Molecular Structure, 688, (2004), 213.  
.* M. Bakir and I. Hassan, “cis-dicarbonyltriphenylphosphine[hydroxybis(2-
pyridyl)methanolato-k3-N,O,N']rhenium(I) dimer dimethyl sulfoxide solvate, [cis-
Re(CO)2(PPh3)(dpkO,OH)].dmso”, Acta Crystallographica 2004, E60, m1966 -m1969.  
.* M. Bakir, O. Green and C. Gyles, “Molecular Sensing Behavior of the first Mn(I)-
compound of di-2-pyridyl-ketone-p-nitrophenylhydrazone (dpknph), fac-[Mn(CO)3-(dpknph)Br] “ 
Inorganza Chimica Acta, 2005, 358, 1835-1840.  
.* T. Dasgupta, D. McGrowder and D. Ragoobirsingh. “The effect of nitric oxide on glucose 
metabolism” Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2004, 263, 29  
.* R. Reid and T. Dasgupta. “The Determination of the Levels of Polychlorinated Biphenyls 
(PCBs) In some Urban and Rural Areas of Jamaica” Jamaican Journal of Science & Technology, 2004, 15, 2  
.* R. Reid and T. Dasgupta “The Catalytic Degradation of Polychlorinated Biphenyls 
(PCBs)”. Jamaican Journal of Science & Technology, 2004, 15, 11.  
.* K. Abdur-Rashid, N. J. Blundell, T. Dasgupta; J. Burgess and D. Drasdo. “Solvation of 
Inorganic Complexes: Transfer Chemical Potentials for Mono-and Bi-nuclear Cobalt(III) Complexes 
to Methanol + Water Mixtures”. Transition Metal Chemistry, 2005, 30, 176  
.* D. Ramdon and T. Dasgupta. “Mechanistic Studies of the Reaction between Thioglycolic 
Acid and Chromium(VI): Substitution, Isomerisation, and Electron Transfer”. Inorganic Reaction 
Mechanism, 5, 211(2005).  
.* D. Aquart and T. Dasgupta “The reaction of S-nitroso-N-acetyl-D,L-penicillamine (SNAP) 
with the angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor, captopril-mechanism of transnitrosation”. Organic 
and Biomolecular Chemistry, 2005, 3, 1640 -1646.  
.* M. Bakir, G. Harewood, T. Dasgupta, A. Holder, I. Hassan, P. Maragh and M. Singh-
Wilmot “5-[(4-methyl-phenyl)diazenyl]salicylaldehyde”. Acta Crystallographica 2005, E-61, O1611  
.* D. Aquart and T. Dasgupta “Metal-NO Complexes: Structures, Syntheses, Properties and 
NO-releasing Mechanisms.” Nitric Oxide Donor; ed. Peng Wang, Tingwei Cai, Naoyuki Taniguchi; 
WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co., Weinheim, Germany, 2005, 109  
.* M. Bakir, T. Dasgupta, S. K. Dutta, N. Ngah and B.Yamin. “Porous Solvent-free 1,2-
bis(salicylidene)propane-1,3-dia- 
 
248  
minato-bis{[bis-(salicylidene)propane-1,3 diaminato]iron-(III)}”. Acta Crystallographia, 2005, E61, 
m1464  
.* S. Simpson and H. Jacobs. “Alkaloids and Coumarins from Esenbeckia pentaphylla (Rutaceae) 
D.” Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 2005, 33 (8), 841 -844.  
.* M. A. McAnuff, W. W. Harding, F. O. Omoruyi, H. Jacobs, E. Y. Morrison and H. N. 
Asemota”. Hypoglycemic effects of steroidal sapogenins isolated from Jamaican bitter yam, Dioscorea 
polygonoides”. Food and Chemical Toxicology 2005, 43 (11), 1667 -1672.  
.* Nadale K. Downer and Yvette A. Jackson, “Synthesis of Benzothiazoles via Ipso-
Substitution of ortho-Methoxy-thiobenzamides” Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 2004, 2, 3039 -3043, 
cover article.  
.* M. Bakir, P.C. Facey, I. Hassan, W.H. Mulder, R.B. Porter. “Mikanolide from Jamaican 
Mikania micrantha”. Acta Crystallographica, C60, 2004, o798 -o800.  
 * Henry A. Ellis, Nicole A. S. White, Richard A. Taylor and Paul T. Maragh. 
“Infrared, X-ray and Microscopic Studies on the Room Temperature Structure of Anhydrous Lead  
 (II) n-Alkanoates” Journal of Molecular Structure, 738, 2005, 205 -210.  
.* Mohammed Bakir, Gabriel Harewood, Alvin Holder, Ishmael Hassan, Tara Dasgupta, Paul 
Maragh, Marvadeen Singh-Wilmot. “Structure Report: 5-[(4-Methylphenyl) diazenyl]salicylaldehyde” 
Acta Crystallographia Section E, Organic Papers, 2005, E61, 1611 -1613.  
.* Paul T. Maragh, Sonia E. Thomas and Tara P. Dasgupta. “Kinetics and Mechanism of the 
Hydrolysis of the Trinuclear Cation, [µ3-oxo-triaqua-hexakis(acetato) trisiron(III)]+ 
[FeIII3O(OOCCH3)6(OH2)3]+, in Aqueous Perchloric Acid Media”. Inorganica Chimica Acta, 2005, 
358/13, 3610 -3616.  
.* W.H. Mulder, R. Andreu, M. Molero, W.R. Fawcett. “Calculation of ionic surface excess 
concentrations in the diffuse double layer at low field strengths for a restricted  
 
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primitive model electrolyte”. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 2005: 575, 211 -219.  
 * J. J. Calvente, G. López-Pérez, P. Ramírez, H. Fernández,  
 M.A. Zón, W.H. Mulder, R. Andreu. “Experimental study of the interplay between long-
range electron transfer and redox probe permeation at self-assembled monolayers: Evidence for 
potential-induced ion gating”. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2005, 127, 6476 -6486.  
.* Petrea C. Facey, Roy B. R. Porter, Paul B. Reese and Lawrence A. D. Williams. 
“Biological activity and Chemical composition of the Essential Oil from Jamaican Hyptis verticillata 
Jacq.”; Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2005, 53, 4774 -4777  
.* G. D .A. Martin, W.F. Reynolds and P.B. Reese “Investigation of the importance of the C-
2 and C-13 oxygen functions in the transformation of stemodin analogues by Rhizopus oryzae ATCC 
11145”. Phytochemistry, 2004, 65, 2211 -2217.  
.* G. D. A. Martin, W. F. Reynolds and P. B. Reese, “Stemodane skeletal rearrangement: 
chemistry and microbial transformation”. Phytochemistry, 2005, 66, 901 909.  
.* M. A. Singh-Wilmot, I. A. Kahwa, A. J. Lough, “Bis(� -2,6-diformyl-4-
methylphenolato)bis[bis(2,6-diformyl-4-methyl phenolato)neodymium(III)]”, Acta Crystallographia, 
2005, E61, m1009 -m1011.  
.* M. A. Singh-Wilmot, I.A. Kahwa and A. J. Lough Acta Crystallographia, 2005, E61, m970-
m972 “Octaaquatetrakis (2-2,6-diformyl-4-methylphenolato)tetra-3-hydroxo-etraneody-mium(III) 
trifluoromethanesulfonate butanol disolvate tetrahydrate”  
 
Technical Reports  
.* K.H. Henry, M.D. Coley and A.M. Greenaway. “Caustic Soluble Phosphorus in Jamalco 
Bauxites: A Review of the Literature”. Presented to Jamalco, May 19, 2005. 33 pages.  
.* A.N. Bucknor, M.D. Coley and A.M. Greenaway. “Caustic Soluble Trace Metals in Jamalco 
Bauxites: A Review of the Literature”. Presented to Jamalco, May 19, 2005. 48 pages.  
 
INCOME GENERATION  
Research Grants  
Professor Yvette Jackson received a grant from the Royal Society of Chemistry (2005)–£1,200.00, 
Synthesis of Aza-and Diazarotenoids.  
UWI, Office of Planning & Institutional Research (2004) – US$37,500.00, Synthesis of Azarotenoids 
– Novel Nitrogen Analogues of Insecticidal, Antiviral and Anticancer Agents  
Dr. Anthony Greenaway  
Caustic Soluble Impurities in Jamalco Bauxites: Funded by Jamalco and Alcoa World.  
Caustic Soluble Phosphorus in Jamalco bauxites – US$110,641  
Caustic Soluble Trace metals in Jamalco bauxites – US$152,533  
Laboratory development Fund – US$100,725  
Duration of Project – February 2005 – July 2007  
Assessment of the Capacity of the Black River upper Morass to Assimilate Nutrients inputs from 
Agriculture, Domestic and Industrial Activities. Funded by the Environmental Foundation of 
Jamaica. J$4,975,500.  
Duration of project November 2004 – November 30, 2006.  
Community Environmental Management Project: Black River Watchers sub-project. Funded by 
Inter-American Development Bank. US$3,600.00  
Duration of Project January 2005 – August 2005.  
Dr. Winklet Gallimore  
Obtained a grant from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to 
support research. [2005 – 2006, Euro 33,850.00].  
Prof. Ishenkumba Kahwa  
Received US$5,929 from the Research and Publications Fund for 2004-5 to support student research 
and conference presentations on Nanoclusters.  
Commercial Projects  
The Pesticide Research Project under the supervision of Professor Tara Dasgupta realised close to 
$1.5M from analytical services and the money was spent to maintain and develop instrumental 
facility of the laboratory. Two important accessories for GC/MS and LC/MS were procured – Purge 
and Trap accessory and Post-derivitization system-at a cost of US$30,000.00 to expand our capability 
to analyse volatile organic compounds and various herbicides.  
The Chemistry Department’s Analytical Facility at the Discovery Bay Marine Laboratory (now cited 
in the Department) under the supervision of Dr. A.M. Greenaway, generated approximately 
J$300,000 from analyses of marine waters, funds used to support graduate student research.  
Prof. I. Kahwa’s Project -The Asbestos Project generated J$266,975 from analyses of asbestos 
samples and associated outreach.  
Dr. Donna Minott-Kates’ self-financing programme: Better Process Control School realized an 
income of $1,283,628.77.  
Dr. Novelette Sadler-McKnight raised $2,143,593.00 from outreach activities such as CAPE 
workshops, sale of chromatography kits, laboratories for high schools.  
The Department received US$135,000 from Tanaud International as per agreement and through 
Prof. R. Lancashire US$20,000 from MDL Information Inc. in support of his team’s project on 
spectroscopic software.  
The Department restarted its Summer School Programme from which it earned J$1,143,670 and it 
sold Liquid Nitrogen worth J$55,850.00. Mrs. Miriam Lindo’s various fund raising activities earned 
J$550,850.00.  
PUBLIC SERVICE Professor T. Dasgupta:  
.– Chief Editor, Jamaican Journal of Science and Technology  
.– Director, Mona Institute of Applied Sciences  
.– Executive Member, Natural Product Institute  
.– Member, BSJ Committee for designing Metrology Building  
.– Member, National Agricultural Health and Food Safety Coordinating Committee  
.– Member, Board of Editors, Inorganic Reaction Mechanisms.  
.– External Examiner, University of Guyana.  
.– Referee for Inorganic Chemistry, Dalton Transaction, International Journal for Chemical 
Kinetics, West Indian Journal of Engineering  
 
Dr. W. Gallimore  
– Member, Technical Committee, Review of abstracts-SRC th Conference on Science and 
Technology.  
.– Member, National Authority, Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons 
(OPCW).  
.– Chairperson, Nutraceutical Symposium–“Supporting the Development of A Nutraceutical 
Industry in Jamaica” [Natural Products Unit, Scientific Research Council].  
 
Dr. A. Greenaway:  
– Member, National Ozone Commission  
Professor Y. Jackson  
.– Consultant, Tanaud International  
.– Regional Editor, MOLECULES  
.– Foreign Research Mentor, Minority International Research Training Programme, Barry 
University, Florida  
.– Member, Board of Governors, Hampton High School, St. Elizabeth  
 
Professor H. Jacobs:  
– Member, Project Steering Committee for Enabling Activities for Jamaica to Develop and 
implement the National Implementation Plan for the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) 
Convention  
Professor I. A. Kahwa:  
.– Referee for: J. Chemical Education, Inorganica Chimica Acta, New J. of Chemistry, 
Thermochima Acta, Inorganic Chemistry, Photochemistry and Photobiology and West Indian J. 
Engineering and J. Coordination Chemistry.  
.– Board of Directors, International Centre for Environmental and Nuclear Sciences  
.– Asbestos abatement and management for several agencies  
.– CARISCIENCE representative, Science Education Focal Points Inter-American Network of 
Academies of Science (IANAS)  
 
Professor R. Lancashire:  
.– University Representative, Board of the Jamaica Computer Society Education Foundation  
.– Executive Member, Jamaica Society of Scientists and Technologists  
.– Leader, IUPAC Task Group on EMR data structures  
 
Dr. P. Maragh:  
.– Faculty Representative, FPAS on WIGUT Executive  
.– Member, National Industrial Safety Committee – Bureau of Standards  
.– Member, Museums Advisory Board – Institute of Jamaica  
 
Dr. D. Minott-Kates:  
.– Member, Jamaica Bureau of Standards-Coconut Water Technical Committee  
.– Member, Agro-Processing Resource Network (APRN)  
.– Member, Scientific Research Council Board’s Sub-Committee for the Food Technology 
Institute  
.– Member, National Agricultural Health and Food Safety Coordinating Committee  
.– Director, Better Process Control School (certification for the food industry)  
 
Dr. W. Pinnock:  
.– Member, National Radiation Safety Council, Ministry of Health, Government of Jamaica.  
.– Member, Steering Committee for Food Irradiation, National Commission of Science and 
Technology, Office of the Prime Minister (Jamaica).  
 
Dr. R. Porter  
– Member, Bureau of Standards Propane-Butane technical committee.  
Professor P. Reese  
.– Member, Equine Drug Testing Committee  
.– Member, Product Research & Development Committee, Scientific Research Council.  
 
Dr. N. Sadler-McKnight  
.– Member, Technical and Finance Committee of the Scientific Research Council  
.– Council member, Jamaica Society for Scientists and Technologists (JSST).  
.– Executive Secretary, Alumni and Friends of the Department of Chemistry, UWI, Mona 
(CHEMSAF).  
 
Dr. M. Singh-Wilmot  
– Member, Organizing Committee for Caribbean Advanced Proficiency (CAPE) Workshop 
2004-2005.  
CATEGORIES OF STUDENTS TOTAL STUDENT ENROLMENT IN CHEMISTRY 
COURSES  
LEVEL  2002/2003  2003/2004  2004/2005  
Preliminary  332  397  420  
Introductory  496  533  557  
Advanced  725  845  883  
Postgraduate   Full-time 44 Part-
(Research students)  time 17  
 
Undergraduate Awards  
Congratulations to Miss Safiyyah Dundee who obtained a First Class Honours degree in Chemistry 
while three other students received First Class in Chemistry and another major.  
A total of seven undergraduate students from the Department received awards ranging from $10,000 
to $60,000 for their academic achievements in Chemistry.  
Postgraduates  
Four graduate students completed their Doctor of Philosophy degrees.  
Ms. Ordel Brown 
Mr. Colin Gyles 
Ms. Jane Lue 
Ms. Denise Simpson 
 
Another six students have been upgraded to Ph.D status, namely: Roxan Richards-Johnson, Shelly 
McKenzie, Nicole White, Nadale Downer, Patrice Peart and Duanne Biggs. 
 
 
DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY  
Professor Wilma Bailey, BA Newcastle, MA Leicester, PhD UWI  
– Acting Head of Department 
 
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT  
rofessor Elizabeth Thomas-Hope, Head of the Department, 
was on sabbatical leave for the year, and Professor Wilma Bailey 
was appointed to act in her place. Dr David Barker, Senior Lecturer 
in Geography, was promoted to Professor. Mr Remy Sietchiping, 
Temporary Lecturer in Geography, left the Department at the end of his 
contract. Dr Susan Mains, Lecturer in Geography, was awarded a UWI 
Research Fellowship, and Dr David Dodman was appointed Temporary 
Assistant Lecturer in her place. At the end of the year under review, Dr 
Faisal Butt, Lecturer in Geology, resigned his position.  
Mr Rafi Ahmad represented the Mona campus on the Vice-Chancellor’s Task Force to deal with the 
rehabilitation and reconstruction following the devastation caused by Hurricane Ivan in September 
2004. He also helped to organize the thematic activities for the UWI’s Research Day 2005, which was 
held on January 27-28, 2005, and focused on natural hazards and disaster preparedness in the 
Caribbean region.  
The Department continued to administer the Earthquake Unit, the Unit for Disaster Studies, the 
Environmental Management Unit, and the Jamaica Sustainable Development Unit.  
Table 1 gives an indication of the overall teaching achievements of the Department in terms of mean 
(and standard deviation) scores and response rates on teaching assessments for lecturers and courses.  
PAPERS PRESENTED  
. • R. Ahmad. “Hazard mapping and site suitability with special reference to Kingston 
and St Andrew, Jamaica.” Symposium on Sustainable Housing, Kingston and St Andrew, October 
14, 2004, Kingston, Jamaica.  
. • R. Ahmad. “Ivan landslides: reconnaissance.” Workshop on Lessons from 
Hurricane Ivan: Are We Learning for Tomorrow?, October 16, 2004, Kingston, Jamaica.  
. • R. Ahmad. “Hazard maps for landslides and earthquakes, Jamaica.” IADB Civil 
Society National Consultation on Preparedness, Response and Reconstruction, October 26, 2004, 
Kingston, Jamaica.  
. • R. Ahmad. “Natural hazard maps: Jamaica.” The Caribbean 2004 Regional Disaster 
Conference on Managing Hazards in a Changing Environment, November 1 -3, 2004, Montego Bay, 
Jamaica.  
. • R. Ahmad. “Natural hazards profile of Jamaica.” The Caribbean 2004 Regional 
Disaster Conference on Managing Hazards in a Changing Environment, November1-3, 2004, 
Montego Bay, Jamaica.  
. • R. Ahmad. “Natural hazard maps in Jamaica: GIS and disaster management.” GIS 
Day 2004, November 17, 2004, UWI, Mona.  
. • R. Ahmad. “Natural hazards profile of Jamaica.” Forum on Determining Natural 
Hazards Risk and Vulnerability, UWI Research Day, January 27 -28, 2005.  
. • R. Ahmad. “Coastal vulnerability and tsunami hazard in Jamaica.” Jamaican 
Geographical Society Panel Discussion, March 10, 2005, UWI Mona.  
. • R. Ahmad. “Vulnerability of water supply to natural hazards in Jamaica.” Seventh 
Conference, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, UWI, Mona, May 16 -19, 2005.  
. • R. Ahmad, E. Robinson & D. Rowe. “Storm surge and coastal flooding processes 
in Jamaica.” Seventh Conference, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, UWI, Mona, May 16 19, 
2005.  
. • R. Ahmad. “Land degradation in the Caribbean: Quaternary geological processes.” 
Meeting of the Task Force for the Partner Initiative on Land Degradation and Sustainable Land 
Management in Caribbean SIDS, Barbados, May 30 – June 1, 2005.  
. • R. Ahmad. “Flooding in Jamaica: myths and realities.” Second National 
Conference, Jamaican Institute of Environmental Professionals, June 15 -17, 2005, Kingston, 
Jamaica.  
. • R. Ahmad. “Managing urban flooding hazard and risk in western Spanish Town, 
Jamaica.” National Disaster Management Conference 2005, July 21 -22, 2005, Runaway Bay, Jamaica 
(with L. Walter).  
. • R. Ahmad. “Understanding flooding processes and associated hazards on Jamaica 
to achieve total disaster risk management.” National Disaster Management Conference 2005, July 21 
-22, 2005, Runaway Bay, Jamaica.  
. • R. Ahmad. “A virtual field guide of landslide hazards in upper St Andrew, Jamaica 
– an innovative approach to natural hazards risk management.” National Disaster Management 
Conference 2005, July 21 -22, 2005, Runaway Bay, Jamaica (with P. Lyew-Ayee).  
. • R. Ahmad. “Sediment-water floods in the Caribbean.” Workshop on Enduring 
Geohazards (Landslides and Floods) in the Caribbean Region, December 8, 2004, St Augustine, 
Trinidad & Tobago (with S. Baban).  
. • W. Bailey. “Evaluation of policy implications of user fees for preventive services in 
Jamaica.” Investigations of Social Protection in Health, PAHO/IDRC, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 
August 30 – September 3, 2004 (with S. Lalta, G. Gordon-Strachan, A. Henry-Lee & E. Ward).  
. • W. Bailey. “Vulnerability to dengue fever in Jamaica.” AIACC Vulnerability 
Synthesis Workshop, Bellagio, Italy, March 7 -13, 2005 (with C. Heslop, A. Amarakoon & A. Chen).  
. • D. Dodman. “Keys to analyzing and engaging local contexts.” Training session for 
the Council for World Mission and the Institute for Theological and Leadership  
 
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Development, Kingston, Jamaica, September 2004 (with J. Dodman).  
. • D. Dodman. “A burning fiery furnace: the socio-ecological impact of informal 
sector metal smelting in Kingston, Jamaica.” International Workshop on the Caribbean City, Leiden, 
The Netherlands, December 2004.  
. • S. Mains. “Love and loss: travel narratives, diaspora and the Caribbean.” Third 
International Caribbean Conference: Hybrid Cultures in the Atlantic, Goiania, Brazil, 2004.  
. • S. Mains. “Worlds apart: transnationalism, mobility and the Jamaican diaspora.” 
International Geographical Congress, Glasgow, UK, August 2004.  
. • S. Mains. “Mobile subjects, shifting networks and fixing space: Caribbean diaspora 
dialogues.” International Critical Geography Conference, Mexico City, Mexico, January 2005.  
. • S. Mains. “Diaspora and disaster: dealing with distance, identity and Hurricane 
Ivan.” Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Denver, Colorado, USA, April 
2005.  
. • S. Mitchell. “Stratigraphy of the Cretaceous succession in the Benbow Inlier, 
Jamaica.” Seventh Conference, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, UWI, Mona, May 2005 (with I. 
Brown).  
. • S. Mitchell. “Dolomite – a fabric dependent structure?” Seventh Conference, 
Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, UWI, Mona, May 2005 (with E. James).  
. • S. Mitchell. “Geochemistry and formation of horizontal elongate concretions in a 
mixed sand-gravel shoreface.” Seventh Conference, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, UWI, 
Mona, May 2005 (with S. James, J. Marshall & S. Crowley).  
. • S. Mitchell. “The amorphous mystery.” Seventh Conference, Faculty of Pure and 
Applied Sciences, UWI, Mona, May 2005 (with S. Khan).  
. • S. Mitchell. “An active petroleum system in Jamaica?” Seventh Conference, Faculty 
of Pure and Applied Sciences, UWI, Mona, May 2005.  
.• S. Mitchell. “Sedimentology and tectonic evolution of the Campanian to Paleocene 
succession in the northern Blue Mountains, eastern Jamaica.” Seventh Conference, Faculty of Pure 
and Applied Sciences, UWI, Mona, May 2005 (with  
.R. Ramsook).  
. • S. Mitchell. “Oxygen and carbon stable isotopes from the Maastrichtian of Jamaica: 
implications for ocean climate and the evolution of rudists.” Seventh International Congress of 
Rudists, University of Texas, Austin, June 2005 (with G. Gunter & J. Marshall).  
. • S. Mitchell. “Microstructure, evolution and biostratigraphy of the multifold 
hippritid rudists of the Caribbean-Central American region.” Seventh International Congress of 
Rudists, University of Texas, Austin, June 2005.  
. • S. Mitchell. “Paleoecology of the rudist Biradiolites in the Maastrichtian of 
Jamaica.” Seventh International Congress of Rudists, University of Texas, Austin, June 2005 (with G. 
Gunter and R. Ramsook).  
.• S. Mitchell. “Santonian antillocaprinids from Puerto Rico and Jamaica.” Seventh 
International Congress of Rudists, University of Texas, Austin, June 2005 (with P. Skelton &  
.H. Santos).  
. • S. Mitchell. “Stratigraphy of the Cretaceous succession in the Benbow Inlier, 
Jamaica.” Seventeenth Caribbean Geological Conference, Puerto Rico, July 2005 (with I. Brown).  
. • S. Mitchell. “The tectonic evolution of the Caribbean Plate: insights from volcanic 
rocks in Jamaica and the Virgin Islands.” Seventeenth Caribbean Geological Conference, Puerto 
Rico, July 2005 (with A. Hastie, A. Kerr & T. Jackson).  
. • S. Mitchell. “Comparison of the stratigraphy of the Tertiary limestone across 
central Jamaica.” Seventeenth Caribbean Geological Conference, Puerto Rico, July 2005 (with E. 
James).  
. • S. Mitchell. “Geochemistry and formation of horizontal elongate concretions in a 
mixed sand-gravel shoreface.” Seventeenth Caribbean Geological Conference, Puerto Rico, July 2005 
(with S. James, J. Marshall & S. Crowley).  
. • S. Mitchell. “The amorphous mystery.” Seventeenth Caribbean Geological 
Conference, Puerto Rico, July 2005 (with S. Khan).  
.• S. Mitchell. “Late Cretaceous charophytes from Puerto Rico.” Seventeen Caribbean 
Geological Conference, Puerto Rico, July 2005 (with M. Martinez, A. Garcia, S. Mercado &  
.E. Musacchio).  
. • S. Mitchell. “Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) microfauna of the Thomas River 
and Guinea Corn Formation in Jamaica (Central Inlier).” Seventeenth Caribbean Geological 
Conference, Puerto Rico, July 2005 (with M. Martinez, S. Mercado, A. Garcia & E. Musacchio).  
. • S. Mitchell. “Cretaceous and Cainozoic evolution of Jamaica. How does it test the 
current models?” Seventeenth Caribbean Geological Conference, Puerto Rico, July 2005.  
. • S. Mitchell. “Stratigraphy of the Sunning Hill Inlier, southeast Jamaica: rudist 
faunas upside down.” Seventeenth Caribbean Geological Conference, Puerto Rico, July 2005.  
. • S. Mitchell. “Tidal deposits in the Kellits synthem (Maastrichtian) of the Central 
Inlier, Jamaica.” Seventeenth Caribbean Geological Conference, Puerto Rico, July 2005.  
. • S. Mitchell. “Sedimentology and tectonic evolution of the Campanian to Paleocene 
succession in the northern Blue Mountains, eastern Jamaica.” Seventeenth Caribbean Geological 
Conference, Puerto Rico, July 2005 (with R. Ramsook).  
. • B. Spence. “Behaviour of residents of flood-prone areas in relation to emergency 
situations in the Caribbean.” Caribbean 2004 Regional Disaster Conference: Managing Hazards in a 
Changing Environment, Montego Bay, Jamaica, November1-3, 2004.  
. • B. Spence. “Community disaster management planning in the Caribbean: 
challenges and future prospects.” Second Inter-Regional Seminar on Flood Hazard Mapping and Its 
Use for Community Disaster Management Planning in the Caribbean and Central America, 
Barbados, February 2005.  
. • T. Stemann. “Extant and extinct corals on a Late Pliocene reef tract from Jamaica.” 
Geological Society of America, 2004 (with S. Donovan & R. Portell).  
. • T. Stemann. “Extinct and extant reef corals coexisting on a fossil reef tract from 
northern Jamaica.” Seventh Conference, Faculty of Pure & Applied Sciences, UWI, Mona, May 2005 
(with S. Donovan & R. Portell).  
. • E. Thomas-Hope. “The sustainability of Caribbean small island developing states: 
the environmental resource base of traditional and new economic activities.” International 
Geographical Union and Institute of British Geographers/ Royal Geographical Society Annual 
Conference, Glasgow, Scotland, August 15 -20, 2004 (with A. Jardine-Comrie).  
. • E. Thomas-Hope. “Skilled labour migration from developing countries: the 
Caribbean case.” Inter-American Development Bank workshop on Migratory Movements of the 
Highly Skilled, Paris, France, October 31 – November 2, 2004.  
. • E. Thomas-Hope. “Refugees and asylum seekers in the Caribbean,” Regional 
Seminar, International Organization for Migration and the United Nations High Commission for 
Refugees, Nassau, Bahamas, November 10 -12, 2004.  
. • E. Thomas-Hope. “The role of tourism in the sustainable development of small 
island developing states: the case of Jamaica.” United Nations Small Island Developing States 
International Conference, Mauritius, January 10 -14, 2005.  
. • E. Thomas-Hope. “Cultural practices and the transmission of poverty: 
environmental perspectives.” Planning Institute of Jamaica, World Bank and Inter-American 
Development Bank Conference, Kingston, Jamaica, April 19 -21, 2005.  
. • E. Thomas-Hope. “Ethics in research of the environment.” UWI Office of 
Sponsored Research Conference on Research Ethics – New Dimensions, UWI, Mona, April 28 -30, 
2005.  
. • E. Thomas-Hope. “Caribbean perspectives on international migration.” Global 
Commission on International Migration, Mexico City, Mexico, May 16 -20, 2005.  
. • E. Thomas-Hope. “Caribbean diasporas and the cultures of transnationalism.” 20th 
International Congress of Historical Sciences, Sydney, Australia, July4-8, 2005.  
 
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PUBLICATIONS  
Books and Monographs  
* H. Loser, F. Barattolo, S. Calzada Badia, F. Chikhi-Aouimeur, A. Dhondt, R. Erlich, I. 
Fozy, J. Geister, M. Hiss, B. Kolodziej, J. Leloux, Z. Lewy, K. Minor, S. Mitchell, G. 
Moosleitner, L. Peza, J. Remane, R. Romana,  
G. Sikharulidze, D. Sinnyovski, T. Steuber, K. Troger, D. Turnsek, E. Vecchio, J. Vilella I 
Puig, & J. Zitt (2005). Catalogue of Cretaceous Corals, Vol. 2, 784 pp. C. Press Verlag.  
Refereed Journal Articles  
.* B. Arimah. “What drives infrastructure spending in cities of developing countries?” Urban 
Studies, 42(8), 2005, pp. 13451368.  
.* W. Bailey, C. Branche, J. Jackson & A. Lee. “Fatherhood in risk environments.” In B. Bailey 
& E. Leo-Rhynie (eds.), Gender in the 21st Century. Caribbean Perspectives, Visions and 
Possibilities. Kingston: Ian Randle Publishers, 2004, pp. 162-175.  
.* D. Dodman. “Feelings of belonging? Young people’s views of their surroundings in 
Kingston, Jamaica.” Children’s Geographies, 2(2), 2004, pp. 185-198.  
.* D. Dodman. “Profitability or postmodernity? Changing modes in Jamaican tourism.” In S. 
Courtman (ed.), Beyond the Blood, the Beach and the Banana: New Perspectives in Caribbean 
Studies. Kingston: Ian Randle Publishers, 2004.  
.* D. Dodman. “Community perspectives on urban environmental problems in Kingston, 
Jamaica.” Social and Economic Studies, 53(3), 2004, pp. 31-59.  
 * S.K. Donovan, T. Jackson, I. Brown & S. Wood. “Small is beautiful? Progress and 
collections of the Geology  
 Museum, University of the West Indies.” In C.F. Winkler Prins & S.K. Donovan (eds.), VII 
International Symposium on Cultural Heritage in Geosciences, Mining and Metallurgy: Libraries-Archives-Museums, 
Leiden, The Netherlands, May 19 -23, 2003. Geologica, Special Issue 4, 2004, pp. 100 -107.  
.* J.B. Comer & T. Jackson. “Miocene bentonites in the White Limestone Group, Jamaica.” 
In S.K. Donovan (ed.),  
 
The Mid-Cainozoic White Limestone Group of Jamaica. Cainozoic Research,3,1-2, 2004, pp. 31 -37.  
 * T. Jackson & S. Donovan. “MPhil in the earth sciences at the University of the 
West Indies, Jamaica.” Planet, 2005, 14,  
 39.  
.* S. Mains. “Monumentally Caribbean: borders, bodies, and redemptive city spaces.” Small 
Axe: A Caribbean Journal of Criticism, 16, 2004, 179 -198.  
.* S. Mains. “Cultural geography in a new millennium: translation, borders, and resistance.” 
Journal of Cultural Geography, 22(1), 2004, 151 -153.  
.* D. Miller. “Karst geomorphology of the White Limestone Group.” Cainozoic Research, 3(1 -
2), 2005, 189 -219.  
.* S. Mitchell & G. Gunter. “First record of the rudist bivalve Mitrocaprina tschoppi (Palmer) 
from the Maastrichtian of Jamaica.” Caribbean Journal of Science, 40, 2004, 392 -396.  
.* S. Mitchell. “Lithostratigraphy and palaeogeography of the White Limestone Group.” In S. 
Donovan (ed.), The Mid-Cainozoic White Limestone Group of Jamaica. Cainozoic Research,3, 2004,5-9.  
.* C.J. Underwood & S. Mitchell. “Sharks, bony fishes and endodental borings from the 
Miocene Montpelier Formation (White Limestone Group) of Jamaica.” In S. Donovan (ed.), The Mid-
Cainozoic White Limestone Group of Jamaica. Cainozoic Research, 3, 2004, 157 -165.  
.* G. Gunter & S. Mitchell. “The lithostratigraphy of the Maldon Inlier, northwestern 
Jamaica.” Caribbean Journal of Earth Science, 38, 2005,1-10.  
.* S. Mitchell. “Eight belemnite biohorizons in the Cenomanian of northwest Europe and 
their importance.” Geological Journal, 40, 2005, 363 -382.  
.* T. Stemann, S. Donovan & R. Portell. “Reef corals of the White Limestone Group of 
Jamaica.” Cainozoic Research, 3(1-2), 2004, 83 -107.  
.* E. Thomas-Hope. “Caribbean migration and the transnationalization of social capital.” In 
C. Lerat (ed.), Le Monde Caraibe: Defis et Dynamiques, Vol. 1, Bordeaux, Maison des Sciences de 
l’Homme d’Aquitaine, 2005, pp. 119 -134.  
 
265  
Non-Refereed Articles  
.* R. Ahmad, S. Baban, K Sant & A. Chinchali. “Flooding and landslides in the West Indies: 
digging deeper into the dirt.” Newsletter, Geological Society of Trinidad and Tobago, March 2004,9-
13.  
 * W. Bailey & A. McCaw-Binns. “The HIV/AIDS epidemic: is it affecting the supply 
of educators and demand for education in Jamaica?” UNESCO, 2005.  
 www.hivaidsclearinghouse.unesco.org  
.* W. Bailey & A. McCaw-Binns. “Barriers to the integration of HIV/AIDS infected/affected 
children into the Jamaican school system.” UNESCO, 2005. www.hivaidsclearinghouse.unesco.org  
.* D. Dodman. Book review: Brother Man, by R. Mais. Society for Caribbean Studies Newsletter, 53, 
Autumn 2004.  
.* D. Dodman. Book review: Urban Environment and Infrastructure: Towards Livable Cities, by A. 
Bigio & B. Dahiya. Cities, 22(2), 2005, p. 177.  
.* D. Dodman. Book review: Participatory Planning in the Caribbean: Lessons from Practice, edited by 
J. Pugh & R. Potter. Progress in Development Studies, 5(2), 2005, pp. 164 -166.  
.* S. Mains. Book review: Gay Nation, by E. Bejel. Gender, Place and Culture, 12(3), 267 -269.  
.* N. Cameron, J. Milsom, C. Matchette-Downes, S. Mitchell, R. Wright & J. Zumberge. 
“Preparing for the realization of the hydrocarbon potential of Jamaica.” Oil and Gas Journal, 
September 13, 2004.  
.* C. Matchette-Downes & S. Mitchell. “Jamaica’s petroleum potential prompts a first 
licensing round.” First Break, Vol 23 (April 2005), 8 -15.  
.* N. Cameron, J. Milsom & S. Mitchell. “The realization of the hydrocarbon potential of 
Jamaica. Phase 1: setting the scene.” 500 pp. Jebco Seismic (UK) Ltd., 2004.  
.* S. Mitchell. Book review: British Upper Cretaceous Stratigraphy, by R.N. Mortimore, C.J. Wood 
& R.W. Gallois. Geological Conservation Review Series, Joint Nature Conservation Committee, 
Peterborough, 2001. Geological Journal, 2004.  
.* B. Spence & E. Thomas-Hope. “Agro-biodiversity and the economic cost of agro-
chemical use among smallholder farmers in the Rio Grande valley, Jamaica.” PLEC News and Views, 
New Series, No. 6, March 2005, pp. 10 -15.  
.* E. Thomas-Hope. “Issues in Caribbean migration.” The World Bank, Washington, D.C., 
2004, 63pp.  
.* E. Thomas-Hope. “Taking more than giving? Tourism and the sustainability of Caribbean 
small island developing states.” Proceedings of the Session of the International Research Foundation 
for Development, World Forum on Small Island Developing States, Mauritius, 2005, 18pp.  
 
Technical Reports  
.* E. Robinson, D. Rowe & S. Khan. “Verification of offshore sand and gravel deposits, 
south coast shelf of Jamaica.” Final report to the Environmental Foundation of Jamaica, 2004. 25pp.  
.* E. Robinson, D. Miller, S. Khan, R. Ramsook & D. Rowe. “The sedimentary budget study 
of the Rio Grande watershed, Portland parish, Jamaica.” Prepared for the Government of Jamaica’s 
Natural Environment and Planning Agency and the US Agency for International  
 
Development. Implemented by Associates in Rural Development, Inc. through the Ridge 
to Reef Project, 2005. 254pp.  
INCOME GENERATION  
.* Professor Wilma Bailey was engaged in an 18-month, J$5.9 million project on “The 
Impact of User Fees” in collaboration with the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute for Social and Economic 
Studies (SALISES) and the Ministry of Health.  
.* Professor Bailey also collaborated with members of the Department of Physics on a 
J$253,000 Knowledge, Aptitude and Practice Study funded by the Assessment of Impact and 
Adaptation to Climate Change.  
.* Dr Susan Mains was part of a group of researchers (from Georgia Southern University, 
The State University of West Georgia, and the Sapelo Island Cultural and Revitalization Society in 
the USA) awarded a Global Partnerships Grant worth US$10,000 for a study of trans-Atlantic island 
communities of African descent.  
.* Professor Emeritus Edward Robinson continued work on the BEACHES (Beach 
Erosion and Coastal Hazards: Ensuring Safety) project, funded in the amount of J$5.9 million by the 
Environmental Foundation of Jamaica. A report on the first year of activities was submitted in 
March 2005.  
.* Professor Robinson and Dr David Miller completed work on a one-year programme to 
examine the sediment budget of the Rio Grande watershed and its effect on the beach sediments at 
St Margaret’s Bay, Portland, funded to the extent of US$24,000 by NEPA-USAID through 
Associates in Rural Development as a part of the Ridge to Reef Watershed Project. A report was 
submitted to the funding agent in March 2005.  
 * Dr Balfour Spence continues to represent UWI, Mona, on the Caribbean Disaster 
Management (CADM) Project, an initiative of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency 
(CDERA) and the Japan International Coopera 
 tion Agency (JICA). Through this project the Department has secured equipment valued at 
close to US$80,000 for use in the development of its programme in disaster management. Dr Spence 
has overall responsibility for community disaster management planning in the project.  
.* Dr Spence received a follow-up research grant from the Japan International Cooperation 
Agency, through the JICA/JOVC office in Jamaica, to conduct a behavioural study of impacted 
residents of Jamaica in the aftermath of Hurricane Ivan. The research involved undergraduate 
students in the Disaster Management course, as well as graduate students in the MSc Natural 
Resource Management programme. The cost of field trips was defrayed by the grant.  
.* Dr Thomas Stemann worked with principal investigator Dr S. Donovan (Nationaal 
Natuurhistorisch Museum, Leiden, The Netherlands) and R. Portell (Florida Museum of Natural 
History, Gainesville, Florida, USA) on a project funded by a National Geographic Society grant. The 
project was on “Pliocene reefs of Jamaica: implications for biodiversity and faunal turnover,” 
covering work on the Hopegate Formation of Jamaica. The fieldwork for the project was completed 
in May 2005.  
 
PUBLIC SERVICE  
R. Ahmad  
.– Member, UWI Vice-Chancellor’s Task Force on Hurricane Rehabilitation.  
.– Member, National Damage Assessment, Recovery and Rehabilitation Subcommittee, Office 
of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management, Jamaica.  
.– Member, National Hazard-Impact Mitigation Policy Development Committee.  
.– Member, Board of Representatives, International Consortium on Landslides.  
.– Fellow, Geological Society of London.  
 
W. Bailey  
.– Chief examiner, CAPE Geography.  
.– Alternate UWI representative, Board, Environmental Foundation of Jamaica.  
.– Member, Environmental Foundation of Jamaica Membership Committee.  
 
D. Barker  
.– Editor, Caribbean Geography (Volume 12, Nos. 1 and 2 published during year in review).  
.– President, Jamaican Geographical Society.  
.– Reviewer for Progress in Development Studies, Southeastern Geographer, and International Development 
Planning Review.  
 
D. Dodman  
.– Council member and Membership Secretary, Jamaican Geographical Society.  
.– Member, Public Education Committee, United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.  
 
S. Mains  
.– Board member, Cultural Geography Specialty Group of the Association of American 
Geographers.  
.– Caribbean Council, Caribbean Social Forum.  
.– Reviewer, Caribbean Geography, The Geographical Journal, Social and Economic Studies.  
 
D. Miller  
.– Book review editor, Caribbean Geography.  
.– Council member, Jamaican Geographical Society.  
.– Secretary, Jamaican Association of Geomorphologists.  
 
S. Mitchell  
.– Member, Scientific Committee, International Rudist Congress.  
.– Permanent member, Standing Committee for the Caribbean Geological Conferences.  
.– Chairman, Commission on Jamaican Lithostratigraphy.  
.– Member, Technical Working Group on Jamaican Beach Policy.  
.– Council member, Geological Society of Jamaica.  
.– Editor, Caribbean Journal of Earth Science.  
.– Editor, UWI Contributions to Geology.  
.– External examiner (Geology), Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica.  
 
T. Stemann  
.– President, Geological Society of Jamaica, 2004.  
.– Vice-President, Geological Society of Jamaica, 2005.  
 
E. Thomas-Hope  
.– Chairman of the Board, Jamaica Social Devlopment Network.  
.– Member, Tribunal for the NRCA Act, Ministry of Land and Environment.  
.– Director, Jamaica Board of Engineers Foundation.  
.– Director, Luis Fred Kennedy Environmental Foundation.  
.– Member, Advisory Board, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London.  
.– Member, Advisory Board, Japan International Cooperation Agency project on Caribbean 
disaster management.  
.– Member, International Scientific Advisory Group for the People, Land Management and 
Ecosystem Conservation project, United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan.  
.– Member, Royal Institute for International Affairs Caribbean Study Group (London).  
.– Latin American and Caribbean regional representative, International Geographical Union 
Commission on Health and the Environment.  
.– Member, International Labour Organization ‘think tank’ for the World Commission on the 
Social Dimensions of Globalization.  
.– Member, editorial advisory boards, The Caribbean Journal of Agriculture and Natural 
Resources, The International  
 
Journal of Disability Issues, and Progress in Development Studies.  
CATEGORIES OF STUDENTS Undergraduates: 
Geography  
Year I: 152 
Year II: 77 
Year III: 33 
 
Undergraduates: Geology  
Year I: 81 
Year II: 47 
Year III: 17 
 
Postgraduates  
MSc Natural Resource Management: 12  
(Number completed from previous cohort: 14) 
MSc Water Resources Management: 11 
(Number completed: 7) 
 
MPhil Geography: 5 (Number completed: 2) 
MPhil Geology: 8 (Number completed: 3) 
PhD Geography: 3 (Number completed: 2) 
PhD Geology: 4 
PhD Environmental Management: 10 (Number completed: 2) 
 
Prizes Awarded  
The Barry Floyd Prize for Best Performance in Level I Geography: Seema Kadir.  
The Geological Society of Jamaica Scholarship: Shereen Nairne.  
The Harry Kuarsingh Memorial Bursary: Vishal Maharaj. 
 
 
 
DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES  
Dale F. Webber, BSc (Hons.), PhD UWI – Head of Department 
 
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT  
he academic year 2004/05 was perhaps the most challenging in the 
history of the Department of Life Sciences. This was partially due to the losses 
associated with hurricane Ivan but primarily due to the 16.5% reduction in budget 
allocation coupled with a 23% increase in student numbers, while increased inflation 
eroded purchasing ability and importantly staff morale. Notwithstanding, the 
department engaged the opportunities offered by the budget reduction and initiated modifications to 
its three year strategic purpose which allowed not only survival but in some areas the department 
experienced growth and development through greater efficiency. Much of the infrastructure repairs 
and improvement was made possible by grant funding, liaising with other faculty facility users and 
Bursary capital intervention. Adversity can bring out the latent resourcefulness.  
(a) Department’s performance during 2004/05  
Undergraduate teaching  
Goals/objectives identified  
1. 1. The introduction of new courses or modernization of existing courses to reflect and 
respond to the intellectual and manpower needs of the wider Jamaican and Caribbean society.  
2. 2. The increase enrolment into introductory courses and therefore majors and minors 
at final year.  
3. 3. The improvement of teaching and learning facilities/ methodologies and 
infrastructure to improve the efficiency of teaching and learning as well as improving the learning 
experience.  
 
Departmental response and measure of goal achievement  
1. 1. A new course was mounted in Horticulture in 2004/05 with new courses in Coral 
Reef Biology and Medicinal & Economic Botany approved for delivery in 2005/06. The return of 
Cell Biology & Genetics as well as the modification of BL05A&Bto CAPE format completed the 
response. Much was gained by an indication of interest in final year courses by second year students 
as well as an active student staff liaison committee which met twice per semester.  
2. 2. All level I and II courses in the department attracted more students in 2004/05 with 
one course having 54% more. While final year courses were less populated in 2004 the departmental 
averages showed a 23% increase in numbers. All five majors offered by the department reflected 
increases ranging from 4% to 19%.  
3. 3. Teaching skills were improved over the year by the departmentally facilitated 
Instructional Development Unit (IDU) Training Teaching Skills training session (where 15 of the 20 
staff were trained and empowered). The same approach saw 16 of 20 staff being trained by MITS ISS 
on the OurVLE system to facilitate ‘e’ mode lecture delivery. Infrastructure improvements included 
the air conditioning of the Biology Lecture Theatre, the refurbishing of the Port Royal Marine 
Laboratory, the purchase of 30 insect proof herbarium cabinets and 25 Olympus microscopes as well 
as repairs to the Preliminary and Introductory laboratories.  
 
Graduate Training  
Goals/objectives identified  
 1. To maintain the standard and number of Masters and Doctoral research 
programmes presently housed within the Department. To explore and expand other research as well  
 as taught Masters programmes especially as income generating programmes  
2. 2. To find the synthesis between research and problem solving in Jamaica and the 
wider Caribbean community and use that synthesis to improve relevance of the Department and 
provide additional funding.  
 
Response/ measure of goal achievement  
1. 1. Core courses sat by all new graduate students were revised to improve research 
methods and statistics in biology. The number of MPhil registrations remained at 60 while the 
number of PhD’s increased by 24% to eighteen. A new MSc programme in Aquatic Sciences was 
developed and approved in 2004/05 for implementation in 2005/06. This will increase the 
department’s non-UGC MSc programmes to three with the original two MSc programmes in 
Tropical Ecosystem Assessment and Management and Plant Production and Protection being 
continued.  
2. 2. Implementation of Focus Groups within the department to gain critical mass in 
grant application, diversity in problem solving and a collegial multidisciplinary research base. Two of 
these focal groups, Plant Cultivation and Marine Sciences have shown signs of success while the 
remaining two Conservation and Terrestrial Ecology and Parasitology/ Physiology and Microbiology 
continue as individual research. Four graduate research projects from Jamaica and wider Caribbean 
community have been submitted for funding.  
 
Staff Development  
Goals/objectives identified  
1. 1. To stimulate greater scientific productivity by academic staff in our bid to share high 
quality science with the Caribbean and the world.  
2. 2. To provide more opportunities for personal development in teaching, research, 
administration and communication.  
3. 3. To provide more opportunities for ATS staff to improve knowledge base, earning 
power and self actualization through courses, incentives and work ethic value.  
 
Response/ measure of goal achievement  
1. 1. The departmental teaching timetable has been reorganized to offer each staff 
member larger blocks of research only periods to stimulate research productivity. The continuation 
of the Staff appraisal process acts as a good yearly reminder of the personal goals established and 
measures achievement.  
2. 2. Departmental organized OurVLE & IDU sessions as well as Focal Group 
development have created greater opportunities in teaching and research for some members. The 
assignment and performance of administrative duties within the Department and the continuation of 
the departmental seminars are the responses to try to improve administration and communication.  
3. 3. Eight ATS staff benefited from Department funded or facilitated courses, training 
seminars and certified accreditation programmes with one gaining advancement from UAWI to 
MONATS status post training.  
 
Departmental outreach  
Goals/objectives identified  
1. 1. To increase the quality and quantity of students applying and gaining entry to the 
UWI, FPAS and Department of Life Sciences. To improve the perception and understanding of the 
function of the UWI, FPAS and DLS by outreach projects to educational institutions.  
2. 2. To become a more valued stakeholder in the future of Jamaica and the Caribbean by 
aggressive and irreplaceable representation on government, private and especially educational 
committees boards and decision making bodies.  
3. 3. Identifying and establishing multiple modes of promoting the Department and the 
University as the premier seat of learning and knowledge sharing.  
 
Response/ measure of goal achievement  
1. To improve the coordination with the community colleges delivering the Preliminary 
Biology across the country an outreach/ community college coordinator was appointed.  
Staff members continue to facilitate and participate in University Council of Jamaica 
assessments, Teacher Education Joint Board evaluations, the BEd. Distance programme 
and visits to various high schools.  
The research day activities remain an outstanding opportunity to achieve the goal of 
improving departmental perception by potential students from a range of educational 
institutions.  
1. 2. The department has achieved this goal not only by the over 23 non-UWI 
committees and Boards on which staff members serve but by the leadership role maintained and the 
opportunities to influence the decisions and functioning of these non-UWI entities. Examples are: 
JADF, NEPA (and numerous subcommittees), JOAM, OEC, NGOs (NEST, JCDT, CDC etc).  
2. 3. Departmental seminars and specially invited guests formed one mode of promoting 
the department. Other modes attempted were the production of two short information 
documentaries and DVDs on the research conducted within the department.  
 
(b) Main targets for 2005/06 academic year  
Undergraduate programme:  
To engage the OurVLE as the delivery platform for courses in the department.  
To maintain the high standard of teaching and student centred approach to teaching and learning.  
To update all five year old courses, provide aims and learning objectives for all courses, majors and 
options in the department.  
Graduate programme:  
To maintain the strong graduate culture but shift the balance from M.Phil. to Ph.D. dominance.  
To reduce the time taken for completion of a higher degree (improve throughput statistics).  
To use the graduate research culture to conduct focused research to answer the questions posed in 
private and government sectors across Jamaica and the Caribbean.  
To recruit more students into the three income generating MSc Programmes.  
Research output:  
To have the reorganized contact teaching hours pay dividends by recording 1.5 refereed publications 
per staff in 2005/06. This would mean 30 refereed publications in the 2005/06 year as compared 
with 17 in 2004/05.  
To have 50% of departmental publications occur in international journals with impact factor 1.0  
To have the department’s research output (non-refereed publications) positioned to influence 
national and regional policy.  
Income generation:  
To generate $1.5 million from the three MSc Programmes and a further 0.5 M from the 2006 
summer school programme.  
To secure sufficient grant funds to enable the research output as indicated.  
(c) Overall teaching achievement  
Overall teaching was exceptionally good within the department with all courses being successfully 
taught, examined, and assessed by students. The mean score for the lecturers in the 38 courses 
offered by the department was 4.5 with a Standard Deviation of 0.8 while the mean score for the 
courses themselves was only marginally lower 4.1  
with a standard deviation of 1.0. External Examiner reviews suggest satisfaction in course content 
and delivery but indicate areas for improvement which form portions of the 2005/06 targets.  
(d) Research output  
The research output was still somewhat disappointing with the 20 staff securing only 14 
publications in refereed journals and a further 6 in government reports and technical papers with 26 
presentations. This resulted in a 2.3 per capita publication value. However indications are that the 
2005/06 year will be a more successful publication year with 7 papers already accepted or in press as 
of July st 2005 
 
PAPERS PRESENTED  
Proceedings of the 7th Biennial Conference of the Faculty Pure and Applied Sciences, 
University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. May 126 -19, 2005.  
. • Bennett, K-A. and Hyslop, E. 2005. “A molecular and morphological study of 
Gambusia spp. in certain Jamaican rivers”. Abstract pp 44 -45  
. • Curtis, M. and Hyslop E. 2005. “Species composition and dietary habits of fish 
species from Kingston Harbour Jamaica”.  
. • Fisher, L., Tennant, P. and McLaughlin, W. 2005. “Detection and differentiation of 
Citrus tristeza virus (CTV) in Jamaica using ELISA, RT-PCR, DNA hybridisation and RFLP”.  
. • Henry S, Thompson G, Waugh, C, Robinson RD 2005. “Chasing slugs and racing 
snails: preliminary studies of the role of mollusks and the mode of transmission of zoonotic 
Angiostrongylus cantonensis infection in Jamaica”. Abstract pp. 66 -67. ISBN 976 41 0202 6.  
. • Lannigan, A. and Hyslop, E. 2005. “The community composition and distribution 
of the aquatic and semiaquatic Hemiptera of Jamaica”.  
. • McCubbin, E. and Hyslop, E. 2005. “Leaf litter preferences of freshwater benthic 
macroinvertebrates: bamboo leaves versus dicotyledon leaves”. abstract pp. 47 -48  
 
“ 
. • McKenzie, F. and Tennant, P. 2005. Development of a regeneration and 
transformation system for West Indian Sea island cotton (Gossypium barbadense L. cv. V135)”.  
. • Powell, M., Wheatley, A.O., Williams, N., Omoruyi, F., Asemota, H.N., and 
Tennant, P. 2005. “Safety assessment of transgenic papaya (Carica papaya L.) in rat models: 
Histopathology Studies”.  
. • Wright, A, Robinson D. and Hyslop, E. 2005. “The sublethal effects of 
endosulphan on Gambusia puncticulata”. Abstract pp. 63 -64  
. • Waugh CA, Lindo JF, Ashley D, Eberhard ML & Robinson RD. 2005. 
“Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Nematoda: Metastrongylidae) infections in rats and molluscs in Jamaica”. 
American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, Miami Beach, Fl., USA.  
. • Wright, A, Robinson D. and Hyslop, E. 2005. “The sublethal effects of 
endosulphan on Gambusia puncticulata”. Abstract pp. 63 -64  
. • Bennett, S., Tennant, P and McLaughlin, P. 2005.  
 
“ 
Identification of citrus viroids in Jamaica by RT-PCR and SSCP”. Sixteenth Annual Conference 
of the Jamaican Society for Agricultural Sciences (JSAS). Kingston, Jamaica June 15 -16, 2005  
. • Cohen, J. 2004. “Trends in Herbicide Use in Jamaica”. Workshop: Weed Ecology 
and Implications for Management. Pennsylvania State University, Department of Life Sciences, 
CARDI & IPM-CRSP. 9 & 10 November, 2004, Department of Life Sciences, UWI Mona Campus.  
. • Daley, L.P., D. Lewis, B.S. Wilson, P. Vogel, and R.D. Robinson 2004. 
“Comparison of the enteric helminth fauna of two populations of Small Indian Mongoose in 
Jamaica”. The Nature of the Islands; a conference on Caribbean natural history in memory of Peter 
R. Bacon. University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, 15 -18 August 2004.  
. • Fisher, L., Tennant, P. and McLaughlin, W. 2005. “Distribution and molecular 
characterization of Citrus tristeza virus (CTV) in Jamaica”. Sixteenth Annual Conference of the 
Jamaican Society for Agricultural Sciences (JSAS). Kingston, Jamaica, June 15 -16, 2005  
. • Fletcher S, Lopez V, Lorenzo-Morales J, Lindo JF & Robinson RD 2004. “Studies 
of the intestinal helminths in dogs in the Kingston Metropolitan Area, Jamaica, with special emphasis 
on Ancylostoma sp”. 23rd Third Biennial Caribbean Veterinary Medical Association Con-ference. 8th -11th 
November 2004, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad.  
. • Logan, T. and D. Robinson “Impact of Intercropping with String Beans, Peanuts 
and Red Peas on the Growth Rate and Yield of Cabbages” The SRC 18th Annual Conference on 
Science and Technology. Nov. 23 -25, 2004. 5 pp.  
. • Murray, A.O. & K.A. Aiken. “Artisanal fisheries in Jamaica: an examination of a 
large fish landing site at Whitehouse, Westmoreland”. Presented at 57th Annual Meeting of Gulf & 
Carib. Fish. Instit., St. Petersburg, Florida, Nov. 2004  
. • Reid, N. & Cohen J. 2004.. “Solarization and Mulching as Weed Management 
Tools in Organic Agriculture. Seminar: The Promotion of Organic Farming in Jamaica”. Jamaica 
Organic Agriculture Movement with Canadian International Development Agency. August 26, 2004, 
Kingston.  
. • Robinson, R.D., Cecelia Waugh, John Lindo, Karen Bishop and Mark Eberhard 
2004. “Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Nematoda: Metastrongyloidae) infection: an emerging zoonosis”. 
The Nature of the Islands, a conference on Caribbean natural history in memory of Peter R. Bacon. 
University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, 15 -18 August 2004.  
. • Robinson, R. D. 2004. “The GM debate must not neglect developing countries”. 
2nd International Workshop of the Latin American and Caribbean Bioethics Network. Havana, Cuba 
(September2-3, 2004).  
. • Turner, S. G. and Tennant, P. 2005. “Differential reactions to Papaya ringspot virus 
of progenies obtained from crossing tolerant papaya cultivars”. Sixteenth Annual Conference of  
 
280 281  
the Jamaican Society for Agricultural Sciences (JSAS). Kingston, Jamaica June 15 -16, 2005  
. • Van Veen, R., and B. Wilson. 2004. “Taxon report for the Jamaican Iguana”. 
Report at annual meeting of the IUCN SSC Iguana Specialist Group, Suva, Fiji  
. • Waugh CA, Lindo JF, Foranda P, Angeles-Santana M, Lorenzo-Morales J & 
Robinson RD 2005. “Study of the helminth parasite of wild rats (Rattus spp.) in Jamaica, citing their 
zoonotic potential”. Abstract pp. 66 -67. ISBN 976 41 0202 6.  
. • Webber, D.F and Webber, M.K. 2005. “The planktonic community associated 
with the Conch industry of the Pedro Bank, south of Jamaica”. Jamaica Institute of Environmental 
Professionals 2nd National Conference. June 2005.  
. • Wilson, B. S. 2004. “Conservation of reptile diversity in a Jamaican forest: 
experimental removal of the introduced Indian mongoose”. The Nature of the Islands: a conference 
on Caribbean natural history in memory of Peter R. Bacon. University of the West Indies, St. 
Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, 15 -18 August 2004.  
 
PUBLICATIONS  
Books and Monographs  
* Warner G.F. and I. M. Goodbody, “Jamaica”. Chapter 1.4 in Caribbean Marine 
Biodiversity: The Known and the Unknown ed. by P. Miloslavich. Lancaster PA DEStech 
Publications Inc., 2005. pp. 57 -71.  
Refereed Journal Articles  
.* Goodbody, I. M “Diversity and distribution of Ascidians (Tunicata) at Twin Cays, Belize”. 
Atoll Research Bulletin . (2004): no. 524,1-23.  
.* Goodbody, I.M. “Port Royal as a focal point for marine biodiversity in Jamaica”. Jamaica 
Journ. Sci. & Tech. Vol. 15 (2004): pp. 37 -53.  
.* Ellis-Tabanor, M. and Hyslop, E. 2005. Effect of sublethal concentrations of endosulfan 
on growth and fecundity of two species of snails. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 74: 1173 1178.  
.* Levette PN, Douglas KA, Waugh CA, Robinson RD & Lindo JF (2004). Failure to detect 
Angiostrongylus in Barbados. West Indian Medical Journal 53:58.  
.* Mendes, J. (2004) Timing of skeletal band formation in Montastraea annularis: Relationship 
to environmental and endogenous factors. Bull Mar Sci. 75(3): 423 -437.  
.* Mitchell, S. F., T. Stemman, D. Blissett, I. Brown, W. O’Brian Ebanks, G. Gunter, D. J. 
Miller, A. Pearson, B. Wilson, and W. A. Young. 2004. Late Maastrichtian rudist and coral 
assemblages from the Central Inlier, Jamaica – towards an event stratigraphy for shallow-water 
Caribbean limestones. Cretaceous Research 25: 499 -507.  
.* Rutzler, K, C. Diaz, I. C. Feller, I. M. Goodbody and I. G. Macintyre. “The Aquatic 
environment of Twin Cays, Belize”. Atoll Research Bulletin . (2004): no. 512,1-49.  
.* Tennant, P., Ahmad, M. H., and Gonsalves, D. 2005. Field resistance of coat protein 
transgenic papaya to Papaya ringspot virus in Jamaica. Plant Disease 89: 841 -847  
.* Tennant, P., Souza, M., Gonsalves, D., Fitch, M., and Slightom, J. 2005. Line 63-1, a new 
virus-resistant transgenic papaya for Hawaii. HortScience 40: 1196 -1199.  
.* Webber, M.K.; Edwards-Myers, E.; Campbell, C and Webber, D.F. -2005. Phytoplankton 
and Zooplankton as indicators of water quality in Discovery Bay, Jamaica.Hydrobiologia. Vol. 545: pp 
177 -193.  
.* Williams, J., A., Fagan, H. J. and Coates-Beckford, P. L. 2004. Aspects of banana 
cultivation and root health in the Windward Islands. Tropical Agriculture (Trinidad) Vol. 8 (2) 1-8.  
.* Wilson, B. S., and D. Cooke. 2004. Latitudinal variation in rates of overwinter mortality in 
the lizard Uta stansburiana. Ecology 85: 3406 -3417.  
.* Wilson, B.S., O. F. Robinson, and P. Vogel. 2004. Status of the Jamaican Iguana (Cyclura 
collei): assessing 15 years of conservation effort. IGUANA 11: 224 -231.  
 
283  
Technical reports and Non-refereed Articles  
.* Reid, N. and Cohen.J.E. Integrated Pest Management Collaborative Research Support 
Programme (IPM CRSP) Year 11 Report (Overview of the Caribbean Site, page 4), August 31, 2004.  
.* Reid, N. and Cohen, J.E. CARDI Jamaica Quarterly Reports, September 2004 to March 
2005.  
.* Webber, M.K. Information sheet on Ramsar wetlands: National Environment and Planning 
Agency. Pp 47.  
.* Wilson B. S. Contributing scientist Global Amphibian Assessment for the New World. 
Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA) – IUCN, Conservation International, and NatureServe.  
 
INCOME GENERATION  
Income from large grants  
International Foundation for Science – “The Regenerative and Restorative Ecology of a Wet and a 
Moist Forest over Limestone in Jamaica”.  
Date of funds approval: 04/11/04  
Funds allocated: US$12,000.00  
Dr Kurt McLaren, Lecturer  
Rufford Foundation small grant– “The floristics and structure of two forests over limestone in 
Jamaica”.  
Date of funds approval: 04/08/04  
Funds allocated: £5,000  
Dr Kurt McLaren, Lecturer  
Environmental Foundation of Jamaica – “The Structure, Regeneration Ecology and Amphibian 
Fauna of Jamaica’s Remaining Limestone Forests”.  
Date of funds approval: 03/02/05  
Funds allocated: J$5,909,616.00  
Dr Kurt McLaren and Dr. Byron Wilson, Lecturer  
Environmental Foundation of Jamaica – “Dolphin Interference with  
Fish Traps Study”.  
Date of funds approval:  30/08/04  
Funds allocated:  J$1,374,020.00  
Dr Karl Aiken, Lecturer   
 
Environmental Foundation of Jamaica – “Queen Conch Survey 2002”.  
Date of funds approval: 02/08/04  
Funds allocated: J$2,573,890.00  
Dr Karl Aiken, Lecturer  
European Union -ECOST project is to develop a new approach for the evaluation of fishing 
activities and fishing policies in order to contribute to a better management of aquatic 
resources in the world.  
Date funds approved: 13/07/05  
Funds allocated: J$11,400,000.00  
Dr Karl Aiken, Lecturer  
Environmental Foundation of Jamaica – “Hydrodynamic and Water Quality Modeling of the 
Southeast Hellshire Coast of St Catherine, Jamaica”.  
Date of funds approval: 11/01/05  
Funds allocated: J$1,060,000.00  
Dr Dale Webber, Senior Lecturer & Head  
Environmental Foundation of Jamaica – “Digitizing Jamaica’s National Heritage of Plant 
Biodiversity Collections”.  
Date funds approved: 21/02/05 
Funds allocated: J$4,646,379.00 
 
Dr Dale Webber, Senior Lecturer & Head  
Jamaica Bauxite Institute – “Vegetation growth on bauxite red mud ponds for return to 
agricultural activity”.  
Date funds approved: 13/06/05 
Funds allocated: J$568,800 
 
Dr Dale Webber, Senior Lecturer & Head  
Environmental Foundation of Jamaica – “The Crocodiles at the Fringe of Human 
Settlement”.  
Date funds approved: 27/07/05 
Funds allocated: J$2,589,000.00 
 
Dr Peter Vogel, Senior Lecturer  
Total income from large research grants Ja$31,425,705.00  
Income from small grants Dr. Byron Wilson  
2004 Audubon Zoo (New Orleans); for predator control study ($1500U.S.) 2004 
International Iguana Foundation ($6500U.S.; with P. Vogel) 2004 Houston Zoo 
Naturally Wild Conservation Program ($2500U.S.) 2004 Miami Metrozoo; for 
predator control study ($2500U.S.) 2004 International Iguana Foundation 
($2500U.S. – matching funds for Miami Metrozoo grant)  
2004 International Iguana Society ($2000 – donations made to new Jamaican Iguana web site)  
2004-2005 Additional “emergency” funds obtained from the IIF to continue iguana work 
(~$5000U.S.)  
Dr. Jane Cohen  
2005 Graduate Studies and Research Fund ($69,195.00)  
Total Small grants Ja$1,464,195.00 
 
INCOME FROM SELF-FINANCED PROGRAMMES Programmes Income Expenditure 
Excess available  
MSc PPP Ja$1,003,563.00 MSc TEAM Ja$2,220,000.00 Summer school 
Ja$1,400,629.00  
Ja$ 405,000.00 $ 599,375.00 Ja$ 943,548.00 $1,276,451.00 Ja$ 
864,218.88 $ 536,410.12  
PUBLIC SERVICE Dr KA Aiken  
.– Member, Board of Directors Caribbean Maritime Institute  
.– Member, Select Committee on Economy & Production, Gordon House, Kingston.  
.– Member, Board of Directors, Jamaica Conservation & Development Trust  
.– Member, Board of Directors, Caribbean Coastal Area Management (CCAM) Foundation  
.– Member, Scientific Authority, Convention and International Trade in Endangered Species of 
Flora & Fauna (CITES), Jamaica  
 
Mr. Frederick Boyd  
– External Examiner, Joint Board of Teacher Education (JBTE) in the Institute of 
Education.  
Dr. Jane Cohen  
.– Member, of Alien Invasive Species Working Group (NEPA administered).  
.– Advisor, (in weed control and plant nutrient analyses), Banana Board Research Member, of 
Jamaican Society for Agricultural Sciences.  
.– Member, Education & Research Sub-Committee of the Nature Preservation Foundation  
 
Professor Ivan Goodbody  
.– Member, Editorial Board of Bulletin of Marine Science.  
.– Member, Editorial Board of Caribbean Marine Studies.  
 
Dr. Kurt McLaren  
– Member: The Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park Scientific and Technical 
Advisory Committee  
Prof. Ralph Robinson  
.– Member, Board of Directors, Jamaica Agricultural Development Foundation  
.– Member, National Ad hoc Committee to Develop Guidelines for the Aquaculture Industry in 
Jamaica  
.– Member, Shrimp Aquaculture Policy Sub-Committee  
 
Dr. Kisan Vaidya  
.– Member, Gene Bank Committee, Jamaica.  
.– Member, Technical Committee, Jamaica Development Foundation (JADF)  
 
Dr Peter Vogel  
.– Member, of Board, Scientific Authority  
.– Member, Jamaican Iguana Research and Group  
 
Agricultural  
Conservation  
.– Member, Alien Invasive Species Working Group  
.– Member, IUCN West Indian Iguana Specialist Group  
.– Member, Executive Committee and Past President, Bird Life Jamaica  
.– Member, of Scientific Advisory Committee, Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park  
.– Member, Advisory Board, Natural History Division, Institute of Jamaica  
.– Member, Society of Caribbean Ornithology  
 
Dr. Dale Webber  
.– Secretary, National Environment Societies Trust (NEST)  
.– Chairman, CL Environmental Company Limited.  
.– Member, Ministry of Education and Culture Overseas Examination Board.  
.– Chairman, National committee of RAMSAR international convention on Wetlands.  
.– Member, Science and Technology Advisory Committee of the National Commission for 
UNESCO.  
.– External examiner, CASE Environmental Sciences programme.  
 
Dr. Mona Webber  
.– Member, National Environmental Education Committee.  
.– Member, Steering Committee for Sea Turtle Recovery Network  
.– Member, Association of Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean.  
.– Member, Caribbean Academy of Sciences, Jamaican Chapter.  
.– Member, National Ramsar committee (NEPA).  
.– Member, UNESCO National Advisory Committee for Science and Technology  
 
Dr. Byron Wilson  
.– Member, Iguana Specialist Group (IUCN)  
.– Head, Jamaican Iguana Research and Conservation Group  
.– Technical Expert, Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA)  
 
– Member, Board of Directors, Windsor Research Centre. 
 
CATEGORIES OF STUDENTS  
Undergraduate numbers:  
Preliminary (Year 0) – 175, Introductory (Level I) – 215, Advanced (Level II) – 81 and Advanced 
(Level III) – 45. Of the 45 final year students, 41 completed graduation requirements with the 
following distribution in performance. First class Honours – 7, Upper second Honours – 22, Lower 
second Honours – 12 and pass – 0.  
The majors selected and completed within the Department were: Botany–2, Biology with Education–
2, Environmental Biology–11, Experimental Biology – 4, Microbiology – 8 and Zoology – 14.  
Postgraduate   2004/05  2004/05  
 registrations  completions 
MSc Tropical Ecosystem     
Assessment and Management   21  –  
MSc Plant production and protection  9  –  
MPhil   60  9  
PhD   18  3  
 
Prizes  
The following students were formally recognized for quality academic 
performance. Preliminary Biology Talisha Baker Introductory Biology 
Kayann Nelson & David Keene Level II Zoology Sean C. Swaby  
L.B. Coke Plant Physiology Prize Lucine M. Edwards & Andre Bowers  
Vincent McKie Zoology Prize Ivana Kenny  
Principal’s Research Day Awards Dr. Mona Webber for Project attracting most research funds 
Dr. Mona Webber& Dale Webber for best publication, Faculty of  
Pure and Applied Sciences. 
 
th Biennial Conference of the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, 
The University of the West Indies, Jamaica. 
Best oral presentation by a graduate student: Suzette Fletcher 
Best poster presentation by a graduate student: Cecelia Waugh 
 
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE  
Professor Ronald Young, BSc, MSc UWI, PhD St. And – Head of Department Mathematics 
Section (Section Head: Dr. Raymond McEachin)  
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT 
 
 
fterDepartmental Reviews and staff reorganizations, members of the 
Mathematics Section have been engaged with renewed vigour in teaching 
activities, curriculum development and research. This was prompted by the 
realization that there were many issues that needed immediate and radical action. 
The department hired three Assistant Tutors to teach at the preliminary level and 
to assist the section to collect and grade course papers in a more professional 
manner. For example, a new course on analysis, M21Q, was launched to replace M21A which had 
been proving too challenging for our students. The tutors have polayed a useful role in helping to 
manage the flow of problem papers. The overall effect has been encouraging, indications being that 
courses which had raised concern are now being more professionally taught and assessed and are 
yielding better (and more predictable) results from the students. There is some evidence, then, that 
the renewed efforts to engage the students in their learning in a more student-centered environment 
are beginning to yield dividends.  
Dr. Leighton Henry, a former Head of Mathematics and WIGUT President, and a longstanding 
Faculty member retired at the end of this year. We wish him well in his new ventures.  
Professor Alexandra Rodkina, together with various co-authors, has published five research 
articles, as listed here:  
.* Rodkina, A and Mao X., On Asymptotic Behaviour of Solutions of Nonlinear Difference 
Equations with Nonmartingale Type Noise, Advances in Mathematics Research, Nova Science Publishers, 
6 (2005), 97 -120  
.* Rodkina, A. On Asymtotic Stability of Nonlinear Stochastic Systems with Delay, Cubo, A 
Mathematical Journal, 7 (2005), 23 -42.  
.* Rodkina, A., and Schurz, H. Almost Sure Asymptotic Stability of Drift-Implicit Solutions 
Solutions of Theta-Method for Bilinear Ordinary Stochastic Differential Equations in Rˆ1, Journal of 
Computation and Applied Mathematics, 180 (2005), 13 -31.  
.* Appleby, J., Mao, X., and Rodkina, A. On Pathwise Super-Exponential Decay Rates of 
Solutions of Scalar Nonlinear Stochastic Differential Equations, Stochastics: An International Journal of 
Probability and Stochastic Processes, 77 (2005), 245 -269.  
.* Appleby, J. and Rodkina, A. Rates of Decay and Growth of Solutions to Linear Stochastic 
Differential Equations with State-Independent Perturbations, Stochastics: An International Journal of 
Probability and Stochastic Processes, 77 (2005), 269 -290.  
.* Prof. Rodkina has also given papers at two international conferences (at Munich and 
Moscow, resp.) and had one research visit (at Dublin) over the summer.  
 
Professor Wen-Bin Zhang published one paper:  
Mean-Value Theorems for Multiplicative Functions on Beurling’s Generalized Integers, Math. Z., 
251 (2005), 359 -391.  
Computer Science Section (Section Head: Dr. Daniel Coore)  
Staff complement: 8 (7+1on Fellowship leave)  
Work of the Section  
Curriculum: the core requirements have been strengthened to include a broader coverage of 
Computer Science (including areas of hardware and software design). Computer Science majors are 
also now required to complete a capstone project, aimed at strengthening the competencies of our 
graduates.  
Student-centredness: Lab manuals and compiled software are being developed to allow students to 
make more efficient use of the labs, and work more efficiently from home if they choose to do this. 
The first set of CDs was made available to the students earlier in the year and are being used by our 
students. Based on our own assessments and feedback received, several improvements will be 
incorporated into future editions.  
Income Generation:  
Revenues from taught Master’s programmes and Summer School amounted to approximately 
J$1.4m.  
Public Service  
The Section currently has a representative on the UCJ IT/CS Board of studies, who participated in 
the setting of standards for both the MSc in Computer Science and MSc in Information Systems, and 
also served as a member of the assessment team for the BSc programmes in IT at two other local 
tertiary level institutions. We also have a representative on the CXC Board for Computer Science.  
Student Numbers  
A commendable number of students completed their course of study in Computer Science last year, 
with many of the undergraduates  
earning first class honours.  
Undergraduates:  57 (including 14 1st class honours)  
MSc Computer Science  10 (including 2 with distinction)  
MSc CBMIS:  41 (including 7 with distinction)  
 
PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS  
(These numbers are preliminary)  
Refereed Book Chapters 2 Refereed Journals Articles 1 Conference Presentations 4 Refereed 
Conference Proceedings 4  
294  
Dr. Ezra Mugisa co-chaired a conference on Software Engineering Models (MODELS 2005) held at 
the Half Moon Resort in Montego Bay in October, 2005.  
Targets for the coming year:  
.– Recruitment of new, permanent staff to fill vacancies which are compromising efficient and 
effective delivery of our programmes. By next year, we hope to have filled at least one post with a 
fully qualified (PhD) member of staff.  
.– Establishment of an internship program to complement our undergraduate curriculum. We 
have received positive feedback from both the industry and our students in response to preliminary 
discussions on the idea.  
.– Implementation of a project to create software tools to improve the management of the 
operations of the Section. We expect that these tools will improve the way electronic submissions are 
managed, how curricular information is disseminated, and how we collect feedback from students.  
.– Revival of the student-run computing club by allocating space for their meetings and 
activities and by providing technical assistance where necessary. A number of students have begun to 
show an interest in this, and we hope that by next year, students will see the club as a locus of vibrant 
activity that is affiliated with the Section.  
 
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS  
Donald Walwyn, BSc, PhD UWI – Head of Department 
 
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT  
he Department offered a smaller number of undergraduate courses in 
order to comply with policies regarding small class sizes. Student 
assessment of the Departments undergraduate courses and lecturers 
remained at a satisfactory level. The average lecturer student evaluation for 
undergraduate courses was 4.05 (SD 0.68) for lecturers and 3.95 (SD 0.56) for 
courses. The average response was 56%. The Department continued to offer the 
self financed MSc in Digital Technology, which experienced an improvement in 
the number and quality of applicants. Additionally, a new Certificate course in Alternative Energy 
was taught for the first time during the Summer.  
Ten (10) full time academic staff members were employed to the Department during the academic 
year – producing 0.6 publications per capita.  
The research activity of the Department continued to be:  
. • Global Positioning System (GPS) applications – with special emphasis on the 
Jamaican transportation sector.  
. • Climate studies and modeling.  
. • The effects of climate change on crops and health.  
. • Photovoltaic applications.  
. • Communication coding studies.  
. • Lightning studies  
 
During the 2005 / 2006 academic year the Department plans to implement the following:  
. • Start a material science research group.  
. • Introduce an undergraduate major in Applied Physics in the area of Alternative 
Energy.  
 
PAPERS PRESENTED  
. • Amarakoon, Dharmaratne, Roxann Stennett, Anthony Chen, Samuel Rawlins, 
David Chadee “Climate Variability Impacts on Dengue and Vulnerability in the Caribbean”. Second 
AIACC Regional Workshop for Latin America and the Caribbean; Buenos Aires, Argentina, August 
2004. Condensed version (2 pages) published in the Proceedings/Report of the Workshop  
. • Charmaine Heslop-Thomas, Amarakoon, Dharmaratne, Wilma Bailey, Anthony 
Chen, Samuel Rawlins, David Chadee, Rainaldo Crosbourne, Albert Owino, Karen Polson, 
Cassandra Rhoden, Roxanne Stennett, Michael Taylor. “Vulnerability to Dengue Fever in Jamaica”. 
AIACC Workshop on Synthesis of Vulnerability to Climate Change in the Developing World; 
Bellagio, Italy, March 2005.  
. • Amarakoon, Dharmaratne, Anthony Chen, Michael Taylor, Roxann Stennett, 
Wilma Bailey, Charmaine Heslop-Thomas, Samuel Rawlins, Dave Chadee “Climate and Dengue in 
the Caribbean”. Climate Change, Dengue Fever and Prevention Workshop; Kingston, Jamaica, April 
25, 2005, 41 pages/slides.  
. • Roxanne K. Stennett, Amarakoon, Dharmaratne, Anthony Chen “Association 
of Dengue Fever with Climate in the Caribbean”. The Seventh Conference of the Faculty of Pure 
and Applied Sciences, UW I, Kingston, May 17 -19, 2005  
. • Jody Ann Minott, Amarakoon, A.M.D., “Climate Impacts on Sugar Cane and 
Modeling of Cane Yields at Worthy Park Sugar Estate” The Seventh Conference of the Faculty of 
Pure and Applied Sciences, UWI, Kingston, May 17 -19, 2005. 14 Slides (Poster).  
. • Amarakoon, Dharmaratne, “An Overview of Windpower”. Gormann 
Corporation Seminar on Solar Energy – The Energy of the Future. Kingston, June 8, 2005. 26 pp.  
. • Stennett, Roxann, A.M.D. Amarakoon and A. Anthony Chen, Association of 
“Dengue Fever with Climate in the Caribbean”. 7th Bi-annual Conference of the Faculty of Pure and 
Applied Sciences UWI, Mona, May 17 -19, 2005.  
. • Chen, A. Anthony, A. Amarakoon, Samuel Rawlins, Michael Taylor, Dave 
Chadee, Sherine Huntley, Cassandra Rhoden and Roxann Stennett. “Climate Change, Dengue and 
Prevention”. Inter-American Institute for Global Research (IAI) Science Symposium in Montreal, 
Canada, May 4, 2005  
. • Rhoden, Cassandra, A.Anthony Chen and Michael Taylor, “Scenario 
Generation of Precipitation and Temperature for the Caribbean” (Conference Poster). Seventh 
Biannual Conference of the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, UWI, Mona, May 17 -19, 2005  
. • Ngalamou, Lucien and Leary Myers, “A Multi-target Ladder Logic Diagram Tool” 
IEEE Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering, Saskatoon, Canada May1-4, 2005.  
. • Lucien Ngalamou and Leary Myers, “A Powerline Digital Services System”. 
Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering, Saskatoon, Canada, 
May1-4, 2005.  
. • Ngalamou, Lucien, Leary Myers and Victor Watt. “CIHPJAM: An Application 
Specific Processor for Programmable Logic Controllers Design”. Annual Conference of The Society 
of Instrument and Control Engineers, August4-6, 2004, Sapporo, Japan.  
. • Ngalamou, Lucien, Alejandro Gutierrez, Leary Myers,, and Victor Watt. A 
Powerline Integrated Digital Telephone Design. Global Signal Processing Expo and Conference, 
GSPx 2004, September 27 -30, Santa Clara, CA., USA.  
. • Ngalamou, Lucien, Leary Myers, and Victor Watt. An Application Specific 
Processor for Programmable Logic Controllers Design. Global Signal Processing Expo and 
Conference, GSPx 2004, September 27 -30, Santa Clara, CA, USA  
. • Ngalamou, Lucien, Charlette Donalds, Leary Myers, and Victor Watt. “A Remote 
Asset Monitoring and Control Information Appliance (RAMCIA). Global Signal Processing Expo 
and Conference GSPx 2004, September 27 -20, Santa Clara, CA, USA.  
. • Taylor, M.A., A.A. Chen, S. Rawlins, C. Heslop-Thomas, A. Amarakoon, W. 
Bailey, D. Chadee, S. Huntley. “Climate, Dengue and Prevention: Observations from the Caribbean. 
Invited paper. Science Forum, Inter-American Institute for Climate Change. Montreal, Canada, May 
2005. Oral (Abstract in proceedings)  
. • Lucien Ngalamou, Leotis, Buchanan and Myers, Leary, “Architecture of a Ladder 
diagram based Co-design Tool”. Annual Conference of The Society of Instrument and Control 
Engineers, August4-6, 2004, pp. 2516 -2519, Sapporo, Japan  
 
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PUBLICATIONS  
.* Chen, A.A., T. Falloon and M. Taylor, “Agricultural Drought Monitoring in the West 
Indies” Chapter 11, in Monitoring and Predicting Agricultural Droughts: A Global Study”, edited by 
V.K. Boken et al Oxford University Press, 2005  
.* S.A. Ashby, M.A. Taylor and A.A. Chen, “Statistical Models for Predicting rainfall in the 
Caribbean”. Theor. Appl. Climatol. (2005, DOI 10.1007/s00704-004-0118-8  
.* Taylor, M.A., and E.J. Alfaro “Climate of Central America and the Caribbean, in 
Encyclopedia of World Climatology. Edited by J.E. Oliver, Springer, 2005  
 
INCOME GENERATION  
Amarakoon, A.  
– A research grant of J$1,040,750.00 was received by Dr. Amarakoon in June from the 
Environmental Foundation of Jamaica to do a feasibility study on Wind Hybrid Energy 
Systems during the 2005/2006 year.  
Chen, A.A.  
– Certificate Course in Alternate Energy, June 20th to July th, administered by MIAS, 
coordinated with A. Amarakoon. Amount generated not known.  
.– The BEd. Summer School Programme generated an income of $787,504.99 A total 
expenditure of $334,240 was made for lecturer and technician remuneration, administrative charges 
and prize payments. The surplus for the period amounted to $453,264.99  
.– The total income generated by the MSc in Digital technology Programme amounted to 
$3,974,000.00. Expenditure of $2,818,715.14 was made for lecturer remuneration and the purchase of 
text books and laboratory equipment. The surplus for the period was $1,155,284.86  
.– Consultation Fund 2700 and other miscellaneous income also generated $445,840.17 for the 
period. From this there was a total expenditure of $237,399.65 in staff costs, advertising, hospitality, 
courier service and miscellaneous expenses. The surplus for the period is $208,440.52.  
.– Other income arrived through rental etc. generated a total of $432,000.00. The total 
expenditure was $99,517.00, resulting in a surplus of $332,483.00  
 
PUBLIC SERVICE  
Amarakoon, A.  
– External Examiner for the JBTE Teachers’ Colleges, Years 2 and 3  
Chen, A.A.  
– Author, for Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 4th Assessment, Working 
Group 1  
Myers, Leary  
.– Member, Board of Directors, Jamaica Urban Transit Corporation  
.– Member, Board of Directors and Deputy Chairman Scientific Research Council  
.– Member, Board of Directors Spectrum Management Authority  
 
Walwyn, Donald  
.– Member, Board of Directors, Spectrum Management Authority  
.– Advisor on Telecommunications to Jamaica’s Delegation to World Trade Organisation 
special session dealing with Trade in Services, held in Geneva, Switzerland June 27 – July 1, 2005.  
 
Skobla, J.  
– Consultant, Bureau of Standards, Jamaica, GPS Time Dissemination. 
 
CATEGORIES OF STUDENTS  
Undergraduate  
The Department offered a total of 26 undergraduate courses, with enrollment ranging from a high of 
163 to a low of 3. Four (4) students graduated with a major in Physics and twenty-two (22) students 
graduated with a major in Electronics. Four students graduated with First Class Honours. They are:  
Michael Forbes 
Clayon Harrison 
Andrew Lyle 
Dale Ross 
 
Postgraduate  
The Department offered a total of 9 postgraduate courses, with enrollment ranging from a high of 22 
to a low of 4. Average enrollment was 12. Fourteen (14) students graduated from the MSc in Digital 
Technology Programme.  
There were thirteen (13) MPhil and two (2) PhD students enrolled in the DepartmentOne student 
was awarded a PhD degree and another an MPhil degree during the course of the year.  
Prizes Awarded  
Taylor, Michael START International Young Scientist Award (2004)  
Mitchell, Meshach Charles received the Professor John Lodenquai Prize for Introductory 
Physics – P100 level  
Lyle, Andrew Christopher and Dale Vivian Ross received the same at the P200 level  
Lyle, Andrew Christopher also received the Francis Hadden Bowen Bursary  
Bromley, Damian received the Michael Tharmanahtan Memorial Bursary 
 
 
 
FACULTY OF 
SOCIAL SCIENCES 
MONA 
 
Year ending July 31, 2005 
 
Mr. Mark Figueroa, BA, MSc UWI,PhD Manc– Dean  
Dean’s Overview  
Introduction  
long with the rest of the Mona Campus, the Faculty faced a very challenging year. This was 
made more acute by the fact that it was the year of transition for the new Dean and Deputy Dean. In 
addition, the Head of the Centre of Hotel and Tourism Management resigned during the year and 
the Dean took on the additional role as Head of Department ad interim. Fortunately, the Dean was 
able to rely heavily on the Deputy Dean, Stanford Moore, who had previously served in the post, as 
well as, a number of experienced and dedicated administrative staff in addition to the support of 
Heads of Departments and other colleagues at all levels in the Faculty.  
Despite the challenges, the Faculty continued to expand in excess of the Strategic Plan targets for 
intake of students. New programmes have been prepared at the undergraduate and post graduate 
levels, facilities have expanded, and new techniques applied. The research output of the Faculty 
showed a significant increase even while academic staff continues to participate in a wide range of 
conferences and provide varying services to the national, regional and international community.  
Access  
In the first year of the Strategic Plan 2002-07, the Faculty had already exceeded the targets for growth 
in student numbers (in full time student equivalents) set for the entire plan period. Despite this, 
student numbers have continued to grow. For the first three years of the planned period the average 
growth rate was approximately 10% in contrast to the target of 1.4%. In 2004-2005 growth was just 
below this average being approximately 7%.  
In an attempt to be more responsive to demand, the initiative was taken to accept, in January, 
students who had applied for entry in the previous August. This represents a significant movement in 
the direction of flexibility and seeks to maximise the use of available space in light of the fact that 
there are students who complete their programme in December every year.  
The Faculty has in recent years received a number of new requests to extend the franchising of its 
programmes. This has presented a difficult situation for the Faculty as it has found that with its 
resources stretched so thin and the absence of specialists to deal with this process it has had to 
decline a number of requests that relate to programmes in Management Studies. The Faculty has thus 
far been able to show greater flexibility with respect to its programmes in Public Sector Management 
and took the decision to begin the process of review of the Police Staff College in keeping with a 
request to extend its current franchise to the second year of the Public Sector Management 
programme. MIND had already begun this programme during the year.  
Enhancing Quality/ Student Centeredness  
During the academic year, the Departments of Economics and Government underwent their regular 
external quality assurance review and received generally favourable reports. Follow up meetings have 
been held to consider the recommendations of the review teams and to identify ways of 
implementing these. The Department of Management Studies also completed much of its 
preparation for its review which was scheduled to take place at the beginning of 2005-2006.  
The Faculty Staff/Student Liaison Committee was strengthened during the year and met regularly. 
Consultations were completed within the Faculty Staff/Student Liaison Committee on a Code of 
Conduct for Instructional Sessions which was approved by the Faculty Board. Preliminary 
discussions were also held regarding a general Faculty code of conduct. These developments are 
symptomatic of the challenges the Faculty faces as it adjusts to much larger numbers and the need to 
cope with a situation where persons from widely varying backgrounds are forced to share a more and 
more densely packed common space.  
In coming to terms with increased numbers, departments have turned to the greater use of new 
technologies. The greater use of the internet and intranet signal the coming of an age of multimode 
learning. During the year the Faculty took steps in this direction with the preparation for on-line 
delivery in a number of programmes. In some courses on-line tutorials were introduced. In many 
others, students now receive much of their learning material through on-line facilities.  
The Faculty constantly tries to respond to the demand for new programmes that meet the changing 
needs of students. This year a new major in Anthropology at the undergraduate level was designed 
along with courses in this field at the Masters level. Plans were also completed for the part time MSc 
in Accounting which has received an overwhelming response. Plans were made for the launching of 
both this programme and the full time version on a self financing basis along with two new self 
financing programmes. These are the MSc in National Security and Strategic Studies in the 
Department of Management Studies and a PhD in Organisational Behaviour in the Department of 
Sociology Psychology and Social work.  
Producing quality work and responding to students’ needs cannot be done without adequate facilities. 
During the year, the Faculty found itself hard pressed due to longstanding limitations on resources 
made worse by the severe budget cuts. Despite this the Faculty was able to fully occupy the new 
McIntyre Building although some fixtures still need to be completed. A major positive development 
was the bringing on stream of the new Computer Lab Six which increased our lab capacity available 
to students by approximately 30 percent.  
At the Centre for Hotel and Tourism Management in The Bahamas, significant improvements were 
made in the student accommodation. Four of the ten Government-owned residences were 
demolished. Private residences have been substituted for those that were taken down and the others 
were upgraded at a cost of US$245,000. The IT infrastructure has also been upgraded to facilitate 
ease of student access to the internet and through the newly appointed post of Student Service 
Manager; students have been exposed to sessions to assist them in obtaining employment in the 
hospitality and tourism industry.  
At Mona, approval was given for expenditure of JA$35M on the expansion of office space and class 
rooms. This is much needed but in the meanwhile there are significant problems to be addressed. 
Without a significant injection of capital and an enhancement of the Faculty’s budget the Faculty will 
not be able to maintain quality service to its growing number of students.  
Research  
The Table below indicates that the research output of the Faculty has remained at approximately the 
same level for a few years. In an effort to achieve a steady improvement in performance a Research 
Funding Committee has been formed, which has established guidelines as to “how” and “for what” 
members of staff may apply for the limited Faculty Funds available for research. In 2005-2006 this 
Committee will begin to look at how it can assist members of staff in the accessing other research 
grants. Permission has been obtained for the employment of a programme officer in the Faculty 
whose job will be in part to assist members of the Faculty with the development of grant proposals. 
It is hoped that these and other initiatives will see continued growth in the research output of the 
Faculty.  
Dept  Books/  Book   Journal Total  
 Monographs  Chapters   Articles  
 2002-2003-2004- 2002-2003- 2002-2003-2004- 2002-2003-2004- 2004- 
 2003  2004  2005  2003  2004 2003 2004 2005 2003 2004 2005  2005  
ECON   0  2  2  0  2  7  9  5  8  9 9 17 
GOVT   0  4  3  9  14  11 6  4  19  15 22 33 
DOMS   2  2  0  6  2  3  16  5  9  24 9 12 
MSB   1  7  1  0  0  1  4  1  0  5 8 2 
SALISES  4  5  4  3  9  0  6  9  4  13 23 8 
SPSW   3  1  2  8  2  1  8  8  5  19 11 8 
CHTM   0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  1  0 0 2 
Total   10  21  12  26  29  24 49  32  46  85 82 82 
 
Resources  
With respect to every conceivable resource, the Faculty of Social Sciences is facing severe challenges. 
Space is limited, the budget was severely cut, and many staff members are at an early stage of the 
development of their careers. The uncompetitive nature of salaries in a wide range of disciplines 
accompanied by the very rapid expansion of student intake in a number of subjects has left the 
Faculty relying to a great extent on young members of staff, many of whom have not yet had an 
opportunity to complete their doctoral studies.  
The demands in recent years for the development of new programmes has also meant that quite a 
few colleagues have had to be reinventing themselves so as to be able to present material in novel 
areas. The community served by the UWI also places great demands on the Faculty as our members 
of staff are constantly being called upon to serve public, commercial and civil entities. Whereas the 
Faculty is happy to be of service to the community in this way and whereas it always seeks to renew 
its curriculum there is a limit to what its resources can do.  
For a long time the Faculty has sought to supplement its resources through its Summer School 
programme. More recently efforts have been made to widen the range of programmes offered. Self 
financing programmes have also been a significant source of revenue. These can be seen as positive 
developments but they also draw on the same resource pool making it more difficult for the Faculty 
to focus on its contribution in the area of research.  
Conclusion  
The Faculty had a difficult year. Once more, it excelled in its ability to use a very limited resource 
base, yet respond to a range of needs. The Faculty’s continued expansion of access and its 
responsiveness, manifest in the development of new programmes, are considerable achievements. Its 
continued contribution to the community through various forms of public service is also notable. At 
the same time it has to take stock with respect to where it is going and what it can achieve. As we 
move into the consultative phase, towards the preparation of the 2007-2012 Strategic Plan, the 
Faculty will have the opportunity to review these issues and chart a clear direction that is creative but 
realistic.  
 
 
 
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS 
 Michael Witter, BSc Ill,MSc, PhD Wisc– Head of Department WORK OF THE 
DEPARTMENT  
he highlights of academic year  
2004/5 were:  
  consolidation of the three year old  
process of change to improve the  
efficiency and effectiveness of the  
administrative office. The essence  
of this has been the adoption of a  
team approach to work within  a  
division of responsibilities  and  
maximizing the use of information  
and communication  technology  
and other forms of office automa 
tion  
  the introduction of Online instruction, and the preparation of  
 the first year courses for web based instruction.  The use of  
 multimedia instruction intensified, and this in turn generated  
 the need for the reorganization of the content and form of  
 most of the undergraduate courses.  
  the Quality Assurance Review that focused primarily on the  
 undergraduate programme.  The Review process required  
 research into the work of the Department.  As a result the  
 information  basis for planning and decision-making  was  
 greatly enhanced, even though the limits of the available and  
 accessible information were quickly reached  
  the review of the graduate programme and the introduction of  
 a new MSc degree. This is the first stage in a major overhaul of  
 the graduate programme to facilitate more students in viable  
 programmes.  
  the  establishment of a productive  research group  on  
 remittances.  This group  produced  several papers,  and  
 complemented significant achievements in individual research  
 programmes.  
 
Activities under all of these headings will continue in 2005/6 and some, like the 
implementation of the recommendations of the Review team, are likely to be ongoing for 
several more years. The major projects for the academic year will be:  
  the preparation of all the second year courses in web based  
 format that will permit instruction in dual mode for the first  
 and second year courses.  
the  development  of  workshops   designed  for public and 
 private sector technical and research staff  
  the scheduling of programmes on week-ends to facilitate part- 
 time students  
 
With few exceptions, the Department’s lecturers were rated by the students above 4.0 (5.0 is 
the maximum), with several receiving scores of 4.5 or more. Nevertheless, with the 
increasing importance of Online instruction and the use of multimedia techniques for face-
to-face instruction, lecturers are being encouraged to take courses in instruction design and 
assessment.  
In several quantitative courses, the overall rating for the course was lower than that for the 
lecturer for a variety of other reasons. These courses also tended to have relatively high 
failure rates. The Department has implemented several measures to address the high failure 
rates. For example, at the beginning of each semester workshops are organized to review 
required background material, and attempts are being made to identify weak performers for 
special tutorial attention. The goal is to develop indicators that can guide us to anticipate 
weak performers.  
The Department is very concerned with the weak mathematical and writing skills of the 
students entering its programmes. Remedial courses have been introduced for mathematics, 
and at the graduate level a diagnostic test is used during orientation to advise students with 
weak writing skills to address them with the relevant and appropriate courses.  
The Department had a small staff of:  
 6 senior lecturers, 2 of whom were on leave  
 8 lecturers, 2 of whom were on leave  
 6 temporary assistant lecturers  
 4 part-time lecturers and assistant lecturers  
In effect, the researchers were the 10 active lecturers and senior lecturers. They produced:  
 9 refereed articles 
 1 book -edited 
 4 chapters in books 
 19 conference papers and presentations 
 2 technical reports 
 
PAPERS PRESENTED  
Abdulkadri, Abdullahi Dr  
• (with Uche, C.) 2005. “A Methodological Framework for the Study of Impact of HIV/AIDS 
on Households in the Caribbean Sub-region.” 3rd Annual Scientific and Business Conference 
of The University of the West Indies HIV/AIDS Response Programme (UWIHARP), 
Bridgetown, Barbados, May6-8, pp.12.  
Alleyne, Dillon Dr  
. • 2005. “What Prompts Workers to Remit? A GMM Approach”. SALISES 6th 
Conference, 15-18 March 2005, on Governance, Institutions and Economic growth: Reflections on 
Arthur Lewis’ Theory of Economic Growth. The Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, Jamaica.  
. • (with Z. Madjd-Sadjadi) 2004. “The potential Jamaican impact of criminal deportees 
from the US”. 3rd International Conference on Crime and Criminal Justice in the Caribbean, 
February 11 -14, 2004. Kingston and Ocho Rios, Jamaica. [25 pages]  
. • (with E. Le-Franc) 2004. “Injuries and their Health Consequences”. Technical 
Consultation of the Caribbean Commission on Health and Development (CCHD), St.Kitts/Nevis, 
June3-4.[26 pages].  
 
Figueroa, Mark Mr  
. • “Jamaica’s Inner-City Political Economy: A Special Case?” The Caribbean City, 
Leiden University, The Netherlands. December1-3, 2004  
. • “W. Arthur Lewis’s Social Analysis and the Transformation of Tropical 
Economies”. Sixth Annual Conference of SALISES: Governance, Institutions and Economic 
Growth: Reflections on Arthur Lewis’s Theory of Economic Growth. UWI, Mona. March 17 -18, 
2005. pp 25.  
. • “Lewis, New World and the Marxists in a Neo-liberal World: Reflections on the 
Critical Tradition in Caribbean Economic Thought”. The Thought of New World: The Quest for 
Decolonization, 4th Annual “Caribbean Reasonings”. The Center for Caribbean Thought, UWI, 
Mona. June 16 -18, 2005. Oral presentation.  
 
Ghartey, Edward E Dr  
. • “Ghana’s Term Structure of Interest Rates: Effects and Implications of Monetary 
Policy.” IEA Round Table Conference, Accra, Ghana, January 25, 2005.  
. • “A Common Currency and Exchange Rate System for the West African Monetary 
Zone: Is the Coronation Approach Feasible?” IEA Round Table Conference, Accra, Ghana, April 6, 
2005.  
 
Kirton, Claremont Mr  
. • (With J.Bailey and G.McLeod), “Experiences with housing finance in developing 
countries: The case of selected Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Countries”, The Joint Congress 
of UN-HABITAT and the European Federation of Building Societies, Berlin, September 22 -24, 
2004  
. • “Financing Development through Remittances: The Role of the Government and 
the Private Sector”, JNBS/USAID Money Transfer Symposium, June 2, 2005  
 
Madjd-Sadjadi, Zagros Dr  
 • (with Enrico Marcelli), “An Analysis of the Causal Determinants Behind Why 
Certain Individuals Become Day Laborers and an Estimate of their Numbers and  
 Demographic Characteristics,” Southern Demographic Association Annual Meeting, Hilton 
Head, South Carolina, October 2004, 25 pages.  
. • “Subnational Sabotage or National Paramountcy? Examining the Dynamics of 
Subnational Acceptance of International Agreements,” Southern Association of Canadian Studies 
Biennial Meeting, Atlanta, October 2004, 48 pages.  
 
Witter, Michael Dr  
. • “Reflections on the issues facing CSOs on the eve of Mauritius and the CSME and 
in the wake of Ivan”, Civil Society National Consultation, “ Preparedness, Response, and 
Reconstruction”, sponsored by IDB, Jamaica Conference Centre, October 2004  
. • “Economic Vulnerability – the case of the Caribbean”and “Building Resilience for 
SIDS” panel presentations, Mauritius International Meeting to review the Barbados Programme of 
Action, January , 2005  
. • “Trade Liberalization in Jamaica”, UNCTAD, Geneva, January 2005  
. • “Poverty in the Caribbean – a Profile”, Conference celebrating United Theological 
College’s Founder’s Day, March 2005  
. • “Coxsone – Building on the Legacy”, first anniversary of the death of Clement 
Coxsone Dodd, Studio One, Jamaica, May 2005  
. • “Report to NGOs on Mauritius International Meeting to review the BPOA, January, 
2005”, workshop hosted by the Environmental Foundation of Jamaica, June 2005  
 
PUBLICATIONS  
Book  
Witter, Michael Dr  
* The Caribbean Economies in an Era of Free Trade, N. Karagiannis and M. Witter (eds), 
Ashgate, 2004  
Chapter in a Book  
Freckleton, Marie Dr  
* (with N. Karagiannis “Development Policy Options for CARICOM in an Era of Free 
Trade” The Caribbean Economies in an Era of Free Trade ed. By N. Karagiannis and M. 
Witter Ashgate 2004: 109 -130  
Kirton, Claremont Mr  
.* “Informal Financial Activity in Jamaica: A preliminary analysis of the recent experiences with 
Pyramid Schemes” in Dennis Pantin (Ed.), The Caribbean Economy. A Reader, Ian Randle 
Publishers Ltd., Jamaica, 2005, pp. 464 474  
.* “Remittances: The experiences of the English-speaking Caribbean” in Donald F. Terry and 
Steven R.Wilson (Eds.), Beyond Small Change. Making Migrant Remittances Count, Inter-American 
Development Bank (IADB), Washington D.C. , 2005, pp. 261 -294  
 
Witter, Michael Dr  
.* “Economic Vulnerability in the Caribbean in the 1990s: Selected Cases” Economic 
Vulnerability and Resilience of Small States, Lino Briguglio and Eliawony J. Kisanga (eds), Formatek, 
Malta, 2005  
.* “The Informal Economy of Jamaica”, D. Pantin, The Caribbean Economy: A Reader, Ian 
Randle Publishers, 2005  
 
Monographs  
Alleyne, Dillon Dr  
* (with J.Alm, R.Bahl and S.Wallace). TaxBurdeninJamaica.2004. Andrew Young School of 
Policy Studies. Georgia State University. Atlanta, Georgia. Jamaica Tax Reform. Working 
Paper 9 [130 pages]. 
Non-refereed  
Figueroa, Mark Mr  
* “The Co-Management and Valuation of Coral Reefs in the Caribbean: a Jamaican NGO 
Perspective”. in Economic Valuation and Policy Priorities for Sustainable Management of 
Coral Reefs.ed. Mahfuzuddin Amed, Chiew Kieok Chong and Herman Cesar, World Fish 
Centre, Penang. (2004): 183 -91.  
Ghartey, Edward E Dr  
* “Ghana Airways’ New Management, Tax Payers and Principal-Agent Problem.” 
Business&FinancialTimes, May 2005.  
Madjd-Sadjadi, Zagros Dr  
* Book Review of “Confessions of an Economic Hit Man,” SignalingLeft(Summer 2005).  
Refereed  
Alleyne, Dillon Dr  
* 2004. “Guiding Marginal Tax Policy Changes Using the Extended Gini Indiex of Income 
Inequality”. Ideaz, Vol. 3. No.1-2. [pp.30 -37].  
Figueroa, Mark Mr  
.* “W. Arthur Lewis Versus the Lewis Model: Agricultural or Industrial Development?”. 
TheManchesterSchoolofSocialandEconomicStudies. 72, 6 (2004): 734 -48.  
.* “Old (Female) Glass Ceilings and New (Male) Looking Glasses: Challenging Gender 
Privileging in the Caribbean”. Gender in the 21st Century, Caribbean Perspectives, Visions and 
Possibilities. ed. Elsa Leo-Rhynie and Barbara Bailey, Ian Randle Publishers, Kingston, 2004: 134 -53.  
 
Freckleton, Marie Dr  
* “EU-CARICOM Free Trade: Opportunity or Mirage?” NordicJournalofLatinAmericanand 
CaribbeanStudies33(2) 2004: 37-51  
Ghartey, Edward Dr  
.* “Random Walk as a Universal Test of Weak-Form Foreign Exchange Market Efficiency: A 
Proof.” FrontiersinFinanceandEconomics,1 (1), 2004: 37 -45.  
.* “Ghana’s Term Structure of Interest Rates: Effects and Implications of Monetary Policy.” 
IEAPolicyAnalysis,March 2005:1-14.  
.* “A Common Currency and Exchange Rate System for the West African Monetary Zone: Is 
the Coronation Approach Feasible?” IEAPolicyAnalysis, April 2005:1-17.  
 
Madjd-Sadjadi, Zagros Dr  
.* (with and C. Daniel Venicll), “On the Problematic Definition of Terrorism,” 
JournalofDiplomaticLanguage, volume 2, number 1 (June 2005): 66 -80.  
.* (with Murray Wolfson, and Patrick James), “Identifying National Types: A Cluster Analysis 
of Politics, Economics and Conflict”, JournalofPeaceResearch, volume 41, number 5 (September 2004): 
607 -623.  
 
Technical Report  
Abdulkadri, Abdullahi Dr  
* (with Forrester, T., S. Lalta, C. Cunningham-Myrie, R. Cooper), 2005. “Noncommunicable 
Diseases and Mental Health” Technical Report of the Caribbean Commission on Health 
and Development, Pan-American Health Organization.  
Kirton, Claremont Mr  
* (With M. Strachan), An analysis of the change in undernourishment in Jamaica since 1962, 
Report prepared for FAO, Rome, 2004  
INCOME GENERATION  
The Department’s principal form of income generation continued to be the annual Summer school.  
PUBLIC SERVICE Abdulkadri, Abdullahi Dr  
.– Graduate Paper Adjudicator, Southwestern Economics Association annual meeting, New 
Orleans, LA, March 2426, 2005.  
.– External Examiner (Operations Research), Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica.  
 
Alleyne, Dillon Dr  
– Member, Monitoring Committee of the Public Sector Memorandum of Understanding.  
Figueroa, Mark Mr  
– Member, Board of Directors: Jamaica Environmental Trust  
Ghartey, Edward E Dr  
.– Associate Editor, Frontiers in Finance and Economics Journal  
.– Member, Economic Council of Britain in Europe  
.– Member, Advisory Board, North American Economics and Finance Association  
.– Member, Bye-Laws Reform Committee International Society for Intercommunication of 
New Ideas.  
.– Editorial Board Member, Opus 1 Journal of Undergraduate Studies.  
.– Member, Constitution and By-Laws Reform Committee, African Finance and Economics 
Association  
 
King, Damien Dr  
.– Member, Economic Policy Committee – Private Sector Organization of Jamaica.  
.– Member, Partnership for Progress  
 
Kirton, Claremont Mr  
.– Board Member, Jamaica Deposit Insurance Corporation (JDIC)  
.– Board Member, George Beckford Foundation  
.– Member, Jamaica Stock Exchange Essay Competition Committee  
 
Madjd-Sadjadi, Zagros Dr  
.– Editor-in-Chief, AmericanReviewofPoliticalEconomy 
.– Editor-in-Chief, SouthernJournalofCanadianStudies 
.– Editorial Board, JournalofDiplomaticLanguage 
.– Vice-President, Southern Association for Canadian Studies  
.– Executive Board, International Consortium of Associations for Pluralism in Economics  
 
Tennant, David Dr  
– Member, Board of Commissioners of the Financial Services Commission  
Witter, Michael Dr  
.– Chairman, Board of RADA  
.– Member, Monitoring Committee for the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)  
.– Member, Steering Committee for Regulatory Impact Assessment  
.– Member, Board of Management of St. George’s College  
.– Member, Civil Society Advisory Committee  
 
CATEGORIES OF STUDENTS  
Graduating Statistics – 2004/2005  
Class of Degree Obtained  
1st  Upper 2nd  Lower 2nd  Pass Total 
BSc Economics (Special)     
BSc Economics (Major)  6  13  28  10  57 
BSc Economics (Minor)    1   1 
MSc Economics  (one with distinctions) 8   9 
BSc Business Economics      
and Social Statistics  1  2  -  3  
BSc Statistics (Major)  2  6  8  1  17  
BSc Statistics (Minor)  1  5  4   10  
Banking and Finance  1  7  7   15  
Registrations by Programme and Status     
 Full time Part time  Total 
BSc Economics (Special)  17 4  21 
BSc Economics (Major)  285 45   330 
BSc Economics (Minor)  62 24   86 
MSc Economics  42 8  50 
BSc.Business Economics     
&  
Social Statistics (Special)  11 9   20 
BSc Statistics (Major)  50 8  58 
BSc Statistics (Minor)  37 7  44 
Banking and Finance  110 62   172  
 
 
DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT  
Stephen Vasciannie BSc UWI,MA Oxf,LLM Camb,DPhil Oxf,– Head of Department 
 
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT  
he Department of Government has had a successful year, primarily from the 
point of view of individual achievements by its members. It has also, however, been 
a difficult year, as we have had to come to terms with increasingly pressing financial 
concerns. We have also had to pursue our main academic business in the context of an increasing 
flow of bureaucratic demands. The Department was subject to an external Quality Review, and 
received largely favourable consideration.  
The primary concerns of the Department have been in the areas of teaching, research and public 
service. As to teaching, various members of the Department have received strong assessments from 
their students. Most lecturers received marks of more than 4.0 out of 5 for enquiries concerning 
teaching performance. This is not surprising, for the Department has long prided itself on 
performance in this part of its remit.  
In our deliberations on teaching during the year, some academic members of staff have expressed 
concerns about the need to retain high standards in examinations, and about the fact that too many 
of our students find it difficult to express themselves clearly and concisely in the English Language. 
The Department remains seized with these concerns, and various plans to address them have been 
considered and applied.  
Research  
With respect to research, the work of the Department has been quite strong. An annex to this Report 
sets out some of the main publications and conference presentations undertaken by staff members 
during the year. Generally, the more senior members of the Department have published at least two 
journal articles in the year, and some other members have also been quite productive. Naturally, mere 
numbers do not tell the full story, for some contributions will clearly be more substantial – and more 
perceptive  
– than others. That said, however, it should be noted that members of the Department are in 
constant demand, and have often been invited to submit articles for regional journals: this indicates 
that various members are highly regarded as specialists in particular areas. One challenge faced by the 
Department, however, concerns the need to ensure that all its members pursue active research and 
publication agendas.  
Professor Trevor Munroe is working as a member of the University’s Strategic Transformation 
Committee, and has served, for example, as a consultant on governance issues for the Jamaica 
Human Development Report of the Planning Institute of Jamaica and the United Nations 
Development Programme.  
Professor Rupert Lewis, who is a co-director of the Centre for Caribbean Thought in the 
Department, continues to serve as a member of the Council of the Institute of Jamaica and as 
Chairman of the African-Caribbean Institute of Jamaica and Jamaica Memory Bank.  
Professor Brian Meeks, who is Director of the Centre for Caribbean Thought, continues to be a 
member of the Michael Manley Foundation on which he served as Chairman for six years.  
Professor Stephen Vascianne also represented Jamaica at the United Nations General Assembly in 
the deliberations of the Sixth (Legal) Committee, and in two cases before the Judicial Committee of 
the Privy Council as part of the team led by the Solicitor General.  
Dr. John Rapley has continues to work as chairman of the group undertaking the project on 
“Taking Responsibility: The Jamaican Economy since Independence”. Up to the end of August 
2005, this project has received contributions of J$2.6 million from various donors.  
Dr. Hedy Isaacs has also had an active year in the public sphere, mainly through consultancies in 
public management projects. She undertook institutional diagnoses of Civil Service Systems 
concerning Barbados, the Bahamas, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago and 
produced related technical reports.  
Awards  
In the area of public service, the Department of Government has been outstanding. In the Academic 
Year under review, Professor Edwin Jones was awarded the Vice Chancellor’s Award for 
Excellence for Public Service, an achievement of which we are all proud.  
It should also be noted that in the year under review, Professor Rupert Lewis received the 
Principal’s Award for Outstanding Research Activity for his continuing work on Marcus Garvey’s 
Jamaica.  
Dr. Anthony Harriott – inducted as an honorary member of the Faculty of Centre for Hemispheric 
Defense Studies, National Defense University, Washington DC  
Prof. Brian Meeks – Mona Academic Staff Research Fellowship to research a study entitled 
‘Envisioning Caribbean Future 2004-2006’  
Scholarly Activity  
Some members of the Department have also included membership on academic boards as part of 
their public service contribution. In this regard, Dr. Lawrence Powell stands out; for the year under 
review, Dr. Powell has been a member of the editorial boards of the following international journals: 
the Australian Journal of Political Science, the International Bulletin of Political Psychology, the 
Journal of Diplomatic Language, the American Review of Political Economy, and the Southern 
Journal of Canadian Studies. Dr. Powell also served as the Project Director of the study on Cross-
Cultural Variations in Distributive Justice Perception, and as Guest Editor of a special issue of the 
Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology which looked at issues concerning distributive justice 
perceptions. Professor Meeks remains a member of the editorial boards of the University of the West 
Indies Press, Social and Economic Studies, and Lexington Books.  
In the area concerning the overlap between public service and scholarly activity, Dr. Lucy Eugene 
has continued to shoulder overall responsibility for the University of the West Indies – World Trade 
Organization Trade Policy Course housed at Mona under the auspices of the Principal’s Office. Dr. 
Jessica Byron has co-taught in that course. Dr. Byron has also worked as a member of the Quality 
Assessment team which undertook a Quality Review of the Institute of International Relations, St. 
Augustine, UWI, and has been responsible for negotiating and developing a joint B.Sc/M.Sc teaching 
programme in International Politics and Development Cooperation involving the University of 
Bordeaux, the Universite Antilles-Guyana and the UWI. Professor Vasciannie gave the Fourth 
William Dennis Memorial Lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine, Mona.  
In the Academic Year, the Centre for Caribbean Thought held one major conference under the title 
“The Thought of New World: The Quest for Decolonisation”, from June 16 to 18, 2005. Four 
books, by Louis Lindsay (of the Department), Erna Brodber, Dennis Pantin, and Kari Levitt were 
launched at the conference. Two other books – by Horace Campbell and Ann Bailey — were 
launched by the Centre for Caribbean Thought during the year. The Department was pleased to learn 
that the Centre obtained a J$2.5 million grant from the CHASE Foundation to establish a Caribbean 
Thought Archive. On behalf of the Centre, Professors Meeks and Lewis visited the University of 
Cape Town (along with Professor Anthony Bogues, previously of the Department) to make 
arrangements for a joint MPhil/PhD programme.  
During the Academic Year under review, various members of staff left the Department to pursue 
other endeavours. The Department wishes to thank Alison Stone, Mark Bennett, Stephen 
Henderson, Rena Blackwood, and Judith Reid-Gallimore for their significant contribution to our 
work. Miss Winnifred Murray, who had served the Department in various administrative capacities 
for more than a quarter of a century, retired at the end of the Academic Year. Miss Murray’s 
contribution to our mission has been stupendous, and her retirement has prompted much sadness. 
The Department welcomed Ambassador Raymond Valcin to our numbers during the course of the 
year, and hopes that his presence will help to reinforce departmental offerings with respect to issues 
concerning Haiti’s role in the wider Caribbean. Professor Meeks remained on a Mona Academic Staff 
Research Fellowship (undertaking work on “Envisioning Caribbean Futures”). For the year under 
review, Dr.  
Clinton Hutton was also the holder of a Mona Academic Staff Research Fellowship. Dr. Hutton’s 
book on “The Cosmological Roots of Haitian Freedom”, published in 2005, may be regarded as one 
of the early, substantial fruits of this fellowship.  
The Summer School conducted by the Department benefited from teaching participation by full-time 
staff members and various part-time lecturers. The profits derived from the Summer School have 
helped to cover recurrent expenses in the work of the Department. The Department also notes with 
gratitude a kind donation from Kingston Wharves for the purchase of furniture for the main 
administrative offices in the Department. 
 
PAPERS PRESENTED  
Conferences/Seminars  
Dr. Jessica Byron  
. • “Small Size and Strategic Global Repositioning: Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago 
in a Globalized World”, 30th Annual Caribbean Studies Association Conference, Santo Domingo, 
Dominican Republic, May 30 – June 4, 2005.  
. • “Regional Responses to the Challenges of Multilateral Economic Negotiations: The 
Case of CARICOM/ CARIFORUM”, Sub-Regional Workshop on Civil Society and Regional 
Integration in Latin America and the Caribbean, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, May 23 24, 
2005.  
. • “A Short Profile of the UWI and an Overview of Globalization-related Research 
and Teaching Activity in the Social Sciences at UWI, Mona”, Inaugural Conference of the 
Globalization Studies Network, University of Warwick, England, August 19 -21, 2004.  
 
Dr. Hedy Isaacs  
. • “Institutional Assessment of Civil Service Systems in the Bahamas” Bahamas, May 
9, 2005.  
. • “Comparative Institutional Assessment of Civil Service Systems” [in the Caribbean]. 
Caribbean Sub-Regional Meeting of the Public Policy Management and Transparency  
 
Network (under the aegis of the Inter-American Development Bank’s Regional Policy Dialogue) 
Port of Spain, Trinidad, December 15, 2004.  
Dr. Anthony Harriott  
. • “The Impact of Drug Trafficking on the Structure of Crime in Caribbean Societies”, 
UNODC, Barbados, June 24, 2005.  
. • “Violence and Electoral Boundaries”, Boundaries Seminar hosted by the Electoral 
Advisory Committee and the Electoral Office of Jamaica, Montego Bay, June2-3, 2005.  
. • “Crime, Disorder and Major Natural Disasters: The Caribbean Experience”, 
Eleventh World Congress on Crime Prevention, Bangkok, April 18 -26, 2005.  
. • “Harnessing Cultural Capital and Preventing Homicide in Urban Jamaica”, ACJS, 
Chicago, March 15 -19, 2005.  
 • “The Nexus of Defense and Law Enforcement Organizations  
 – The Challenges of Transformation”, Centre for Hemispheric Defense Studies, NDU, 
Nassau, Bahamas, February 2005.  
. • Round Table Lessons from recent crime control projects in RSA and the Caribbean 
at Criminal Justice – A New Decade of Criminal Justice in South Africa: Consolidating 
Transformation, Gordon’s Bay, Cape Town, RSA, February7-8, 2005.  
. • “Controlling Interpersonal Violence and Preventing Homicide in Urban Jamaica: 
The Integration of Hospital Surveillance Systems to Community Based Systems of Prevention and 
Control”, Faculty of Medical Sciences 13th Annual Research Conference on Violence and Violence 
Prevention, UWI, Mona Campus, November 10 -12, 2004.  
 
Professor Rupert Lewis  
. • “Rodney and the Challenges of Pan-Africanism in the 21st Century”, Center for 
Caribbean Thought Conference on New World, UWI, Mona, June 16 -18, 2005.  
. • “Assessing Rodney’s Legacy”, Walter Rodney 25th Anniversary Commemoration, 
University of Guyana, June 12, 2005.  
. • “Pan Africanism – Ethical Challenges”, Towards Unity and United Action by 
Africans and the African Diaspora in the Caribbean for a Better World: The Case of South Africa, 
sponsored by the Government of South Africa, the African Union and the CARICOM, Kingston, 
Jamaica, March 16 18, 2005.  
 
Professor Brian Meeks  
. • “Explorations in the New Caribbean Thought”, The Thought of New World: The 
Quest for Decolonisation, Centre for Caribbean Thought and Africana Studies, Brown University, 
UWI, Mona. June 16 -18, 2005.  
. • “Caribbean Political Movements”, African Diaspora Studies Knowledge Exchange, 
Florida Memorial University/Florida International University, May 12 -14, 2005.  
 
Professor Trevor Munroe  
. • “Partnership for Progress and the Public Sector Memorandum of Understanding”, 
the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute for Social and Economic Studies, University of the West Indies, Mona, 
April 20, 2005.  
. • “Meeting the Challenges of the Present”, Guest speaker: Awards Dinner, American 
College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Terra Nova, Kingston, April 16, 2005.  
. • “The Caribbean Single Market and Economy”, Lions Club, St. Andrew Central, 
Kingston, Jamaica. February 7, 2005.  
. • “Old Issues and New Challenges: Industrial Relations and Corporate 
Globalization”, MSc Human Resources Development Graduates, Mona Visitors Lodge, Mona 
Campus, January 19, 2005.  
. • “Restoring Public Order: A Challenge for Communities”, 17th Annual 
Neighbourhood Watch Conference, Jamaica Police Academy, St. Catherine, Jamaica, November 20, 
2004.  
 
Dr. Lawrence Powell  
• “Mapping Justice Judgements as Complex Psycho-cultural Constructions”, Distributive 
Justice Perception Across Cultures Symposium of the International Society of Political 
Psychology, Toronto, Canada, July 5, 2005.  
Dr. John Rapley  
. • “State and Sovereignty in the Global Age”, Annual Meeting of the Global Studies 
Network, Dakar, Senegal, August 31, 2005.  
. • “Policing in the Context of the New Medievalism”, Meeting of Experts on the Use 
of Force in the Suppression of Internal Disturbances, International Committee of the Red Cross, 
Lima, Peru, June 13 , 2005.  
. • “Globalization and Inequality”, Meeting of International Peace Academy, New 
York, November 7, 2004.  
 
Dr. Eris Schoburgh  
• (with Edwin Jones & Ivan Cruickshank) “Do Institutions Matter in Development? Lessons 
from Sir Arthur Lewis’ Work at SALISES”, Hilton, Kingston, March 2005.  
Dr. Diana Thorburn  
. • “Letting Sleeping Dogs Lie: The Jamaica-Israel Relationship”, (Updated version) 
Caribbean Studies Association Conference, Dominican Republic, June 2005.  
. • “Letting Sleeping Dogs Lie: The Jamaica-Israel Relationship”, International Studies 
Association Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, March 2005.  
 
Professor Stephen Vasciannie  
. • “The Lambert Watson Decision of the Privy Council”, the American-Caribbean 
Law Initiative Conference on Caribbean Market Forces: Emerging Trends in International and 
Comparative Law, Ocho Rios, Jamaica, July 23 -24, 2004.  
. • “The International Criminal Court: Structure, Penalties, Remedies”, CARICOM 
Conference on the International Criminal Court sponsored by the Governments of Jamaica, 
Suriname and the Netherlands, Paramaribo, Suriname, June 27 -28, 2005.  
 • “Implementation of the Law of the Sea Convention by Land-Locked States”, 
Seminar on Land-locked States in Africa  
 organized by the Commonwealth Secretariat, Ezulwini Swaziland, June 13 -15, 2005.  
. • “Understanding the Rights of Land-locked States in the Law of the Sea 
Convention”, Seminar on Land-locked States in Africa, organized by the Commonwealth Secretariat, 
Ezulwini Swaziland, June 13 -15, 2005.  
. • “Report on Land-locked States”, Commonwealth Law Ministers Conference, 
London, England, September 2004.  
 
PUBLICATIONS  
Books and Monographs:  
Dr. Anthony Harriott  
* Caribbean Drugs: From Criminalization to Harm Reduction with Axel Klein and Marcus 
Day (eds). London, Zed Books, 2004. 288 pgs.  
Dr. Clinton Hutton  
* The Logic and Historical Significance of the Haitian Revolution and the Cosmological 
Roots of Haitian Freedom, Arawak Publishers, Kingston, 2005.  
Professor Stephen Vasciannie  
* “Transparency” in the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Series on 
Issues in International Investment Agreements (United Nations, 2004) (author of paper 
that formed the background of the monograph).  
Book Chapters  
Dr. Anthony Harriott  
.* (with A. Klein and M. Day) “The Search for a Drug Policy Framework” In Caribbean 
Drugs: From Criminalization to Harm Reduction with (eds) Axel Klein and Marcus Day: London, 
Zed Books, 2004.3-8.  
.* (with Marlyn Jones) “Drug Courts in Jamaica”, in Caribbean Drugs: From Criminalization to 
Harm  
 
Reductionwith (eds.) Axel Klein and Marcus Day: London, Zed Books, 2004. 82 -100.  
Dr. Hedy Isaacs  
* Comments on case: “Training Grant Decisions”, in Global Public Management: Cases and 
Comments (eds.) Callahan, Olshfski & Schwella: Sage Publications Inc., 2005.  
Professor Edwin Jones  
.* “Tamas Sobre La Formalacione Implamacion De Politicasen La Caribe” in Estraterias De 
Gestion Publica (ed). Jose Oveido: Pontifica Univercidad Catholica y Maestra, Santo Domingo, D.R., 
2004. 53 -78.  
.* (with Ivan Cruickshank) “Making the CARICOM Administrative Machinery Work: The 
Leadership & Decentralization Factors”, in Caribbean Imperatives: Regional Governance and 
Integrated Development (eds.)  
 
K. Hall and D. Benn: Ian Randle Publishers, 2005.  
Professor Brian Meeks  
* Preface in The Cosmopolitan Roots of Haitian Freedom, Clinton Hutton, Arawak 
Publishers, Kingston, 2005.i-ii.  
Professor Trevor Munroe  
.* “On Strengthening National Foundations for Regional Governance”, in Caribbean 
Imperatives: Regional Governance and Integrated Development (eds.) Kenneth Hall and Dennis 
Benn, Ian Randle Publishers, Kingston 2005. Chapter 6.  
.* Foreword: “Hugh Shearer: A Voice for the People”, By Hartley Neita, Ian Randle 
Publishers, Kingston & Miami, 2005. pp viii -xiv  
.* “Globalization and Governance in Jamaica” Jamaica Human Development Report, Planning 
Institute of Jamaica.  
 
Dr. Lawrence Powell  
* Review of: “The Politics of Selfhood: Bodies and Identities”, in Global Capitalism (ed) 
Richard Harvey Brown: (Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press) in Social and 
Economic Studies 53, 4, (2004): 201 -203.  
Dr. John Rapley  
* “The Future of Globalisation in a Unipolar Age” in Caribbean Perspectives: Regional 
Governance and Integrated Development, (eds). Kenneth Hall & Dennis Benn: Kingston, 
Ian Randle, 2005.  
Dr. Diana Thorburn  
* “Nationalism, Identity and the Banking Sector: The English-speaking Caribbean in the Era 
of Financial Globalization”, in Ethnicity, Race and Nationalism in the Caribbean. (ed). 
Anton Allahar: Lexington Press, 2005.  
Professor Stephen Vasciannie  
* “CARICOM and International Integration: Aspects of the Investment Debate”, in 
Caribbean Imperatives: Regional Governance and Integrated Development (eds). Kenneth 
Hall & Dennis Benn: 2005. 247-270.  
Refereed Journal Articles:  
Dr. Jessica Byron  
.* “La Comunidad del Caribe Frente a Los Procesos del ALCA y de la UE”. 
RevistaVenezolanadelasCienciasSociales, Vol, 10, 3 (2004)  
.* “CARICOM and the Current Challenges of Multilateral Trade Negotiations”. 
TheIntegrationist,Vol.2,No.2,(December2004) 
.* “CARICOM at Thirty: New and Old Foreign Policy Challenges”. SocialandEconomicStudies, 
Vol. 53, 4, (2004)  
 
Dr. Hedy Isaacs  
* “The Allure of Partnership: Beyond the Rhetoric”. SocialandEconomicStudies, Vol. 53, No. 4, 
Sir Arthur Institute of Social and Economic Studies, UWI, (December 2004).  
Professor Edwin Jones  
.* “Governance of the State and the State of Governance in Jamaica”. 
JournalofPublicSectorManagement. Vol. 6. No. 1, (2004).  
.* (with Ivan Cruickshank) “Forging Institutional Convergence Between Labour Policy and 
Public Sector Reform: The Case of the Ministry of Labour in Jamaica”. SocialandEconomicStudies, Vol. 
53, No. 4, (December 2004).  
.* (with Eris Schoburgh) “ Deconstructing Policy Making Implementation in a Caribbean 
Context”. SocialandEconomicStudies, Vol. 53, No. 4, (December 2004).  
 
Professor Rupert Lewis  
* “Race Identity and the Challenges of National Development: A Comment on Louis 
Lindsay’s Myth Essays” in The Myth of the Independence: Middle Class Politics and Non-
Mobilization in Jamaica (ed.) Louis Lindsay: Sir Arthur Institute of Social and Economic 
Studies, (2005): 73 -79.  
Professor Brian Meeks  
.* “Envisioning Caribbean Futures”. SocialandEconomicStudies, Vol. 52, No. 4, (December 2004): 
165 -187.  
.* “Caribbean Futures”. TheIntegrationist, Vol. 2, No. 1, (June 2004): 54 -65.  
 
Dr. Lawrence Powell  
 * “Justice Judgements as Complex Psycho-cultural Constructions: An Equity-Based 
Heuristic for Mapping Two-and Three-Dimensional Fairness Representations in  
 Perceptual Space”. JournalofCross-CulturalPsychology36, 1, (2005): 48 -73.  
.* “Exploring the Multi-dimensional Nature of Distributive Justice Perception: The Challenge 
for Cross-Cultural Psychology”. JournalofCross-CulturalPsychology36, 1 (2005): 9 13  
.* (with Rosemary Frey) “Beyond Left-Right Ideology in the Study of Justice Perception: 
Interdependent and Independent Distributive Worldviews in Jamaica and New Zealand”. 
JournalofCross-CulturalPsychology36, 1 (2005): 117 146.  
.* “Mapping Jamaican Perceptions of Distributive Justice: An Equity-Based Heuristic”. 
SocialandEconomicStudies53, 4 (2004): 63 -88.  
.* “Visualising Co-occurrence Structures in Political Language: Context Analysis, Multi-
dimensional Scaling and Un-rooted Cluster Trees”. JournalofDiplomaticLanguage1, 4 (2004): 21 -36  
 
Dr. John Rapley  
* “Development Studies and the Post-Development Critique”. ProgressinDevelopmentStudies4, 
4, 2004. 350 -54.  
Dr. Eris Schoburgh  
* (with Edwin Jones) “Deconstructing Policymaking and Implementation Issues in a 
Caribbean Context”. SocialandEconomicStudies53, 4 (2004): 35 -61.  
Dr. Diana Thorburn  
* “We have no Choice: The Shift in the Discourse on the Caribbean Joining the FTAA”. 
JournalofDiplomaticLanguage2, 1 (2005).  
Professor Stephen Vasciannie  
.* “Us and Them: International Law and Intervention in Afghanistan and Iraq”. 
JournalofDiplomaticLanguage,(2005).  
.* “A Note on Ethics, Transparency and International Investment Law”. WestIndianLawJournal, 
Vol. 29, No. 2 (2004): 15 -27.  
.* “The Debate on the Establishment of the Caribbean Court of Justice”. TheIntegrationist,Vol. 
2, No. 1, (June 2004): 39-53  
 
Technical Reports  
Dr. Hedy Isaacs  
.* Public Sector Reform & Modernization: Civil Service Component. (June 16, 2005) under the 
aegis of the Inter-American Development Bank’s Public Sector Institutional Support Mission to 
Nassau, Bahamas.  
.* Comparative Institutional Assessment of Civil Service Systems: Summary of six Country 
Assessments. (December 2004) under the aegis of the Inter-American Development Bank’s Regional 
Policy Dialogue: Public Policy Management and Transparency Network.  
.* Six reports, each entitled Short Form for the Institutional Assessment of Civil Service 
Systems. Cases pertained to Barbados, Bahamas, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname and Trinidad and 
Tobago, respectively. (November 2004) under the aegis of the Inter-American Development Bank’s 
Regional Policy Dialogue: Public Policy Management and Transparency Network.  
 
Dr. Anthony Harriott  
.* Police Modernization: Towards a New Stage. (For the Private Sector Organization of 
Jamaica, 2004, 12 pgs.)  
.* Preventing and Controlling Interpersonal Violence in Urban Jamaica: The Integration of 
Hospital Surveillance System to Community Based System of Prevention and Control. (For PAHO, 
2004, 14 pgs.)  
.* On Using a Hospital Based Referral System to Prevent the Escalation of Violence. (For 
PAHO, MOH, and GOJ, 2004, 12 pgs.)  
.* An Escalation of the JCF Modernization Programme. (as part of a 4 member team for 
DFID, 2004).  
 
Professor Trevor Munroe  
* Political Party and Campaign Funding in Jamaica. (For Office for the Promotion of 
Democracy, Organization of American States, 2004)  
INCOME GENERATION  
Centre for Caribbean Thought Archive Income $2.5 Million from the CHASE Fund  
Consultancy Fund Income $30,000.00  
Summer School income Income $4,443,000.00 Expenditure $3,699,852.40  
Jamaican Economy Project Income $2.6 million 
 
PUBLIC SERVICE  
Dr. Jessica Byron  
.– Member, Executive Board CRIES  
.– Member, Steering Committee, Globalization Studies Network  
.– Member, Research Advisory Committee for CRIES Project on Civil Society and Conflict 
Prevention in Latin America and the Caribbean  
 
Dr. Anthony Harriott  
.– Member, International Scientific and Professional Advisory Council of the United Nations 
Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme  
.– Member, Programme Committee of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences with special 
responsibility for “International and Comparative Criminal Justice Systems”  
.– Member, The Jamaica Constabulary Force Staff College Advisory Council  
.– Member, Leadership Forum -Civic Dialogue  
 
Dr. Clinton Hutton  
.– Member, Gender Advisory Committee  
.– Member, Board of the Jamaica Archives  
 
Dr. Hedy Isaacs  
.– Consultant, Inter-American Development Bank  
.– Member, Inter-American Development Bank Public Sector Institutional Support Mission to 
the Bahamas, May 9-13, 2005  
 
Professor Edwin Jones  
.– Member of Board, Public Services Commission (Jamaica)  
.– Member of Board, Planning Institute of Jamaica  
.– Chairman, Capital and Credit Merchant Bank ‘Scholarship Committee’  
.– Editorial Board: Journal of Public Management, Aston, UK  
.– Editorial Committee, Caribbean Journal of Public Sector Management (MIND, Jamaica)  
.– Special Advisor, Ministry of Local Government  
.– Member, Board of Directors, Mona School of Business  
.– Deputy Chairman, National Advisory Committee, Ministry of Local Government  
 
Professor Rupert Lewis  
.– Member, Council of the Institute of Jamaica  
.– Chairman, African-Caribbean Institute of Jamaica and Jamaica Memory Bank  
.– Chairman, Friends of Liberty Hall  
 
Professor Brian Meeks  
.– Member, Michael Manley Foundation  
.– Council Member, Caribbean Studies Association (CSA) 2003 -05  
.– Member, Latin American Studies Association (LASA)  
.– Member, Editorial Board, The University of the West Indies Press  
.– Member, Editorial Board, Social and Economic Studies, UWI, Mona  
.– Member, Editorial Board, Lexington Books, Caribbean Series  
.– Member, Institute of Caribbean Studies,UWI  
.– Contributing Editor, WADABAGEI, Journal, Caribbean Research Center, Medgar Evers 
College, City University of New York  
.– Member, Academic Council, Institute of Caribbean and International Studies, St. Georges 
University, Grenada  
.– Member, Board, Intertrade Finance Corporation  
 
Professor Trevor Munroe  
.– Director, Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions  
.– President, University and Allied Workers Union  
.– Senator, Parliament of Jamaica  
.– Member, Partnership for Progress  
.– Member, Selection Committee, Jamaica Rhodes Scholarship  
.– Director, Sugar Industry Authority of Jamaica  
.– Member, Board, United Way of Jamaica  
.– Co-host, Breakfast Club  
.– Member, Steering Committee, Network of Legislative Leaders of the Americas, OAS, 
Washington D.C.  
 
Dr. Lawrence Powell  
.– Member, Editorial Board, Australian Journal of Political Science  
.– Member, Editorial Board, International Bulletin of Political Psychology  
.– Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Diplomatic Language  
.– Member, Editorial Board, American Review of Political Economy  
.– Member, Editorial Board, Southern Journal of Canadian Studies  
.– Editorial Consultant, Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology  
.– Guest Editor for a special issue of Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology,  
.– Project Director, Cross-cultural Variations in Distributive Justice Perception (CVDJP study)  
 
Dr. John Rapley  
.– Member, Board of Administration of Campion College  
.– Referee, the journal New Political Economy.  
.– Weekly columnist, The Gleaner  
 
Dr. Eris Schoburgh  
.– Member, National Advisory Council on Local Government Reform – Research Sub-
Committee  
.– Member, UNICEF’s Social Investment Working Group  
 
Dr. Diana Thorburn  
.– Coordinator of Public Relations for Executive Committee of Jamaica Council for United 
World Colleges  
.– Member, Executive Committee overseeing Taking Responsibility: Jamaican Economy Since 
Independence Project  
.– Leader of External Environment Group to Taking Responsibility: Jamaican Economy Since 
Independence Project  
 
Professor Stephen Vasciannie  
.– Consultant, Attorney General’s Chambers  
.– Representative of Jamaica at the Sixth (Legal) Committee of the United Nations General 
Assembly  
.– Member, the Inter-American Juridical Committee  
.– Representative of Jamaica at the meetings of the CARICOM Legal Affairs Committee  
.– Representative of Jamaica at the meeting to establish an Informal Mechanism for Human 
Rights among Latin America and the Caribbean countries, Mexico City  
.– Member, Jamaica team to the Commonwealth Law Ministers Conference and 
Commonwealth Senior Law Officers Meeting, London  
.– Representative of Jamaica at the Third Joint Meeting of Attorneys-General and Ministers 
with responsibility for National Security, Barbados  
.– Member, Panel of Arbitrators, International Centre for the Settlement of Investment 
Disputes  
.– Chairman, Air Policy Committee, Government of Jamaica  
 
CATEGORIES OF STUDENTS  
Undergraduate  
Degree  
Awarded Degrees (BSc Majors) Registered 1st Class Upper 2nd Class  
International Relations 371 2 35 Public Administration 451 1 22 Political Science 156 2 4 International Relations &  
Public Administration 17 1 5 International Relations & Political Science 25 1 6 Political 
Science & Public Administration 7  
Postgraduate  
 PhD MPhil  MSc 
Registered  10 6  148 
 
Awarded Higher Degrees  
Comparative Politics/Political Theory 5}   
International Relations  5}  19 
Public Sector Management  9}   
 
DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES  
Anne Crick, BSc UWI,MS Penn,PhD Rutgers 
– Head of Department 
 
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT  
he year 2004-5 started with two retreats in which the future direction 
of the department was debated and determined. The department decided to 
focus on four main areas for the upcoming year – research, income 
generation, identifying and building upon the depart-ment’s core competences, and student 
transformation. Faculty members attended and presented at 14 local, regional and international 
conferences during the academic year. Faculty members published a total of 11 refereed articles and 
book chapters and a case study of the CIBC-Barclays Merger. The per capita publication of 0.42 
therefore falls below the desired standard but there are a number of research papers under review 
and the department continues to work to develop the research skills of all faculty members. The 
main income generation activities were three short business and entrepreneurship courses and these 
were very well received by participants. These courses form part of the department’s core 
competencies and conducting them helped to strengthen the DOMS brand in the business sector. 
Other core competencies are tourism and accounting. The undergraduate degree in tourism was 
introduced during the year and efforts continued to strengthen the graduate degree in hospitality and 
tourism. During the year the department signed a memorandum of agreement with the Institute of 
Chartered Accountants of Jamaica (ICAJ) and developed plans for the introduction of a part-time 
graduate degree in Accounting to supplement the long standing full time degree programme. The 
focus on student transformation activities was mainly developmental with the planning of 
intervention programmes designed to respond to deficiencies noted by employers, lecturers and 
members of the newly formed advisory board. A new internship programme for students in the 
graduate accounting programme also proved to be quite successful in exposing students to the actual 
practice of auditing. The department also partnered with the Toastmasters to set up a departmental 
club as one way of enhancing the oral presentation of students. The department continues to do well 
with its teaching with most lecturers scoring above 4 on the 5 point scale and a number scoring well 
over 4.5.  
There were 26 full time faculty members during the time period. Dr. Lawrence Nicholson was 
seconded to the Mona School of Business and Mr. Stanford Moore was seconded to the Dean’s 
office where he currently serves as Deputy Dean. Dr. Lou Anne Barclay was awarded tenure during 
the period under review and Dr. Jenifer Daley and Mr. Delroy Chevers joined the academic staff to 
teach in the accounting and Operations Unit respectively. The department also welcomed back Dr. 
Karen Jones-Graham and Mr. Jonathan Smith who had both returned from study leave. Professor 
Alvin Wint also returned early from his sabbatical to continue working on the University’s Strategic 
Transformation Team. The department said farewell to Accounting lecturer, Mrs. Margaret Mendes 
who retired at the end of the first semester.  
For the upcoming academic year the department will be focusing on the same major areas as in the 
previous year. The infrastructure is now in place to provide academic counselling for at risk students 
and to influence them in positive ways through specific programmes and interventions. The 
department has set specific targets for research and is continuing with research teams. The main 
income generation activity for the year will be the newly expanded MSc in Accounting. 
 
PAPERS PRESENTED  
. • L.A. Barclay, “Technology Transfer and the Caribbean Realities in the 21st 
Century”. WTO/UWI Trade Policy Course, UWI, Mona, Kingston, 23rd March, 2005  
. • L.A. Barclay “The Competitiveness of the Local Manufacturing Industries in the 
Context of an Increasingly Liberalised Trading Environment: The Case of Jamaica and Trinidad and 
Tobago”. Caribbean Development Bank, Bridgetown Barbados, 14th February, 2005  
. • L.A. Barclay “The Competitiveness of Local Manufacturing Firms of Small, Less-
Developed Countries in an Increasingly Liberalized Trading Environment: The Case of Jamaica”. 
School of Management, Boston University, Boston. October 8 -9, 2005  
. • C. Brown-Blake “The Right to Linguistic Non-Discrimination and Creole 
Language Situations: the Case of Jamaica”. Annual Conference of the International Society for 
Language Studies, Montreal, Canada. April 18 -20, 2005.  
. • A.A. Campbell “How different is the accounting environment in the CSME 
territories and would distributable profits of companies be the same or different in each country?”, 
Caribbean Studies Association, Santo Domingo, May 30 – June 4, 2005  
. • A.P. Crick “Managing Emotional and Aesthetic Labour in the ‘Home away from 
Home’”. Work, Employment and Society Conference, Manchester, England, September 1 -3, 2004.  
 • A.P. Crick “Emotion and Aesthetics in the Business of Service: Are we Ready?”, 
Jamaica Customer Service Association Conference, 2004. Kingston, Jamaica, November 10 11, 2004  
 • A.P. Crick “Equipping the new hospitality industry – Training Resources in St. 
Lucia”. Beyond Walls: Multi-Disciplinary Perspectives. St. Lucia Conference, November 18 -20, 
2004.  
. • A.P. Crick “The Role of Organizational Culture in Driving Economic Growth: A 
Case Study of Jamaican Companies”. Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies 6th 
Annual Conference, Kingston, Jamaica. March 17 -18, 2005.  
. • N.M. Cowell “The Development of Indicators on Conditions of Work in 
Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago”. Caribbean Conference in Tripartite 
Development of Indicators for Conditions of Work, Port of Spain, Trinidad, November4-5, 2004.  
. • N.R. Reynolds “The Firm’s Payout Policy Choice and Stockholder Wealth 
Maximization”. Annual Conference of  
 
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the Financial Management Association International, New Orleans, October6-9, 2004.  
. • H. Robertson-Hickling “Planning a virtual homecoming: the work of the 
Hanover homecoming foundation”. Caribbean Studies Association, Santo Domingo, May 30 – June 
4, 2005  
. • A.C. Welds “Legal Environmental Challenges to Caribbean Economic Integration 
– Company Law Harmonization”, Caribbean Studies Association, Santo Domingo, May 30 – June 4, 
2005.  
. • A.G. Wint “The Role of Tertiary Institutions in Preparing the Caribbean for the 
Impact of the CSME” at Northern Caribbean University Charter Day Seminar, Mandeville, Jamaica, 
June 2005.  
. • A.G. Wint “Globalization and the Jamaica Financial Sector,” at PIanning Institute 
of Jamaica (PIOJ) Seminar on Globalization and Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica, June 2005.  
. • A.G. Wint “Financing Tertiary Education in Jamaica,” at PIOJ Seminar on 
Financing Tertiary Education, Kingston, Jamaica, April 2005.  
 
PUBLICATIONS  
Refereed Journal Articles  
.* O. Bakre, “Accounting and the Problematique of Imperialism: Alternative Methodological 
Approaches to Empirical Research in Accounting in Colonized Developing Countries”. 
AdvancesinPublicInterestAccountingJournal– Reinventing Realities, 10 (2004):1-31  
.* L.A. Barclay “The Competitiveness of Trinidadian Manufacturing Firms in an Increasingly 
Liberalised Trading Environment”. JournalofEasternCaribbeanStudies,30, 2 (2005): 41 -74  
.* L.A. Barclay “FDI-Facilitated Development: The Case of the Natural Gas Industry of 
Trinidad and Tobago”. OxfordDevelopmentStudies,32, 4 (2004): 486 -505  
.* Mytelka, L.K., L.A. Barclay “Using Foreign Investment Strategically for Competence 
Building” EuropeanJournalofDevelopmentResearch,16, 3, (2005): 527 -55  
.* O. Banji, L.A. Barclay “The New Trade Initiatives and the Caribbean Realities”, 
CaribbeanJournalofPublicSectorManagement,4, 2 (2004):5-33  
.* N.M. Cowell. “Is Work a Four Letter Word? Work Attitude and the Myth of the Lazy 
Jamaican Worker”. SocialandEconomicStudies,53, 3, (2004):  
.* D. Ramjee Singh “The Impact of a Failed Privatization on a Developing Country: A Case 
Study of Sugar Company of Jamaica. Ideaz,3 (2005)  
.* A.G. Wint “Has the Obsolescing Bargain Obsolesced: Negotiating with Foreign Investors,” 
in Robert Grosse (editor) International Business and Government Relations in the 21st Century 
(Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.)  
.* A.G. Wint, A.A. Campbell and L. A. Barclay “FDI-assisted Development in a Small, 
Developing Country: Foreign Investment and the Stabilisation of the Jamaican Financial Sector’, 
SocialandEconomicStudies,June 2005.  
 
Other Peer Reviewed Publications  
.* A. A. Campbell, & N. Reynolds. “CIBC-Barclays: Accounting for Their Merger”. No. 
9B04B022. Ivey Publishing, Ivey Management Services (2004).  
.* I. Boxill, D. Ramjee Singh & D. Segree “Caribbean Tourism and the FTAA” in The 
Caribbean Economy in an Era of Free Trade ed. By N. Kargiennis & M. Witter. Ashgate Publishers  
.* A.G. Wint. “The Economic Impact of Caribbean Regional Integration: National Policy and 
Intra-regional Performance Differences” in Kenneth Hall and Denis Ben (editors) Caribbean 
Imperatives: Regional Governance and  
 
Integrated Development (Kingston, Jamaica: Ian Randle Publishers, 2005).  
Publications – Technical Reports  
* A. G. Wint Financing Tertiary Education in Jamaica. Report to the Minister of Finance. 
(with Rosemarie Broadbell, Peter-John Gordon, Donald Simpson).  
Income Generation  
In keeping with the University’s mandate that departments earn additional income, the department 
held three short business courses during the academic year. These courses were targeted towards 
small businesses and entrepreneurs and were very well received by the participants. The department 
also generated income through its summer school programme which this year delivered a total of 32 
courses. Two of the three graduate courses run by the department are self-sustaining and the third 
programme will be self-sustaining as of September 2005. 
 
PUBLIC SERVICE  
.L.A Barclay  
.– Participant, Private Sector Working Group on Investment, PSOJ  
.C. Brown-Blake  
.– Commissioner, Financial Services Commission  
.A. A. Campbell  
.– Director & Deputy Chairman, Board of Directors, Jamaica Money Market Brokers Ltd.  
.– Director JMMB Securities Ltd.  
 
N.M. Cowell  
– Member, Ministry of Labour Tripartite Advisory Committee on Labour Market 
Information Systems  
D.D. Deslandes  
– Member, PSOJ Trade Policy Review Committee  
 S.A. Eaton  
 – Member, Trustee of NCB 1999 Pension Fund  
.H. Robertson-Hickling  
 
– Member, Mary Seacole Foundation  
 M.E.A. Roofe  
 – Treasurer, GSB Co-Operative Credit Union Ltd.  
.M.E.A. Roofe  
 
– Chair, Finance Committee, GSB Co-Operative Credit Union Ltd.  
A.G. Wint  
.– Chairman, Board of Directors, Statistical Institute of Jamaica  
.– Member, Partnership for Progress Committee  
.– Director, JAMPRO  
.– Member, ACORN Group of Union/Business Leaders  
.– Director (& Chair of Audit Committee) National Commercial Bank.  
.– Director (& Chair of Audit and Investment & Loan Committees,) NCB Insurance Services 
Ltd.  
.– Director (& Member of the Audit Committee), Jamaica Producers Group  
.– Member, National Planning Council  
.– Member, Advisory Board, Academy of International Business Insights  
 
A C. Welds  
– Member, Commercial Law Committee of the Jamaican Bar Association  
– Member, Company Law Sub-Committee of the Jamaican Bar Association  
– Member, Consumer Protection Law Sub-Committee of the Jamaican Bar Association  
CATEGORIES OF STUDENTS  
Number of Undergraduate students who graduated in November 
2004 
Accounting 124 
Management Studies 126 
Management Studies Special 55 
 
Number of Graduate students who graduated in November 2004 
MSc Accounting 23 
MS Computer Based MIS 47 
 
Number of students registered in Master’s Programmes 
Accounting 50 
MIS 117 
Tourism 30 
 
 
 
 
 
 
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY,
PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIAL WORK
Ian Boxill, BSc, MPhil UWI, PhD Colorado – Head of Department
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT
The Department had an active yearwith continued growth in
research, teaching and public service.
The Department designed a new
major in Anthropology and admitted
a number of new MPhil/PhD
students. There was also an increase in
the number of persons accepted into
the MSc Sociology programme. The
graduate programmes, therefore,
continue to be a significant growth
area.
In terms of programme changes, adjustments were made to the MSc
in Applied Psychology and two new courses were developed and
offered for the MSc Sociology (social anthropology concentration).
Members of staff continue to be very active in public service work
and public policy and academic research. One of the many areas of
great pride for the Department is the Caribbean Internship Project
(CIP) which is operated out of the Centre for Population,
Community and Social Change (CPCSC). The CIP which was
developed by Aldene Shillingford (who is also the coordinator) and
the Social Work Unit has expanded throughout Caribbean,
attracting positive reviews from the organizations which benefit,
interns and funders. Funded by the Bernard van Leer Foundation and
Environmental Foundation of Jamaica, this project provides the
opportunity for students and graduates of the UWI, to work with
agencies across the Caribbean, as interns. These interns provide
many needed skills for the organizations, but they also learn
significantly from the experience.
Although per capita publications for the year were low – less than
one per person – the Department continued to perform well at
Research Day, capturing three of the Principal’s awards in different
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categories. For the third consecutive year a project in the Department
– the Caribbean Internship Project – won the award for the research
project attracting the most research funds in the Faculty of Social
Sciences. Dr. John Talbot won the award for best publication (book),
and Dr. Ian Boxill (with Dr. Dillon Alleyne) won the award for best
publication (article). Dr Talbot’s book, Grounds for Agreement, also
won the American Sociological Association Section on Political
Economy of the World System Distinguished Book Award at the
American Sociological Association’s annual meeting.
In an effort to increase the output of research findings in psychology,
the Psychology Unit launched the first issue of the new peer-
reviewed journal, Caribbean Journal of Psychology. This first issue was
edited by Mr Clement Branche, Professor Scott Minor and Miss
Marina Ramkissoon.
Teaching continues to be a strong point of the Department. Average
scores for teaching stood above 4 and for course material, just about
4. Teaching was strengthened during the year with the return of Dr
Patricia Anderson from a two-year fellowship and Professor
Chukwudum Uche who returned from sabbatical.
With 37 full-time members of staff, the Department has had to make
a number of changes to improve administration and service delivery
and relevance. Consistent with the recommendations of the Wint
Report, the Department has set up an advisory board which has
already convened.
Despite the many successes and improvements of the past year, the
Department faces many challenges. These included a shortage of staff
in key areas of psychology, a general lack of senior staff across the
Department and inadequate infrastructure for teaching and
administration. In addition, high student numbers per course and a
general lack of resources to assist with teaching and research also
impact on the ability of staff to publish and sometimes perform their
tasks better. Over the years, the Department has developed a record
for generating funding to assist with teaching, research,
administration and to help some graduate students who are in need.
In view of the resource constraints faced by the University, this
tradition of self-reliance and initiative, though with serious
consequences for research output, will probably have to continue
into the foreseeable future.
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PAPERS PRESENTED
Allen, Lita
• “Integrated Group Work: Classroom, Service-Learning and
Practicum Connections.” 26th Annual International
Symposium of the Association for the Advancement of
Social Work with Groups, Detroit, Michigan. 20 p.
Anderson, Patricia
• “Inna Govament Yaad: The Challenge of Housing and
Community in Kingston’s Inner City”, Ninth Bob Marley
Lecture for the Institute of Caribbean Studies, February
2005.
• “Youth Unemployment”. Seminar on the Intergenerational
Transmission of Poverty in Jamaica” sponsored by the
Planning Institute of Jamaica, the IADB and the World Bank,
April 2005.
• “The UWI: Diversity and Change in the Student Population,
1983 - 2003”. Conference on Diversity in Higher and
Tertiary Education” Kunming, China, November 2004. [52
p.]
• “Work in the Nineties: The Jamaican Labour Market –
Stagnation or Change?” Meeting of the American
Sociological Association, San Francisco, California, August
2004. [30 p.]
Boxill, Ian
• “Tourism and HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean: Implications for
the Media”. Commonwealth Broadcasting Association’s and
Canadian Regional Conference, Savannah Hotel, Bridge-
town, Barbados, April 28 - 30.
• “Tourism and HIV/AIDS in Jamaica and The Bahamas:
Final Report.” 3rd Scientific and Business Conference of
UWIHARP, Sherbourne Conference Centre, Barbados,
May 5 - 8, 2005.
• “Tourism and HIV/AIDS in Jamaica and The Bahamas:
Implications for Development.” Annual Meeting of the
Caribbean Studies Association, Santo Domingo, May 30 -
June 4, 2005.
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Johnson, Rose
• “Emotional Intelligence” (Stress Management seminar paper)
– Healthy Lifestyles Seminar, Grace Kennedy & Co., Bank
of Jamaica; June 9 - 10, 2005
Talbot, John
• “The Comparative Advantages of Tropical Commodity
Chain Analysis” Conference on Production Networks and
Commodity Chains in the Global Economy, Yale
University, May 13 - 14, 2005
Uche, Chukwudum
• and Barbara U. Adams). “Determinants of the Fertility
Behavior of Saramaka Maroons in Suriname”, 99th Annual
Meeting of the American Sociological Association, San
Francisco, California, USA; August 14 - 17, 2004. [20 p.]
• (and Abdullahi Abdulkadri). “A Methodological Framework
for the Study of Impact of HIV/AIDS on Households in the
Caribbean Sub-Region”, Third Annual Scientific and
Business Conference, Barbados, May 6 - 8, 2005. [28 p.]
• (and Lisa R. Norman, Robert Carr). “Stigmatizing Attitudes
of University Students toward Persons Living with
HIV/AIDS in Jamaica”, 30th Annual Conference of the
Caribbean Studies Association, Santo Domingo, Dominican
Republic; May 30 – June 4, 2005. [20 p.]
PUBLICATIONS
Peer-Assessed Publications
* Branche, C., W. Bailey, J. Jackson, and A. Lee.
Fatherhood in Risk Environments. In: (eds) Bailey,
Barbara, Leo-Rhynie, E. Gender in the 21st Century:
Caribbean Perspectives, Visions and Opportunities.
Kingston, Jamaica: Ian Randle Publishers, 2004.
Books and Monographs
* Boxill, Ian, Kerry-Ann Lewis, Rosemary Frey, Paul
Martin, Wayne Bowen, Denise Treasure, Taromi Joseph.
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Tourism and HIV/AIDS in Jamaica and The Bahamas.
Arawak Publications, Kingston, 2004.
* Gayle, Herbert, Andrew Grant, Peisha Bryan, Michael Yee
Shui and Cedric Taylor. The Adolescents of Urban St. Catherine: A
Study of their Reproductive Health and Survivability. Spanish Town,
Jamaica: Children First Agency.
Refereed Journal Articles
* Boxill, Ian and Richard Quarless. “The Determinants of
Poverty Among Youth in the Caribbean” Social and Economic
Studies, 2005, vol. 54, no.1. (129 - 160).
* Boxill Ian and Johannes Maerk.“Tourism Development,
Mayan Cultural Resurgence and Prospects for Indigenous
Tourism in Mexico: An Exploratory Study” IDEAZ, 2005,
vol. 3, no. 1 - 2 (20 - 29).
* Branche, Clement, Scott Minor and Marina Ramkissoon.
“Psychology in the Caribbean.” Editorial. Caribbean Journal of
Psychology, vol. 1, no. 1, 2004.
* Johnson, Rose. “Reported Symptomology in Sexual Abuse
Survivors.” Caribbean Journal of Psychology, vol. 2.
* Levy, Horace. “Participatory Learning and Action Versus
Rothman’s Modes of Intervention.” Caribbean Journal of Social
Work, vol. 3, October 2004;128 - 141.
Technical Reports
* Chukwudum Uche, Lead Consultant, Jamaica HIV/
AIDS/STI National Strategic Plan 2002-2006 Mid-Term
Review, Final Report, April 2005, Ministry of Health,
Kingston. [52p.]
PUBLIC SERVICE
Allen, Lita
– Consultancy and counselling services, Board and Principal,
Jamaica House Basic School
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– Member, Board of Directors, Whole Person Resource
Centre
– Member, Mental Health Response and Training Team,
Jamaica Red Cross Society
Gayle, Herbert
– Chairman, Fathers Incorporated
– Member, Board of Management of Children First Agency
Johnson, Rose
– Established a psychological services centre with Jamaica
Cancer Society
Hinds, Kimberly
– Executive Member, and newsletter editor, Jamaica
Association of Social Workers (JASW)
– External Examiner, Council of Community Colleges.
Levy, Horace
– Member, Board of Peace Management Initiative
– Member, the Violence Prevention Alliance
Uche, Chukwudum
– President, Association of Nigerians in Jamaica
CATEGORIES OF STUDENTS
Undergraduate
1. Number of students in Undergraduate degree programmes by level
Option Undeclared Completing Final Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Total
First year Year
Sociology 6 37 116 54 78 39 330
Social Work 4 27 50 48 59 9 197
Psychology 11 57 215 90 137 74 584
TOTAL 21 121 381 192 274 122 1,111
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2. Students graduated by class degree (end 2004/05)
Option First Class Upper Lower Pass Total
Second Second
Sociology 5 29 25 2 61
Social Work 2 22 15 1 40
Psychology 15 51 53 5 124
TOTAL 22 102 93 8 225
Diploma
3. Number of students in diploma programmes
Option Completing Final Year Year 1 Year 2 Total
First Year
Sociology 3 1 2 2 8
Social Work 3 2 3 8
Population & 1 1 2
Development
Psychology 3 4 7
TOTAL 6 7 10 2 25
Postgraduate
4. Enrolment in graduate degree programmes
Programme Full Time Part Time PGA Pending Total
New Returning New Returning Returning New Returning
MSc Demography 0 0 11 14 0 11 14
MSc Sociology 11 1 11 28 12 22 41
MPhil Sociology 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
PhD Sociology 2 0 0 2 1 2 3
Masters of Social 4 0 15 22 7 19 29
Work
MSc HRD 0 0 60 6 0 60 6
MSc Clinical 11 15 0 1 6 11 22
Psychology
Total New 28 97 125
Total Ret. 18 73 26 117
TOTAL 46 170 26 242
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THE CENTRE FOR HOTEL & TOURISM MANAGEMENT 
(CHTM)  
Mark Figueroa BA, MSc UWI,PhD Manc– Head of Department 
 
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT  
he Centre faced many challenges during the academic year 
2004/2005. It was anticipated that with the development of a range of 
Hospitality and Tourism programmes on the three main campuses there 
would be a decline of students coming to the Centre in 2005-2006. In 
response to this, a significant recruitment drive was spearheaded by Mr 
Christos Salvaris. An increased number of applicants were recruited from 
community colleges throughout the region and it is anticipated that rather than a 
fall in numbers for 20052006 there will actually be a slight increase thus exceeding our main target for 
the year, that of maintaining a viable cohort of students at the Centre. Early in the academic year Mr 
Salvaris resigned as Head of Department and the Dean was appointed first to act as Head ad interim 
and then to take on the Headship of the Department for three years starting in August 2005. 
Professor Howard Spencer, Director of the Clinical Programme in the Bahamas, was called on to 
assist with the day-to-day oversight of the Centre. To provide new leadership for the Centre, a post 
of Programme Director has been advertised and it is expected that this will be filled during 2005-
2006.  
The filling of the post of Programme Director is in keeping with the general goal of repositioning the 
Centre. This will involve the diversification of the Centre’s offerings including the offering of a wider 
range of programmes using different modes of delivery and the bringing of the Centre into a closer 
relationship with the Bahamian Hospitality and Tourism industry.  
To this end work was done during the year to prepare courses for online delivery. This involved the 
cooperation with the Mona Information Technology Services. Four colleagues visited Mona during 
the course of the year to enhance their skills in the development of online courses. Mr Zombas and 
Mr Brathwaite are now well advanced in the development of their courses using this mode. In 
addition, Mr Brathwaite has spearheaded the improvement of the IT infrastructure in the Centre. 
This has seen the replacement of copper with fibre optic cables. Internet access has also been 
improved including the application of wireless technologies to facilitate use by students.  
The Dean established an Advisory Committee on Hospitality and Tourism Management at Mona 
which met for most of the year on a fortnightly basis. All members of the Centre’s Academic staff 
had the opportunity to visit the Mona Campus to attend Faculty Board and the Advisory Committee 
at least once for the year. This brought the staff at the Centre and the staff at Mona more in touch 
with each other. These initiatives achieve another significant target of bridging the gap between the 
Centre and the Mona Campus.  
A considerable effort was made during the year to identify the key issues involved in repositioning 
the Centre within the wider goals of the UWI regarding its involvement in the Hospitality and 
Tourism industries as well as its role with respect to tertiary education in The Bahamas. The Dean 
and other members of staff met with a wide range of persons representing the Government, the 
Hospitality and Tourism Industry and the Tertiary Education Sector in The Bahamas. The 
strengthening of networks and the development of a programme of study with regard to capacities 
and needs have brought us closer to our goal of repositioning the Centre.  
Work is ongoing on the development of an approach to marketing the Centre and instruments for a 
market survey are being developed which will assist in the repositioning process. Based on the results 
of this survey a plan of action is to be developed for the repositioning of the offerings of the Centre 
to bring them more in line with the expressed needs of the community. Given the early stage at 
which we are with respect to the goal of repositioning it would be premature to set specific targets. 
These will be set during the course of 2005-2006.  
Early in the academic year the Centre also had to face the challenge of the two hurricanes that 
affected The Bahamas. Classes had to be rescheduled and a decision was taken to also reschedule the 
period of internship in light of the damage suffered by many hotel properties in the Caribbean. 
Despite this the target of having all students placed in an internship was achieved.  
The practical preparation of students for the world of work was also enhanced by the continued 
success of the student restaurants offered on Friday evenings. International field trips also brought 
students into touch with industry experience. Students also benefited from a career forum in which 
they were exposed to important skill relating to job seeking as well as representatives of various 
hotels ready to offer job placements.  
Students also benefited from housing upgrading programme. With the cooperation of the Bahamian 
Government improvements in student housing valued at US $245,000 was effected. This represents a 
long anticipated programme in which 4 of the 10 government-owned buildings and the other 6 were 
renovated.  
The Centres’ Student Services Manager Mrs Major played a leading role in achieving these results. 
During the period she was also able to complete her programme of studies for the award of her 
Master’s degree. Mr Zombas also continued to make progress with respect to the completion of his 
PhD studies and expects to be at the ABD stage at the beginning of 2006. T. Jennifer Edwards 
received the award for the Best Empirical Based Paper Award at the 2nd Annual National Tourism 
Conference of The Bahamas in January 2005.  
The sample of Student Assessments that were available at the time of completing this report 
indicated a response rate of 65% and an average Lecturer and Course rating of 3.77 and 3.68 out of 5 
respectively. There were five full time members of academic staff one of whom also works as a 
Student Service Manager. 
 
PAPERS PRESENTED  
. • T. Jennifer Edwards. (1) Leakages and Linkages: Critical Issues in Tourism Export 
Strategy. (2) Alliances for Branding & Joint Marketing: Tourism Clustering Strategies. United Nations 
World Trade Organisation, International Trade Centre (ITC) Consultation on Tourism Destination 
Cluster Development,6-9 June 2005, Kingston, Jamaica. 16 pages.  
. • T. Jennifer Edwards. Incentives for Sustainable Tourism: Making It Better for 
Small Hotels in The Bahamas. 2nd Annual National Tourism Conference, Grand Bahama Island, 
Bahamas on 28th January 2005.  
 
PUBLICATION Peer Reviewed  
.* T. Jennifer Edwards “Incentives for Sustainable Tourism: Making It Better for Small 
Hotels”, TourismJournal:Growth,Improvement,Sustainability.The Counsellors, Nassau, Bahamas. (2005):6-
12.  
.* Nikoloas Karagiannis & Christos D. Salvaris. ‘The Bahamian Economy’ in The Caribbean 
Economies in an Era of Free Trade edited by Michael Witter & Nikolas Karagiannis. Ashgate 
Publishing, (2004).  
 
Technical Report  
* T. Jennifer Edwards “Innovations in Export Strategy-Building the Tourism Mega-
Cluster: What Works and What Doesn’t?”, background paper for UN/ITC Tourism 
Consultation in Jamaica6-9 June 2005. 32 pages. 
 
PUBLIC SERVICE  
T. Jennifer Edwards  
– Member, The Bahamas Ecotourism & Environmental Awareness Steering Committee, The 
Bahamas Montreal Protocol Steering Committee, The Bahamas National Trust, The 
Bahamas National Trust, the Chamber of Commerce Legislations Review Committee, the 
Bahamas Hotel Association (BHA) Environment Committee and the Margaret McDonald 
Policy Management and Administration Centre Advisory and Steering Committee.  
Christos Salvaris  
.– Consultant to the Tobago House of Assembly on the upgrading of the Trinidad and Tobago 
Hotel Training Institute (TTHTI), Tobago Campus.  
.– CHTM Staff and Students collaborated for for the preparation and facilitation of The 
Bahamas Hotel Association 2005 Disaster Preparedness Workshops, and provided research 
facilitation services at the Bahamas Hotel Association/ Inter-American Development Bank/ College 
of The Bahamas Hospitality/Tourism Stakeholders Assessment Meetings for input and feedback 
related to The Bahamas Hospitality Industry Human Resources Needs.  
 
CATEGORIES OF STUDENTS  
The total registration for the year was 98 approximately the same as last year. In addition there were 
four other students who were completing one or two courses for degrees offered at the Centre who 
did not have to return. The students at the Centre were equally divided between second and third 
years. With a slightly larger number of students doing Hotel/Hospitality Management  
Students at the CHTM Hotel Tourism Total  
Year 2 27 22 49 
Year 3 26 23 49 
 
Total 53 45 98  
At the time of completing this report 22 Hotel and 17 tourism students were schedule to graduate 
and one student had a course mark on review. Two students achieved a first class, nine upper second, 
and 27 lower second honours. The break down between Hotel and Tourism Management is given in 
the table below.  
Graduation Statistics for November 2005 for CHTM  
First Class  Upper  Lower  Pass  Total  
 Second  Second    
Hotel  2  2  12  1  17  
Tourism  0  7  15  0  22  
 
While the 2004/2005 academic year proved to be a very challenging one with the change and set up 
of leadership, the preparation for restructuring, the possibility of a reduced student population and 
the challenges of student accommodation, CHTM rose to these challenges and in sum had a fairly 
stable and productive year. 
 
 
 
 
 
ADVANCED TRAINING AND RESEARCH IN FERTILITY 
MANAGEMENT UNIT  
Professor Joseph Frederick, MBBS, DM (O&G), FRCOG, FACOG – Director  
WORK OF THE UNIT  
ongratulations to the ATRFMU for being the recipient of two 
awards at the Principal’s Research Day Award Ceremony. Professor 
Joseph Frederick received the awards for the Most Outstanding 
Researcher in the Faculty of Medical Sciences in January 2005 and the 
Advanced Training and Research in Fertility Management Unit for The 
Assisted Conception (In Vitro Fertilization & Embryo Transfer) 
Project with Greatest Business/ Economic Impact.  
Congratulations to Sister Claudette McKenzie who completed her 
Masters in Counselling in the first cohort of students from the 
University of the West Indies. Sister Claudette McKenzie has been appointed President of the 
Association of the Operating Theatre Nurses for the next two years. Special mention must be made 
of Mrs. Lillith Williams, Miss Elaine Jackson, Mrs. Joan Meade, Mrs. Pansy Hamilton, Mrs. Jean 
Jackson and Mrs. Amy Lee for their efforts in the successful conduct of the four year programme 
towards the Masters in Counselling Distant Education programme. Plans are in the development 
phase in the setting up of an undergraduate course in Reproductive Health and Family Life 
Education Distant Education to include all the non-campus territories.  
TRAINING  
The MSc Counselling Programme  
The main focus during the Academic Year was the completion of the first programme cycle and the 
continued preparation for the commencement of the new cycle in September 2005.  
Research Projects  
During the year students concentrated on culminating their programme of study with a three credit 
research project. Individual project proposals were fine-tuned during the July 2004 summer 
workshop and supervised research continued into semester one and the first half of semester two. 
Dr. Orville Shields, Mrs. Blossom White and Mrs. Pansy Hamilton played a leading role in guiding 
the research process. One hour of teleconference was held once per week on Thursdays to facilitate 
research tutorials across the Caribbean region. Case conferences and group therapy sessions as well 
as research supervision were also done on Thursdays. Three students applied for and were granted 
leave of absence from the programme during semester two while 8 students were given an extension 
to complete their research projects by the end of December 2005.  
Tutors Workshop  
Thirteen counselling tutors from nine Caribbean countries participated in the annual Tutors 
Workshop that was held in June, 2005 at Mona.  
Programme Sites  
Antigua and the British Virgin Islands have been added to the programme. Dr. Marty Fleischman in 
Antigua and Dr. Sylvia Simmonds in the B.V.I. will serve as counselling tutors/site coordinators.  
Material Update  
The programme curriculum and the Introduction to Individual Counselling (OG6OA) course manual 
were updated to meet the demands of the new Academic Year 2005-2006.  
The Introduction to Group Counselling Manual is currently being updated.  
Applications  
Two hundred and thirty-eight (238) new applications for the second cycle of the MSc Counselling 
Programme were received in July, 2005. Of these, some 182 applicants were selected by the Fertility 
Management Unit for entrance into the second cycle of the programme. Of these, seventy-three (73) 
accepted the offer and paid fees.  
OUTREACH SECTION  
The work of the Outreach Section for the 2004-2005 period included Teaching, Research, 
Consultation and Collaboration within and outside of the University.  
HFLE – HIV/AIDS Project Implementation  
“Promoting Healthy Life-Styles in Western Jamaica: HFLE – HIV/AIDS Project”  
. • Held meetings with the Resident Tutor, School of Continuing Studies (SCS), 
Montego Bay and the Project Coordinator to plan activities for the Project  
. • Conducted Health and Family Life Education curriculum planning workshop for 
Tutors of Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College at Seacrest Beach Hotel, Priory, St. Ann November 12 -13, 
2004  
. • Conducted meetings with Principals and Teachers in two project schools and with 
community leaders in Granville and Catherine Hall, St. James to sensitize them to project activities 
and garner their support  
. • Conducted baseline study in the two project communities, Granville and Catherine 
Hall, St. James February 21 -25, 2005 in collaboration with the Research Section  
. • Formally launched the project at a function at the School of Continuing Studies, 
Montego Bay, on May 12, 2005  
. • Had dialogue with possible collaborators  
 
Undergraduate Teaching  
The Outreach Coordinator taught and examined a 3 credit course, SY21P: Reproductive Health and 
Family Life Education, in the Department of Sociology, Psychology, and Social Work during 
Semester 1, September – December 2004. Fifty-six students participated.  
MSc Counselling Programme  
The Outreach Section collaborated with the Training Section in the delivery of the MSc Counselling 
Course as follows:  
. • The Outreach Coordinator co-facilitated a workshop on “Supervising Research 
Papers” for Tutors in the Masters in Counselling Course, August 23 -26, 2004  
. • The Outreach Coordinator examined 5 research papers for the MSc Counselling 
Course in May/June 2005  
 
Consultation and Collaboration  
UWI HARP/Institute of Education  
. • The Outreach Consultant participated in the development of the UWI 
HARP/Institute of Education HIV/AIDS Manual for Teachers’ Colleges  
. • Both the Outreach Consultant and the Outreach Coordinator participated in a 
workshop to finalize the UWI HARP HIV/AIDS manual for use in Teachers’ Colleges at Holiday 
Inn, Montego Bay March 29 -31, 2005  
 
UWI HARP  
The Outreach Consultant continued to support activities of UWI HARP. 
 
CARICOM HFLE Project  
. • The Outreach Consultant and the Outreach Coordinator participated in a Meeting 
of CARICOM HFLE Working Groups for Gender, Parenting and Community Outreach and Out-
of-School Youth August 19 -20, 2004 at the Le Meridian Jamaica Pegasus Hotel  
. • The Outreach Consultant is a member of the UNICEF/CARICOM Steering 
Committee for the development of Curricula for Schools in Jamaica  
 
Ministry of Education HFLE Advisory Committee for the Formal Sector  
The Outreach Consultant continued to participate in meetings of the Ministry of Education’s HFLE 
Advisory Committee for the Formal Sector  
National Family Planning Board’s HFLE Committee for the Non-formal Sector  
Both the Outreach Consultant and the Outreach Coordinator attended planning meetings at the 
National Family Planning Board.  
School of Continuing Studies  
Both the Outreach Consultant and the Outreach Coordinator attended meetings convened by the 
Director of the UWI School of Continuing Studies to discuss the way forward for HFLE and 
HIV/AIDS education in the Region.  
Fogarty Fellowship  
The Outreach Coordinator attended the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, 
Leonard Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, June 6 – July 7, 2005 under a Fogarty 
International Training and Research Fellowship in the International Epidemiology of AIDS  
IN-VITRO FERTILIZATION LABORATORY  
The Assisted Conception programme has continued to operate on what should be a fulltime basis. 
There has been a period where there has been a forced shutdown due to the embryo toxic use of 
Cidex. To address the problem there was to be a scheduled installation of a domed fume hood to 
ensure the removal of the toxic odour from the theatre area. The theatre nurses in the meantime 
employed a new working practice to reduce the Cidex exposure in the theatre until the part could be 
fitted. The laboratory also ordered and installed two air filter units to aid in cleaner air.  
 August August  August August 
2003 to 2004 to 2003 to 2004 to 
July 2004  July 2005  July 2004  July 2005  
38  35  24%  20%  
IVF cycles  IVF 
Pregnancies 
27  41  22%  22%  
ICSI cycles  ICSI 
pregnancies 
IntraUterine 44  54  9%  15%  
Insemination IUI 
(IUI)  Pregnancies 
23  18  17%  11%  
Frozen Embryo FET 
Transfers (FET)  pregnancies 
Embryo Freezing  19  23     
Semen Analysis  223  165     
 
The two main procedures are In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) and IntraCytoplasmic Sperm Injection, 
(ICSI). These procedures would have been affected by the Cidex usage. Despite the setbacks there 
has been a 14% increase in the number of patients completing an IVF/ICSI cycle in comparison to 
the same period last year. The pregnancy rates quoted do not have age discrimination. The overall 
IVF pregnancy rate has deteriorated slightly to 20% since last year whilst the overall ICSI pregnancy 
rate has remained at 22%. There has been a significant rise in the number of completed Intrauterine 
Inseminations (IUI). There has also been a marked increase with the IUI pregnancy rate to 14%.  
The number of patients having a frozen embryo transfer cycle dropped from last year as did the 
pregnancy rate. The number of patients that actually had freezing has increased from 19 to 23, an 
increase of 17%. The semen analysis workload has reduced to 165 patients for the current period in 
question. The delivery of our first triplet pregnancy (all girls) happened in May 2005.  
The laboratory also has a reliable computer (that is networked to campus) and a colour printer. The 
colour printer is valued as it is being used for the output of not only patient reports but the new 
literature the laboratory is generating for the patients.  
The IVF programme is now limited by staff availability and space. The ordering of more state of the 
art equipment for the laboratory has made evident the issue of space. This has forced the re-
organisation and limited modernisation of the laboratory. The new equipment includes a better 
(optically) microscope for ICSI to which a laser system may be attached. The advantage is twofold; 
new services (such as assisted hatching) can be offered to the patients and embryo research will be 
possible. The need exists for a third incubator after one of the original two incubators failed. Backup 
machinery was also purchased (such as the embryo freezing machine). There are still other items 
required by the laboratory and more importantly services that can be offered to the patients. The 
laboratory would like to move towards egg donation, embryo biopsy, blastocyst transfer and pre-
implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD).  
September 2004 saw the introduction of our first junior embryologist, Miss Rochelle Foster. Miss 
Foster is trying to pursue an MPhil in Embryology. Miss Denise M. Everett is hoping to pursue a 
PhD in embryology whilst supervising and running the embryology laboratory. The laboratory was 
also responsible in the supervision and marking of a final year project for five University of 
Technology (UTECH) students who were interested in the IVF programme. 
 
RESEARCH REPORT  
Tendered in collaboration with the Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Child Health and 
was awarded a six month contract by Ministry of Health Jamaica under the EC/UNFPA Sexual and 
Reproductive Health Project to conduct needs assessment, training and evaluation of the Partograph 
in 4 regional hospitals: Cornwall Regional, Mandeville, Spanish Town and St. Ann’s Bay.  
Conducted a baseline survey in Health and Family Life Education in two schools and communities in 
the parish of St. James in collaboration with the Outreach section of ATRFMU. The study is part of 
the project “Promoting Healthy Lifestyles in Western Jamaica: HFLE – HIV/AIDS Project to be 
implemented by the Outreach Section in two schools in the communities of Granville and Catherine 
Hall.  
ClLINICAL REPORT Number of surgery done between the period July 2004 – June 2005.  
Diagnostic Laparoscopy  150  
Diagnostic Hysteroscopy  168  
Tubal Ligation  82  
Vasectomy  5  
Operative Laparoscopy  101  
Operative Hysteroscopy  20  
Laparotomy  7  
 
Number of contraceptive distributed/administered  
Oral contraceptives  
Lofemenal 
Microgynon 
Ovidon 1122 
 
Depo provera injection 2177 Insertion of Intra Uterine 387  
contraceptive device Norplant insertion 164 Condoms 2536  
Clinical Training  
The Family Planning Clinic has facilitated the training of the following group of persons:  
Resident doctors 13 Medical Students 103 Pupil Midwives 35 
Operating Theatre Nurses 13 Student Nurses 48 Anaesthetic 
students 36 Master of Science (Public Health) student 1 
 
PAPERS PRESENTED  
. • The Male Factor: Review of 29 male patients’ sexual, social and medical history and 
a poster at the ATRFMU stand, Research day, January 2005, Dacosta V, Everett D, Foster R, 
Frederick J, Wynter S  
. • “PGD-the new embryology”, on Friday 11 to Sunday 13 February 2005, 4th Annual 
Perinatal Audit and Symposium, the University Hospital’s main lecture theatre, Miss Denise M 
Everett  
. • Attitudes of School Children, Ages4-9 years, to Peers with HIV/AIDS. Barbados: 
UWI HARP 3rd Annual Scientific Conference May5-7, 2005, Meade, J. Hamilton, P. and Russell, P.  
 
PUBLICATIONS  
.* Lillith Williams and Elaine Jackson. “Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Training 
Curriculum: Peer Education in Jamaica” (2004).  
.* Elaine Jackson and Norma Allen. “Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Youth 
Manual” (2004)  
.* Pansy Hamilton and Lillith Williams. “GOJ/EC/UNFPA Joint Programme in Sexual and 
Reproductive Health A Study of the Knowledge, Values, Attitudes and Practice among Adolescents 
with Disabilities and their Parents” (2005).  
.* Lillith Williams. “Introduction to Individual Counselling Programme Manual” (2005)  
 
Book Chapter  
* Horace Fletcher and Joseph Frederick, Abdominal Myomectomy Revisited Progress in 
Obstetrics and Gynaecology vol. 16 Ed John Studd  
Refereed  
* W. Bailey, C. Branche, J. Jackson and A. Lee, “Fatherhood in Risk Environment: Gender 
in the 21St Century Caribbean Perspectives, Visions and Possibilities. Ian Randle Publisher 
2004  
Non-refereed  
P. Hamilton and J. Jackson  
* A Case Study of the Contraceptive Technology Research Programme in Jamaica, Family 
Health International (FHI) 2004  
PUBLIC SERVICE Pansy Hamilton.  
.– Vice President, Jamaica Association of Health Service Executives (Education)  
.– Vice President, Young Women’s Christian Association of Jamaica  
.– Member, Board of Directors Whole Person Resource Centre  
.– Member, Population Association of America  
.– Member, American Studies Association of Jamaica  
.– Member, Planning Committee for the Annual Nurses and Midwives Research Conference  
.– Member, Committee for the Annual Emancipation Lecture  
 
Amy Lee  
.– Family Counsellor, Barbican Baptist Church  
.– Member Jamaica Association of Health Service Executives  
 
Jean Jackson  
.– Member, Stewardship Committee of St. Thomas Aquinas Centre  
.– Member, Jamaica Association of Health Service Executives  
 
AGRICULTURE UNIT  
Dave G. Hutton, BSc UWI, MSc C’nell, Diploma (Nematology)  
Universidad Centrale de Venezuela – Agriculture Representative (AR)  
WORK OF THE UNIT  
he Faculty of Science and Agriculture (FSA) of The University of 
the West Indies at St. Augustine, Trinidad is comprised of the School of 
Agriculture (SoA), and the School of Natural Sciences. The Agriculture 
Unit (AU) at UWI, Mona i) represents the SoA at that Campus; ii) 
undertakes outreach to agricultural and related communities in Jamaica, 
and the region as necessary, 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; iv) carries out adaptive research; and v) participates in Mona Life 
Sciences Department’s teaching, research, outreach and other programmes as determined by the 
HOD.  
Relevant to the SoA  
.– The AR coordinated the SoA’s 10-week Internship Programme (Course AG 233) in Jamaica 
by negotiating assignments, interviewing the students and supervisors at their worksites, processing 
evaluation documents, etc.  
.– The AR coordinated the visits of SoA/FSA staff officially in Jamaica and gave administrative 
support to SoA students domiciled in or visiting Jamaica.  
.– Materials, information, etc. from the SoA were routed through the AU to various Jamaican 
interests.  
.– The AU promoted the SoA through exhibitions/ presentations on careers in agriculture at 
various fora.  
.– The AU continues to maintain breadfruit germplasm brought 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 16 hours of Economic Nematology to MSc Crop Protection (Course AP 
623) students at FSA, St. Augustine.  
.– The AR conducted a five-day workshop on the “Identification of Banana Nematodes” on 
behalf of the Windward Islands Farmers’ Association (WINFA), participants being technical staff 
from Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia and St. Vincent. This was part of FSA’s response to an appeal 
from WINFA for assistance to manage destructive nematodes and weeds affecting banana 
production in those islands.  
.– The External Degree Programme in Agricultural and Rural Development (EPA), and the 
University Certificate Programme in Agriculture (UCPA).  
 
Both programmes are offered from FSA by distance. Twenty three students were enrolled in the 
EPA for 2004/2005, 20 in the MSc, two in the Post-Graduate Diploma, and one in the Course 
Certificate disciplines, and four 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.  
Relevant to UWI/Mona  
.– The AU participated in the 2004 Career Expo.  
.– The AR served as University Examiner for Courses BL62G and BT30K, and University 
Examiner/Second Examiner for Courses BT37Q and Z32G.  
.– The AR taught segments of the following courses:- 
 
BL30K (Soil Biology); 2 weeks; 
BT37Q (Plant Health); 2 weeks; 
BL05B (Preliminary Biology); 2 weeks; 
 
Z32G (Pest Management); 1 week; BL10M (two lab streams); 3 weeks.  
.– Supervised a student project under course BL39C.  
.– The AU conducted a survey of damage caused to trees on the Mona Campus by Hurricane 
Ivan of 11th September 2005.  
 
Outreach  
.– The AR collaborated with the Research and Development Dept., Ministry of Agriculture 
(MINAG) on various research initiatives.  
.– 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. The Committee 
staged relevant competitions for schools and youth groups, these culminating at the annual Denbigh 
Show. From now on the premier prize will be scholarships to the College of Agriculture Science and 
Education (CASE), the sponsor for scholarships to FSA having withdrawn. Four scholarship winners 
are currently at CASE. The AR chaired the interview panel for the scholarship awards.  
.– The AU is assisting the School of Hope’s efforts to resuscitate soil conservation and 
agricultural endeavours, firstly by seeking sponsorship from funding agencies.  
.– 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. One such 
event was a workshop, “Safe Use of Pesticides”, held in Pt. Maria, participants being extension 
officers, farmers, householders, commercial entities, students, etc. This workshop was put on in 
collaboration with the Food Storage and Prevention of Infestation Division (FSPID).  
.– The AU sat on the panel for the JADF/ Carlton Alexander, and National Youth in 
Agriculture/RADA scholarship interviews.  
.– The AU is collaborating with the Sugar Industry Research Institute (SIRI) to develop a “Plan 
of Work” which will address plant nematode infestation of sugarcane fields.  
.– The AR is a member of the HEART Trust/National Training Agency Agriculture Industry 
Lead Group, a committee which develops specifications, standards and curricula for HEART 
agriculture trainees.  
.– The AR is a member of The Bureau of Standards/Jamaica Agricultural Produce Technical 
Sub-Committee which is developing standards for Jamaican agricultural produce under the National 
Programme for the Certification of Agriculture Produce.  
.– Soil and plant samples were analyzed for noxious nematodes on behalf of farmers, 
householders, institutions or agencies (including the Cayman Islands Department of Agriculture, St. 
Mary Banana, the Sugar Industry Research Institute (SIRI), NEPA, RADA, Baronhall Coffee 
Estates, 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), etc., and sat on sundry MINAG Committees set 
up to address topical issues.  
 
PAPERS PRESENTED  
• D. G. Hutton. “Efficacy of three household disinfectants to treat nematode 
infestation of plantain – Preliminary Findings”. Sixteenth Annual Conference, The 
Jamaican Society for Agricultural Science (JSAS), May 2005, Kingston.  
RESEARCH IN PROGRESS  
.– Investigating the nematicidal and herbicidal effectiveness of certain chemicals, e.g., 
household disinfectants, and soil amendments, e.g., pimento leaf extracted of oil.  
.– Determining nematode damage on canna (Canna indica); (in collaboration with Jamaica 
House).  
.– Determining nematode effects on sugarcane; (in collaboration with the Sugar Industry 
Research Institute). The first phase of this project is a broad survey to identify nematodes of 
potential significance on sugarcane.  
.– Determining nematode effects on coffee; (in collaboration with Baronhall Coffee Company).  
 
PUBLIC SERVICE  
.– Life member, the Jamaican Society for Agricultural Sciences;  
.– Executive member, the National Food and Nutrition Coordinating 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;  
.– Member, Agriculture Industry Lead Group, the National Training Agency, HEART Trust;  
.– Member, The Bureau of Standards/Jamaica Agriculture Produce Technical Sub-Committee;  
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CENTRE FOR GENDER AND
DEVELOPMENT STUDIES, MONA UNIT
Professor Barbara Bailey, BSc Lond-UCWI, BSc (Med.
Microbiology), Dip. Ed, PhD, UWI – Head (interim)
WORK OF THE UNIT
Staffing
In 1993 the Mona Unit of the Centrefor Gender and Development
Studies (CGDS) was established with
one academic position, Senior Lecturer
in charge of the Unit. During the
2003/04 academic year, two additional
academic posts were added to the
establishment and in 2004/05 perma-
nent appointments at the Lecturer level
were made to Dr. Annecka Marshall
and Ms. June Castello. The staff
complement also included Ms. Beverly
Shirley, Senior Administrative Assistant, and two temporary
appointments Miss Althea Perkins, Research Assistant and Miss
Suzanne Charles, Junior Research Fellow. As a result of the exercise
undertaken by the Mona Campus to contain costs during the period
under review, the post of Head/Senior Lecturer was not filled and
Prof. Barbara Bailey continued to oversee the work of the Unit. This
position has been advertised and will be filled during the 2005/06
year.
Undergraduate Teaching
The Mona Unit continued to offer a Minor in Gender and
Development Studies. Two Level 3 courses have been developed and
are in the process of approval by the Quality Assurance Academic
Committee for teaching in 2006/7. During the year, the CGDS
undertook a process of harmonization and rationalization of courses
taught across the three campuses and the outcome of that exercise
pointed to the fact that adequate approved courses exist for the
offering of a Major in Gender and Development Studies at the
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undergraduate level. In the coming year discussions will be held with
the Faculty of Humanities and/or Social Sciences to determine how
this might be achieved administratively.
Staff of the Mona Unit was also involved in the delivery, monitoring
and examination of courses offered in the distance mode Diploma in
Gender and Development Studies programme. Ms. Perkins was
responsible for five courses while Ms. Suzanne Charles had
responsibility for two courses.
Graduate Teaching
Both Ms. June Castello and Dr. Annecka Marshall taught courses in
the M.Sc. Gender and Development Studies Programme. Ms.
Castello also supervised two graduate students, one from the
Cultural Studies programme and the other from Union Theological
Seminary.
During the academic year the CGDS mounted a series of graduate
seminars targeting persons registered in the M.Phil/PhD
programme. The series was spearheaded by the visiting Fulbright
scholar, Dr. Diana Fox and members of the Mona Unit staff
participated in the seminar series.
Research Activities
The research staff attached to the Mona Unit worked on two major
projects executed through the Regional Coordinating Unit:
• The Root Causes of Gender-based Violence funded by Canada-
Caribbean Equity Fund (Jamaica) was coordinated by Ms.
Althea Perkins. Principal Researchers included Professor
Barbara Bailey, Dr. Veronica Salter and Mrs. Hermione
McKenzie. The final Report should be presented at the
stakeholders meeting on September 22, 2005.
• Gender Differentials at the Secondary and Tertiary Levels of the Educational
System in the Anglophone Caribbean was coordinated by the Junior
Research Fellow, Ms. Suzanne Charles. During the period
under review a workshop was held in Trinidad to train 24
field workers drawn from four Caribbean countries and
twenty-four instruments for data collection were finalized.
Guiding protocols for the filed work exercise were also
developed and included in a Field Manual, which was
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subsequently disseminated to all Research Teams. Data
Collection was completed during the period November 2004
– April 2005. Thereafter, tenders for data processing were
received, with the most competitive bid coming from The
Planning Institute of Jamaica. Data coding, entry, processing
and preliminary data analysis is expected to be completed by
December 2005.
Individual staff members continue to pursue their individual research
interests and issues range from Gender and Theology, to HIV and
Sexuality.
Outreach Activities
International Day Against Violence Against Women
In commemoration of the International Day Against Violence against Women,
November 25, 2004, the Mona Unit collaborated with UWIHARP
under the theme “Women and HIV/AIDS”, and hosted a display for
public viewing at the Main Library for two weeks.
World Aids Day
The Mona Unit participated in the mini-fair/exhibition hosted by
the University Health Centre on December 1, 2004. The Unit
organized and set up a display booth at this event.
Teaching Assessment
The mean scores and response rates of the 2004/05 teaching
assessment exercise were as follows:
Course Mean scores Response %
Lecturer Course
AR20B Gender in Caribbean Culture1 4.7 4.5 70
AR21B Introduction to Women’s Studies 11 4.6 4.7 50
AR20M Introduction to Men and
Masculinities in the Caribbean 4.3 4.0 88
AR20A Gender in Caribbean Culture 1 3.7 3.6 56
*AR21A Introduction to Women’s Studies 11 3.1 3.0 67
4.4 4.1
SY37G Sex, Gender and Society (Semester 1) 3.9 3.7 61
SY37G Sex, Gender and Society (Semester 2) 3.5 3.4 48
*Two lecturers taught AR21A in Semester 1.
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Targets
The main targets set for the academic year 2005/6 are as follows:
a) To increase course offerings by introducing two Level 3
courses.
b) To increase student registration for the summer school
programme;
c) To move towards offering a Major in Gender and
Development Studies, in addition to the Minor which is
already being offered. The Centre will continue to try to
negotiate this concession, (the double coding of courses) as
well as the placing of the CGDS Minors on the Banner
System. This would ensure that students registering for
courses would be aware of them. Another aim for the
coming academic year is to negotiate with the Faculties,
especially Social Sciences and Humanities and Education,
to place the minors offered by the Centre in their
Handbooks
d) To attract new projects to the Unit which are in keeping
with our mandate and work.
Per capita publications
The Unit has four academic staff members integrally involved in
expanding teaching and research. Though the Unit is working
towards increasing the number of publications, it had to rethink its
priorities which necessitated shifting the focus into developing a
strong teaching programme. Publications will again be brought into
main focus for the academic year 2005/6.
PAPERS PRESENTED
• Charles, Suzanne: “Sexuality in the Caribbean: Problematiz-
ing Homophobia”:1st Global Conference – Sex and
Sexuality: Exploring Critical Issues Salzburg, Austria(2004)
• Charles, Suzanne “Women Count! HIV / AIDS: A Problem
of Gender” Publishers against AIDS: Third International
Conference on Publishing in the Caribbean: Montego Bay,
Jamaica (May 2005)
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• Marshall, Annecka: “Fear of the White Man’s Disease:
Homophobic Boundaries to Caribbean Sisterhood”:2005
Annual Conference of the International Association for
Feminist Economics: American University, Washington
DC, USA, June 17 - 19, 2005
• Perkins, Althea & Fox, Diana: “What is to be done about
Sexual Diversity? –The Role of Institutions in Behaviour
Change” UWI HARP Conference, Barbados: May 6 - 8,
2005.
• Shirley, Beverly: “The Bi-Furcality of Women’s Activism:
The Experience of Two Different Women in the Same Space
– Guyana 1970s” Women’s Stories, Women’s Lives: Making
Sense of Experience, Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville,
Yonkers NY, March 4 - 5, 2005
• Shirley, Beverly “Divided in the Struggle, Undivided in the
Pain: Women, Politics and Activism in Guyana in the 1970s”
2005 Annual Conference of the International Association for
Feminist Economics, American University, Washington
DC, USA, June 17 - 19, 2005
• Costello, June “Development, Feminist Politics and the
Academy: Walk the Walk if you talk the talk” – Women’s
World: 9th Interdisciplinary Congress on Women, Seoul,
South Korea, June 19 - 24, 2005.
PUBLICATIONS
Articles
* Castello, June: “Shake that Booty in Jesus Name: The
Possibilities of a Liberation Theology of the Body for the
Body of Christ in Jamaica” Gender in the 21st Century:
Caribbean Perspectives, Visions and Possibilities ed.
Barbara Bailey and Elsa Leo-Rhynie: Ian Randle Publishers,
Kingston, Jamaica: 2004
* Charles, Suzanne: “Mirror, Mirror: A Feminist Examina-
tion of the Construction of Beauty of Body Image” Gender
in the 21st Century: Caribbean Perspectives, Visions and
Possibilities ed. Barbara Bailey and Elsa Leo-Rhynie: Ian
Randle Publishers, Kingston, Jamaica: 2004
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Income Generation
The Mona Unit offered three undergraduate courses in Summer
2005. The income for Summer School is in excess of $1m.
PUBLIC SERVICE
– Ms. June Castello revised and produced a gender-sensitive
curriculum for the National Youth Service program and
trained volunteer workers and other individuals involved
in the delivery of the curriculum.
– Ms June Castello was a member of the organizing
committee for the Jamaica Launch of the UNFPA State of
World Population Report, 2004.
CATEGORIES OF STUDENTS
Teaching
Six undergraduate courses were offered through the Unit during
Semesters 1 and 2 of the 2004/5 academic year while three courses
were offered in the summer semester.
Due to the high student subscription to the SY37G undergraduate
course, the course was offered in all three Semesters.
The courses taught and registration in each were as follows:
Courses Reg.
AR20A Gender in Caribbean Culture 1 77
SEM 1 AR21A Intro. to Women Studies 1 27
SY37G Sex, Gender and Society 103
SEM 2 AR20B Gender in Caribbean Culture 2 26
AR20M Intro. to Men and Masculinities 35
AR21B Intro. to Women Studies 2 22
SY37G Sex, Gender and Society 126
SEM 3 AR20A Gender in Caribbean Culture 1 26
AR20M Intro to Men and Masculinities 17
SY37G Sex, Gender and Society 46
Total 502
These courses were taught by three persons and the per capita student
registration was therefore 167.
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Prizes Awarded
The Mona Unit, Centre for Gender and Development Studies,
awarded Mrs. Siddier Chambers with the Dorian Powell Prize
2004/5, for scholarly achievements in Gender and Development
Studies. The Dorian Powell Prize has been established since 1999, and
awards the student who had completed and excelled in at least three
courses in Gender and Development Studies offered through the
Centre.
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EARTHQUAKE UNIT  
Margaret D. Wiggins-Grandison BSc UWI, MS Atl. U, PhD U. Bergen – Research 
Fellow/Seismologist  
WORK OF THE UNIT  
Threat of Tsunamis  
he Earthquake Unit is the hub of seismic monitoring and 
research in Jamaica. We respond to the Government and people 
of Jamaica in incidences related to earthquakes. Arising from the 
December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami which claimed over 200,000 
lives and esulted in huge property losses the EQU was asked to 
respond to the question of whether such an event could affect Jamaica 
and/or the wider Caribbean and what a warning system would entail. 
To this end M. Wiggins-Grandison was interviewed by about 20 
journalists from three countries -Jamaica, Cayman, and the Bahamas, presented at least six talks 
locally, and prepared an article on the subject which appeared in the Jamaica Gleaner’s ODPEM 
supplement. In addition, she participated in a regional workshop hosted by officials from the United 
States Geological Survey in Puerto Rico on July 21.  
Central Jamaica Earthquake (see Figure)  
On the night of Sunday, June 12, 2005 central Jamaica was rocked by a magnitude 5.1 event that was 
felt practically island wide. About nine o’clock on Monday morning personnel from the EQU headed 
for the Aenon Town/Top Alston area and found that indeed quite a bit of damage was done. The 
intensity of the event was determined to be VII on the European Macroseismic Scale. A series of 
interviews with the local media followed and three more reconnaissance trips were made on June 14, 
21 and July 5, though our personnel are few in number. A report on the event with location and 
intensity maps was submitted to the ODPEM and the Ministry of Land & Environment at the end of 
June.  
Above: Earthquake of June 12, 2005, magnitude 5.1. Stars mark epicentres of main shock and aftershocks.  
Below: (left) Small girl sits on the steps to what was her family house at Lemon Walk, southeast Trelawny; (right) top of a cockpit 
toppled by the earthquake, southwest St. Ann.  
 
Grand Cayman earthquake M 6.8  
On Tuesday December 16, 2004 a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurred just south of Grand Cayman 
which shook the island quite badly and was felt marginally in parts of Kingston. The earthquake 
made several holes in the ground in parts of Grand Cayman island though there were no reports of 
damage to the buildings. At the request of the Cayman Government M. Wiggins-Grandison visited 
the island from Friday December 17th to Sunday the 19th. Information pertaining to the earthquake 
and its aftershocks were presented, the holes were visited and explained and she was interviewed by 
the Cayman Information Service. One Geosig self-contained digital three-component seismograph 
was installed at the Mosquito Research Unit to record future earthquakes and Dr. Alan Wheeler was 
trained in how to operate the instrument and download events. During the first week of February, 
Dr. Wheeler visited the EQU and received further training in locating earthquakes using a single 
three-component station.  
Performance of the Jamaica Seismograph Network (JSN)  
The main task of the EQU is to operate the JSN, which is a perpetual business. Before Hurricane 
Ivan of September 10, 2004, ten out of twelve stations of the JSN were working. After the hurricane 
five stations remained – at Pike, UWI, Munro, Negril and Stony Hill. Stations at Yallahs and 
Kempshot were not working from before the hurricane. The station at Portland Cottage lost its roof 
and two solar panels; in general there were power outages at the sites that resulted in damage to the 
radio equipment, wind mangled antenna cables and one was broken due to a broken tower. Over 
$400,000.00 was required to rehabilitate the network. However, the Central Recording Station at 
UWI which is solar powered operated throughout the onslaught. Recovery of the stations took from 
one to nine months, starting with Greenwich in St. Andrew, ending with Castle Mountain in 
Portland.  
At July 31, stations at Yallahs and Negril were down. The refurbished Yallahs building (courtesy of 
Globe Insurance Co. Ja Ltd.) was occupied in April, but severe damage to the road resulting from 
Hurricanes Dennis and Emily in July made the site inaccessible to effect repairs to the equipment.  
As expected, the hurricane damage and consequent down-time of the stations resulted generally in 
worse performance this year than last. Conversely, five stations improved – those that were at the 
bottom (below 30%) last year. Four showed marginal improvements and one, BBJ, significant 
improvement jumping from 15 to 47%.  
The medium term goal for the JSN is to upgrade stations to include digital recording at the sites and 
transmit the data by digital radio, telephone or internet whichever is readily available. This would 
yield cleaner signals with larger earthquakes being recorded on-scale. In 2004 a short proposal was 
submitted to the Ministry but no funding has been approved so far. Also there is a need to improve 
the efficiency of the solar plant at the CRS and to use solar power at more field stations.  
The Jamaica Strong Motion Network  
The number of ground acceleration records on file has grown to twelve as three accelerographs 
successfully recorded the June 12 earthquake. Two others were found inoperable with one of these 
adjudged to have damaged circuit boards. Another goal is to be able to check on these instruments 
regularly by telephone or wireless modems which would ensure their state-of-readiness to record 
earthquakes and facilitate remote uploading of data. Efforts by F. Ionica to secure telephone links to 
these instruments have not been successful to date. 
 
Expansion of GPS network  
Since 1999, the University of Wisconsin at Madison and the EQU have deployed Global Positioning 
Systems (GPS) across Jamaica to measure small ground movements related to aseismic fault slip. A 
number of existing sites were occupied during this year including sites proximal to the epicentre of 
the June 12 earthquake, and data were collected from the continuous sites at Pike and Portland 
Cottage, which are now both in ned of repairs. The Ashtech antenna at Portland Cottage survived 
Hurricane Ivan but not the receiver. A similar instrument at PIKE was taken down in May as signal 
quality had deteriorated. Continuous data will now come from the Government of Jamaica’s three 
sites at Lionel Town, Linstead and Kingston. Meanwhile, three new monuments were installed, at 
Kemps Hill, Portland Cottage, and North-East Cay on the Pedro Banks. This last one was facilitated 
by the Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard on May 24, 2005. More monuments are scheduled for 
the east coast and the Morant Cays as the project seeks to understand the movements of Jamaican 
faults. 
 
National Data Centre (NDC) activities  
M. Wiggins-Grandison attended CTBTO training course for NDC Managers from April 18 to 23, 
2005 at the CTBTO HQ in Vienna, Austria. Efforts are underway through MITS to have the VSAT 
linked to the EQU’s hub so that authorized staff can log in from their desktops. 
 
Microzonation of Kingston  
M. Wiggins-Grandison attended two workshops in preparation and commencement of UNESCO-
IUGS-IGCP Project 487, “Microzonation of Latin American Cities”. The first was on “3-D 
Modelling of Seismic Wave Generation and Propagation” at the International Centre for Theoretical 
Physics in Trieste, Italy from October 10 – November 6, 2004. While in Italy a visit was made to 
SARA Electronics Inc. the proposed new suppliers of analogue-to-digital recorders. The next 
workshop was in Havana, Cuba from April 9 12, 2005. A new Geology graduate, Leonard Green, 
was employed for the summer to compile GIS maps of the Kinsgton subsurface based on available 
well and borehole logs. 
 
Office space Issue  
In December 2004 the EQU received one 12’x 24’ room from the Physics Department. With this 
additional space the unit was reconfigured to provide an office for M. Wiggins-Grandison and more 
working space in general for all employees. Thanks to everyone who played a role in settling this long 
overdue problem. 
 
Teaching  
In the first semester M. Wiggins-Grandison taught half of GL36A the combined Marine Geology 
and Applied Geophysics Course, which was offered for the first time in that format. This comprised 
twelve lectures and five 3-hour practical exercises. Thirteen students took the course. 
 
Consultation  
The EQU delivered four small consultations in which earthquake data was requested for specific 
areas, which earned just over $30,000.00. One was complimentary for the GOJ regarding the 
Sligoville area. 
 
Other  
A new Library Studies graduate, Anmarietta Staines was employed for the summer to document and 
organise material in the EQU’s small library. The list of holdings was turned over to the main library 
for cataloguing and eventual inclusion in the UWI library’s on-line database.  
Leonard also developed web-pages, some interactive, for the EQU and we await the campus 
webmaster to have these uploaded.  
The EQU employs two academic staff, a Seismologist and a Network Engineer. Per capita 
publications is 1.0. 
 
Outreach  
Over 500 students from schools across Jamaica visited the Unit.  
PAPERS PRESENTED  
M. Wiggins-Grandison  
. • “Earthquakes and Seismic Hazard in Jamaica”, Panel discussion on “Earthquake 
Threats – How prepared are we?” at the launch of ODPEM’s Earthquake Awareness Week, Jamaica 
Pegasus Hotel, Kingston, January 10, 2005 [Power Point Oral presentation].  
. • “Atlantic Tsunamis with special reference to the Caribbean”, UWI’s Research Day 
Symposium, “Living with Natural Hazards in Jamaica”, Social Science Lecture Theatre, January 28, 
2005  
. • “Seismicity of Jamaica and the Caribbean”, Symposium on Natural Hazards, 
Northern Caribbean University, Mandeville, February 15, 2005  
. • “Earthquakes and Seismic Hazard in Jamaica” (abridged version), Ministry of Land 
& Environment Exhibition & Symposium, Methodist Church Hall, Montego Bay, February 17, 2005  
. • “The science of tsunamis and exposure of the Caribbean people to this natural 
phenomena”, Panel Discussion on Coastal Vulnerability and Tsunami Hazard in Jamaica by the 
Jamaica Geographical Society, UWI – Department of Geography & Geology, March 10, 2005  
. • “Microzonation of Kingston”, First International Conference on Earth Sciences, 
Havana, Cuba, April5-8,200  
. • “Tsunami Warning in the Caribbean”, National Council on Ocean & Coastal Zone 
Management, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Kingston, May 4, 2005  
. • “Jamaican Seismicity & the Jamaican Seismograph Network”, 17th Caribbean 
Geological Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 17 -21, 2005  
 
PUBLICATIONS  
Refereed Journal Articles  
* M.D. Wiggins-Grandison, K. Atakan. “Seismotectonics of Jamaica”. Geophysical Journal 
International 160 (2005): 573-580.  
Non-refereed  
* M. D. Wiggins-Grandison, “Tsunamis and Jamaica”. The Gleaner, ODPEM’s Disaster 
Supplement, January 2005. 
 
PUBLIC SERVICE  
M.D. Wiggan-Grandison  
.– Jamaican Representative, UN Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization  
.– Member, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute  
.– Jamaican Representative, Federation of Digital Seismograph Network  
.– Member, Geological Society of Jamaica  
.– Member, Jamaica Geographical Society  
.– Jamaican Representative, Middle America Digital Seismograph Consortium  
.– Member, National Committee on Science and Technology  
.– Member, National Disaster Committee  
.– Member, Seismological Society of America  
.– Jamaican Representative, US /Caribbean Seismic Station Network (USCaribNet)  
 
ELECTRON MICROSCOPY UNIT  
Klaus W. Wolf, PhD – Head of Unit  
WORK OF THE UNIT  
he Electron Microscopy (EM) Unit, Mona, continued to 
assist Researchers and Students in obtaining results in and gaining 
a better understanding of optical and electron microscopy throughout 
the 2004/2005 academic year. Services and tuition in Transmission 
Electron Microscopy (TEM), various forms of Optical Microscopy 
(OM) and Macro-Photography (MP) were provided. Researchers on 
and off the Mona Campus, postgraduate and undergraduate students 
benefited from the EM Unit. Table 1 indicates the technical services that the EM Unit provided 
throughout the year. A digital camera, which was obtained in summer of 2004 for the advanced 
research light microscope of the EM Unit, was extensively used by the Interest Groups. Hundreds of 
digital images have been recorded either under close supervision of staff of the EM Unit or after 
appropriate training of the users. The EM Unit assisted in the calibration of an optical microscope at 
the Department of Chemistry (Mona) in April 2005.  
Tab. 1: Services provided by the EM Unit during the academic year 2004/2005  
Specimen  Technique  Institution  
Anatomical study of anencephalic  MP  Dept. of Basic. Med. Sci. (Anatomy  
neonate   Section), Mona  
Aquatic animals  MP  Dept. of Life. Sci., U.W.I., Mona  
Aquatic bugs  OM  Dept. of Life. Sci., U.W.I., Mona  
OM (bright 
Basalt rocks  field, Dept. of Geography & Geology,  
 polarization)  U.W.I., Mona  
Black corals  OM  Center for Marine Sciences, Mona  
 
OM (bright 
Carbonate sands  field, Dept. of Geography & Geology,  
 polarization)  U.W.I., Mona  
Cotton callus  OM  The Biotechnology Centre, U.W.I.,  
  Mona  
Eggs, caterpillars and pupae of  OM  Dept. of Life. Sci., U.W.I., Mona  
butterflies and moths    
Herbarium specimen  MP  Dept. of Life. Sci., U.W.I., Mona  
Intestinal parasites of dogs  MP, OM (bright Dept. of Life. Sci., U.W.I., Mona  
 field)   
OM (bright 
Limestone rocks  field, Dept. of Geography & Geology,  
 polarization)  U.W.I., Mona  
Microtiter plates  MP  Dept. of Life. Sci., U.W.I., Mona  
Organic compounds  OM  Dept. of Chemistry, U.W.I., Mona  
 (polarization)   
Plant callus  TEM  The Biotechnology Centre, U.W.I.,  
  Mona  
OM (bright 
Plant fibers  field) University of Technology, Jamaica  
Shells of aquatic snails  OM  Dept. of Life. Sci., U.W.I., Mona  
Shells of terrestrial snails  MP  Dept. of Life. Sci., U.W.I., Mona  
OM (bright 
Small intestine of rats  field) Dept. of Basic Med. Sciences  
  (Biochemistry section), U.W.I.,  
  Mona  
OM (bright 
Soil fungi  field) Dept. of Life. Sci., U.W.I., Mona  
Tissue-cultured plant material  OM  The Biotechnology Centre, U.W.I.,  
  Mona  
 
Thirty undergraduate students of Plant Virology (Dept. Life Sci., #BL 38A) had laboratory sessions 
in the EM Unit, focusing on Negative Staining and identification of viruses. In addition, ten 
postgraduate students of Chemistry (spectroscopy course, #C60L) were introduced to polarization 
microscopy and electron diffraction. The EM Unit contributed to the Research Days of the Mona 
Campus by providing posters and exhibits for a booth in the Assembly Hall. A poster was presented 
at the 7th conference of the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences at the Mona Campus of the 
University of the West Indies (May 17 -19, 2005). A tour of the EM Unit was conducted with 
members of the Liguanea Chess Club.  
The research conducted by the staff of the EM Unit, focused on the morphology of insect eggs and 
invertebrate photoreceptors and resulted in the publication of one peer-reviewed article in the latter 
field. New collaborations were established with researchers on-campus and abroad, as indicated in 
Table 2.  
Tab. 2: Collaborations with the EM Unit in the academic year 2004/2005  
Subject  Collaborator  
Ciliate population in bromeliad  Zoologist at the Institute of Zoology, Univ.  
phytotelmata  Salzburg, Austria  
Dynamics of spermatogenesis in local lizards  Zoologists at the Dept. Biol. (Wittenberg  
 University, Springfield, Ohio) and Dept.  
 Life Sci. (UWI, Mona)  
 
RESEARCH IN PROGRESS  
Gamete structure and development in insects using various microscopic techniques  
PAPER PRESENTED  
. • “Morphological diversity of material covering clefts between thoracic segments in 
stink bugs“, K. W. Wolf and W. Reid, 7th conference of the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences at 
the Mona Campus of the University of the West Indies, May 17 19, 2005  
. • “Impressionen aus Jamaika (Jamaican impressions)”, K.W. Wolf, seminar at the 
Institute of Zoology University of Salzburg, June 29, 2005  
 
Publications (Refereed)  
* “An ultrastructural study of the eye of Gomphiocephalus hodgsoni, a collembolan from 
Antarctica.” V.B. Meyer-Rochow, W. Reid, Polar Biology (2005) 28: 111 -118.  
PUBLIC SERVICE  
Dr. Wolf  
– ad hoc referee, “Entomological News”, scientific journal published by “The American 
Entomological Society” at the “Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia”  
INSTITUTE OF CARIBBEAN STUDIES  
Joseph Pereira, BA, DipEd UWI, MA Qu – Director 
 
WORK OF THE INSTITUTE  
he Institute of Caribbean Studies continues to grow as an important 
teaching and research centre of the University. In light of this growth, it was 
necessary to be strategic about the future of the Institute. The ICS was able to 
maintain the full time opening hours f the office previously instituted by 
appointing, on contract, a full-time Administrative Officer, Mr. Winston Campbell, who had 
been assisting in the Department for the past three years. He was ably supported through the 
employment of temporary student assistants and by persons on Departmental Awards. The ICS was 
able to offer three Departmental Awards, as opposed to the two granted in the previous academic 
year. Mr. Miguel Williams was assigned to the Reggae Studies Unit and Mrs. Yvonne Douglas and 
Mr. Horace Williams were assigned to the Institute to assist with the administrative duties of the 
office.  
Board Meetings  
In the first semester, the ICS Board discussed the progress and projection of the ICS. At these 
meetings the place of Caribbean Studies and Reggae Studies were highlighted as areas of critical 
importance to the strategic repositioning of the UWI Mona Campus and the Faculty of Humanities 
and Education in particular. Professor Cooper continued with responsibility for Reggae Studies. With 
regards to the development of a regional taught MA in Cultural Studies, Dr. Sonjah Stanley Niaah 
has been in dialogue with her counterparts at the other campuses.  
Film Series  
In February, the ICS commenced a six week long Jamaican Film and Documentary Series. The 
first showing featured two documentaries: The Bob Marley Story and Reggaementary. Other films 
screened were The Fighting Maroons of Jamaica, The Harder They Come, Third World Cop, Shottas and Smile 
Orange. The film series was a popular one which saw an increasing number of patrons which each 
passing week (approximately 100 persons were at the last viewing on March 24). 
 
Public Lectures and Visits  
Through the management of funds from the Rockefeller grant, the ICS was able to support the visit 
of renowned Caribbean writers Olive Senior and Nalo Hopkinson in February and March, 2005, 
respectively. The itinerary of these visits was managed by the Philip Sherlock Centre and Literatures 
in English respectively.  
On April 29, 2005, the ICS hosted a conference in association with the South African High 
Commission. The full theme of the conference was “Quo Vadis – Post SA – AU – Caribbean 
Diaspora Conference: Jamaica in Perspective”. It was held at the Rex Nettleford Hall 
Multipurpose Room at the UWI Campus. It was attended by dignitaries and noted ICS Fellow and 
Rastafari elder, Ras Mortimo Planno.  
Beginners Amharic  
This introductory outreach course on the Ethiopian language continues to be encouraged. The 
course is now linked to the forthcoming Minor in Rastafari Studies and may have a place in the 
future of the Institute. Greater effort, however, is needed with regards to the marketing and 
promotion of the course so as to make the move a viable and sustainable one.  
New ICS Post  
The ICS has been able to secure transfer of a vacant post from the Department of Modern 
Languages and this has been converted to a full-time lectureship in Cultural Studies. Our first PhD in 
the discipline, Dr. Sonjah Stanley-Niaah was selected to fill the post. She will continue to guide the 
graduate programme in Cultural Studies while coordinating the development of the undergraduate 
programme as well. She will also have responsibility for teaching some of the courses now being 
offered at the undergraduate level.  
Dr. Niaah has also been selected to be the first Rhodes Trust Rex Nettleford Fellow in Cultural 
Studies, which would see her conducting comparative research on South African Kwaito and 
Dancehall of Jamaica. She was selected from a shortlist of five Caribbean nationals. Thus far 
interviews with Kwaito stars, practitioners, and producers have been conducted and these are being 
incorporated into a manuscript for publication in 2006. Dr. Niaah has published on Jamaican popular 
culture, particularly, Dancehall, in journals such as Space and Culture, Discourses in Dance, African 
Identities and Proudflesh, and has presented papers at several international conferences in the 
Caribbean, Asia, USA, UK, Europe, and Africa. She is working on two edited collections on 
Jamaican culture – a reader on Dancehall culture (with Bibi Bakare Yusuf, forthcoming 2006, UNISA 
Press), and the other on the production of celebrity. Dr. Niaah is an Associate Editor of Wadabagei: 
A Journal of the Caribbean and its Diasporas.  
New Director  
The ICS is to have a new Director for the 2005/06 academic year as the current Director will demit 
office with effect from the end of the 2004/05 academic year.  
ICS Work Plan  
Apart from some of the projects and initiatives previously highlighted, the ICS has drafted an ICS 
Work-Plan that will guide the work of the Institute for the next few years (until 2009).  
An initiative of the work plan is the development of an ICS Executive. This would consist of the 
Director of the ICS (as Chair), the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Education or a nominee, 
and 3 additional members selected from the Board, including at least one ICS staff member. It would 
help develop and guide the execution of policies and activities for the Institute.  
The ICS is to continue in its attempt at outreach through the offering of non-credit courses, public 
lectures, conferences and publications production and archive development for public access. The 
plan also seeks to encourage further attempts to attract persons on Research Fellowships through the 
Campus Research Fellowship programme, as well as attempt to attract the funds or support 
necessary to acquire a larger space within which the Institute’s activities can be executed.  
Other areas of the work-plan include the development of the Rastafari Studies programme, the on-
line delivery of the FD11A Course, the development of the regional MA in Cultural Studies and an 
Undergraduate Major in Cultural Studies.  
ICS part-time staff and graduate students continue to play a critical role in promoting the UWI as an 
institution where enlightening and applicable research is being done through their continued 
participation in Conferences all over the world. Throughout the academic year, papers were 
presented in the UK, Africa and North America as well as throughout the Caribbean region.  
PAPERS PRESENTED  
Sonjah Stanley Niaah  
. • “Ritual and Community in Dancehall Performance”, 5th Leisure Studies Association 
Conference – ‘Festivals and Events: Beyond Economic Impacts’ – Napier University, Edinburgh, 
July6-8, 2005  
. • “‘Dis Slackness Ting’: A Review of Dichotomizing Narratives in Jamaican 
Dancehall Culture”, Caribbean Studies Association Conference, Santo Domingo, May 30 – June 4, 
2005  
. • ‘Mapping Kingston’s Dancehall Spaces: Toward a Performance Geography of the 
Kingston Metropolitan Area’, Brown Bag Seminar, Department of Geography, UWI, Mona, 
February 10, 2005  
 
Jalani Niaah  
. • “The Canonization of Bob Marley”, 11th meeting of the International Society for 
African Philosophy and Studies, Bigard Seminary, Enugu, Nigeria, March 2005.  
. • “Death to Oppressors White and Black: A Festival of Word-Sound-Power”, 5th 
Leisure Studies Association conference, Festivals and Events: Beyond Economic Impact, Napier 
University, Edinburgh, Scotland, July 2005.  
 
PUBLICATIONS  
Refereed Journal Articles  
Dr. Sonjah Stanley Niaah  
.* “Making Space: Dancehall Performance and its Philosophy of Boundarylessness”, African 
Identities, 2:2, 2004, pp. 117 132.  
.* “A Common Genealogy: Dancehall, Limbo and the Sacred Performance Space”, Discourses in 
Dance, 2: 2, 2004, pp.9-26.  
.* “Kingston’s Dancehall: A Story of Space and Celebration”, Space and Culture, Vol. 7: 1, 2004, 
pp. 102 -118.  
 
Book chapter:  
Jalani Niaah  
* “Absent Father(s) Garvey’s Children and the Back to Africa Movement”, in Negotiating 
Modernity, Zed Publications, 2005. 
 
RESEARCH PROJECTS  
CHASE Projects  
The ICS has been able to secure funding for two archival projects that are currently underway. One is 
the Archiving Rastafari Icons Project and the other is the Jamaican Music Video Archive 
Project. Together both are valued at almost three million dollars and are critical to the further work 
of the ICS as a research-based institute. Currently, the Archiving Rastafari Icons project is being 
managed by Mr. Jalani Niaah and he is assisted by research assistants. Central to the project is the 
attempt to properly gather, document and store the work of the ICS’s Honorary Fellow, Ras 
Mortimo Planno. The Jamaican Music Video Archive project is being co-ordinated by the ICS 
administrator, Mr. Winston Campbell and Ms. Kyisha Patterson-Campbell, a student in the Cultural 
Studies MPhil programme. It will seek to avail students (at the undergraduate and postgraduate level) 
with material to aid in the research of Jamaican music and dance(hall) culture.  
INCOME GENERATION  
An Evening of Black Magic  
A major event for the year came in February, 2005. The ICS, in an attempt to generate much needed 
funds to assist the almost fifty postgraduate students in the Department with research grants, 
organized a major concert on the UWI Campus. The ICS was able to plan a series of events with Dr. 
the Hon. James Chambers, more popularly known as Jimmy Cliff. The ICS hosted the album launch 
of Cliff’s latest album, “Black Magic”, on January 18, 2005. The album launch was used to inform the 
media of the upcoming Jimmy Cliff show which was appropriately entitled “An Evening of Black 
Magic”.  
The Evening of Black Magic was held on February 4, 2005 and the surplus generated was $468,989, 
which will be invested to assist the Cultural Studies postgraduates. The show also featured new talent 
such as Ghandi, C-Sharp, Steppa among others. The hosts for the night were Ibo Cooper and 
Mutabaruka. The series of events that led up to show and the show itself were drafted and executed 
by the students of the Cultural Studies Cooperative, with the Director as the executive producer. The 
students of the programme also played critical roles in the execution of the logistical arrangements.  
Caribbean Studies Project  
The ICS has embarked on a Caribbean Studies Project which is to be coordinated by Mr. Cecil 
Gutzmore. This project is a potential income earner. The plan is to “offer programmes in Caribbean 
Studies primarily to clients overseas, especially in the African & Caribbean Diasporas”. 
 
PUBLIC SERVICE  
Sonjah Stanley Niaah  
– Participant, Consultation on the strategy for developing a Jamaican Music Industry, 
Ministry of Education and Culture, Culture Division, October 2004 
 
CATEGORIES OF STUDENTS  
Undergraduate  
While the ICS has grown over recent years to offer several courses at the Undergraduate level, what 
is offered to date is a Minor in Cultural Studies. The projection is to develop a Major by the start of 
the 2006/07 academic year.  
The Minor in Cultural Studies continues to grow in popularity, even though it was advertised for only 
the second academic year running. We had our first student to graduate with a Minor in the discipline 
in November, 2004. Approval was granted for the addition of two new undergraduate courses in 
Cultural Studies in 2005/06. These are: Discourses in Cultural Studies (AR35A) and Deconstructing 
the Culture of Sport (AR25S).  
The Institute is also to introduce three new courses which form part of the new Rastafari Studies 
Minor. These courses are:  
. • Introduction to Caribbean Folk Philosophy [AR20R],  
. • Rastafari in the Global Context [AR35R],  
. • Reggae Aesthetics and the Dialogue of African Diasporan Resistance [AR333] – it is 
proposed that this course would be a substitute /option for the current Caribbean Studies research 
paper.  
 
All five new courses are to be on offer in the 2005/06 academic year.  
Plans are afoot to present the Foundation Course, Caribbean Civilization (FD11A) on-line, which 
will provide greater flexibility in delivering the course at several locations to nearly two thousand 
students each year.  
Course Registration  
ICS Course registration numbers continue to be high. 2004/05 registrations were:  
• Introduction to Caribbean Cultural Theory (AR25A) – 44 students,  
. • The Culture of Rastafari (AR25R) – 49 students,  
. • Caribbean Films and their Fictions (AR25F) – 37 students,  
. • African Religious Retentions in the Caribbean (AR25X) – 57 students,  
. • Caribbean Civilization (FD11A) – 1,821 students.  
 
During Summer, 2005, the ICS offered:  
. • Caribbean Civilisation (FD11A) – 134 students,  
. • The Culture of Rastafari (AR25R) – 9 students.  
 
Postgraduate  
Cultural Studies Programme  
In November, 2004 the ICS had its first PhD graduate from the Cultural Studies programme, Sonjah 
Stanley Niaah. Her thesis was “Kingston's Dancehall: A Story of Space and Celebration”. Other candidates 
have either submitted their thesis or are on the threshold of doing so.  
The ICS had eight new students register for the MPhil/PhD programme during the past academic 
year. Some others either transferred out of the programme or sought to defer until the 2005/06 
academic year. For the upcoming academic year, the ICS received twenty-four applications for entry 
and accepted seventeen.  
Currently, there are forty-three students enrolled in the postgraduate programme. There are twenty-
nine students pursuing MPhil degrees and fourteen in the PhD programme. A comprehensive 
graduate student’s database has been created, which will enable the Director to track the progress of 
the students enlisted in the programme. 
 
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 CENTRE  
CENS is the only institution in the  
Caribbean that is dedicated to the  
application of nuclear techniques to  
research and development in the  
environmental sciences; these affect  
national development and population  
health. ICENS is a node of the network  
centres of the Commission on Sciences  
and Technology of the Countries of the  
South established by the Heads of  
Government of the G-77, and the Trace  
Element Institute for UNESCO. It is  
increasingly supporting the government of Jamaica in its nuclear 
accounting responsibilities consequent on the additional responsibilities acquired as a signatory to the 
Additional Safeguards protocol.  
The main programmes pursued during this reporting period have been in environmental 
geochemistry and health. The present priority is on the transfer of heavy metals through the chain: 
Soil  Food Humans.  
Lead and cadmium, both highly toxic elements, and other elements that acerbate or mitigate the toxic 
effects of these two heavy metals, are the main topics of present investigations. This work has led to 
emergency medical treatment of several children; successful environmental mitigation and the raising 
of public awareness that has led the government of Jamaica to begin to attempt to remove old lead 
acid batteries from circulation. ICENS is a technical advisor and cooperates with this programme. 
The cadmium research is very complex. The remarkable levels of cadmium that exist naturally in 
some Jamaican soils are often orders of magnitude higher than commonly found.  
Figure 1: Cadmium content of Jamaican soils.  
The grey values are nearly 20X higher than, for example, the Danish critical limits and in many areas 
the values reported are similar to what is held to be contaminated soils. Since the target organ for 
humans is the kidney, links are being sought between cadmium intake of the populace and the high 
incidence of kidney diseases. These studies include elements known to be antagonists or synergists to 
cadmium. Collaborations include the Ministries of Agriculture, Health, Land and Environment; the 
Faculty of Medical Sciences, and the Faculty of Social Sciences at Mona; CFNI; and the Rural 
Agricultural Development Agency (RADA) as well as overseas institutions.  
Much effort is being made to obtain a change of the SLOWPOKE core from high enrichment 
uranium to a low enrichment one. It appears that success in this is likely.  
During the coming year ICENS will focus on the following:  
1. Essential and Potential Hazardous Elements in the Jamaican diet and soil/food transfers  
Research data will allow a better understanding of the bioavailability of heavy metals and plant/soil 
relationships of selected elements.  
2. The Health Effects of Cadmium and other Heavy Metals  
This project consists of: (a) analysis of mortality statistics, (b) autopsy and possibly biopsy studies (c) 
analysis of urine and other samples from diseased persons, (d) a survey of urine samples for cadmium and 
the small proteins known to be indicative of kidney disease.  
If funds become available:  
3. Health Implications and Mitigation of contamination from backyard smelting of lead recovered 
from used Lead-Acid Batteries  
150 known sites at which lead-acid battery recycling and smelting activities were previously done or are 
presently being conducted have been identified. An assessment will be made of present risk levels and 
resultant health effects on the residents.  
4. The re-introduction of the Undergraduate Training Programme which provides “hands on” high-level training 
and research summer opportunities for undergraduate students of great promise. 
 
RESEARCH IN PROGRESS  
The two main projects during the reporting period were:  
1. Island wide blood lead project  
A total of 1081 basic-level school children have been screened island-wide at the locations shown in 
Figure 2. The results are summarised in Table 1  
Table 1. Summary of blood lead analysis results obtained to date.  
Children Children Children 
No of  No. of  with  with Children with  with  
BLL 20-44 
Children  Schools  BLL <10  BLL 10-19  BLL >45  
µg/dl  
  µg/dl  µg/dl   µg/dl  
1081  32  908  93  61  19  
 
Eighty-four percent of the children had blood lead levels below the CDC limit of 10 µg/dl, and on 
the presently agreed limits require no further action. All children with blood lead values above these, 
and their parents/guardians, received lead-safe educational materials; environmental assessments 
were done for 58 children and in the 10 cases found necessary environmental mitigations were 
provided for their homes; 18 received medical attention and treatment. Of this group, six were very 
severely lead poisoned and required emergency chelation treatment. Lead poisoning in Jamaica is 
mainly an urban problem caused by backyard lead smelting. It is entirely preventable.  
2. Elemental Contents of Jamaican Soils and Foods  
The general features of the cadmium contents of Jamaican soils are well established and the resulting 
data and maps are suitable for land use determinations if this is thought necessary. Likewise, a great 
deal of data has been collected on the elemental contents of foods. These data are presently being 
analysed and, for at least one crop, yams, it is possible to predict with good accuracy those locations 
that would produce products with cadmium levels that are acceptable internationally.  
Much of the thrust in this programme has shifted to health effects, including an examination of the 
geographical distributions of mortality data for the years 1996-2004. These data are being examined 
in detail to see whether there are geographical patterns for relevant deaths especially from renal 
disease, diabetes, hypertension and cancers. 
 
PAPERS PRESENTED  
• C.N. Grant, G.C. Lalor and J. Preston, “Utilization and Refueling of the JAMAICA 
SLOWPOKE”, IAEA Technical Meeting on the Conversion of SLOWPOKE-2 and MNSR 
Reactors, IAEA Headquarters, Vienna International Centre, May 23 -25, 2005, 15 pgs 
 
PUBLICATIONS  
Refereed Journal Articles  
.* C.N. Grant, G.C. Lalor, M.K. Vutchkov, 2004. In situ Gamma Spectroscopy 
Measurement of 41Ar during Neutron Activation Analysis with the SLOWPOKE II Reactor in 
Jamaica. Health Physics, 87 (Supplement 2) S6 8 S72.  
.* Andrea Howe, Leslie Hoo Fung, Gerald Lalor, Robin Rattray, Mitko Vutchkov, 2005. 
Elemental composition of Jamaican foods 1: A survey of five food crop categories. Environmental 
Geochemistry and Health, 27(1), 19 -30.  
 * Laura Ogle and Hugh Harries, 2005. Introducing the Vector: How coconut lethal 
yellowing disease may have  
 reached the Caribbean. Ethnobotany Research & Applications 3: 139 -142  
.* Robert G. Garrett and Gerald C. Lalor, 2005. The Fe/Na ratio, a framework for modelling 
trace element distributions in Jamaican soils. Geochemistry: Explora-tion, Environment, Analysis 5, 147 -
157 (2005)  
 
Book Chapter:  
* Mitko Vutchkov, Gerald Lalor, Stephen Macko, 2005. Inorganic and Organic 
Geochemistry Techniques. Essentials of Medical Geology. Elsevier, Chapter 29, 695 723.  
Technical reports  
* Vincent Campbell, Gerald C Lalor, 2004. Dryland Farming: Jamaica. UNDP, Sharing 
Innovative Experiences 9, 54 -59. 
 
PUBLIC SERVICE  
Professor Gerald Lalor  
.– Director of Gleaner Company; Insurance Company of the West Indies Group; Member of 
the Board of Governors of the ICWI Group Foundation;  
.– Member: Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS); Commission on Science and 
Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS); National Commission for 
Science and Technology (NCST); Technical Committee of the Scientific Research Council.  
.– Member of Editorial Boards: Environmental Geochemistry & Health; and Jamaica Journal 
of Science & Technology; The Science of the Total Environment; Revista Latino-Americano 
Quimica.  
 
Dr. Robin Rattray  
.– Member, Air and Water Quality Subcommittees, National Environment and Planning 
Agency  
.– Recording Secretary, Laboratories Association of Jamaica  
.– Member, Lions Club of Mona  
 
Dr. Mitko Vutchkov  
– Member, Product Research & Development Committee, 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.  
 
STUDENT AND STAFF TRAINING  
Lack of funds prevented the Centre from implementing its Undergraduate Training Programme 
which provides opportunities for excellent undergraduate students to gain experience and an 
appreciation of multidisciplinary work likely to benefit small countries. Nevertheless, the Centre 
provided funding and training for one student in the Chemistry Department Work Study 
Programme.  
Ms. Andrea Howe, Scientific Officer, completed a ten-month traineeship with the International 
Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, Austria provided by the Safeguards Traineeship Programme.  
Mr. Samuel Thompson, a Scientific Officer in the Solutions Laboratory went on a two-week training 
program in July in the Analytical Lab at Brandon Agricultural Research Center, Manitoba Canada, to 
obtain valuable experience in special techniques and some familiarity with newer items of 
instrumentation.  
INCOME GENERATION  
Grants Obtained  
(CAN)$448,000 over two years from the International Development Research Centre of 
Canada (IDRC) for a project entitled: “Environmental Risks of Cadmium in Jamaica”.  
J$25,000,000 over 5 years to support a research fellow at the professorial level to strengthen 
ICENS’ capability to examine essential and potentially substances in the Jamaican diet and 
investigate possible links between the high levels of heavy metals in Jamaican soils and the 
high incidences in Jamaica of diabetes, renal disease and prostate cancer. 
 
MONA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS  
Professor Neville Ying – Acting Director  
WORK OF THE SCHOOL  
uring the Academic year 2004 2005 the Mona School of Business 
consolidated its core offerings of academic programmes while laying the 
foundation for new nitiatives to diversify and strengthen its activities. 
Increased attention was given to the quality of our rogrammes and the 
quality of services to our students and clients. The establishment of a 
new Caribbean Centre for Competitiveness was initiated and a New 
Executive Series was designed with its first major planned activity being a THINK TANK for key 
decision-makers in the Public and Private sectors. Having achieved membership in the AACSB, the 
School moved this accreditation process further by completing the Eligibility for Accreditation 
Application to theAACSB. 
 
ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES  
Student & Programme Affairs  
The School continued to provide services in a variety of delivery formats. The Sunday MBA offering 
has completed its first year and commenced Year 1 for the second group. Declining student 
competence in quantitative courses continued to be an issue in the selection process, necessitating for 
the second year, the decision to offer a pre-MBA Math programme for those students whose 
matriculation status meets our criteria. Consequently in our curriculum review discussions active 
consideration is being given to inclusion of such a course for all new students.  
Overview of Student Population  
Programme Category Total  
MBA Cohort 7 full-time Cohort 7 part-time  
65 Cohort 8 (new) full-time 61 
Cohort 8 part-time Sundays 39 Evenings 71 110 Cohort 9 part-time Sundays 42 Evenings 
65 107 EMBA & Cohort 15 / MIS 2 28 EMBA-MIS Cohort 16 / MIS 3 36 Cohort 17 / 
MIS 4 40 Diploma Cohort 6 50  
TOTAL 497  
Table 1  
Finalizing Students  
Cohorts who are expected to graduate in November 2005 are as follows:  
Cohort Number EMBA Cohort 15 / EMBA-MIS Cohort 2 27 MBA full-time 
Cohort 8 32 MBA part-time Cohort 7 65 Diploma Cohort 5 34 Expected Size of 
Graduating Class 158 
 
Diploma in Business Administration  
The Diploma continues to be offered primarily as a programme to which MBA /EMBA applicants 
are referred with a view to upgrading their readiness for the graduate programmes.  
There were thirty-seven (37) students in MSB’s internal Diploma in Business Administration 
programme who successfully completed this year’s programme, representing just over 56.7% per cent 
of those who commenced the programme.  
There are currently fifty (50) students enrolled in the programme.  
Scholarships  
The Scotiabank Foundation Sir Alister McIntyre Scholars of 2004, Janice Smith and Fiona 
Thompson have performed very well throughout the full-time programme and are on track for 
graduation in November 2005.  
Alexis Chin, who received MSB’s first half-scholarship in memory of the late Lamour Wills, has 
posted outstanding results and is also on track to graduate in November 2005.  
MSB Annual Awards Ceremony  
The MSB Annual Awards Ceremony for the Diploma in Business Administration and Special 
Awards for the EMBA and MBA Graduates of 2004 was held on November 18, 2004 at the School.  
The guest speaker was Mr. Stephen Meghoo, General Manager of IBM, World Trade Corporation 
and a graduate of the Mona School of Business.  
Graduates who received the Principal’s Award for Outstanding Leadership were:  
Eaton Hubbard –(EMBA Cohort14 & EMBA-MIS Cohort 1)  
Cecil Bailey – (MBA full-time Cohort 6)  
Paul Brown – (MBA part-time Cohort 6)  
The Executive Director’ Award for Excellence was awarded to Carol Thomas, (EMBA Cohort 
14). The Awards Ceremony was the celebration of the successful completion of programmes by 
some 144 students. The 99 MBA graduates from which the awardees were selected represent the 
largest number of Master’s graduates from any one department in the University. This number is 
broken down as follows in Table 2.  
Table 2  
Category  Number of Students  Distinctions  
EMBA  23   2  
MBA  76   4  
Total MBA Graduates  99   6  
Total UWI Graduates awarded    
Master’s Degrees in 2004  320   
MSB Graduates as % of UWI    
Master’s Level Graduates  31%  
 
As shown in Table 3 trends in choice of Concentrations among the graduates continued to favour 
Banking and Finance.  
Table 3  
MBA Concentrations % of MBA Class (Excludes EMBA students)  
Banking & Finance 34.2 Marketing 17.1 Human Resource Management 13.2 MIS 7.9 
International Business 14.4 Public Sector Management 4.0 General Management 9.2  
TOTAL 100  
Accreditation  
The University of the West Indies, / Mona School of Business is now a member of the Association 
to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB) and our Eligibility Application for 
Accreditation has been submitted to the Pre-Accreditation Committee (PAC) of AACSB.  
MSB Open House  
The School’s Open House was held on January 12, 2005. This has now become an Annual event. 
There were 132 persons in attendance. Persons were introduced to the School and its programmes 
and were given the opportunity to tour the building and meet with Faculty, Programme Coordinators 
and staff from different departments in the School. Representatives from different financial 
institutions offering education loan facilities also attended. As an added facility for financing the 
School provided prospective applicants with information on the International Education Finance 
Corporation (IEFC) a provider of international student loans via the inernet.  
MSB ENTREPRENEURIAL PROGRAMMES  
Vincent HoSang Entrepreneurship Programme – “Students to Entrepreneurs”  
The Vincent HoSang Entrepreneurship Programme was established in November 2002. This 
programme currently has six (6) projects in incubation.  
For 2004/05 there were three projects:  
.– ACT Company, a company involved in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment tools for 
common psycho-social disorders.  
.– VALUE Company, a vending machine company.  
.– Ornamental Fish Farms, a company dealing in ornamental fish breeding and exporting.  
 
Ornamental Fish Farms are the 2004 winners of the UWI-OFCVC Competition as well as 2nd place 
winners at the 2004 Annual Opportunity Funding Corporation Venture Challenge Business 
Competition hosted by Clark Atlanta University, USA.  
The Vincent HoSang Programme is spearheaded by Mr Anthony Barnes, Faculty Advisor with 
coordination by Ms Michelle Tomlinson. 
 
ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES  
Entrepreneur-in-Residence (Business Development)  
Honourable Karl Hendrickson, OJ,CD  
The current project being undertaken is in the agricultural sector and it seeks to improve the 
organization of small farmers in such a way as to make them more efficient in what they produce. 
The project is pursuing the development of a model which involves the formalization of a supply 
chain between fresh produce farmers, produce distributors and a supermarket chain.  
Mr Anthony Barnes is the Faculty Advisor for this project with coordination by Ms Michelle 
Tomlinson.  
ALUMNI AFFAIRS  
February 20-26, 2005 was designated as the UWI’s Alumni Week. During that week the School, in 
association with the MSB Alumni Association with with its acting President, Mrs Nicola Madden-
Greig hosted a Symposium on February 23, 2005 entitled “New Millennium Trading Partners: A 
Focus on China”  
The symposium explored areas such as Import Opportunities / Export Opportunities for Trade with 
Jamaica; Investment and Trade with China; Changes in China -China being the new “Asian Tiger”; 
and Trade Challenges. The symposium was coordinated by Mrs Beverely Sutherland Lewis and Mrs 
Serephena Emanuel.  
MSB CONSULTANCY  
Throughout the year the Consultancy Unit of the School continued to conduct a number of projects 
for several leading private and public sector, local and regional companies.  
Family and Women-Owned Businesses  
MSB, in partnership with the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce, the Women Owned Business 
Organization, Scotiabank and USAID, undertook an island-wide study of family and women-owned 
businesses. The objective of this study is to determine their characteristics, needs and contribution of 
these businesses to the national economy. This project is being spearheaded by faculty member Dr 
Maxine Garvey.  
Consultancy Executive Programmes  
Trinidad Cement Limited Group (TCL)  
MSB is drafting a series of written cases covering a range of business issues for the TCL group. The 
cases will cover the Group’s operations in Trinidad, Jamaica and Barbados. They are intended for use 
in the region’s University programmes.  
Life of Jamaica (LOJ)  
MSB provided training in Corporate Governance for Senior Executive Officers of LOJ. This training 
is expected to be extended to the company’s general staff. Dr Maxine Garvey conducted this training 
programme.  
National Housing Trust (NHT)  
A Management Development Programme was conducted for the National Housing Trust and this 
culminated with a graduation ceremony on December 10, 2004. Fifty middle managers were trained 
in this initial batch. Training for the second batch of Middle Managers is currently in progress.  
This project is spearheaded by faculty member Mrs Frances Coke.  
Jamaica Employers’ Federation (JEF)  
The Jamaica Employers’ Federation’s “Employer of Choice” competition for 2004 came to a close 
with an Awards Ceremony on December 1, 2004. The MSB provided Technical Assistance for the 
design and development of the rating instruments, criteria and scoring system and the review of 
policy documents and quantitative data. The core team from the MSB were Professor Neville Ying, 
Mr Gordon Draper (deceased), Mrs Ingrid Bennett Lewis and Mrs Frances Coke with assistance 
from Dr Anne Crick and Ms Densie Gowdie of the Department of Management Studies.  
Nestlé Jamaica Limited  
A customized training in Team Building for Middle Managers was executed and delivered by Mrs 
Frances Coke.  
CARIMED Limited  
Senior and Middle Management Workshops in Leadership and Performance Management were 
executed and delivered by Mrs Frances Coke.  
Sponsored Research Projects / Surveys  
Executive Opinion Survey  
The School joined again with the Private Sector Organization of Jamaica in conducting the annual 
Executive Opinion Survey of Jamaica’s leading firms from the major sectors of the economy. The 
study which is widely seen as the world’s leading cross-country comparison of issues relating to 
economic competitiveness and growth is conducted in association with Harvard University and the 
World Economic Forum (WEF).  
This project is spearheaded by faculty member Dr Maxine Garvey and coordinated by Ms Michelle 
Tomlinson and Ms Patricia Douce.  
GiltEdge Magazine  
The second annual publication of the MSB/Financial Gleaner -GiltEdge Magazine was published on 
October 6, 2004. This year’s publication included not only Jamaican but also Trinidad/Tobago and 
Barbados listed companies on the Stock Exchange. This event is spearheaded by faculty member Mr 
Harry Abrikian.  
The Wharton Project  
Mona School of Business joined the Wharton Graduate Consulting Practicum (WGCP) in 
developing and completing a student driven project for a local entertainment company. The project 
was undertaken by a joint student team from the MSB and Wharton Business School, supervised by 
faculty from both institutions.  
This project was the only project from the Caribbean. It culminated with presentations by the 
students to the company management and prospective investors at a week long event in Philadelphia 
in May 2005. 
 
LABOUR STUDIES PROGRAMME  
Background/Introduction  
The Labour Studies Programme is related to the Chair for Labour Studies sponsored by three private 
sector companies: Kaiser Jamaica Operations, Shipping Association of Jamaica, and Cable and 
Wireless Jamaica Limited. The activities for the period 2004 / 2005 continued with the focus on the 
consolidation of the existing projects related to Education and Training, Research and Publications 
and Institutional Development.  
During this period, the Director of the Labour Studies Programme was appointed as the Acting 
Executive Director of the Mona School of Business.  
Major Activities  
The Labour Studies Unit continued to support the establishment of the new BSc Degree in Labour 
and Employment Relations, which is now being administered by the Department of Sociology, 
Psychology and Social Work. Approximately ten (10) persons have been selected to begin this 
programme in the academic year 2005/2006.  
The Unit made presentations to the Ministry of Labour & Social Security and to the Caribbean 
Development Bank (CDB) Forum for Development, at a meeting in October, 2004 and the inaugural 
retreat of the Labour Advisory Committee (LAC) in Jamaica in December 2004.  
ILO Nobel Peace Prize Lecture Series  
The University of the West Indies was selected to host the prestigious ILO Nobel Peace Prize Social 
Policy Lecture Series. The MSB through the Labour Studies Unit is coordinating the planning for this 
event in collaboration with the International Institute of Labour Studies (IILS), ILO, Geneva. 
Professor Ying and Mrs Ingrid Bennett Lewis, Mrs. Olivene Burke, Mrs. Nicola Mykoo and Mrs. 
Serephena Emanuel of the MSB and Mr José of the IILS are members of the planning committee. 
 
RESEARCH & POLICY GROUP (RPG)  
The Research and Policy Group, a joint initiative of Sir Arthur Lewis Institute for Social and 
Economic Research (SALISES) and Mona School of Business (MSB), was officially launched in 
September 2002 and named in honour of Sir Alister McIntyre.  
The new RPG Fellows are: Mr James Samuels, Professor Denise Eldemire Shearer and Professor 
Barrington Chevannes.  
Financial Sector Restructuring  
Alister McIntyre RPG Fellow – Mr Boswell Ivey  
The Report on the Financial Sector Restructuring Policies is currently being written. In addition 
to lecturing on the MSB Graduate programmes, a Marketing Plan for the School is now in its final 
stages. However, a Needs Assessment Survey is to be conducted in order for the Plan to be 
completed. Members of the developmental team for the Marketing Plan are; Mr Boswell Ivey, Mrs 
Loretta Anderson, Ms Melisha Manderson and Ms Patricia Douce. 
 
Tertiary Education Policy  
Senior Alister McIntyre RPG Fellow – Ms Rheima Holding  
Ms Rheima Holding, RPG Fellow and Mrs Olivene Burke, Administrative Research Officer 
coordinated the planning and implementation of the Mona Academic Conference 2004 which was 
held from August 27-29, 2004. The theme of the Conference was  
“Revisiting Tertiary and Higher Education Policy in Jamaica: Towards Personal Gain or 
Public Good”. The Conference was sponsored by the Office of the Principal and coordinated by 
the Research and Policy Group, MSB.  
Media and Public Policy  
Alister McIntyre RPG Fellow – Mr Claude Robinson  
– Conference Follow-up Research  
During the review period, research work continued following the symposium on “Coverage of 
Crime and Violence in the Jamaican Media” that was held in October 2003. The outcomes from 
this symposium are a;  
. • Manual for Working Journalists on Coverage of Crime and Violence. UNESCO has agreed 
to fund the production of the manual in both text and video format. Production work has begun.  
. • “Code of Practice for Jamaican Journalists” and a “Media Complaints Commission”. These 
documents have been completed and presented to the Media Association of Jamaica and the Press 
Association of Jamaica for implementation.  
 
– Research  
A Survey of the Mass Media Training Needs in the Caribbean was conducted.  
This project was completed and the final report and recommendations submitted to the UNESCO 
Caribbean Office which supported the research with a grant of US$5,000.  
Tourism & Hospitality  
Alister McIntyre RPG Fellow – Mr James Samuels  
The Tourism & Hospitality Unit (THU) became operational in August 2004 with the appointment of 
Mr James Samuels as its Director. One of the first challenges of the new Unit was to create a national 
awareness of the opportunities that are likely to flow from Jamaica’s hosting of Cricket World Cup in 
2007. To this end, the Mona School of Business’ Tourism & Hospitality Unit in collaboration with 
the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce, Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), and the Jamaica 
Tourist Board spearheaded a Symposium on World Cup Cricket entitled “ Its not just Cricket! It’s 
Business!” at the Mona Visitors Lodge & Conference Centre on November 2, 2004. Mr. James 
Samuels spearheaded this effort with assistance from Professor Neville Ying, and members of staff 
from the MSB.  
NEW INITIATIVES  
The MSB completed design and development work on new strategic initiatives to diversify its 
activities as well as to strengthen Research and Development activities for a two-fold purpose:- 
a. Improving Academic Programmes  
b Improving the research and publications capacity to inform and shape policies in the 
Business and the Public Sector.  
• Competitiveness Centre  
A project has been initiated with funding from the USAID and Bank of Nova Scotia. This project is 
a research study on Women Owned and Family Owned Businesses in Jamaica. Faculty member Dr 
Maxine Garvey is leading the developmental work and has been appointed the Director of the 
Competitiveness Centre.  
• Executive Development Series  
A new Executive Development Series is being planned under the Theme “Transformational 
Leadership and Change”. A private sector planning team is assisting MSB to design this series. 
This team is chaired by Ms Sandra Shirley of First Global Financial Services.  
The first activity under this series will be a THINK TANK for key decision makers in the 
Government, Public and Private Sectors. A private sector team chaired by Mr Richard Byles, CEO of 
Life of Jamaica is planning the next Think Session in the new series for November 2005.  
• Telecommunications Policy and Management Programme  
A proposed Programme in Telecommunications Policy and Management has been developed. This 
programme will consist of a combination of taught courses, industry and academic seminars, 
publications and sponsored research projects as well as provide training and research at the 
postgraduate degree levels. The new Director for the Telecommunications Policy and Management 
Unit will be leading the work in this area. Funding for an endowed Chair in the MSB, for this 
Programme will be provided by the Digicel Foundation.  
• Jamaica Diaspora Institute  
A Business Plan was developed for discussion with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign 
Trade with the aim of establishing a Jamaica Diaspora Institute which would be integrally linked with 
the Jamaica Diaspora Foundation which is being established. Work on the plan was coordinated by 
Professor Neville Ying with assistance from Mr Harry Abrikian of MSB and Mr Francis Felix and 
Miss Natacha Mortley of the Business Development Office, UWI.  
• Caribbean Integration Unit  
Research and publications have started in the area of Caribbean Integration under the leadership of 
the Chairman of the MSB, Professor the Hon Kenneth O. Hall. Integration of this area of work into 
the activities of MSB will be done under the Caribbean Integration Unit. 
 
PAPERS PRESENTED  
• Chionesu, K.,” Anti-Egalitarianism and Development: Can the Plantation-Dependency 
School Adequately Explain “Poverty Persistence”. 4th Caribbean Reasonings Conference, 
Centre for Caribbean Thought, June, 2005.  
• ————-, “Scientific Realism, Empirical Adequacy and Development: Is Philosophy of 
Science Relevant?”. 7th Conference of the Faculty of Pure & Applied Sciences, May, 2005  
• ————, “Science and Development: Is Philosophy Relevant?”. Departmental Seminar, 
Department of Language, Linguistics and Philosophy, April, 2005.  
• ————, “Does Financial Sector Add Long-Run Value?” Mona Association of Post-Graduate 
Students Conference, February, 2005.  
. • , “Economic Justice, Poverty and Human Rights: The Idea of Capability”. 
International Human Rights Day Conference: Poverty & Human Rights, sponsored by UNESCO & 
Department of Language, Linguistics & Philosophy, November, 2004.  
. • Holding, R. “Using the Visual Arts as a Tool in Classroom Teaching”, St. Jude’s 
Church, May 7, 2004  
. • Ivey, B. Keynote presenter “Preparing For and Implementing Marketing Planning”, 
Annual Conference of The Jamaica Cooperative Credit Union League, Knutsford Court Hotel, 
Jamaica, April 5, 2005.  
. • Robinson, C. “The Role of Broadcast Regulator in delivery of action points from 
the World Summit on Information Society”, at International Institute of Communication 
International Regulators Forum, Montego Bay, Jamaica 9 10 October 2004.  
. • Ying, N. “Transformational Change and Leadership”, Roundtable for CEOs 
organized by ILO and St. Lucia Employers’ Federation, July 27, 2004.  
 
• —————-, “Customer Satisfaction and Customer Loyalty: Strategic Imperatives for Corporate 
Success”, January 8, 2005, Guardian Life Blast Off for 2005.  
• ————, “Labour Administration: Strategic Response to Transformational Imperatives of the 
Labour Market”. Labour Advisory Committee, Retreat, St. Ann , November 19, 2004.  
• ————-, “Customer Satisfaction and Customer Loyalty: Strategic Imperatives for Corporate 
Success”, The Social Partners Week of Excellence on Caribbean Single Market and Service 
Excellence: A Partnership for the Future, Barbados, February 28, 2005.  
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PUBLICATIONS 
Articles written for the MSB/Financial Gleaner GiltEdge Magazine, 
October 2004. 
Harry Abrikian 
 
.* “Just who has the Edge?”  
.* “Management Capitalization – Growth Increasing Shareholder Value”.  
.* “Trends in JSE Listed Companies”.  
 
Anthony Barnes  
* “The Jamaican Economic Environment 2003”  
Frances Coke  
.* “ The Productivity Problem, a Look at Two Human Issues.  
.* “Best Company & Employer of Choice.  
 
Maxine Garvey  
* “Size Matters”.  
* “The Global Competitiveness Report 2003 -2004 – Participant Spotlight”.  
Kamau Chionesu  
* “Is Profit a Social Good”.  
Rhemia Holding & Olivene Burke (Co-editors)  
.* “Revisiting Tertiary Education Policy in Jamaica-Towards Personal Gain or Public Good”.  
.* “Proposal for a National Tertiary Education System for Jamaica”.  
 
PUBLIC SERVICE Mr Harry Abrikian  
.– Director, Ian Randle Publishers  
.– Chairman, Stock Analysis Committee, Jamaica Stock Exchange  
.– CVSS/UWI Programmes & Technical Assistance Committee  
 
Mr Anthony Barnes  
.– Member, Port Services  
.– Member, Jamaica Manufacturers Association  
 
Mr. Kamau Chionesu  
.– Member, Jamaicans For Justice, Economic/Social Analyst,  
.– Chairman, Economic and Social Justice Committee  
 
Mr Claude Robinson  
.– Member, Michael Manley Foundation  
.– Member, Broadcasting Commission  
.– Member, National Steering Committee on Values and Attitudes  
 
Ms Rheima Holding  
.– Member, United Theological College Education Council  
.– Chairman, Visual Arts Sub-Committee of the Fine Arts Board of Studies  
.– Member, National Homecoming 2005 Planning Committee  
.– Chairman, Planning Committee, UWI, Mona Academic Conference 2005  
.– Member, Tertiary Articulation Committee, UCJ  
 
Professor Neville Ying  
.– Technical Adviser, Caribbean Examinations Council on Measurement and Evaluation.  
.– Technical Adviser, Ministry of Labour and Social Security  
.– Council Member, Jamaica Employers’ Federation  
.– Director, Jamaica Association for Training and Development (JATAD)  
.– Adviser, Government of Jamaica team to the ILO, Conference in Geneva  
.– Chairman, Overseas Examinations Committee  
.– Chairman, Mico Foundation  
.– Deputy Chairman, Mico College, Board of Governors  
.– Chairman, Jamaica Flour Mills Foundation,  
.– Director, MultiCare Foundation,  
.– Director, University Council of Jamaica  
.– Director, Serge Island Dairies  
.– Trustee, Superannuation Ltd  
.– Chairman, University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) Search Committee  
 
Staff Achievements  
Mrs Frances Coke, Senior Teaching Fellow and Director of Programmes was a nominee for the 
Vice Chancellor’s Award in the Area of Teaching.  
Professor Neville Ying was elected Chairman of the Drafting rd 
Committee, at the Session of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Conference, Geneva, June 
2005, for Conclusions of the Conference on Youth Employment.  
Ms Sandra March, Programme Coordinator, successfully completed a Masters Degree in 
Counselling /Psychology.  
Mrs Vanda Levy McMillan, Programme Coordinator successfully completed a Masters Degree in 
Human Resource Development.  
Ms Melisha Manderson, Assistant Coordinator successfully completed a Bachelors Degree in 
Sociology, Psychology & Demography.  
Ms Tashell Blair, Assistant Coordinator successfully completed a Bachelors Degree in Industrial 
Relations & Public Administration.  
Institutional Achievements  
The School was the recipient of the 2005 Principal’s Award for Outstanding Contribution to Public 
Policy.  
Conference, Symposia, Seminars  
During the year under review the School hosted or partnered with the private/public sector, the 
following conferences/symposia:  
. • Mona Academic Conference 2004  
. • PSOJ/MSB Symposium  
. • World Cup 2007 Symposium  
. • Political Leadership Forum 2005  
 
The UWI Mona Campus through the Mona School of Business, the department of Government and 
SALISES hosted a s series of open forums titled “Political Leadership Forum 2005”  
The main objective of the series was to provide the leaders with the opportunity to articulate their 
vision for the country under the theme “Jamaica -the way forward”, and for the University 
Community and the Jamaican people to also share their own views.  
Five (5) forums were held between March – May 2005: The presenters were Senator Bruce Golding, 
Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, Dr. the Hon. Omar Davis, Dr. Karl Blythe, and Mrs. Portia Simpson 
Miller 
 
SIR ARTHUR LEWIS INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC 
STUDIES (S.A.L.I.S.E.S.)  
Professor Neville Duncan, BSc, MSc UWI, PhD Manc  
– Campus Director  
WORK OF THE INSTITUTE  
he Institute had a very successful if challenging 
year. It successfully thheld the Annual SALISES 
Conference at the Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, Jamaica. A 
superb feature address was delivered by Professor 
Norman Girvan. In addition, there were 66 
presentations. The energies of all staff members at all 
levels of the Institute were fully engaged but Programme 
Chair Dr. Patricia Northover and her team, and Mr. 
Floyd Williams did an exceptional job. During this period we hosted an early 
goodbye function for Professor Elsie Le Franc (based at SALISES, Cave Hill 
Campus) who at the end of the academic year took early retirement. Immediately 
before this conference, SALISES (Mona, St. Augustine and Barbados) held its 
retreat, with one of the major purposes being training in the use of OUR VLE by all 
members of staff from the three SALISES. Mr. Craig Perue and his team, from 
MITS, were most professional in taking us through our paces. I guess most of us 
were surprised that there were still things we had to learn about what we do with and 
for students. This was in preparation for putting all of our courses, in the following 
two academic years, on the web. For the coming academic year we will be 
performing mostly in the dual mode. Nearly all students in the MPhil and PhD 
programme presented papers (April 28, May 11 and 12) indicating their progress to-
date. This process will recur in each semester until completion of the degree. Efforts 
to arrange a Journal Editors’ Conference, on behalf of the University Board for 
Graduate Studies proved unsuccessful during this Academic Year but it is expected 
to occur during the ensuing year. We also said goodbye to Ms. Petrona Nelson, who 
has been with the Institute, in the Documentation and Data Centre. Richard Leach, 
of  
the Derek Gordon Data Bank successfully completed the Diploma in Computer Studies and Olamaie 
Christie her BA degree in Library Studies. Mrs. Barnes-Wilmot was both on sick leave and vacation 
leave for a large part of the academic year and so too was Audrey Chambers for part of the year. We 
look forward to their complete recovery.  
Students’ Statistics  
Table 1, Registration for Academic Year 2004-2005  
  
Male  Female  
MSc Degree Programmes  FT PT  FT PT  Total  
Governance and Public Policy  3 6  5 17  31  
Economic Development Policy  2 7  1 6  16  
Social Policy  2 1  1 12  16  
Total  7 14  7 35  63  
 
There were twice as many females as males registered for the MSc programme (42 females, 21 males) 
– a ratio of 2:1. Four students graduated in the MSc programme during 2004-2005 (two males and 
two females). Five students were required to withdraw (3 females and two males). There was one 
voluntary withdrawal and 3 were granted leave of absence. This produced a survival rate of fifty 
students at the end of the second semester. Overal, 31 students were registered for governance, 16 
for EDP and 16 for SP.  
Table 2 Possible Graduating Number for MSc, 2004-2005  
MSc Degree Programme  Male(s)  Female(s)  Total  
Governance and Public Policy  2  15  17  
Economic Development Policy  5  1  6  
Social Policy  1  5  6  
 8  21  29  
 
29 students were in a position to graduate if they achieved success in their research papers and any 
re-sit examination they may have been asked to complete (21 females and 8 males). There were 16 
continuing students (14 females and two males).  
PUBLICATIONS SECTION  
Following on the contract signed last year with US-based international database ProQuest, a similar 
arrangement was negotiated with EBSCo for Social and Economic Studies to be carried full text in 
their online database. The royalty negotiated was 30% on material delivered or accessed through 
EBSCo which is similar to the contract signed with ProQuest. These arrangements enable SES to 
access a global readership which we anticipate will boost the impact factor and accessibility of articles 
published in the journal. Ruby McFadden and Marsha Dennis volunteered to undertake a much 
overdue stocktaking of books stored in the storage trailer. The outcome of this remarkable 
dedication and perseverance is an up-to-date stock list which allows for better control of the unit’s 
inventory.  
The sales report for 2004-05 is as follows:  
SES Subscriptions  J$1,805,474.82 (of which $29,467.62 
 was in US currency)  
Walk in-sales (SES)  J$195,450.00  
(Special books)  J$248,189.70  
Total  J$2,249,114.67  
 
Social and Economic Studies (SES), 2004-2005  
In the last academic year the following issues came off the press or were in production during the 
course of the year: Vol. 53/2 June 2004; Vol: 53/3 September 2004; Vol 53/4 December 2004 (a 
special issue on Government and Politics); Vol. 54/1 March 2005. Vol. 54/2 June 2005 is in 
production now. Vol. 54/3 and 4 are in production as well and are special issues dedicated to 
publication of the best papers coming out of the Sir Arthur Lewis Conference held at SALISES, 
Mona in March 2004 and are guest edited by Patricia Northover. Various proposals for special issues 
have been received and one on popular culture is in progress. Patsy Lewis has announced a call for 
papers for a special issue on the Caribbean and Pacific in the Global Political Economy. Karl 
Theodore has proposed an issue on Health Issues Facing Small Island States in the Caribbean 
and Aldrie Henry-Lee has proposed one on Social Protection and Social Risk Management in 
the Caribbean.  
In addition to SES an updated reprint was produced this year of an ISER working paper by Louis 
Lindsay which had been out of print and is required for several courses in the Faculty of Social 
Sciences. The Myth of Independence was brought out in time for the New World Group conference in 
June this year and was completely typeset in house.  
A Conference/Workshop on Journal Publishing is being arranged by Annie Paul in consultation with 
Neville Duncan on behalf of the University Board for Graduate Studies and Research. The idea is to 
strengthen our capacities by instituting a common services centre for journals on campus. We are 
also exploring methods of electronic publishing with a view to putting all UWI journals online and 
talking about other ways to increase the impact factor of the articles we publish. A meeting of journal 
editors on campus discussed plans for the conference. 12 editors attended the meeting at which 
papers were given by Mrs and Mr. Bandara on electronic publishing and a proposal to put UWI 
journals online. Another meeting was held to consider the resurrection of the UWI journal editors’ 
association and to consider a joint initiative to put the journals online.  
Books and Monographs  
The year under review was disappointing, in that a number of manuscripts containing significant 
work which were expected to have been submitted in the course of the year were delayed for various 
reasons. Most sadly, the manuscript by the late Gordon Draper, Essays on Public Service Development, 
which we had agreed in principle to publish, was in the final stages of revision and was due to be 
submitted in August 2004. Prof Draper’s sudden passing in that month threw that plan tragically off-
track. However we have been in touch with his widow and are hopeful that the manuscript will be 
located. A number of other manuscripts which we had committed to publish, and which had been in 
the final stages of preparation or revision, also failed to be submitted, due in part, we were told, to 
the exigencies of the authors’ teaching commitments. These include Jenifer Daley’s Understanding and 
Preventing Bank Crises in Developing Countries and Brian Meeks and Claremont Kirton’s The Grenada 
Documents. However, at year end we were assured by the authors that their manuscripts would be 
submitted shortly. The monograph Squatters in Jamaica: A Policy Assessment, by Jimmy Tindigarukayo, 
which should have been published during the year, was put on hold due to external funding 
difficulties. At year end we were informed that publication of this document will now be partly 
financed by the Research and Publications Committee. Two documents were edited for the Mona 
School of Business during the year under review: a Proposal for a National Tertiary Education System for 
Jamaica prepared by the Research and Policy Group, and Productivity and Competitiveness: Baseline Study on 
Context and Incidence of Productivity Incentives in Jamaica, compiled by the Labour Studies Programme. In 
the design/formatting stage of production at year end was the comprehensive study Local Government 
Reform: The Prospects for Community Empowerment in Jamaica, by Eris Schoburgh. In the latter months of 
the year under review, proposals were received for two relevant and timely publications with 
potential to influence key areas in public policy: The Jamaican Malaise: Economics, Poverty and Crime in 
Jamaica by Anthony Clayton, Neville Duncan, Aldrie Henry-Lee, Philip Castillo and Matthew Harvey, 
and Tax Burden in Jamaica by Dillon Alleyne, James Alm, Roy Bahl and Sally Wallace. We are now 
awaiting submission of these two manuscripts which we have agreed to publish subject to the 
standard review process. Meanwhile, a number of other book proposals and manuscripts were 
submitted over the course of the year and are now at various stages of the assessment process. In 
addition, we are still awaiting the submission of final revised versions of those other manuscripts to 
which we had, as mentioned above, committed from the previous academic year. Thus the academic 
year 2005 -2006 promises to be one of consolidation and expansion, with potentially significant 
output.  
The Documentation and Data Centre  
The Documentation Centre (DDC) continued to provide invaluable information and library facilities 
to the graduate community of the Mona Campus of the University, especially in the Social Sciences. 
This was done either through its own stock or by allowing access through the internet and/or the 
World-Wide-Web. Other local and overseas researchers also utilized the facilities, especially visiting 
Consortium Graduate School students from the United Kingdom. As previously noted libraries have 
shifted their emphasis from acquisition of information to access to information. The SALISES DDC 
continues to work in conjunction with the Main Library to increase our access to electronically 
packaged journal articles and with MITS to improve our connectivity to other libraries and 
information centres all over the world. We, nevertheless, continue to acquire relevant print 
documents, including copies of government documents – local and overseas, UN reports and those 
of other international agencies, work produced by SALISES Fellows and the other staff members of 
the Social Sciences Faculty, and conference papers – published and unpublished. We take this 
opportunity to appeal once more to all FSS and SALISES staff members to deposit their research 
papers and other documents at the DDC on a regular and timely basis. Faculty have had access 
continuously over the last 4 years to hundreds of journal titles from several electronic journal 
packages through the main library’s web-page. The main packages provided are EBSCohost, 
ProQuest, Emerald, and First Search from OCLC, all of which offer abstracts of articles and/or full 
text. Not all our journals subscriptions are included in the packages and also to ensure continuity of 
service we continue to renew yearly subscriptions to approximately 150 journals. We also continue to 
receive a substantial number of journals through gifts and exchanges. Readings were processed and 
administered for a variety of graduate courses from all the departments in the Faculty but there was 
particular emphasis on the SALISES Graduate Programme, Human Resource Development 
Programme (HRD) and the Masters in Clinical Psychology during the period under review. In 
preparation for the new school year in September, the staff devoted considerable time and effort 
during the summer processing new readings and rehabilitating old ones for the courses to be offered 
during the first semester. Our main database (ISERG) grew by approximately 1500 records during 
this period and CGS, the database that lists our book and photocopy holdings for the various 
graduate programs, increased by 350+ records. Ms. Chambers continues to work on the GENISIS 
programme re linking the database to our webpage. Final editing was done on the fifty year SES 
index and the ISERG Database continues to be edited in preparation for online linkage. A number of 
displays were mounted at the DDC by staff during the period, e.g. one on disaster preparedness.  
The Derek Gordon Data Bank  
During the period, the data were obtained for the following: Business and consumer confidence 
index (Jamaica); Jamaica Census 2001; SLC 2003; and Youth activity survey -Jamaica (for students 
only). Most recent discussions with country statisticians have shown that the possibility of getting 
data, especially from the smaller territories, is remote. However, the response of STATIN has been 
much more open and we can expect that we will continue to obtain their datasets. We have acquired 
the latest SPSS version 12. Much of the period was  
th 
spent preparing for the Annual SALISES conference and restructuring the website in keeping with 
the University standards. The Data Bank was rented to government ministries and agencies including 
Ministry of Health, MIND and SRC. In collaboration with Sociology, we held a workshop at which 
STATIN explained the details and nuances of the 2001 census. 
 
PAPERS PRESENTED  
Professor Neville C. Duncan  
. • “The 21st Century and the new Democratic Labour Party”: Building Human 
Resources for Equitable Development”, August 13, 2004, DLP Headquarters, Bridgetown, Barbados  
. • “The State of the Caribbean: Issues and Challenge”, The Anglican Synod, Belize 
City, Belize, November 15, 2004  
. • “Governance In Small Societies: The Importance of Strong Democracy in order to 
achieve effective Citizens’ participation”, Belize February 27, Government of Belize and UWI School 
for Continuing Studies, February 27 – March2, 2005 (6 presentations country-wide).  
. • “The Challenges of the Contemporary Caribbean: on overcoming” Caribbean 
Conference of Churches 7th General Assembly, Panama City, Republic of Panama, June 10, 2005.  
. • “The CARICOM Single Market and Economy”, MIND Seminar, March 5, 2005, 
“Changing World Architecture and its impact on Growth and Development Opportunities for 
Caribbean States: Socio-Political Perspectives”, 6th SALISES Annual Conference, March 16 -18, 2005.  
. • “Governance for Job Creation in the Caribbean”, Caribbean Sub-Regional Civil 
Society Forum: “Creating Jobs to Fight Poverty and Strengthen Democracy”, OAS Conference, 
UWI, Barbados, July 21 -22, 2005  
. • “Commenting on GEMS and PIOJ’s Toolkit”, Workshop on Gender Analysis in 
Policy and Planning, PIOJ Conference Room, July 25 -26, 2005  
. • “Building on the Past: Jamaica Today and tomorrow”, Annual Emancipation 
Lecture, Calgary Baptist Church, Montego Bay, Jamaica, August 30th 2005.  
 
Dr. Aldrie Henry-Lee  
• “Convergence or Exclusivity: The Lewis Model and the th 
Rights-Based Approach to Development”, Annual SALISES Conference, March 17 -18, 
2005  
Dr. Patsy Lewis  
. • “Creating Interactive Learning Communities between the University of the West 
Indies and the University of the South Pacific”, Islands of Globalization Learning Islands Workshop, 
November 9 -11, 2004, Honolulu, East-West Center.  
. • “Grenada: A Testing Ground for Development Perspectives”, 6th Annual SALISES 
Conference, March 17-18, 2005.  
. • “The Agony of the Fifteen: the crisis of implementation”, 6th Annual SALISES 
Conference, March 17 -18, 2005.  
. • “Grenada: A Testing Ground for Development Perspectives”, 30th annual 
Conference of the Caribbean Studies Association (CSA) held in Santo Domingo, May 31 – June 3, 
2005.  
. • “Possibilities for comparative research on the political economy of Pacific and 
Caribbean small island states”, 30th Annual CSA Conference, Santo Domingo, June 1, 2005.  
 
Dr. Patricia Northover  
. • “Beyond Survival: Rethinking the strategies for ‘sustainable economic growth’ in the 
Caribbean”, (with Michaeline Crichlow) 6th Annual SALISES Conference, March 17 -18, 2005.  
. • “Making Modern S/subjects-A Sketch of a method for theorising ‘C/creolization’”, 
(with Michaeline Crichlow) 6th Annual SALISES Conference, March 17 -18, 2005.  
 
• “Size, Survival and Beyond: A Critical under-labouring for th 
Fleeing the Plantation”, (with Michaeline Crichlow) ‘Caribbean Reasonings’: The Thought of 
New World: The Quest for Decolonization, The Centre for Caribbean Thought, June 16-18, 
2005, UWI, Mona.  
Dr. Philip Duku Osei  
 • “Alternative Approaches to State-led Poverty Reduction in th 
 the Caribbean: Unfolding Experiences in Jamaica”. Annual SALISES conference, March 17-
18, 2005.  
b. • “Policy Responses, institutional networks management and post Hurricane Ivan 
Reconstruction in Jamaica”. Association of Professional Engineers of Trinidad & Tobago (APETT) th 
Annual Conference. St Augustine, Trinidad. March 31 – April 1, 2005.  
 
. • “Poverty Eradication based on Human Rights Approach: Jamaica, Haiti and St 
Lucia”. UNESCO Workshop on Human Rights based Poverty Eradication. San Jose. August 10-13, 
2005.  
. • “Collaboration and Conflict in the Enforcement of Children’s social Development: 
A Study of the Relations between the State and Two NGOs in Jamaica”. International Geographic 
Union Conference, Scottish Exhibition Centre, Glasgow. August 16-20, 2004.  
 
Miss Annie Paul  
• -----------------, 2nd Caribbean International Symposium in Arts Education, Centre for Creative 
& Festival Arts, UWI, St Augustine, in collaboration with UNESCO, June 30th 2005.  
• “New Worlds, New Groups: Critical Currents Today”, New World Group conference of the 
Centre for Caribbean Thought, June 2005.  
Dr. Kimberly-Anne Robinson  
• “Publishing Caribbean Fiction: The Return to the Metropole”, 24th Annual West Indian 
Literature Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 29 March – 1 April 2005.  
Dr. Jimmy Tindigarukayo  
• “A tracer study of the National Youth Service graduates of 2001/2002 in Jamaica”, 7th Biennial Caribbean 
and International Social Work Educators Conference, UWI, Mona Campus, August8-11.  
• “Implementation of Executive Agency Model in Jamaica”, th Annual SALISES Conference, 
March 16 -18. 
 
PUBLICATIONS  
Books and Monographs  
* Constraints on Political Order in Uganda, Jimmy Tindigarukayo, Kobalt Books, Saint 
Louis, 2004, 270 pp. 
 
Refereed Journal Articles  
.* “Unequal Negotiations: Small States in the New Global Economy”, by Patsy Lewis, Journal of 
Eastern Caribbean Studies, vol. 30, No.1, March 2005, pp. 54 -107.  
.* “Assessment of Public Service Reforms in Jamaica”, Jimmy Tindigarukayo, Social and 
Economic Studies, Vol. 53, No. 3, September 2004, pp. 81 -109.  
 
Other Peer reviewed Publications  
.* “Robert Antoni”, Routledge Encyclopaedia of Postcolonial Literatures, Kimberly-Anne Robinson 
Walcott, 2nd edition, Vol. 1, p. 64.  
.* “Lawrence Scott”, Routledge Encyclopaedia of Postcolonial Literatures, Kimberly-Anne Robinson-
Walcott, 2nd edition, Vol. 3, pp. 1413 -1414.  
.* “Anthony Winkler”, Routledge Encyclopaedia of Postcolonial Literatures, Kimberly-Anne 
Robinson-Walcott, 2nd edition, Vol. 3, pp. 1653 -1654.  
 
Non-Refereed  
.* “The Art of Ital”, review of Rastafarian Art, by Annie Paul, in Caribbean Review of Books, May 
2005.  
.* “Fierce Obsession”, review of My Jamaica: The Paintings of Judy Ann McMillan, by Annie Paul, 
in Caribbean Review of Books, February 2005.  
.* “Isle full of stories”, by Annie Paul, in Caribbean Review of Books, Volume 1, Number 3, Nov 
2004.  
.* “Rastaman Vibrations”, essay on re-issue of Brother Man by Roger Mais, by Annie Paul, in 
Caribbean Review of Books, Volume 1, Number 2, August 2004.  
.* “Culture Is Always a Translation”, Stuart Hall in his own words as told to Annie Paul, 
Caribbean Beat, January/ February 2005 Issue (No. 71).  
.* “Funny Sad Stories”, Book review, by Kimberly-Anne Robinson-Walcott, Caribbean Review of 
Books Vol. 1 No. 2, August 2004.  
 
Technical Reports  
.* Children's Well-Being in Small Island Developing States (Sids): The Caribbean Experience, 
Neville C. Duncan and Philip Castillo, for UNICEF, Barbados, January 2005 , 66 pages  
.* The Status of Men and Women in Jamaica (Desk Review), Aldrie Henry-Lee, Completed for 
the National Gender Advisory Committee, 2005  
.* Poverty in Jamaica. Completed for the DFID country strategy paper, Aldrie Henry-Lee, 
January 2005  
.* Financing Local Government in Jamaica: An Examination of Praxis and the Way Forward, 
Philip Osei, March-July 2005.  
.* Mapping Study for a the Non-State Actor Poverty Reduction Programme in Jamaica, Joint 
consultancy work with BMB ARCADIS Consulting, the Netherlands, Philip Osei, September to 
October 2004, for the European Union and Government of Jamaica.  
.* Comprehensive Review of Social Protection and Poverty Reduction in Saint Lucia, with 
Aldrie Henry-Lee and Patrick Watson, for the European Commission and Government of St. Lucia, 
September, 2004.  
.* A Study of Non-state Actors in Jamaica, Jimmy Tindigarukayo, December 2004, for the 
European Union (EU).  
.* Sexual Harassment in Jamaica, February 2005, Jimmy Tindigarukayo, for Bureau of Women 
Affairs, Government of Jamaica.  
.* Customer Service Satisfaction Survey, Jimmy Tindigarukayo, March 2005, for the National 
Land Agency, Government of Jamaica.  
.* Impact Assessment of Citizen’s Charter Programme in Jamaica, Jimmy Tindigarukayo, June 
2005, for the Cabinet Office, Government of Jamaica.  
 
INCOME GENERATION  
Table 3. MSc, MPhil, and PhD programmes 2004-2005  
Income  US$2004-2005  
MSc  110,250.00  
MPhil  16,250.00  
PhD  2,000.00  
Total  128,500.00  
Surplus/deficit  63,408.68  
 
Annie Paul, in late 2004 was instrumental in obtaining a grant of 15,000 euros for the National 
Gallery of Jamaica to offset water damage suffered during Hurricane Ivan. The monies came from 
the cultural emergency fund of the Prince Claus Fund in the Netherlands. 
 
PUBLIC SERVICE  
Professor Neville C. Duncan  
.– Member, National Advisory Commission on Local Government Reform, Government of 
Jamaica  
.– Coordinator, Research, National Advisory Commission on Local Government Reform  
.– Chair, Sub-Committee on Democracy, Participation and Transparency, National Advisory 
Commission on Local Government Reform  
.– Member, Editorial Committee, Journal of Eastern Caribbean Studies  
.– Member, Editorial Committee, Pensamiento Propio.  
.– Member, Sir Alister McIntyre Research and Policy Group  
.– Member, National Advisory Board on Poverty Eradication, Government of Jamaica  
.– Consulting Editor, Editorial, Editorial Board, Journal of Arts, Science and Technology  
.– Member, National Capacity Self-Assessment Project, National Environment Planning 
Agency and UNDP  
 
Helen Kristin Fox  
.– Member, Survey of Living Conditions Steering committee  
.– Member, Social Indicators Monitoring System (SIMS) steering committee  
.– Member, Early Childhood Commission Research subcommittee  
 
Dr. Aldrie Henry-Lee  
.– Member, UNICEF/PIOJ Social Investment in Children Committee  
.– Member, UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2005 Steering Committee  
 
Dr. Patsy Lewis  
.– Member, University Hospital Board of Management  
.– Member, Nursing Advisory Committee, UHWI.  
.– Member, editorial committee, The Integrationist.  
 
Dr. Philip Osei  
.– Member, National Advisory Council (NAC) on Local Government Reform, Jamaica.  
.– Co-Chair, Finance and Funding Task Force of the National Advisory Council on Local 
Government Reform  
.– Board Member, S-Corner Clinic and Community Development.  
 
Annie Paul  
.– Member, Editorial Board, the Caribbean Review of Books.  
.– Board member, JAMCOPY, the Jamaican Copyright Licensing Agency.  
.– Associate Editor, Small Axe: A Caribbean Journal of Criticism, Indiana University Press  
 
Dr. Kimberly-Anne Robinson-Walcott  
.– Editor, Jamaica Journal  
.– Literary adjudicator, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s Annual Literary 
Competition  
.– Editorial Board Member, Caribbean Review of Books.  
.– Member, Caribbean Publishers’ Network.  
 
CATEGORIES OF STUDENTS  
Postgraduate  
During the academic year 63 MSc were registered and 32 MPhil/PhD were registered in SALISES 
 
Prizes Awarded  
Yaneek Lawson, MSc Social Policy Student was awarded her degree with distinction for academic 
year 2003 -2004. 
 
 
THE BIOTECHNOLOGY CENTRE  
Prof. M. Ahmad, BSc Bhagal, MSc, PhD IARI – Director  
 
WORK OF THE CENTRE  
he general aims and objectives of the Biotechnology Centre 
were met for the academic year 2004 -2005 as the staff advanced 
the work of the Centre through teaching, training and 
supervision of graduates and undergraduates.The Environmental 
Foundation of Jamaica funded the sum of approxiately 
JMD5,000,000.00 for a research project to establish ex situ and in vitro 
gene banks of Jamaican medicinal plants. The project commenced in 
July 2004 and so far, of the 334 plants identified as having medicinal 
purposes over 70% of them have been obtained and placed into tissue 
culture, in addition to 15 other plants not previously identified. Dr. 
Sylvia Mitchell, working in association with the Inter American Institute for Cooperation in 
Agriculture (IICA) and the Social Development Council (SDC), hosted a workshop in Charles Town, 
Portland in April 2005. The workshop, which was very well attended and included speakers from the 
SDC, the EFJ, and the Institute of Jamaica, was held to sensitize the participants about the benefits 
and the use of medicinal plants and the need for sustainable development of these resources.  
The Citrus Replanting project being sponsored by the Ministry of Agriculture entered its final year of 
activity in February 2005. The project commenced in February 2003 and is part of a larger project of 
the Ministry of Agriculture to control citrus diseases in Jamaica and develop virus free certifiable 
planting material for local varieties of tangerine and grapefruit through the development of tissue 
culture (shoot tip grafting) protocols.  
The objectives of this project are being met to some extent. Thus far the Citrus tristeza virus (CTV) 
has been found more widespread than the incidence reported in 1999. The biological properties of 
the CTV and viroids isolates are presently being assayed. Shoot tip grafting experiments to produce 
virus free certifiable planting material were established but obtaining successful grafts has been low. 
A number of new resistance gene constructs have been engineered, transformations of papaya 
conducted and papaya plantlets are being rooted in vitro. The aim of this trial will be to collect the 
final data on the inheritance of resistance of the first set of transgenic lines and to assess that of the 
new lines. The principal investigators and team leaders are Drs. Wayne McLaughlin and Paula 
Tennant.  
A workshop on the “Concepts of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering” was hosted by the 
Biotechnology Centre July 18 – 22, 2005. The objective of the workshop was to provide an avenue 
for some science teachers to increase their knowledge and to provide practical hands on laboratory 
experience in Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering. The workshop was organized by Dr. Marcia 
Roye and lectures were delivered by members of staff of the Biotechnology Centre and the 
Department of Basic Medical Sciences. The programme was very successful with approximately 
twenty teachers from a variety of high schools participating. The workshop was partly sponsored by 
the Ministry of Education.  
One MPhil student of Dr. Marcia Roye, Miss Melessa Brown, visited the John Innes Centre in the 
UK to conduct research on gene silencing on geminiviruses under the supervision of Dr. John 
Stanley. Miss Brown was sponsored by two grants, one from the Office of the Principal and another 
from the Campus Committee for Research and Publication and Graduate Grant Awards.  
The Research group led by Prof. Helen Asemota and Dr. Andrew Wheatley was granted two patents 
in 2005 for work done in Yam Bioengineering research:  
. • The procedure for a simple, efficient, and inexpensive method for acclimatization of 
in vitro derived yam (Dioscorea sp.) plantlets.  
. • The assessment of the efficacy of acclimatization of tissue culture derived plantlets 
by the use of a biochemical indicator.  
 
PAPERS PRESENTED  
. • Abdulkadri, A., Pinnock, S., and Tennant, P. (2004). “Public perception of 
Genetic engineering and the choice to purchase genetically modified food”. Annual Meeting of the 
American Agricultural Economics Association, Denver, Colorado, August1-4, 2004.  
. • Bahado-Singh P. S., Wheatley, A.O., Morrison, E.Y., Ahmad, M.H. and 
Asemota, H.N. (2005). “Glycemic Index: Distinction between ‘good’ and ‘bad’ carbohydrates for 
effective diabetes management”. 7th Conference, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, Mona, May 16 
-19, pg 55 -56.  
. • Bennett, S., Tennant, P and McLaughlin, P. (2005).  
 
“ 
Molecular characterisation, prevalence and distribution of th 
citrus viroids in citrus from Jamaica”. Conference, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences. 
Mona, May 16 -19, p 45  
. • Bennett, S., Tennant, P and McLaughlin, P. (2005). Identification of citrus viroids 
in Jamaica by RT-PCR and SSCP. Sixteenth Annual Conference of the Jamaican Society for 
Agricultural Sciences (JSAS). Kingston, Jamaica June 15 16, 2005  
. • Collins, A.M., and Roye, M.E. (2005). Geminivirus infection of the weed 
Wissadula amplissima and its implications for Jamaican agriculture. Seventh Conference, Faculty of 
Pure and Applied Sciences. Mona, May 16 -19, p. 46  
. • Fisher, L., Tennant, P. and McLaughlin, W. (2005). Detection and differentiation 
of Citrus tristeza virus (CTV) in Jamaica using ELISA, RT-PCR, DNA hybridisation and RFLP. 
Seventh Conference, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences. Mona, May 16 -19, 2005, p. 48  
. • Fisher, L., Tennant, P. and McLaughlin, W. (2005). “Distribution and molecular 
characterization of Citrus tristeza virus (CTV) in Jamaica”. Sixteenth Annual Conference of the 
Jamaican Society for Agricultural Sciences (JSAS). Kingston, Jamaica June 15 -16.  
.• Graham, A.P. and Roye, M.E. (2005). Two novel geminiviruses participating in mixed 
infection of the weed  
.abutilon sp. In Jamaica. Seventh Conference, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences. Mona, May 16 
-19, p. 49  
. • McKenzie, F. and Tennant, P. (2005). Development of a regeneration and 
transformation system for West Indian Sea Island cotton (Gossypium barbadense L. cv. V135). Seventh 
Conference, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences. Mona, May 16 -19, p. 47  
. • Millar M, S.A. Mitchell, M.H. Ahmad (2005). “Micropropagation Studies and 
Antimicrobial Evaluation of Neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss)”. Seventh Conference, Faculty of Pure 
and Applied Sciences. Mona, May 16 -19, p 36 -37.  
. • Mitchell, S.A., M Millar and M.H. Ahmad (2005). “The potential of Jamaican-
grown plants for health and wealth: the experience of the Medicinal Plant Research Group, 
Biotechnology Centre, UWI, Mona”. The 29th Caribbean Regional Conference on Nutrition and 
Dietetics: July 2-5th, Kingston, Jamaica. pg 18.  
.• Mitchell S.A., K. Scott and M.H. Ahmad (2005). “Propagation of neem (Azadirachta indica) 
using macro-and micropropagation methods”. Jamaican Society for Agricultural Sciences 
Conference. June 15-16, Kingston, Jamaica. pg  
.7.  
. • Mitchell S.A., M. Millar, S. Miller and M.H. Ahmad (2005). “Post-harvest 
microbial analysis of turmeric (Curcuma longa) and curry products”. Jamaican Society for Agricultural 
Sciences Conference. June 15 -16, pg. 18.  
. • Mitchell S.A. (2005). “Plant growth phases affecting in vitro growth”. Society of In 
vitro Biology 2005: In Vitro Biology Conference, Baltimore. June5-7, P-11, pg 15.  
. • Powell, M., Wheatley, A.O., Williams, N., Omoruyi, F., Asemota, H.N., and 
Tennant, P. (2005). “Safety assessment of transgenic papaya (Carica papaya L.) in rat models: 
Histopathology Studies”. Seventh Conference, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences. Mona, May 16 -
19, 2005, p. 53  
. • Riley, C.K., Adebayo, A.S., Wheatley, A.O., Ahmad, M.H. and Asemota, H.N. 
(2005). “Micrometrics of some Jamaican Yam (Dioscorea spp.) Starch Powders and implications in 
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and capsule formulations”. Seventh Conference, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, 
University of the West Indies, Mona. May 16 -19, pg 57.  
.• Roye, M.E., Amarakoon, I., Stewart, C.S., Graham, A.P. Collins, A.M., McKoy R. 
(2005). “Genetic Diversity of the geminiviruses infecting weeds and crops in Jamiaca”. XLV Annual 
Meeting of the American Phytopathological Society  
.– Caribbean Division. San Jose, Costa Rica, June 27 – July 1,  
.p. 50.  
. • Stewart, C.S., and Roye, M.E. (2005). “Three distinct geminiviruses infecting Sida 
spp. in Jamaica and implications for agriculture”. Seventh Conference, Faculty of Pure & Applied 
Sciences, University of the West Indies, Mona. May 16-19,p51  
. • Turner, S. G. and Tennant, P. (2005). “Differential reactions to Papaya ringspot 
virus of progenies obtained from crossing tolerant papaya cultivars”. Sixteenth Annual Conference of 
the Jamaican Society for Agricultural Sciences (JSAS). Kingston, Jamaica June 15 -16, 2005  
. • Webster S.A., Mitchell S.A., Reid W and M.H Ahmad (2005). “Somatic 
Embryogenic Response and Embryo Conversion in Petiveria alliacea (Guinea hen weed)”. 7th 
Conference, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of the West Indies, Mona. May 16, 190 
-30, pg 53.  
 
PUBLICATIONS  
Books & Monographs  
* Mitchell S.A. (2005) “The Role of Biotechnology” In:  
Sharing Innovative Experiences, Volume 10. Examples of the Development of Pharmaceutical Products from 
Medicinal Plants. UNDP-SSS, TWAS, TWNSO. Pp 164 -176  
* Fermin, G., Tennant, P., Gonsalves, C., Lee, D., and Gonsalves, D. (2004). “Comparative 
development and impact of transgenic papaya in Hawaii, Jamaica and Venezuela”. In 
Transgenic plants: Methods and Protocols, Vol. 286, Methods in Molecular Biology. L. 
Pena (Ed.). Humuna Press, Totowa, New Jersey pp 397 -428.  
Refereed Journals  
.* Tennant, P., Ahmad, M. H., and Gonsalves, D. (2005). “Field resistance of coat protein 
transgenic papaya to Papaya ringspot virus in Jamaica”. Plant Disease 89: 841 -847  
.* Tennant, P., Souza, M., Gonsalves, D., Fitch, M., and Slightom, J. (2005). “Line 63 -1: A 
new virus-resistant transgenic papaya”. HortScience 40: 1196 -1199  
 
INCOME GENERATION  
Grants  
JM$5M. – Environmental Foundation of Jamaica – to establish gene banks of Jamaican 
medicinal plants. July 2004–July 2006  
USD149,911.00 – Ministry of Agriculture – Citrus Replanting Project. February 2003 – 
January 2006.  
USD36,000.00 – Office of the Principal Special Initiative Fund  
.– Molecular Investigations of Recombination between Crop and Weed-infecting Geminiviruses 
from Jamaica. March 2003  
.– February 2006.  
 
USD2000.00 – Campus Committee for Research and Publication and Graduate Grant Awards 
– Molecular Characterizaton of the Geminiviruses infecting Wissadula amplissima in Jamaica. 
April – September 2005.  
USD6000.00 – Campus Committee for Research and Publication and Graduate Grant Awards 
and the Office of the Principal–Gene Silencing of cabbage leaf curl virus in Jamaica. April to 
September 2005  
Funded Activities  
J$400,000 from the Ministry of Education, Youth & Culture for Science Teachers Workshop, 
July 18 -22, 2005.  
J$120,000 from the Tropical Battery Company for the distribution of Neem and other 
medicinal plants.  
J$100,000.00 from the Juici Beef Patties for quality testing and training 
 
PUBLIC SERVICE  
Prof. M. H. Ahmad  
.– Board Member, National Commission on Science and Technology  
.– Member, CARICOM Working group on genetically modified organisms (GMOs)  
.– Member, National Bio Safety Committee, NCST  
 
Prof. Helen Asemota  
.– International Consultant for the Food and Agriculture Organization, UN  
.– Member, Steering Committee for the Development of a Caribbean Food Composition 
Programme organized by the Caribbean Food & Nutrition Institute (CFNI) and PAHO  
 
Dr. Sylvia Mitchell  
.– Member of the Pharmaceutical Council of Jamaica  
.– Secretary, Caribbean Herbs Business Association of Jamaica  
 
Dr. Marcia Roye  
– Member, Biodiversity Committee, NEPA  
Dr. Paula Tennant  
.– Board Member, Papaya Growers Association  
.– Member of the National Biosafety Committee (NCST)  
 
Dr. Andrew Wheatley  
.– Mayor, Spanish Town, St. Catherine  
.– Vice-Chairman, St. Catherine Parish Council  
 
CATEGORY OF STUDENTS  
Postgraduates:  
Twenty postgraduates are currently doing research at the Biotechnology Centre, thirteen M Phil and 
Seven Ph D students. One MPhil and one PhD candidate have submitted their thesis and two other 
Ph D candidates are completing.  
In September 2004, two new students, Messrs. Cornelius Pyne and Curtis Greene started their 
research at the Biotechnology Centre under the supervision of Dr. Andrew Wheatley and Prof. Helen 
Asemota. 
 
THE NATURAL PRODUCTS 
INSTITUTE  
Trevor H. Yee, BSc (Hons), PhD  
UWI, MBA (Hons) Nova  
– Executive Director  
WORK OF THE INSTITUTE  
he Institute continued with a number of pure and applied 
research projects and submitted an application for a patent through the 
Office of Sponsored Research. The application was approved by the 
UWI patent screening committee for one of Dr. Trevor Yee’s projects 
involving a process of value addition to a natural product with 
commercial potential. Further work also advanced a Technical 
Agreement with a com-mercial processor for another of his research 
projects that had completed the initial research phase.  
Dr. Rupika Delgoda was successful in securing funding for research 
with the Super Plus Food Stores and thus the “SuperPlus Graduate Research Grant” was established. 
The grant provides research expenses and an incentive for graduate students to carry out research at 
the Institute. The signing ceremony took place on June 21, 2005, where Mr. Wayne Chen, CEO of 
the Super Plus Food Store group and the Principal of the Mona Campus, Prof. the Hon. Kenneth 
Hall signed an agreement worth J$1.5 Million in the first instance.  
The Institute has been coordinating a collaboration with the University of Mississippi (U. Miss.) for a 
joint grant application for research funding involving the U. Miss. and several departments of the 
UWI. This application was submitted to the International Cooperative Biodiversity Group (ICBG) of 
the US. National Institute of Health on Feb. 15th, 2005. Dr. Trevor Yee and Dr. Norman Quinn of 
UWI’s Discovery Bay Marine Laboratory were invited to the ICBG meeting in Washington, D.C. in 
October, 2004 for the ICBG seminar and Grant Application briefing.  
Dr. Steven Price of the Public Interest Intellectual Property Advisors (PIIPA), a Smithsonian based 
Institute which assists developing countries with Intellectual property issues at little or no cost to 
them, accepted an invitation from Drs. Yee and Quinn to visit Jamaica. He presented a lecture, 
“Public Interest Intellectual Property Advisors: Helping to Level the Playing Field,” at the Mona 
Visitors’ Lodge on March 10th, 2005 and also addressed interested groups on the North Coast at the 
Discovery Bay Marine Laboratory on March 11th, 2005. 
 
RESEARCH IN PROGRESS  
Research is continuing in the following areas:  
.– Investigation into the value addition of a plant, exported as raw material, by means of the 
extraction, chemical characterization, and development of a commercial process for the extraction of 
the active ingredients. Dr. Trevor Yee, Prof. Helen Jacobs.  
.– Investigations of a number of plants as potential new sources of essential oils. Dr. Trevor 
Yee, Dr. Roy Porter.  
.– Investigation of a local plant with potential as a nutraceutical. The chemical and 
physiological profiles of the plant, for the presence of a number of bioactive compounds are being 
investigated. Prof. Ajai. Mansingh, Prof. Ronald Young, Dr. Trevor Yee, Ms. Arlene Wilson.  
.– The study of potential interactions between herbal and prescription medicines. Dr. Rupika 
Delgoda, Prof. Paul Reese, Dr. Novie Younger.  
 – Drug Metabolism and expression of Cytochrome P450 enzymes in diseased and 
normal tissue. Dr. Rupika  
 Delgoda, Dr. Allie Martin, Prof. Micheal Lee, Prof. Roland Wolfe (UK) and Prof. Gordon 
Roberts (UK).  
.– Development of botanical pesticides formulations for the management of cruciferous 
vegetables, coffee, and other economic plants, and ticks of cattle and other animals. Prof. Ajai 
Mansingh, Dr. Trevor Yee, Ms. Arlene Wilson, Dr. Dwight Robinson.  
 
Client Services  
The following client services were initiated/continued.  
.– Development of nutraceuticals from local ethnomedical formulations  
.– The assessment of a natural product formulation for anticancer activities.  
.– Consultation for pesticidal control and preparation of organic fertilizers for a farming 
complex.  
 
International Collaboration  
.– A collaborative research grant application to the International Cooperative Biodiversity 
Groups (ICBG) between the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, UWI and the University of 
Mississippi, is being coordinated by the NPI.  
.– Collaborations with the Universities of Oxford, Leicester and Dundee in the U.K. 
continued, with funding from the International Foundation for Science.  
 
PAPERS/POSTERS PRESENTED  
Annual Research Conference, Medical Faculty UWI, November 2004. Posters presented.  
 • M.A. Shields, P.Reese, M.J.Paine, C.R. Wolf and R. Delgoda, “Investigating 
potential drug-herb interactions:  
 effects of Jamaican natural products on the activity of Cytochrome P450 enzymes”.  
. • N. J. Quinn, T.H. Yee, W. Gallimore, D. Gotehfeld, M. T. Hamann, M. Slattery, 
and L.Walker, “Exploring Jamaica’s Marine Biodiversity while Searching for Pharmacologically 
Interesting Natural products from Jamaican Coral Reefs.”.  
 
Conference in Nanjing, China, October 2004.  
• The NPI being the secretariat of the International Society for the development of natural 
products (ISDNP) was involved in the 3rd International ISDNP conference held in Nanjing, 
China. A group led by Prof. Ronald Young, Dean of the Faculty, and including Prof. the 
Hon. Errol Morrison, Mr. Victor Rhone, Dr. Trevor Yee, Prof. Paul Reese of the Dept. of 
Chemistry, and Dr. Howard Reid of the Mona Institute of Applied Sciences (MIAS) 
attended.  
Published abstracts  
. • T. Yee. Investigations into new pesticidal compounds from limonoids extracted 
from Meliaceae and Rutaceae and from the synthesis of rotenoids and their analogues. 2004. 
Abstracts of the 3rd International conference on natural products, October, Nanjing, China, p 248  
. • R. Delgoda, M. Shields and G. Buckely. Investigating potential drug-herb 
interactions, ibid, p 202.  
. • N. Jayasundera, I. Obeiefuna, R.Delgoda, R. Young. The investigation of 
acclaimed anti-hypertensive properties of a local herbal formula. Ibid p 180.  
. • A. Wilson, A. Mansingh. Exploration of therapeutic potential of a common 
tropical weed: chemical and bioactivity assays. Ibid p 234  
. • V. Rhone Growth and development of the natural products industry in developing 
countries: the need for a centralized market intelligence database. Ibid p 200.  
. • A. Wilson. Natural pesticides an alternative to synthetic pesticides. Presentation 
made at meeting hosted by Pesticide Control Authority as part of activities for Pesticide Awareness 
Week 2004.  
 
PUBLICATIONS  
Peer Reviewed Publications  
.* R. Delgoda and A. Westlake. 2004, Herbal interactions involving cytochrome P450 
enzymes, a mini review; Toxicology Review, 23(4):239-49.  
.* R. Delgoda, C. Ellington, S. Barrett, N. Gordon, N. Clarke, N. Younger, 2004. The practice 
of polypharmacy involving herbal and prescription medicines in the treatment of diabetes mellitus, 
hypertension and gastrointestinal disorders in Jamaica, West Indian Medical Journal, 53(6), 400-405  
 
Donations  
During the year, the Natural Products Institute donated two books in which it was involved to the 
UWI Science Library and to the Ministry of agriculture library. The two books were;  
.– Utilization and management of agricultural and Agro-Industrial Waste. Workshop Manual by 
Prof. P. Agamuthu  
.– Novel Compounds from Natural Products in the New Millenium. Potential and Challenges 
by Profs. BKH Tan, BH Bay, and YZ Zhu.  
 
PUBLIC SERVICE  
Dr. Rupika Delgoda  
– UWI representative for R&D, the Jamaica Herbal Business Association  
Ms. Arlene Wilson  
.– Member, Steering Committee, Jamaica Young Scientist Forum -facilitated by the  
.– Member, National Commission on Science and Technology (NCST)  
.– Member, Committee for Development of National Plan of Action for Pesticide 
Management, Pesticide Control Authority  
.– Member, Plant Health Coordination Committee, Ministry of Agriculture  
.– Judge, Essay Competition/Science Fair – Institute of Jamaica/Scientific Research Council – 
Jamaica Public Service Company  
 
Dr. Trevor Yee  
.– Treasurer, International Society for the Development of Natural Products.  
.– Member, Editorial Board of the Jamaica Journal of Science and Technology  
.– Vice President, 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  
 
SUPERVISION OF STUDENTS  
Postgraduate  
Two MPhil Students working jointly with the Natural Products Institute and the Department of 
Chemistry and are being supervised by Dr. Trevor Yee, Prof. Helen Jacobs, and Dr. Roy Porter.  
Two MPhil students supervised by Dr. Delgoda with Prof. Paul Reese in Dept. of Chemistry and 
Dr. Lisa Lindo in Dept of Biochemistry.  
Undergraduate  
Dr. Yee lectured in the BSc final year Food Chemistry course at UWI Drs. Yee, Delgoda, and 
Sylvia Mitchell coordinated and taught the Herbal and Complimentary Medicine to BPharm. Final 
year students at the University of Technology, Jamaica. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
UWI DISTANCE
EDUCATION CENTRE
(UWIDEC)
Derrick Thompson, BSc (Hons.), Dip
Bus. Admin.
– Acting Campus Coordinator
WORK OF THE CENTRE
In April 2004 the UWIDEC embraced a paradigm shift. This was inkeeping with the university’s plan of restructuring the outreach
sector and the UWIDEC in particular. The restructuring started with
the strengthening of the administrative structure through new
appointments (Senior Assistant Registrar and Finance Officer)
stationed at the Cave Hill campus. In the new administrative
structure, the emphasis was placed on redefining and developing the
product.
UWIDEC has embraced a “blended learning” approach for content
delivery using a mixed mode delivery system. The modes are face-to-
face, print, audio-conferencing and asynchronous (online) teaching
and learning. With the first three technologies already fully
developed and in use, the focus of the centre was on adopting and
implementing the asynchronous or online component.
The target was to have 13 courses fully delivered by Blended Learning
(BL) by academic year 2005/2006. A number of training workshops
480
for academics (Course Coordinators and Tutors), technical staff,
administrative support staff and students were held. These training
workshops were designed to sharpen existing skills and build new
ones and to sensitize and prepare the participants for the adoption of
online learning technologies in their respective roles.
In addition to its core offerings from the faculties of Social Sciences
and Humanities and Education, UWIDEC also sought to diversify
the product through increased programmes and widening of access.
To this end, discussions have been held with interested
representatives of various departments with a view to working with
them to develop online programmes.
Work was also done on the development and delivery of a certificate
course on local e-governance for a regional audience (http://e-
gov.dec.uwi.edu). This was delivered totally on-line.
The department also continued work on the planning of the Fourth
Pan-Commonwealth Conference on Open Learning (PCF4).
UWIDEC has the distinction of co-hosting the forum with the
Commonwealth of Learning (COL). The conference is set for
October 31 – November 3 in Ocho Rios, Jamaica.
(http://pcf4.dec.uwi.edu).
During the period under review, the Caribbean Universities Project
for Integrated Distance Education (CUPIDE) was resumed. The
objective of the project is to develop the human resources within the
region through enabling each of the five participating universities to
develop and deliver quality distance education programmes using
ICT. (http://www.cupide.org.jm).
Income Generation
The main income generating activities were:
Summer School – Income (3.1M JMD), expenditure (2.3M JMD)
Rental of Teleconferencing facility by other regional non-UWI
entities – 780,000 JMD
Facilities rental – 3M JMD
481
PUBLIC SERVICE
Christine Marrett
– Member, Caribbean Association for Distance and Open
Learning
– Public Relations Officer, Jamaica Association for Distance
and Open Learning
– Member, Association of Caribbean Higher Education
Administrators
Charmaine McKenzie
– Member of the Board, National Library of Jamaica
– Member, Jamaican Association of Distance and Open
Learning
– Hon. Editor, Jamaican Historical Society Bulletin
– Editor, Grace, Kennedy Foundation Lectures
Vilma McClenan
– Member, Jamaican Council for Adult Education (JACAE)
– President, Jamaica Association of Open and Distance
Learning (JADOL)
– Member, Caribbean Regional Council for Adult Education
(CARCAE)
– Member, Executive Committee and Caribbean
Representative on the International Council for Adult
Education (ICAE)
Derrick Thompson
– Treasurer, Jamaican Association of Distance and Open
Learning
Categories of students
Undergraduate Programmes
Country Centre Faculty Programme Total
482
JAMAICA
BROWN’S TOWN Humanities & BEd. Admin. 9
Education
Social Sciences BSc Mgt. Studies 35
DENBIGH Humanities & BEd. Admin. 11
Education
Social Sciences BSc Mgt. Studies 52
MANDEVILLE Humanities & BEd. Admin. 12
Education
Social Sciences BSc Mgt. Studies 63
MONA CAMPUS Humanities & BEd. Admin. 6
Education
Social Sciences BSc Mgt. Studies 82
MONTEGO BAY Humanities & BEd. Admin. 10
Education
Social Sciences BSc Mgt. Studies 92
MORANT BAY Humanities & BEd. Admin. 11
Education
Social Sciences BSc Mgt. Studies 20
OCHO RIOS Education BEd. Admin. 10
Social Sciences BSc Mgt. Studies 75
PORT ANTONIO Humanities & BEd. Admin. 7
Education
Social Sciences BSc Mgt. Studies 32
SAVANAH-LA-MAR Education BEd. Admin. 34
Social Sciences BSc Mgt. Studies 60
VERE Humanities & BEd. Admin. 2
Education
Social Sciences BSc Mgt. Studies 10
Total 633
Post Graduate Programmes
Country Centre Faculty Programme Total
JAMAICA MONA CAMPUS Medical Sciences MSc Counselling 32
483
SCHOOL OF CONTINUING 
STUDIES 
 
Year ending July 31, 2005 
  
 
Professor Lawrence Carrington, BA Lond-UCWI, PhD UWI  
– Director  
Overview 
 
he School records with sadness the passing of Dr. Bradley Niles, Resident Tutor & Head, 
Barbados, on Sunday, May 1, 2005. Dr. Niles served the University and the School for 28 years.  
For the academic year 2004 -2005, the School of Continuing Studies maintained a strong focus on 
continuing education programmes, outreach and public education initiatives, research and 
community development projects and technical assistance.  
The new research thrust at the Caribbean Child Development Centre (CCDC) took shape with a 
workshop and number of research and technical assistance initiatives, with donor support, in the 
areas of violence and child development and HIV/AIDS and child outcomes. Support for the Early 
Childhood Development network of activities continued and a new phase of the Child Focus project 
attracted grant funding from the Caribbean Development Bank.  
The Social Welfare Training Centre (SWTC) co-hosted the 7th Biennial Caribbean and International 
Social Work Educators’ Conference at Mona in August 2005. The conference provided a forum in 
which Social Work Educators and Practitioners reflect on theories and practices pertinent to social 
work in the Caribbean.  
The first offer of the Certificate in Labour Studies developed by the Trade Union Education Institute 
(TUEI) began in September in Jamaica and the Institute continued to explore the feasibility of 
offering the programme regionally. TUEI was also instrumental in facilitating a consultation to 
ensure that Caribbean union women were adequately consulted on and their views represented in the 
Caribbean Congress of Labour’s policy document, New Platform for the Americas.  
Jamaica Eastern maintained a strong programme of promoting its programmes and course offerings 
and the feasibility of establishing a satellite centre to deliver programmes to eastern parishes was 
explored. A partnership was established with Caribbean Institute of Technology for the offer of a 
nationally recognised introductory course in Information Technology. A comprehensive review of 
selected programmes was started during the review period.  
Jamaica Western continued its involvement in the community development project Regenerating 
Communities and the HFLE-HIV community project Promoting Healthy Lifestyles in Western Jamaica. 
Discussions on the establishment a satellite centre in Negril for the delivery of courses were initiated 
with stakeholders from the community.  
The School felt the impact of Hurricane Ivan’s onslaught with damage to the Centres in Grenada, the 
Cayman Islands and Jamaica Eastern and the suspension of operations in Grenada and Cayman.  
Three associate degree programmes developed by the School were offered for the first time across 
the region in September 2004. Applications for the second cohort were also processed during this 
period and three new associate degrees were at various stages of development.  
TRADE UNION EDUCATION INSTITUTE  
Marva A. Phillips, MSc Johns Hopkins – Tutor/Coordinator  
WORK OF THE INSTITUTE  
he work of the Institute focused on public education, outreach and 
networking. Seminars and consultations on trade union issues were held 
and Tutor/Coordinator, Ms Marva Phillips represented Jamaica at the XVI 
Continental Congress of the ICFTU/ ORIT in Brasilia in April. The 
Tutor/Coordinator is the only academic staff member at the Institute.  
Continuing Education  
The first offer of the Certificate in Labour Studies began in September 
2004 in Jamaica with an initial intake of thirteen students. Eighteen additional students were admitted 
to the programme in January 2005. The programme was formally launched in November 2004 with 
support from the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES). Meetings were held with the social partners in 
Barbados to discuss the offer of the programme in that country. The offer of the programme at 
other Centres was also explored. 
 
Public Education & Outreach  
In May, the TUEI, in collaboration with the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU) 
Women’s Committee conducted a 2-day seminar for young trade unionists within the national Trade 
Union Movement. Workshop Facilitators were drawn from students pursuing the Certificate in 
Labour Studies.  
The President of the Caribbean Congress of Labour (CCL) invited Ms Phillips to plan, organise and 
facilitate a consultation of Caribbean Union Women representing affiliates of the Caribbean 
Congress of Labour (CCL) in Antigua in July. Funding for the event was provided by the 
International Labour Organisation, Geneva Office, the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) and the 
CCL. The objective of the consultation was to ensure that Caribbean union women brought to the 
Labour’s New Platform for the Americas, their perspective while ensuring that the status and 
conditions of women were fully represented in the Platform document. Union women throughout 
the Americas engaged in consultations within their regions to examine the document. Labour’s 
Platform for the Americas is a policy document designed to provide a “fresh start for Latin America 
and the Caribbean” in order to maintain labour’s relevance within the Americas. 
 
Main Targets 2005-2006  
Expand the offer of the Certificate in Labour Studies to other Centres in the region  
Hold the ILO/TUEI Labour Standards Programme  
Host a symposium on the 1st generation of Caribbean Trade Union Women  
Develop a research project with Caribbean Association of Feminist Researchers (CAFRA) 
 
PAPERS PRESENTED  
• Phillips, Marva A. “Women’s Participation in the Trade Union Movement”, First 
Continental Conference for Women of the ICFTU/ORIT, Panama, September 27 -29, 2004. 
 
PUBLIC SERVICE  
Marva Phillips  
.– Council Member, Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU)  
.– Chair, JCTU Women’s Committee  
.– Member, Permanent Salaries Review Board -Ministry of Finance  
.– Member, CCL Women’s Committee  
.– Caribbean Representative (Titular) to Inter-American Regional Organisation of Workers 
(ORIT) Women’s Committee (COMUT)  
.– CCL’s Alternate Representative, ICFTU Women’s Committee  
.– UWI Alternate Representative to ILO’s Project Advisory Committee, the Programme for 
the Promotion of Management-Labour (PROMALCO)  
.– UWI/TUEI Representative to ILO Heads of Labour Colleges Meetings  
 
SOCIAL WELFARE TRAINING CENTRE  
Lincoln Williams, BA East Anglia, PGCE, MA Lond, Dip. in Youth & Community Work Thames 
– Tutor/Coordinator  
WORK OF THE CENTRE  
he Centre continued to offer continuing education 
programmes for social and youth workers. SWTC in collaboration 
with the Department of Sociology, Psychology & Social Work 
coordinated the publication of the fourth volume of the Caribbean 
Journal of Social Work. SWTC maintained its valuable contribution to 
the development of the social work profession and the discipline of social 
work in the Caribbean. The Centre played a major role in programme 
preparation and conference organisation for the Association of Caribbean Social Work Educators 
(ACSWE) 7th Biennial Conference held at Mona in 2005. Tutor/Coordinator, Lincoln Williams 
continued to play an active role on the Board of the International Association of the Schools of 
Social Work (IASSW). Mr. Williams represented the Vice Chancellor at the Fourth Meeting of the 
Regional Committee of Directors of Youth Affairs held in Barbados in January 2005.  
An allocation of J$1M has been approved by UGC for repairs to the Centre’s roof; this should make 
a substantial difference to the infrastructure of the Centre. The Tutor/Coordinator is still the only 
academic staff member at the Centre.  
Continuing Education  
There were 55 students registered for the CSS. However, only four students were from outside 
Jamaica. The Centre will intensify its efforts to market the programme to the wider region. There was 
an 80% pass rate in this programme.  
The Class of 2005 of the Regional Four Month Course in the Principles and Practice of Social Work 
had a cohort of 54 students from four Caribbean countries: Antigua, Jamaica, St. Kitts & Nevis and 
St. Vincent and the Grenadines. All 54 students successfully completed the course.  
The second offer of the Diploma in Youth in Development Work began in June 2004 and seven 
modules have been successfully delivered. There are currently 148 students in eleven participating 
countries of the English speaking Caribbean. The Diploma is offered with support from the 
Commonwealth Youth Programme (CYP) Regional Centre in Guyana. 
 
Public Education & Outreach  
SWTC co-hosted the 7th Biennial Caribbean and International Social Work Educators’ Conference at 
Mona, August 8-11, 2005. There were 250 participants from the Caribbean and North America. The 
conference provided a forum in which Social Work Educators and Practitioners reflect on theories 
and practices pertinent to social work in the Caribbean. 
 
Institutional Cooperation  
The Centre worked extremely closely with the Department of Sociology, Psychology & Social Work 
in the delivery of programmes and in mounting seminars on social work issues. 
 
Main Targets 2005-2006  
Submit the ASc in Youth Work to the Board for Undergraduate Studies for approval  
Deliver the Regional Four Month course in Cayman  
Publish Volume 5 of the Caribbean Journal of Social Work 
 
PAPERS PRESENTED  
Williams, Lincoln  
. • “How effective is the Jamaican Youth Service?”, 5th International Conference on 
Adolescent Health and Welfare, Jamaica, August 18 -20, 2004  
. • “Youth Unemployment in Addis Ababa and urban Jamaica: a comparison”, 
International Association of Schools of Social Work Seminar, Ethiopia, January 16 -23, 2005  
 
Publications  
Books & Monographs  
* Williams, L.O. (Editor in Chief) The Caribbean Journal of Social Work, University of the West 
Indies, Mona, Kingston 7, Vol. 4, July, 2005. 
 
Refereed Journal Articles  
* L.O. Williams and V. Sewpaul. “Modernism, Post Modernism and Global Standards in 
Social Work Education”. The International Journal: Social Work Education, Vol. 23, No. 5, 
(2004): 555 -565. 
 
Income Generation  
The Centre generates approximately 60% of its operating budget through fee paying programmes 
and other activities. The CYP provides funding to support the offer of the Diploma in Youth in 
Development Work. 
 
Public Service  
Lincoln Williams  
.– Member, Youth Policy Steering Committee, National Youth Development Centre/National 
Youth Service  
.– Member, Executive Board, International Association of Schools of Social Work  
 
 
Public Education & Outreach  
In May, the TUEI, in collaboration with the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU) 
Women’s Committee conducted a 2-day seminar for young trade unionists within the national Trade 
Union Movement. Workshop Facilitators were drawn from students pursuing the Certificate in 
Labour Studies.  
The President of the Caribbean Congress of Labour (CCL) invited Ms Phillips to plan, organise 
and 
CARIBBEAN CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTRE  
Julie Meeks Gardner, BSc, Dip Nutrition, PhD UWI  
– Tutor/Coordinator  
WORK OF THE CENTRE  
he work of the Centre focused on research, technical assistance, 
outreach and networking. CCDC maintained a strong research focus on 
violence and aggression and child development, HIV/AIDS and child 
outcomes. Preliminary research studies were undertaken for new research 
initiatives in these areas. The Centre also convened a regional workshop 
for researchers on Children and HIV/ AIDS in the Caribbean. Tutor/ 
Coordinator Dr. Julie Meeks Gardner continued supervision of four 
graduate students. There are two members of academic staff at the Centre, the 
Tutor/Coordinator and a Research Fellow who started mid-way through the review period.  
Public Education & Outreach  
CCDC maintained its work strengthening the Early Childhood Development (ECD) network of 
representatives from government ministries, services, technical persons, associations, and donors in 
the region, as well as international organisations. The network building activities, currently supported 
by UNESCO, include information sharing, facilitation of the exchange of proven practices, support 
for the Caribbean ECD web site, coordination of regional ECD Link teleconferences (using 
UWIDEC), production of the electronic Link newsletter, and participation in meetings. CCDC 
continued to serve as a UNESCO Cooperating Centre for Early Childhood.  
CCDC convened a workshop with researchers in the area of Children and HIV/AIDS in December 
2004, sponsored by the UNESCO Office for the Caribbean, to encourage researchers to share their 
findings across disciplines, reduce duplication of efforts and encourage collaboration in identifying 
and targeting areas most needed for research. Researchers from the fields of paediatrics, nutrition, 
mental health, epidemiology, social geography, community health, education and fertility 
management, as well as from donor agencies participated. The consensus was that the group would 
support the formalisation of a network to encourage dialogue and collaboration among researchers 
working in the area of Children and HIV/AIDS in Jamaica, and to expand the network to include 
other Caribbean countries. CCDC is seeking funding to support its role in this process. 
 
Institutional Cooperation  
CCDC is the administrative centre for, and Dr. Meeks Gardner is a member of the Children’s Issues 
Coalition (ChIC), a group of academics at UWI, Mona who are seeking to enable more integrated 
research and teaching as well as outreach services and dissemination of research findings, in areas of 
child health, welfare, education, development and behaviour. ChIC is working on two major projects: 
an annual journal entitled Caribbean Childhoods and the development of a database of research on 
children’s issues. Volume 2 of the Journal, which focuses on Children at Risk, was published in 2005. 
The database and a review of the compiled work are now completed, and these will be disseminated 
at a launch and workshop later in the year. 
 
Research and Technical Assistance  
Dr. Meeks Gardner was invited to be one of two child development specialists participating in a 
Child Health and Nutrition Research Initiative programme that aims to develop and apply a 
systematic methodology to identify research priorities in child health and nutrition globally. The 
initial meeting of participants and programme planning was held in Croatia in June 2005. The child 
development section is being carried out along with Dr. Maureen Black of the University of 
Maryland, and an invited team of world experts.  
The research programme on Aggression and Violence in Jamaican Children continued with a number of 
different activities being undertaken. Data analysis continued on the pilot study for a trial of parent 
and teacher interventions to reduce aggressive behaviour among primary school children (funded by 
the CHASE Fund and the Caribbean Health Research Council, with assistance from the British 
Council). Under the Violence Programme Inventory, funded by UNICEF Jamaica, a database of 
programmes has been developed listing all the intervention programmes addressing children and 
violence in Jamaica. Dr. Meeks Gardner was the lead researcher of the UWI consortium selected to 
conduct research for the UN Secretary General’s Report on Children and Violence: Caribbean Area Report 
funded through UNICEF. This report comprised an extensive review of the literature relating to 
issues around children and violence in 16 Caribbean countries, and detailed reports from the 
governments of the participating countries. The team also participated in a regional consultation of 
children and young people and stakeholders, and conducted the working group sessions to identify 
the perceived priority areas for intervention. A feasibility study on nutrition intervention to reduce 
aggression funded through the Minority Health & Health Disparities International Research Training 
Program (MHIRT) was undertaken.  
The programme of research on HIV/AIDS and Child Development continued. During the review 
period CCDC continued to provide support to the Promoting Healthy Lifestyles in Western Jamaica: 
HFLE – HIV/AIDS Project. This project conducted by Dr. Phyllis Macpherson-Russell of the 
Human Resource Development Unit (HRDU/SCS) aims to strengthen Health and Family Life 
Education (HFLE) programmes in teachers’ colleges, and among parents and community groups in a 
selected area of Western Jamaica.  
A grant was approved from the Caribbean Development Bank to continue the work of the IDB-
funded Child Focus II project in non-IDB-borrowing Caribbean countries. Called Child Focus III, this 
project will support ECD capacity building through work in three areas: implementation of 
curriculum goals and outcomes; financing and sustainability of ECD; and implementation of policies 
and regulatory systems for improving the quality of ECD services. Work is proposed for two 
countries in each of the three areas. 
 
Main targets 2005 -2006  
Conduct intervention trials to reduce children’s aggressive behaviour.  
Develop a database of HIV/AIDS intervention programmes that target children.  
Conduct an intervention trial to reduce the negative developmental outcomes of being affected by 
HIV/AIDS.  
Host a second workshop on children and HIV/AIDS.  
Develop a Caribbean-wide network of researchers on HIV/AIDS and children.  
Develop an extensive database of searchable materials on children’s issues for use across UWI and 
the Caribbean.  
Determine the requirements for and the feasibility of an associate degree programme in child 
development for the Caribbean.  
Secure funding for Child Rights Universities Network (CRUN) activities. 
 
PAPERS PRESENTED Meeks Gardner, J.  
. • “Children and Violence: Interventions at school and at home.” Childwatch 
International Research Network 2nd International Conference: Children and Adolescents Growing 
Up in Contexts of Poverty, Marginalization and Violence in Latin America, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 
September 27 -29, 2004.  
. • “Interventions for Aggressive Children.” Faculty of Medical Sciences 13th Annual 
Research Conference Workshop: Violence and the Impact on the Health Services, Jamaica, 
November 10 -12, 2004.  
. • “Zinc Deficiency and Developmental Outcomes.” The International Zinc Nutrition 
Consultative Group symposium “Moving Zinc into the Micronutrient Program Agenda”, Lima, Peru. 
November 15, 2004.  
. • “Network for researchers working with Caribbean children and HIV/AIDS.” UWI 
HARP 3rd Annual Scientific & Business Conference, Barbados May5-8, 2005.  
. • “Experiences of the Caribbean Report for the UN Secretary General’s Report on 
Violence Against Children.” Assembly of Key Institutions of Childwatch International, Norway, June 
25 -28, 2005.  
. • (with Powell CA, Thomas J, Lewis Y, Grantham-McGregor S.) “Social behaviour of 
Jamaican youths previously identified as aggressive or prosocial.” Childhoods 2005, Oslo, Norway, 
June 29 – July 3, 2005.  
. • (with Thomas JA, Powell CA, Lewis Y, Grantham-McGregor S.) “Jamaican parents’ 
responses to children’s behaviour.” Childhoods 2005, Oslo, June 29 – July 3, 2005.  
 
PUBLICATIONS Books and Monographs  
* Walker S, Williams S, (Eds.) (2005) Caribbean Childhoods: From Research to Action. Volume 2 
Children at Risk. Journal of the Children’s Issues Coalition, UWI. Kingston, Jamaica: Ian 
Randle Press. 
 
Refereed Journal Articles  
.* J Meeks Gardner, C Powell. “Aggressive youth and youth experiences of violence: Who is at 
risk in Jamaica?” Caribbean Childhoods 2 (2005): 71 -81.  
.* K Kruszewski, JM Meeks Gardner. “Breastfeeding patterns among 6 week old infants at the 
UHWI.” West Indian Medical Journal 54 (2005): 28 -33.  
.* J Meeks Gardner, SM Grantham-McGregor, C Powell, S Walker, T Cole. “Effects of zinc 
supplementation on the growth, morbidity and behavioural development of undernourished 
Jamaican children.” American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 82 (2005): 399 -405.  
 
Technical Reports  
* J Meeks Gardner, A Henry-Lee, P Chevannes, H Henningham, C Coore, Report on 
Children and Violence in the Caribbean for the UN Secretary General’s Global Report. 
 
Income Generation  
CCDC received its annual subvention from the Government of Jamaica. The Centre also earned 
income through the rental of facilities and fees for the administration of projects. Project income for 
2004-2005 was approximately J$9M. Other income including UGC funding was approximately 
J$3.6M. 
 
PUBLIC SERVICE  
Julie Meeks Gardner  
.– Chairman, National Food and Nutrition Coordinating Committee  
.– Chairman, Advisory Board of the Child Development Agency  
.– Secretary, Board of the Malnourished Children’s Foundation  
.– Board Member, Peace Management Initiative  
.– Member, National Plan of Action on Children Coordinating Committee  
.– Member, Technical Steering Committee, Research Agenda Programme, of the Planning 
Institute of Jamaica  
.– Member, Inter-Sectoral Working Group on Children and Violence  
.– Board Member, Childwatch International Research Network  
 
EASTERN JAMAICA Camp Road  
Gillian Glean-Walker, BA, MBA, Dip Ed, Dip Mgmt Stds UWI  
– Resident Tutor & Head  
 
 
 
WORK OF THE CENTRE  
he School in Jamaica Eastern maintained a strong programme of 
promoting its programmes and course offerings. A number of new pro-
grammes came on stream during thereview period and a new partnership was 
established with Caribbean Institute of Technology. Comprehensive reviews of 
programme offers continued as did the upgrading of the physical infrastructure 
and landscaping of the grounds. The feasibility of establishing a satellite centre 
to deliver programmes to eastern parishes was explored. The Resident Tutor is 
the only academic staff member at the Centre.  
Continuing Education  
The Jamaica Eastern Centre continued to offer a range of credit and non-credit programmes in 
Business & Administrative Studies, Computer Studies, Health & Human Services and Pre-University 
Access courses including ‘A’ Level and CXC preparation programmes. The School partnered with 
Caribbean Institute of Technology (CIT), for the offer of Computer Fundamentals. This nationally 
recognised course is the first step in Information Technology training at graduated levels, and 
ultimately can lead to internationally recognised Microsoft certification. The course has been 
oversubscribed from its inception.  
A comprehensive review of Jamaica Eastern’s Psychological Studies course offerings was started in 
collaboration with faculty members from the Counseling and Psychology Units at Mona.  
The School continued to collaborate with various Government and quasi-Government institutions 
for the delivery of specialised programmes. Classes in Mathematics & English Language were started 
in June 2005 for Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldiers. These classes were preliminary to registering 
these students for CXC/GCE ‘O’ Level classes in preparation for the May/June 2006 examinations.  
Programme Cluster Student Enrolment  
Business & Administrative Studies 2516 Computer Studies 505 Health & Human Services 
913 Languages, Creative Writing, Drama & Media 166 Pre-University & Access Programmes 
2959 Special Offers & External Studies 67 Vocational & Job-Oriented 275 
 
TOTAL 7401  
Institutional Collaboration  
Jamaica Eastern continued its collaboration with the Archives and Records Management 
Department, Mona to offer a certificate programme in Records Management. The final session of the 
two summer-session programme was held in summer 2005.  
Main Targets 2005-2006  
Review programmes in Computer Studies  
Offer day-classes for the immediate post-secondary cohort  
Establish a satellite centre for the delivery of programmes in Eastern Jamaica  
Expand the library facilities and upgrade the collection  
Introduce new programme offers 
 
Income Generation  
Jamaica Eastern generated a significant portion of its income through tuition from its programme 
offers. In addition the Centre earned some funds through the rental of facilities. During the review 
period, the Centre completed procedures to be designated as an Overseas Examination Centre. This 
enabled the Centre to generate J$.35M in additional income. An internet café has also been 
established which, when fully operational, is expected to generate over J$1M per annum. In addition, 
a programme of budgetary restraint over the year resulted in over J$1M less expenditure through 
‘General Funds’ disbursements. Rationalising and re-costing of courses and programmes to ensure 
financial viability led to a reduction in Tutors’ fees of about J$1M. 
 
WESTERN JAMAICA Montego Bay  
Vilma Clarke, BA UWI, MBA Nova, MA Leeds  
– Resident Tutor & Head  
WORK OF THE CENTRE  
or the year under review, the School in Jamaica Western continued to 
promote non-traditional routes for adult learners in Western Jamaica to 
improve their educational qualifications. The School was approached by 
several stakeholders in Negril about the possibility of setting up a satellite centre in 
that community. Interest was expressed in the UWI offering tourism related 
courses in the long term. Several new programmes came on stream, namely, the 
Associate degrees, Marketing & Sales, and English for Tertiary Level Studies. The Resident Tutor is 
the only academic staff member at the Centre.  
Continuing Education  
Investments in increased promotion, improved student support and strengthened administrative 
procedures paid off as the improvement in registrations for programme offerings continued. Courses 
which attracted reasonable enrolment were Computer courses, Social Work, Business Management 
and Supervisory Management. The table below provides enrolment figures.  
Programme Student Status Grand Totals New Continuing MFTMF T  
ASc in Business Management 
Business Management Year 1 
Business Management Year 2 
Conversational Spanish 
Early Childhood Education 
English For Tertiary Level 
Fundamentals of English (12 wk) 
Introduction to Computers 
 
030912 12 071219020305 24 – – – 061218 18 072128 28  
– 1818– 0202 20 020709 09 02– 02 02 204868 68  
Journalism  04  05  09     09  
Marketing  04  12  16  03  04  07  23  
Marketing & Sales (10 wk)  01  04  05     05  
Microsoft Office  17  35  52   02  02  54  
Remedial Mathematics  04  19  23     23  
Social Work  07  27  34  03  13  16  50  
Supervisory Management  16  37  53  09  17  26  79  
Supervisory Management (10 wk)  20  41  61     61  
Total        485  
 
Public Education & Outreach  
Social intervention and involvement through outreach remained a high priority. The School 
continued its work with inner city communities in collaboration with Faith Temple Assembly of God 
by completing two additional phases of the project, Regenerating Communities: empowerment through 
training for personal development and employment. Courses offered were Introduction to Computers and 
Customer Service & Telephone Techniques. A total of forty persons participated, primarily from the 
inner city communities of Mount Salem, Flanker and Canterbury. Hon. Portia Simpson-Miller, 
Minister of Social Security and Sports was Guest Speaker at the Presentation of Certificates 
ceremony, organised for the participants of the second phase which was held in January 2005.  
The Centre continued to support and work in collaboration with the HFLE-HIV community project, 
Promoting Healthy Life Styles in Western Jamaica. The formal launch of the project was held in May 2005. 
This initiative is spearheaded by Dr. Phyllis Macpherson-Russell, consultant to the HRDU/SCS. The 
Rotary Club of Montego Bay made a presentation to the project and the Affiliated Computer 
Services (ACS) of the Montego Bay Free Zone made a financial donation.  
Main Targets 2005-2006  
Introduce a lecture series for Western Jamaica  
Establish a mentoring programme for high school boys  
Explore funding to sustain outreach to inner city communities  
Undertake a programme review process  
Help revive western chapter of UWI Alumni Association 
 
Income Generation  
For the first time, local revenues matched and surpassed budgeted income. The School also earned a 
sum of J$63,000 through rental of facilities for workshops. Cost savings for administrative 
management were accomplished through sourcing more cost effective suppliers, budgetary restraint 
and implementing new in-house arrangements. 
 
PUBLIC SERVICE Vilma Clarke  
.– Member, Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce  
.– Member, Association of Caribbean Higher Education Administrators (ACHEA)  
.– Member, Jamaica Adult Literacy (JAMAL)  
.– Member, Jamaica Association for Distance and Open Learning (JADOL)  
.– Member, International Third World Leaders Association (ITWLA)  
.– Member, American Society for Training and Development (ASTD)  
.– Member, Greater Montego Bay Re-Development Company (GMRC)