THE LIBRARY
MONA
Year ending July, 31, 2008
Norma Amenu-Kpodo, BA Sask, BLS Tor – Campus Librarian
Overview
Advances made in the 2007/2008 academic year positioned theLibrary to continue its development along the path followed by
modern university libraries everywhere in respect of services, facilities
improvement, responsiveness to curriculum changes, and student
centredness. Most significant of these was the extending of opening
hours in the Main and the Medical Branch Library on November 12,
2007. The new opening hours are Monday to Friday – 8:30am to
6:00am, Saturday – 8:30am to 12:00midnight, and Sunday 12:00noon
to 8:00pm. The extended opening hours for the Science Branch
Library was scheduled to begin at the start of the 2008/9 academic
year.
Computer facilities and services received a boost as the gift of 100
computers from the Office of the Principal facilitated the creation of
one new computer laboratory in the Overnight Reading Room, and
distribution of additional computers on the second floor reading room.
This, along with 25 computers provided by the Library to upgrade the
MERIC computer lab and its existing laptop service, improved ICT
services for students.
Graduate Studies was given new impetus as a high proportion of the
monographs, journal subscriptions and databases recommended were
acquired, and work began on the redesign and refurbishing of a new
Postgraduate Research Facility which is expected to be opened in the
new academic year.
In keeping with the focus to develop and equip staff to deal with the
challenges of the new information environment, a number of staff
members were identified for training locally and abroad in leadership
in academic libraries, law librarianship, digital imaging and
preservation and conservation. This year, an award was instituted by
the Campus Librarian to encourage non-professional staff to attend
international conferences which are held locally. As a consequence,
Miss Elizabeth Cooke and Miss Georgia Bryan, Library Assistants,
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were granted awards to attend ACURIL XXXVIII Conference in
Montego Bay, in June 2008.
Re-structuring of the senior management positions in the Library
begun with plans to create two additional deputy librarian posts from
the existing establishment to coordinate activities in Public and
Outreach Services, and Technical Services.
Significant bequests received by the Library include: the invaluable
collection of Dr Garth Taylor’s resource material in ophthalmology
that includes books, video tapes and slides, which was donated to the
Medical Branch Library. The UWI Library was also the fortunate
beneficiary of the collection of the late Professor Richard Sheridan,
economic historian from the University of Kansas. Four volumes of
the “Flora of Egypt” were received from Professor Gerald Lalor. Dr
Cherrell Shelley-Robinson of the Department of Library and
Information Studies, donated her extremely valuable collection of
Caribbean Children’s Literature to the Mona Library to be made
available to scholars for research.
Exhibitions were mounted on M G Smith for the 6th Reasonings
Conference hosted by the Centre for Caribbean Thought, and for the
2008 ACS Conference.
In commemoration of UWI’s 60th Anniversary, the Library mounted
“Sixty Years of Progress” – a nine poster exhibition which highlighted
the development of the Mona Library, and portrayed the six Campus
Librarians who served from the Mona Campus during the period 1948
to the present. Two sponsored bookmarks were also produced by the
Library.
The Library was saddened by the passing of Kenneth Everard Niven
Ingram, OD, DLitt, MPhil, FLA, BA, former University and Campus
Librarian at the Mona Campus. A Librarian, Administrator,
Historian, Bibliographer, and Scholar, K.E. Ingram, as he was known,
made an outstanding contribution to Librarianship and Historical
Scholarship in Jamaica and the Caribbean. His association with the
UWI spanned some 31 years.
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Targets
The main targets for 2008/2009 will focus on access by further
extending the opening hours to 24/7 and making the Library resources
more accessible from other Libraries on Campus through the use of
ALEPH, the new integrated library system.
Strengthening of e-resources in all disciplines as well as the initiation
of a gradual change-over of the periodicals collection from an
essentially print to a predominantly electronic one, by switching over
at least 20% of the print subscriptions during the next fire years, is a
key objective.
Creating a student-centred environment by increasing the number of
students offered information literacy programmes, and developing a
proactive student-friendly reference service in all modalities with
emphasis on virtual reference, and one to one assistance for
undergraduate and postgraduate students, will be a major area of
emphasis.
Special projects such as those relating to digitisation of selected West
Indian materials and developing a Caribbean Leaders Collection,
participation in the development of an Institutionary Repository,
accelerating development of the Mona Online Research Database to
increase global awareness of UWI’s Scholarship and Research, are
among the major targets for the coming year.
Cataloguing
The cataloguing output, while not drastically reduced, was lower than
that of the previous year due to the staffing situation. Approximately
3500 new volumes were added to the collection as compared to 4000
last year. In addition some 101 e-books were added for the current
year.
Mona Information Literacy Unit (MILU)
Teaching and Learning
For the year under review, the Mona Information Literacy Unit
(MILU) conducted 264 training sessions involving over 6,422
students. These figures include sessions via OurVLE, but do not
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include statistics from Science and Medical Branch Libraries. The
number of student participants increased by 6.6% over last year, and
the number of sessions increased by about 2%. Figures received from
the Science Library indicate that the number of students increased
from 168 to 215 over the past year, reflecting a 28% increase for the
period.
Among the sessions MILU conducted were:orientation sessions/tours
for new undergraduates in Semester 1, OPAC training, Foundation
Courses, and MSc HRD, PS62F (Psychology), MA Communication
Studies, E33P (Post-Colonial Literatures) E35B (Resources for
Claude McKay) and HR69A.
Graduate Studies
In Semester II, MILU delivered sessions on EndNote and Citation
Styles. Almost all Postgraduates gave a positive rating of 4-5 [on a
scale of 1-5]. They reported that they were more empowered to
conduct their research as they were able to export citations from a
database and cite while writing.
Eleven faculty members were trained in four Endnote and database
sessions. They found the sessions very useful, and unanimously rated
the sessions highly.
Outreach
MILU designed and delivered an Information Literacy Workshop at
the Library and Information Association (LIAJA) Schools Section
General Meeting, April 25, 2008, in St Ann. The Librarians also
delivered a session on “Evaluating Information” at the UNESCO
IFAP/UWI DLIS/UWI Mona Library Workshop on Developing
Information Literacy Skills and Programmes, Montego Bay, Jamaica.
June 1, 2008. Participants came from Jamaica and Trinidad.
Summer Project 2008 to high school students
The annual summer workshop Learning for Life was held June 23-27
2008, with some 14 sixth-formers drawn from six schools in Kingston
and the rural areas. Sessions were conducted on E-resources,
Databases, Plagiarism, and Citation Styles.
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Theses
Librarians scrutinized 42 theses for the year, and after discussions with
the PVC for Graduate Studies and Research, improvements were
made in the turn-around time for these. Semester II targets for thesis
scrutiny citation style turnaround time of 30 days maximum were met,
with rare exceptions.
Medical Branch Library
Primary targets for the year in review were to support teaching
learning effectiveness at both graduate and undergraduate levels, and
to strengthen national involvement by actively participating in the
Virtual Health Library and MEDCARIB projects.
Teaching and Learning
The Medical Faculty recognized the importance of Information Skills
Training and training sessions were included in the orientation
programme for this faculty as well as individual departments.
Several information skills training sessions were held in the Medical
Branch Library involving some 554 students in Medicine (including
sports medicine), Public Health and Nursing.
The Branch liaised with the UWI School of Nursing in supporting e-
learning. A total of 22 requested articles were located, and archived in
a designated area on OurVLE for Nursing (BSc) that had restricted
access.
Science Branch Library
The Science Branch Library had a busy and challenging but largely
successful year. The targets, as they related to the increase in
information literacy courses in the Faculty of Pure and Applied
Sciences and the acquisitions of databases SciFinder, and IEEE and
15% more RBC texts, were fully achieved. Other objectives were
partially or minimally achieved.
There was a slight increase in the total loans. Generally, loan statistics
have not increased significantly over the years and, in fact, have
mainly decreased, and this can be attributed in part to increased
emphasis on e-resources such as databases.
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The Caribbean Virtual Disaster Library
The Caribbean Virtual Disaster Library has maintained a visible
presence globally, receiving visitors from all over the world. For the
period under review 891 persons visited the Virtual Library’s website.
CARDIN
The number of items in the CAREN and Caribbean Disaster
Information Network (CARDIN) databases continued to increase.
A total of 84 new records were added to all the West Indian Science
databases. CARDIN database now has 3,942 records, CAREN 5,208,
and the West Indian Science database 480.
Loan and Reference Section
Virtual Reference
The offering of virtual reference service through “Questionpoint” was
explored and tested and is expected to be introduced in the coming
academic year.
Improved Customer Service
Emphasis was placed on making services more student-centred. The
Circulation Librarian spearheaded sessions with all staff working in
the Loan and Reference Section to raise the level of awareness of both
professional and non-professional staff as to best practices in offering
service to Library’s customers. To assist in this, two blogs were created
– one to act as a current awareness vehicle on circulation matters, and
the second aimed specifically at persons on duty at the Reference
Desk.
Distance Learners
All 10 UWIDEC sites were visited and information literacy skills
classes identical to those offered on the main campus were held.
Special assistance was given to the School of Continuing Studies,
Montego Bay, by way of training two library assistants to manage that
library’s collection and to assist the students and tutors.
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JAMCOPY
The Mona Campus and other tertiary institutions in Jamaica signed
an agreement with JAMCOPY, a reproduction rights organization
established by copyright owners to administer rights in their published
works. This allows the Library to reproduce licensed works based on
the terms of the agreement.
Acquisitions
Collection growth decreased for the period under review although a
number of electronic books were purchased and made available
through the Library’s OPAC.
Growth of Collection 2003-2004 to 2007-2008
2007-08 2006-07 2005-06 2004-05 2003-04
New Titles 3119 3534 2544 2798 4546
Volumes 5153 5550 3846 4330 6858
West Indies and Special Collections (WI&SC)
West Indiana Database
Work continued on the development of this database and there was
an increase of 12% over the previous year. A target of 60 documents
per month was set by the Indexer-in-charge, 1705 articles were
indexed, and the backlog cleared. The data entry manual was revised
and completed.
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Photograph Collection
The historical photographs in the Library’s collection document
significant moments in the UWI’s history and are constantly in
demand by Faculty and Departments for various projects. A Librarian
was seconded to WI&SC to systematically organize the photograph
collection. Approximately 50% were identified and contextualized in
preparation for digitization. A proposal was submitted to the New
Initiatives Fund for a grant to digitize the photographs and a grant of
J$750,000 was received.
Periodicals Section
Two new databases were acquired during the year – SciFinder Scholar
and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) All
Society Periodicals Package (ASPP). The Science Library identified a
number of titles which were cancelled to cover the cost of SciFinder.
The Unit linked the titles in the Scifinder database to the full text,
where available. IEEE All Society Periodicals Package was purchased
in collaboration with Cave Hill and St Augustine Campuses.
Trials of databases this year included Hospitality and Tourism
Complete, and LISTA, with full text.
PAPERS PRESENTED
Amenu-Kpodo, Norma.
• “Introduction of the Concept of an Information Literacy
Training Programme.” Information Literacy Pre-ACURIL
Workshop on Developing Information Literacy Skills and
Programmes. UNESCO/DLIS/UWI Library. May 30-31
2008,  Montego Bay Jamaica.
Bandara, Swarna
• “Open Access and Increasing Visibility for Research:
Current Trends and Opportunities” Jamaica Chapter of the
Caribbean Association of Scientists, Nov. 22, 2007
• “From ETDs to Institutional Repository: Opportunities and
Problems at the University of the West Indies” ETD 2008:
Spreading the Light: 11th International Symposium of
Electronic Theses and Dissertations held at Robert Gordon
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University, Aberdeen, Scotland, 4-7 June 2008
http://www.rgu.ac.uk/etd/programme/page.cfm?pge=4569
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• “VHL Jamaica: Country Report” Online conference on
VHL July 15, 2008 http://blog.bvs5.crics8.org/wp-
content/uploads/ 2008/07/vhl_jamaica20081.pdf
Douglas, Myrna.
• “Computer Applications: Managing Serials Workflow at
The University of the West Indies Library.” Paper presented
at 5th International Conference on Cybernetics and
Information Technologies, Systems and Applications:
CITSA, Orlando, Florida, USA, June 29 – July 2, 2008.
• (with Maureen Kerr-Campbell). “Examining Patron
Behaviour: Maximising the Use of Electronic resources at
University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus.”
XXXVIII ACURIL, Montego Bay, Jamaica, June 1-6, 2008
• “Managing Changes in Serials Workflow while Migrating to
a New Library Automated System: Lessons from
Experience.” 27th Annual Charleston Conference on Issues
in Book and Serials Acquisition, Charleston, South
Carolina, USA, November 7-10, 2007.
George, Verna
• “IL for Life”; “Plagiarism”; “Putting it All Together”.
Learning for Life: Information Skills for Today and
Tomorrow. June 23-28, 2008, UWI Mona Library
Information Literacy Summer Project 2008.
• (with Karlene Robinson). “Evaluating Information.”
Information Literacy Pre-ACURIL Workshop on
Developing Information Literacy Skills and Programmes.
UNESCO/ DLIS/UWI Library. May 30-31 2008, Montego
Bay Jamaica.
• (with Karlene Robinson). “Information Literacy: The Big
Six Framework.” Information Literacy Workshop. Library
and Information Association (LIAJA) Schools Section,
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General Meeting and Workshop. April 25, 2008. St Ann,
Jamaica.
• “IL for Life”; “Intellectual Property, Copyright, Plagiarism”;
“Note-taking”; “Putting It All Together”. UNESCO IL
Project to Guy’s Hill High School. September 2007. 4-day
IL workshop on information literacy skills to grades 10 and
11 students. St Catherine, Jamaica
• (with Karlene Robinson). “Information Literacy through E-
Learning: A Case Study of IL Training of Undergraduates at
the University of the West Indies (Mona).” (ACURIL)
XXXVIII Conference – “The E-Librarian: Ideas, Innovation
and Inspiration.” Montego Bay, Jamaica, June 1-6, 2008.
p. 16.
Lashley, Beverley
• “Validating in-house databases in a web 2.0 world.” Fifth
International Conference on Cybernetics and Informational
Technologies, Systems and Applications CITSA 2008, June
28 – July 2, 2008, Orlando, Florida.  6 pages.
• “Understanding Reference Sources”. June 24, 2008 during
the summer project of the Mona Information Literacy Unit
under the theme “Learning for life: Information literacy
skills for today and tomorrow.” Multifunctional Room,
Main Library. Powerpoint.
• “Project Management for Public Libraries”. Workshop on
the Continuing Education, Networking and Innovation for
Librarians in the English Speaking Caribbean. June 1-13,
2008.
• “Lessons Learned Eight Years After: Caribbean Disaster
Information Network”. Workshop on the Exchange of
Experiences Organized by the National Advising Council
on Disasters and Emergencies in Cuba. November 26-27,
2007.
• “Brainstorming: Analyzing the Topic and Introduction to
the World Wide Web” UNESCO/UWI Library workshop
September 10-13, 2007 Guys Hill High School, Jamaica.
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McLean, Evadne
• “Library Student Workers’ Perceptions of the Impact of
Term-time Employment on their Academic and Co-
curricular Commitments as well as Employability on
Graduation”. 11th Annual Conference of the Caribbean
Tertiary Level Personnel Association. Nassau, Bahamas,
June 16-22, 2008.
• (with Margaret Pearce and Judy Rao). “Changing Faces :
the Serials Collection of the University of the West Indies
Mona Library. ACURIL, Montego Bay, Jamaica, June 2008.
• (with Pauline Nicholas, and Thelma White). “Electronic
books (e-Books) for e-service: A tool for libraries to stay
relevant.” ACURIL, Montego Bay, Jamaica, June 2008.
Dunstan Newman
• (with Karlene Robinson, Paulette Stewart) “Conditions
necessary for digitization of audio-visual materials: From a
preservation management view point” Poster Presentation
at ACURIL, June 2008.
• (with John Aarons) “Care and Handling of Library
Materials and Simple Book Repair Techniques” IFLA &
LAC Workshop for Public Librarians from the English-
speaking Caribbean.  June 2008.
• (with John Aarons) “Disaster Management and
Restoration” IFLA & LAC Workshop for Public Librarains
from the English-speaking Caribbean. June 13, 2008.
• “Disaster Management Planning” Library Association of
Jamaica (LIAJA) June 2008.
Margaret Pearce
• (with Evadne McLean and Judy Rao). “Changing Faces: the
Serials Collection of the University of the West Indies
Mona Library. ACURIL, Montego Bay, Jamaica, June 2008.
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Judith Rao
• (with Evadne McLean and Margaret Pearce). “Changing
Faces : the Serials Collection of the University of the West
Indies Mona Library. ACURIL, Montego Bay, Jamaica, June
2008.
Robinson, Karlene
• (with Verna George). “Information Literacy through E-
Learning: A Case Study of IL Training of Undergraduates at
the University of the West Indies (Mona).” ACURIL
XXXVIII Conference – Montego Bay, Jamaica, June 1-6,
2008. 16 p.
• “The Research Process”; “Library Treasure Hunts”;
“Citing”. Learning for Life: Information Skills for Today and
Tomorrow. June 23-28, 2008 UWI Mona Library
Information Literacy Summer Project 2008.
• (with Verna George). “Evaluating Information.”
Information Literacy Pre-ACURIL Workshop on
Developing Information Literacy Skills and Programmes.
UNESCO. May 30-31 2008,  Montego Bay Jamaica.
• (with Verna George). “Information Literacy: The Big Six”
Information Literacy Workshop. Library and Information
Association of Jamaica (LIAJA) Schools Section General
Meeting and Workshop. April 25, 2008. St Ann, Jamaica.
• “Catalogues: How to Find what you are Looking For”;
“Understanding Reference Books” UNESCO IL Project to
Guy’s Hill High School. September 2007.
Runcie, Rosemarie
• “Public Library Administration.” British Virgin Islands
Library Services Department, Tortola, BVI. July 1-25, 2008.
Stewart, Paulette
• “A Description of Workshops Designed to Train Teachers
to Use Cooperative Learning Infused with Multiple
Intelligences”. Hearts on Fire: Sharing the Passion –
Australian School Library Association XX Biennial
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Conference. Adelaide Convention Centre, Australia.
October 2-5, 2007.
PUBLICATIONS
Books and Monographs
Dunstan Newman
* “A Guide to Simple Book Repair” Mona, Jamaica: The
Library, The University of the West Indies, 2008.
Refereed Journal Articles
Verna George
* “Conversation with Wayne Brown.” Caribbean Writer 21
(2007): 200-224. (Special Section)
Evadne McLean
* (with Margarette Pearce and Joan Vacianna). “Excellence
in Library Service in a Competitive Environment : Some
Tools of the Trade.” UWI Quality Education Forum 14
(2008: 60-72.
Paulette Stewart
* Stewart, Paulette. “Teaching Information Literacy at the
University of the West Indies.” Mona LINK 3: 2008.
www.acu.ac.uk/libraries/link-issue-3.pdf.
Joan Vacianna
* (with Evadne McLean and Mrs. Margarette Pearce)
“Excellence in Library Service in a Competitive
Environment: Some tools of the trade” UWI Quality
Education Forum no.14 June 2008.
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Non-Refereed Journal Articles
Norma Amenu-Kpodo
* (with Leona Bobb-Semple, Joan Leitch and Janet
McCallum) “Knowledge Management at The University Of
The West Indies Mona Campus: A Case Study Of The
Mona Online Research Database (MORD): Issues And
Perspectives” Infolac vol 20 no. 2  26-31 2008
Verna George
* “Preparing Students for Lifelong Learning: The University
of the West Indies Mona Library’s Information Literacy
Unit (MILU).” INFOLAC: Boletín Trimestral del Programa
Regional para el Fortalecimiento de la Cooperación entre
Redes y Sistemas Nacionales de Información para América
Latina y el Caribe 20.3 (2007): 5-8
http://infolac.ucol.mx/boletin/20_3.pdf
* “In Miami Immigration.” [Poem] Calabash: A Journal of
Caribbean Arts and Letters. 4.2 (Spring/Summer 2007:
35-6 http://www.nyu.edu/calabash/vol4no2/0402035.pdf
GRANTS/PROJECT FUNDING
Beverley Lashley
§ 2008 Assisted in preparing a project proposal on behalf of the
Department of Library and Information Studies, UWI Mona
Campus (DLIS) /Jamaica Library Service (JLS)/ Library and
Information Association of Jamaica (LIAJA) to International
Federation of Library Association – approved March 2008
IFLA/LAC Regional Committee Project, “Continuing
Education, Networking and Innovation for Librarians in the
English Speaking Caribbean”, US$18,000 – June 1-13, 2008.
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PUBLIC SERVICE
Norma Amenu-Kpodo
– Executive Secretary, Commonwealth Library Association
– Executive Member, Library and Information Association of
Jamaica (LIAJA)
– Executive Member, Management of Library Associations
Section of International Federation of Library Associations
(IFLA)
– Member, University Council of Jamaica Assessment
Team/Library Assessor
– Member, UNESCO National Commission for Jamaica,
Committee on Information for All programme
– Member, National Information Literacy Committee
(Jamaica Library Service)
– Member, Advisory Committee, National Information
System (National Library of Jamaica)
Enid Brown
– Member, Historical Society of Jamaica
Myrna Douglas
– Volunteer, Red Cross Society of Jamaica
Verna George
– Member, UWI/Guardian Life Premium Open Lecture
Planning Committee
– Member, National Information Literacy Committee (UWI
Library Representative)
– Coordinator, Information Literacy Workshop. Library and
Information Association (LIAJA) Schools Section General
Meeting and Workshop.
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– Coordinator, Launch of Guy’s Hill High School Information
Literacy (IL) Club, and club logo and IL poster
competitions.
Beverley Lashley
– Member,  Library and Information Association of Jamaica
– Member, American Council of Learned Societies/Social
Science Research Council working group in Cuba
– Member, Caribbean Disaster Emergency and Response
Agency’s (CDERA) Virtual Library Advisory Committee
– Co-chair, ACURIL’s Exhibition Committee
– Chair, Activities Committee, Jamaica Fulbright Alumni
Association
Dunstan Newman
– Member, American Library Association (ALA)
– Member, International Relations Committee, (ALA)
– Member, Research and Publications Working Committee,
LIAJA
– Member, Jamaica Association of Records Management
(JARM)
– Member, American Association of Records Management
(AARM)
Pauline Nicholas
– Member, IFLA/OCLC Early Career Development
Fellowship
– Member, Jamaica Reading Society
– IFLA /OCLC Fellow
– Member of LIAJA Executive
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Karlene Robinson
– Assistant Chief Examiner for Caribbean Secondary School
Examination Council (CSEC) in Principles of Business
Paulette Stewart
– Member, National Information Literacy Committee
– Chairperson, Library and Information Association of
Jamaica Schools Section
Sandra Stubbs
– Member, National Reading Competition Committee
Joan Vacianna
– Secretary, Jamaica Historical Society
– Representative, IFLA Regional Committee for Latin
America and the Caribbean
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FACULTY OF HUMANITIES
AND EDUCATION
Year ending July 31, 2008
Dr. Swithin Wilmot, BA UWI, DPhil Oxf – Dean
Overview
The Physical Infrastructure
The Faculty continues to face physical infrastructural challenges toaccommodate the increased intake of students in the recent past,
and the resulting shortage of space threatens sustaining the quality of
programmes offered by some departments. Some academic staff offices
are now being shared, which in turn, affects the ability of staff to perform
their required counseling and student advising functions in privacy.
Additionally, and generally across the Faculty, the deterioration of the
physical plant placed a strain on the budget resulting in over-spending
on plant maintenance. In this regard, one is pleased that there is now a
firm commitment to repair and redesign the Faculty’s bathroom
facilities that are in great demand from increased student numbers and
because of where the Faculty is situated. Meanwhile, work that got
underway on the Faculty’s Graduate Students’ Lounge stalled, though
recent assurance from the Projects Office indicates that it will resume
shortly.
On a more positive note, the general painting of the Faculty in
attractive colours was a significant morale boosting facelift that
coincided with the Convocation of Graduates in July 2008 that marked
the 60th Anniversary of the UWI. Further, the Faculty applauds the
decision to name the Old Arts Block, with administrative offices and
lectures’ offices, the Roy Augier Building, thereby honouring a
cornerstone of the Faculty.
Transformational  Academic Initiatives
Various initiatives were pursued in response to the objectives of the
University’s strategic plan for 2007-2112.
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The first priority in the Faculty was to lay the groundwork for the
planning process by arranging “in house training/exposure” for Heads of
Departments who were to lead the process in their respective
departments. The Faculty drew on the expertise of colleagues in the
Education Section who put on a workshop for Heads of Department on
December 6, 2007, focusing on the following themes:
¡ Approaching the curriculum reform process
¡ Transforming the teaching-learning process
¡ The importance of assessment in teaching and learning
¡ Ways to develop the UWI graduate as an effective
communicator
Related presentations were also made at Faculty Board meetings and
these themes guided the deliberations at the annual three-day Faculty
Retreat for Heads of Departments, May 5-7, 2008.Various initiatives
were agreed and are being pursued.
First, Office of the Board for Undergraduate Studies (OBUS) is to
conduct a review of English Language courses in the Faculty to ensure
that they are in line with the Strategic Plan profile of the ideal UWI
graduate as one with developed writing and analytical skills.
Second, the Humanities and Education sections of the Faculty will
collaborate on new Bachelor of Arts degrees combining disciplines such
as History, Literature, French, Spanish, as well as Math, IT etc. so as to
provide quality trained teachers who are grounded in the content of
their respective disciplines. This will provide the UWI with a niche in
teacher training since the Ministry of Education will accept such
graduates as trained teachers.
Third, preparation of a new BA Programme in History and Heritage,
Heritage or Heritage Studies got underway and will underscore the
relevance of History to nation building.
Fourth, following on a OBUS Quality Review in 2007, reform of the
undergraduate programme in the Caribbean Institute of Media and
Communication (CARIMAC) has actively begun. When completed,
CARIMAC graduates will be more competitive regionally and globally,
and UWI will be placed to deal effectively with increasing competition
in Media and Communication training across the region. Fifth, the
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Department of Library and Information Studies will develop a
specialization in Archives and Records Management
Work continued on the restructuring of the School of Education (SOE)
into a Graduate School of Education that would more effectively
participate in the education transformation process in Jamaica.
Between January and June 2008, Professor Elsa Leo-Rhynie led a task
force drawn from the Department of Educational Studies and from the
Institute of Education. Its deliberations focused on the changed teacher
education landscape with several of the local Teachers’ Colleges now
offering Bachelors degrees, and in some instances, postgraduate
programmes in conjunction with overseas universities. While several
proposals from the task force are being fine tuned, it was agreed that the
post of Director of the SOE would be delinked from its constituent
departments, and the new Director be appointed as a Deputy Dean of
the FHE, with the mandate to consolidate the restructuring of the SOE
into the Graduate School of Education, in keeping with the objectives
of the 2007-2112 University’s Strategic Plan.
Generally, the Faculty’s approach is guided by the reality of limited
additional resources and the bottom line is the improved utilization of
what already exists. Indeed, since our commitment to our students is
our greatest single resource, the focus is to extract incremental
improvement while visioning the possible when additional human and
physical resources become available.
Other Academic Initiatives
Curriculum Renewal continued apace in respective departments with
the reviewing of existing courses and the introduction of new ones.
Their aims and objectives, content and evaluation were in line with the
Strategic Plan’s profile of the ideal UWI graduate: critical and creative
thinkers, problem solvers, team players, and lifelong, self-motivated
learners.
Under the aegis of the Institute of Caribbean Studies, the Bachelor’s
Degree in Cultural Enterprise and Entertainment Management was
offered for the first time and students responded enthusiastically. Given
plans the degree’s interdisciplinary nature, moves are underway to
strengthen cross-faculty collaboration with the Department of
Management Studies.
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The post-graduate Diploma in Educational Administration was
approved and work started on designing the Masters in Instructional
Leadership. Also, the Journal of Education and Development was
established in the Department of Educational Studies through the use
of income-generating funds. Together with the Caribbean Journal of
Education published by the Institute of Education, colleagues will be
better placed to share their research.
In collaboration with the Society for Caribbean Linguistics, the
Department of Language Linguistics and Philosophy hosted the
inaugural Caribbean Language and Linguistics Institute from 30th
June to 25th July, 2008, as part of the commemoration of the 60th
Anniversary of UWI. The Institute accommodated approximately 80
students, 30 from St. Augustine and Cave Hill and 35 from Mona, and
the remaining 15 came from the University of Guyana, University of
Puerto Rico and from universities in North America and Europe, who
were exposed to outstanding regional and international scholars in the
discipline of Linguistics.
Graduate Studies
A significant challenge is the provision of quality supervision for
students, particularly for the Cultural Studies MPhil and PhD
programmes which were permitted to grow without due consideration
to resources.
The throughput rate of postgraduate students in the Faculty remains a
matter of concern, despite various efforts to improve the situation,
including workshops on conducting research and thesis writing. The
level of funding available to both full-time and part-time graduate
students remains a matter of major concern as far too many graduate
students at some point during their studies, request, and are granted
Leave of Absence for financial reasons. This is a systemic problem and
not one that is confined to the FHE. How to ameliorate the financial
difficulties faced by the majority of our postgraduate students remains
one of the Faculty’s major challenges.
Meanwhile, the Faculty welcomes the restoration of the Elsa Goveia
Postgraduate Scholarship in History, and is gratified that three of the
sixteen candidates who gained PhDs during the year did so with High
Commendation.
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International Conferences
Symposia and Conferences were held that marked the 60th Anniversary
of the University of the West Indies.
On December 4-7, 2007, the Institute of Education, in collaboration
with The Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture; Ministry of
Commerce, Science and Technology, the Jamaica Teachers’
Association and ICT4D Jamaica, successfully staged EduVision 2007,
an International Biennial Conference on Technology in Education and
Human Services with the theme ICT and Education: Sustaining a
Nation’s Development.
Between January 9-12, 2008, the Department of Literatures in English
partnered with the Philip Sherlock Centre for Creative Arts and with
the West Indian Association of Commonwealth Literature and
Language Studies, and hosted “Noh Lickle Twang!”, Conference in
honour of Louise Bennett-Coverley. The valuable seminar papers will
form the basis of special editions of the Journal of West Indian Literature
and the Jamaica Journal, respectively.
The Institute of Caribbean Studies staged the 3rd Conference on
Caribbean Culture, Global Reggae: Jamaican Popular Music a Yard
and Abroad, between February 18 and 25, 2008. The conference,
which attracted wide participation, was streamed live on the internet,
and allowed visitors to log on from across the globe - from China to the
Caribbean.
On March 13-14, 2008, the School of Education mounted its second
Literacy Symposium under the theme, Literacy for Lifelong Learning:
Responding to the Challenge. It highlighted research and practice
aimed at raising the literacy levels of students coming out of the primary
and secondary education system and around 450 persons participated.
International Partnerships
The Institute of Education’s Caribbean Centre for Teacher Training
(CETT) Project, funded by the United States Agency for International
Development (USAID) since 2006, sustained its focus on the
improvement of reading in eight Commonwealth Caribbean countries,
provides innovative leadership and develops materials to strengthen
reading instruction in the early grades of primary school. The project
utilized information and communications technology to facilitate
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information sharing among institutions and to increase the scope of
teachers’ access to training. A total of 208 schools, 978 teachers and
22,053 students have benefitted from this second phase of the project.
In partnership with UNESCO, CARIMAC’s Caribbean Media
Resource Centre, maintains an online resource for regional media and
communication professionals, and the Jamaican Language Unit
(JLU)/Unit for Caribbean Language Research (UCLR) expanded its
website for Caribbean Indigenous and Endangered Languages, at
http://www.mona.uwi.edu/dllp/jlu/ciel/pages/intro.htm
The Department of History and Archaeology in partnership with the
Digital Archaeological Archive of Comparative Slavery (DAACS),
based at the University of Virginia, USA, carried out excavations on the
erstwhile Papine Slave Village site on the Mona Campus in January
2008. It is expected that the collaboration will continue and the
findings will further underscore the Mona Campus as a rich heritage
site.
The staff and student exchange programme with the Department of
Literatures in English and Malmo University, Sweden, continued into
its second year with mutually beneficial results.
Two new foreign assistants, one under the Colombia ICETEX-UWI
agreement and the other under the UWI/Spain MOU, joined the
Department of Modern Languages and Literatures which also
continued to enjoy professional services under agreements with Japan,
China, and France. Also, students in the Department participated in
exchange programmes with Universities in Puerto Rico, Costa Rica,
Columbia, Martinique, Guadeloupe, France and Spain.
A Memorandum of Understanding between the University and the
Brazilian Government was signed in December 2007, committing the
Brazilian government to provide a lecturer in Portuguese for two years,
in the first instance.
Exploratory talks on possible collaboration and student and staff
exchanges between the Faculty and the University of Hannover in
Germany were also held in June 2008.
Between January and August 2008, Dr. Frances Botkin, from Towson
University, USA, was a Visiting Fulbright Scholar attached to the
Department of Literatures in English.
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Local and Regional Outreach
The Department of Educational Studies developed beneficial
relationships with schools in the vicinity of theMona campus, with staff
and students effecting relevant interventions in Literacy Studies at
Mona Primary, Jacks Hill All Age and at the National Children’s Home
(Hope Gardens), while those in psychology mounted a successful
summer pilot programme/two-week summer camp for students of
Papine High School who were in need of intervention to arrest deviant
behavioural tendencies and practices.
The Change From Within (CFW) Initiative continued to support
schools in student, teacher and principal leadership initiatives.
Contributions weremade to government policy papers on parenting and
social policy goals and keynote presentations were made at the OAS
and UNESCO jointly sponsored Regional Workshop on Reduction in
School Violence, held in Nassau, Bahamas, February 6-8, 2008.
The Institute of Education through the Joint Board of Teacher
Education (JBTE), carried out its mandate of institutional
strengthening services by providing quality assurance services for
teachers colleges in Belize, Cayman and in the Turks and Caicos
islands, and participated in the CARICOM meeting for the
establishment of the Regional Teacher Education Quality Assurance
body.
Several members of the Faculty maintained links with the Caribbean
Examination Council’s CSEC and CAPE examinations whether as
Moderators or as Chief and Assistant Chief Examiners for their
respective disciplines.
Awards Received by Staff
Dr. Rose Davies was awarded the Commander of Distinction (CD) for
outstanding contribution to Early Childhood Education.
Professor Hyacinth Evans received the Prime Minister’s Medal for
Excellence in Teaching.
At the Mona Research Day Awards ceremony in January 2008,
Professor Waibinte Wariboko received the Principal’s Award for the
Best Research Publication (Book) for, Ruined by “Race”: Afro-
Caribbean Missionaries and the Evangelization of Southern Nigeria,
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1815-1925. Dr. Nardi Edwards received an award for his essay, “Edward
Baugh: the Critic as mediator”, published in the Journal of West Indian
Literature. Dr. Helen Henningham’s “Promoting Young Children’s
Social and Emotional Competence and Preventing Conduct Problems:
a cluster randomised controlled trial” won the award for the Research
Project attracting the most funds in the Faculty, (397,000 pounds
sterling), and is working collaboratively with colleagues in the TMRU.
Dr. Donna Hope’s book, Inna di Dancehall: Popular Culture and the
Politics of Identity in Jamaica, received the award for the Bestselling
General Interest Book 2004-2007 from the UWI Press.
Dr. Lorna Down received the Emerald Literati Network Awards for
Excellence 2007: for her article “Addressing the challenges of
mainstreaming ESD in higher education”, published in the
International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education.
Dr. Halden Morris received an award for Outstanding Leadership from
the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers USA & Jamaica.
Dr Michael Bucknor acted as the Chief Judge of the Canada and
Caribbean Regional Adjudication panel for the Commonwealth
Writers’ Prize, 2007-2009.
Distinguished Visitors
Dr. Samba M’boup, former Senegalese ambassador to South Africa and
now a Professor at the University of South Africa.
Mr. Jean Marc Césaire from Cine Woule in Guadeloupe.
Mr. Ignacio Sanchéz Taboada, theDeputy Chief ofMission andHead of
Cultural Affairs of the Embassy of Spain
Professor Franklin Knight, Johns Hopkins University, USA.
Professor John Baugh,WashingtonUniversity at St. Louis,Missouri and
Professor Emeritus, Stanford University.
Dr. Angela Carpenter, University of Canberra, Australia
Dr. Frank Martinus, Curaçao
Professor John Rickford, Professor of Linguistics at StanfordUniversity
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Summary
In essence, the departmental reports underscore that the FHE as a
whole continues to be focused on three inter-related strategic areas:
quality undergraduate and graduate teaching, research and income
generation. Disciplines such as Education and Media and
Communication which are in high demand are better poised to generate
income while satisfying demand for their services, though the coming of
the Open Campus carries implications for decreased income generation
in Education and reduced student numbers. Nonetheless, the FHE
stands ready to work with the Open Campus so that the UWI can carry
forward its mandate to serve the region.
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CARIBBEAN INSTITUTE OF MEDIA AND
COMMUNICATION (CARIMAC)
Drs. Marjan de Bruin, Univ of Amsterdam — Director
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT
CARIMAC’s work and achievementsfor the Academic Year 2007/2008
have been related significantly to efforts at
reforming its undergraduate and graduate
curricula.
The efforts are aimed at “repositioning”
the Institute so it can produce graduates
that are immediately useful to the
continuously changing demands of the
Media and Communication industry.
The undergraduate programme currently
allows specialisations in six areas: Public Relations, Social Marketing,
Multimedia, Radio, Television and Print and Online Journalism.
Significant work has already been done to replace the current BA in
Media and Communication with four offerings of four-year programmes
that will more specifically meet the current demands of media and
communication. These are:
BA in Journalism
BA in Integrated Marketing Communication
BA in Media Design and Production
BA in Media and Communication Studies
The Institute has submitted the first of these – BA in Journalism – for
approval by the University. The others will be submitted and
implemented progressively, giving prospective students a wider range of
options in the media and communication disciplines, and also allowing
the Institute and the University to deal effectively with increasing
competition in  media and communication training across the region.
The strategic focus of the Institute’s Graduate Programmes Unit (GPU)
has been on reviewing and strengthening the programmatic offerings,
strengthening the administration of the programmes as well as
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administrative support for lecturers and students, and addressing
logistical issues in support of the programmes. The admissions process
has also been restructured and so has the support to students writing of
research reports.
We have completed the review of theMA in Communication for Social
and Behaviour Change.
We are also in the process of:
¡ Reviewing the Masters in Communication Studies - internal
discussion is    ongoing.
¡ Reviewing the Masters of Philosophy – revised strategy for
taught component under internal discussion.
¡ Reviewing the approach to taught and research elements of
the Doctorate in Philosophy
¡ Revising the strategy for taught components that is drafted and
up for internal discussion.
We also intend to research the possibility of instituting comprehensive
examinations after the coursework has been completed and before
commencement of the dissertation.
The Unit is in discussions with the Directorship about new Masters
programmes to be brought on stream. Strong candidates are the
Masters in Integrated Marketing Communication and a Masters in
Journalism. The intent is for these new programmes to provide a clear
path between CARIMAC’s undergraduate programme and graduate
offerings.
Challenges
A major challenge faced by the Institute is the size and condition of its
building. The Institute is proceeding with efforts for an expansion of the
building. The need for more space is critical. The current building was
erected 34 years ago with an annual intake of 31 students. The current
intake is four times this. Our basic facilities for students are
overstretched. The laboratories and studios do not provide a physical
environment that is conducive to efficient teaching and learning.
The physical problems also affect the staff. Lecturers have been willing
to share space, but this is inefficient in dealing with other aspects of
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teaching responsibilities, such as academic advising of students. There is
no space for our Adjunct Staff to sit and to meet students.
There is also inadequate space for the Administrative Staff – some of
whom are often unable to deal properly with students and other
members of staff.
PAPERS PRESENTED
de Bruin, Marjan.
• “From Risk to Vulnerability, Change of Policy or Change of
Name?” International Colloquium From Risk to Vulnerability:
Power, Culture and Gender in the Spread of HIV and AIDS in
the Caribbean. Kingston, September 24-25, 2007
• “Ideologies in the Discursive Manifestations of Popular and
Well-known Conceptual Frameworks in HIV and
Communication.” Working Group on Communication and
HIV/AIDS, International Association of Media and
Communication Research (IAMCR), July 20-25, 2008,
University of Stockholm. Sweden.
• Carr, Robert, de Zalduondo, Brazey, and Michael Bartos,
John Berman, Alysha Byrne, Denise Gray-Felder, Rosemary
Kindyomunda, Ian McKnight, Jyothi Raja N.K, Thomas
Scalway, Shereen Usdin, Robin Vincent. “Social Change
Communication: An Essential Strategy for Achieving
Universal Access to HIV Prevention, Treatment, Care and
Support.” Poster Exhibition, AIDS 2008 XVII International
AIDS Conference, August, Mexico City. August 6, 2008
• “The role of the Media and Social Change in Addressing
Homophobia and the Decriminalisation of Sex Work in
Jamaica.”  Panos UK, London, July 17, 2008
• “Aid Effectiveness and Implications for Financing Gender and
HIV and AIDS.” World YWCA, UNIFEM, Global Coalition
on Women and AIDS, Church World Service, and Women
Won’t Wait Side Event, High Level Meeting on HIV and
AIDS, United Nations, New York, June 9, 2008
• “The Action Gap Between Knowledge and Behaviour.”
UNIFEM/EC Expert Group Consultation on Tracking and
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Monitoring Gender Equality and HIV/AIDS, INSTRAW,
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, May 28, 2008
• “Financing HIV and AIDS Interventions: Equity for Women
and Girls.” Joint UNIFEM/UNFPA Side Event on Financing
for Women’s Health. UN Commission on the Status of
Women, United Nations, New York, February 26, 2008.
James, Canute
• “Media Training: Disengagement and Journalism of
Consequence.” Caribbean Media and Communication
Conference, Georgetown, Guyana. May 1-3, 2008.
• “Ethical Journalism: Debunking Some Myths, and the
Challenge of Working in a Small Society.” Media Workers
Association of Grenada, St George’s. December 2, 2007.
• “Reporting Debt and Debt Relief.” Panos Journalism Seminar
on Millennium Development Goals. Mandeville, Jamaica.
August 17, 2007.
INCOME-GENERATION
The Institute’s business arm, CARIMAC.com, solidified and extended
its business development and income generating activities for
CARIMAC. The unit has sharpened its focus on its three core
activities: short courses, consulting and product development. The unit
also continued its marketing of the Institute and its products and
services.
Carimac.com completed another successful summer programme.
Despite severe space limitations due to the closure of several rooms for
renovation, Summer School 2008 offered 18 courses to 250 students,
grossing $2.7m in revenue.
The unit won two contracts from UNIFEM (valued at $US$7,500 and
US$50,000, respectively) to develop communication products to raise
awareness for the need of gender sensitive budgeting and programming
HIV prevention and treatment initiatives. As part of the latter
contract, the unit recorded several interviews with key stakeholders at
the global AIDS 2008 conference in Mexico City.
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In partnership with UNESCO, Carimac.com launched the Caribbean
Media Resource Centre, an online resource for regional media and
communication professionals, at the CaribbeanMedia Conference held
in Guyana in May 2007.
PUBLICATIONS
Refereed
de Bruin, Marjan,
* “Gender and Journalism” in The International Encyclopedia
of Communication ed. by Wolfgang Donsbach, Volume 5:
Wiley-Blackwell. Oxford, UK and Malden, MA, 2008, 1937-
1940.
James, Canute
* “Caribbean States: Media Systems” in The International
Encyclopedia of Communication ed. by Wolfgang Donsbach,
Volume 2: Wiley-Blackwell. Oxford, UK and Malden, MA.
2008, 398-402.
Non-refereed
Chapters in Books
Carr, Robert
* “Citizenship and Subalternity within Globalisation:
Dilemmas of the Public Sphere, Civil Society and Human
Rights in the Periphery” in Caribbean Culture: Soundings on
Kamau Brathwaite, ed. by Annie Paul: UWI Press, Jamaica,
2007, 403-421.
Articles
James, Canute
* “Trinidad gas prospects brighten,” in Energy Economist.
London. Issue 319, May, 2008.
* “Caribbean’s leaders ready to bring back death penalty,” in
Financial Times of London. February 1, 2008
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* “Caribbean debates benefits of links with Venezuela” in
Financial Times of London. March 6, 2008.
PUBLIC SERVICE
Blake, Mel
– Board Member, Aeronautical Telecommunications, Ministry
of Public Utilities and Transport
– Board Member, KOOL FM
Carr, Robert
– Chair, Social Integration Team, Jamaica Social Policy
Evaluation Project, Office of the Prime Minister,
Government of Jamaica.
– Board Member, Jamaica AIDS Support for Life
– Co-Chair of the Board, Caribbean Vulnerable Communities
Coalition
– Member, Inter-Agency Group on Gender and HIV/AIDS,
United Nations Development Fund for Women, Caribbean
Office
– Member, International Steering Group, International
Treatment Preparedness Coalition (ITPC)
– Member, Social Change Communication Working Group,
UNAIDS, Geneva
de Bruin, Marjan
– Board Member, ROOTS FM
– Member, CARICOM Technical Working group Policy
research and Social Statistics in the area of HIV/AIDS in the
Caribbean
– Member, PANCAP/ UNAIDS Pan Caribbean HIV Forum
Technical and Programme Sub-committee
– Member, International Council of the International
Association of Media and Communication Research
(IAMCR)
– Member (editor), Publication committee of the International
Association of Media and Communication Research
(IAMCR)
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– Co-chair, Working group Communication and HIV/AIDS of
the International Association of Media and Communication
Research (IAMCR) Series
– Co-editor, Gender and Communication, Hampton
Publishers, USA
Ellington, Fae
– Board Member, Jamaica Cultural Development Commission
– Board Member, Creative Production and Training Centre
– Board Member, Jamaica Intellectual Property Office
– Board Member, Jamaica Business Development Centre
– Board Member, St. Hugh’s High School
– Board Member, Jamaica Defence Force Website
Development Committee
– Patron, Clarendon 4H Clubs.
James, Canute
– Member, Executive Committee, Association of Caribbean
Media Workers
Prendergast, Patrick
– Board Chairman, Essex Hall All-Age
INFORMATION ON STUDENTS
Undergraduate:
Student enrollment for the 2007/2008 year was: BA – 241, Diploma –
10.
Postgraduate:
There were 127 students/ research candidates registered in each of the
four graduate programmes offered by the Institute. One PhD candidate
successfully defended her thesis and was conferred with the Doctor of
Philosophy (with distinction) during the year. There are four others
who are awaiting completion of the examination process, two of whom
submitted during the reporting year.
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DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY AND
ARCHAEOLOGY
Professor Waibinte Elekima Wariboko, BA Port Harcourt-Nigeria,
MA Ibadan-Nigeria, PhD Birm – Head of Department
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT
Quality Assurance, Curricula Reform, and Curricula Review
The Department, except forregistration-related problems at the
beginning of the first semester, got off to a
fine start and witnessed another academic
year of stable growth and development in
the twin areas of teaching and research.
This was mainly because the teaching
schedule and other administrative
support arrangements put in place by Dr.
Swithin Wilmot, the former head, were
followed through with little or no
changes. With teaching and
administrative arrangements intact, the
Department focused on curricula reform and revived earlier efforts to
implement the Action Plan developed to address the outstanding
recommendations of the 2005 Quality Assurance Review Team.
In terms of Quality Assurance, Curricula Reform, and Curricula
Review, the Department has developed a new programme, designed
some new courses, and redesigned some old ones. The following old
undergraduate courses, for example, having been taught for five years,
were reviewed and redesigned where appropriate: H23D, H24D, H26B,
H26C, H26F, H27A, H28D, H36J, and H30Y. The review process of
the remaining existing courses in the undergraduate programmes will
continue in this academic year. With the recommendation for “an
increase in local (Jamaica) history courses in the curriculum involving
the use of public and material history resources,” a course to explore the
Urban Heritage of Jamaica has been designed.
The most exciting highlight in this curricula reform and review drive
revolves around a new three-year degree programme proposal: BA
Honours in History and Heritage. Arrangements are well advanced
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and are being pursued with the appropriate Campus Quality Control
Committees to have this programme vetted and approved in readiness
for the forthcoming academic year, 2009/10. The Department is hoping
to implement this programme with available existing human and
infrastructural resources.
The Department is also finalizing arrangements to re-modify the MA
Heritage Studies programme because it is short of the minimum amount
of credits recommended by Graduate Studies and Research (35-42
credits) for all taught Masters programmes in the Mona Campus of the
University of the West Indies. Two PhD students, Dalea Bean and
Carlene Pyne-Jackson, successfully defended their dissertations during
the academic year under review.
Archaeology
The Department, through the archaeology unit, has been partnering
with a team of archaeologists from the Digital Archaeological Archive
of Comparative Slavery (DAACS), in the University of Virginia,
United States, to organize excavations across the Island, including the
Mona Campus. At the beginning of 2008, for example, the much
awaited excavation of the erstwhile “Papine/Mona Slave Village” site
on the Mona Campus began. These excavations, seen as field schools,
are immensely useful to our students pursuing the three-year BA
Honours programme in History and Archaeology. Funds permitting,
the “Papine/Mona Slave Village” site excavation could be completed
over a three-year period.
Social History Project (SHP)
The Project, under the auspices of the Department, has concluded
arrangements for a two-day symposium entitled: Heritage: Its
Management and Preservation. Scheduled to be held between
October 24th and 25th, it intends, among other aims, to bring scholars,
cultural entrepreneurs, private and public institutions interested and
actively involved in heritage research, recovery, preservation and
management in the Caribbean, particularly Jamaica, to discuss and
share experiences. It will also afford the Department an opportunity to
showcase some of the relevant research essays successfully undertaken
by those who have been through the MA Heritage Studies programme
since its inception. There is, finally, a commitment to publish the
conference papers in order to enrich existing secondary readings
available on Heritage Studies in the Caribbean.
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The 24th Annual Elsa Goveia Memorial Lecture
Professor David Buisseret, “Fellow of the Society for the History of
Discoveries,” delivered the 24th Annual Elsa Goveia Memorial Lecture
on The Fortifications of Jamaica in their Caribbean Context. The lecture
was well attended and very well received. Elsa Goveia, it may be
recalled, was not only a foundation member of the Department and the
first Professor of West Indian History, but was also the first female
Professor at the UWI. For these reasons the Department is particularly
pleased that, with the help of the Mona Campus Administration, it has
been able to sustain and publish these lectures annually.
Staff Matters
Dr Allister Hinds’ secondment to the UWI Mona Campus
Administration was extended for another one year; as a result, Dr.
Henrique Okenve’s temporary appointment was renewed for another
one year as Hinds’ replacement. Dr. Matthew Smith, after being away
on fellowship leave, rejoined the Department at the start of this
academic year. Drs. Veront Satchell and Aleric Josephs, currently on
sabbatical leave, are being replaced by Drs. Wigmoore Francis and
Dave Gosse respectively. Dr. James Robertson received the Gilder-
Lehrman Fellowship at the John Rockefeller Jr. Library in Williamsburg,
USA, for one month.
Public/Professional Outreach
The Department has identified, through various professional outreach
programmes, with the “60th Anniversary” of the UWI. In February,
2008 Professor Franklin Knight, at the invitation of the Department,
gave a public lecture on “Race, Progress and the Legacy of Slavery in the
Caribbean” to mark the Anniversary. The 24th Annual Elsa Goveia
Memorial Lecture was advertized by the Department as an event of the
60th Anniversary. The aforementioned Heritage Conference has also
been dedicated to this epoch-making event, the 60th Anniversary, in
the life of the University of theWest Indies. Beyond theMona Campus,
the Department’s overall public profile was promoted through the
involvement of individual members of its teaching staff in various
public/community outreach programmes: these are listed under
individual names in the appropriate section of this report. As a
collective, we organized a series of lectures to assist candidates
preparing for the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination
(CAPE) in April, 2008.
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PAPERS PRESENTED
Sultan Afroz
• “As-Salaamu-Alaikum: The Muslim Maroons and the Bucra
Massa in Jamaica” Bicentenary Conference on Discourses of
Resistance: Culture, Identity, Freedom & Reconciliation,
December 7, 2007
• “Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park: A UNESCO
World Heritage Site,”Workshop by The Jamaica Conservation
and Development Trust, UWI July 29, 2008
Jonathan Dalby
• ‘Counted but not discounted? Female Criminality in
Nineteenth-Century Jamaica’, Department of History and
Archaeology Staff-Graduate Seminar, UWI Mona, April 11,
2008)
• ‘An Epidemic of Sexual Deviance?: Sex Offences and their
Prosecution in Post-Emancipation Jamaica’, Association of
CaribbeanHistorians Conference, Paramaribo,May 14, 2008 
Wigmoore Francis
• “Miscellaneous Messianic and Millenarian Movements:
(Mis)Representations, Politics, and Identity” Association of
Cultural Studies conference “Cultural Crossroads”, UWI,
Jamaica, July 2008. 42 pages
• “The Emancipation War” Liberty Hall annual symposium
“Sankofa IV:  Our Freedom Journey: Resistance to Slavery &
Colonialism in Jamaica”, Institute of Jamaica, Kingston,
February 2008. 12 pages.
Dave Gosse
• “Apprenticeship & the Question of Labor Management in
Jamaica” Parimaribo, Suriname, Association of Caribbean
Historians 40th Annual Conference, May 11-16, 2008, 16
pages.
• “The Politics of Morality: the Debate Surrounding the 1807
Abolition of the Slave Trade” Half Moon Hotel, Montego Bay,
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JNBC/SOCARE/IOJ Bicentenary Conference, December 5-8,
2007, 17 pages.
Enrique Okenve
• “They never finished their journey: Transformations in Fang-
Beti identity within twentieth-century Equatorial Guinea”.
2007 African Studies Association Annual Conference ; New
York City (USA), 18 October 2007. 27 pages
Jenny Jemmott
• “Marginality or Activism: The Black Male and the Family in
Nineteenth-Century Jamaica”. Mona Academic Conference,
UWI, Mona, August, 2007. 23 pages
Sabrina Rampersad
• “Targeting the Jamaican Ostioniod”, Department of History
and Archaeology Staff/Postgraduate Seminar 17pp. April 18,
2008
• “The Blue Marlin Archaeological Project, St. Elizabeth,
Jamaica.” The Archaeological Society of Jamaica, Sixth
Annual Symposium, Multifunctional Room, UWI, Mona.
10pp. April 10, 2008
James Robertson
• ‘Where the 1680s and ‘90s and Jamaican Vernacular
Architecture in the 1760s fit into the first English Century in
Jamaica’. Fellow’s Presentation, Colonial Williamsburg
Foundation, Rockefeller Library, Williamsburg, Virginia, 16
July, 2008, 7pp
• ‘“The Land of the Spanish Negroes”: African Jamaican
landholding in late seventeenth-Century Jamaica”
Faculty/Graduate Seminar, Department of History &
Archaeology, University of the West Indies, Mona. 2 May,
2008, 24pp
• ‘Re-Imagining public space: Jamaica’s main square, 1534-
2000’.Archaeological Society of Jamaica, Symposium,
Kingston, 10 April, 2008, 17 pp
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• “Comment: Mixed Messages” for a panel “Archaeology for
Historians: Using Material Culture to Understand the Past”.
American Historical Association 122nd Annual Meeting,
Washington, D.C. 5 January, 2008, 7pp.
• ‘On the repercussions of a Maroon Victory: a skirmish in 1731
and its consequences’ Jamaica National Bicentenary
Commission/Society for Caribbean Research Bicentenary
Conference, Accompong Town, Jamaica, 8 December, 2007,
13 pp.
• ‘Where the CountryMeets the Town: Spanish Town, Jamaica’.
Urban Cultures of the Caribbean Conference, University of the
West Indies, Mona, 28 September, 2007, 12pp
Matthew Smith
• “Diaspora: Exploring Migrations in the Caribbean,” to
Caribbean Awareness Week Symposium, Duke University,
Durham, NC, 26 March 2008. 15pp.
• “Bob Marley and America,” Black Music and Musicians:
Conversations of the African Diaspora, Center for African and
Afroamerican Studies, University ofMichigan, AnnArbor, MI,
6 March 2008. 15pp.
• “Footprints on the Sea: Reflections on the Haitian-Jamaican
Migratory Circuit,” workshop, Does the Caribbean Have a
Borderlands?: Towards a History of Places in Between and Out
of Place, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, February 1,
2008. 15pp.
• “Wanderers in Love: Music and Migration in the Northern
Caribbean,” workshop, Does the Caribbean Have a
Borderlands?: Towards a History of Places in Between and Out
of Place, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 31 January
2008. 16pp.
• “A Party of Exiles: The Haitian Progressive Party and Jamaica,
1900-1915,” Center for African and Afroamerican Studies,
Brown Bag Series, 16 January 2008. 20 pp.
• “Waves of Sound: Haitian Music and its North Caribbean
Connections,” 52nd Annual Conference of the Society for
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Ethnomusicology, Columbus, Ohio, 28 October 2007. 20pp
Swithin Wilmot
• “Black Politics in Free Jamaica, 1838-1865” Conference on:
African and Africans in Atlantic Space: Strategies and
Itineraries in the Post-Emancipation Period. University of
Zurich, Switzerland. 30-31 May, 2008
• “Jamaica is slave no More: Black Jamaicans and Freedom”.
Lecture given to postgraduate students in the Interdisciplinary
Transformation Studies Programme at the University of
Hannover, Germany. June 4, 2008
Waibinte Wariboko
• “The Emasculation and Transformation of Indigenous
Governance and Leadership Structures in the Niger Delta,
1848-1960.” Department of History and Archaeology
Faculty/Graduate Seminar, October 12, 2007
PUBLICATIONS
Books and Monographs
Kathleen Monteith
* Depression to Decolonization: Barclays Bank (DCO) in the
West Indies, 1926-1962 Kingston: University of the West
Indies Press, 2008 355pp.
Refereed Journal Articles and Book Chapters
Dave Gosse
* “The Impact of the Haitian Revolution and Emancipation in
Jamaica’ Emancipation: The Lessons and the Legacy. ed.
Hopeton S. Dunn Kingston, Jamaica: Arawak Publications,
2007, 176-189.
Jenny Jemmott
* “Recovering the Lost: Efforts at Reuniting Victims of Forced
Separation after 1834. Some Case Studies from Jamaica,
1834-1860” Journal of Caribbean History 41, 1&2 ( 2007):
182-199
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Veront Satchell
* “The William James Foundry” An Expose of Local
Metallurgical Enterprise”, Industrial Archaeology Review vol
xxix no. 2 (November 2007) pp 105-114
Matthew Smith
* “From Dessalines to Duvalier Revisited: A Quarter Century
Retrospective,” The Journal of Haitian Studies 13, no. 1
(Spring 2007): 27-39.
Non-Refereed Articles
Veront Satchell
* “Anglican Church And Education In Jamaica, Since 1700” in
Handbook for Teachers in Anglican Schools, Kingston,
Education and Youth Board, Diocese of Jamaica, July 2008
pp. 1-17
James Robertson
* “William Penn, the Oglethorpes and an Election in
Haslmere: A new letter” Journal of the Friends Historical Society
61:2 (2007), 136-143.
* H-Atlantic, ‘Review of S.D. Smith, Slavery, Family and Gentry
Capitalism in the British Atlantic: The World of the Lascelles,
1648-1834 (Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2006),
xvi + 380.’ (5pp.).
* Review of Diana Paton, No Bond But the Law: Journal of
Social History (2008) ‘Punishment, Race, and Gender in
Jamaican State Formation, 1780-1870 (Durham, N.C., Duke
University Press, 2004)’ 234-235.
Peer Reviewed Publications
Veront Satchell
* “Religion and Socio-political Protest in Jamaica: Alexander
Bedward and The Jamaica Native Free Church 1889-1921,”
in Annie Paul ed. Caribbean Culture: Soundings on Kamau
Brathwaite Kingston: UWI Press, 2007 pp342-364
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Matthew Smith
* Martin Munro & Elizabeth Walcott-Hackshaw (eds.),
“Profondes et nombreuses: Haiti, History, Culture 1804-
2004,” Small Axe 18 (September 2005), and Reinterpreting
the Haitian Revolution and its Cultural Aftershocks,
Kingston: University of the West Indies Press, 2006, Social
and Economic Studies 56: 3 (2007) 184-187.
* Leon D. Pamphile, Haitians and African-Americans: A
Heritage of Tragedy and Hope (Gainesville: University of
Florida Press, 2002), The Jamaican Historical Review vol.
XXIII (2007): 74-76.
PUBLIC SERVICE
Roy Augier
– Member, St. Lucia Historical and Archaeological Society
– Chairman, Teachers’ Services Commission, Jamaica
Wigmoore Francis
– Chief Judge, The African Caribbean Institute of
Jamaica/Jamaica Memory Bank Annual Open House debate
competitions
Dave Gosse
– Chairman, Ardenne High School Board of Management
Aleric Josephs
– Board Member, Women’s Resource and Outreach Centre
– Assistant Chief Examiner, CAPE
Veront Satchell
– Member, Diocesan Education and Youth Board
James Robertson
– Board member, Archaeological Society of Jamaica
– Board member, Museums’ Division, Institute of Jamaica
– Chair, Exhibitions & Education Sub-committee, 2008-
– Vice President, Jamaican Historical Society
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INFORMATION ON STUDENTS
Undergraduates
Registered
BA –      430
Graduated
BA: First Class – 3
Upper Second – 31
Lower Second – 65
Pass – 15
Postgraduates
Registered
MA Heritage Studies – 35
MA History – 25
MPhil – 12
PhD – 7
Prizes Awarded
Elsa Goveia Prize: – Annekia Samms
Gladwyn Turbutt Prize in:
European History: – Sherika Service
Archaeology: – Jaunita Hyatt
Atlantic History: – Daniella Logan,
Historical Methodology: – Jared Tennant
ILM-AL-AHSAN Prize in:
The Asian World prior to 1600 –    Jared Tennant
History of Modern China –    Rodney Miller
Modern Japan –    Nicholas Richards
History of the Middle East –    Rebecca Staple
since 1915
Neville Hall Prize: –    Yashuka Milton
Walter Rodney Prize: –    Phyllis Corke
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DEPARTMENT OF LITERATURES IN
ENGLISH
Anthea Morrison, BA, UWI, Maîtrise Paris III, Doctorat de 3e
Cycle Paris XII – Head of Department
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT
Overview
The past academic year has beenmarked, for this department, by the
continuation of our efforts to achieve
excellence in both teaching and research,
on the one hand, and on the other, by the
imperative to innovate where
appropriate, bearing in mind the
Strategic Plan for 2007-12 and its vision
of the UWI graduate. The department
held a long planned Retreat in October
2007 at which the agenda included, inter
alia, consideration of the Strategic Plan
and its implications for this discipline. A matter of particular concern
was the graduate programme, and as a result the Student Postgraduate
Representative was invited to make a submission. Out of these
discussions arose a departmental sub-committee having as its mandate:
“To propose guidelines to improve effectiveness, efficiency and
transparency in the administrative aspects of the Department’s
postgraduate programme”. The committee held various deliberations,
bearing in mind areas of greatest weakness (specifically problems of slow
throughput, excessive supervisory loads, students’ complaints of lack of
variety of offerings and failure to return assignments in a timely
fashion). Most of the recommendations of the subcommittee are being
implemented in 2008-09. It is regretted, however, that not as much
progress as anticipated a year ago has been achieved in the creation of
new graduate programmes (specifically the new MA in Literary and
Cultural Studies), a failure which can be attributed to inadequate staff
resources, barely allowing the time for colleagues to juggle teaching,
supervision and research, while still giving priority to development and
planning. It is hoped, however, that in 2008-09 the department will
complete discussions on a proposed MFA in Creative Writing – an
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obvious opportunity for growth, given the international recognition
accorded to many of the region’s writers, and given the department’s
tradition of good relations with many of these writers.
At the undergraduate level, the department was able to achieve
generally positive outcomes, reflected in its high ratings in the
University’s standard Student Assessments; in addition, we held, during
each semester of 2007-08, the usual meeting of the Consultative
Committee, at which a representative from each course presented an
oral (and subsequently a written) report on students’ reaction to the
course. We found this dialogue to be very useful, both in identifying
practical concerns, e.g. unavailability of books, and in highlighting
pedagogical challenges.
“Noh Lickle Twang!”: Conference in honour of Louise
Bennett-Coverley
In terms of outreach and research, the most significant effort of the
department’s this year was the conference in honour of the late Louise
Bennett-Coverley, for which we had major responsibility. It was a
welcome and fruitful opportunity to partner with those who co-hosted
this event, specifically the Faculty of Humanities and Education, the
Philip Sherlock Centre for Creative Arts, WIACLALS (the West
Indian Association of Commonwealth Literature and Language
Studies), the Department of Language, Linguistics and Philosophy and
the Institute of Caribbean Studies. The programme for the
multidisciplinary conference, which was well supported by the public,
included plenary sessions (the speakers were Professor Carolyn Cooper,
Professor Hubert Devonish , Mr. Linton Kwesi Johnson and Professor
Jahan Ramazani), academic panels, round-table discussions and
performances. Professor Emeritus Mervyn Morris delivered the keynote
address at the Opening Ceremony (January 9), which was well
attended, as were the two performance nights, featuring storytelling and
dub poetry and including performers of the stature of Linton Kwesi
Johnson, Jean Binta Breeze, Mutabaruka, Amina Blackwood-Meeks,
Jean Small and Marjorie Whylie.
In addition to the participation of departmental members, it is
gratifying to observe that two MPhil students (Ms. Carol Pinnock, Mrs.
Aisha Spenser) presented papers at this conference.
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We also note with satisfaction the presence on the organizing
committee of a representative of JCDC and that of our colleague from
SALISES Dr. Kim Robinson-Walcott. The Institute of Jamaica also
collaborated with the conference organizers, hosting, on the final day of
the conference, the re-launch of the popular Laugh with Louise. The
department should acknowledge, in particular, the financial
contribution of the Principal, Professor Shirley, who assumed
responsibility for the major portion of the budget, as well as that of the
Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Education, WIACLALS, and
the Institute of Caribbean Studies. While the conference represented a
significant strain on the department’s own budgetary and human
resources, we are convinced that the effort was worthwhile, first of all
because of the need to celebrate this iconic figure, beloved by many and
influential in various domains, secondly because of the enormous
support of the Jamaican community as well as that of participants from
abroad, and finally because of the valuable seminar papers and key note
addresses, which, it is hoped, will form the basis of special editions of the
Journal of West Indian Literature and the Jamaica Journal (edited
respectively by Victor Chang and Kim Robinson-Walcott).
Postgraduate Degrees
In October 2007, Mr Harold McDermott, PhD candidate and part-
time Tutor in the department, successfully defended his thesis on the
poetry of Derek Walcott. Mrs. Celia Sykes received the degree MA in
English with distinction at the November graduation ceremony.
Exchange with Malmo University
This exchange, which is in its second year, saw the visit to Mona in
October 2007 of Mr. Philip Clover, who participated in the teaching of
E10G. Reciprocally, Dr. Bucknor traveled to Sweden during the second
semester, 2007-08, spending three weeks teaching in the English
programme, and also presenting papers at Malmo University and Vaxjo
University. We are pleased to note that the twoMona students selected
for the exchange performed well academically - although there were
some initial problems of adjustment to a new environment. One student
from Malmo spent the second semester of the academic year at Mona,
and he also enjoyed a fruitful semester.
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Visiting Fulbright Fellow
Dr. Frances Botkin, from Towson University, USA, spent semester 2 as
a Visiting Fulbright Fellow attached to the department. She made a
useful contribution to the teaching programme, doing tutorials and
several guest lectures in E10B; she also presented a paper in the
departmental series on her research on Three-Fingered Jack, and
expressed great satisfaction with her stay at Mona, having requested
and obtained an extension until August 2008.
Student-oriented activities
Among the activities organized for the benefit of students this year was a
successful seminar on the topic “Life after Mona: Career Options for
Englishmajors” (April 10 ). This forum, which follows a tradition in this
department intended to highlight careers deemed non-traditional for
English majors, allowed students to interact with three graduates, one
from the field of banking, another a copywriter in an advertising agency,
and the third an administrator in the UWI system. The department
attaches considerable importance to this kind of event, and hopes to
repeat the event early in the next academic year on a larger scale.
OnApril 22, Dr. Erna Brodber allowed students of her CreativeWriting
course (E26D) to read their work in public, for the benefit of a critical
audience, prior to submitting the portfolio which is the basis of their
assessment for the course. The event was enthusiastically supported by
the students, and we note with appreciation the presence of two well-
known writers, Dr. Velma Pollard and Mrs. Amina Blackwood-Meeks,
who provided constructive criticism. The Head was approached after
this event with a request from the students that the department
facilitate their wish to form a “Writers’ Club” for this group and other
creative writers, and this will hopefully be achieved in 2008-09. This
project is particularly important at a time when the department has
recently decided to explore the possibility of expanding its offerings in
creative writing at the undergraduate level, bearing in mind the obvious
interest in this area within the student body.
The department continued its regular Staff/ Student Seminar Series,
and notes with satisfaction the participation in this vital forum of
several graduate students.
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Staff Changes
In 2007-08, Dr. Michael Bucknor, a colleague who has made an
invaluable contribution to teaching, particularly in the area of literary
theory, was absent on aMonaAcademic Fellowship; on the other hand,
we were extremely pleased to welcome back, after three years’ absence
on no-pay leave, Dr. Curdella Forbes, who is known for her cutting-edge
research, an example of which is the postgraduate course E64C –
Postcolonialism and Shakespeare Criticism, which she taught in
semester 2. The department notes with regret Dr. Forbes’ resignation,
effective July 31, 2008, and wishes her well as she returns to Howard
University. Dr. Gregory Stephens’ service with the University came to
an end on July 31, 2008.
Research Awards
In January 2008, Nadi (Norval ) Edwards was the recipient of the award
for the Best publication – Article in the Faculty of Humanities and
Education, for his essay entitled
“Edward Baugh: the Critic as mediator”, published in the Journal ofWest
Indian Literature.
Outreach
In addition to its involvement in organizing the conference in honour of
the late Louise Bennett-Coverley, the department’s activities in 2007-
08 included the following:
¡ The Launch of the recently published From Harvey River, a
memoir by celebrated Jamaican writer Lorna Goodison, on
Friday, December 14.
¡ The Launch (in collaboration with the UWI Press),on
February 15, 2008, of Archibald Monteath: Igbo, Jamaican,
Moravian by Professor Emerita Maureen Warner-Lewis.
¡ The Launch (in collaboration with the Philip Sherlock Centre
for the Creative Arts) of Olive Senior’s latest volume of poetry
Shell,March 9, 2008.
¡ Dr. Michael Bucknor, in his capacity as chair of the regional
panel of judges for the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, was
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responsible for the organization of the Announcement
Ceremony, on March 13, 2008.
PAPERS PRESENTED
Dr Michael Bucknor
• “Sounding Off: Performing Ritual Revolt in Olive Senior’s
Gardening in the Tropics.” Louise Bennett Conference, UWI,
Mona , Jamaica. January 9-11, 2008, (Also presented atMalmö
University, Sweden, April 16, 2008).
Professor Carolyn Cooper
• “Pedestrian Crosses? Sites of Dislocation in Post-colonial
Jamaica”, Association of Cultural Studies Crossroads
Conference, UWI, Mona, July 2008.
• “(W)uman Tong(ue): Writing a Bilingual Newspaper Column
in ‘post-colonial’ Jamaica”, Caribbean Women Writers’
Symposium, UWI, Cave Hill, July 2008.
• “No Woman, No Cry: Rita Marley’s Feminist Fable”, 27th
Annual Conference on West Indian Literature, UWI, Cave
Hill, February 2008.
• “Burying Miss Lou: Contested Rites of Passage in
Contemporary Jamaica”, Plenary Address at the conference
“Noh Lickle Twang: Louise Bennett-Coverley, the Legend and
the Legacy,” January 9-11, 2008, UWI, Mona, Jamaica.
• “Erotic Maroonage: Embodying Emancipation in Jamaican
Dancehall Culture”, Yale University, November 3, 2007.
• “No Matter Where You Come From: Pan-Africanist
Consciousness in Caribbean Popular Culture”, Second Annual
Anatol Rodgers Memorial Lecture, College of the Bahamas,
November 8, 2007.
Dr Curdella Forbes
• “Yearning for Utopia: Earth, Body, Deviance and Festive-
Carnival Failure in Cereus Blooms at Night”, 27th Annual
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Conference on West Indian Literature, UWI, Cave Hill,
February 2008.
Professor  John Lennard
• “Quantity and Quality in Literature”, Symposium on
Qualitative Inquiry, Department of Educational Studies,
October 2007.
Dr Mawuena Logan
• “(Achieving) Immortality: African Epistemology in the Works
of Zora Neale Hurston and Maryse Condé.” 19thAnnual Zora
Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities in
Eatonville, Florida, USA, January/February 2008.
PUBLICATIONS
Books
Dr Curdella Forbes
Book (fiction)
* A Permanent Freedom. Leeds, Peepal Tree Press, 2008. 
Refereed Journal Articles
Professor Carolyn Cooper
* “No Woman No Cry: Rita Marley’s Feminist Fable”. Bim:
Arts for the 21st Century 1.2, May-October 2008.
* “The Tourist and the Native: Rereading Myths of Conquest
in Lucy and Last Virgin in Paradise”, Lucayos 1, Spring 2008:
21-32.
Dr Norval Edwards
* “Notes on the Age of Dis: Reading Kingston through
Agamben”, Small Axe: A Caribbean Journal of Criticism, No.
25 (Feb. 2008):1-15.
* “Tradition, the Critic and Cross-Cultural Poetics: Wilson
Harris as Literary Theorist”,   Journal of West Indian Literature
16.2 (April 2008):1-30.
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Dr Curdella Forbes
* “Fracturing Subjectivities: International Space and the
Discourse of Individualism in Colin Channer’s Waiting in
Vain and Jamaica Kincaid’s Mr Potter.” Small Axe 25 (March
2008): 16-37.
* “Say.” BIM: Arts for the 21st Century 1. 2 (2008): 109-121.
Dr Anthea Morrison
* “Making Life: Displacement (and its antidote) in the work of
Lorna Goodison”, Lucayos 1, Spring 2008: 78-89.
Dr Gregory Stephens
* “Interpenetration in the Borderlands: Recovering Memory
and Rewriting Scripts in Fuentes’ Old Gringo” (Article).
http://borderlandstudies.net/stephens.pdf
Professor John Lennard
Short Monographs
* “Paul Scott: The Raj Quartet and Staying On”, Tirril:
Humanities-Ebooks LLOP, 2008, 98pp.
Dr Mawuena Logan
Refereed Encyclopedia Entries:
* “African Wars.” Encyclopedia of the Middle Passage:
Greenwood Milestones in African American History, eds. Toyin
Falola and Amanda Warnock , Greenwood Press, 2007.
* Westport, CT, & London: Greenwood Press, 2007
* “Jamaica.” Encyclopedia of the Middle Passage.
* “Ouidah.” Encyclopedia of the Middle Passage.
* “The Slave Coast.” Encyclopedia of the Middle Passage.
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PUBLIC SERVICE
Ms Lisa Brown
– Secretary, West Indian Association of Commonwealth
Literature and Language Studies (WIACLALS)
Dr Michael Bucknor
– Chief Judge, Canada and Caribbean Regional Adjudication
panel for the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, 2007-2009.
– Chief Examiner, CAPE Literatures in English for the
Caribbean Examinations Council.
– Editor, Journal of West Indian Literature (JWIL).
– Member, Editorial Board, Pathways.
Dr Victor L. Chang
– Treasurer, West Indian Association of Commonwealth
Literature and Language Studies (WIACLALS).
– Chief Editor, Journal of West Indian Literature (JWIL).
– Editor, Pathways
Professor Carolyn Cooper
– Member, Board of Directors, Development Partners and
Management International Limited, Kingston
Dr Norval Edwards
– Member, Advisory Board, Issues in Critical Investigation,
Vanderbilt University
Dr Curdella Forbes
– Chief Examiner, English B, Caribbean Examinations Council
Dr Mawuena Logan
– Guest Lecturer, Holy Childhood Prep School, Kingston,
Jamaica, 2008
– Judge, Miss Quality Academic Talent Competition,
Kingston, Jamaica, 2008
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CATEGORIES OF STUDENTS
Undergraduate
Number Registered
Year I 507
Year II 511
Year III 408
TOTAL:              1,426
Postgraduate
Registration
PhD 6
MPhil 12
MA 26
Award of Degrees
PhD Harold McDermott
MA Eileen Fay Alexander
Kimisha Thompson
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DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGE, LINGUISTICS
AND PHILOSOPHY
Professor Hubert St. Laurent Devonish, BA Guy, DPhil York (UK)
– Head of Department
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT
For the 2007-2008 Academic year, theDepartment had a range of ongoing
programmes and activities. However, the
main new project was to develop a five (5)
year Strategic Plan for the Department.
Against the background of the UWI
Strategic Plan 2007-2012, the
Department started making preparations
to develop its own Strategic Plan. The
Draft Strategic Plan was the product of a
one day Department Retreat on Friday,
December 7, 2007 including all members
of staff - academic & non-academic, full
time & part-time, as well as graduate students’ representative. There
was a follow up meeting on Friday, January 11, 2008 where the
document coming out of the meeting was discussed and critiqued. The
Draft Strategic Plan was presented to a full meeting of the Department
on Thursday, April 10, 2008 and was with some modifications then
ratified.
The plan assumed a full integration of the various activities, i.e.
Teaching and Learning, Graduate Studies, Research and Innovation,
Funding the enterprise and Administrative reform.
Actions were carried out throughout the year as part of an ongoing
implementation of a plan which was still in the process of being
formulated. The main elements of the activities of the department of
2007-2008 are presented in relation to the main headings adopted
within the plan.
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Teaching and Learning
Curriculum Review (Internal)
Review of courses – Specific courses currently were reviewed internally
based on the proposed changes in two of the existing programmes – the
Linguistics Major and Language, Communication & Society. The
proposals considered included how to introduce the study of
Morphology and Semantics into the undergraduate programme without
overloading it. Another issue considered was the need to reduce
existing overlaps between courses.
Development of new Majors and Specials – Three (3) new Specials
were developed:
Special in Speech & Language Pathology (the Mona version was
approved by  OBUS)
Special in Linguistics and Caribbean Vernacular Languages (this
Special was revised and resubmitted to the AQAC, Faculty Sub-
committee in May 2008)
Special in Spoken and Written Communication (this was approved by
the Faculty Quality Assurance Sub-committee and submitted to
Mona AQAC for final  approval)
There was ongoing discussions re Special in Interpreting with the
Department of Modern Languages.
Consultations were initiated with the Department of Management
Studies concerning a proposed Double Major in Linguistics &
Entrepreneurship.
Introduction of new courses – Several new courses were developed for
the Caribbean Language and Linguistics Institute (CLLI):
LING 2103:  Language & Culture Learning for Field Linguists
LING 2104: Language & Cultural Anthropology for Field
Linguists
LING 2303:  Endangered Languages of the Caribbean
LING 2702: Field Phonetics (approved by Faculty Quality
Assurance Sub-Committee)
LING 2213:  Maroon Language & Culture
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LING 3616: The Original Development of the Portuguese
Language in the Caribbean (approved by Faculty Quality
Assurance Sub-Committee)
LING 5001:  Accents of Caribbean Language
LING 6901:  Language, the Law & Society
The Philosophy Section – Philosophy was unable to carry out
Curriculum Reform due to a serious staff shortage. The teaching of
Philosophy faced serious challenges at UWI, Mona, because at the end
of 2006-2007 Session, Drs. Lawrence Bamikole and Joseph Gaie left the
Philosophy Section and returned to their home Universities in Nigeria
and Botswana respectively. There were only two full-time teaching staff
in the Philosophy Section at the beginning of 2007-2008 Session. Ms.
Sandra McCalla, the first MA Philosophy (with Distinction) was
appointed Temporary Assistant Lecturer in Philosophy to the Section
in August, 2007. We were only fortunate that in February, 2008, Dr.
Jare Oladosu joined the Philosophy Section for one academic year as a
visiting Senior Lecturer in Philosophy from Obafemi Awolowo
University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Teaching load, especially for the Section
Coordinator, still remained very high, relative to the practice across the
University. Mr. David Friedell completed the MA in Philosophy and
was admitted to the PhD in Philosophy at UCLA, California, USA.
Curriculum Review (External I.E UC, FD, etc...)
Review of Courses – The UC10B course (Language – Argument),
through a return to its original focus, was converted to function as was
intended, as a Level 1 course in Critical Thinking in Discourse. This
was in keeping with the Critical Thinking objectives of the University
2007-2012 Strategic Plan.
Review of the method of delivery of the service courses – the UC and
FD courses were converted, on a phased basis, to dual mode delivery,
with I hour of the 2 being delivered by distance. This was geared at
radically reduce the space needed for accommodating these classes.
Implementation of Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) and
Speaking Across the Curriculum (SAC): This year saw the final year
of the Writing Across the Curriculum project implemented within the
Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences. The research surrounding the
project was taking place and results were encouraging, suggesting that
the interventions made within the framework of the project, were
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having a positive effect on teaching and learning within that Faculty.
At the start of the 2007-8 Academic Year, the department was
approached by the Faculty of Social Sciences to implement a similar
programme within that faculty. The training, interventions and
accompanying research have taken place, under the supervision of Dr.
Ingrid McLaren. One off-shoot of the intervention in the Faculty of
Social Sciences was an increased awareness of the need for a Speaking
Across the Curriculum component to what is being offered by the
English Language Section. This resulted in the experimental redesign
of FD10A – English for Academic Purposes, so that its existing written
component could be taught online and an explicitly spoken component
be introduced as a face-to-face add on. This was to be delivered to five
FD10A groups in Academic Year 2008-9, again as part of the reform in
teaching and learning, based on the University Strategic Plan.
Learning – Enhancement of the Student Experience
The Review of Language and Linguistics Programmes conducted in
October 2005 noted that the Department’s Self-Assessment Report
pointed to shortfalls among graduates of Linguistics in most of the areas
listed as desired traits.  The recommendation was to
¡ assign at least one academic staff member, one administrative
staff member, one post-
¡ graduate student, and one under-graduate student to a
committee charged with exploring the EXTENT to which
these objectives are NOT being achieved
¡ study WHY some of these objectives are not being achieved
¡ come up with concrete, creative SOLUTIONS for the
Linguistics Section to implement on an experimental basis.
In 2007-2008, on the request of the Head, activities were developed to
include all three sections of the Department, rather than only
Linguistics, and were related specifically to the implementation of the
University’s 2007-2012 Strategic Plan. In response to the request – The
BESt Committee (Better Experience for Students) was formed. The
activities developed were to centre on ways of improving the academic
experience of students.
Activities organized in 2007-2008
¡ Outreach to New Students
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¡ Information Forum for First and Second Year Majors
¡ Introduction of the Graduate Programme
¡ Thursday afternoon workshops – TimeManagement andHow to
Make Successful Tutorial Presentations. The plan is to write
Guidelines for these two very important areas, and to post
them on OurVLE.
¡ TheMentorship Programme – It was launched in February 2008.
An assessment of how the programme fared was done at the
end of the semester.
¡ Entrepreneurship in Linguistics – This was scheduled to take
place over 3 weekends in February, with invited professionals
from across the Caribbean as presenters. The workshop had to
be cancelled due to low registration. However, a smaller
version of the workshop was done in March, with no charge to
students, since weekend delivery and the requirement of
payment were said to have been the two fatal factors.
¡ PHLING 2008 – Revealing the Power of the Arts’ and as ‘Your
time to shine’ – This was a showcase of a variety of creative
projects related to Caribbean life. Entries were free, but
sponsorship will be sought, and a small entrance fee was
charged. Proceeds will go to a charity to be chosen by students,
as an attempt to promote outreach.
Field Trips – The Linguistics section has done four field trips - three in
the Caribbean, outside Jamaica and two in Jamaica. One of the
Jamaican field trips occurred in July, and involved over 30 students from
the three UWI campuses, and from outside the Caribbean, as part of the
delivery of two courses at the Caribbean Language and Linguistics
Institute.
Student Internship Programmes – The department had a Student
Administrative Internship Programme involving nine students and a
Linguistics Internship Programme with ten students. Two additional
students were recruited as Philosophy Student Interns. These students
were given training, were monitored so that, on graduation, they could
receive certificates and/or letters of participation in these programmes.
The Caribbean Language and Linguistics Institute – In collaboration
with the Society for Caribbean Linguistics, the Institute was held by the
department from 30th June to 25th July, 2008, as part of the
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commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of UWI. The Institute was
designed to give students from all the campuses as well as from outside
of the UWI, the opportunity to study and live together, and to be taught
by a team of the best regional and international scholars in the discipline
of Linguistics. In addition, a series of Workshops, hosted by convenors
from the University of Texas, the University of Michigan and the
University of Pittsburgh occurred, functioning to enrich student
experience within the Institute. This accommodated approximately 90
students, 30 from St. Augustine and Cave Hill and 35 fromMona. The
remaining 15 came from the University of Guyana, University of Puerto
Rico and from universities in North America and Europe. Ten courses
were taught, including two at graduate level. The programme received
financial support from the Campus Principal’s Office as well as from the
University Centre.
Graduate Studies
Research support – In order to improve the morale and throughput of
ResearchGraduate Students, theDepartment organised withDr. Karen
Carpenter, Departmental Coordinator for Graduate Studies, regular
graduate research training workshops and cross disciplinary graduate
research and thesis writing coaching groups for each cohort of research
students.
They were 3 coaching groups – Cohort 1 (8 - PhD candidates),
Cohort 2 (6 - MPhil candidates) and Cohort 3 (5 - MA / MSc
Candidates).
Additional Graduate Research coaches were being prepared and
recruited from among the graduating PhD candidates to assist
with further Cohorts.
New Graduate programme – The department collaborated with the
St. Augustine Campus to produce the MA in Speech and Language
Pathology, to be delivered in the 2009-2010 Academic Year.
Writing Centre – In addition, the department entered discussions with
the Project Implementation Unit about the proposed extension to the
Writing Centre. Plans for the extension were drawn up under the
supervision of the Unit and the sums committed by the Campus placed
into an account within the Bursary.
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Research, Innovation and Income Generation
Jamaican Language Unit (JLU)/Unit for Caribbean Language
Research (UCLR) – The JLU / UCLR continues to carry out research
for clients in the public sector, the private sector and within the
university. These often island-wide research projects provided a
training ground for undergraduate and postgraduate in practical
research skills, such as interviewing, data collection, coding and entry.
The strengthened consultancy research programme of the JLU / UCLR
has, in addition to generating income, had a positive effect on the
education of UWI students. Internally, the JLU/UCLR funded and
oversaw large scale field research involving some 80 students from L331
- Language Planning, involving the survey of language usage amongst
school children across the country. This was in addition to the
successful completion of the four-year Bilingual Education Project for
Primary Schools, involving the use of English and Jamaican as languages
of instruction and literacy. The results of this project are still being
analysed. By way of fulfilling the requirement to disseminate the results
of academic research, the JLU/UCLR completed, in November, 2007,
as part of a collaboration with UNESCO, an expanded website for
Caribbean Indigenous and Endangered Languages, at
http://www.mona.uwi.edu/dllp/jlu/ciel/pages/intro.htm
Administrative Transformation
The department completed its 18-month internal consultation process
on Administrative Restructuring and submitted its proposed new
structure. The department is funding out of its income generation
activities a Customer Services Officer. This however is not sustainable
in the long run.
Summer School 2007-2008
The 2007 - 2008 Summer programme had a total of twenty-seven (27)
courses from all three disciplines (please see table outlined below) – 18
Linguistics, 5 Philosophy and 4 Foundation courses. From the
Linguistics section, five (5) of the courses (L14A, L14B, L21A, L23A
and L24B) were taught in collaboration with the Bachelor of Education
(B.Ed) Distance programme. The Department’s regular students
registered for and did these courses alongside the B.Ed Distance
students. In addition, eleven (11) of the courses (L20A, L20B, L22M,
L28C, L28M, L30A, L30B, L32A, L37A, L63B, L69A) were taught at
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the Caribbean Language and Linguistics Institute which was held June
30 – July 25, 2008 (please see CLLI 2008 for further update).
The 2007-2008 Summer programme saw the Foundation courses being
offered online.  However, FD10A was also offered face-to-face.
All Units No. of Income Expenditure Profit
Students
Grand Total 552 $9,569,134.85 $7,868,277.63 $1,700,857.22
Overall Teaching Achievements
Assessment Semester I Semester II
Lecturers’ Mean Score 4.1 4.3
Courses’ Mean Score 3.7 3.9
English Language Section: In November 2007, one of our Instructors,
Miss Schontal Moore, was awarded her Masters in Education in
Educational Technology and English Language Teaching and Literacy
Studies from the University of Manchester, England.
INITIATIVES
The Writing Centre
A series of Workshops was offered to students enrolled in the
Foundation English Language courses in Semester 2. Areas covered
included Reading, Writing and Grammar. Outreach to persons in need
of remediation in the Public and Private Sectors was also undertaken.
Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) Project
The two year Writing Across the Curriculum Project which was
initiated in October 2006 in the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences
continued. Papers outlining the results of intervention strategies were
written for conference presentation and publication in a Special Issue of
the Caribbean Journal of Education.
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An additional WAC Project was initiated in the Faculty of Social
Sciences in August 2008 via workshops facilitated by members of the
English Language Section. The project is situated under the umbrella of
the FSS ‘Enhanced Student Learning’ Committee, and is spearheaded
by a Research Assistant, a Junior Research Fellow, seconded from the
English Language Section, and a Project Coordinator also from the
aforementioned Section.
A Special Issue of the Caribbean Journal of Education, focusing on
WAC related issues is in preparation and is scheduled for release in
January, 2009.
PAPERS PRESENTED
• Bewaji, J. A. I. 2008. “Requiem to Western Tertiary
Education in Africana Societies” UWI, Cave Hill Philosophy
Symposium (UWICHiPS), February 28-29, 2008. 22pages.
• Bewaji, J. A. I. 2007. Lead Paper: “Art and Consciousness –
future pasts and past futures of identity crises”
CBAAC/PANAFSTRAG Conference on “Global African
Spirituality, Social Capital and Self-Reliance in Africa”, Casa
Del Papa, Ouidah, Republic of Benin, November 4-8, 2007. 23
pages.
• Bewaji, J. A. I. 2007: “Parallel Epistemologies, Parallel Justice
Systems – an analysis of the foundations of three justice systems
in Nigeria”, World Congress of Philosophy of Law and Political
Philosophy, Krakow, Poland, August 1-6, 2007;  27 pages.
• Devonish, Hubert, “What Ms. Lou Never Knew: Language
and Identity in the New Jamaica”, Global Studies Reggae
Studies Conference, The Changing Places of Creole Languages
in Caribbean Society, Louise Bennett-Coverley: The Legend
and the Legacy, UWI, Kingston, Jamaica.  February 2008.
• Devonish, Hubert, “Race, Language and National Identity in
Jamaican Elementary School Children”, Conference on
Caribbean and African Creoles, The Role and Function of
Creoles as Sn the Teaching/Learning Process”, CUNY, New
York.  May 10-15, 2008.
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• Devonish, Hubert, “Implementing Bilingual Education in the
Jamaican Context”, Conference on Caribbean and African
Creoles, The Role and Function of Creoles as Structurally
Defined Language Varieties in the Teaching/Learning
Process”, CUNY, New York.  May, 10-15, 2008.
• Devonish, Hubert, “Learning to Read in Other Caribbean
Contexts”, Child Rearing in the Caribbean 2: Early Learning,
Community Learning Event, St. Kitts, June  23 – 26, 2008.
• Devonish, Hubert, “Language Death: Loss of Culture and
Identity, Language Survival: Preservation of Culture and
Identity”, ACS Crossroads Cultural Studies Conference,
University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica. July 3-7,
2008.
• Harding, Vivienne A., “Encouraging critical enquiry: The
role of the instructor.” One Voice International Conference
and Forum for Educators, San Francisco, California, July 4-10,
2008 (16 pages).
• Kouwenberg, Silvia, “Africans in early English Jamaica.”
Freedom: Retrospective and Prospective: Mona Academic
Conference 2007. UWI (Mona, Jamaica), August 31 –
September 2, 2007 [13 pages].
• Kouwenberg, Silvia, “The impact of African language in
Jamaica: the Akan-dominance myth.” Bicentenary Conference
“Discourses of Resistance: Culture, Identity, Freedom &
Reconciliation”. Montego Bay, Jamaica, December 5-8, 2007.
• Kouwenberg, Silvia, “Finding the source: creole substrate
research in the 21st century.” Annual Meeting of the Berkeley
Linguistic Society, 8-10 February 2008 [18 pages].
• McCalla, Sandra, “Human Values in Tertiary Education”,
UWI, Cave Hill Philosophy Symposium (UWICHiPS),
February 28-29, 2008. 13 pages.
• McLaren, I. & Webber, D. “Collaborating without
Interfering: Navigating the ‘Rough’ Terrain’of Scientific
Language and Knowledge”. Ninth International Conference:
[WAC 2008] Writing Across the Curriculum, The University
of Texas at Austin, May 29-31, 2008
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• Milson-Whyte, Vivette, “Language and Writing Realities:
Jamaica and the US.” 59th Annual Conference on College
Composition and Communication Convention, New Orleans,
Louisiana, April 2008. 5p
• Milson-Whyte, Vivette, “Attitudes toWriting Instruction for
Jamaican University Students: A Case of Transparent
Disciplinarity at The University of the West Indies, Mona.”
Writing Research Across Borders Conference, University of
California, Santa Barbara, California, February 2008. 26p.
• Moore, Schontal, “Is English We Writing”: Integrating ESL
Strategies in Web-Based English for Academic Purposes to
Improve Caribbean Students’ Essay Writing Skills.” The
Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica (CCCJ)
Conference, January 9, 2008.  (12 pages)
• Moore, Schontal, “Transforming Online Writing Environ-
ments: Steps towards Fostering Learner Autonomy.”
Conference on College Composition and Communication,
New Orleans, April 1-6, 2008 (14 pages)
• Moore, Schontal, “WAC in a Creole-Speaking Environment:
The Creole Experience”. 9th Biennial International Writing
Across the Curriculum Conference, Austin, Texas, May 29-31,
2008  (15 pages)
• O’Connor-Brown, Lileth, “Transforming pedagogy Owning
writing, improving assessment Conference on College
Composition and Communication (New Orleans, Louisiana)
April 2-5, 2008 [15 pages]
• Stewart, Michèle M. “The Comprehension of Questions by 2-
year olds in Urban Kingston.” 17th Biennial Conference of the
Society for Caribbean Linguistics/ Society for Pidgin and Creole
Linguistics; Cayenne, French Guyana; July 28-31, 2008; 9
pages.
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PUBLICATIONS
Books & Monographs
* Bewaji, J. A. I. August, 2007: An Introduction to the
Theory of Knowledge – a pluricultural approach. Ibadan,
Nigeria: Hope Publications Ltd. 482 pages. ISBN: 978-8080-
32-4.
* Harry, Otelemate Gaibo, “Tone in Genitival Constructions
in Kalabari-Ijo.” In Convergence: English and Nigerian
language, a Festschrift for Munzali A. Jibril, ed. Ozo-Mekuri
Ndimele: The Nigerian Linguists Festschrift Series No. 5,
Aba: National Institute for Nigerian Languages, 2007, 867-
878.
* Harry, Otelemate Gaibo, “Elements of Kalab’ar?-?j? syntax.”
In Nigerian Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Policy
Reforms. A Festschrift for Ayo Bamgbose, ed. Ozo-Mekuri
Ndimele, The Nigerian Linguists Festschrift Series No. 5,
Aba: National Institute for Nigerian Languages, 2007.
* Devonish, Hubert andHarry, Otelemate Gaibo, “Eastern Ijo
influence in Berbice Dutch Creole.” In Convergence: English
and Nigerian language. A Festschrift for Munzali A. Jibril,
edited by Ozo-Mekuri Ndimele, The Nigerian Linguists
Festschrift Series No. 5, Aba: National Institute for Nigerian
Languages, 2007.
* Stewart, Michèle M. “Aspects of the syntax and semantics of
bare nouns in Jamaican Creole” in Noun Phrases in Creole
Languages. A multi-faceted approach ed. by Marlyse Baptista
and Jacqueline Guéron: John Benjamins Publishing
Company, 2007, 383-399.
Articles in Peer Refereed Books:
* Bewaji, J. A. I. 2007, “The Politics of Philosophy as History
of Culture”, in Tunde Babawale, ed. The Place of Research
and Studies in the Development of African and the African
Diaspora. Lagos, Nigeria: Concept Publications Ltd. pp. 77-
131 (54 pages).
* Bewaji, J. A. I. 2007. “Ethics and Morality – Critical
Exploration of Western and African and Diaspora
Intellectual and Practical Perspectives” in Noel Cowell ed.
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Ethical Perspectives for Caribbean Business, Kingston,
Jamaica: Arawak Press Ltd. Chapter 1, pp. 28-47.
* Harry, Otelemate Gaibo. Review of Politeness and face in
Caribbean Creoles, eds. Susanne Muleisen and B. Migge.
English World-Wide, 2007, 28:  339-342.
Refereed Journal Articles
* Devonish, Hubert, Dr. Karen Carpenter and Charlene
Coore], “Uu Fieva Mi, Uu Taak Laik Mi: Exploring Race,
Language and Self-Concept in Jamaican Primary School
Children” Caribbean Journal of Education, Vol. 29, No.2,
September 2007, pp 191 - 205
* Harry, Otelemate Gaibo. Editor, Language Use and The
Jamaican Educational System. Vol. 29; 2,Caribbean Journal of
Education, September 2007
* Kouwenberg, Silvia and Claire Lefebvre, “A new analysis of
the Papiamentu clause structure.” Probus. International
Journal of Latin and Romance Linguistics 19, 1 (2007) 37-73.
* Kouwenberg, Silvia, “Bringing language awareness into the
high school curriculum: The opportunities offered by CAPE
Communication Studies.”Caribbean Journal of Education. 29,
2 (2007) 206-221.
Other Peer-Reviewed Publications
* Devonish, Hubert, “When Form Becomes Substance:
Discourse onDiscourse in TwoCalypsos”, in Paul, Annie (ed)
2007, Caribbean Culture: Soundings on Kamau Braithwaite.
University of the West Indies Press, pp. 94 – 112.
* Kouwenberg, Silvia, “Bare nouns in Berbice Dutch Creole”
in Noun Phrases in Creole Languages: A Multi-faceted
Approach [Creole Language Library 31], ed. by Marlyse
Baptista and Jacqueline Guéron. Amsterdam: John
Benjamins, 2007, 437-458.
Non-refereed Publications
* Kouwenberg, Silvia, “Berbice Creole (Creole Dutch)” in
Comparative Creole Syntax, ed. by John Holm & Peter
Patrick. London: Battlebridge, 2007, pp25-52.
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* Kouwenberg, Silvia, “Papiamentu (Creole Spanish /
Portuguese).” In: Comparative Creole Syntax, ed. by John
Holm and Peter Patrick. London: Battlebridge, 2007, 307-
332.
PUBLIC SERVICE
Dr. J. A. I. Bewaji
– External Examiner, Department of Theology and Religious
Studies, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana.
– BoardMember, Caribbean Philosophical Association, USA;
– Editorial Board Member, Caribbean Philosophical
Association, USA
– Staff Advisor, UWI Mona Undergraduate Debating Society;
– Chairman, Board of Studies, Jamaican Institute of
Management;
– Member of the Committee on UNESCO Jamaica National
Bioethics Committee;
Dr. Otelemate Harry
– Chair, Information Literacy Committee for Kingston and St.
Andrew Library,
– Assistant Treasurer, Jamaica Fulbright-Humphrey Alumni
Association
Dr. Silvia Kouwenberg
– Board member of the Irish Town-Redlight-Middleton
Citizens’ Association.
Miss Schontal Moore
– Assistant Chief for CAPE Literatures in English, Caribbean
Examinations Council
– Judge for annual Secondary and Tertiary Level Essay
Competition, Michael Manley Foundation Ltd.
– Member, College Board AP Reader for English Language
Dr. Kathryn Shields Brodber
– Convenor, CAPE Communications Studies, Caribbean
Examinations Council
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– Chairman, Board of Governors, The Queen’s Preparatory
School
– Member, Society for Caribbean Linguistics.
– Vice President, Rotary Club of North St. Catherine
Dr. Michèle Stewart
– Member of the Board, The Roman Catholic Archdiocesan
Education Board
– Member of the Board of Governors, The Catholic College of
Mandeville
CATEGORIES OF STUDENTS
Undergraduate:
Number of students in Undergraduate degree programmes by level:
Option/Major Completing Final Year I Year II Year III Total
First Year Year
Language & Linguistics 1 1 6 2 0 10
LSoancigeutyage, Comm. and
18 77 73 53 39 260
Linguistics 4 15 13 10 7 49
LEidnugcuistics & Language
1 2 3 5 0 11
ation
Philosophy 6 19 28 11 16 80
Number of graduands by Class of Degree (as at October 2008):
Option/Major First Upper Lower Pass Total
Class Second Second
Language & Linguistics 0 0 0 0 0
Language, Comm. and Society 1 8 35 17 61
Linguistics 0 1 3 6 10
Linguistics & Language Edu. 0 0 0 0 0
Philosophy 1 3 14 2 20
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First-Class Honours Awardees:
Language, Communication and Racquel Roxanne Smith
Society Major:
Philosophy Major: Annekia Nekeshia Samms
Postgraduate:
Enrolment in graduate degree programmes:
Graduate Programme Enrolmant
Option MA MPhil PhD Total
English Language 14 0 0 14
Linguistics 6 16 6 28
Philosophy 9 6 4 19
Prizes Awarded:
Foundation Courses:
Best Student in UC10A … … Cassandra A Turner-Donegal
(Language  Exposition)
Best Student in UC10B … … Tara N. Blake
(Language Argument)
Best Student in FD10A … … Ardene N. Reid
(English for Academic Purposes)
Best Student in FD14A … Jade A. Wright
(Writing in the Disciplines)
Linguistics:
Best Level-I Student … Dakota K. Marshall
Level-II Theory Prize … Natalee E. Legore
Best Overall Student in … Brittannis B. Martin
Other Level-II Courses
Level-III Theory Prize … Racquel R. Smith
Best Overall Student in … Brittannis B. Martin
Other Level-III Courses
John Reinecke Prize: . . . Onell Chevaun Bowen
Best Graduating Linguistics Student
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Philosophy:
Best Level-I Student Prize … Ryan A. Smith
Best Level-II Student Prize … Teisha-Ann D. Pinnock
Best Level-III Student Prize … Heather D. Smith
Best Graduating Student … Annekia N. Samms
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DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LANGUAGES
AND LITERATURES
Marie-José Nzengou-Tayo, CAPES Haiti, BA, MA Besançon,
PhD Lille III, DEA Antilles-Guyane, Palmes académiques (Chev.)
– Head of Department
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT
In August, Dr. Claudette Williamsresumed her duties returning from a
two-year fellowship leave. Mrs. Doreen
Preston went on Sabbatical Leave and
Dr. Paulette Ramsay on fellowship leave.
Two members of Staff resigned without
notice at the beginning of the second
semester; alternative arrangements were
put in place quickly to minimize the
impact on the programme. Two new
foreign assistants, one under the
Colombia ICETEX-UWI agreement and
the other under the UWI/Spain MOU,
joined the department in January. The arrival of a professor of Arabic
from the Egyptian university Al Azar as well as that of a Portuguese
lecturer from Brazil were deferred because of delays in work permit
issuance. The Head of Department participated in meetings about the
establishment of a Confucius Institute at the U.W.I. as well as in
preliminary discussions about co-operation/exchange with Senegal in
the field of higher education. Dr. Villoria co-edited a special issue of
Revista Iberoamericana in collaboration with J. Cedeño. Dr. Ramsay was
featured among the UWI scholars selected for the special Issue of The
Pelican, “60 Under 60.” Two MPhil students, Mr. Lattibeaudiere and
Ms. Cousins were successfully up-graded to the Ph. D. programme.
Teaching and Learning.
The French Section of the Department was reviewed in January and the
Reviewers’ report received by the end of April. An Action Plan was
drafted and will be finalized by next academic year. The Spanish Section
submitted its Action Plan in response to the 2007 Review of the Section
accompanied by the Department’s strategic plan to be included in the
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University 2007-2012 Strategic work plan. The Department held two
retreats, one at the end of each semester. The retreats allowed for a
review of teaching and exchange about best practices (listening
comprehension and using resources available on the internet, e.g.
YouTube). The issue of motivation and autonomous learning was also a
topic for discussion at the end of year retreat.
Evaluation of lecturers and courses.
The Department continues to be highly rated for its teaching and
courses.  The mean average was 4.06 for both semesters.
Publication output per capita.
This year saw an exceptional output by regular staff (6) in the lecturer
category and above, with 10 refereed articles, 2 encyclopedia entries
and 4 non-refereed publications (3 per capita).
Student-centered activities.
The Department received various donations of books and teaching
material from the Japanese Ambassador, Mr. Masashiro Obata and the
French Embassy. The Latin American Women’s Club made its annual
donation to assist students participating in the Colombia Exchange
programme. The Chinese students gave an excellent performance of
poetry and songs at the Chinese New Year Reception organised at the
Pegasus Hotel on February 4, 2008 by the Embassy of the People’s
Republic of China. On February 27-28, 2008, the Department hosted
the 9th Inter-Campus Modern Language Festival at the Philip Sherlock
Centre for the Creative Arts. On March 13, 2008, Misses Iijima and
Takahashi organized a ‘Japan Day’ at the Undercroft in collaboration
with the Embassy of Japan and the support of the Japanese Club,
showcasing various aspects of Japanese Culture. The Department
represented the University and the University Press at Touch of France,
the annual French fair organized by theAlliance Française de la Jamaïque
at the Hilton Hotel (March 14-16, 2008). The Spanish Club staged
successfully its annual Noche Latina on March 20, 2008 at the Philip
Sherlock Centre for the CreativeArts. Fifteen students from the S30B.-
Business Spanish course went on an internship programme in Yangua,
Veracruz inMexico. Another group of students went to Colombia from
June 18 to July 19 while Mona hosted a group of Colombian students as
part of the annual UWI-Universidad del Norte exchange programme.
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International Relations. A M.O.U. was signed in December 2007
between the University and the Brazilian Government. Under the
agreement, the Brazilian government will fund a lecturer in Portuguese
for two years at the Mona Campus.
Distinguished visitors.
Mr. Jean Marc Césaire from Cine Woule in Guadeloupe did a guest
lecture for the French students on November 14, 2007.
Mr. Ignacio Sanchéz Taboada, theDeputy Chief ofMission andHead of
Cultural Affairs of the Embassy of Spain, on March 6, 2008.
Obituary
On January 24, 2008, the Department received news of the passing of
Professor Richard Burton; Prof. Burton taught in the Department of
French and German from 1970-1972 and was living in France since his
retirement from the University of Sussex.
Outreach
Dr. F. Cévaër was elected on the Executive Committee of the Alliance
Française de la Jamaïque at the May Annual General Meeting of the
Association.
Mr. G. Lubeth presented on Martinican and Guadeloupean Politics
and their relationship with the French central government for the
French CAPE students at Ardenne High School (October, 2007). He
also assisted with preparation of the CAPE oral examination
(November 5, 2007). Mr. Lubeth represented the University at two
meetings held in Guadeloupe in December 14-15, 2008. One meeting
was convened by the General Council of Guadeloupe to discuss a
project for the creation of a Caribbean Media Magazine and the
signature of a MOU between the U.W.I. and the General Council of
Guadeloupe. The other was convened by the International Bureau of
the UAG to examine the development of exchange programmes with
the U.W.I.
Dr. M.-J. Nzengou-Tayo attended the 19th annual conference of the
Haitian Studies Association at Lynn University, Boca Raton (October
4-6, 2007). She chaired a panel entitled “Religion and
Transnationalism.” She also chaired the election committee of the
Association responsible for the 2007 elections to the Board of Directors.
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On September 27, 2007, Dr. Nzengou-Tayo addressed the Spanish and
French teachers at a general meeting and workshop held at the
Caenwood Centre and organized by the Core Curriculum Unit. On
November 22, 2007, she presented at a training seminar on the teaching
of literature organized by the Jamaica Association of French Teachers at
Shortwood Teachers’ College. She organized and facilitated a workshop
on Appraisal for WIGUT on April 5, 2008. On April 25, 2008, she
conducted a revision seminar at the Alliance Française for High School
students sitting CAPE French Literature Examination.
Dr P. Ramsay conducted various workshops for high schools: one in
January 2008 at Jamaica College on “Rescuing Young Men” and
another one in April 2008 at Ardenne High School on her acclaimed
novel Aunt Jen.
PAPERS PRESENTED
• Caroline Cousins, “Heteroglossia and Fluid Subjectivities in
Caribbean Women’s Writing” for an up-grading to PhD
seminar on November 23, 2007.
• Françoise Cévaër, “Sur les traces de Chester Himes:
intertextualité et identité transnationale dans le polar
francophone” (In the footsteps of Chester Himes:
Intertextuality and Transnational Identity in Francophone
Detective Fiction), annual meeting of the Rocky Mountains
Modern LanguageAssociation at Calgary, October 4-6, 2007.
• “Enquêtes occultistes: les policiers du Sud face au surnaturel,”
(Investigating the Occult: Policemen Confronting the Supra-
Natural in Countries of the South), Annual conference of the
International Francophone Studies Council (CIEF). July 2007.
• Lina Maria Gomez, chapter of her MA Thesis on “Learner
Motivation” at a staff/student seminar onNovember 29, 2007.
• Warrick Lattibeaudiere, “The Chameleon Woman vs. the
Matador: November 21, 2007: Towards Changing Female
Identity Politics in Confiant’s Mamzelle Libellule,
Chamoiseau’s Texaco and Montero’s Del rojo de su sombra.”
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• Gilles Lubeth “Construction de systèmes universitaires, UWI-
UAG: projet d’enseignement et projet politique.” (Building
Academic Systems, the U.W.I. and the UA.G: Teaching
Project and Policy). Graduate Students’ Seminar at the
University of Bordeaux IV, April 16-19, 2008.
• Marie-José Nzengou-Tayo “Foreign Language Needs at the
Tertiary Level.” and “The ICT Industry: Implications for
Language Learning and Proficiency,” UTech Symposium on
Language Learning, April 17, 2008.
• Paulette Ramsay “Masculinity, Language and Power in the
Afro - Mexican Corrido” at the College Language Association
Conference, College of Charleston, South Carolina, on April
11, 2008.
• “Using Writing Across the Curriculum Strategies to Enhance
Performance in Mathematics of a Group of Grade 7 Students”,
WAC (Writing Across the Curriculum) 2008 Conference,
University of Texas, Austin, May 25, 2008.
• Ileana Sanz, “African legacy in contemporary Cuban
literature” Bicentenary Conference organised by the Institute
of Jamaica and the Society for Caribbean Research, Europe
(SOCARE), Montego Bay, December 2007.
• “Cultural genesis in the countries of the Wider Caribbean”,
Annual conference of the Caribbean Studies Association in
San Andrés,  May 26, 2008
• “Mestizaje and Hybridity in Cuban literature” to the graduate
students and staff of LondonMetropolitanUniversity. June 24.
• “Interrogating Mestizaje from a Caribbean perspective: its
representation in the literary discourse,” 31st annual conference
of the Society for Caribbean Studies (UK) in Edinburgh. July 4.
• Maria-Tereza Villoria Nolla, “Colombia’s Drug trafficking
subculture and its literary representation.” Urban Culture
Conference, UWI, Mona, September 27-29, 2007.
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PUBLICATIONS
Refereed
* Cévaër, Françoise. “Rumpus in Harlem-sur-Seine:
Francophone Crime Fiction Hosting Chester Himes”, The
International Journal of the Humanities, Volume 5, issue 12,
2008. http://ijh.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.26/prod.1275 .
* Marie-José Nzengou-Tayo. “La Montagne ensorcelée: la
promesse d’une œuvre.” Frantz-Antoine Leconte (ed.).
Jacques Roumain au Pluriel. Chap. 4. New York: New
Hemisphere Books. Pp. 40-55.
* ——-. “Kamau Brathwaite and the Haitian Boat People:
DreamHaiti or the Nightmare of the Caribbean Intellectual.”
In Annie Paul (ed.) Caribbean Culture: Soundings on Kamau
Brathwaite. Kingston: UWI Press, 2007. pp. 176-186.
* ——-. “Ana Lydia Vega and Haiti: Between Fascination and
Rejection.” Journal of Haitian Studies. Vol. 13, No. 1, Spring.
pp. 42-63
* ——-. “Les écrivaines haïtiennes et la Révolution de Saint-
Domingue: La danse sur le volcan de Marie Vieux-Chauvet et
La deuxième mort de Toussaint Louverture de Fabienne
Pasquet.” Proceedings of the 2004 Berlin Conference on
Haitian Independence. Léon-François Hoffmann, Frauke
Gewecke and Ulrich Fleischmann (Eds). Haiti 1804:
Lumières et ténèbres, Impact et résonances d’une révolution.
Berlin: Bibliotheca Ibero-Americana, Vervuert. Ibero-
Amerikanisches Institut, 2008.  pp. 201-214.
* ——-. «  La traduction des textes littéraires antillais : quels
enjeux ?  » Proceedings of theUniversity of Liege Colloquium
«  La Traduction, et après? Ethique et Profession  » Liège,
Belgium, April 26-28, 2007.
http://www.l3.ulg.ac.be/colloquetraduction2007/actes/interv
ention%20MJNT.doc (14 pages)
* ——-. Encyclopedia entry. “Alexis, Jacques Stéphen (1922-
1961)”, Encyclopedia of the African Diaspora: Origins,
Experiences, and Culture, ed. by Carol Boyce-Davies. Santa
Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, Vol. 1, p. 73.
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* ——-. Encyclopedia entry. “Vieux Chauvet, Marie.”
Encyclopedia of the African Diaspora: Origins, Experiences,
and Culture, ed. by Carol Boyce-Davies. Santa Barbara, CA:
ABC-CLIO, Vol. 3, pp. 955-56.
* Paulette Ramsay. “The Use of Jamaican Literature in the
Jamaican English Language Class: A Rationale and a Model.”
Caribbean Journal of Education. Volume 29, No. 2 September
2007, pp. 243 -289.
* ——-. “Palisadoes Homecoming,” Celebrating Caribbean
Women Writers, BIM . Volume 1, No 2 (2008), pp.  23-29.
* Villoria-Nolla, Maite and Cedeño J., “Una cultura para las
masas” Revista Iberoamericana, 2008, 74, 223, pp. 391-404.
* ——-. “Havana Transfigured: The return of the repressed
other in Padua’s Mascaras”, The International Journal of
Humanities, V.5, No.19, 2007, pp. 41-48.
Non-refereed
* Marie-José Nzengou-Tayo. Interview with Marjory Adenet-
Jouvet. “La Caraïbe: carrefour des littératures,” France-
Antilles Magazine. “Rencontre” October 13-19, 2007, p. 26.
* Caroline Cousins. Review of “Aub-Buscher, Gertrud and
Ormerod Noakes Beverley. The Francophone Caribbean
Today: Literature, Language and Culture. Barbados: U of the
West Indies P, 2003. Paper. 260p.” in Callaloo. Vol. 30 No. 3,
pp. 939-943. Summer, 2007.
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Income Generation
UGC Fund Income Expenditures
Sale of Manuals 158,530.00 OofvUerGexpenditure(UGC Fund) ControCllables 126,806.62
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Commercial Accounts Income Expenditures
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Summer Courses (F111, SEaxlapreinesseasnd Travel
1,133,323.49
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Total $1,443,065.99 1,941,416.16
PUBLIC SERVICE
Françoise Cévaer.
– Member of the Jamaica Association of French Teachers.
– Member of the Executive Committee, Alliance Française de la
Jamaïque
Marie-José Nzengou-Tayo.
– Member of the Haitian Studies Association.
– Member of the Jamaica Association of French Teachers.
– Member of the Caribean Studies Association.
– Secretary, the International Shotokan Karate Association of
Jamaica (formerlyJapan Karate Association of Jamaica).
– Ex-Officio member of the Executive Committee of the
Alliance Française de la Jamaïque (UWI Representative)
– Peer Reviewer for the Journal of Haitian Studies, MaComère,
Caribbean Quarterly, Callaloo.
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– Internal Assessor, Quality Assurance, Review of French, at
Cave Hill.
Doreen Preston
– Assistant Chief Examiner French CAPE, CXC.
Paulette Ramsay
– Chief Examiner Spanish CSEC, CXC.
– Writing Across the Curriculum Project (UWI).
CATEGORIES OF  STUDENTS
Undergraduate:
Registration: 1899
Preliminary Courses
French 174
Spanish 399
Hospitality & Tourism Management
French 50
Spanish 202
Non-BA Programme
Chinese 31
Japanese 128
BA Programme
French 163
Spanish 752
Graduating Students
French 4
Spanish 17
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First Class Honours
Jo-Lane Anderson-Figueroa – French & Spanish
Emlynn Victoria Francis – Spanish
Noelle Yvette Hoskins – French & Spanish
Annekah Julian Mason – Spanish
Postgraduate:
Registration:   13
MPhil French 1
MPhil  Spanish 3
MPhil French/Spanish 2
PhD French 1
PhD French/Spanish 1
PhD Spanish 1
MA in Translation Studies 5 (Spanish 3, French 2)
Prizes Awarded:
French:
Level I William Mailer Prize: Jeanette Fitzpatrick
Level II Prix Jambec: Noelle Hoskins
Level III Prix Gertrud Buscher: Jamar Davis
Level III French Embassy Prize Jamar Davis
for overall achievement over
the three years:
William Mailer Scholarship: Not awarded
Bridget Jones Memorial Award: Not awarded
Spanish
Gabriel Coulthard Prize: Annekah Mason
Paul Davis Prize: Ruthan Maitland
Latin American Women’s Karleen Lawrence
Club Award: Ajanique Dennis
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL STUDIES
Beverley Bryan, BA, MA, PhD Lond – Head of Depoartment
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT
Context: There has been a major push bythe teachers’ colleges to become degree
granting institution. The DES is committed
to supporting their quest for such status but
at the same time there is an impact on the
work of DES, as it works with the Institute
of Education to re-structure the School of
Education (Mona).
Teaching
Undergraduate programmes are continually being reviewed. They are
offered through the Open Campus, as joint degrees or with the Tertiary
Level Institutions (TLIs) as well as through the face-to-face
programmes:
Online programmes: Online undergraduate programmes are now
delivered through the Open Campus and have grown this year with the
introduction of an online B.Ed Secondary programme. Applications
have doubled, reaching over 500.
Joint programmes: The double majors have been reviewed so that six
programmes can now be offered to secondary teachers, with support
from colleagues in other departments.
TLIs: The Department carried out quality assurance visits to Knox
College and Bethlehem College, in conjunction with the TLIU. Both
colleges are seeking franchise arrangements to deliver an Education
degree in Literacy Studies. It is expected that at least one of these
programmes will start in the coming year.
The face-to-face programme: The focus here has been on curriculum
review of the Practicum. Professor Soyibo carried out an investigation of
a sample of 90 final year students to assess the value added nature of the
Bachelor of Education degree programme. The study yielded important
new insights as to the perceptions of students and recommendations for
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changes in practice and in the curriculum, which are being
implemented.
Curriculum Development
The post-Graduate Diploma in Educational Administration has been
approved.
Dr Hutton and Dr Morris organised a TVET consultation with
seasoned practitioners in the field to look at the institution of Masters’
and research degrees in the area.
Work has started in the Masters in Instructional Leadership and the
specialist primary degrees.
The Documentation Centre
The Documentation Centre continued to provide support for teaching,
learning and research in the School of Education with the focus being
improved access to its resources and the creation of a more student-
friendly environment. Special initiatives undertaken to achieve this
objective included: the digitization of course materials; the purchase of
new computers; and the upgrading of facilities in the Centre.
Visiting Professor
Professor Stage of New York University spent the summer in the
Department with assistance from Fulbright Senior Specialists
programme from 16th June until the end of July. She taught one
graduate course and provided tutorials for graduate students.
Special Events
The Journal of Education and Development (JEDIC) is now established
in DES, through the use of income-generating funds. We have
employed a Research Assistant to act as Publications Officer.
Dr Cook collaborated with Dr Gentles of the IOE to mount the
Qualitative Inquiry Symposium on October 26 and 27, 2007. For the
first time, approximately 150 people met together as a community of
qualitative researchers from other departments on Campus, other
universities in Jamaica, our sister campuses and from other
international universities.
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Dr Lewis-Smikle took the lead in mounting the School of Education’s
second literacy symposium on March 13-14, 2008 under the theme,
Literacy for Lifelong Learning: Responding to the Challenge. The aim
of the symposiumwas to highlight research and practice aimed at raising
the literacy levels of students coming out of the primary and secondary
education system. Approximately 450 people were in attendance over
the two-day period attending some 15 workshops. The symposium
closed with an awards ceremony for past educators and pioneers in the
area of literacy, who were instrumental in advancing literacy education
in Jamaica.
Members of the Department worked to organise Education Week in
May as part of the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the University
of the West Indies. The activities included a Church Service, The
Forum on Education, A Graduate Students’ Research Conference, An
Education Village and an Awards Function.
Teaching Performance of Staff
(no. below and above 4.0) for Assessment of Lecturers and Courses:
Semesters 1&2, 2007-8
Semester Object of 4.0 and Below 4.0 Total
Assessment above
1 Lecturer 51 5 56
1 Course 41 15 56
2 Lecturer 42 6 48
2 Course 35 13 48
Outreach
Change from Within
The work of CFW continued to support schools in student, teacher and
principal leadership initiatives. An offshoot of the Circle of Friends
sessions was the formation of an independent Circle of Principals of
CFW schools in Portmore. These principals meet outside of the control
of CFW Circle meetings, share best practices, support each other, plan
strategies and share their skills by conducting workshops for staff of their
respective schools. Contributions were made to government policy
papers on parenting and social policy goals. The work of CFW
continues to gain international recognition with contributions outside
of Jamaica
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Dr Lewis-Smikle and the Literacy Studies students have been carrying
out interventions in a number of schools:
Mona Primary: Literacy intervention with Grade 4 which the Principal
of the school has commended for its impact on test results.
Jacks Hill All Age: Whole school assessment from infant to Grade 6 by
final year Literacy Studies students. This allows the teacher to plan an
intervention.
National Children’s Home (Hope Gardens): Inception this year of a
Writing Programme.
Other Literacy work includes the contribution of Dr Beverley Bryan to
UNESCO’s mid-decade UNLD report on the impact of the decade on
literacy world-wide for submission to UN General Assembly in 2008.
Mathematics Problem-Solving competition:   a national competition
with Grade 9 students from DES’ Science and Maths Centre. This has
been led by Ms Camello Buddo and was staged this year on April 19th.
Seventy (70) of the best performers in 15 high schools participated.
Myrtle Harris conducted a workshop for college librarians on Preparing
Students for the Information Society at a Meeting of the College Libraries
Information Network (COLINET) February 28, 2008.
Dr Anderson and her final year undergraduate students mounted a
successful summer pilot programme/two week summer camp for
students of Papine High School. The camp was organized for students
who are in need of intervention to arrest deviant behavioural
tendencies and practices. This pilot project which was made possible by
assistance received from Jamaica Shipping Association and the
Department of Educational Studies will be repeated next year.
DES with the School of Education and the Institute of Caribbean
Studies hosted: The Gus John Seminar on the situation of Black youth
within the education system in England.
DES with the School of Education hosted: An afternoon with Olive
Senior for students and teachers preparing for CAPE Literatures in
English.
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PAPERS PRESENTED
Anderson, Susan
• “Teaching the Dyslexic Student in Higher Education:
Problems and Issues”. Academic Advising/Disabilities Liaison
Unit (AADLU)workshop onTeaching theDyslexic Student in
Higher Education. UWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
January 17-18, 2008.
• “University of the West Indies Policy on Disabilities with
special reference to the Office of Special Students, Mona”.
Theological Consultation meeting for persons with Disabilities,
Willemstad, Curacao. November 27-28, 2007.
• “Reflections on the use of the Constant Comparative Method”
Qualitative Inquiry in the Caribbean Symposium. University of
the West Indies, Mona Campus, Kingston Jamaica. October
26-27, 2007.
Chevannes, Pauletta
• “Developing a Comprehensive Response to Violence in
Schools”. Joint Regional Workshop on Reduction in School
Violence by the Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports and
Culture of the Bahamas, theOAS andUNESCO, February 6-8,
2008, Nassau.
• “Turning Water into Wine: The Miracle of Education”.
Regional Expert Meeting on “Caribbean Youth in Perspective”,
by Development Policy Review Network/Royal Netherlands
Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies, Leiden,
the Netherlands, November 23, 2007.
• “Facilitating change in adolescents: The Change from Within
Project”. Workshop on “Adolescent Reproductive Health:
Threats, Implications and Responses”, by Johns Hopkins
University, University /of the West Indies, Ministry of Health’s
Healthy Lifestyle Project and USAID, June 23-26, 2008.
Cook, L.
• “Lessons Learned from my Supervisor”: SEDA (Staff and
Educational Developers) Spring Conference: Wood House,
Tavistock Square, London. May 8-9, 2008.
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• “Mixed Methods”: Qualitative Inquiry in the Caribbean
Symposium. University of the West Indies, Mona Campus,
Kingston Jamaica, October 26-27, 2007. (with J. Smikle).
Feraria, Paulette
• “Crossing Borders: Neglecting Shakespeare Language, Space
and Culture in Caribbean Classrooms”. Shakespeare Forum:
Page, Stage, Engage. New York University Steinhardt School
of Culture, Education, and Human Development, April 24-27,
2008 (with Karl Williams).
• “Grade Ten Deferred: Engendering the Curriculum for Learner
Empowerment in Jamaican Secondary Schools”. Conference of
Ethnographic and Qualitative Research. Cedarville University,
Ohio, June 5-7, 2008.
Harris, Myrtle Elaine
• “Combating Plagiarism: Beyond Information Literacy Skills
Instruction”. 38th Annual Conference of the Association of
Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries
(ACURIL), E-Librarian: Ideas, Innovation and Inspiration,
Montego Bay, Jamaica, June 1-6, 2008.
Jennings, Zellynne
• “Inside Literacy 1-2-3: what users find most appealing”.
Literacy Symposium, The University of theWest Indies, Mona.
March 13-14 2008.
• “Research on Caribbean Examinations Council: Impact on
schools’ Curricula” CXC Research Committee, CXC
Headquarters, Barbados, October 23, 2007.
Lewis-Smikle, Jossett
• “Literacy through Literature: Responses of some Primary
School Students”. 37th Annual general Meeting of the Jamaica
ReadingAssociation, St. Joseph Teachers’ College, April 2008.
• “Teachers’ Response to a Learning-Centered’ Approach to
Assessing Literacy Performance”. 33rd International
Conference Glasgow, Scotland, July 2008.
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McCallum, Dian
• ‘History Education by Distance: The Methodological
Implications’ 40th Annual Conference of the Association of
CaribbeanHistorians, Paramaribo, Surinam,May 11-16, 2008.
• ‘Examining Educational Theories in ‘Real World’ Contexts:
Building Opportunities for Transformative learning using a
Learner-Centred Approach to Teaching and Assessing’. 33rd
International Conference of the IUT (Improving University
Teaching), Glasgow, Scotland, July 29 to August 1, 2008.
PUBLICATIONS
Book
* Ezenne, Austin. (2008). (Ed.), Leadership for School
Improvement in the Caribbean. (pp. 3-32) UWI, Jamaica:
Department of Educational Studies.
Chapter in Book
* Anderson, Susan. (2008). “Improving Classroom Manage-
ment and Discipline through the use of, non-verbal Language
Techniques” in Austin Ezenne (Ed.), Leadership for School
Improvement in the Caribbean. (pp. 33-56) UWI, Jamaica:
Department of Educational Studies.
* Cook, Loraine D. (2008). “Characteristics of an effective
school: A theoretical perspective” in Austin Ezenne (Ed.),
Leadership for School Improvement in the Caribbean. (pp. 3-
32). UWI, Jamaica: Department of Educational Studies.
* Feraria, Paulette. (2008). “Charting the Education
Transformation Path: Towards Models of Praxis for Teacher
Development for School Improvement in Jamaica” in Austin
Ezenne (Ed.), Leadership for School Improvement in the
Caribbean. (pp. 269-294). UWI, Jamaica: Department of
Educational Studies.
* Harris, Myrtle Elaine. “Secondary school principals’
perceptions of the management and curricular roles of
librarians in Jamaican schools” in Austin Ezenne (Ed.),
Leadership for school improvement in the Caribbean, (pp.
100
213-245). UWI, Jamaica: Department of Educational
Studies.
* Hutton, D. M. (2008). “Rethinking the financing of the
education system in Jamaica” in Austin Ezenne (Ed.).
Leadership for School Improvement in the Caribbean (pp.
143 -178).
* Jennings, Zellynne. “Training Teachers by Distance at the
University of theWest Indies: Some Lessons Learnt” Institute
of Education: Publication Series (4), 2007. pp 83-112.
EduVision: Enhancing Governance and Leadership in
Education and Training Through Technology Innovations.
Moses Peart, Halden Morris (Editors)
* Sadler-McKnight and Rainford, Marcia. (2008). “Towards
the development of a science education policy: An analysis of
the curriculum interventions and reforms of secondary
science education in post-colonial Jamaica” in R. Coll & N.
Taylor (Eds., Science Education in Context: An
International Examination of Context on Science Curricula
Development and Implementation (pp. 69-81). Rotterdam:
Sense Publishers.
Refereed Journal Articles
* Cook, Loraine D. (2006/7). ‘Mixed methods: A research
strategy examined’. Journal of Education andDevelopment in the
Caribbean, 9 (1&2), 111-123 (with Ryan Palmer).
* Johnson, Beverley and Ezenne, Austin. (2008). Perceptions
of Principals’ Role in Curriculum Development in selected
Primary Schools in Jamaica. Journal of Education and
Development in the Caribbean, 9 (1&2), 2006/07, 97-110.
* Hutton, D. M. (2008) ‘AConceptual Framework for Guiding
the Transformation of the Jamaican Public Education
System’, Journal of the University College of the Cayman Islands,
(2), 93-113.
* Feraria, Paulette. (2008). ‘Language Hurdles and the Race
for Literacy: Implications for Caribbean Classrooms’. Journal
of the University College of the Cayman Islands, (2), 126-148.
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* Bloomfield, D. and Soyibo, Kolawole. ‘Correlations among
Jamaican 12th-graders’ five variables and performance in
genetics’. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and
Technology Education, 4(1), (2008) 63-69.
Non-refereed Publications
* Cook, Loraine D. (2008). ‘Attributes of internality: An
alternative path to teacher effectiveness’. In Quamina-
Aiyejina, L. (Ed.), Reconceptualising the agenda for
education in the Caribbean: Proceedings of the 2007 Biennial
Cross-Campus Conference in Education, April 23-26, 2007,
School of Education, UWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad (pp. 601-
631). (With T. Bastick).
* Cook, Loraine D. (2008). ‘Teachers’ professional growth:
Examining the effect of teacher maturity on LOC
orientation’.  InQuamina-Aiyejina, L. (Ed.), Reconceptualis-
ing the agenda for education in the Caribbean: Proceedings of
the 2007 Biennial Cross-Campus Conference in Education,
April 23-26, 2007, School of Education, UWI, St. Augustine,
Trinidad and Tobago (pp. 633-640).
* Hutton, D. M. (2008). ‘Lessons from the transformation of
the Jamaican education system’. In . L. Quamina-LAiyejina
(Ed.), Reconceptualising the Agenda for Education in the
Caribbean: Proceedings of the 2007 Biennial Cross-Campus
Conference in Education, April 23-26, 2007, School of
Education, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine,
Trinidad and Tobago (pp. 383-394).
Other Peer-Reviewed Publications
* Ezenne, Austin and Beverley Johnson. (2008). “Principals’
and Teachers’ Perceptions of Principals, Instructural
Leadership Roles in Primary Schools in Central Jamaica” in
Ezenne, A (Ed.) Leadership for School Improvement in the
Caribbean, Department of Educational Studies. (pp. 181-
212)
* Christian, Earl, Ezenne, Austin. (2008). “Teachers’ and
Students’ Perceptions of Vocational and Technical
Education Programme Planning in Jamaican High Schools”
in Ezenne A (Ed.) Leadership for School Improvement in the
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Caribbean, Department of Educational Studies. (pp. 247-
268)
* Soyibo, Kolawole. ‘An empiricist critique of the 2004
Jamaica’s task force on education reform’s visions’. The Mico
University College Journal of Education, Inaugural Issue, (2008)
38-44.
Technical Reports
* Daley-Morris, Paula and Lewis-Smikle Jossett ‘National
Standards for Schooling and Primary Education in Jamaica’.
Ministry of Education and Culture-Primary Education
Support Project, July 2008.
* Jennings, Zellynne. Primary Education Support Project
(PESP): LITERACY 1-2-3. Piloting of the Materials
2006/2007: Report of the Curriculum Specialist. November
2007: pp 117
* Jennings, Zellynne. Guyana Basic Education Teacher
Training Project. Blueprint for a Distance Education
Secondary Academic Programme Report to CRCSogema
Canada, February 2008: pp76.
* Lewis-Smikle Jossett and Daley-Morris, Paula. Primary
Education Standards Development Project Report. Ministry
of Education and Culture-Primary Education Support
Project, August 2008.
Contributions to Technical Papers
* Meeks-Gardner, Julie, A. Henry-Lee, P. Chevannes, J.
Thomas, H. Henningham and C. Coore. “Violence against
Children in the Caribbean: a Regional Assessment”. InUnited
Nations Secretary General’s Study on Violence Against Children.
Panama: UNICEF, 2006.
* Bryan, Beverley. Implementation of the International Plan
of Action for the United Nations Literacy Decade. Sixty-
third session: Item 58(d) of the provisional agenda - Social
development: United Nations Literacy Decade: education for
all, A/63/172. United Nations General Assembly, Paris, July
2008.
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* Chevannes, Pauletta. Early Childhood Commission. (2008).
Green Paper on Parenting Policy.
* Chevannes, Pauletta. Cabinet Office. (2008). National
Progress Report on Jamaica’s Social Policy Goals.
Per capita publications: 1.7
INCOME GENERATION
The main sources of income generation remain through the
collaboration with TLIs to deliver undergraduate programmes. There is
a potential also in the online programmes offered through the Open
Campus
Additionally, the Department won another competitive bid from the
Ministry of Education: LOAN 126 OC/JA: Primary Education Support
Project (PESP): Contract with the University of the West Indies for
Technical Cooperation Absenteeism in Jamaica’s Primary schools.
Contract No GOJ-62-2007/2008 Ministry of Education, Jamaica.
US$150,800 for 18 months.
PUBLIC SERVICE
Professor Jennings
– UWI representative, National Council on Education (NCE)
Dr McCallum
– Assistant Chief, CXC (History)
Dr Feraria
– Assistant Chief, CXC (English A)
– Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Ethnographic and
Qualitative Research
Dr Rainford
– Assistant Chief, CXC (Chemistry)
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Prof Soyibo
– Member, Education sub-committee, Population and Housing
Census 2011, STATIN
Dr Smikle
– President, Jamaica Reading Association
Mrs Daley Morris
– IT Advisor, Jamaica National Netball Association
INFORMATION ON STUDENTS
Undergraduates
342 Education students, including the students from the Ministry of
Education, Jamaica programme, graduated in November 2007:
First Class Honours 48
Upper Second 124
Lower Second 117
Pass 53
Postgraduates at the 2007 November ceremony amounted to:
PhD 4
MPhil 2
Masters 109
The following numbers are enrolled in the postgraduate programme:
MEd face-to-face 165 + 16 MA students
MEd Online 161
PhD 19
MPhil 36
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INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION
Halden Morris, PhD, PE – Head of Department
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT
The Institute of Education focused on thequality assurance of programmes and
institutional strengthening of teachers
colleges, research, graduate studies and
services to the education sector. Despite
challenges and distractions such as
involvement in the Implementation
Working Group (IWG), a body established
by the Principal of the campus to plan the
establishment of a Graduate School of
Education, as well as hurricane activities,
targets were met in the provision of staff
development workshops for teachers colleges, and in the assessment of
the practicum in Jamaica, Belize, the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos
Islands. The Institute continues to deliver graduate programmes and
courses in the School of Education and to provide administrative
support for graduate studies.
INSTITUTIONAL STRENGHTENING OF COLLEGES
AND RELATED ACTIVITIES
Activities in the Western Caribbean
The Institute of Education through the Joint Board of Teacher
Education (JBTE) continues to provide sterling quality assurance
services for teachers colleges in the Western Caribbean. The following
are the main activities completed during the past academic year.
Belize
Dr. Marcia Stewart represented the Joint Board at the meetings of the
Belize Board for Teacher Education held in October 2007 and May
2008
In May 2008, Dr. Marcia Stewart, Dr. Nadine Scott, Mrs. Velietha
Davis Morrison and Ms. Betty Keeting of St Joseph’s Teachers College
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formed the team that assessed final year student teachers completing
their Teaching Practice from the University of Belize, St. John’s Junior
College, Corozal Junior College, and San Ignatius Junior College.
Turks and Caicos Islands Community College (TCICC)
Dr. Moses Peart and Mrs Marceline Collins-Figueroa led the Teaching
Practice external review team for final year students of the TCICC’s
A.Sc. in Primary Education.
Dr. Moses Peart led a workshop on Instructional Design for lecturers of
the community college.
Mrs. Collins Figueroa led a workshop in Science Education for lecturers.
Cayman Islands
Professor Hyacinth Evans, Dr. HaldenMorris andDr. Clement Lambert
participated in the external evaluation of teachers at the University
College of the Cayman Islands during April 7-11, 2008. The team held
discussions with the College regarding supervision. Professor Evans and
Dr. Lambert conducted workshops on Teacher Education
Development and Quality Assurance.
Jamaica
Because of hurricane activity in 2007, the annual professional
conference was rescheduled to January, 2008. Under the theme:
“SustainingWorld Class Standards in Teacher Education”, Dr. Thomas
Walters of Temple University and Dr. Plumb of Mount St. Vincent
University, Canada held workshops for teachers college lecturers.
All academic members of staff were involved in the teaching practice
exercise which was led by Dr. Lorna Down in February 2008.
Work continued in collaboration with college lecturers to review the
criteria for assessment in language in order to strengthen comparability
across colleges where standards in performance in English are
concerned. The operationalization of the JBTE language policy across
teachers’ colleges also continued.
Training of Spanish teachers for the primary school system continued.
This was implemented in seven (7) teacher training colleges during the
year.
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Three colleges, namely: Colbourne College in Westmoreland, the
International University of the Caribbean (IUC) and VTDI were
officially registered as member institutions of the JBTE.
Other Regional/International Activities
Dr. Marcia Stewart represented the Joint Board of Teacher Education
at a CARICOM meeting for establishment of the Regional Teacher
Education Quality Assurance body.
PUBLICATIONS UNIT
The Unit which comprises Publications Officer Mrs. Cecille Maye-
Hemmings and Production Assistant Ms. Sherron Duffus produced
four (4) refereed publications: Caribbean Journal of Education, Vol. 29,
No 1, (“Gender in Education”, edited by Prof. Barbara Bailey - Professor
of Gender and Education) and Vol. 29, No. 2, “Language Use and the
Jamaican Educational System”, edited by Dr. Otelemate Harry -
Lecturer, Department of Linguistics), as well as the Institute of Education
Publication Series, Vol. 3, (“Gender and Education in the
Commonwealth Caribbean: An Annotated Bibliography”, compiled by
Lynda Quamina-Aiyejina - Senior Librarian, St. Augustine) and Vol. 4,
(“EduVision: Enhancing Governance and Leadership in Education and
Training through Technology Innovations”, edited by Dr. Moses Peart
and Dr Halden Morris, Institute of Education).
PROJECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL WORK
Environmental Foundation of Jamaica Project: The JBTE HIV
Children’s Institutions Outreach Project
The JBTE HIV Children’s Institutions Outreach Project is directed by
Mrs. Vileitha Davis-Morrison and is an initiative funded by the
Environmental Foundation of Jamaica. The project has had a two-
pronged approach to provide care-givers, teachers and student teachers
with strategies to teach STIs, including HIV/AIDS, to reduce
discrimination against HIV infected/affected children and to ensure
proper care for HIV infected/affected children in care-providing and
teaching institutions. The project featured interactive, participatory
type workshops and action planning sessions. Copies of training
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materials and handbooks were provided to the teachers in the basic and
primary schools and to the departments, libraries and resource centres
in the teachers colleges.
The Sustainable Teacher Environmental Education Project
(STEEP).
This project was funded by CIDA and directed by Mrs. Marceline
Collins-Figureoa. STEEP implemented “whole college” approaches to
environmental education for sustainable development in selected
teachers colleges and integrated environmental education in the JBTE
secondary science and early childhood programmes. It also
implemented environmental education courses in the primary and
secondary JBTE programmes. A handbook containing guidelines for
other colleges to begin working on their own education for sustainable
development is being prepared.
Advancing Biodiversity Education in Teachers’ Colleges
The Biodiversity project is funded by the Jamaica Environment Trust
and directed by Mrs. Marceline Collins-Figueroa. The project aims at
infusing biodiversity education in a number of subjects in the early
childhood, primary and secondary programmes in nine teacher
education institutions. The thrust of this project was to raise awareness
of using the concept of biodiversity as a teaching tool, and as a theme for
integration of a number of subjects. Several colleges have had great
successes with this project, and have initiated a number of sustainable
developments - e.g. a home “farm” at St. Joseph’s, a greenhouse for
producing ornamental decorative plants at Moneague, a bird sanctuary
at CASE, a butterfly garden at Edna Manley College - which were then
used as the motivating factors to teach. Videos, a dance and a variety of
teaching tools were produced as outcomes of this project.
Caribbean Centre for Teacher Training (CETT) Project
The CETT Project, funded by the United States Agency for
International Development (USAID), is directed by Professor Stafford
Griffith. It focuses on the improvement of reading in Commonwealth
Caribbean countries. The second phase was initiated in October 2006
and is scheduled to be completed in September 2009. The project is now
being implemented in eight countries and provides innovative
leadership to strengthen reading instruction in the early grades of
primary school. The project uses a training-of-trainers approach to
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increase the number of teachers benefiting from improved instructional
skills in reading. It also develops materials to support the reading
programme and serves as a clearinghouse for identifying and providing
other materials relevant to the needs of Caribbean teachers and
students. It also uses information and communications technology to
facilitate information sharing among institutions and to increase the
scope of teachers’ access to training. A total of 208 schools, 978 teachers
and 22,053 students have benefitted from this second phase of the
project.
The National Early Childhood Curriculum
This project is coordinated by Dr. Rose Davies. The project
commenced in October 2006 and is now at the final review stage. It is
the first time that a project has been developed to include the age group
birth to five years. The project therefore represents an innovation in
early childhood curriculum practice in Jamaica. This national
curriculum will ensure that teaching/learning practices at the early
childhood level are developmentally appropriate for the respective early
childhood age cohorts.
EduVision 2007
The Institute of Education, UWI successfully staged EduVision 2007,
an International Biennial Conference on Technology in Education and
Human Services with the theme “ICT and Education: Sustaining a
Nation’s Development” in collaboration with The Ministry of Education,
Youth and Culture; Ministry of Commerce, Science and Technology;
Jamaica Teachers’ Association; and ICT4D Jamaica, on December 4 -7,
2007, at the Sunset Jamaica Grande Resort, Ocho Rios. Drs. Earl
Brown, Halden Morris, and Moses Peart served as members of the
organizing team for the conference.
Improvement of IOE/JBTE’s Information and Communication
Technology
The Institute of Education continues to embrace technology as an
important tool to enable the education community of the region, and in
particular the teacher education sector. The Institute, through the Joint
Board of Education (JBTE) has invested significant resources in its
information technology infrastructure. With the proliferation of
broadband internet service during 2007–2008, the JBTE retired the
WirelessWideArea Network (WWAN) and implemented a web-based
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conferencing facility. This development removed the barriers and
limitations presented by the WWAN.
The IOE technology infrastructure continues to host on-line course
delivery systems such as Virtual University and the Modular Object
OrientedDistance Learning Environment,MOODLE. The facility also
provides E-mail and Messenger Services in which all member
institutions of the JBTE can deploy their e-mail and messenger services
through the JBTE servers. The services are dedicated to the institutions
served and the domains are deployed accordingly. All lecturers and
administrators are given free e-mail services on the system. Also
available on this system is restricted access to PROQUEST, an on-line
library facility; and College Information System (CIS) a new college
information system through the JBTE.
Awards Received by Staff
Dr. Rose Davies
¡ National award, Commander of Distinction (CD) awarded for
outstanding contribution to early childhood education (2007)
Dr. Lorna Down
¡ Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2007: Highly
Commended Award for article ‘Addressing the challenges of
mainstreaming ESD in higher education’, published in the
International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, Vol. 7,
No. 4, 2006
Professor Hyacinth Evans
¡ Prime Minister’s medal for excellence in teaching (2008).
Dr. Halden A. Morris
¡ Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers USA &
Jamaica, Outstanding Leadership Award (2008).
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PAPERS PRESENTED
Miss Vilma Charlton
• “Supporting activities for student athletes”, Congress on
projects for the Olympian track and field athletes, October 4-9,
2007, UWI, Mona Campus.
• “Outreach Youth Programme”. Breezy Castle, Multicare
Foundation, Kingston, Jamaica.
Mrs. Marceline Collins-Figueroa
• “Biodiversity education in teachers’ colleges in Jamaica:
Implementing theme-based learning and action projects”.
EDUVISION, Sunset Jamaica Grande Hotel, December, 2007
and at the annual conference of the Joint Board of Teacher
Education, Jamaica Conference Centre, January, 2008.
Dr. Rose Davies
• “Benefits of early childhood pedagogy in early primary
classrooms”, The Early Learning Meeting, Ocean Terrace Inn
Hotel, St Kitts/Nevis, June 22-27, 2008.
• “Learning on-line: Experiences and challenges of including the
excluded in higher education in Jamaica”, Working Forum for
Teacher Educators, New Zealand Tertiary College, Aukland,
New Zealand, April 30 – May 02, 2008.
Dr. Lorna Down
• Lorna Down with H. Evans & C. Gentles. “The SSME
approach to assessing the effectiveness of Jamaican Primary
Schools”, EduVision International Conference on Teacher
Education and Technology, December 4-7, 2007.
• “’Flying inna massa face’, Woman, Nature and Sacared
Rites/Rights in Marie-Elena John’s Unburnable” EACLALS
Triennial Conference, March 25-29, 2008 Venice, Italy.
Prof. Hyacinth Evans
• “Issues in education in Jamaica and research at Hillview High
School”, International University of the Caribbean, Kingston,
August, 2007.
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• “The origins of qualitative inquiry in the Caribbean”,
Conference on Qualitative Inquiry in the Caribbean, October
26, 2007, UWI, Mona.
• “Secondary education, ROSE and the promise of equity”,
Human Resources Development Group, Faculty of Social
Sciences, UWI, Monday, November 05, 2007.
• “Philosophies of teacher education”, JBTE Committee on the
Review of the Diploma programme, November 15, 2007.
• “Issues of gender and gender equality in Caribbean Schools”,
Symposium on Inclusive Education, Hilton Hotel, Kingston,
Jamaica, December 5-7, 2008.
• “Issues and challenges in developing a BEd curriculum”,
University College of the Cayman Islands, April 10, 2008.
• “Some tensions and dilemmas in teacher education”, Forum on
Education, School of Education Week Activities, May 08,
2008.
Prof. Stafford Griffith
• “The feedback loop: a distinguishing feature of the Caribbean
Centre of Excellence for Teacher Training (CETT) Project”,
EduVision 2007 International Conference on Technology in
Education, Jamaica Grande Resort, Ocho Rios, Jamaica,
December 4-7, 2007, 27 pp.
• “The lecturer as a researcher”, Vocational Training
Development Institute (VTDI) Research Day, VTDI Campus,
Gordon Town, February 19, 2008, 28 pp.
Dr. Clement Lambert
• “A day in the life of a supervisor – exploring selected
dimensions of qualitative research supervision”, Qualitative
Research Symposium,MonaVisitors’ Lodge, October 26, 2007.
• “The Jamaican education system” to UK educators visiting
Jamaica on October 26, 2007, Library, Multi-purpose Room,
UWI, Mona.
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• “The JBTE literacy development”. Education Transformation
Project Cluster Bases Literacy Specialists’ Workshop. Terra
Nova Hotel, December 2007.
• “Media literacy: Examining our assumptions”. Children’s
Media Literacy PilotWorkshop, University of theWest Indies,
Mona Campus, December 12, 2007.
• “Using content area reading & writing to enhance students’
academic performance”. JBTE Annual Professional
Development Conference, Jamaica Conference Centre,
January 14-15, 2008.
• “Perspectives on literacy assessment”. JBTE/ETT Literacy
Teacher Educators’ Workshop, Sunset Jamaica Grande, Ocho
Rios, January 30, 2008.
• Lambert, C & Fletcher, C. “Bringing media literacy to
Jamaican schools: Implementation experiences”. School of
Education Literacy Symposium, Mona Visitors’ Lodge, March
13, 2008.
• “Piloting media education materials in Jamaican schools:
Implementation experiences”. Children’s Media Literacy Pilot
Project, Alhambra Inn, Kingston, April 17, 2008.
• “Creating standards for teacher education”. Organisation of
American States (OAS) Training of National Coordinators of
the OAS Teacher Education Project and Teacher Education
Policy Makers, Antigua, Jolly Beach Resort, July 4-5, 2008.
• Lambert, C. & Kerr, C. “Planning for effective instruction”.
Expanding Educational Horizons Project Annual Professional
Development Workshop, Sunset Jamaica Grande, July 21,
2008.
Dr. Halden Morris
• “Interaction with industrial organizations” Bachelor of
Education Seminar Series, University of Technology, Jamaica,
March, 2008.  8p.
• “The engineer as an educator”, Faculty of the Built
Environment, University of Technology, Jamaica, October,
2007.  10p.
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• “ICT linking for teaching and learning”, Caribbean Area
Network for Quality Assurance in Tertiary Education
(CANQATE) 2007 Conference, Sunset Jamaica Grande
Resort in Ocho Rios, October 19-21, 2007.
• “Effective use of Information and Communication Technology
at the tertiary level in Jamaica and the Caribbean: Are we
ready”? EduVision 2007 – Technology in Education and
Training, Jamaica Grande Resort, Ocho Rios, Jamaica.
December 4-7, 2007.
• “Energy strategies for Jamaica in an increasingly uncertain
world” – Energy efficiency and conservation, Mona Visitors’
Lodge, UWI, July 10, 2008.
Dr. Moses Peart
• “Designing instructional systems on a fast track”. EduVision
2007 – Technology in Education and Training, Jamaica Grande
Resort, Ocho Rios, Jamaica. December 4-7, 2007.
Dr. Marcia Stewart
• “The need for internationally acceptable standards for teacher
educators”, workshop by the Teacher Education Development
Unit of the Belize Ministry of Education, November 2007.
PUBLICATIONS
Dr. Rose Davies
* Davies, R., and M. Samms-Vaughan, Guest Editors.
International Journal of Early Years Education-Special Issue:
Caribbean. Routledge Taylor and Francis Group, Oxford,
March 2008.
* Davies, R., J. Brown, S. Williams. Jamaica’ in The Greenwood
Encyclopedia of Children’s IssuesWorldwide: North America and
the Caribbean. Edited by Irving Epstein and Sheryl Lutjens:
Greenwood Press, Westport, Connecticut, 2008, pp. 207-
238.
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* Davies, R., and Davies, O.: “Jamaica: Recent initiatives in
Early Childhood policy”; Early Childhood Development From
Measurement to Action. Edited by M. Eming Young with L.
Richardson. The World Bank. Washington, D.C., October
2007, pp. 205-214.
* “Making a difference in children’s lives: the story of Nancy, a
novice early years teacher in a Jamaican primary school”,
International Journal of Early Years Education, Vol. 16 No. 1,
March 2008. Routledge Taylor and Francis Group: Oxford,
UK, pp. 3-16.
Dr. Lorna Down
* “Exemplary teaching in the Caribbean: Experiences from
early literacy classrooms”. Down, L., Warrican, S.J., and
Spencer-Ernandez J. 2008. Journal of Eastern Caribbean
Studies, Vol. 33, (1), pp. 1-30.
Mrs. Marceline Collins-Figueroa
* P. Reynolds, B. Porter, S. Neil, P. Robinson, & M. Collins-
Figueroa. Learning about our culture: Primary Integrated
Studies. Year 3. Kingston: Carlong Publishers. 2008. 168
pages.
Prof. Stafford Griffith
* “A proposed model for assessing quality of education”.
International Review of Education, 54, 1, 2008: 99-112.
Dr. Halden Morris
* Issues on governance of technical and vocational education:
Implications for Jamaica and the Caribbean. Institute of
Education Publications Series (EduVision) Volume 4, 2007.
ISSN – 0799-1800
* EduVision: Enhancing governance and leadership in
education and training through technology innovations.
Institute of Education Publications Series Volume #4: (2007)
Edited by Drs. Moses Peart & Halden Morris. ISBN 0799-
1800.
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Dr. Moses Peart
* EduVision: Enhancing governance and leadership in
education and training through technology innovations.
Institute of Education Publications Series Volume #4: (2007)
Edited by Drs. Moses Peart & Halden Morris. ISBN 0799-
1800.
* Journal of Best Practices in Teaching & Learning:A publication
of the Ministry of Education, Jamaica, under the Primary
Education Support Project (PESP). Vol. 1, No. 1, ISSN 0799-
2416. Edited by Moses Peart, (2008).
PUBLIC SERVICE
Dr. Earl Brown
– Member, Organizing Committee for EduVision
– Consultant/Advisor to the E-LEARNING JAMAICAProject
– Consultant in Statistical Quality Assurance to University of
Technology, Jamaica (UTech)
Miss Vilma Charlton
– Director, Radio Jamaica Sports Foundation
– 3rdVice President, JamaicaAmateurAthletics Association.
– Member, National Sports Council
– Member, Commonwealth Alliance of Health, Physical
Education and Recreation
– Member, Internal Council for Health, Physical Education,
Recreation, Sport and Dance
Dr. Rose Davies
– Member, Early Childhood Commissioner
– Chairman, Sub-Committee on Training & Development,
Early Childhood Commission
– Vice Chairman, Shortwood Teachers’ College Board.
– Board Member, MultiCare Foundation
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Mrs. Vileitha Davis-Morrison
– Member, Editorial Board, Inter-American Journal of
Education for Democracy
– Member, the Jamaica Country Coordinating Mechanism/
HIV AIDS Committee
– Member, Advisory Board for Democratic Values and
Practices - Organisation of African States
– Member, CARICOM Technical Working Group for the
Revision of the HFLE Family Life Education Curriculum
Guide for Caribbean Teachers Colleges
Dr. Lorna Down
– Member of UNESCO International Network for Reorienting
Teacher Education to address Sustainability
– Co-chair, Caribbean Regional Network, Education for
Sustainable Development
– Member, Editorial Board – Journal of Teacher Education &
Training, Daugavpils University, Latvia
– Co-Director JBTE, CIDA/GOJ/ENACT Programme/
UNESCO Education for Sustainable Development Project
– Member, (Institute of Education Representative) on the
National Environmental Education Committee (NEEC)
– Member, Caribbean Journal of Education Management
Committee
– Advisory Editor, Southern African Journal of Environmental
Education
Professor Hyacinth Evans
– Member, CXC National Committee
– Member, National Council on Education
– Member, PIOJ Task Force on Gender
– Member, PIOJ Task Force on Education
Mrs. Marceline Collins-Figueroa
– Assistant General Secretary, National Association of Science
Teachers of Jamaica
– Member, Executive Committee, National Environmental
Education Committee
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– Member, Public Education and Awareness Committee,
National Commission on Science and Technology
– Member, Jamaica Environment Trust
Dr. Carol Gentles
– Chairperson, Board of Management for the Lowe River
Primary and Junior High School, Mendes Town, Trelawny,
Jamaica
Prof. Stafford Griffith
– Commissioner, Overseas Examinations Commission, Jamaica
– Chairman, Operations and Development Committee,
Overseas Examinations Commission, Jamaica
– Member, Education Task Force: National Development Plan
2030, Jamaica
– Member, Access to Information Advisory Committee
– Member, Standardization and Accreditation Committee:
National Council for Technical and Vocational Education
and Training (NCTVET)
– Member, Citizenship Education Committee, Education
Transformation Team, Ministry of Education, Youth and
Culture
– Member, Academic Board of the Consortium of Institutions
for Teacher Education (CITE)
Dr. Clement Lambert
– Member, Jamaica Library Service Board
– Member, Advisory Committee Ministry of Education &
Culture Literacy Improvement Initiative Committee
– Team Leader, The development of strategies to achieve full
literacy in Jamaica
– Literacy Consultant, GOJ/USAID Expanding Educational
Horizons
Mrs. Ceva McPherson-Kerr
– External Examiner, Council of Community Colleges of
Jamaica
– Assistant Chairperson, Transportation Committee ICC
World Cricket Championships
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– Member of Morant Bay High School School’s Board
– Member, Steering Committee Wolmer’s High School for
Girls Track and Field Committee
– Member, Management Committee for Homecoming Week
2007, under Upliftment Jamaica in association with St.
Thomas Heritage and Tourism Committee
Dr. Halden A. Morris
– Member, Selection Committee, Prime Minister’s award for
excellence in teaching
– External Examiner for Electronics for The Council of
Community Colleges of Jamaica  (CCCJ)
– Chief Examiner and Member of Panel, CXC (CAPE),
Electrical & Electronics Technology
– Member, Board of Directors of HEART Trust/NTA and
member of the Projects and Policy Committees
– Member, Board of Directors of ICT4D Jamaica
– Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Vocational
Training Development Institute (VTDI)
– Member, Board of the Jamaica Section of the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers
– Member, External Evaluation Committee for the University
Council of Jamaica
Dr. Moses Peart
– Chairman, National Committee for Selection and
Appointment of Master Teachers of Jamaica
– Chairman, Board of Directors of the Kingston YMCA
– Chairman, Academic Board of the EXED Community
College
– Member, Archdiocesan Education Board (AEB)-Catholic
Archdiocese of Kingston
– Member, St. Elizabeth Homecoming Foundation Ltd
– Advisor/Trainer, Training Committee of the Junior Chamber
International-Jamaica
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Dr. Nadine Scott
– Board Member, Education Committee, National Gallery of
Jamaica
– Chief Examiner andMember of Panel, CXC (CAPE), Art and
Design
– Member, Fine Arts Board of Studies (University Council of
Jamaica)
– Member, The National Boarding Policy Committee, Ministry
of Education & Youth
– Member, School Board, Excelsior High School
– Trustee, Jamaica Teachers’ Association
Dr. Marcia Stewart
– Member, Primary Education Support Project (PESP)
National Task Force, Ministry of Education Youth and
Culture
– Member, Board of Directors and Deputy Chairman,
Accreditation/Quality Assurance Committee: National
Council on Technical and Vocational Education and
Training (NCTVET)
– Member, Board of Directors: Jamaica Collaborative for
Universal Technology Education (JCUTE)
– Member, PESP General Curriculum Implementation
Committee, Ministry of Education and Youth
– Member, Education Transformation Team (ETT)
Committee for Delegated School Authority
– Member, Commonwealth Working Group on Teacher
Qualifications and Teacher Migration
– JBTE representative on Belize Board for Teacher Education
– Member, Society for Research in Higher Education (SRHE),
UK
Miss Joan Tucker
– Member, Association of Caribbean Music Educators
– Convener, CXC Music Board
– Member, Education Transformation Advisory Board
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DEPARTMENT OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENC
Wayne Mclaughlin, BSc Waterloo, PhD UWI
– Head of Department
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT
During the 2007/2008 Academic Year,one of the major activities of the
Department was to develop and present its
five-year strategic plan. The key strategic
areas that were considered included
teaching and learning, research and
graduate studies, developing core facilities,
encouraging collaborative and
interdisciplinary research, staffing,
developing taught masters programmes,
improving infrastructure and equipment,
and improving income generation
capabilities.
Under teaching and learning, both the BBMed Sci and Physical Therapy
programmes will be reviewed in the next academic year to ensure that
they reflect developments in the discipline and professional practice.
An internship programme for students in the BBMed Sci programme
will be developed to improve job skills through placement in industry.
New academic programmes and courses to fill identified gaps or respond
to emerging market needs e.g. Forensic Science, Microbiology were
initiated. The Department does not yet offer taught graduate
programmes. This is an area that will be explored in the coming year in
order to provide potential students with access to attractive taught MSc
programmes that are flexible in delivery and meet stakeholder needs.
In the area of research and graduate studies, the key focus was to
strengthen academic supervision and overall programme quality in
research at the MPhil and PhD levels and reduce the through-put time
of graduate students. In the last academic year weekly postgraduate
seminars continued with much success. The department also began to
invest in world-class research infrastructure by developing core research
and service facilities which are recognised as best practice. The
department with funding from the Dean’s Office and Bursary acquired a
state-of-the-art GC/MS, an automated solvent extraction system and
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freeze drier to support undergraduate training and to help to stimulate
translational research and commercialisation particularly in
biochemistry, pharmacology and toxicology. Caribbean Genetics
(CARIGEN) purchased several pieces of key equipment, including a
real time PCR cycler and a level-2 biosafety cabinet, for work in
molecular diagnostics. Notably, the Department of Microbiology in
collaboration with CARIGEN was successful in the WHO External
Quality Assessment Programme (EQAP) for the Detection of influenza
Virus type A by real time PCR. The Animal House was refurbished to
include animal breeding rooms and staff facilities.
In 2007/08 one-hundred and sixty-nine students were registered in the
MBBS programme. The BBMed Sci programme continued to be
oversubscribed but only 22 students were accepted due to space
limitation. Forty-one students were accepted in the Physical Therapy
programme and 228 students were enrolled in the FPAS Biochemistry,
Biotechnology and Molecular Biology programmes. Students’
assessment of teaching was good. The average scores for students’
assessment of lecturers in theMBBS, BBMed Sci and FPAS programmes
were 4.29, 4.33 and 3.88, respectively, and the average scores for course
assessment were 3.89, 4.10 and 3.65, respectively.
Postgraduate registration declined slightly. Four students were
registered in Biochemistry, one in Molecular Biology, three in
Pharmacology and two in Physiology.
The Department hosted a workshop on “Early-onset of type-2 diabetes:
metabolic and genetic characterization in Mexico and Jamaica” The
workshop was part of the Technical and Scientific Co-operation
Programme between Mexico and Jamaica, and was held on April 15,
2008. Members of the academic staff and their postgraduate students
participated in several international conferences, and were also
successful in attracting significant research funds of approximately
US$200,000. The per capita publication rate for the department was
1.0, down from 1.14 in the previous year.
The Department welcomed Dr. Manish Ramavat, Lecturer in
Physiology, Dr. Roy Thomas Lecturer in Anatomy, Mrs. Sharmella
Roopchand-Martin and Mrs. Gail Nelson, Lecturers in Physical
Therapy. Dr. Lauriann Young-Martin was appointed Head of the
Physiology Section, replacing Dr. James Mills who retired. Mr. Michael
Gardner, Head of the Anatomy Section was on sabbatical leave. During
this period Mr. Cyril Fletcher acted in the capacity of Head of the
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Anatomy Section. Dr Shamir Cawich was appointed in the Department
of Surgery and Dr. Roger Hunter resigned. Dr. Rachael Irving was
appointed Research Fellow in the Biochemistry Section, where she
continues to work in the area of diabetes and the genetics of Jamaica
athletes in collaboration with University of Glasgow and the University
of Technology (UTECH).
STAFF AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Dr. Michelle Hamilton was awarded the UWI/Guardian Life Premium
Teacher of the Year. The following academic staff members were also
recognised for score equal to or in excess of 4.8 on their students’
evaluations: Professors Norma Anderson and Dalip Ragoobirsingh; Drs.
Maxine Gossell-Williams, Oswald Simon, and Paul Singh; Ms. Rosalee
Chingara, Carron Gordon and SharmellaMartin. The following persons
were recognised for their years of service: Dr. Andrew Pearson (30),
Merle Dennis-Lawrence (21), Dr. Icolyn Amarakoon (15), Thornia
Smith (15) and Sandrea Bennett-Miller (15)
PAPERS PRESENTED
• Bahado-Singh, P.S., Wheatley, A.O., Osagie, A.U., Boyne, M.,
Choo-Kang, E., Morrison, E.Y. St. A., Ahmad, M.H. and
Asemota, H.N. (2007). Glycemic indices of Caribbean foods:
Use in dietary/lifestyle management of type 2 diabetes and
cardiovascular disease prevention. Second international
symposium on human health effects of fruits and vegetables.
October 9-13, 2007, Houston Texas.
http://favhealth2007.tamu.edu.
• Beman, D, Crawford-Sykes, A, Williams, E, Paul, TJ, Branday,
JM, Young, L (2007). Standard setting of medical examinations
enhancing our quality assurance strategy at the University of
the West Indies, Mona. 2007 CANQATE Conference,
November, Ocho Rios, Jamaica.
• Beman, D, Paul, TJ, Branday, JM, Young, L, Williams, E
(2007). Tough for students but easy for judges or vice versa?!
An early evaluation of Angoff item accuracy in three
examinations. 11thAnnual IAMSEMeeting, Cleveland, Ohio.
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• Dilworth, L., Asemota, H., Green, C. and Bailey, D. (2007).
Bioactive compounds in commonly eaten foods and their
impact on animal nutrition. 121st AOAC International Annual
Meeting and Exposition, Anaheim, California, USA.
• Harvey A. C., Riley C. K., Adebayo S. A., Wheatley A. O.,
Ahmad H. and Asemota H. N. (2008). Effect of Acetylation on
Properties of Yam (Dioscorea Sp.) Starches and Subsequent
Impact on Compaction and Mixing in Tablet Formulation.
122nd AOAC Conference in Dallas, Texas.
• Less, L.A., D. Ragoobirsingh, E. Y. St. A. Morrison, M. Boyne
and P. Johnson (2008) An Assessment of a Community Based
Intervention for Diabetes Control in Adults with Type 2
Diabetes Mellitus in Three Parishes in Jamaica: participants
were assigned to interventions using random allocations. 14th
Annual International Conference on Diabetes, March 6-9,
2008, Montego Bay, Jamaica.
• Levy A. S. (2008) Interactions of herbal medicines with
conventional drugs: Be careful. CARPIN Annual Conference,
Kingston Jamaica, May 2008
• McFarlane-Anderson N. (2007) Cervical dysplasia and cancer
in Jamaica. Afro-Caribbean Cancer Consortium. Satellite
Meeting of the CHRC 52ndAnnual Meeting.
• McFarlane-Anderson N, Bazuaye PE, Jackson M D, Smikle M,
Fletcher H. (2007) Hormonal contraceptive use in Jamaican
women: is there an association with cervical lesions? 2ndAnnual
International Meeting of the African-Caribbean Cancer
Consortium (AC3), Miami, Fl, USA
• Paul, T. J, Scarlett, M, Williams, E, Crawford-Sykes, A,
Branday, JM, Young, L (2007). Feedback from professionals as
a contribution to Quality Assurance in medical education –
proposal for a quality surveillance system. 2007 CANQATE
Conference, November, Ocho Rios, Jamaica.
• Paul, T. J, Williams, E, Young, L, Branday, JM, Carpenter, R,
Gordon, O, (2007). Adding personality to medical teaching at
the University of theWest Indies, Jamaica. 11thAnnual IAMSE
Meeting, Cleveland, Ohio.
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PUBLICATIONS
Book Chapters
* Duff E.M., N.McFarlane-Anderson and R.A.Wright-Pascoe
“Barriers to control of Diabetes mellitus in a developing
country: A search for effective interventions” pp. 1-6.
Research Trends in Nutrition for the Middle Aged and
Elderly. (2008) Ed. J. P. Urster. Nova Science publishers, Inc.
Refereed Journal Articles
WIMJ = West Indian Medical Journal
* Agoreyo, B.O., Golden K.D and S. E. Brown (2008). Analysis
of genetic variability among plantain cultivars (Musa
paradisiacal L.) using arbitrarily primed PCR technique.
African Journal of Biotechnology 7: 1041-1045.
* Bowers, A.S., Pepple, D.J. and Reid, H.L. (2008). Oxygen
delivery index in subjects with normal haemoglobin (HbAA),
sickle cell trait (HbAS), and homozygous sickle cell disease
(HbSS). Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation 10(24:
1-7.
* Brown S. E. and W. McLaughlin (2008). The use of non-
specific esterases in the differentiation of three adult whitefly
species (Homoptera, Aleyrodidae) in Jamaica. Journal of
Tropical Agriculture 82: June issue.
* Brown, S.E., B.O Been and W.A. McLaughlin (2007). First
report of the presence of the lethal yellowing group (16Sr IV)
of phytoplasmas in the weeds Emilia fosbergii and Synedrella
nodiflora in Jamaica. New Disease Reports Volume 16.
http://www.bspp.org.uk/ndr
* Brown, S. E., B.O. Been and W.A. McLaughlin (2008). First
report of lethal yellowing group (16Sr IV) of phytoplasmas in
Vernonia cinerea in Jamaica. Plant Disease 92: 1132.
* Brown P.D., S.Badal, S.Morrison & D.Ragoobirsingh (2007).
Acute impairment of insulin signalling by dexamethasone in
primary cultured rat skeletal myocytes.Molecular and Cellular
Biochemistry 297 (1-2): 171-177.
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* Cawich, S. O., Michael Gardner, Peter Johnson, Ramanand
Shetty and KlausWolf. (2008). The clinical significance of an
elongated styloid process. The Internet Journal of Family
Practice. 6 (1 ).
* Cawich, S. O., Peter Johnson, Michael Gardner, Eric
Williams and Lisa Burnett. (2008) Radiological Evaluation of
the Stylohyoid Syndromes. The Internet Journal of Radiology.
8 (1).
* Cawich S. O., Bambury I, Mitchell DIG, Plummer JM, E.W.
Williams. (2007) Colostomy for a Fourth Degree Perineal
Laceration: Where is the evidence? Int J. Gynaecol Obstet.
8: (2).
* Crawford, T., Michael T.Gardner and Donovan McGrowder.
(2008) A Contemporary Analysis of Sexual Trends and
Transmitted Infections Among Outpatients at Two Public
hospitals in Jamaica. American Journal of Infectious Diseases 4
(2) : 109-116.
* Crawford, T., Donovan McGrowder, Michael Gardner and
Lorenzo Gordon. (2007) Socio-Economics and Child-Bearing
characteristics of youngAdults in Jamaica. European Journal of
Scientific Research 18 (4) : 680-688.
* Dilworth, L.L., Omoruyi, F. O. and Asemota, H.N. (2007). In
vitro availability of some essential minerals in commonly eaten
processed and unprocessed Caribbean tuber crops, BioMetals,
20:37-42. URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10534-006-9012-4
* Dilworth, L., Omoruyi, F.O., Reid, W. and Asemota, H.N.
(2008). Bone and Faecal Minerals and Scanning Electron
Microscopic Assessments of Femur in Rats Fed Phytic Acid
Extract from Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas). Biometals
21:133-141.
* Gossell-Williams M. (2007) Generic Substitutions: A 2005
survey of the acceptance and perceptions of physicians in
Jamaica. WIMJ 56 (5) 458-463.
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* Gossell-Williams, M., K. Lyttle, T. Clarke, M. Gardner, O.
Simon. (2008) Supplementation with pumpkin seed oil
improves plasma lipid profile and cardiovascular outcomes of
female non-ovariectomized and ovariectomized Sprague-
Dawley rats. Phytotherapy Research 22 (7): 873-877
* Gossell-Williams, M, Davis A, Aiken W, Mayhew R. (2008)
Herbal preparation use among patients with benign prostatic
hyperplasia attending a urology clinic in Jamaica,West Indies.
WIMJ 57:75.
* Gossell-Williams, M, Fletcher, H. Zeisel, SH. Unexpected
depletion in plasma choline and phosphatidylcholine
concentrations in a pregnant woman with bipolar affective
disorder being treated with lithium, haloperidol and
benztropine: a case report. J. Med Case Reports. 2008.
20;2(1):55.
* Green, C.O., Wheatley, A.O., Dilworth, L.L., McGrowder,
D., Mills, J., Morrison, E.Y.St.A., Asemota, H.N. (2007)
Effect of Jamaican Ortanique peel polymethoxylated flavones
on kidney and thier function in diet-induced
hypercholesterolemic rats. WIMJ 56 (Suppl 3): 1-42.
* Irving, R., Mills, J., Choo-Kang, E., Morrison, E., Wright-
Pascoe, R., McLaughlin,W.,Mullings, M. (2007). Depressive
Symptoms in Children of Women with Newly Diagnosed
Type 2Diabetes. The Primary Care Companion to the Journal
of Clinical Psychiatry. 9:21-24.
* Irving, R., J. Mills, E. Choo-Kang, W. McLaughlin, R. Wright
Pascoe, E. Morrison and P. Brown (2007) Diabetes and
psychological co-morbidity in children with a family history of
early onset type 2 diabetes. International Journal of Psychology.
* Irving, R., J. Mills, E. Choo-Kang, W. McLaughlin, A.
Mullings, E. Morroson and R. Wright Pascoe (2008). The
burden of gestational diabetes in women of families with
autosomal dominant type 2 diabetes. Revista Panamericana
de Salud Pública/Pan American Journal of Public Health
23(2):85-90
* Irving R, Mills J. L, Choo-Kang E, Mullings A, Morrison E. Y,
Wright-Pascoe R. McLaughlin W. (2008). Glycemic control
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in patients with early onset autosomal dominant type 2
diabetes. The Internal Journal of Medicine ISSN 1 360-0168.
* Lawrence T. G., C. Green, M. E. Roye and W. A.
McLaughlin. (2005). Potential of Pseudomonas putida
NCIMB-9571 and Bacillus sp. UWI-3 to promote growth and
delay potyvirus disease development in greenhouse-grown
Capsicum chinense Jacquin cv. Scotch Bonnet pepper. Tropical
Agriculture. 82 (3): 188 – 196.
* Levy A.S. (2008) Mechanisms involved in the anti-
inflammatory activity exhibited by 6-shogoal in complete
Freund’s adjuvant mono-arthritis in rats. WIMJ 56 (3): pp.1-
42.
* McFarlane-Anderson N, Bazuaye PE, Jackson MD, Smikle M
and H. M. Fletcher (2008) Cervical dysplasia and cancer: use
of hormonal contraceptives in Jamaican women. BMC
Women’s Health 8:9
* McGrowder, D., P. Brown, L. Gordon, S. Budall, R. Irving, R.
Alexander-Lindo, M. Mhlanga (2008). The Application of
Thromboelastography in Clinical Practice.Haema 10 (2): 61-
67.
* Omoruyi, F.O., Dilworth, L. and Asemota H.N. (2007).
Anti-Nutritional factors, zinc and calcium in some Caribbean
tuber crops and the effect of boiling and roasting.Nutrition and
Food Science, 37: (1) 8-15
* Pepple, D.J. (2008). The role of hypoxia and substance P in
the painful crisis of homozygous sickle cell disease. Medical
Hypotheses 70(4): 901-920.
* Ragin C, Taioli E, McFarlane-Anderson N, Avery G, Bennett
F, M. Jackson (2007) African-Caribbean Cancer Consortium
for the study of viral, genetic and environmental cancer risk
factors: Meeting Report, BMC Infectious Agents and Cancer
2:17.
* Riley, C.K., Adebayo, S.A., Wheatley, A.O. and Asemota,
H.N. (2008). The interplay between Yam (Dioscorea sp.)
starch botanical source, micromeritics, and functionality in
paracetamol granules for reconstitution. Eur. J. Pharm.
Biopharm.: DOI.org/10.1016/j.ejpb.2008.03.001
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* Riley, C. K., Adebayo, S.A., Wheatley, A.O. and Asemota,
H.N. (2008). Surface properties of yam (Dioscorea sp.) starch
powders and potential for use as binders and disintegrants in
drug formulations. Powder Technology: 185, 280-285.
(www.sciencedirect.com).
* Unwin, N., R. Bhopal, L. Hayes, M. White, S. Patel, D.
Ragoobirsingh, G. Alberti (2007). A comparison of the new
international diabetes federation definition of metabolic
syndrome to WHO and NCEP definitions in Chinese,
European and South Asian origin adults. Ethnicity and Disease
17: 522-528.
* Vigilance, J. E., H. L. Reid (2008). Segmental blood flow and
rheological determinants in diabetic patients with peripheral
occlusive arterial disease. J Diabetes Complications 22 (3):210-
216.
* Xuereb Godfrey, Pauline Samuda, Dalip Ragoobirsingh, Errol
Y (2007)Morrison Improving best practices through nutrition
education among Caribbean healthcare professionals.
International J. Diabetes and Metabolism 15: 88-93
Absract in Peer Reviewed Journal
* Bowers, A.S., Pepple, D.J., Reid, H.L. (2007). The oxygen
delivery index in subjects with normal haemoglobin (HbAA),
sickle cell trait (HbAS) and homozygous sickle cell disease
(HbSS).WIMJ 56 (Suppl 3): 27
* Bramwell G,Wierenga A, JacksonM, Fletcher H,McFarlane-
Anderson N. (2006) Methylene tetrahydrofolate redutase
genotypes, homocysteine and folate levels in womenwith pre-
eclampsia.WIMJ 2006; 55 (Suppl):21.
* Cawich, S. O. M Arthurs, T Murphy, JM Plummer, DIG
Mitchell, EW Williams, MS Newnham, MEC Mcfarlane.
(2007) Recent Advances in Endoscopic Retrograde
Cholangiopancreatography at the University Hospital of the
West Indies.WIMJ. 56(S3): 3
* Cawich, S. O., M. Arthurs, E.W.Williams, D.A.L . Laws and
J. Williams-Johnson. (2007). The Experience with
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Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy at the University
Hospital of the West Indies in Jamaica.WIMJ 56(S3): 32.
* McFarlane-Anderson N. Technology in Diabetes Manage-
ment.  2008.WIMJ. 57 (Suppl). 18.
* Plummer, J. M., M. A Arthurs, DIG Mitchell, J Deans-
Minott, SO Cawich. (2007) Laparoscopic Colectomy the
University Hospital of theWest Indies: Are we ready for prime
time?WIMJ 56(S3): 21.
* Riley, C.K., Wheatley, A.O., Adebayo, S.A, Ahmad, M.H.,
Morrison, E.Y. St. A. and Asemota, H.N. (2008). Evaluation
of local tuber starches as excipients for tablet and
reconstituted granule formulations for diabetic individuals.
WIMJ 57 (Suppl. 1): 37.
* Simon G, McFarlane-Anderson N, Fletcher H, Golden K,
Wharfe G, Ogegbo O (2006) Phytoestrogen levels in selected
Jamaican foods. WIMJ; 55(Suppl) :24
* Singh, K., D Kesavi, S. Melani Rajendran (2007) Tendinous
architecture of extensor digitorum.WIMJ 56:(Suppl 3) 33.
* Watt A, Ragin C, Younger N, GarwoodD, JacksonM, Smikle
M, Fletcher H, McFarlane-Anderson N. (2007) Human
papillomavirus (HPV) infection in Jamaican women. WIMJ
(Suppl) 56: 31.
* Watt A, Ragin C, Younger N, Garwood D, JacksonM, Smikle
M, Fletcher H, McFarlane-Anderson N. (2006) Investgation
of human papilloma virus infection in pregnant and non-
pregnant women in Jamaica. WIMJ 56 (Suppl): 23.
* Watt, A., C. Ragin, N. Younger, D. Garwood, M. Jackson, M.
Smikle, H. Fletcher, N. McFarlane-Anderson. (2007) High-
risk human papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes in Jamaican
women. Proc. Am. Assoc. for Cancer Research., :LB-122.
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INCOME GENERATION
Research Grants
Professor Helen Asemota
Environmental Health Foundation of Jamaica (EHF). “Bioactivity
Screening of Jamaican Plants Extracts” US$8,600.00.
Dr. Paul Brown
National Health Fund (PI) “Seroepidemiology and pathophysiology
of leptospirosis in Jamaica” J$6,200,000
University of Minnesota Interdisciplinary International Research
Circle Grant (Co-PI) “Geographical information system (GIS) as a
tool in epidemiological assessment of human leptospirosis in
Jamaica”. US$35,000
Dr. Sherline Brown
Coconut Industry Board/Common Funds for Commodities (CFC)“
Sustainable Coconut Production throughControl of Coconut Lethal
Yellowing” (CFC/FIGOOF/22) US$29,500
Dr. Maxine Gossell-Williams
CHRC Grant Award: “Evaluation of the physiological, cytological
benefits of pumpkin seed oil supplementation in post-menopausal
women”. US$5000
Medi-Grace, HD Hopwood, Cari-Med. “Islandwide survey of the
prevalence of adverse drug events from a pharmacy perspective.
J$30,000
Dr. Lisa Lindo
Principals New Initiative Fund “ The effect of some nitric oxide
releasing compounds on the central nervous system and platelet
aggregation” J$1,500,000
Dr. Dagogo Pepple
Principal’s New Initiative Fund: “Maternal blood viscosity and
perinatal outcome in homozygous sickle cell disease” J$1,400,000
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Dr. Lauriann Young-Martin
Environmental Health Foundation (EHF). “The Neurobiology of
Drug of Drug Addiction: Neurophysiological and Behavioural
Mechanisms Associated with Addiction. J$250,000
School of Graduate Studies and Research, Mona Campus.
“Mechanisms Associated with Learning and Memory in Ageing”.
US$3,790
School of Graduate Studies & Research Funding for Postgraduate
students totalled approximately US$18,000
CATEGORIES OF STUDENTS
First Class Honours Degree Awarded
BB Med Sci Pharmacology 2
Physiology 1
Physical Therapy 6
Biotechnology with Botany 2
Postgraduate Degrees Awarded:
Sasha Campbell PhD Biochemistry
Janet Campbell-Shelly PhD Pharmacology
Damian Cohall PhD Pharmacology
Yvonne Bailey-Shaw MPhil Biochemistry
Suzette Curtello MPhil Biochemistry
Margot Thompson MPhil Pharmacology
PUBLIC SERVICE
Professor Helen Asemota
– Member, International Proxy Parents’ Education Committee,
Jamaica.
– Scholarship Liaison Officer, Organization of scholarships/
bursaries for underprivileged Jamaican students including
some UWI students.
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– Member of Executive Committee, International Christian
Fellowship (ICF), USA.
Dr. Paul Brown
– Member, Technical working group on Leptospirosis, Jamaica
Mr. Michael Gardner
– Executive Member, Jamaica Historical Society
Dr. Kerith Golden
– Vice Chairman, Stock Form Road Citizens Association,
Golden Spring, St. Andrew
– Member, Editorial Advisory Board for Stewarts Post Harvest
Review.
Dr. Maxine Gossell-Williams
– Scholarship Chair, Jamaica Fulbright-Humphrey’s Alumni
Association
– Member, Optimist Club of North St. Andrew
– Pharmacology Section Representative , Central Drug and
Therapeutics Committee- Ministry of Health.
– Executive Member, Citizen Association of Armour Glades
Professor McFarlane-Anderson
– Chairman, Education Committee - International Proxy
Parents
– Member, Friends of Foundation for International Self Help
(FISH).
Dr. Wayne McLaughlin
– Board Member, Coconut Industry Board
– Deputy Chairman, National Commission on Science and
Technology, Jamaica - Biosafety Committee
– Council Member, Jamaica Society for Agricultural Sciences
Professor Dalip Ragoobirsingh
– Chief Examiner, Caribbean Examination Council, CSEC
Human & Social Biology
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– Diabetes Educator, Diabetes Association of Jamaica (DAJ)
Dr. Oswald Simon
– Observer, Technical Advisory Committee for the CARICOM
Drug Testing Laboratory
Dr. Paul Singh
– Member, Caribbean Poison Information Network
Management Committee
Dr. Lauriann Young-Martin
– Council Member, Holy Cross Community
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH
AND PSYCHIATRY
Professor Denise Eldemire-Shearer, BA Bishop’s (C), MB BS,
PhD UWI – Head of Department
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT
The period August 1, 2007 to July 31,2008 saw many accomplishments in
the Department despite the challenge of
meeting the demands of increased
number of students. The staff remains
highly motivated and dedicated to
maintaining high standards despite the
ongoing resource constraints.
The Department is comprised of two
sections, Community Health and
Psychiatry as well as a number of
associated centres namely: the Mona
Ageing & Wellness Centre, CARIMENSA and the UWI Harp &
CHART programme which function independently.
The Department is involved in teaching in all years of the MBBS
curriculum with an average of 175 students per year. Student ratings of
teaching remains high with 90% of lecturers averaging above 4.5. Dr.
Tomlin Paul received the Guardian Life Teacher’s Award for the year.
Examination results were also good. Final MBBS examinations for May
2008 in Medicine & Therapeutics to which Community Health &
Psychiatry contributes had no failures on the Mona Campus.
The introduction of the GPA has increased the number of examinations
and the demand for rigor and promptness of assessments and marks.
Adjustments in the course offerings continue to be done to ensure
compatibility with the GPA system. Modifications of courses are done
on an ongoing basis based on student assessments with major
adjustments toUnderstanding Research being completed during the year.
Seven special study modules were offered and this is an area targeted for
development.
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Community Health was not involved in the opening of the Western
Campus as the year 4 and 5 programmes have operated there for over 30
years.  Psychiatry will now be involved in year 4.
Two workshops for year 2 and 3 students were held on Team Building &
Leadership. Academic advising and mentoring continue as a focus of
staff involvement with students. With the introduction of the GPA
system some students are having difficulties early in their academic
career and this has increased needs in the area.
The increased number of students has posed particular difficulties to the
rural programme as more sites are needed. Two new sites were identified
but one was closed as a result of Hurricane Dean. Two more sites have
been identified but the accommodation need refurbishing.
Transportation is also a challenge especially in Psychiatry.
Postgraduate
Nineteen (19) students graduated from the MPH Programme. Five (5)
specializing in Health Promotion. Thirty-three (33) new students
enrolled for the academic year. The MPH Programme served as a pilot
for the introduction of Postgraduate course evaluations by students. All
courses in Semester II were evaluated. The activity was executed from
the Deputy Principal’s office with the MPH class representative
coordinating the activities at Community Health.
One student graduated from the Family Medicine Programme which is
still not admitting new students.
There are twelve research students with one PhD graduating in
November, 2008. Monthly seminars and journal clubs are part of their
experience and efforts at improving supervision are ongoing. Financing
of students research projects remains a challenge.
One student graduated from the DM Psychiatry and 3 new students
were admitted. The DM regulations were reviewed with cross campus
collaboration. Work has commenced on review of the curriculum. The
PhDClinical Psychology was given special attention and was transferred
to the Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work. The
Section of Psychiatry will continue to collaborate with the latter named
department in offering the course and to be responsible for the clinical
aspects including the practica.
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Online
Online Post Graduate Courses were introduced during the year with
three courses in Ageing. Seven students were enrolled but only four
completed Fundamentals of Ageing and none Clinical Aspects of
Ageing. Problems with the online system prevented a smooth roll out of
these programmes.
A regional UWI based Online Certificate Programme in Substance
Abuse Prevention and Treatment is being offered through the 4th
campus over 3 semesters and is coordinated by Dr.Winston De La Haye
(Psychiatry).  Eight (8) students registered in 2007-2008.
New Courses
The MSc in Cultural Therapy was approved by Faculty of Medical
Sciences and Board of Graduate Studies, University of the West Indies
and is scheduled to admit students in the 2008-2009 academic year.
A DrPH which will be offered cross-campus. A DrPH course was
developed and approved by the Board for Graduate Studies and will
begin in 2009.
Outreach Teaching Programmes
The Pre-Hospital Emergency Medical Services Training Unit continues
to meet national and regional needs in training for the Pre-Hospital
Emergency Medical Service. Six hundred and nineteen persons were
trained locally; 71 in 4 other territories. (29- St. Lucia, 9-Bermuda, 1-
Trinidad, 16- Anguilla).
The Community Care of the Elderly training programme had 13
participants; 9 local and 4 regional.
Dr. Henroy Scarlet coordinated the annual “Field Students in
Developing Countries” Summer School with the University of Alabama
and San Diego, with 32 students participating.
Research
Several members of the Department remain actively involved in
research with major research activity nationally and internationally.
There is an effort to focus on topics with persons working on several
aspects of a topic. The areas include: Reproductive Health Issues,
Prostate Cancer and Diet, Ageing Issues, Mental Health &
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Environmental Health. Individual staff members are also involved in
smaller research projects related to their professional field.
Productivity levels remain the same as last year with 21 publications and
14 abstracts in peer reviewed journals/books and several book chapters.
Fifty-four (54) oral presentations were made at scientific conferences.
There is a need to increase the publication output. A number of
members of staff need to convert research done into publications but
with the heavy teaching loads, this remains a challenge.
Major Research Projects Completed
Dr. Kenneth James, Professor Denise Eldemire-Shearer –Health Impact
Assessment JAMALCO Plant. Research done in collaboration with
Yale University – Report submitted to JAMALCO/Ministry of Health.
Dr. Maria Jackson – Association of Diet & Prostate Cancer in Jamaican
Men – submitted to Planning Institute of Jamaica.
Mrs. Desmalee Holder-Nevins - Impact of Dancehall Music on
Adolescent sexual choices – submitted for PhD examination.
Mrs. Chloe Morris - Health-Seeking Behaviour of Jamaican men 55 +
years - submitted for PhD examination.
Professor Denise Eldemire –Shearer – Age-Friendly Primary Health
Centres Toolkit – Report submitted to World Health Organization and
incorporated in subsequent publications.
Dr. Henroy Scarlett – Exposure to Asbestos in Jamaican Hospitals –
submitted and awarded DrPH – University of Alabama
Service
Service remains a strong component of the Department’s activity. The
Health Centre provided service to 12 nearby communities. There was a
total of 12,000 patient visits but visits by staff into the communities were
curtailed by the upsurge in violence.
The Health Centre is also a teaching site for both medical and nursing
students from the UWI School of Nursing and Excelsior School of
Nursing.
The Section of Psychiatry in-patients and out-patient services. A total
of 355 in-patients and   3,279 out-patients were seen for the period.
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This year, the work of the Child Guidance Clinic was expanded as Dr.
Gillian Lowe concentrated her activities on developing the service.
Mona Ageing & Wellness Center/WHO Collaborating Centre
As a WHO Collaborating Centre on Ageing & Health work continued
on Age-Friendly Primary Health Care with a Toolkit being posted on
the WHO website. There was participation at several international
meetings on various ‘age friendly’ topics and emergency preparedness for
Seniors. Work on ‘Age-Friendly Communities’ and ‘Ageing in a Foreign
Land’ is continuing and collaboration with the New York Academy of
Medicine has been established. Work on ‘the Elderly in Disasters’ has
resulted in that age group being included in the national programme.
There is collaboration in this area with the Public Health Agency of
Canada and continued participation in related international fora. The
Mona Ageing and Wellness Centre has been involved in inter-faculty
teaching and has had four cross-faculty students in courses. Six (6)
international students and two (2) Professors from Spellman College,
Atlanta were hosted by the Centre which facilitated their study tour.
Mrs. Chloe Morris participated in a Pan American Health Organization
Technical Exchange with Belize to examine the development of their
National Policy for Senior Citizens.
CARIMENSA
The Caribbean Institute of Mental Health and Substance Abuse under
the leadership of Professor Frederick Hickling continues to develop and
offers four activities.   Two 3 credit courses were offered.
The programme for high risk 9-12 year olds at theAllman Town Primary
School continues. There are projects in Psychohistoriographic Cultural
Therapy for adults with Concordia University and the Department.
Research is a strong component and there are several ongoing projects
focusing on Cultural Therapy. Publication of books focusing on Mental
Health is ongoing.
International Links
The Department continues to maintain international links –
Morehouse School of Medicine, University of Botswana, CARICOM,
WHO Ageing Unit( Geneva) & Reproductive Health Unit(Geneva)
Sparkman - Centre, University of Alabama. The New York Academy of
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Medicine, Spellman College, Help the Aged, Public Health Agency of
Canada and Concordia University.
PAPERS PRESENTED
• Abel, Wendel – “Risk Behaviour among Adolescents in
Jamaica” Jamaica Psychiatric Association Conference, Jamaica
Conference Centre, October 7, 2007.
• Abel, Wendel – Integrating Mental Health Services in Primary
Care in Low and Medium Income Countries. (WHO) Rimini,
Italy, 2008.
• Abel, Wendel – Mental Health Recommendations for
CARICOM Member states – Caucus of Health Ministers.
Washington DC. 2007.
• Abel, Wendel – “CARICOM – A Mental Health Report”.
PAHOSub-RegionalMeeting ofMental Health Stakeholders –
Christ Church, Barbados.  July 2007.
• Bailey, Althea – HIV and Sexuality. Caribbean Child Research
Conference , October 23, 2007.
• Bailey, Althea – “Factors fueling the CaribbeanHIV Epidemic”
United Nations development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
Caribbean conference May 27.
• Bain B., Ruddock-Small M., Reid, M., Ramsay, H. Nevins,
D., Pharmacists and HIV-results of a study in four Caribbean
Countries. Caribbean Association of pharmacists Annual
Convention, Ritz Carlton Hotel, Grand Cayman, West Indies.
August 15, 2007.
• De La Haye, W. – “Closing Gender Gap in Adolescent
Substance Misuse in Jamaica” Jamaica Psychiatric Association
Annual Conference; Jamaica Conference Centre, October 7,
2007.
• De La Haye W. “The Management of Nicotine Dependence”
Workshop for General Practitioners, Glaxo-Smithkline Offices,
September 2007.
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• De La Haye, W. “The Closing Gender Gap in Adolescent
Substance Misuse in Jamaica”, Jamaica Psychiatric Association
Annual Conference, Jamaica Conference Centre, October
2007.
• De La Haye, W. “Postpartum Depression”, Jamaica Midwives’
Association 45th Autumn School, Jamaica Conference Centre,
October 2007.
• De La Haye, W. “Co-morbid Psychiatric Disorders in Clients
Admitted with Substance Misuse to a General Hospital in
Kingston Jamaica”, World Psychiatric Association Inter-
national Congress, Melbourne, Australia, November 2007.
• De La Haye, W. The Management of Nicotine Dependence”,
Workshop for General Practitioners, Mandeville, September
2008.
• De La Haye, W. The Management of Nicotine Dependence”,
Workshop for General Practitioners, Montego Bay, May 2008.
• De La Haye, W. “Update in the Management of Depression”,
Meeting of Barbados Psychiatrists, Bridgetown, Barbados, July
2008.
• Eldemire-Shearer, Denise – “Affordable, Accessible Health
Care: A Response” UNFPA Expert Group Meeting on
Population Ageing and the Millennium Development Goals,
Istanbul, Turkey October 2007.
• Eldemire-Shearer, Denise – Preserving the achievements,
confronting the challenges. Jamaica Public Health Inspectors
(JAPHI) 61st annual meeting, October 23, 2007.
• Eldemire-Shearer, Denise – “Ageing Populations – The role of
Trade Unions”. Trade Union Conference Remembering Frank
Walcott UWI, October 16-18, 2007, Barbados.
• Eldemire-Shearer, Denise – Age Friendly Approach to PHC
Training Requirements, 2nd International Meeting on
Emergency and seniors Halifax Canada Halifax March 16-20,
2008.
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• Eldemire-Shearer, Denise – Disasters & Older Persons,
Launch of Plan for Emergencies and seminar nation of 2008.
New York (United Nation) February, 2008.
• Eldemire-Shearer, Denise – The Jamaican Elderly - findings of
Focus group Study, Ageing in the Caribbean Dissemination
Workshop March 2008 ECLAC and CHRC.
• Gibson RC (2008) The history of psychiatry in the Caribbean.
XIX Jornada Científica de Enfermería, Hospital General Dr.
Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso, Santiago de Cuba, May 3, 2008.
• Gibson RC, Jiménez A (2008) Afro-Caribbean religious
consultations in persons with symptoms of schizophrenia:
prevalence and associated factors in twoCaribbean countries. X
Conferencia Internacional Cultura Africana y Afroamericana,
Santiago de Cuba, April 14-17, 2008.
• Goldbourne, J. – “Sex over 60” Jamaica Psychiatric
Association Annual Conference, Jamaica Conference Centre,
October 7, 2007.
• Gouldbourne J. Regional Security Risks: Challenges and
Strategies. June 3-7, 2008
• Harris M. – “Change Style Indicator. A self assessment
instrument” and “Leadership Models- the learning curve”
Caribbean Health Leadership Institute Retreat, June 9-11 in
Montego Bay, Jamaica.
• Hickling F.W. – “New Developments in Psychiatry”
Netherlands Antilles Foundation for Higher Education
(NASKHO) 7th Postgraduate Course, Curacao, October 19-21,
2007.
• Hickling FW. “Cultural Therapy”, Transcultural meeting of
the Canadian Psychiatric Association Annual Conference,
Montreal, Canada, November 16, 2007
• Hickling FW, Robertson-Hickling HA. The Development Of
Cultural Therapy” University of Trinidad and Tobago, Port of
spain, Trinidad July 18, 2008.
• McFarlane-Anderson N, Bazuaye P, Jackson M., Smikle M,
Fletcher H. M., Hormonal contraceptive use in Jamaican
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women: Is there an association with cervical lesions? African-
Caribbean Cancer Consortium 2nd Annual International
meeting May 12-13, 2008.  Miami, USA.
• Watt A., Ragin C., Younger N., Garwood D., Jackson M.,
Smikle M., Fletcher H. M. McFarlane-Anderson N. High-risk
andmultiple human papilomavirus (HPV) infections in cancer-
free Jamaica women. African-Caribbean Cancer Consortium
2nd Annual International Meeting May 12-13, 2008. Miami,
USA.
• Jackson, M ., SA Eyre, MS Boyne, TS Ferguson, NO Younger,
MK Tulloch-Reid K Vaughn, M Samms-Vaughan, R. J. Wilks.
The Distribution and Correlates of Bone Mineral Density in
Jamaican Young Adults. 16th Annual Research Conference of
the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies.
November, 2007.
• G Lowe, Bipolar Disorder in Children Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry Association of Jamaica. Bustamante Hospital for
Children June 2008
• G Lowe, G Lipps, S Halliday, A Morris and N Clarke,
Depression Among 4th Form Students in Jamaican High
Schools Faculty of Medical Science Research Day, November
2007
• G. Lipps, G Lowe, S Halliday, A Morris and N Clarke,
Depression Among 4th Form High School Students in Three
Caribbean Nations Faculty of Medical Science Research Day,
November 2007
• McCaw-Binns A., Can Research Accelerate Progress Toward
Millennium Development Goal 5 (Maternal Health) in
Jamaica.    Principal Breakfast Forum, January 25, 2008.
• Brodie-Walker, S.N.A. & Morgan, K.A.D. Exploring
Delinquency: Are Exposure to Violence, Self-Esteem and
Parent-Child Attachment predictor of Juvenile Delinquency in
JamaicanAdolescents? Caribbean Child Development Centre’s
2nd annual conference in October 2007, Jamaica Conference
Centre.
155
• Chloe Morris – “Retirement is both Gender Specific and
Culturally Bound”. World Congress on Ageing Male Tampa
Feb. 20-25, 2008
• Paul, T J – “Looking to the Future: Inner talents guiding our
Careers” at the Annual Career Exposition, Merl Grove High
School, Kingston
• Paul, T J, Scarlett, M.Williams, E. Crawford-Sykes, A, Brandy,
JM, Young, L (2007). Feedback from professionals as a
contribution to Quality Assurance in Medical Education –
proposal for a quality surveillance system. 2007 CANQATE
Conference, Ocho Rios, Jamaica.
• Paul, TJ, Scarlett, M. Crawford-Sykes, A, Pierre, R, Beman, D.
Brandy, JM, Ragoobirsingh, D. (2007). Post-Moynian
reflections on regional accreditation for Caribbean Medical
Education. 2007CANQATEConference, Ocho Rios, Jamaica.
• Beman, D. Crawford-Sykes, A. Williams, E. Paul, TJ, Brandy,
JMYoung , L, (2007). Standard setting of medical examinations
enhancing our quality assurance strategy at the University of
the West Indies, Mona. 2007 CANQATE Conference, Ocho
Rios, Jamaica.
• Paul, TJ, Williams, E. Young , L. Brandy, JM, Carpenter, R.
Gordon, O. (2007). Adding personality to medical teaching at
the University of theWest Indies, Jamaica. 11thAnnual IAMSE
Meeting, Cleveland, Ohio August 2007.
• Beman, D, Paul , TJ, Brandy, JM, Young, L, Williams, E
(2007). Tough for students but easy for judges or vice versa?!
An early evaluation of Angoff item accuracy in three
examinations. 11th Annual IAMSE Meeting, Cleveland, Ohio
August 2007.
• Brandy, JM, Paul TJ, Beman, D, Crawford-Sykes, A,
Ragoobirsingh, D (2007). Objective Structured practical
Examination (OSPE) logistics 101 – Experience with an
integrated examination. 11th Annual IAMSE Meeting,
Cleveland, Ohio August 2007.
156
• Paul, TJ. 10th Anniversary Research Symposium, University of
the West Indies,” Nature of Suffering and the Goal of
Medicine” August 2007.
• Paul, TJ. “Developing Extended Matching Questions for
Undergraduate Assessments”. Workshop on MB BS
Undergraduate Programme July 2007.
• Paul, TJ. “The effective Use of Family Planning Options”
National Family Planning Board’s Youth Forum For Young
Men Only; Jamaica Conference Centre, Kingston, September,
2007.
• JM Branday, TJ Paul, D Beman, J Russell. Predictors of
academic performance in a medical undergraduate programme.
UWI Medical Alumni, Ninth International Medical
Conference, Jamaica, July 2008.
• TJ Paul, JM Brandy, D. Beman. From setting standards to
standard setting. The evolution of assessment in the Faculty of
Medical Sciences. UWI Medical Alumni, Ninth International
Medical Conference, Jamaica, July 2008.
• L. Barnaby, TJ Paul, J Leitch. An initial experience with
medical students setting their own examinations at Medical
Students Conference. UWI Medical Alumni, Ninth
International Medical Conference, Jamaica, July 2008.
• Paul, TJ. “Looking to the Future: Inner talents guiding our
Careers” Annual Career Exposition, Merl Grove High School,
Kingston, January 2008.
• Paul, TJ “Nature of Suffering and the Goal of Medicine” 10th
Anniversary Research Symposium, University of the West
Indies, School of Clinical Medicine, Bahamas, October 2007.
• Paul, TJ. “Managing Chronic Diseases” – Denbigh Gospel
Assembly, May 2008.
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PUBLICATIONS
WIMJ = West Indian Medical Journal
* Thompson, D.S., Bain, B., East-Innis, A. The Prevalence of
Muco-cutaneous Disorders in HIV-positive patients
attending an Out-patient Clinic in Kingston, Jamaica. WIMJ.
Vol. 57 (1): 54-57. (2008)
* Weller, P., Hambleton, I., Chambers, C., Bain, S., Christie,
C.D.C., Bain, B. Voices of the Women: Feedback from
women of child-bearing age who are living with HIV can help
improve efficacy of psychosocial interventions. WIMJ. Vol. 57
(3). (273- 280).
* Barrett DM,  Steel-Duncan J, Christie CDC, Eldemire-
Shearer D, Lindo JF. (2008). Absence of  opportunis-
tic  parasitic infections among children  living with
HIV/AIDS in children’s homes in Jamaica: pilot
investigations  WIMJ 2008; 57:3 252-255. 
* Gatei  W,  Barrett DM, Lindo JF, Eldemire-Shearer D,Cama
V, Xiao L. (2008). Unique  Cryptosporidium   population in
HIV-infected persons, Jamaica.  Emerging Infectious Diseases
Journal 14(5): 841-3
* Kenneth James, Denise Eldemire-Shearer, Jacqueline
Gouldbourne, Chloe Morris. Falls and Fall Prevention in
the Elderly: The Jamaican Perspective, WIMJ. 2007 Dec
(4):534-539.
* Ivor Crandon, Denise Eldemire-Shearer, Doreen Fearon
Boothe, Chloe Morris, Kenneth James. Chronic Subdural
Haemotomas in the elderly: A case discussion. WIMJ. 2007
Dec (4):346-50.
* Wangeci Gatei, Donnett Barrett, John F. Lindo, Denise
Eldemire-Shearer, Vitaliano Cama, and Lihua Xiao. Unique
Cryptosporiuudium Population in HIV-infected Persons,
Jamaica. EDI Journal Vol. 14, No. 5 – May 2008.
* Whitley R. Hickling F. W., Open Papers, Open Minds?
Media Representatives of Psychiatric De-institutionalization
in Jamaica. Transcult Psychiatry 2007 44: 659-671.
158
* Hickling FW, Abel W, Garner P, Rathbone J. Open general
medical wards versus specialist psychiatric units for acute
psychoses. Cochrane Database of 10.1002/14651858.
CD003290. Pub2.
* Gibson, R.C., Abel, W.D., White, S., Hickling, F.W.
Internalizing stigma associated with mental illness: findings
from a general population survey in Jamaica. Rev Panam Salud
Publica, Jan. 2008, Vol 23, No. 1 pg 26-33.
* Gibson, R. C., Morgan, K.A.D., Abel, W. D., Hickling F.
W. (2007) Changing Research Culture in the Section of
Psychiatry, Department of Community and Psychiatry,
University of West Indies, Mona.WIMJ, 56(2), 171-177.
* Johnson-Campbell M, La Grenade J, Holder-Nevins D.
McCaw-Binns; A. Hurricane preparedness among
healthcare workers in St. James. WIMJ. 2007 Sept; 56(4):346-
50.
* Thompson SA, Paul T.J, Holder-Nevins D. No smoke
without ‘fire’. Social Work in Pubic Health vol. 23(1) 2007.
* McFarlane-AndersonN., Bazuaye P.E. Jackson M. D., Smike
M, Fletcher H. M. Cervical dysplasia and cancer and the use
of hormonal contraceptives in Jamaican woimen. BMC
Women’s health. 2008; May 30; 8:9.
* C. Ragin, N. McFarlane-Anderson, G. Avery, F. Bennett, A.
Bovell-Benjamin, A. Brown Thompson, Carrington, L.
Campbell-Everett, J. Ford, A. Hennis, M. Jackson, S. Lake,
MC Leske, C. Magai, A. Massley Hill, B. Nemesure, A.
Neugut, F. Odedina, M. Okobia, A. Patirck, W. Best
Plummer, RR. Reams, G. Reigsford, R. Roberts, S. Scott-
Hastings, S. Sharma, F. Ukoli, V. Wheeler, SY. Wu, R.
Yearwood, C. Bunker, E. Taioli2. The African-Caribbean
Cancer consortium (AC3) for the study of genetic and
viral/environmental cancer risk factorsin populations of
African descent. Infectious Agents and Cancer 2007, 217.
* Lowe G. A., R. C. Gibson, CDC Christie. HIV Infection,
Sexual Abuse and Social Support in Jamaican Adolescents
Referred to a Psychitiatric Service.WIMJ 2008;57:3 306-310.
159
* Lipps G. E., Lowe G. A, Young R., Validation of the beck
depression inventory – in a Jamaican University cohertWIMJ,
Oct. 56(5) 404-408.
* Harvey SA, Wong BlandonYC, McCaw-Binns A, Sandino I,
Urbina L, Rodríguez C, Gómez I, Yudy C, Evans C, Ayabaca P,
Djibrina S and the Nicaraguan maternal and neonatal health
quality improvement group. Are skilled birth attendants really
skilled? A measurement method, some disturbing results and
a potential way forward. Bulletin World Health Organization
2007; 85 10 783-790.
* Edson W, Burkhalter B, McCaw-Binns A. Assessing the
timeliness of care for eclampsia and pre-eclampsia: examples
from Benin, Ecuador, and Jamaica. International Journal of
Gynecology and Obstetrics 2007; 97(3): 209-214.
* McCaw-Binns A, Alexander SF, Lindo JLM, Escoffrey C,
Spence K, Lewis-Bell K, Lewis G. Epidemiologic transition in
maternal mortality andmorbidity: new challenges for Jamaica.
International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics 2007; 96(3):
226-232.
* McCaw-Binns A. M, Lindo JLM, Lewis-Bell KN, Ashley DE.
Maternal mortality surveillance in Jamaica. International
Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics 2008 Jan (1):31-6 Epub.
2007 Oct. 24.
* Williams-Green P., Matthews A., Paul TJ., McKenzie C.
(2007) “Family Medicine Training by Distance Education at
the University of the West Indies”. WIMJ. 56(1): 86-89.
Abstracts
* G, Lipps, Lowe, GA, Halliday, S, Morris, A, Clarke, N.
Depression among fourth form students in Jamaican High
Schools. WIMJ. 56(Suppl. 3):7.
* Martin-Cooke, JS, Hickling, FW, Abel, WD. Validation of
the Jamaican personality disorder inventory.WIMJ. 56(Suppl.
3):10.
* Oo, MK, Hickling, FW. A study of post-traumatic stress
disorder among Jamaica Constabulary Force personnel in a
given geographical area in Jamaica. WIMJ. 56(suppl.3):11.
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* Walcott, GO, Hickling FW, Abel WD, Martin Cooke J.
Prevalence of Personality Disorder in an impatient population
of the psychiatric service of the University Hospital of the
West Indies. WIMJ, 56(suppl 3) 40.
* Hickling F. W., Walcott GO, Martin-Cooke J., Abel W.,
Paisley V., Allen T., Thomas K. A., Prevalence of personality
disorder in a population substance abuser at the University
Hospital of the West Indies. WIMJ. 57(Suppl. 2) 46.
* G, Lipps, Lowe, GA, Halliday, S, Morris, A, Clarke, N.
Depression among fourth form students in three Caribbean
countries. WIMJ. 56(suppl. 3):12.
* G Lowe, G Lipps, S Halliday, A Morris and N Clarke,
Depression Among 4th Form Students in Jamaican High
Schools. WIMJ, November 2007; 56,(Suppl 3 ) 17.
* G. Lipps, G Lowe, S Halliday, A Morris and N Clarke,
Depression Among 4th Form High School Students in Three
Caribbean Nations. WIMJ, 2007; 56,(Suppl 3 ) 19
* Jackson M., Walker SP,, Younger N. O, McFarlane-
Anderson N., Bennet F., Coard K., Paul T. J., Food patterns
and risk of prostate cancer in Jamaican men.WIMJ. 57(suppl.
2):22
The University of the West Indies and Pan American Health
Organization Conference on “Strengthening Mental Health
Research Capacity in Latin America and the Caribbean” Conference
Proceedings.
* Sorel E, Hickling FW. “The Generation of Knowledge in the
Caribbean: Application to Services, Education, Research and
Policy”.
* Hickling FW, A Cultural Therapy Risk-Reduction Program
for 9-year-olds from Inner City Kingston: A CARIMENSA
pilot project.
* Hickling FW, Martin J, Abel W. Barton E, Clarke T.
Validation of the Jamaica Personality Disorder Inventory.
* Sewell CA, Abel WD, Hickling FW, Walcott GO. A
Psychosocial Analysis of Male Criminal Offenders.
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* Hickling FW, Walcott GO, Martin J, Abel WD, Paisley V,
Allen T, Thomas KA. Prevalence of Personality Disorder in a
Population of Substance Abusers at the Detoxification Unit
of the  University Hospital of the West Indies.
Posters
* Crain J. A, Scarlett H. P., Brodine S. K., (SDSU and UWI)
“an assessment of water and sanitation risk factors for disease
in Kingston, Jamaica” 2008 SanDiego Epidemiology Research
Conference, May 2, 2008.
* Eldemire-Shearer D., and Powell J., “Piloting of the World
Health Organization (WHO) Age-Friendly Health Care
(PHC) Centre Toolkit in Jamaica” University of the West
Indies, Mona Campus, Research Day January 24-25, 2008.
* Eldemire-Shearer D., Nevins D., Age Friendly Communities
University of the West Indies Mona Campus Research Day
Jan 24-25, 2008.
* Paul, TJ, Scarlett, M. Williams, E. Crawford-Sykes, A,
Branday, JM, Young, L (2007). Feedback from professionals as
a contribution to Quality Assurance in Medical Education –
proposal for a quality surveillance system. 2007 CANQATE
Conference, Ocho Rios, Jamaica.
* Paul, TJ, Scarlett, M. Crawford-Sykes, A, Pierre, R, Beman,
D. Branday, JM, Ragoobirsingh, D. (2007). Post –Moynian
reflections on regional accreditation for Caribbean Medical
Education. 2007 CANQATE Conference, Ocho Rios,
Jamaica.
* Beman, D. Crawford-Sykes, A. Williams, E. Paul, TJ,
Branday, JM Young , L, (2007). Standard setting of medical
examinations enhancing our quality assurance strategy at the
University of the West Indies, Mona. 2007 CANQATE
Conference, Ocho Rios, Jamaica.
* Paul, TJ, Williams, E. Young , L. Branday, JM, Carpenter, R.
Gordon, O, (2007). Adding personality to medical teaching
at the University of the West Indies, Jamaica. 11th Annual
IAMSE Meeting, Cleveland, Ohio.
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* Beman, D, Paul , TJ, Branday, JM, Young, L, Williams, E
(2007). Tough for students but easy for judges or vice versa?!
An early evaluation of Angoff item accuracy in three
examinations. 11th Annual IAMSE Meeting, Cleveland,
Ohio.
* Branday, JM, Paul TJ, Beman, D, Crawford-Sykes, A,
Ragoobirsingh, D (2007). Objective Structured practical
Examination (OSPE) logistics 101 – Experience with an
integrated examination. 11th Annual IAMSE Meeting,
Cleveland, Ohio.
Book
* Hickling, Frederick W. (2007) Psychohistoriography – A
post-colonial psychoanalytic and psychotherapeutic model.
Kingston, CARIMENSA November 2007.
Peer Reviewed Book Chapters
* Sepúlveda J, Carpenter C, Curran J, Holzemer W, Smits H,
Scott K, Orza M (editors). PEPFAR implementation: Progress
and promise. Committee (Sepúlveda J, Carpenter C, Curran J,
Holzemer W, Smits H, Bertozzi S, Garnett G, Macklin R,
McCaw-Binns A, Paltiel AD, Reddy P, Ross D, Weiss H) for
the evaluation of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS
Relief (PEPFAR) Implementation. Institute of Medicine.
National Academy Press: Washington DC, 2007.
* BaileyW,McCaw-Binns A. Barriers to integration of HIV&
AIDS infected/affected children into the Jamaican school
system. In: Morrissey M (editor). Challenging HIV and AIDS:
new role for Caribbean Education. UNESCO & Co-publisher:
New York, 2007.
Technical Reports
* McCaw-Binns A and Winfrey W. Case study: maternal and
perinatal care- WHO Antenatal Care Model, translating
evidence based methods into policy and practice. In: Huber
D. Kessler C. UNDP/UNFPA/WHO/WORLD BANK
Special programme of research development and research
training in human reproduction (HRP), External Evaluation
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2003-2007. World Health Organization , Geneva. April
2008 (37 pages).
* Fox K & Jackson M. The long-term impact of the Profiles
project: an ex-post evaluation. Inter-American Development
Bank.  March, 2008.
* Abel W., Strategic Mental Health Plan 2008-2013 Ministry
of Health, Dec. 2007.
* Abel W., Mental Health Recommendations Eight Caucus of
CARICOM Health Ministers 2007 CARICOM/PAHO Oct.
2007
* Abel W., Homelessness in Jamaica – Report for PIOJ June
2008.
* McCaw Binns A, Blake G. Holness P., For Vital Statistics
Commission Technical Group. Registration of foetal deaths
and deaths in Jamaica-handbook for medical nursing and
midwifery personnel.  Registrar General’s Dept. Jamaica.
Professional
Two Inaugural Lecturers were given:
* Professor D. Eldemire-Shearer – Ageing – The Response:
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, January 31, 2008.
* Professor A. McCaw-Binns – Of Numerators,
Denominators and Hope – Making Every Mother and Baby
Count I Jamaica.  March 27, 2008.
PUBLIC SERVICE
Althea Bailey
– Member, Jamaica AIDS Support
– Advisor, Jamaica Family Planning Association, Youth
Advocacy Project
– Member, Violence Prevention Alliance
– Member, Advisory board youth opportunities Unlimited.
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– Member, Sexuality Initiative UWI Advisory Committee
– Volunteer, Change From Within
Brendon Bain
– Member, Family Life Ministry Board Member.
De La Haye, Winston
– President, West Indies Guild of University Teachers
(WIGUT), UWI, Mona
– 1st Vice President, Medical Association of Jamaica
– Executive Member, Section on Developing Countries, World
Psychiatric Association
– Board Member, RISE Management Services (formerly
Addiction Alert).
– Board Member, Richmond Fellowship, Patricia House
Rehabilitation Centre
– Member, International Scientific andMedical Forum onDrug
Abuse, Drug Free America Foundation, Inc.
– Chairman, Medical Section, United Way Jamaica
Denise Eldemire-Shearer
– Member, World Health Organization Advisory Committee
on Ageing & Health
– Patron, National Council for Senior Citizens
– Deputy Chair, Golden Age Home
– Member, Central Health Committee – Ministry of Health
– Chairman, Medical Council Appeals Committee
– Member, Planning Institute of Jamaica Task Force preparing
the Vision 2030 Committee on Vulnerable Groups
– Member, American Public Health Association (APHA)
– Member, American Gerontological Association of America
Roger Gibson
– President, Jamaica Psychiatric Association
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– Chairman, Education Committee of Medical Association of
Jamaica
Frederick Hickling
– Member, Conflict Management and Resolution Committee,
World Psychiatric Association
– Chairman, Steering Committee, Latin American and
Caribbean Mental Health Research Network, PAHO
– Member, American Psychiatric Association
– Member, Royal College of Psychiatrists (UK)
– Member, Royal Society of Medicine
– President, Jamaica Psychiatric Association.
– Member, Medical Association of Jamaica
Gillian Lowe
– Representative, Medical Association of Jamaica
representative on National Council for Drug Abuse
Affette McCaw-Binns
– Member, 2007 Planning Institute of Jamaica. Population
Task Force
– Member, 2005-2008 Ministry of Health. Maternal Mortality
Committee
– Member, Vital Statistics Commission, Jamaica (Secretariat:
Planning Institute of Jamaica)
Kai Morgan
– Member, Early Child Commission:
– Vice-President, Jamaican Psychological Society
– Member, Mico-Care Centre Evaluation and Assessment
Committee.
Loraine Barnaby
– Member, International Society to Advance Alzheimer
Research and Treatment (ISTAART)
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– Member, (Deputy V-P Caribbean and Latin American
Region), World Association for Psychosocial Rehabilitation.
– Member, Representative (Caribbean region) of the
International Association of Suicide Prevention (IASP)
– Member, Soroptomist International
Chloe Morris
– Member, Planning Institute of Jamaica Task Force preparing
the Vision 2030 Committee on Vulnerable Groups
– Member, National Council of Senior Citizens  Board
– Member, Gerontology Society of America
– Member, American Men’s Health Studies Association
– Member, International Society for the Study of the Ageing
Male
Tomlin Paul
– Director, Health Plus Associates
– Consultant Physician, Portmore Gospel Assembly
– Member of Sch. Bd., McCann’s Child Development Centre
– Volunteer Physician, Hope Gospel Assembly
Desmalee Holder-Nevins
– Advisor, Executive Committee, Jamaica Association For
Health Education & Promotion
Henroy Scarlett
– Secretary, Jamaica Association of Public Health Inspector
HONOURS  RECEIVED
Affette McCaw-Binns
2007 – University of the West Indies: Principal’s Award for Most
Outstanding Researcher – Seven publications: Reproductive
Health, Medical Education in 2007
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Wendel Abel
2007 – Order of Distinction for Services to Mental Health
Programmes, October 15, 2007
Tomlin Paul
2007 – Vice Chancellor’s Award For Excellent 2007
Frederick Hickling
2007 – Award for dedicated Services to Psychiatry in Jamaica
from the Jamaican Psychiatric Association, August 2007.
UWI HARP/CHART
In the past year CHART RCU has experienced tremendous growth in
its responsibility as the Regional Coordinating body. The RCU has been
taking on more responsibility for the fiscal and operational management
of the CHART Network. The RCU has been involved in several
activities that will enable it to take on these increased responsibilities.
These include: strengthening existing and forging new partnerships;
receiving technical assistance to improve internal management and
increasing our staff complement.
Several important meetings were held. These included the first CHART
RCU staff retreat, the Principals and Partners meeting and a meeting
convened by the HIV/AIDS Bureau of the Health Resources and
Services Administration (HRSA) in Maryland, U.S.A. to review the
transition period for the subcontract and fiscal management from I-
TECH to the CHART RCU.
With regard to the governance of the CHART Network, Dr. Perry
Gomez, Medical Director for the CHART Bahamas Centre, was
selected as the new Chair for the Executive Council (EC) to succeed
Prof. Bain. The CHART RCU has being very involved in embarking on
a new web-based data management system called Train SMART to
keep a record of persons trained by CHART, generate reports and be
accessible to the CHART Centres and the RCU simultaneously.
The CHART Network Information and Communication Officer,
Lorraine Anglin resigned from this post in October 2007. The position
was filled by Ms. Deborah Russell. Ms. Maria Rankine’s assignment as
Executive Assistant at the CHART RCU came to an end on October
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31, 2007. To Ms. Anglin and Ms. Rankine for the services that they
provided so ably to the Unit, tremendous gratitude is expressed.
In December 2007, Ms. Audi Reid was promoted to the new post of
Network Programme Coordinator; in February 2008 Ms. Sandra
McKenzie’s post was expanded to Programme andOperationsManager.
The RCU collaborated with the recently established CHLI to recruit
four new members of staff in March 2008. They are, Ms. Margaret
Campbell as Administrative Assistant for the CHART RCU; Ms.
Glennesher Dwyer as Programme Assistant for CHLI; Ms. Valrie Cyrus
as Finance and Contract Officer and Mr. Ryan Smith as Information
Technology Consultant. In June 2008, Shelly Trim, DrPH was hired as
Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist. Dr. Trim is assigned to the
CHART Regional Coordinating Unit, but will also assist the Caribbean
Health Leadership Institute. In addition, five student interns were hired
to assist with project activities.
There was an expansion of the team in September 2007 when the
Caribbean Health Leadership Institute was established after UWI
HARP made a successful bid for a five-year grant from the U.S. Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The launch of this
programme contributes to the fulfilment of a long-standing need,
recognized by UWI and other regional organizations, including
CARICOM, CAREC and PAHO, to strengthen public health
leadership in the Caribbean region. The CHLI has been launched as a
partnership between UWI HARP and the North Carolina Institute for
Public Health, with input from the world-renowned Center for Creative
Leadership in North Carolina, U.S.A. The aim of the programme is to
develop a cadre of effective, committed leaders who will create positive
change in HIV/AIDS programmes and in the health of the Caribbean
populace. The programme is being delivered in twelve-month cycles
mainly using Internet-based distance technology, and includes two
residential retreats, and an action-learning project carried out by small
groups of scholars.
The first cohort of 23 scholars from 12 Caribbean countries was
admitted to the programme in April and gathered for their first retreat
on June 9-11, 2008 at the Rose Hall Resorts and Country Club in
Montego Bay, Jamaica. The feedback from the scholars along with the
visiting and local faculty and three mentors indicated that the event was
a resounding success. A follow-up retreat is scheduled for December
2008.
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DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
Professor Everard Nathaniel Barton, BSc (Hons) UWI, MB BS
Ibadan, DM (Internal Medicine) UWI, FACP, FRCP (Ed)
– Head of Department
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT
The department continues its thrust todevelop excellence in medicine by its
interactive tutorials in medicine, its
postgraduate teaching, subspecialty
fellowships in some disciplines of medicine
and exposure of its elective residents to
state of the art practice in local and
overseas centres in research and clinical
training. The equipment of staff with skills
in researchmethodology and application of
such was pursued.
The examination results for under-
graduates and postgraduates were
excellent. In the November/December MBBS examinations, all
candidates were successful and likewise in the May/June examinations
2008, all 86 students were successful. The prize for the best student
overall for Medicine and Therapeutics in the May/June 2008
examination was shared between a Mona and St. Augustine student.
The postgraduate results i.e. DM (InternalMedicine) were just as good.
The department continues its thrust to encourage and be a centre for
clinical trials in InternalMedicine. There have been rewarding contacts
with centres of excellence abroad. In this year, such centres completed
subspecialty fellowship training of three of our DM graduates who have
since returned to Jamaica to build capacity and develop their areas of
expertise. They have also taken two more DM graduates for fellowship
training. Collaborative research continues in renal disease, diabetes
mellitus, hypertension, systemic lupus erythematosus and outreach
programmes continue in rural areas and to non-governmental
organisations in Jamaica.
Professor Charles Denbow was honoured by the Government of
Jamaica. Dr. Rosemarie Wright-Pascoe was elected President of the
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Medical Association of Jamaica and put on a taskforce by the
Government of Jamaica to investigate practices at one of its hospitals.
Professor Everard Barton was asked to give help and provided such to
the Tobago Health Authority, Scarborough Hospital and to the British
Virgin Islands. Professor E. Barton was instrumental in renal week in
the Cayman Islands and developing a Caribbean wide registry of renal
disease. Research grants shared with other departments totaled 1.4
million Jamaican dollars.
The department participated fully in the 60th anniversary celebrations
and hosted the first Professor Eric Cruickshank Memorial Lecture.
PAPERS PRESENTED
Professor E. Barton
• ‘Early Screening for Chronic Renal Disease’, Cayman Islands,
March 2008
• ‘New options in Renal Disease’, University Diabetes Outreach
Project, March 2008
• ‘Systemic Lupus Erythematosus – Advances in Medicine’,
Jamaica, February 2008
• ‘Report from the Caribbean Renal Registry, 2006’, Caribbean
Health Research Council, Paramaribo, Suriname, April 2008
Dr. A. Ali
• ‘Ocular manifestations of Multiple Sclerosis in Jamaica’.
Montego Bay, Jamaica, November 2007.
• ‘Knowledge Attitudes and Practices in Epilepsy in a Jamaican
suburban community’. First North American Regional
Caribbean Congress on Epilepsy, Jamaica, May 2008.
• ‘Video-EEG Monitoring in Jamaica: the first 3 years’. First
North American Regional Caribbean Congress on Epilepsy,
Jamaica, May 2008.
• Ali A, Bortolusso-Ali S. ‘Attitudes to Epilepsy surgery in
Jamaican patients with Localization-related Epilepsy’. The First
North American Regional Caribbean Congress on Epilepsy,
Montego Bay, Jamaica, May 2008.
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• Ali S, Bairappa N, Saiprasad S, Ali A. ‘Body Mass Index
Analysis in patients with Localization-related Epilepsy in inner
city Kingston, Jamaica’. The First North American Regional
Caribbean Congress on Epilepsy, Montego Bay, Jamaica, May
2008.
• Gordon-Perue G, Gayle F, Fraser R, Ali A. ‘Quality of Life of
Persons with Epilepsy in Kingston, Jamaica’. The First North
American Regional Caribbean Congress on Epilepsy, Montego
Bay, Jamaica, May 2008.
Dr. L. Hurlock
• ‘An explanation on Heart Disease’. Heart Foundation of
Jamaica – November 2007
• ‘Management of Heart Failure Patients’, February 2008,
Jamaica
• ‘New modalities in the Treatment of Heart Failure’, February,
2008, Jamaica
• ‘Cardiovascular Complications of Renal Disease’, Renal Week,
April, 2008, Jamaica
• ‘A rational approach to the diagnosis of cardiovascular disease’.
Medical Association of Jamaica Symposium, June 2008,
Jamaica
• ‘Cardiogenic Shock’, Emergency Medicine Association, June
2008, Jamaica
• ‘Management Approach to the patient with chest pain’,
Association of General practitioners, June, 2008, Jamaica
• ‘A Retrospective Review of Infective Endocarditis at the
University Hospital of theWest Indies - 2001-2006’. Caribbean
Cardiac Society, July, 2008, Bahamas
Dr. T. Murphy
• ‘Gastro-oesphogeal reflux disease…..When Gas Is Not In Short
Supply’. General Practitioners Education Series, Jamaica, June
2008
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• ‘The Year 2007 in Gastroenterology’. Association of West
Indian Gastroenterologist, Punta Cana, Dominica Republic,
April 2008
• ‘Pillitis….Oh You Poor Gut’. Jamaica Association of Clinical
Pathologists, Jamaica, November 2007
• ‘Bloating, Belching and Belly Pain. Could this be
Gastroparesis’? Diabetic Association of Jamaica, Jamaica,
September 2007
Dr. T. Clarke
• ‘Abnormal Liver function tests in persons with HIV/AIDS’,
Faculty of Medical Sciences Annual Research Day, Jamaica,
November 2007
• ‘CNS manifestations in HIV/AIDS’, Caribbean Association of
Neurosciences Symposium, Montego Bay, Jamaica, January
2008
• ‘Opportunistic Fungal Infections in HIV/AIDS’, Dermatology
Association of Jamaica Annual meeting, Kingston, Jamaica,
March 2008
• ‘HIV/AIDS, the UHWI Experience’, Advancements in
Medicine: A US & Caribbean perspective, Jamaica, February
2008.
• ‘The link between HAART, Diabetes and Dyslipidaemia’, The
Medical Association of Jamaica Symposium 2008, June 2008
• ‘Profile of Patients and Response to Antiretrovirals’, UWI
Medical Alumni Association International Medical
Conference:  Jamaica, July 2008
• ‘HIV/AIDS Awareness in a Jamaican Outpatient Clinic’. UWI
Medical Alumni Association International Medical
Conference:  Jamaica, July 2008
Dr. R. Wright-Pascoe
• ‘Impact of Oral Hypoglycaemic Agents on the Cardiovascular
System’, Jamaica and Bahamas, 2007
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• ‘Role of the Aic Test in the Management of the Diabetic
Patient’, National Health Fund Official Launch of Programme
for the Aic Tests – Kingston, Jamaica, November 14, 2007
• ‘Exercise Prescription for Diabetic Complications’. The
University of theWest Indies 16thAnnual Research Conference
and Workshop on Sports and Exercise Medicine, Jamaica,
November 15, 2007
• ‘The Use of Insulin Analogoues in Diabetes Management’,
H.D. Hopwood and the Medical Association of Jamaica, Ocho
Rios, Jamaica, November 23, 2007
• ‘The Sweetness of the Season – A rational approach to optimal
glycaemic control’. May Pen Hospital/South Central MAJ
Clinical Meeting, Jamaica, December 1, 2007
• ‘Prevention of diabetes in the young’, The Jamaica/Mexico
Technical and Scientific Cooperation Programme Workshop,
Kingston, Jamaica, April 15, 2008.
• ‘Treatment choices in the Newly Diagnosed Patient with Type
2 Diabetes Mellitus’, Conference of the Pharmaceutical
Association of Jamaica. Kingston,  Jamaica, May 2008
• ‘The Diabetic Patient: Effective Insulin Therapy Management
and Timing of Insulin Therapy in Type 2 DM – APUDRA’.
Kingston, Jamaica, June 26, 2008
• ‘The Efficacy of Diovan – Metabolic Benefits’, Kingston,
Jamaica, June 29, 2008
• ‘Reduction of Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes Mellitus: The
Merits of Intensive Lowering of HbAic. The VAT and
ACCORD STUDY’. Western Medical Association of Jamaica.
Montego Bay, Jamaica, July 1, 2008
• ‘Treatment Choices in the Recently Diagnosed Patient with
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus – A Pathophysiological Approach’.
Aruba, Curacao and Barbados, 2007
Dr. W. Williams
• ‘Erythropoietin-Stimulating Agents in Patients on Dialysis’.
European Guidelines to Renal Dialysis Nurses. Kingston,
Jamaica, October 2007
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• ‘Slowing the Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease’, Renal
Week Symposium, UWI, Kingston, Jamaica, April 2008
PUBLICATIONS
WIMJ = West Indian Medical Journal
Peer Reviewed
Papers
* Ali A, Chung E, Christian D. Funny turns in an Elderly Man.
WIMJ, 2007; 56 (4) 376-379.
* Williams LA, Igietseme JU,Whittaker JA, SmikleMF, Bailey-
Shaw YA, Barton EN. Immunological Evidence Supporting
the Use of Extracts from Boehmeria jamaicensis Urb for
Treating the Common Cold and Sinus Infections. WIMJ,
2007; 56 (6): 487- 90.
* Soyibo AK, Barton EN. Report from the Caribbean Renal
Registry 2006. WIMJ, 2007; 56 (4): 355-63.
* Gayle F, Lee MG, Hanchard B, Mills M. Steatohepatitis due
to an Antiretroviral Therapy. WIMJ 2008; 57: 66-69.
* Gilbert DT. Vascular Cognitive Impairment. WIMJ, 2007;
56: 479-480.
* West W, Gilbert DT, Wilks, RJ. Central Pontine Myelinosis
in a Patient with Hyponatraemia. WIMJ, 2007; 382-384.
* Mills MO, Lee MG. Acetaminophen (paracetamol)
Overdose in Jamaica. WIMJ, 2008; 57: 132-134.
* Lee MG, Hagley K, DeCuaelar K. Intestinal Ischaemia in
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Journal of the National Medical
Association. 2008: 100:721-723.
* Cawich SO, Arthurs M, Murphy T, Plummer JM, Mitchell
DIG,Williams EW, NewnhamMS,McFarlaneMEC. Recent
Advances in Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreato-
graphy at the University Hospital of the West Indies. WIMJ,
2007; 56 (S3) 32.
* Williams W, Smith R, Sargeant L, Edwards H, Shah D.
Outcome of Lupus Nephritis in Jamaican Patients. Journal of
Medical Sciences. 2007; 334 (6): 426-420.
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* Williams W, Dipak S, Williams E. Renal Histopathological
Changes in patients older than 10 years with Haemoglobin SS
Disease. The Internet Journal of the Third World Medicine;
2007; Vol. 6, No. 1, ISSN: 1539-4646.
* Irving RR, Mills JL, Choo-Kang EG,Mullings E, Morrison EY,
Wright-Pascoe R, McLaughlin W. Glycaemic Control in
patients with Early Onset Autosomal Dominant Type 2
Diabetes. Priory.com.
http://priory.com/medicine/diabetes_mellitus.htm
* Irving RR,Mills JL, Choo-Kang EG,Morrison EY, Kulkarni S,
Wright-Pascoe R, McLaughlin W. The Burden of
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Jamaican Women with a
Family History of Autosomal Dominant Type 2 Diabetes. Rev
Panam Salud Publica. 2008 Feb; 23 (2): 85-91.
ABSTRACTS
* Ali A, Ali T, Bortolusso-Ali S. Epilepsy: Knowledge,
Attitudes and Practices in a Jamaican Suburban Community.
60th Annual American Rpilepsy Society (AES) Meeting in
Philadelphia, PA. December 2007. Epilepsia 0 Suppl. 0
(Abstract 2.292) 2007.
* Ali A, Josephs K. Parkinson’s Disease in Jamaica. 17th World
Federation of Neurology Congress on Parkinson’s Disease and
Related Disorders 2007; 13 (S2): S64.
* Cawich SO, Arthurs M, Williams EW, Laws DAL,Williams-
Johnson J. The Experience with Percutaneous Endoscopic
Gastrostomy at the University Hospital of the West Indies,
Jamaica, November 2007;WIMJ, 2007; 56 (3): 10.
* Soyibo AK, Barton EN. Report from the renal registry 2006.
WIMJ, 2008; 57 (2): 17.
* Gayle F, Gilbert DT, Barton EN. Neurological
Complications in Patients with End Stage Renal Disease on
Chronic Dialysis Therapy. WIMJ, 2008; 57 (2): 45.
* Barton EN. Exercise in End Stage Renal Disease. WIMJ,
2007; 56 (3): 13.
* Soyibo AK, Barton EN. Caribbean Renal Registry. WIMJ,
2007; 56 (3): 35.
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* Soyibo AK, Williams W, Smith R, Shah D, Barton EN.
Renal Biopsies done in Jamaica 2006. WIMJ, 2007; 56 (3): 36.
* Fletcher H, Wharfe G, Williams N, Barton EN. Renal
Impairment as a Complication of Uterine Fibroids. WIMJ,
2007; 56 (3): 37.
* Clarke T. HIV/AIDS the UHWI Experience: Conference
Proceedings of Advancements in Medicine 2008; 29.
* Clarke T. Profile of Patients and their Response to
Antiretroviral Therapy: Conference proceedings of UWI
Medical Alumni Association: International Medical
Conference, 19.
* Clarke T. HIV/AIDS awareness in a Jamaican Outpatient
Clinic: Conference Proceedings of UWI Medical Alumni
Association; International Medical Conference, 21.
* Clarke T. Link between HAART Diabetes and
Dyslipidaemia: Conference proceedings of MAJ Symposium.
No Man Is an Island; 32.
* Clarke T, Smith R. Chronic Kidney Disease in HIV.
Conference proceedings of UWI Medical Alumni
Association; International Medical Conference, 15.
* Clarke T. Abnormal Liver Function Tests in Patients
Attending an HIV/AIDS Outpatient Clinic: FMS Annual
Research.WIMJ, 2007; 56 (3):22.
* Brown H, Crandon IW, Shah S, Lawrence-Wright M,
Lawrence S, Gilbert DT. A Prospective Study of the
Prevalence of Carotid Stenosis in a High Risk Caribbean
Population: an Interim Analysis.WIMJ, 2007; 56 (3): 8.
* Brown HA, Lawrence Wright MB, Shah S, Lawrence SG,
Gilbert DT, Crandon IW. Prevalence of carotid stenosis in a
high-risk Caribbean population.WIMJ, 2008; 57 (2): 50.
* Cawich SO, Plummer JM, Arthurs M, Mitchell DIG,
Murphy T, Williams EW, McFarlane MEC, Newnham MS.
Recent Advances in Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-
pancreatography at the University Hospital of the West
Indies.WIMJ, 2007; 56 (3): 3.
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* Wright-Pascoe R. Hypoglycaemic Agents and Adverse
Events: The Clinician’s View.WIMJ, 2008; 57:31.
* Ferguson T, Tulloch-Reid M, Younger N, Boyne M, Wright-
Pascoe R, Elliott V, Van Der Brock S, Wilks, R.
Cardiovascular diseases.WIMJ, 2008; 56 (1).
PUBLIC SERVICE
Professor E. Barton
– Resource person, Kidney Support Foundation of Jamaica
– Voluntary Clinical Renal Service to Public in Manchester, St.
Elizabeth and St. Ann
– Consultant, Diabetes Association of Jamaica
– Treasurer, Caribbean Association of Nephrologists and
Urologist
– Resource person re Public Education on Kidney Disease and
Hypertension.  British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands
Dr. A. East-Innis
– Member, Anti-bleaching Campaign Team in Association
with the Ministry of Health
Professor M. Lee
– Member, Board of Executive, Food For the Poor
– Member, Medical Committee, Food For the Poor
– Treasurer, Association of West Indian Gastroenterologists
– Member, Board of Directors, Cancer Care Hospice, Kingston,
Jamaica
Dr. W. Williams
– Chairman, Committee for Improvement of Chemistry
Laboratory, St. Jago High School
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DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY
Professor John F. Lindo, BSc, PhD UWI – Head of Department
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT
During 2007/2008 there was a 6%increase in the numbers of clinical
specimens processed by the laboratory
(58,113) compared with 2006/2007
(54,946). A programme of universal
testing for HIV infection among patients
admitted to the University Hospital of
the West Indies was implemented in
collaboration with the Ministry of
Health, Jamaica.
The department successfully completed
the WHO External Quality Assessment
Programme for the Detection of Type A
Human and Avian Influenza Virus by PCR with a score of 100% in a
turn around time of three days. We thank CARIGEN for collaborating
with the department on this project.
There was an increase in per capita publication output for the academic
staff from 0.4 in 2006/2007 to 1.2 for the period under review from a staff
of 10 academics.
PAPERS PRESENTED
Non peer reviewed
Nicholson A
• Approach to Antibiotic Therapy, Caribbean Association of
Clinical Microbiologists (CACM), Kingston, Jamaica 2007
• Update on Current Antibiotic Treatment Options, Medical
Association of Jamaica Annual General Meeting, 2007
• Antimicrobial Resistance, Caribbean College of Physicians,
Kingston, Jamaica 2007
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• Rolling Back the Tide of Antibiotic Resistance, Freeport,
Bahamas, 2007
• Antimicrobial Resistance, South Central Medical Association
of Mandeville, Jamaica 2007
Peer reviewed abstracts/papers
WIMJ = West Indian Medical Journal
• ChristianN, Roye-GreenK, SmikleM. Epidemiological study of
multidrug resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae by pulsed field gel
electrophoresis at the University Hospital of the West Indies
2000-2004. Caribbean Health Research Council 53rd Annual
Council and Scientific Meetings, April 2008, Paramaribo,
Suriname.WIMJ 2008; 57 (Supp 2), 33.
• Saunders GL, Nicholson A, Roye-Green K, Bodonaik NC.
Gentamicin Susceptibiltiy and Extended-Spectrum Beta-
Lactamase Activity in Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia
coli at the University Hospital of The West Indies. 15thAnnual
Conference of the Faculty of Medical Sciences, November
2007, Kingston, Jamaica.WIMJ 2007; 56 (Suppl. 3): 9
• Bodonaik NC, Heslop O, Willis R. Comparative in-vitro
evaluation (MICs) of tigecycline with nine other antibiotics
against clinical isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae
encountered in Jamaica. 13th International Congress on
Infectious Diseases (13th ICID), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June
2008.
• Bodonaik NC and McMorris N. Methicillin Resistance in
Strains of Staphylococcus aureus: Periodic surveillance data in 25
years in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital of a developing
country. 13th International Congress on Infectious Diseases
(13th ICID), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 2008.
• Bodonaik NC and Heslop O. Highly susceptible strains of
typhoid bacilli encountered in Jamaica. 13th International
Congress on Infectious Diseases (13th ICID), Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia, June 2008.
• Christie CDC, Steel-Duncan J, Palmer P, Pierre R, Harvey KM,
Johnson N, Samuels L, Dunkley-Thompson J, Singh-Minott I,
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Anderson-Allen M, Billings C, Evans-Gilbert T, Rodriquez B,
Moore J, McDonald-Kerr C, Taylor F, Smikle M, Williams E,
Whorms S, Davis D, Mullings A, Morgan O, McDonald D,
Alexander G, Onyonyur A, Hylton-Kong T, Weller P, Harris
M, Haughton D, Woodham A, Carrington D, Figueroa JP.
Effectiveness of Highly Active Antiretroviral Drugs in
Preventing Mother To Child HIV Transmission and Reducing
HIV-attributable Mortality in Jamaican Children. 18th
International AIDSConference: AIDS 2008, Abstract: A-072-
0092-07072, Mexico City, August 3-8, 2008.
• Pierre RB, Singh-Minott I, Moore J, Carrington D, Harvey K,
Smikle M, Figueroa JP, Christie CDC; Kingston Pediatric &
Perinatal HIV/AIDS Program (KPAIDS) Research Group.
Failure of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Jamaican children:
Poster presentation and Abstract, 18th International AIDS
Conference, Mexico, August 3-8, 2008.
PUBLICATIONS
* Barton M, Bell Y, Thame M, Nicholson A, Trotman H.
Urinary Tract Infection in Neonates with Serious Bacterial
Infections admitted to the University Hospital of the West
Indies.WIMJ 2008; 57 (2): 101
* Williams LA, Igietseme JU, Whittaker JA, Smikle MF,
Bailey-Shaw YA, Barton EN. Immunological evidence
supporting the use of extracts from Boehmeria jamaicensis
Urb for treating the common cold and sinus infections.WIMJ.
2007 Dec; 56 (6):487-90.
* McFarlane-Anderson N, Bazuaye PE, Jackson MD, Smikle
MF, Fletcher HM. Cervical dysplasia and cancer and the use
of hormonal contraceptives in Jamaican women. BMC
Women’s Health. 2008 May 30; 8:9.
* Akpaka PE, Smikle MF. Molecular epidemiology of
methicillin resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci isolates
from blood specimens at a tertiary hospital in the Caribbean.
WIMJ. 2007 Oct; 56(5):464-5.
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* Williams W, Sargeant LA, Smikle MF, Smith R, Edwards H,
ShahD. The outcome of lupus nephritis in Jamaican patients.
Am J Med Sci. 2007 Dec; 334(6):426-30.
* Christie CDC, Steel-Duncan J, Palmer P, Pierre R, Harvey K,
Johnson N, Samuels LA, Dunkley-Thompson J, Anderson M,
Billings C, Evans-Gilbert T, Rodriquez B, McDonald C,
Moore J, Taylor F, Smikle MF, Williams E, Whorms S, Davis
D, Mullings A, Morgan O, McDonald D, Alexander G,
Onyonyor A, Hylton-Kong T, Weller P, Harris M, Woodham
A, Haughton D, Carrington D, Figueroa JP. Paediatric and
Perinatal HIV/AIDS in Jamaica: An International Leadership
Initiative, 2002–2007.WIMJ 2008; 57:3:204-214.
* Johnson N, Palmer P, Samuels LA, Morgan O, Onyonyor A,
Anderson M, Moore J, Billings C, Harvey K, Mullings A,
McDonald D, Alexander G, Smikle MF, Williams E, Davis
D, Christie CDC. Evolving Care of HIV-infected Pregnant
Women In Jamaica – From Nevirapine to HAART. WIMJ
2008; 57:3:215-221.
* Pierre RB, Steel-Duncan JC, Evans-Gilbert T, Rodriguez B,
Moore J, Palmer P, Smikle MF, Davis D, Figueroa JP, Christie
CDC. Effectiveness of Antiretroviral Therapy in Treating
Paediatric HIV/AIDS in Jamaica.WIMJ 2008; 57:3:222-229.
* Barnett AT, Crandon I, Lindo JF, Gordon-Strachan G,
Robinson D, Ranglin D. An assessment of the process of
informed consent at the University Hospital of the West
Indies. J Med Ethics. 2008 May; 34 (5):344-7.
* Gatei W, Barrett D, Lindo JF, Eldemire-Shearer D, Cama V,
Xiao L. Unique Cryptosporidium population in HIV-infected
persons, Jamaica. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 May; 14(5):841-3.
* Lammie PJ, Lindo JF, Secor WE, Vasquez J, Ault SK,
EberhardML. Eliminating lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis,
and schistosomiasis from the Americas: breaking a historical
legacy of slavery. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2007 Nov 7; 1(2):e71.
* Barrett DM, Steel-Duncan J, Christie CDC, Eldemire-
Shearer D, Lindo JF. Absence of Opportunistic Parasitic
Infestations among Children Living with HIV/AIDS in
Children’s Homes in Jamaica.WIMJ 2008; 57 (3):252-255.
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PUBLIC SERVICE
Professor Monica Smikle
– Technical Assessor, National Accreditation Company
– Member, Core Working Group, Influenza (Pandemic)
Preparedness
Dr Sandra Jackson
– Member, Surveillance subgroup, Influenza (Pandemic)
Preparedness Plan Committee
Dr Ivan Vickers
– Member, Surveillance sub-group, Influenza (Pandemic)
Preparedness Plan Committee
Professor John Lindo
– President, Rotary Club of New Kingston
– Consultant,World Bank on theHealth of School age children
in the Caribbean
Dr Alison Nicholson
– President, Caribbean Association of Clinical Microbiologists
Dr Nabin Bodonaik
– Member, Council of the International Society for Infectious
Diseases(ISID)
– Member, Professional Development Working Group of the
International Society for Infectious Diseases(ISID)
CATEGORIES OF STUDENTS
Undergraduate
The department continued to provide undergraduate training in the
MBBS, BBMedSci, BSc Nursing and BSc Physical Therapy. The
department participated in the preparatory work for delivery of the
Microbiology/Pathology Clerkship at the UWI Western campus.
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The Louis Grant Prize was awarded to Ephraim Ingramwho attained the
highest score in the microbiology aspect of the Pathology/Microbiology
clerkship examination.
Postgraduate
Ms Nicole Christian and Ms Natalie Smith were awarded the MSc
(Medical Microbiology) and Dr Karen Shaw was awarded the DM
(Medical Microbiology).
Six candidates were registered in graduate programmes in medical
microbiology.
These included two PhD and three MSc candidates. A review of the
regulations and syllabus of the MSc (Medical Microbiology) has begun
to bring the program in line with similar degrees offered by the UWI.
OBITUARY
Dr Geoffrey Lance Saunders - Lecturer (November 2001 to October
2007)
AWARDS
Principal’s Research Award for “The Best Publication Faculty of
Medical Sciences” for “Plasmodium malariae in Haitian Refugees
Jamaica” John Lindo and collaborators Research Day 2008.
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DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS,
GYNAECOLOGY AND CHILD HEALTH
Professor Horace Fletcher BSc, MBBS, DM (O&G), FRCOG,
FACOG – Head of Department
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT
The main focus of the department is toimprove the health and welfare of
families, in particular women and
children in the region. This is done
through clinical (service) work and
academia (teaching and research). The
department comprises Obstetric and
Gynaecological services (reproductive
endocrinology, gynaecological oncology
and perinatal services) as well as Child
Health services; Paediatric medicine,
Developmental and Behavioural
Paediatrics and Neonato- logy.
We teach medical students, postgraduate students (Doctorate Medicus
Obstetrics/Gynaecology and Paediatrics) as well as supervise other post
Graduate students M Phil and PhD. We also assist in the teaching of
Midwives and nurses.
Child Health
This Section is comprised of two medical wards, paediatric outpatient
clinics, a paediatric casualty and a 30 bed Newborn Special Care
Nursery which includes a four bed neonatal intensive care unit. The
main subspecialties are infectious diseases, development and
behavioural paediatrics, cardiology, endocrinology, neonatology,
nephrology, neurology, pulmonology and other subspecialties managed
in conjunction with other specialties. Residents and medical students
are taught and referrals are accepted from the rest of the island and the
Caribbean. The section of Child Health successfully staged the
academic biennial conference “Challenges in General Paediatrics:
Blood and Autoimmune Disorders” in April 2008. This conference saw
excellent presentations by a multidisciplinary faculty of esteemed
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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 (NIH)
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. Trotman, Simms-Stewart, 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 2008, UWI, Mona, February 8-9, 2008 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. The theme of the
conference was “Infections in the Perinatal period and Beyond.”
Oncology Unit
This is run by three Consultants Dr 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 and 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
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streamline and accommodate the treatment of infertile couples on a
continuous basis. Professor Joseph Frederick as director of the
programme with Drs. Shaun Wynter, Vernon DaCosta John Harriott
and Loxley Christie as clinicians and Dr. Audrey Pottinger and Sister
McKenzie as counselors. Two other staff members in the programme are
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 and donor
eggs. 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.
PAPERS PRESENTED:
• Christie CDC. “Pediatric and Perinatal HIV/AIDS in Jamaica
2002-2006”. William Dennis 6th Memorial Symposium,UHWI,
July 2007.
• Christie CDC. Vaccine Research and Clinical Trials in
Resource Limited Settings. Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS
Foundation, Think Tank. October 7-11, 2007; White Oak, FL,
USA.
• Evans-Gilbert T., Reid G., Amir Y., Steel-Duncan J., Pierre
R., Christie CDC. Figueroa JP. Monitoring adherence in a
cohort of HIV-infected Jamaican children on Highly active
antiretroviral therapy. B35 Adherence/Compliance. Abstract
and Poster presentation, International AIDS Society, Australia,
2007.
• Byam PR, Pierre RB, Christie CDC, Andiman WA, KPAIDS
Study Group. Cotrimoxazole-resistant invasive bacterial
infections in Jamaican Children with HIV/AIDS. Oral platform
presentation, Annual Research Conference, Faculty of Medical
Sciences, UWI, Nov., 2007,WIMJ, 2007;56;5; abstract O-23.
• Mussi- PinhataM., Motta F., Friemann L., DeSouza R, Szyld F.,
Succi R., Christie CDC, Rolon MJ, Ceriotto M, Read J. Lower
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Respiratory Tract Infections and Hospitalizations Among HIV-
Exposed, Uninfected Infants Born in Latin America. Poster
presentation, Session 4467-Infectious Diseases, Pediatric
Academic Societies and Asian Society for Pediatric Research
Joint Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA; May 2-6, 2008,
Abstract 285, E-PAS2008:634467.7.
• Christie CDC. Multivalent Protection Against a Severe
Pediatric Disease – Rotavirus. Merck, Sharpe and Dohme
Symposium – New Generation Vaccines Designed To Do
More. 13th International Congress on Infectious Diseases; Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia, June 21, 2008.
• Christie CDC. Review of Global and Regional
Recommendations For The Pentavalent Rotavirus Vaccine and
Quadrivalent Human Papilloma Virus Vaccine. Merck, Sharpe
and Dohme Symposium – New Generation Vaccines Designed
To Do More. 13th International Congress on Infectious
Diseases, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 21, 2008.
• Mullings A, “To tell the truth: Ethical and practical issues in
disclosing medical mistakes to patients”. Medical Ethics
Workshop, Bahamas, December 1, 2007.
• Mullings A, “Why Ethics?” Perinatal Ethics Workshop,
Department of Obstetrics Gynaecology and Child Health’s
annual Perinatal Mortality Review and Workshop, Feb 2008.
• Mullings A, “How ethical am I: A guide to ethical decision
making.” Perinatal EthicsWorkshop, Department of Obstetrics
Gynaecology and Child Health’s annual Perinatal Mortality
Review and Workshop, Feb 2008.
• Audrey M. Pottinger, “Barrel children and mental health
consequences”. Medical Association of Jamaica Annual
Symposium, Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, Kingston, Jamaica, June 5-
8, 2008
• Pottinger AM, Trotman H, Younger N, Rattray C. ‘Maternal
depression during pregnancy and after childbirth’. Caribbean
Health Research Council 53rd Annual Council and Scientific
Meetings, Suriname 2008.
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• DaCosta V, “Emergency Contraception”, Mandeville Regional
Hospital, 6th Annual Academic Symposium, Golf View Hotel,
Mandeville, Jamaica, May 12, 2008.
• DaCosta V, “Surgical and Interventional Management of
AUB”, American College of Obstetricians and Gyneacologists,
District 1V, Symposium, Knutsford Hotel, Kingston, Jamaica,
April 19, 2008.
• DaCosta V, “Infertility: is there still a role for surgery”, the
Junior Fellows of the American College of Obstetricians and
Gynaecologist, the Jamaica Hilton Hotel, September 8, 2007.
• DaCosta V , “Emergency contraception and issues relating to
termination of pregnancy”, the Association of General
Practitioners of Jamaica Clinical Symposium and Workshop,
Alhambra Inn, Kingston, Jamaica, January 20, 2008.
• Trotman H, Gooden M. ‘ The Clinical Risk Index for Babies
(CRIB) II score as a predictor of mortality in the neonatal
intensive care unit at the University Hospital of the West
Indies’. Caribbean Health Research Council 53rd Annual
Council and Scientific Meetings, Suriname 2008.
• Thame M, Update on Measles: Clinical Aspect Emergency
Meeting MOH-Response to an identified Case of Measles May
2008.
• Thame M, ‘Sickle Cell Disease in Pregnancy’. Safe
Motherhood Conference March 2008
• Thame M, ‘Adolescent Pregnancy- the Good, the Bad and the
Long Term Effects’. The Inaugural Breakfast Forum- Research
Day Jan 2008
• Singh-Minott I, Melbourne-Chambers R, Thame M.
Pregnancy, Birth Outcome and Maternal Weight Gain in
Women with Sickle Cell Haemoglobin C (SC) Disease.
Caribbean Health Research Council 53rd Annual Council and
Scientific Meetings, Suriname 2008.
• Bugembe T, Brabin B, Thame M, Fletcher H, van Rheenen P.
Delayed Umbilical Cord Clamping, a practical option in
Jamaica. Perinatal Conference UK
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• Melbourne Chambers R. “Cerebral Palsy – Overview and
Impact on the Family.” Sir John Golding Rehabilitation Centre
Annual Open Day, June 4, 2008.
• Donaldson D, Trotman H, Barton M, Melbourne-Chambers
R. “Routine Laboratory Investigations in Infants and Children
with Fever and Seizures, University Hospital of the West
Indies”. First North American Regional Caribbean Congress on
Epilepsy. Montego Bay, Jamaica. May 29-31, 2008.
• Melbourne Chambers R. “Inflammatory Myopathies in
Childhood.” Department of Child Health 2nd Biennial
Conference – “Challenges in General Paediatrics –
Autoimmune Disorders”, April 2008.
• Fletcher H. CPC UWI Pyrexia of unknown origin in a diabetic
woman with an abdominal mass , 2007
• Fletcher H. Difference in Cardiovascular disease risk profile
and Osteoporosis in Jamaican black women with surgical and
natural menopause, West Indies Section ACOG conference
2007
• Fletcher H. Difference in Cardiovascular disease risk profile
and Osteoporosis in Jamaican black women with surgical and
natural menopause, UWI Alumnae/Mayo Clinic conference
Ocho Rios 2008
• Fletcher H. Abnormal bleeding in the post menopausal
woman, District IV West Indies Section ACOG conference
2008, Island Life Auditoriun Kingston
• Paul TJ, Scarlett M, Crawford-Sykes, Pierre R, Beman D,
Branday JM, Ragoobirshigh D. Post-Moyian reflections on
accreditation for Caribbean medical education. 4th Annual
Conference of the Caribbean Area Network for Quality
Assurance in Tertiary Education (CANQATE), October 9-11,
2007, Ocho Rios, Jamaica.
• Pierre RB. Paediatric HIV/AIDS in Jamaica; Nemesis, Illusion,
Reality. Jamaica Medical Doctors’ Association (JMDA)
Annual Symposium “Challenges of the Mother and Child in
the 21st Century”; August 12, 2007, Knutsford Court Hotel,
Kingston, Jamaica.
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• PR Byam, RB Pierre, CDC Christie, W Andiman;
Cotrimoxazole-resistant invasive bacterial infections in
Jamaican children with HIV/AIDS. 16th Annual Reseach
Conference, November 12-16, 2007, Faculty of Medical
Sciences, Mona, Kingston, Jamaica.
• RB Pierre, Management of the HIV-exposed infant, Perinatal
Conference 2008; “Infections in the Perinatal Period &
Beyond” Feb 8-9, 2008. Main Lecture Theatre FMS, UWI –
Workshop on Perinatal HIV/AIDS;
• Bailey K, Prevalence of Asthma and Allergies in Jamaica
Children: Study Results, Caribbean Allergy and Respiratory
Association May 2008
• Bailey K, The Atopic March, Dermatology Association of
Jamaica, June 2008
• Bailey K, Improving Asthma Outcomes in Children and
adolescents, CaribbeanCollege of Family Physicians, June 2008
• Wynter S, Timing of Delivery in Patients with Central Nervous
System Anomalies. Caribbean Neuroscience Symposium, Half
Moon, Montego Bay, January 26, 2008.
PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Journal Articles
* Vesikari T., Itzler R., Matson D., Santosham M., Christie
CDC, Coia M., Cook JR., Koch G., Heaton P. Efficacy of a
Pentavalent Rotavirus Vaccine in Reducing Rotavirus-
Associated Health Care Utilization Across three Regions and
eleven Countries. International Journal of Infectious Diseases,
2007; 11; (Suppl 2); S28-35.
* Irving RR, Mills JL, Choo-Kang EG, Mullings A, Morrison
EY, Wright-Pascoe R, McLaughlin W. “Glycemic control in
patients with early onset autosomal dominant Type 2 diabetes
mellitus.” Medicine Online TH – International Journal of
Medicine ISSN 1360-0168, (February) 2008
http://www.priory.com/med.htm
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* James T, Reid H, Mullings A. “Are published standards for
haematological indices in pregnancy applicable across
populations: an evaluation in healthy pregnant Jamaican
women.” BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth,
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2393/8/8
* Pottinger AM, Gordon Stair, A and Williams Brown S.
“Counselling Framework for Caribbean Children and Families
Who Have Experienced Migratory Separation and Reunion”.
International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling 2008;
30  (1): 15-24.
* Trotman H, Lord C. Predictors of outcome in very low birth
weight infants at the University Hospital of the West Indies,
Jamaica. Trop Doct 2008; 38:183-5.
* Trotman H, Barton M, Mitchell V. Outcome of neonates
ventilated in the main intensive care unit at The University
Hospital of the West Indies: a 15-year experience.Trop Doct.
2007; 37:249-50.
* Thame M, Lewis J, Trotman H, Hambleton I, Serjeant G.
The mechanisms of low birth weight in infants of mothers
with homozygous sickle cell disease. Pediatrics. 2007;
120:e686-93.
* Thame M, Osmond C, Trotman H, Fletcher H, Antoine M.
Body Composition in Pregnancies of Teenage Girls and
Mature Women and the Impact on Birth Anthropometry.
Eur J Clin Nutr. 2007; 61(1):47-53.
* Walker SP,Thame MM,Chang SM, Bennett F, Forrester TE.
Association of growth in utero with cognitive function at age
6-8 years. J Early Hum Dev. 2007; 83:355-360.
* Melbourne-Chambers R, Singh Minott I , Mowatt L ,
Johnson P, Thame.M Aicardi syndrome associated with
anterior cephalocele in a Jamaican infant. Dev Med and Child
Neur 2007; 49:464-466.
* Thame M, Lewis J, Trotman H, Hambleton IR, Serjeant GR.
The Mechanisms of Low Birth Weight in Infants of Mothers
with Homozygous Sickle Cell Disease. Pediatrics. 2007;
120(3):e686-93.
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* Samuels LA, Christie L, Roberts-Gittens B, Fletcher H,
Frederick J. The effect of hyoscine butylbromide on the first
stage of labour in term pregnancies. Brit J Obstet Gynaecol.
2007 Dec;114(12):1542-6. Epub 2007 Sep 27.
* Yam EA, Gordon Strachan G, McIntyre G, Fletcher H,
Garcia SG, Becker D, Ezcurra E. Jamaican and Barbadian
health care providers’ knowledge, attitudes and practices
regarding emergency contraceptive pills. Int Fam Plan
Perspect, Dec. 2007; 33(4):160-7.
* Simms-Stewart D, Frederick S, Mitchell S, Char G, Fletcher
H, Postmenopausal Uterine Inversion Treated by Subtotal
Hysterectomy J Obstet Gynaecol 2008, 28(4):116-7
* Gossell-Williams M , Fletcher H, Zeisel SH. Unexpected
depletion in plasma choline and phosphatidylcholine
concentrations in a pregnant woman with bipolar affective
disorder being treated with lithuim, haloperidol and
benztropine: a case report. J Med Case Reports. 2008 Feb 20;
2(1):55
* Fletcher H, Hanchard B. Poverty eradication and decreased
Human Papilloma Virus related genital cancer in Jamaica. J
Obstet Gynaecol. 2008 28:333-335
* McFarlane-Anderson N, Bazuaye P, Jackson M, Smikle M,
Fletcher H Cervical dysplasia and cancer: use of hormonal
contraceptives in Jamaican  women. BMC Women’s Health
2008, May 8:
* Lambert MC, Samms-Vaughan ME, Schmitt N. The Family
Cohesion and Adaptability Scale-II: Is the Factor Model for
Jamaican Adults Similar to that Established for U.S. Adults?
Caribbean Journal of Psychology (2007); 2 (1): 5-22
* Lambert MC, Schmitt N, Samms-Vaughan ME, Soyoun K.
Psychometric Invariance of the Parent-, Teacher- and Self-
Report Forms of the Child Behaviour Checklist for Jamaican
Children and Adolescents. Caribbean Journal of Psychology
(2007); 2, (2): 44-64
* Lambert MC, Essau CA, Schmitt N, Samms-Vaughan ME.
Dimensionality and psychometric invariance of the Youth
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Self Report Form of the Child Behaviour Checklist in Cross
National Settings. Assessment (2007); 14(3):321-245.
* Gray PB, Parkin JC, Samms-Vaughan ME. Hormonal
correlates of human paternal interactions: A hospital-based
study in Jamaica. Hormones and Behaviour (2007); 52:499-
507.
* Lambert MC, Williams SG, Morrison JW, Samms-Vaughan
ME, Mayfield WA, Thornberg KR. Are the indictors for the
Language and Reasoning Subscales of the Early Childhood
Environment Rating Scales-Revised psychometrically
appropriate for Caribbean classrooms? International Journal
for Early Years Education (2008); 16(1):41-60.
* Samms-Vaughan ME, Franklyn-Banton L. The role of early
childhood professionals in the early identification of autistic
disorder. International Journal of Early Years Education (2008);
16(1):75-84.
Publications - Books and Monographs:
Other Peer-Reviewed Publications
* Pottinger AM (2008). Jamaica. In C D’Avanzo (Ed),
Mosby’s Pocket Guide to Cultural Health Assessment 4th
edition (pp. 355-360). Philadelphia:  Elsevier Inc.
Technical Report
* Report on Implementation of October / November 2007
Caribbean Association of Medical Councils Registration
Examination. RB Pierre, A McDonald (Editors). Office of
the Dean, Faulty of Medical Sciences, The University of the
West Indies, Jamaica, November 2007. Report submitted to
the Board of the Caribbean Association ofMedical Councils.
* Report on Implementation of April / May 2008 Caribbean
Association of Medical Councils Registration Examination.
RB Pierre, AMcDonald (Editors). Office of the Dean, Faulty
of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies,
Jamaica, May 2008. Report submitted to the Board of the
Caribbean Association of Medical Councils.
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Publications in the West Indian Medical Journal
* Christie CDC, Steel-Duncan J, Palmer P, Pierre R, Harvey
K, Johnson N, Samuels LA, Dunkley-Thompson J, Singh-
Minott I, AndersonM, Billings C, Evans-Gilbert T, Rodriquez
B, McDonald C, Moore J, Taylor F, Smikle M, Williams E,
Whorms S, Davis D, Mullings A, Morgan O, McDonald D,
Alexander G, Onyonyor A, Hylton-Kong T, Weller PD,
Harris M,WoodhamA, Haughton D, Carrington D, Figueroa
JP. Paediatric and Perinatal HIV/AIDS in Jamaica: An
International Leadership Initiative, 2002-2007. 2008; 57:3:
204-215.
* Johnson N, Palmer P, Samuels LA, Morgan O, Onyonyor A,
Anderson M, Moore J, Billings C, Harvey K, Mullings A,
McDonald D, Alexander G, Smikle MF,Williams E, Davis D,
Christie CDC. Evolving Care of HIV-infected Pregnant
Women In Jamaica – From Nevirapine to HAART. 2008;
57:3:216-222.
* Pierre RB, Steel-Duncan JC, Evans-Gilbert T, Rodriguez B,
Moore J, Palmer P, SmikleMF, Davis D, Figueroa JP,Christie
CDC. Effectiveness of Antiretroviral Therapy in Treating
Paediatric HIV/AIDS in Jamaica. 2008; 57:3:223-230.
* White YRG, Pierre RB, Steel-Duncan J, Palmer P, Evans-
Gilbert T, Moore J, Rodriguez B, Christie CDC, Adherence
to Antiretroviral Drug Therapy in Children with HIV/AIDS
In Jamaica.  2008; 57:3: 231-237.
* Pryce C, Pierre RB, Steel-Duncan J, Evans-Gilbert T, Palmer
P, Moore J, Rodriguez B, Christie CDC. Safety of
Antiretroviral Drug Therapy in Jamaican Children with
HIV/AIDS. 2008; 57:3:238-245.
* Steel-Duncan J, Miller M, Pierre RB, Dunkley-Thompson J,
Palmer P, Evans-Gilbert T, Rodriquez B, Christie CDC.
HIV/AIDS Study Group. Renal Manifestations in HIV-
infected Jamaican Children.  2008; 57:3:246-252.
* Barrett DM, Steel-Duncan J, Christie CDC, Eldemire-
Shearer D, Lindo J. Absence of Opportunistic Parasitic
Infestations among Children Living with HIV/AIDS in
Children’s Homes in Jamaica – Pilot Investigations. 2008;
57:3:253-256.
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* HarrisonA, Pierre RB, Palmer P,Moore J, Davis D, Dunkley-
Thompson J., Christie CDC. Clinical Manifestations of
Adolescents withHIV/AIDS in Jamaica. 2008; 57:3:257-264.
* Evans-Gilbert T, Pierre RB, Steel-Duncan J, Palmer P,
Figueroa JP, Christie CDC. HIV-related Mortality in
Jamaican Children. 2008; 57:3:265-268.
* Weller P, Hambleton I, Chambers C, Bain S., Christie CDC,
Bain B. Voices of the Women: Feedback from women of
child-bearing age who are living with HIV can help improve
efficacy of psychosocial interventions. 2008; 57:3:274-281.
* Pilgrim N, Kershaw T, Pierre RB, Moore J, Palmer P, Davis
D,Christie CDC. Predictors of HIV/AIDS Confirmation and
Differences by Guardian Status in HIV+ Adolescents in
Jamaica.  2008; 57:3:287-292.
* Singh-Minott I, Pierre RB, Olugbuyi O, Dunkley-Thompson
J, Haughton D, Christie CDC. Isoniazid-resistant
DisseminatedMycobacterium tuberculosis in a Jamaican Infant
with HIV/AIDS.  2008; 57:3:298-301.
* Dunkley-Thompson J, Pierre RB, Steel-Duncan J, Palmer P,
Davis D, Figueroa JP, Christie CDC. Bacille Calmette-
Guérin Lymphadenitis and Immune Reconstitution
Syndrome in HIV Infected Children on Antiretroviral
Therapy in Jamaica. 2008; 57:3:302-306.
* Lowe GA, Gibson RC, Christie CDC. HIV Infection, Sexual
Abuse and Social Support in Jamaican Adolescents Referred
to a Psychiatric Service. 2008; 57:3:307-311.
* Jackson ST, Mullings AM, Gordon-Strachan G, “Dengue
infection in patients presenting with neurological
manifestations in a dengue endemic population.” 57, 4
(2008).
* Donaldson D, Trotman H, Barton M, Melbourne-Chambers
R. Routine laboratory investigations in infants and children
presenting with fever and seizures at the University Hospital
of the West Indies. 2008; 57: 369-372.
* Barton M, Bell Y, Thame M, Nicholson A, Trotman H.
Urinary tract infection in neonates with serious bacterial
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infections admitted to the University Hospital of the West
Indies. 2008; 57: 101-5.
* Young J, Barton M, Richards-Dawson MA, Trotman H.
Knowledge, perception and practices of health care
professionals at tertiary level hospitals in Kingston Jamaica
regarding neonatal pain management.  2008; 57:28-32.
* Trotman H, Lord C. Outcome of extremely low birth weight
infants at the University Hospital of theWest Indies, Jamaica.
2007; 56:409-13.
* Young J, Trotman H, Thame M. The impact of antenatal
care on pregnancy performance between adolescent girls and
older women.  2007; 56:414-20.
* DuncanND, Trotman H, SeepersaudM,Dundas SE,Thame
M, M Antoine. Obstruction of the Duodenum by a
Preduodenal Portal Vein in Situs Inversus. 2007;56(3):285.
* Young J, Trotman H, Thame M. The impact of antenatal
care on pregnancy performance and outcome in adolescent
girls and older women.  2007; 56(5):414-420.
* Barton M, Bell Y, Thame M, Nicholson A, Trotman H.
Urinary tract infection in neonates with serious bacterial
infections admitted to the University Hospital of the West
Indies. 2008; 57(2):101-105.
* Fletcher H, Crandon I, Webster D. Maternal hydrocephalus
in pregnancy and delivery: a report of two cases. Dec. 2007,
56:558-9.
AWARDS and HONOURS: Honors and Awards:
2007 National Honours
Professor Joseph Frederick
Commander of the order of distinction
2007 National Honours
Professor Maureen Samms-Vaughan
Commander of the order of distinction
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Professor Celia Christie
2008 –Christie CDC. Principal’s ResearchAward for the Project
with the Greatest Business/Economic /Developmental Impact,
Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies:
“Mega-trial of Safety and Efficacy of Pentavalent (G1, G2, G3,
G4 and P1) Human-Bovine Reassortant Rotavirus Vaccine in
Healthy Infants”, Merck and Co., USA, managed by Prof. Celia
DC Christie, Dept of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Pediatrics.
2008 – Christie CDC. Vice Chancellor’s Award for Excellence
in Research Accomplishments, University of the West Indies
Dr Audrey M. Pottinger,
2008 – David Picou Young Researcher Award (for most
outstanding research), Caribbean Health Research Council
(CHRC). “Maternal depression during pregnancy and after
childbirth”; CHRC 53rd Annual Scientific Meeting Paramaribo,
Suriname, April 24-26, 2008.
Melbourne Chambers R, Thame M
Special commendation from the Caribbean Health Research
Council, Suriname, April 2008
Singh-Minott I, Melbourne Chambers R, Thame M.
“Pregnancy, birth outcome and maternal weight gain in women
with Sickle Cell Haemoglobin C Disease”.
Special commendation from the Caribbean Health Research
Council, Suriname, April 2008
Trotman H, Gooden M. The Clinical Risk Index for Babies
(CRIB) II score as a predictor of mortality in the neonatal
intensive care unit at theUniversity Hospital of theWest Indies.
RESEARCH GRANTS
Funded Grants, Contracts – Income generation:
Christie CDC (Principal Investigator) 2007
Pediatric HIV/AIDS Leadership Initiative in Kingston, Jamaica”
International Leadership Award, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS
Foundation - Extension. Grant amount – $50,000.00 USD’s
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Feeney M. (Principal Investigator), Christie CDC, (Co-investigator),
Elizabeth Glaser Scientists Award, January 1, 2006 to December 30,
2011; “The Immune Response to Acute Perinatal HIV Infection”, Total
grant amount > $650,000 USD’s, total amount to UWI $112,000
USD’s (ie., $16,000 USD’s per annum for seven years).
Feeney M. (Principal Investigator), Christie CDC, Co-investigator.
“The impact of CD8 T cells on viral control and evolution in HIV-
infected infants. National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant #
1R01AI068497 - 01A2, total amount to UWI, $189,000 USD’s
December 1, 2006 through November 30, 2011 (ie., $27,000 USD’s per
annum for 7 years).
Christie CDC (Principal Investigator)
“A prospective observational study of HIV-infected pregnant women
and their infants at Clinical sites in Latin America and the Caribbean”
March 1, 2006 through October 31, 2007, and “A prospective,
observational study of HIV-exposed and HIV-infected children at
clinical sites in Latin America and Caribbean Countries” Mar 1, 2006 to
Oct 31, 2007; National Institutes of Health, (NIH), National Institutes
of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), WESTAT grant
N01-HD-3-3345; grant amount to UWI – $538,588.00 USD’s.
P.I.: AM Pottinger; Co-Investigators: P Watson-Campbell
Source: Grace Kennedy Foundation and CHASE Fund Ltd
Title: Prevalence of ADHD in Jamaica using community sampling.
Grant Period:  3/08 – 3/09
Funding received: J$1,000,000
P. I.:  Dr. C Scott, Co-investigator: M. Thame
Source:  Environmental Foundation of Jamaica (EFJ)
Title: Establishment of A Support Group for Jamaican Families with
Children with Down’s syndrome: Addressing their Many and Varied
Medical and Psycho-Social Problems
Funds: J$1,000,000.00
P.I.: M. Thame
Source: Children’s Nutrition Research Center, Department of
Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX  USA
Title: Relationship between maternal nutritional status and pregnancy
outcome. Protocol 2
Funds: US$33,000.00
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R. Pierre
Pilot of the Electronic Administration of the Caribbean Association of
Medical Councils (CAMC) Examination. Grant amount – 1839.60
USD. RB Pierre (Principal Investigator), A McDonald (Co-PI); April
2008.
Prof Horace Fletcher (PI)
2008 $28,000(USD) Funding from WHO/PAHO to study provider
KAP regarding Abortion in Jamaica Principal investigator
Prof Maureen Samms Vaughan
Development of Training Programmes in Speech Therapy,
Occupational Therapy and Audiology at the University of the West
Indies, Mona
Source: Environmental Foundation of Jamaica
Amount: JA $6 Million
PUBLIC SERVICE
Christie CD
– 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
– Member, Governing Council of the International AIDS
Society representing Latin America and the Caribbean
– Member, International Society for Infectious Diseases
– Non-Executive Board Member, Scotia Group Jamaica
Limited; Bank of Nova Scotia Jamaica Limited
Dr A Mullings
– Member, Board of the Jamaica Cancer Society
– Member, preparatory committee for formation of National
Bioethics Committee of Jamaica
– Member of proposed National Bioethics Committee of
Jamaica
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– Reviewer, West Indian Medical Journal
– Director, Caribbean Research Ethics Initiative, a
collaborative effort between UWI Mona and University of
Miami Ethics Programs
Dr Audrey M. Pottinger
– Board Member, Child Development Agency Advisory Board,
Ministry of Health
– Volunteer, Disaster Mental Health Responder, Jamaica Red
Cross
Dr Minerva Thame
– Reviewer, West Indian Medical Journal
– Reviewer, BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
– Reviewer, European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
– Founding Member and Director, Jamaica Down’s Syndrome
Foundation Ltd.
– Member, Early ChildhoodCommission- Regional Conference
Dr Roxanne Melbourne-Chambers
– Chairman, Serious Case Review Panel, Child Development
Agency, Ministry of Health.
– Member, Executive Committee - Mona Preparatory School
PTA
Dr Russell Pierre
– Reviewer, West Indian Medical Journal
– Reviewer, Journal of HIV/AIDS Prevention for Children and
youth, University of Connecticut
– Member, Enquiry Committee, Mustard Seed Communities,
Dr Santosh Kulkarni
– Member, National Maternal Mortality committee
– Member, Ministry of health patient outcomes audit
committee
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Professor Maureen Samms Vaughan
– Chairman, Early Childhood Commission
– Board Member, National Council on Education
– Board Member, National Advisory Board on Disability
– Board Member, Family Life Ministries
– Board Member, Promise Learning Centre
– Board Member, Vaz Preparatory School
– Board Member, Queens High School
Professor Horace Fletcher
– Reviewer, West Indian Medical Journal
– Reviewer, Obstetrics and Gynecology (green Journal)
American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology
– Reviewer, International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
(IJGO),
Dr. Helen Trotman
– Reviewer,  West Indian Medical Journal
– Reviewer for Journal:  Acta  Paediatrica
CATEGORIES OF STUDENTS
Professor Celia Christie
Dr Indira Singh-Minott, DM Pediatrics, is completing her second year
of a Fellowship in Infectious Diseases with Special Emphasis on
Pediatric and Perinatal HIV/AIDS.
Obstetrics & Gynaecology
This year was the fifth year of the introductory lectures to the preclinical
students which is part of the urogenital module.
Eighty-nine candidates were successful in the May June 2008 MBBS
examinations one candidate failed. Nine students obtained distinctions
and six obtained honors in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
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Two candidates were successful in the Doctor of Medicine part II in
Obstetrics and Gynaecology in the May/June examinations and four
were successful in the DM part 1, two failed.
Child Health
Ninety candidates were successful in the May June 2008 MBBS
examinations and seven obtained honors.
Three candidates of five were successful in the Doctor of Medicine Part
II in Child Health in the May/June examinations 2008 and eight of nine
candidates were successful in the DM part 1.
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DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY
Professor Carlos Escoffery, BSc (Hons), MB BS (Hons),
DM (Path) UWI – Head of Department
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT
The academic year, August 1, 2007 toJuly 31, 2008, was a watershed one for
the Department as we finally began to
generate our own income by way of fee
collection for our in- and out-patient tests
performed for the University Hospital of
the West Indies. Due to a variety of
obstacles and logistical problems, we did
not actually begin to collect fees until the
last month of the period, but it is
anticipated and projected that this
income generating activity will equal, or
even surpass, our current budgetary
allocation.
Many challenges face us in the upcoming year. High on the list of these
is the necessity for administrative reform within the Department, which
would include, inter alia, the appointment of:
(a) A Laboratory (Business) Manager to plan, oversee and
coordinate the commercial  aspects of the laboratories
(b) A Quality Assurance Manager to implement, coordinate and
oversee the quality assurance aspects of the laboratories as a part
of the International Organization for Standardization
accreditation process as stipulated by the World Trade
Organization/Government of Jamaica
(c) An Information Technology Manager/Director to oversee,
coordinate and maintain the vast and complex IT needs of the
Department, which would include the acquiring, setting up and
management of a Laboratory Information System.
Laboratories and Autopsy Service
Our laboratory and autopsy services continued to provide invaluable
support to the care of the in- and out-patients of the UHWI, as well as to
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patients from other medical facilities and institutions, both national and
regional.
A total of 573,707 tests were performed by the Chemical Pathology
Laboratory and 155,491 by the Haematology Laboratory. The Blood
Bank performed 20,339 tests and collected 3,724 units of blood from
voluntary donors. The Cytology Laboratory processed 6,101 pap smears
and 863 non-gynaecological specimens. TheHistopathology Laboratory
accessioned and processed 9,774 surgical cases which generated 46,267
routine H&E stained slides and 1,588 special (histochemical) stains. In
addition, 766 cases had breast receptor (immunohistochemical) stains
performed. A total of 241 autopsies were performed.
Our equipment inventory has been significantly strengthened by the
provision of several pieces of new equipment by the University,
including: a Jewett blood bank refrigerator, a plasma freezer, a
coagulation analyzer, a Genesys 20 spectrophotometer, a cryotome
(cryostat) and 2 rotary microtomes. These additions, together with
others that have also been promised to us by the University, will go a
long way towards improving our service, teaching and research
capabilities.
The chronic state of decrepitude of our Autopsy Room continued to
hobble the Autopsy Service. We have struggled to cope with the
demands of the UHWI with our one functional autopsy table (out of the
three), and we had expected that the promised renovation of the facility
would have already been completed. Until this is done, we will be
limited in our ability to provide quality care in this area of our function.
TEACHING
The Department continued to be very heavily involved in the teaching
of all aspects and sub-specialties of Pathology in both Stages I and II of
the MBBS programme. Dr Elaine Williams continued to be our
Departmental Academic Administrator of Undergraduate Affairs,
overseeing and coordinating all aspects of medical student education in
the Department, including Clerkship coordination, as well as
representing us on the Stage I & Stage II Committees, Assessment &
Examination Committee and the Curriculum Committee. We faced
tremendous challenges trying to accommodate and teach the large
clerkship numbers (consequent on the increasing class sizes in the
Faculty), and both our Seminar Room and Autopsy Room have become
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inadequate for our teaching requirements. We anxiously await the
proposed renovation of both of these areas.
The Museum has deteriorated badly and many (if not most) of the
potted specimens have become unsuitable for teaching. We plan to
move the Museum to rooms in the Rippel Building that are now
occupied by the Department of Surgery, Radiology, Anaesthetics and
Intensive Care (DSRA&IC), and to try to salvage those pots that are
worth saving and use them as the starting point for a more modern,
multimedia-type museum. Despite all the odds, however, our lecturers
performed their assigned tasks admirably and were consistently
rewarded with high assessment scores by the students, averaging over
4.0 for the Department as a whole.
The DM programme had 4 registered graduate students, 3 in
Anatomical Pathology (1 in Part I and 2 in Part II) and 1 in
Haematology (Part I). Two of the students in Anatomical Pathology
were successful in their Part I examinations in October 2007 and have
now progressed to Part II. Dr NadiaWilliams was chosen as the Director
of the Residency Programme in Anatomical Pathology (DM Path
Graduate Programme) and she thus became the de facto Departmental
Representative on the FMS Committee for Graduate studies.
STAFF & RESEARCH
Despite our many problems and limitations, the academic staff rallied to
produce a creditable 20 articles and 6 abstracts in peer-reviewed
journals, which represented a significant increase over the 12 articles
and 4 abstracts published the previous year. In addition, some 19 papers
were presented at various local and regional conferences.
Staff members were actively involved in a variety of research activities.
PAPERS PRESENTED
• West K, Coard K. “Jaw Tumors in Children and Adolescents:
A Review of Cases seen at the University Hospital of the West
Indies,” 16th Annual Research Conference of the Faculty of
Medical Sciences, UWI, Kingston, Jamaica, November 2007.
• Jackson M, Walker S, Younger N, McFarlane-Anderson N,
Bennett F, Coard K, Paul T, Tulloch T, Aiken W, Simpson S.
“Dietary Patterns and Risk of Prostate Cancer in Jamaican
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Men”, 52nd Scientific Meeting of the Caribbean Health
Research Council, Suriname, April 2008.
• West K, Coard K. “Odontogenic Tumors at the University
Hospital of theWest Indies: A retrospective analysis”, 9th UWI
Medical Alumni Association International Medical
Conference, Kingston, Jamaica, July 2008.
• Graham R, Coard K. “Renal Angiomyolipoma: The University
Hospital of the West Indies Experience”, 9th UWI Medical
Alumni Association International Medical Conference,
Kingston, Jamaica, July 2008.
• Gibson TN. “Gastrointestinal Tract Malignancies: The Size of
the Problem”, 13th Annual Scientific Symposium of the
Jamaican Association of Clinical Pathologists, Kingston,
Jamaica, November 2007.
• Gibson TN, JacksonME,WilcoxDE, Blake G,Hanchard B. “Is
lung cancer risk modified by the glutathione s-transferase mu 1
deletion polymorphism”? 16th Annual Research Conference of
the Faculty of Medical Sciences, UWI, Kingston, Jamaica,
November 2007.
• Williams NP. “Turning the Gut Inside Out- Serrated Polyps: A
Jagged Path to Colon Cancer: is it Under-rated”? 13th Annual
Scientific Symposium on Gastrointestinal Pathology, 13th
Annual Scientific Symposium on Gastrointestinal Pathology,
November 2007.
• Neblett A, Williams NP. “Sharp Force Injuries at the
University Hospital of the West Indies, Jamaica: A Ten-Year
Autopsy Review” 9th International Medical Conference of the
UWI Medical Alumni Association, Jamaica, July 2008.
• Williams NP, Hall C., Choy L., Edmondson N, Morant R,
Fletcher H, Royes C. “Endometriosis of the Gastrointestinal
Tract”, 9th International Medical Conference of the UWI
Medical Alumni Association, Kingston, Jamaica 2008.
• Fletcher H, Mitchell S, Bennett S, Simms-Stewart D, Scott P,
Reid M, Williams NP, Wharfe G, Wilks R. “Cardiovascular
disease and osteoporosis in the menopause Post-hysterectomy
in Jamaican black women: A case controlled study”, 9th
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International Medical Conference, Kingston, Jamaica, July
2008.
• Shirley SE, Escoffery CT, “The pathology of fatal burns in
Jamaica: a coroner's (medicolegal) autopsy study from the
University Hospital of the West Indies”, 16th Annual Research
Conference, Faculty of Medical Sciences, UWI, Mona,
Kingston, Jamaica, November 2007.
• Green CO, Wheatley AO, Dilworth LL, McGrowder D, Mills
J, Morrison E, Asemota HN. “Effect of Jamaican ortinique peel
polymethoxylated flavones on liver and kidney function in diet-
induced hypercholesterolaemic rats”, 16th Annual Research
Conference andWorkshop on Sports and Exercise Medicine of
the Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kingston, Jamaica, November
2007
• Crawford T, McGrowder D. “Road Traffic injury epidemic in
Jamaica: socio-economic and legislative implications”, 9th
Annual Conference of the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute Annual
conference   Kingston, Jamaica, March 2008.
• Beman D, Crawford-Sykes A, Williams E, Paul TJ, Branday
JM, Young L. “Standard setting of medical examinations
enhancing our quality assurance strategy at the University of
the West Indies, Mona”, 4thAnnual CANQUATE conference,
Sunset Jamaica Grande, Ocho Rios, Jamaica, October 2007.
• Paul TJ, Scarlett M, Williams E, Crawford-Sykes A, Branday
JM, Young L, “Feedback from professionals as a contribution of
quality Assurance in medical education - proposal for a quality
surveillance system”, 4th Annual CANQUATE conference,
Sunset Jamaica Grande, Ocho Rios, Jamaica, October 2007
• Lowe D, “Familial extra-intestinal GIST - Case Reports”,
Jamaican Association of Clinical Pathologists (JACP) Annual
Symposium, November 2007
• Lowe D, “The G.I. Tract – Turning the Gut inside Out”,
Jamaican Association of Clinical Pathologists (JACP) Annual
Symposium, November 2007
• Lowe D, “When Cancer Strikes - A review of Colorectal
Cancer” Cornwall Regional Hospital Outreach Seminar –
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“When Cancer Strikes”, Cornwall Regional Hospital, Montego
Bay, July 2008
• Taylor Houston J, “Management of Paediatric Haemophilia”,
3rd Biennial Child Health Conference, Challenges in General
Paediatric Blood & Autoimmune Disorders, Main Medical
Lecture Theatre, UWI, Kingston, Jamaica.
PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Journal Articles
WIMJ = West Indian Medical Journal
* Benn-Torres J, Bonilla C, Robbins CM, Waterman L, Moses
TY, Hernandez W, Santos ER, Bennett F, AikenW, Tulloch
T, Coard K, Hennis A, Wu S, Nemesure B, Leske MC,
Freeman V, Carpten J, Kittles RA. “Admixture and
population stratification in African Caribbean populations”.
Annals of Human Genetics 2008; 72(Pt 1): 90-8.
* Gibson TN, Char G. “Causes of death at autopsy in
hospitalized adult patients with diabetes mellitus: a study from
a developing country”. The Internet Journal of Pathology 2007;
6(1) [about 12 pp] http://www.ispub.com/ostia/index.php?
xmlPrinter=true&xmlFilePath=journals/ijpa/vol6n1/death.
xml
* Chaturvedi AK, Wilson M, Sanders-Lewis KA, Kathi HA,
Urquhart N, Walters MA, Miley W, Cranston B, Hanchard
B, Hisada M. “Haematologic and biochemical changes
associated with human T lymphotropic virus type 1 infection
in Jamaica: A report from the population-based donors study”.
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2007; 15:45(8):975-82.
* McGrowder D, Gordon L, Budall S. “The clinical usefulness
of soluble transferring receptor (sTfR)”. Haema 2007; 9 (6):
770-782.
* Gordon L, Morrison E., McGrowder D, Pena-Fraser Y,
Zamoraz E, GarwoodD, Alexander-Lindo R, Irving R. “Effect
of yoga and traditional physical exercise on hormone levels
and percentage insulin binding receptor in patients with type
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2 diabetes”.American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology
2007; 4 (1): 35-42.
* Crawford T, Gardner M, McGrowder D. Gordon L. “Socio-
economics and child-bearing characteristics of young adults in
Jamaica”. European Journal of Scientific Research 2007; 18 (4):
680-8.
* Boyne MS, Sargeant LA, Bennett FI, Wilks RJ, Cooper RS,
Forrester TE. “Isoprostanes, a marker of lipid peroxidation,
may not be involved in the development of glucose
intolerance”, Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice 2007; 76:
149 -151.
* Jaggon JR, Char G. “Epidemiologic Data on Meningiomas in
Jamaica: The First from the Caribbean”,The Internet Journal of
Third World Medicine 2007; 5(1) [about 7 pp]
http://www.ispub.com/ostia/index.php?xmlFilePath=journal
s/ijtwm/vol5n1/jamaica.xml
* Asnani M, Char G, Reid M, Miller-Nanton P. “Intra-
thoracic and pelvic extramedullary Haematopoiesis in sickle
cell disease”.WIMJ 2007; 56(6):540-43.
* Plummer JM, Gibson TN, Mitchell DIG, Herbert J, Henry T.
“Emergency subtotal colectomy for lower gastrointestinal
haemorrhage: Over-utilized or under-estimated”? Inter-
ternational Journal of Clinical Practice 2008 [Epub ahead of
print; cited in PubMed PMID: 18248394] doi:10.1111/j.1742-
1241.2007.01632.x
* Plummer JM, Gibson TN, Mitchell DIG, Williams EW,
Simpson LK. “Adult intussusceptions from an inflammatory
fibroid polyp. A case report and review of the literature”. The
Internet Journal of Pathology 2008; 7 (1) [about 6 pp]
http://www.ispub.com/ostia/index.php?xmlFilePath=journal
s/ijpa/vol7n1/ifp.xml
* Gibson TN, Hanchard B, Blake G, Waugh N,
McNaughton D. “Age-specific incidence of cancer in
Kingston and St. Andrew, Jamaica, 1998 - 2002”.WIMJ 2008;
57:81-89.
* Shirley SE, Mitchell DIG, Soares DP, James M, Escoffery
CT, Rhoden AM, Wolff C, Choy L, Wilks R. “Clinico-
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pathologic features of breast disease in Jamaica; findings of the
Jamaican Breast Disease Study, 2000-2002”.WIMJ 2008; 57:
90-4.
* Crawford T, Gardner M, McGrowder D. “A contemporary
analysis of sexual trends and transmitted infections among
outpatients at a public hospital in Jamaica”. American Journal
of Infectious Diseases 2008; 4, (2): 109-116.
* Gordon L, Morrison E, McGrowder D, Young R, Pena-Fraser
Y, Zamoraz E, Alexander-Lindo R, Irving R. “Effect of
exercise on lipid profile and oxidative and oxidative stress
indicators in patients with type 2 diabetes”. BMC
Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008; 8:21 [about 10
pp] http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6882/8/21
* Campbell S, Lindo RL, Dasgupta T, McGrowder D. “The
effect of S-nitrosocaptopril (CapSNO) and S-nitroso-N-
acetyl penicillamine (SNAP) co-administered with cysteine
on blood glucose metabolism and total nitrite concentration
in normal Wistar mixed breed rats”, American Journal of
Biotechnology and Biochemistry 2008; 4 (3): 265-272.
* Simms-Stewart D, Frederick S, Fletcher H, Char G, Mitchell
S. “Postmenopausal uterine inversion treated by subtotal
hysterectomy”. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2008;
28(1):116-7.
* Urquhart NE, Capildeo KD, Sargeant LA, Wharfe G, Hisada
M, Hanchard B. “White blood cell counts in healthy
Jamaican adults”,WIMJ 2008; 57(2):147-151.
* Fletcher HM, Hanchard B, “Poverty eradication and
decreased human papilloma virus related cancer of the penis
and vulva in Jamaica” Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
2008, 28(3):333-5.
Refereed  (Peer-Reviewed) Journal  Abstracts
* West K, Coard K, “Jaw tumours in children and adolescents:
a review of cases seen at the University Hospital of the West
Indies”,WIMJ 2007. 56 (Suppl.3) 15.
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* Gibson TN, JacksonME,Wilcox DE,Blake G, Hanchard B,
“Is lung cancer risk modified by the glutathione s-transferase
mu 1 deletion polymorphism”?WIMJ 2007; 56 (Suppl. 3): 14.
* Shirley SE, Escoffery CT. “The pathology of fatal burns in
Jamaica: a coroner's (mediolegal) autopsy study from the
University Hospital of the West Indies”. WIMJ 2007: 56
(Suppl. 3) 14.
* Jackson M, Walker S, Younger N, McFarlane-Anderson N,
Bennett F, Coard K, Paul T, Tulloch T, Aiken W, Simpson
S. “Food patterns and risk of prostate cancer in Jamaican
men”,WIMJ 2008; 57(Suppl. 2) 22.
* West K, Coard K. “OdontgenicTumours at the University
Hospital of the West Indies: a retrospective analyses”, UWI
Medical Alumni Conference Supplement 34:2008.
* Graham R, Coard K. “Angiomyolipoma: The University
Hospital of theWest Indies Experience”,UWIMedical Alumni
Conference Supplement 48-49:2008
PUBLIC SERVICE
Dr K. Bishop
– Cytopathology Consultant, Jamaica Cancer Society
Professor G. Char
– Cytopathology Consultant, Jamaica Cancer Society
Professor K. Coard
– Treasurer, Caribbean Cardiac Society
– Chairman, Research Grants Awards Committee, Caribbean
Cardiac Society
Professor C. Escoffery
– Cytopathology Consultant, Jamaica Cancer Society
Dr. T. Gibson
– Cytopathology Consultant, Jamaica Cancer Society
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Professor B. Hanchard
– Member of Executive Board, International Society of
Retrovirology
– Member of Executive Board, Jamaica Cancer Society
– Cytopathology Consultant, Jamaica Cancer Society
Dr. J. Jaggon
– Cytopathology Consultant, Jamaica Cancer Society
Dr. D. Lowe
– Executive Member, Leukemia CARE
– Volunteer Clinician, National Blood Transfusion Service,
Voluntary Blood Donor
– Secretary/Treasurer, Jamaican Association of Clinical
Pathologists
– Clinical Advocate, Jamaica Haemophilia Society
Dr. D. McGrowder
– Technical Editor, Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences
– Member, Lupus Foundation of Jamaica
– Member, Heart Foundation of Jamaica
– Board Member, Jamaica Cancer Society
– Member, Editorial Board, Biochemistry Insights
Professor D. Shah
– Deputy Chairman, Council, Professions Supplementary to
Medicine, Ministry of  Health, Jamaica
– Cytopathology Consultant, Jamaica Cancer Society
Dr. S. Shirley
– Cytopathology Consultant, Jamaica Cancer Society
Dr. J. Taylor-Houston
– Chairperson, Leukaemia CARE
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Dr. E. Williams
– Cytopathology Consultant, Jamaica Cancer Society
Dr. N. Williams
– Member, International Relations Committee of the American
College of Gastroenterology
– Cytopathology Consultant, Jamaica Cancer Society
– U.W.I. Medical Alumni Association - Executive Member
– UWI Mentorship Programme
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THE UWI SCHOOL OF NURSING, MONA
Hermi H. Hewitt, OD, PhD, RN – Head of Department
WORK OF THE SCHOOL
Overview
The School is faced with the dilemmaof having a large number of qualified
applicants but without the requisite
resources to offer them spaces.
Consequently a number of students have
been given advanced offer for the next
academic year. The Online degree
programme continues to expand and
extend its courses to students from the St.
Augustine Campus. The completion of
the expanded building is behind schedule
and has caused great dislocation of
students and staff members. The first
class of BScN (generic) students on the Mona Campus took the RENR
October 2007 and April 2008. Of the 111 students eligible to take the
examination 102 have successfully completed (first sitting 74% and
second 94%), 7 referred and 2 did not sit the examination (illness and
personal reasons). The School mourned the death of Mrs. Kathy
Fulgence, from the MScN programme, Mental Health/Psychiatric
Nurse Practitioner student, who died in St. Lucia in May 2008. The
implementation of the Development and Testing of a Jamaica Mother-
Daughter HIV Prevention Project began in the year under review.
Following are the targets/performance indicators established for the year
under review.
Target: Strengthened quality of undergraduate and graduate
teaching and research by recruiting highly qualified staff with
international scholarship experience and developing research
capacity of existing staff.
Dr. Joanna Bennett, Nursing Professor from Kings College and
Middlesex University was recruited, Mrs. Uki Atkinson, Junior
Researcher and Mrs. Pauline Anderson-Johnson, a Biostatistician were
added to the staff to enhance the research agenda of the School. Mrs.
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Pauline Anderson-Johnson is the Site Coordinator for the NIH funded
‘Development and Testing of a Jamaica Mother-Daughter HIV
Prevention’, done collaboratively with the New York University,
University of Pennsylvania and UWISON. Mrs. Uki Atkinson is a
Junior Research Fellow for the ‘Strengthening Nurses’ Capacity for HIV
Policy Development in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean’ project
funded through the Teasdale-Corti Global Health Research Partnership
Program. Dr. Edilma Yearwood, Nursing Professor at Georgetown
University and Fulbright Senior Specialist visited UWISON for six
weeks, May 19 – June 28, 2008. Dr. Yearwood conducted several
seminars and colloquia and assisted in developing a child and adolescent
mental health course for graduate students. Several staff members
represented the School at several conferences and workshops to develop
and build their research capacity. In furtherance of staff research
capacity building Mesdames Tania Rae and Dawn Dover-Roberts
participated in the annual Research Internship Programme at the
University of Ottawa for the period June 2 – July 27, 2008. Dr. Steve
Weaver took Sabbatical Leave to strengthen his research and
publication status.
Target: Increase cadre and capacity of academic staff in improving
the quality of theory application and clinical teaching and
supervision of students
The school continues to use the services of part-time Lecturers and
clinical preceptors to provide adequate coverage for clinical teaching
and supervision of students. Despite this effort, the School has not been
able to meet the required staff/student ratio 1:8-10. To improve the
quality of objective type items, Mrs. Dawn Dover Roberts participated
in a Regional Training of Trainers Item-writing Workshop, Turks &
Caicos Islands, January 28 – February 1, 2008. This workshop was held
under the auspices of the Regional Nursing Body/CARICOM to enable
formulation of higher educational items.
Target: Improved teaching ratings to 4.0 and above in all nursing
courses
Sixty-six percent (66%) of the teachers achieved the target of 4.0 and
above in the Student Assessment of Teaching Evaluation for the
academic year 2007/2008. In seven courses, teachers received ratings of
2.8 - 3.3.
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Target: Enhanced teaching and learning environment to meet
regional and global standards also provide a state-of-the-art nursing
skills’ laboratory enabling students practice in a modern
environment that fosters student satisfaction
The expansion of the building which commenced on November 26,
2007 and should have been completed in July for the new intake of
students is still under construction. The delay has caused great
dislocation to students and staff and much disgruntlement from
students. Classes were held at multiple locations. The delay has grossly
hindered the anticipated equipped laboratory.
Target: Restructure organizational structure that enables improved
communication and information flow and contributes to operational
effectiveness and efficiency to stakeholders
Three staff meetings, titled “conversations for change” were held to
encourage greater participation of staff in decision-making and to
improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the output of the School.
The website was reconfigured and more emphasis placed on easy
retrieval of information to internal and external customers. The
Administrative staff worked more closely with course coordinators in
improving the quality of service offered to students. Six Curriculum
meetings were held with the Tertiary Level Institutions (TLIs) during
the academic year. These meetings along with site visits facilitated the
planning of the delivery of courses, evaluation of courses, and
refinement of items for UWI examinations and monitor the delivery of
UWI courses at the TLIs.
Target: Revised BScN (generic) and graduate curriculum to reflect
current needs and global trends and meet the 5 year UWI review
policy
Fifty percent of the undergraduate and post-graduate courses have been
reformed/revised. Seven directly taught courses were converted for
online delivery and one new course was developed for direct delivery.
Target: Increased staff publication output and dissemination of
research findings to peers, nationally, regionally (the CARICOM
Chief Nursing Officers) and internationally
The target that was set for at least one publication per staff was not
achieved. However, the research activity increased tremendously
setting the stage for a more productive year in the 2008-2009 Academic
Year. The School continues to disseminate evidence-based information
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gleaned through the Global Alliance for Nursing and Midwifery
(GANM) to the Chief Nurses of the CARICOM countries.
Target: Improved staff research status: successfully stage
International Nursing Midwifery Research Conference
The 19th Annual Nursing and Midwifery Research conference and 20th
Mary Seivwright Day, under the theme “Facing the Challenges of
Nursing through Research” was held on May 29 & 30 2008. Among the
distinguished nurse researchers were Dr. Sharon Cumbie from the
Watson’s Caring Science Institute and Dr. Susan Hagedorn, Professor
Emeritus, University of Colorado School of Nursing. Three hundred and
sixty-seven (367) persons from nine countries (Anguilla, Bahamas,
Barbados, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the
Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago and the USA) participated. The
Jamaica Asthma and Allergies National Prevalence Study report was
submitted to Funding Agencies August 2008. A verification proposal on
the Physiological Measures of Asthma and Allergies was submitted to
the Research Fellowship Committee for New Initiative funding.
Multiple funding sources are being sought. The first year of the NIH
funded Project on Mother-Daughter HIV Risk Reduction has been
completed. Data generated from the Focus Group Discussion June/July
2008 were analyzed when the research team from New York University
and University of Pennsylvania visited UWISON on August 17-21.
Data collection is continuing for the Teasdale-Corti funded project on
Strengthening nurses’ capacity for HIV policy development in Sub-
Saharan Africa and the Caribbean.
Target: Increase number of teachers from 2 to 8 who are empowered
with the capacity to deliver web-based courses
The number of teachers empowered to deliver courses online increased
from two to nine in the academic year under review.
Target: Accepted culture of change in which staff is committed to
promote UWISON as a Centre of excellence and which attracts and
retains the best students
The School embarked on an accepted culture of change by empowering
the staff through “Conversation for Change” sessions to adhere to the
accepted Best Practices Model, Vision, Mission and Values of the
School. Existing policies were revised and new policies developed and
introduced to guide both students and faculty members in adhering to
the curriculum and regulations of the University and UWISON. The
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School’s website was redesigned and is updated periodically to enhance
the visibility of the School.
Targets for 2009-2010
Completed revised/reformed BScN (generic) and post-graduate
curriculum to reflect current needs and global trends and to meet the 5
year UWI review policy; increased the staff student/ students ratio to 1-
8-10 to meet the Caribbean Nursing Standards; furnished state-of-the-
art skills laboratory reflecting a model patient unit/ward setting;
accepted proposal for an innovative clinical site “Respite Centre” on the
Mona Campus to enlarge the facilities for skills teaching and learning;
increased staff publication by fifty percent (50%) and research agenda
through interdisciplinary and international collaboration; improved
teaching ratings to 4.0 and above in all nursing courses and student
response rating by 100% in all nursing courses; increased number of
post-graduate specialties by introducing degree e.g. MPhil/PhD degree,
gerontology nurse specialist, completion degree for nurse practitioners
and midwifery; transferred post RN staff development education
programmes from the University Hospital to the UWI; increased use of
visiting professor in augmenting new programmes and in building staff
capacity; improved administrative performance towards greater
responsibility in service delivery; baccalaureate degree extended to
UWI Western Campus.
Overall Teaching Achievement:
Teaching Assessment of Lecturers
The average rating of lecturers was 4.6 in Semester 1 and 3.9 in
Semester II with an average response rate of 59.36% and 58.08% in
Semesters I and II respectively.
Teaching Assessments of Courses
The average of students’ rating of courses was 3.4 in Semester 1 and 3.7
in Semester II.
The per capita publication for the Academic Year was 0.21 a reduction.
Steps have been taken to increase research which will lead to research
publication.
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PAPERS PRESENTED
J. Bennett
• “Race, Equality Training in Mental Health Services in
England” 19th Annual Nursing Midwifery Research Conference
May 29-20, 2008.
E. Kahwa
• “Prevalence of Asthma and Allergies in Adults” 19th Annual
Nursing Midwifery Research Conference , May 29-30, 2008
• “Dynamic collaborations to strengthen health care systems for
HIV and AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean”
Global Forum on Human Resource for Health Conference
March 2-7, 2008
• “Capacity building and collaborating action on HIV AIDS”
14th Canadian Conference on International Health (CCIH),
November 4-7, 2007.
N. Waldron
• “Prevalence of Asthma and Allergies in Children” 19th Annual
Nursing Midwifery Research Conference, May 29-30, 2008.
Y. Wint
• “Asthma Triggers in Adults and Children” 19thAnnual Nursing
Midwifery Research Conference, May 29-30, 2008.
H. Hewitt
• “History of the Regional Nursing Body” 35th Annual General
Meeting of the Regional Nursing Body (RNB), St. John’s,
Antigua and Barbuda, June 30 – July 4, 2008
• “Seivwright in the context of Caribbean Impact - Global
Reach”, Annual Nursing Midwifery Conference, May 30, 2008
• “Nursing Transformation and Restructuring without Chaos in
the Health Sector” Annual Nurses Association of Jamaica
Officers and Leaders’ Retreat, Eden Gardens, Jamaica, January
22, 2008
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• “Nursing Education in Jamaica and the Nursing Council of
Jamaica” January 4, 2008, to students and Faculty from Winona
State University;
• “Use of distance-based Education to develop capacity for
prevention and management of Cardiovascular disease in the
Elderly” Invitational Continuing Education Conference held
by the Duke University/PAHO, Accra Hotel, Barbados,
October 10, 2007.
PUBLICATIONS
Referred Journal Articles:
* Bennett, J., “Supporting Recovery: Medication management
in Mental Health Care”, Contemporary Issues in Mental Health
Nursing (eds) Lynch. J. & Trenoweth. S, John Wiley & Sons,
Ltd., London (2008) 117-131
* Bennett, J., Keathing. F. “Training to redress inequalities in
mental health care: Race equality or cultural competence?”
Journal of Equalities in Health and Social Care, 8(1). Pavillion
Journals (Brighton) Ltd., United Kingdom, (2008) 50-57
* Jones M., Bennett, J., Lucas, B., Miller, D., Gray, R., “Mental
health nurse supplementary prescribing: experiences of
mental health nurses, psychiatrists and patients”. Journal of
Advanced Nursing 59 (5), (2007) 488-496
* Bennett, J., “One size doesn’t fit all”. Community Care,
November, (2007) 28-31
Abstracts
* Bennett, J., (May 29-30, 2008). “Race, Equality Training in
Mental health Services in England”, 19th Annual Nursing
Midwifery Research Conference, UWI, Mona.
* Kahwa, E., Younger, N., Waldron, N., Wint, Y., Hewitt, H.,
(January 24-25, 2008). “Prevalence of Asthma in the Adult
population in Jamaica” Poster presentation, Campus Research
Day, UWI, Mona
* N. Edwards, Kahwa, E., Kaseje, D., Mill, J., Weber, J.,
Roelofs, S., (January 24-25, 2008). “Strengthening Health
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Systems for HIV and AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa and the
Caribbean: A program of Research” Poster presentation,
Campus Research Day, UWI, Mona.
Research Reports
* Bennett. J., Kalathil J., Keating, F. (2007) “Race Equality
training in Mental Health Service in England: Does one size
fit all?”  The Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health, UK.
Technical Reports
* Hewitt, H., “Framework for a Regional Network of Nursing
and Midwifery Educators (RNNME)” report submitted to
PAHO/WHO CPC Office, Barbados, December 2007.
INCOME GENERATION
Earnings from new ventures and graduate programmes amounted to
approximately J$92 million dollars.
PUBLIC SERVICE
Bailey, E.
– Assistant Editor, The Jamaican Nurse Journal;
– Member, Nursing Council of Jamaica Evaluation team
Dawkins, P.
– Board Secretary, Marine and Allied Industries Co-Operative
Credit Union;
– Council Member, St. John’s  Ambulance Brigade
Dover-Roberts, D.
– Chairman, Advisory Committee: Bethsalem Home for the
Elderly
Duff, E.
– Member, Nursing Council of Jamaica Research Committee
Green, R.
– Member, Planning Committee, Nurse Practitioners’
Continuing Education
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Hewitt, H.
– Member, University Hospital of the West Indies Board;
– Member, Nursing Advisory Committee, University Hospital
of the West Indies;
– Member, Excelsior Community College Academic Board;
– UWI representative to CARICOM/Regional Nursing Body
(CARICOM/RNB);
– Member, Biennial Relicensure Committee, Nursing Council
of Jamaica;
– Executive Board Member, International Academic Nursing
Alliance, USA;
– Executive Member, Nurses Association of Jamaica;
– Committee Member, the Jamaican Nurse Journal
Lopez, S.
– Board member of the Heart Foundation of Jamaica
Marshall-Burnett, S.
– Executive member, PNP
– Member, Nursing Practice Committee of the Nursing Council
– Editor, The Jamaican Nurse Journal
Stewart, H.
– Chairman, Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ) Credit
Union
– Member, National Council on Drug Abuse
Weaver, S.
– Member, Lions Club
Wint, Y.
– Member, Editorial Committee, The Jamaican Nurse Journal
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INFORMATION ON STUDENTS
Undergraduate:
The Academic Year 2007-2008 began with 676 BScN (generic)
students comprising of Mona Campus and the three Tertiary Level
Institutions (Brown’s Town, Excelsior and Knox Community Colleges).
The breakdown of students is displayed in Table 1.
Of the one hundred and ninety-six (196) students graduating, 15.8%
are recommended for first class honours. Eighty-seven of the 98 final
year students on the Mona Campus will be graduating. Six students
were incomplete while five were granted leave of absence.
Fifty-two of the sixty-one students will be graduating from Excelsior
Community College while thirty-eight of the forty-five students from
Brown’s Town Community College will be graduating.
Twenty-seven (27) BScN (post RN) students began on the Mona
Campus and one hundred and sixty-four (164) online from eleven
countries (Barbados, Bermuda, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman
Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Turks & Caicos Islands
and Trinidad & Tobago). Nineteen students will be graduating with
five receiving first class honours.
Table 1:  Category of Students by Year and Locations
Category of New Returning Total Graduating Status
Students Nov. 2008
1st 2nd 3rd
Year Year Year
BScN (generic) Mona 126 104 98 328 87 U1
st
pCpelaCampus Lower
s2s = 11ndr 2 == 5nd 224
BSc (generic) 68 54 61 183 52 1st Class = 9
franchised at Excelsior ULopwpeerr 2
nd
2 == 421Community College nd
BScN (generic) 36 35 45 116 38
franchised at Brown’s 1st Class = 11
Town Community ULopwpeerr 2
nd
2 = 24College nd = 3
BScN (generic) 28 21 – 49 –
franchised at Knox
Community College
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Sub-Total BScN 258 214 204 676 –
(generic)
BScN (post RN) face- 6 21 – 27 19 1st C
to-face ULopwpe
lars2s = 5nd= 7
nd
Passe=r 21 = 6
BScN (post RN) 56 108 – 164 –
online delivery
Grand Total 320 343 204 867 196
Undergraduates
Postgraduate
Twenty-one of thirty-one final year students were eligible for
graduation. Three students withdrew from the programme, ten have
courses outstanding and the remaining will continue into the next
academic year. The MScN student population is as follows:
Category of Student Full- Part- Total Graduating Status
time time Nov. 2008
MScN (Nursing 22 3 25 14 Distinction = 4
Administration: Education)
MScN ()Family Nurse 9 11 20 7 Posthumous = 1
Practitioner; Mental
Health/Psychiatric Nurse
Practitioner; Clinical Nurse
Specialist
Total Postgrad Students 31 14 45 21
Prizes Awarded
The School held its 3rd Annual Awards Ceremony on March 6, 2008,
under the theme “Preparing Nurses for Caribbean Impact, Global
Reach”. Guest Speaker for the function was Mr. Howard Gough,
Manager, Richmond Fellowship Jamaica Ltd. Four categories of awards
were given as follows:
1st year student with GPA of 4.0 – Miss Melissa Williams
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2nd year student who displayed – Mrs. Claire Baker
consistently high level of academic Miss Allecia Spence
and clinical performance,
professionalism and effective
interpersonal relationships
3rd year student who displayed – Miss Kericia Chambers
consistently high level of academic Miss Nicole Henry
and clinical performance, Mrs. Sandra Roswell
professionalism and effective
interpersonal relationships
3rd year student who displayed –  Miss Joy Mitchell
professionalism, effective
interpersonal relationship,
strong leadership abilities
and altruism
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FACULTY OF PURE AND
APPLIED SCIENCES
MONA
Year ending July 31, 2008
Ronald E. Young, BSc, MSc UWI, PhD St. And – Dean
Dean’s Overview
HIGHLIGHTS
Scholarly Activities
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The Faculty, in 2007-2008, the 60 Anniversary of The University ofthe West Indies, mounted a series of monthly distinguished public
lectures – inaugural lectures by recently appointed professors in the
Faculty or by prominent visitors. These latter included lectures by
Professor Vratislav Langer of the University of Gothenburg and
Professor Robert Trivers of Rutgers University, recent recipient of the
Crafoord Prize, offered by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences as
the equivalent of the Nobel Prize for Biology which is not one of the
subject areas covered by the Nobel Prize. This effort greatly raised the
level of academic discourse in the Faculty and was well received. The
biennial Faculty Conference, chaired by Professor Ralph Robinson,
focused on Ethical Issues and had as its keynote speaker Professor
Kenneth Goodman of the University of Miami Ethics Programs, one of
the leaders in promoting a focus on ethics at all levels in Universities.
Professor Goodman spoke on “Science and Ethics Announce Wedding
Plans: On the Need for Robust Research Ethics Curricula”. Professor
Robert Lancashire, Deputy Dean in the Faculty, gave a special 60th
Anniversary Lecture on the ‘The first UCWI PhD and early studies from
the Chemistry Department”. Dean Young spoke on Science and Innovation
in Jamaica at the International Symposium – From the Lab to the User:
Wise Practices in Support of Innovation, Research and Development in
Universities, Research Centres and National Industries (San Juan de Puerto
Rico) put on by UNESCO in collaboration with the University of Puerto
Rico and the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company. He gave
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the inaugural Garth Taylor Lecture on “The Eyes Have It!” at the
Ophthalmological Society of the West Indies annual meeting in July
2008.
The Departments of the Faculty also hosted five international symposia
and eight local workshops and other outreach fora for students, teachers
and professionals including farmers. Following the lead of the Faculty of
Social Sciences, the Faculty of Pure & Applied Sciences also hosted a
Cross-CampusWorkshop which highlighted similarities and differences
between the Campuses and aimed at harmonizing approaches to
pedagogy, regulations and research and optimizing the use of personnel
and facilities across campuses. Many faculty members from
corresponding disciplines met each other for the first time and several
new collaborative initiatives were arranged, including the proposal to
mount a cross-campus MSc in Alternative Energy. The consensus was
that the meetings were a resounding success.
Dr. Trevor Yee of the Natural Products Institute in collaboration with
Professor Helen Jacobs of the Chemistry Department received the first
United States patent for the Mona Campus for their new and extremely
efficient method of extracting the active principles fromBitterwood. It is
hoped that this will form the basis for upgrading an old industry from the
export of raw materials (bitterwood chips) to the export of a more
finished product further along the value chain. Bitterwood is an
important component in the beverage industry.
A stellar highlight of the year was the sharing in the Nobel Peace Prize
for 2007 by Professor Anthony Chen a lead author for the chapter
“Impact of Climate Change on Small Island States” in the Fourth
Assessment Report on Climate Change by the Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change which led to the sharing of the Prize between the IPCC
and Mr. Al Gore, former United States Vice President, for increasing
knowledge about man-made climate change and for laying the
framework for counteracting these changes.
Honours & Awards
This undoubtedly was an outstanding year for the Physics Department.
Professor Anthony Chen and Dr. Michael Taylor received the
Principal’s Award for the Most Outstanding Research Activity in the
Faculty for their work on “The Scientific Basis of Climate Change as it
impacts Small Island Developing States”. Drs. Joseph Skobla and Florin
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Ionica received the award for The Research Project with the Greatest
Business/Economic/Development Impact for the project “Monitoring System
of the Hunt’s Bay Bridge on Highway 2000”. Dr. Tannecia Stephenson,
Professor Anthony Chen and Dr. Michael Taylor shared the award
for the Best Research Papers for their article “Towards the Development of
Prediction Models for the Primary Caribbean Dry Season” with Professor
David Barker and Dr. Clinton Beckford for their article “Plastic yam
and plastic yam sticks – perspectives on indigenous knowledge among
Jamaican farmers” and with Professor Ralph Robinson, Miss Celia
Waugh and Dr. John Lindo for their article “Population distribution and
zoonotic potential of gastrointestinal helminths of wild rats, Rattus rattus and
R. norvegicus, from Jamaica”. Professor Edward Robinson and Miss
Shakira Kahn of the Marine Geology Unit received the award for the
Project Attracting the Most Research Funds for the year 2006/07 for their
project BEACHES – Beach Erosion and other Coastal Hazards – Ensuring
Safety. Dr. Paula Tennant was co-author of a paper that received the
Principal’s award for Best Research Publication in the Faculty of Social
Sciences.
Professor Helen Jacobs received the 2007 Gleaner Honour Award
(Science & Technology category) for Outstanding Contribution in the
Field of Chemistry.
Mr. Kevon Rhiney of the Department of Geography & Geology
received the Prime Minister’s National Youth Award for Excellence in
Academics and Mr. Seymour Webster a graduate student in the
Biotechnology Centre received the 2007 SRC/JPS Young Scientist of
the Year award. A student of the Biotechnology Centre also won the
2006 Young Scientist of the Year award.
STAFF
The Faculty notes with regret the retirement of Professor Trevor
Jackson, former Campus Coordinator for Graduate Studies&Research.
There were two faculty resignations, with two Assistant Lecturers being
appointed as replacements. Two new lecturers were appointed
Computer Science, and two temporary Assistant Lecturers were
appointed as replacements for Faculty on leave to pursue the PhD in
Information Systems. The Faculty notes with pleasure that, one, Lila
Rao-Graham has now successfully completed the PhD programme. Dr.
Ezra Mugisa having resigned whilst on no-pay leave has rejoined the
staff in Computer Science. The number of full-time, full-contract
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faculty (see below) seem to have fallen from 83 to 76. Mrs. Heather
Lyttle, Senior Secretary in the Faculty Office, retired after years of
service to two successive Deans.
As of April 2008 Dean Young was appointed Pro Vice Chancellor for
Graduate Studies and Professor Ishenkumba Kahwa was appointed
Acting Dean to assume the full Deanship at the end of the academic
year.
PUBLICATIONS
Total refereed publications rose from 86 to 99 (15%) and the output per
full-time, permanent faculty member rose from 1.04 to 1.30. This is a
heartening rise in productivity per full-time faculty member. The per
capita output from the Biotechnology Centre continued its
commendable rise, moving from 2.25 in 2006/07 to 3.50, approaching
the expected target of 4 for a research centre. Chemistry led the field
among teaching departments, increasing from 1.1 to 1.8 and switching
positions with Geography & Geology. Output from Life Sciences and
Physics rose from 0.4 and 0.5 to 0.67, a positive change, but this is still
below expectations (2) for a teaching department. Per capita output in
Math and Computer Science increased from 1.06 to 1.56 but remained
in second place behind Chemistry. Total non-refereed publications plus
conference presentations for the Faculty rose to 167, returning towards
earlier levels. Output from the majority of units in the Faculty remains
disappointingly low although the qualitative contributions from Physics
and the gaining of a USA patent by the NPI should be acknowledged.
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Department No. Refereed Non- Conference
Acad. Publications Refereed Presentations
Staff Publications
Biotechnology Centre 4 14 (3.50)* 2 10
Chemistry 15 27 (1.80) 4 13
Geography & Geology 11 13 (1.18) -- 57
Life Sciences/CMS 18 12 (0.67) 9 33
Mathematics & 79 147 ((11..5060) -- 16Computer Science ) -- 5
Physics 8 6 (0.75) -- 12
Electron Microscopy 2 1 (0.50) 2 --
NPI/MIAS 3 2 (0.67) 1 3
TOTAL: 76 99† (1.30) 18 149
NB: Members of staff on Sabbatical Leave and who are research assistants were not
included
*Refereed publications per full-time, full-contract staff member in brackets
†Total may be less than the sum because two departments may share a single paper.
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME
Registration
Despite the effort to make early offers and to provide early orientation in
the Summer prior to 2006/07, and despite the positive response
obtained from some parents and students, registrations at mid-October
2006 were down 10.4% compared to 2005. By the end of the year
however, registrations were at 2217, up by 5.6% compared to the same
period in the preceding year. A possible explanation of this is that
despite the early offers, increased financial strictures and lack of
preparedness preventedmany from exploiting the opportunity, resulting
in late financial clearance. The situation this year is even more
troubling, however, since in October 2007, registrations were up by
14.7% as might have been expected, but this margin was reversed to
down by 1.2% by the end of the year. This suggests that on the average,
the increased intake based upon efforts to facilitate entry, was
completely negated by dropout due to inability to meet the financial
commitment.
Several departments have worked hard and with some success at
increasing the numbers of undergraduates placed in internships in
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industries and research labs as a part of their programmes. This along
with an increased emphasis on field trips in some cases is intended to
increase hands-on experience of our graduates and their ability to deal
with real-world situations, and it is hoped that other departments will
follow suit. Cost constraints, however, do pose a major problem.
Registered Undergraduate Students
2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08
F/T 748 805 693 876Female P/T 56 59 83 64
Sub total 806 864 776 940
Male F/T
620 656 536 613
P/T 67 73 115 84
Sub total 687 729 651 697
TOTAL REGISTERED 1,493* 1,593* 1,427* 1,637*
2002† 2100† 2217† 2190†
*Information downloaded for October at start of each year
†Information downloaded for August at end of each year
BSc Degree Results
The size of the graduating class fell this year by 13.8 %, reversing the
trend of a few years. The percentage of first class and upper second class
degrees continued to fall while Pass degrees on the other hand increased
from 27.1% in 2006/07 to 40.4% of the total. For the Faculty of Pure &
Applied Sciences at least, it would appear that the changes associated
with the Semester System and the movement to the GPA could be
having a detrimental effect on the quality of the degrees being obtained.
2004/2005 2005/2006 2006/2007 2007/2008
Level of Degree N % N % N % N %
First 26 10.2 21 7.7 17 5.2 7 2.5
Upper Second 99 38.8 91 33.2 57 17.5 48 17.1
Lower Second 84 32.9 133 48.5 163 50.2 112 40.0
Pass 46 18.1 29 10.6 88 27.1 113 40.4
Total Graduating 255 100.0 274 100.0 325 100.0 280 100.0
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GRADUATE STUDIES
The numbers registered in the Computer Based Management
Information Systems (MIS) programme continued to increase, this year
by 39.8% but throughput is perhaps being compromised since the size of
the graduating class fell by 40.4%. This needs attention. Registrations in
FPAS MSc programmes, however, continues to fall, albeit slowly, and
valiant efforts will have to be made to weed out unproductive
programmes, to formulate programmes for which there is a strong
demand and to advertise these vigorously.Ways will have to be found to
support programmes of national/social importance but which are of low
demand. The MPhil and PhD programme numbers seem to be holding
steady with the numbers of registered and graduating students showing
no marked trends.
REGISTERED GRADUATING†
04/05 05/06 06/07 07/08 04/05 05/06 06/07 07/08
MIS* 118 115 103 144 47 (44) 47 (28)
MSc 165 130 102 126 48 35 39 17
MPhil 167 175 166 158 20 8 14 11
PhD 71 68 76 70 16 4 7 11
Diploma 11 7 26 13 – – – 7
Total 532 495 473 511 131 91 107 74
*MIS students are jointly taught by MSB and Computer Science staff and on alternate
years are assigned to either FPAS or FSS (in 2007/08 they were assigned to FSS).
†These are numbers for the class of the preceding year, graduating at the start of the
year under consideration
GRANTS / INCOME
The Faculty’s take of internal grant funds fell precipitously to J$4.9 m
and the number of grants gained almost halved. The number of external
grants, on the other hand, increased from 21 to 25 and the amount
brought in from J$46.9 m to J$66.2 m (41%). If this represents a
tendency to reduce dependence upon internal funds and to successfully
pursue external funding, then this is a very good movement. Reported
income-generating activity rose from J$19.3 m from 19 activities in
2006/07 to J$50.7 m from 27 activities. This marked rise not only in the
amounts being generated (162%) but in the number of reported
activities is gratifying and must be encouraged as there is still a long way
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to go. It is still remarkable that the Biotechnology Centre which by its
very nature might be regarded as a potentially good revenue generating
entity contributes nothing to this pool of important funds. NPI and
MIAS also continue to contribute little or nothing and the expectations
will continue to rise as their years of operation increase.
Department Internal N External N Income N
Grants Grants Generated
Chemistry $487,647 2 $2,696,274 2 $27,631,645 7
Electronics Unit -- -- -- -- $5,740,000 3
Geog/Geography $685,481 1 $15,848,882 7 $50,000 1
Life Sciences/CMS $2,342,758 3 $22,678,147 9 $10,319,657* 9
Math & CompSci $350,000 1 -- -- $600,000 2
Physics $427,980 1 $22,805,628 2 $6,096,020 4
Biotechnology $570,640 1 $2,190,640 5 -- --
NPI -- -- -- -- $270,000 1
Total $4,864,506 9 $66,219,571 25 $50,707,322 27
*Income here is surplus after expenditures
Currency is stated in J$ equivalents converted, where necessary, at a rate of J$71.33 to US$1
CONCLUSIONS
One might conclude that in many respects the Faculty has had a very
good year. Academically there has been much activity and interchange.
Productivity has increased – certainly in terms of numbers of refereed
journal articles and conference presentations and non-refereed
publications. Income generating activities showed healthy movement
and activities relating to curriculum reform, outreach, production of
work-ready graduates, and increasing student centeredness remain foci
of productive action. We still need to understand and repair, however,
the real constraints that limit publication output and the success of the
taughtMasters programmes and that result in a negative and suffocating
atmosphere for many of our Graduate students and slowed throughput
for Undergraduates.
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DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
Professor Ishenkumba A. Kahwa, BSc (Hons), MSc Dar es Salaam,
DPhil Louisiana State – Head of Department
Overview
The new Mission Statement for theDepartment was formulated in the
academic year 2007-2008 and reads:
“The Department of Chemistry, UWI,
Mona, having achieved regional and
global distinction in the provision of first
class teaching, research and service,
remains committed to educate and train
students to the highest standards to become
chemists who are competent at all levels of
professional development.
The Department will provide an environment that creates and
maintains enthusiasm for Chemistry and high quality instruction, and
will endeavour to harness the talent, abilities and potential of all
entrants into our programmes and will seek to empower them to think
critically, intelligently and independently.
Through exceptional service to our primary and secondary clients, the
Department aims to contribute to the development of the wider
community, the nation and the world at large”.
The long awaited Curriculum Reform Plan for the Department was also
finalized and submitted to the Vice Chancellor, Professor E. Nigel
Harris.
Towards the end of the year there were short-term changes to the
Headship of the Department as Professor Helen Jacobs was appointed
Acting Head of Department to allow Professor Kahwa to assume the
position of Acting Dean of the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences.
Subsequent to that appointment, Professor Paul Reese also acted as
Head of Department and was appointed Head at the start of the
academic year 2008-2009.
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Consistent with one of the main aims of the Department, that is, the
upgrading of the laboratory services, four new Laboratory Technicians
were appointed, all of whom are holders of B.Sc or higher degrees.
A new approach with the delivery of the C34J course was initiated by
Dr. Ian Thompson, which included the mounting of a series of team
building workshops, presentations from leading financial institutions
and an inaugural project presentation luncheon.
HIGHLIGHTS OF MAJOR ACTIVITIES
The Mona Symposium
The twenty second Mona Symposium, held on January 7 -10, 2008, was
the first conference to be held at the UWI in 2008, the sixtieth
anniversary year of the institution.
The main objective of this biennial conference, the longest running
conference at UWI, is to highlight research work being done by local,
regional and internationally acclaimed researchers in the field of
Natural Products and Medicinal Chemistry. The Symposium is one of
the activities which helps to maintain the international profile of the
UWI and the recognition of UWI as a centre for natural products
chemistry.
Organized by an eight-member team chaired by Professor Paul Reese,
Professor of Bio-organic Chemistry, over sixty persons attended the
Symposium. The international attendees were from various Universities
and Institutes in Japan, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United
States of America. Regional attendees (graduate students and lecturers)
were from the Cave Hill and St. Augustine campuses of UWI. A
contingent of sixteen undergraduate students from St. Olaf College,
Minnesota, USA accompanied by two professors, participated in the
Symposium.
The scientific sessions consisted of ten plenary presentations and ten
short papers. An official poster session was held as part of the
proceedings at which the graduate students (local, regional and
international) were given an opportunity to showcase their research.
This activity fostered an environment in which ideas and thoughts on
best practices and current technologies took place. Cash prizes were
awarded to the students with the most outstanding posters.
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THE OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRNONMENTAL, SAFETY
AND HEALTH (OESH) PROGRAMME
The OESH programme continues to fulfill its mandate by raising public
awareness about OESH issues impacting the country and, by extension,
the region. To this end, the programme hosted two symposia:
“Managing Risk in the Work Environment” and “Cutting Edge
Developments in OESH”. The former was held in commemoration of
World Day for Safety and Health at Work on April 28, 2008. Dr.
Benjamin Alli, Technical Advisor to the International Labour
Organization, delivered the keynote address and the Hon. Pearnel
Charles, Minister of Labour and Social Security, addressed the group
regarding the government’s position and plans for Occupational Safety
and Health.
The latter symposium, Cutting Edge Developments in OESH, brought
the international perspective of current OESH practice to Jamaica.
Among the international presenters were Dr. Martin Harper, Adjunct
Professor atWest Virginia University, USA, and Professor Harri Vianio,
Executive Director, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Finland,
and ProfessorMichaelMorgan of theUniversity ofWashington, Seattle.
The year closed with the External Examiners meeting and Programme
Review. Several key stakeholders, including a Student representative
and the External Examiners, gathered for the ProgrammeReview during
which the execution and delivery of the Programme was carefully
analyzed. All in all, the year was considered a success. One external
examiner in his report stated that the OESH programme at UWI “has
again impressed me with the enthusiasm and commitment that are clearly
demonstrated by the students, staff and faculty.”
For the academic year 2007- 2008 there was a student enrolment of
twenty-one, with nineteen pursuing the Master of Science and two in
the Doctor of Philosophy. The programme had, since its inception,
enrolled over fifty students. One student graduated in November 2007
and at least thirty more are expected to graduate in November 2008.
OUTREACH ACTIVITIES
Cape Workshop
During the period February 25 to March 2, 2008 the Department held
workshops on spectroscopy and chromatography for students doing the
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Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) in Chemistry.
A total of 500 students and 30 teachers participated.
Brief lectures on various aspects of chromatography and spectroscopy
were given by Dr. Marvadeen Singh-Wilmot (UV/visible, Infrared), Mr.
Kamau Francis (chromatography), Mr. JasonMcKenzie andMsNykeita
James (mass spectrometry) and Prof. Robert Lancashire (the use of
computers in teaching spectroscopy). In addition, graduate students
participated by demonstrating the use of equipment, solving
spectroscopy, problems as well as assisting students with a
chromatography experiment.
The Department also hosted laboratory sessions for high schools as well
as summer laboratories in organic, inorganic, physical and analytical
chemistry for the B.Ed. (online) Chemistry students.
CHEMSAF DINNER AND SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
As part of the UWI 60th Anniversary celebrations, the Chemistry
Alumni and Friends (CHEMSAF) hosted a dinner on Friday, July 18,
2008 at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge and Conference Centre. The guest
speaker was Professor Cedric Hassall, who was the first Head of the
Chemistry Department from 1947 to 1957.
Highlights of the dinner included: the presentation of a 60th
anniversary congratulatory plaque to the Department by Dr. Stanley
Langer on behalf of the Royal Society of Chemistry. The presentation of
four scholarships in honour of four formerHeads of Department namely,
Professors Gerald Lalor, Kenneth Magnus, Tara Dasgupta and Dr.
Earle Roberts weremade toMs. TamaraMatthews,Ms. Veronica John-
Luke, Ms. Candice Edwards and Mr. Fitzroy McPherson respectively.
Ms. Alexa Redway received the Wilfred Chan award for overall
excellence in Organic Chemistry Level 1 while Ms. Tomeika Myers got
the Cedric Hassall award for overall excellence in Chemistry.
THE JAMAICA BAUXITE INSTITUTE (JBI) DELEGATION
In July 2008 the Department was asked by the Jamaica Bauxite
Institute (JBI) to host a delegation of twenty persons from China, who
were in the island to investigate the possibility of establishing a new
bauxite processing plant. Dr. Anthony Greenaway spearheaded the
visit and made a presentation to the group. He then carried them on a
tour of the facilities which included the X-ray lab, NMR lab, Central
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Analytical lab and the Ken Magnus Applied Chemistry Teaching and
Research lab.
Similarly, the Laboratories Association of Jamaica (LAJ) visited the
Department in July 2008 and held discussions with Dr. Anthony
Greenaway concerning our Analytical Chemistry Programme.
At the request of the Latin American-Caribbean Centre (LACC), 40
Venezuelan Students were accommodated on a tour of the
Department that was spearheaded by Professor Helen Jacobs, Acting
Head of Department, with seven postgraduate students assisting.
ACHIEVERS AND AWARDEES
Professor Helen Jacobs received the 2007 Gleaner Honor Award
(Science & Technology category) for Outstanding Contribution in the
Field of Chemistry.
Professor Yvette Jackson was selected as one of UWI’s leading
academics – featured in the 60th Anniversary Publication “60
Academics under 60”.
Dr. Anthony Greenaway and Dr. Michael Coley were congratulated
for securing US$259,212.00 from ALCOA World Alumnia for the
‘Study of caustic soluble chromium and zinc in JAMALCO Bauxite’.
Professor Robert Lancashire’s JSpecView article published in
December 2007 attracted high interest and was rated as’ highly
accessed’ by the Editor. It was listed as one of the Top 10 articles
published in Chemistry Central Journal during 2007.
Dr. Willem Mulder was promoted to the rank of Professor of Physical
Chemistry.
PREMIUM TEACHING AWARDS 2008
The following members of staff were congratulated for achieving
excellence in teaching in the 2007-2008: Dr Winklet Gallimore, Dr.
Sandra Jarrett, Mr. Alwyn Lynch (Part-Time Food Chemistry), Dr.
Willard Pinnock, Professor Paul Reese and Dr. Marvadeen Singh-
Wilmot.
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UWI LONG SERVICE AWARDEES
Three members of staff Dr. Novelette Sadler-McKnight, Mrs. Delene
Roberts and Miss Dawnette Stephenson were honoured at the UWI
Annual Long Service Award for twenty-one, twenty-one and fifteen
years of service, respectively.
Departmental Awards and Prizes
Seven undergraduate students, Saddi Gilbert, Zach Powell, Cordel
Morris, Tamara Matthews, Fitzroy McPherson, Jheanell Johnson,
Nijole Young and Astor Tate received awards ranging from $10,000 to
$60,000 for their academic performance in Chemistry.
Research Fellowships
Two members of staff had their UWI Research Fellowship extended for
a second year, that is, Professor Yvette Jackson – “Benzothiazoles and
analogues of shermilamine B: mechanistic studies and synthesis” and Dr.
Paul Maragh – “Synthese,s characterization and reactivity studies on novel
oxo-centered trinuclear transition metal complexes to be used as biological
models”.
Professorial Inaugural Lectures
Three Professors from the Organic Section of the Department gave
their Inaugural Lectures during the year.
Prof. Helen Jacobs, Professor of Organic Chemistry lectured on –
“Natural Products from Caribbean Biodiversity –The Promise and the
Challenges”
Prof. Paul Reese, Professor of Organic Chemistry his title was
“Transforming Nature’s Bounty: A trek through the Chemistry of some
Plants and Fungi”.
Prof. Yvette Jackson, Professor of Organic Chemistry titled: “Chemical
Synthesis: A Viable Research Option at Mona”.
Special Public Lectures
A Public Lecture was given by Professor Vratislav Langer of the
University of Gothenburg, Department of Chemistry on the topic:
“Structural Chemistry in Practice”.
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Chemistry Work Study Programme
Dr. Anthony Greenaway, who supervised the Chemistry Work Study
Programme, has thirty-tw (32) students placed in industrial companies
and research centres over an 8-week period. The students were exposed
to hands-on training and were given subsistence allowance totaling over
J$2M Dollars.
STUDENT ENROLMENT IN CHEMISTRY COURSES
Levels 2005/2006 2006/2007 2007/2008
Preliminary 412 406 378
Introductory 613 413 732
Advanced 976 1124 1108
Postgraduates 70 60 – (32 F/T) 64 – (32 F/T)
(28 P/T) (32 P/T)
PhD Postgraduates
Six postgraduate students have submitted their theses.
Two postgraduate students Kathryn Murray and Fiona Ho Shing
graduated with aMaster of Philosophy degree; their supervisors wereDr.
Willard Pinnock and Professor Helen Jacobs respectively.
PAPERS PRESENTED
Winklet Gallimore
• Poster presentations at Mona Symposium on Natural Products,
January 2008, UWI Graduate Student: Monique Thompson
Title: The Investigation of the Marine Sponge, Amphimedon
compressa. Graduate Student: Shamar Richards Title:
Brominated Phenols from Avrainvillea sp.
Yvette Jackson
• N.K.Downer-Riley, O. V. Barrett and Y. A. Jackson,Oxidative
Cyclization of Thiobenzamides to Benzothiazoles, The Mona
Symposium, Kingston, Jamaica, Jan. 2008.
• Y. A. Jackson, J. A. Grant, M. Gossell-Williams, T. Clayton, T.
Bonnick and J.M. Cook, Pharmacological Studies and
Molecular Modelling of Synthetic Tetracyclic 1,3-Diazepinium
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Chlorides, The Mona Symposium, Kingston, Jamaica, Jan.
2008.
• L. C. Morris and Y. A. Jackson, Synthetic Approaches to
Azarotenoids and Diazarotenoids, Eighth Faculty (of Pure &
Applied Sciences) Conference, Kingston, Jamaica, Feb. 2008
Helen Jacobs
• H. Jacobs, Fiona Ho Shing presented at the Mona Symposium,
Kingston, Jamaica “Chemistry of a New Species of
Cinnamodendron (Canellaceae)”.
Robert Lancashire
• (with Kenneth Magnus). “The first UCWI PhD and early
studies from the Chemistry Department” – in celebration of the
60th anniversary of UWI” Faculty of Pure and Applied
Conference Jan 2008
Roy Porter
• Phytochemical investigations of some Jamaican folklore
medicinal plants, Geneseo, New York, April, 2008
• U.W.I – Geneseo capacity building opportunity, Geneseo, New
York, April, 2008
Paul Reese
• A General Technique for the Use of Immobilised Filamentous
Fungi in the Transformation of Steroid Substrates, 5th
International Symposium on Natural Products, Kasane,
Botswana (February 25-29, 2008).
• Steroid biotransformations by Exophiala jeanselmei var. lecanii
corni and the examination of its potential for hydroxylation.
K.P. McCook and P.B. Reese, American Chemical Society
Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., April 6-10,
2008.
• The biotransformation of steroids by Thielaviopsis paradoxa.
F.A. Russell and P.B. Reese, American Chemical Society
Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., April 6-10,
2008.
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• Steroid transformation using free and immobilized cells of
Curvularia lunata. D.K. Fearon, P.B. Reese and W.F. Reynolds,
IUPAC International Conference on Biodiversity and Natural
Products (ICOB-6 and ISCNP), Charlottetown, Prince Edward
Island, Canada, July 13-18, 2008.
PUBLICATIONS
Referred Journals
* Bakir M, Lawrence M, Singh-Wilmot M, ‘Synthesis and
characterization of a cadmium-dichloro compound of N,N,O
di-2-pyridyl ketone thiophene-2-carboxylic acid hydrazone
(h3-dpktch). The structure of [CdCl2 (h3-N,N,O-dpktch], J.
Coordination Chemistry, 2007, 60, 2385.
* Bakir M, Green O, Mulder WH, “Synthesis, characterization
and optical behavior of a zinc compound of m3-N,N,O-
bidentate di-2-pyridyl ketone benzoyl hydrazone (dpkbh)
ZnCl2(h3-N,N,O-dpkbh)”, J. Mol. Struct. 2008, 873, 17.
* Padmanabhan M, Joseph JC, Olsson S., Bakir M “catena-
Poly[aqua(propane-1,3-diamine m2N,N’)copper(II)]-m-
fumarato-m2O,O’]monohydrate]” Acta Cryst. 2008 E64,
m303.
* Bakir M, Conry RR, Green O, Synthesis, spectroscopy,
thermodynamics and structure of [ZnCl2 (eta(3)-dpktch)]
(eta(3)-dpktch = N,N,O-di-2-pyridyl ketone thiophene-2-
carboxylic acid hydrazone) Journal of Coordination Chemistry,
2008, 61, 3066-3079
* Taylor RA and Ellis HA Anhydrous polymeric zinc(II)
pentonate, Acta.Cryst., 2008, E64, m895.
* Webster SA, Mitchell SA, Gallimore WA, Williams LAD,
Ahmad MH, Biosynthesis of Dibenzyl trisulfide (DTS) from
somatic and rhizogenous/embryogenic callus derived from
Guinea hen weed (Petiveria alliacea L.) leaf explants, In Vitro
Cell Dev. Biol. Plant, 2008, 44, 112-118.
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* Taylor KG, Perry CT, Greenaway AM, Machent PG.
Bacterial iron oxide reduction in a terrigenous-sediment
impacted tropical shallow marine carbonate system, north
Jamaica  Marine Chemistry, 2007, 197, 433-448.
* Antao SM, Hassan I, BaCO3: high-temperature crystal
structures and the Pmcn -> R3m phase transition at 811
degrees C, Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 2007, 34, 573-
580
* Antao SM, Hassan I, Gaudefroyite,
Ca8Mn63+[(Bo(3))(6)(Co-3)(2)O-6]: High-temperature
crystal structure,Canadian Mineralogist, 2008, 46, 183-193  
* Jackson YA, Townsend NO. Bicyclic 5-5 Systems: Four
Heteroatoms 1:3. In Comprehensive Heterocyclic Chemistry III,
A. R. Katritzky, C. A. Ramsden, E. F. V. Scriven and R. J. K.
Taylor, Eds.; Elsevier: Oxford,  2008, 10, 129-160.
* Downer NK, Jackson YA. Iodine-Mediated Cyclisation of
Thiobenzamides to Produce Benzothiazoles and
Benzoxazoles, Tetrahedron, 2007, 63(41), 10276-10281.
* Downer NK, Jackson YA. Conversion of Thiobenzamides to
Benzothiazoles via Intramolecular Cyclization of the Aryl
Radical Cation,Tetrahedron, 2008, 33, 7741-7744
(doi:10.1016/j.tet.2008.06.023).
* Jackson YA, Downer NK. Highlight Syntheses, Annu. Rep.
Prog. Chem., Sect. B: Org. Chem., 2008, 104, 142 - 163, doi:
10.1039/b717024f).
* Downer-Riley NK, Jackson YA. Iodine-mediated cyclisation
of thiobenzamides to produce benzothiazoles and
benzoxazoles Tetrahedron, 2007, 63: 10276-10281
* Kahwa IA, Science, Technology and Innovation at the
NANO Scale, Knowledge for Development, CTA, 2008
* Kuhn S, Helmus T, Lancashire RJ, Murray-Rust P, Rzepa
HS, Steinbeck C, Willighagen EL. “Chemical Markup, XML,
and theWorldWideWeb. 7. CMLSpect, an XMLVocabulary
for Spectral Data” Journal of Chemical Information and
Modelling, 47 (6), 2015-2034, 2007. 10.1021/ci600531a
S1549-9596(60)00531-7
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* Lancashire RJ. “The JSpecView Project: an Open Source
Java viewer and converter for JCAMP-DX, and XML spectral
data files”, Chemistry Central Journal 2007, 1:31 (07Dec2007)
Potential of zero charge as a sensitive probe for the titration of
ionizable self-assembled monolayers. P. Ramírez, A. Granero,
R. Andreu, A. Cuesta
* Roberts M, Minott DA, Tennant PF, Jackson JC. Assessment
Of Compositional Changes During Ripening of Transgenic
Papaya Modified for Protection Against Papaya Ringspot
Virus, Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 2008,
88(11), 1911-1920.
* Mulder WH, Calvente JJ. Electrochemistry Communica-
tions, 2008 10, 1548-1550.
* Pinnock WR, Rashidah Khan andMark Richards. A Study of
Nitrogen Dioxide Levels in the Kingston Atmosphere Using
Passive Monitors, Jamaican Journal of Science and Technology,
2007, 18, 19-30.
* Mark Richards and Pinnock WR. Development and Use of a
Sulfur Dioxide Passive Monitor for Air Pollution Monitoring,
Jamaican Journal of Science and Technology, 2007, 18, 31-43
* Williams LAD, Porter RB, Junor G-AO. Biological activities
of selected essential oils, Nat. Prod. Commun., 2007, 2, 1295-
1296
* Junor GAO, Porter RBR, Yee TH. The chemical
composition of the essential oils from the leaves, barks and
fruits of Bursera simaruba (L.) Sarg. from Jamaica Journal of
Essential Oil Research, 2008, 20, 426-429
* Biotransformation of terpenes and steroids by fungi. Reese
PB, in Natural Products: Essential for human survival, ed. Y.-Z.
Zhu, B.K.-H. Tan, B.-H. Bay and C.-H. Liu, World Scientific
Publishing Co., Singapore, 2007, pp 71-76.
* Steroid hydroxylation by Whetzelinia sclerotiorum,
Phanerochaete chrysosporium and Mucor plumbeus. Lamm AS,
Chen ARM, Reynolds WF, Reese PB, Steroids, 2007, 72,
713-722.
* Martin GDA, Durrant MC, and Reese PB. A predictive
cytochrome P450 monooxygenase functional model for
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generic hydroxylation by Rhizopus oryzae ATCC 11145,
Journal of Theoretical & Computational Chemistry, 2008, 7,
421-433.
Non-refereed
* Gallimore WA. “The Investigation of Marine Organisms in
Jamaican Waters for Bioactive Metabolites”, 2008, 41 pages
* Greenaway A M. Water Quality Monitoring Protocol for the
Water Monitoring Programme in the Nassau Valley in the
Vicinity of the Appleton Distillery Wastewater Fertigation
Project. Presented to the Spirits Pool Association of Jamaica
and later approved byNEPA for implementation. June 2008.
Kahwa, Ishenkumba A.
* UNESCO Report on Sustainable Development Issues for the
CARICOM countries
* UNESCO Report on Primary School, Science, Technology
and Innovative Education
* Report of CARICOM High Level Meeting on Science
Technology and Innovation 2008
INCOME GENERATION / GRANTS
Anthony Greenaway accumulated J$675,000.00 from
commercial analyses.
Kahwa, IA received US$16,000.00 from UNESCO and
US$21,800.00 for research on Caribbean Sustainable
Development Issues and Primary School Science, Technology
and Innovation Education Projects.
Donna Minott-Kates received J$343,000.00 from the Mona
Campus Committee for Research & Publications & Graduate
Awards and J$15,000.00 for Hypoglycin production.
Paul Reese obtained US$2,027.85 from the Mona Campus
Committee for Research & Publications and Graduate Awards
(January 2008) to purchase glassware and media ingredients for
project “Fungal transformation of cembrane terpenes to bioactive
analogues”.
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Novelette Sadler-McKnight generated a total of $2,053,100.00
from outreach activities.
Summer School programme earned $8,000,000.00
From the Sale of Liquid Nitrogen - $85,140.00
The Occupational and Environmental, Safety and Health
(OESH) Programme generated income of $12,189,260.00
From other Income Generation Activities, e.g. rental of facilities,
consultation fees, analytical services and departmental
subventions, an amount of J$4,614,144.85 was realised.
PUBLIC SERVICE
Dr. A. Greenaway
– Member, National Ozone Commission.
– Chairperson, Laboratory Association of Jamaica’s Sub-
committee on Proficiency testing.
– Member, Bureau of Standards Jamaica/National Environment
and Planning Agency Phosphate Technical Committee.
– External Examiner, Environmental Chemistry, College of
Science and Education (CASE) Jamaica.
Prof. Y. Jackson
– Scientific Consultant, Tanaud International.
– Regional Editor, MOLECULES.
– Member, Board of Governors, Hampton School for Girls.
Prof. H. Jacobs
– Member, Ministry of Health and Environment’s Technical
ReviewCommittee for PersistentOrganic Pollutants (POPS).
Prof. R. Lancashire
– Secretary, Caribbean Academy of Sciences.
– Titular member, IUPAC Committee on Printed and
Electronic Publications (CPEP).
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– Member, IUPAC Sub-committee on Electronic Data
Standards (SEDS).
– IUPAC representative on CODATA.
– Member, Advisory Group on ChemSpider.com.
– Editorial Advisory  Board Member, Chemistry Central
(chemistrycentral.com).
Dr. D. Minott-Kates
– Member, Interim Governing Body/Food Advisory Council.
– Vice Chaiman, CARICOM Regional Organization for
Standards and Quality (CROSS-Q.
– Coconut Water Technical Committee.
– Member, Scientific Research Council Board Sub-Committee
for Food Technology.
– Board Member, Grove Primary School.
– Member, WIGUT Management Committee.
Dr. W. Pinnock
– Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences Rep. – University
Hospital of the West Indies Research Ethics Committee.
– Board Member, National Water Resources Authority.
– Chairman, Technical Advisory Sub-Committee, National
Water Resource Authority.
Dr. R. Porter
– Member, Technical Committee for Propane-Butane
Liquefied Petroleum Gas standards, Bureau of Standards
Jamaica.
– Member, Technical Committee (TC 93) for all standards
relating to starch and its by-products, Bureau of Standards,
Jamaica.
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Prof. P. Reese
– Member, Equine Drug Testing Committee.
– Member, Product Research & Development Committee,
Scientific Research Council.
– Board Member, Jamaica National Agency for Accreditation,
Ministry of Industry, Technology,  Energy & Commerce.
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DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND
GEOLOGY
Professor David Barker, BSc Wales, PhD Bristol,
Dip Urb & Reg Studies Birmingham – Head of Department
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT
The Department of Geography andGeology continued to mount a full
programme of undergraduate teaching and
postgraduate supervision in spite of the
challenges imposed by budget and physical
resources (space and equipment) and
uncertainties created by academic staff
resignations, vacancies that remained
unfilled, and imminent staff retirements in
Geology. Professor Trevor Jackson retired
at the end of the academic year. Dr David
Dodman resigned and departed Jamaica at
the beginning of the second semester, and
Dr Susan Mains was on maternity leave during that semester. Mr
Kevon Rhiney was appointed as Temporary Assistant Lecturer in
Geography from January to the end of the academic year to help us
through this difficult period.
Student numbers in Geology continued to increase dramatically.
Student enrolment in first year was 40 per cent higher than in 2006/07,
while enrolment in second year was 30 per cent larger. These increased
numbers created serious difficulties for staff in practical classes, and an
acute shortage of microscopes needed to be urgently addressed. First
year and final year numbers in Geography were comparable to those of
the previous year, but second year numbers were slightly down as the
impact of the abnormally small entry from the Faculty of Humanities
and Education in 2006/07 worked its way through the system.
The Department participated in the University’s 60th anniversary
celebrations by organizing and hosting a highly successful international
conference between July 7 and 11 on the theme “Foundations and
Directions: Celebrating Geography at the University of the West
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Indies.” The organizing committee was chaired byDr David Miller, and
39 papers were presented at the meeting, 24 of which were presented by
current or past members of the Department, including postgraduate
students. Conference registrations numbered 93, including persons from
Jamaica, the wider Caribbean and North America.
The Department co-hosted an international symposium on “Urban
Cultures of the Caribbean” from September 27 to 29 in collaboration
with the Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work and the
Institute of Caribbean Studies.
Other meetings organized were a one-day workshop on the impact of
Hurricane Dean, convened by the Marine Geology Unit, and a
conference on landslide mitigation, organized by the Unit for Disaster
Studies in conjunction with the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute and
the Mona GeoInformatics Institute.
Dr Susan Mains, Lecturer in Geography, and Dr Parris Lyew-Ayee,
Director of the Mona GeoInformatics Institute and attached to the
Department, were selected by the Vice-Chancellor as part of the “60
under 60” group of sixty outstanding members of academic staff under
sixty years of age across the three campuses of the University.
Mr Kevon Rhiney was awarded a Prime Minister’s National Youth
Award for Excellence in the category of Academics. Professor David
Barker and Dr Clinton Beckford received the Principal’s award for best
publication in the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences at the annual
ResearchDay on theMona campus. TheMarine Geology Unitwon the
Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences Prize for the greatest amount of
funding for a project (the Beach Erosion and Coastal Hazards: Ensuring
Safety (BEACHES)) project.
A major thrust of the Department’s curriculum reform agenda was to
increase the number of undergraduate field classes mounted in both
Geography and Geology. We have reached the stage where most
undergraduate courses include a field class that is integral to learning
outcomes and assessment methods. This is intended to resonate with
the UWI Strategic Plan Vision whereby undergraduate programmes are
applied and relevant to the region. The increased field work effort,
however, has put further strains on the Department’s limited human,
physical and financial resources. Additional progress on curriculum
reform in Geography included the delivery of a new course (GG32F
Biogeography of Tropical Environments), while several older courses
were retired from the books.
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Dr David Dodman and Professor David Barker delivered courses at
the St Augustine campus, on Geography of the Caribbean and
Agricultural Geography, respectively, to assist in their degree
programme. As part of a reciprocal arrangement with St Augustine, Dr
Paul Shaw contributed a series of lectures at Mona on the Climate
Change course.
The contribution of the postgraduate students to the academic life of
the Department continues to be noteworthy. Postgraduate student
numbers are at an all-time high, and throughput is satisfactory. As an
indication of their value and contribution, no fewer than 19 of the
conference papers listed below involve postgraduates, of which nine
were sole authored by them. The Department’s weekly brown-bag
research seminars continue to be highly successful, attracting large
audiences, and in the second semester postgraduates took on the
responsibility of organizing the programme.
The Department continued to administer the Earthquake Unit, the
Unit for Disaster Studies, the Environmental Management Unit, and
the Marine Geology Unit.
PAPERS PRESENTED
R. Ahmad
• “Landslides in Jamaica.” National Disaster Management
Conference 2008: Furthering the Risk Reduction Agenda –
Landslides and Earthquakes, Montego Bay, Jamaica, March
2008.
D. Dodman
• “Developers in the public interest? The role of urban
development corporations in the Anglophone Caribbean.”
SEDAAG Annual Conference, Charleston, South Carolina,
USA, November 2007.
S. Mains
• “Masculinity, colonialism and Caribbean urban landscapes.”
Special Session on Urban Masculinities/Men in the City,
Symposium on Caribbean Urban Cultures, UWI, Mona,
September 2007.
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• “Mobility and migration: Jamaicans in ‘foreign’.” Forum on
Caribbean Impact, Global Reach, UWI 60th Anniversary
Research Day, January 2008.
• “Caribbean spaces of diaspora and development: returning to
Jamaica.” Eighth Conference, Faculty of Pure and Applied
Sciences, UWI Mona, February 2008
• “Island crossings: representing and returning to Jamaica.”
International Crossroads in Cultural Studies Conference,
Kingston, Jamaica, July 2008.
A. Mandal
• A. Mandal & D. Sengupta. “Radionuclide and trace element
contamination from coal combustion from Kolaghat Thermal
Power Plant, India.” Annual Meeting of the Geological Society
of America, Denver, Colorado, USA, October 2007.
D. Miller
• D. Miller & A. Pearson. “The impact of Hurricanes Dean and
Felix on Manatee Bay, St Catherine.” Conference on The
Impact of Hurricanes on Jamaica’s Coastline: Hurricane Dean
Impact Assessment, Marine Geology Unit, The University of
the West Indies, Mona, November 2007.
S. Mitchell
• Caribbean geology from a natural hazards perspective: causes,
susceptibilities and histories.” Geoscience for Development
Week 2007, Kingston, Jamaica, November 2007.
• S. Mitchell, A. Hastie, R. Ramsook, I. Brown & A. Kerr.
“Cretaceous evolution of Jamaican terrains and their relation to
the evolution of the Caribbean Plate.” 18va Conferencia
Geologica del Caribe 2008, Santo Domingo, Dominican
Republic, March 2008.
• S. Mitchell, S. James, R. Ramsook, R. Coutou & J. Fisher. “St
Ann’s Great River Inlier, Jamaica: a standard section for the
Santonian to Campanian stages (Cretaceous) of the Antillean
Region?” 18va Conferencia Geologica del Caribe 2008, Santo
Domingo, Dominican Republic, March 2008.
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• R. Ramsook & S. Mitchell. “Ichnology and sedimentology of a
deep water Paleocene syn-rift deposit, Blue Mountain Inlier,
eastern Jamaica.” 18va Conferencia Geologica del Caribe 2008,
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, March 2008.
• R. Coutou & S. Mitchell. “Stratigraphy and hydrocarbon
potential of the Yellow Limestone Group at Broomwell,
Jamaica, as a model for the Walton Basin.” 18va Conferencia
Geologica del Caribe 2008, Santo Domingo, Dominican
Republic, March 2008.
• “Biostratigraphy and its implications for the early Tectonic
evolution of the Great Arc of the Caribbean.” Geological
Society of American Annual Convention, Houston, Texas,
USA, October 2008.
K. Rhiney
• K. Rhiney,R. Jaffe &C. Francis. “Contested spaces, contesting
identities? Graffiti, space and power in Kingston, Jamaica.”
Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers,
Boston, Massachusetts, USA, April 2008.
E. Robinson
• “Effects of climate change on the Jamaican coastline:
methodology and tools.” Workshop on Jamaica’s Second
Communication to UNFCCC, November 2007.
• “Climate change and coastal resources.” National Environment
Committee’s National Forum on Climate Change, November
2007.
• “Coastal impacts and tourism development.” Geological
Society of Jamaica Workshop on Geohazards, Planning,
Management and Insurance, November 2007.
B. Spence
• “Promoting comprehensive disaster management for sector risk
management: education.” Second Caribbean Conference on
Comprehensive Disaster Management, Barbados, December
2007.
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• “Natural disaster risk management benchmarking tool: a
mechanism for mitigating disaster impact in the Caribbean.”
Second Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster
Management, Barbados, December 2007.
• “Hazard vulnerability in the Caribbean coastal zone.” UNDP
Conference on Techniques for Hazard Mapping in Caribbean
Coastal Zones, Turks and Caicos Islands, January 2008.
• “Disaster awareness game: a strategy for evaluating and
promoting disaster awareness among children.” Jamaican
National Planning Council Meeting, February 2008.
T. Stemann
• “Pennular-like structures in modern and fossil scleractinian
corals of the Family Agariciidae.” Tenth Fossil Cnidaria and
Porifera Conference, St Petersburg, Russia, August 2007.
• “Re-evaluating the biogeography of Cenozoic Caribbean reef
corals.” Eighteenth Caribbean Geological Conference, Santo
Domingo, Dominican Republic, March 2008.
• “Early Cenozoic recovery of Caribbean reef coral communities.”
Eleventh International Coral Reef Symposium, Fort
Lauderdale, Florida, USA, July 2008.
E. Thomas-Hope
• “Caribbean regional trends in migration.” International
Organization for Migration and United Nations High
Commission for Refugees Seminar for Caribbean Governments,
Cayman Islands, November 2007.
• “Implications of climate change for agriculture.” National
Forum on Climate Change for Civil Society, organized by the
National Environmental Education Committee of the
Government of Jamaica National Environment and Planning
Agency and the Environmental Foundation of Jamaica,
Kingston, November 2007.
• “Migration and Jamaica’s national development.” Centennial
Commemorative Regional Conference, Northern Caribbean
University, Mandeville, November 2007.
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• “Social and economic impact of migration and policy
implications: Jamaica.” Institute of Public Policy Research and
Global Development Network Seminar, Brisbane, Australia,
February 2008.
• “Development implications of migration for the Caribbean: can
labour markets work for the poor?” Canadian International
Development Research Centre International Migration
Seminar on Globalization, Growth and Poverty, Singapore,
April 2008.
• “Coordination of a holistic approach to the management of
contingency planning and emergency response to mass
migration in Trinidad and Tobago.” International Organization
for Migration Contingency Planning and Emergency Response
Workshop, Port of Spain, Trinidad, July 2008.
Papers presented at Conference on Foundations and Directions:
Celebrating Geography and Geology at the University of the West
Indies, Mona, July 2008.
R. Ahmad
• “Flooding processes in small-scale drainage basins.”
• R. Ahmad & P. Lyew-Ayee. “Civil engineering works in
Jamaica: the limestone terrain.”
D. Barker
• “Foundations and directions: through the eyes of an
agricultural geographer.”
• D. Campbell, D. Barker & D. McGregor. “Dealing with
drought: small farmers and environmental hazards in southern
St Elizabeth.”
T. Jackson
• “Graduate research in Geology at The University of the West
Indies.”
• T. Jackson, P. Scott & A. Butcher. “Pumice deposits of
Dominica and St Lucia: their petrology and industrial minerals
use.”
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• S.K. Donovan, T.A. Jackson, R.W. Portell, R.K. Pickerill,
D.A.T. Harper & J.W.M. Jagt. “A starfish bed in the Lesser
Antilles: Grand Bay Formation (Middle Miocene), Carriacou,
The Grenadines.”
S. Mains
• “Exploring changing spaces: travels through Caribbean cultural
geography.”
D. Miller
• D. Miller&A. Pearson. “Beach dynamics and shoreline change
on a carbonate beach: Manatee Bay, St Catherine, Jamaica.”
• D. Miller & F. Patel. “Tower karst symmetry in the Bull
Savannah area, southern St Elizabeth: form, process and
geological controls.”
S. Mitchell
• R. Coutou & S. Mitchell. “The Yellow Limestone Group at
Broomwell, Jamaica: stratigraphy, provenance and properties
for hydrocarbon exploration.”
• S. Khan & S. Mitchell. “Coastal retreat in southeast Jamaica:
hurricanes and storms as driving mechanisms.”
• R. Ramsook & S. Mitchell. “Ichnology and paleogeography of
the Richmond Formation, Wagwater Belt, eastern Jamaican.
• D. Miller, F. Patel & S. Mitchell. “Tower karst asymmetry in
the Bull Savanna area, southern St Elizabeth, Jamaica: form,
process and geological controls.”
K. Rhiney
• “Contested spaces, contesting identities? Graffiti, space and
power in Kingston, Jamaica.”
E. Robinson
• E. Robinson, S. Khan, R. Coutou & M. Johnson. “Coastal
hazards: preparing for the future.”
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B. Spence
• Agricultural good practices for the mitigation of hydro-
meteorological hazards in Jamaica.”
Postgraduate Conference Papers
Nine presentations were made by postgraduate students during the
period.
PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Book Chapters and Journal Articles
D. Barker
* C. Beckford, D. Barker & S. Bailey. “Adaptation, innovation
and domestic food production in Jamaica: some examples of
survival strategies of small-scale farmers.” Singapore Journal of
Tropical Geography, 28, 2007, pp. 273-286.
T. Jackson
* T.A. Jackson, P.W. Scott, S.K. Donovan, R.K. Pickerill,
R.W. Portell & D.A.T. Harper. “The volcaniclastic turbidites
of the Grand Bay Formation, Carriacou, Grenadines, Lesser
Antilles.” Caribbean Journal of Science, 44(1), pp. 116-124.
S. Mains
* “Spatial inequality.” In B. Warf et al. (eds.), Encyclopedia of
Human Geography. New York, Sage, 2006, pp. 453-454.
* “Discourse.” In B. Warf et al. (eds.), Encyclopedia of Human
Geography. New York, Sage, 2006, pp. 111-113.
* S. Mains & C. Clifford. “A dialogue with masculinity in
Jamaica.” In A. Jones (ed.), Men of the Global South. New
York, Zed Books, 2006.
* “Hurricanes in Toronto: distance, identity, and the Jamaican
diaspora.” Focus on Geography, 50(1), 2007, pp. 1-8.
* “Transnational communities, identities, and moving
populations.” In E.E.L. Jackiewica & F.J. Bosco (eds.), Placing
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Latin America: Contemporary Themes inHumanGeography.
Lanham, MD, Rowman & Littlefield, 2008, pp. 205-234.
* “‘English fever’: documenting the Caribbean diaspora in ‘The
Colony’.” In A. Escher, A.C. Lukinbeal & S. Zimmerman
(eds.), The Geography of Cinema – A Cinematic World.
Stuttgart, Franz Steiner-Verlag.
A. Mandal
* A. Mandal & D. Sengupta. “Geochemical hazard by coal ash
from a coal-based thermal power plant in Kolaghat, West
Bengal, India.” Geochemica et Cosmochimica Acta, 71(15),
2007, p. A617.
S. Mitchell
* T. Stemann, G. Gunter & S. Mitchell. “Reef coral diversity
in the Late Maastrichtian of Jamaica. In B. Hubmann &W.E.
Piller (eds.), Fossil Corals and Sponges. Proceedings of the 9th
International Symposium on Fossil Cnidaria and Porifera.
Osterr. Akad. Schiftenr. Erdwiss. Komm, 17, 2007, pp. 455-
469.
* S. Mitchell, G. Gunter & R. Ramsook. “Paleoecology of the
Maastrichtian rudist Biradiolites in Jamaica.” In R.W. Scott
(ed.), Cretaceous Rudists and Carbonate Platforms:
Environmental Feedback. Society for Sedimentary Geology
Special Publication No. 87, 2007, pp. 81-94.
* A. Hastie, A. Kerr, J. Pearce & S. Mitchell. “Classification of
altered volcanie island arc rocks using immobile trace
elements: development of the Th-Co discrimination
diagram.” Journal of Petrology, 48, 2007, pp. 2341-2357.
K. Rhynie
* D. Dodman & K. Rhiney. “‘We nyammin?’ Food supply,
authenticity, and the tourist experience in Negril, Jamaica.”
In M. Daye et al. (eds.), New Perspectives in Caribbean
Tourism.NewYork&London, Routledge, 2008, pp. 115-132.
T. Stemann
* T. Stemann & S. Donovan. “Paleo-channel or sinkhole?
Reinterpretation of an enigmatic structure near Discovery
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Bay, north central Jamaica.” Caribbean Journal of Science,
44(2), 2008, pp. 242-245.
INCOME GENERATION
Professor Simon Mitchell was awarded a grant of J$3 million for
reservoir, seal and provenance studies in Jamaica from a joint venture oil
exploration group. The grant includes support for a postgraduate
student’s research. He also received a grant of US$3,500 from the
Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica to support fieldwork for a research
fellowship on Eocene rift basins in Jamaica.
Dr Thomas Stemann and Principal Investigator Professor Jeremy
Jackson of the Scripps Institute of Oceanography, University of San
Diego, La Jolla, California, USA, received a grant from the US National
Geographic Society of approximately J$90,000 for field and laboratory
equipment, and J$50,000 as consultancy fees.
Dr Savitha Ganapathy was the head of the team which created and
enhanced the GIS database and developed web integration
functionality for a project on HIV/AIDS Interventions for Jamaican
Children. The project was carried out between April and June 2008 for
the Caribbean Child Development Centre, UWI, and funding
amounted to J$695,992. Dr Ganapathy was also awarded a UWI New
Initiatives Grant worth US$9,610 for an 18-month research project on
“Forest fire dynamics: fire-risk mapping in tropical forests of Jamaica.”
The Marine Geology Unit received a grant of US$20,000 from the
United Nations Development Programme and the Jamaica
Meteorological Service for an integrated assessment of resources,
vulnerability and adaptation of selected coastal sites in Jamaica to the
effects of climate change. The Unit also received a grant of J$760,000
from the Environmental Foundation of Jamaica for a physical
assessment of shoreline damage and changes due to the impact of
Hurricane Dean. The final report was submitted in January 2008.
The Environmental Management Unit received a grant of US$50,000
from the Global Development Network for “Development on the Move
– Jamaica Pilot Study.” It also received J$4,565,487 from the
Environmental Foundation of Jamaica for a study on “The Recovery of
PET and High-Density Polyethylene Plastic Containers on the UWI
Mona Campus.”
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PUBLIC SERVICE
R. Ahmad
– Associate Editor, Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and
Hydrogeology of the Geological Society.
– Member, National Damage Assessment, Recovery and
Rehabilitation Subcommittee, Office of Disaster
Preparedness and Emergency Management, Jamaica.
– Fellow, Geological Society of London.
– Council Member, Geological Society of Jamaica.
D. Barker
– Editor, Caribbean Geography.
– President, Jamaican Geographical Society.
T. Jackson
– Fellow, Caribbean Academy of Sciences.
S. Mains
– Member, Association of American Geographers International
Research across the Americas Advisory Group.
– External member, Tenure Review Committee, Division of
Social Science, York University, Toronto, Canada.
– Guest editor, Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography,
– Guest editor, Caribbean Geography
– Chair, Session on “Exploring Musical Topographies,” Global
Reggae
– Manuscript reviewer, Caribbean Geographer, Geografiska
Annaler B: Human Geography, Professional Geographer, Social
and Cultural Geography.
D. Miller
– Book review editor, Caribbean Geography.
– Council member, Jamaican Geographical Society.
– Secretary, Jamaican Association of Geomorphologists.
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S. Mitchell
– Permanent member, Standing Committee, for the Caribbean
Geological Conferences.
– Member, Scientific Committee, International Rudist
Congress.
– Chairman, Commission on Jamaican Lithostratigraphy.
– External examiner, Geology, Council of Community Colleges
of Jamaica
E. Robinson
– Member, Board of the Nature Preservation Foundation.
– Member, Board of C-CAM.
– Member, National Council on Ocean and Coastal Zone
Management.
B. Spence
– Member, Government of Jamaica Task Force on Hazard Risk
Reduction and Climate Change.
T. Stemann
– Council member, Geological Society of Jamaica.
– Editor, Caribbean Journal of Earth Science.
E. Thomas-Hope
– Chairman of the Board, Jamaica Sustainable Development
Network.
– Member, Government of Jamaica Tribunal for the
Adjudication of Environmental Disputes under the NRCA
Act.
– Member, National Watershed Council.
– Member, Environmental and Natural Resources
Management Task Force for “Vision Twenty-Thirty”,
Planning Institute of Jamaica.
– Director, Luis Fred Kennedy Environmental Foundation.
– Director, Grace Kennedy Foundation.
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– Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Progress in Development
Studies (University of London).
– Referee for Social and Economic Studies; International
Development Planning Review; Journal of Eastern Caribbean
Studies; World Health Organization Bulletin; Progress in
Development Studies; Population, Space and Place; Singapore
Journal of Tropical Geography.
CATEGORIES OF STUDENTS
Undergraduates: Geography
Year I: 114
Year II: 52
Year III: 43
Undergraduates: Geology
Year I: 102
Year II: 48
Year III: 39
Postgraduates:
MPhil Geography: 7
MPhil Geology: 4
MPhil Environmental Management 1
PhD Geography: 5
PhD Geology: 4 (2 completed)
PhD Environmental Management 6 (2 completed)
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DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES
Eric Hyslop,  BSc (Hons.) Aberdeen, PhD Open University
– Head of Department
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT
The academic year 2007-2008 was ayear of transition for the Department
of Life Sciences. The major change beyond
the appointment of a new head of
department was to the undergraduate
programme, particularly at level I, and to
the student intake specifically at that stage
of the programme.
Department’s performance during
2007/08
Undergraduate programme
Based upon the recommendations of the Quality Assurance Review
conducted in September 2006, the department had radically overhauled
the level one programme, restructuring three courses into two: BL12C,
Cells Molecular Biology and Genetics and BL12B Diversity of
Organisms. The drive by the university to increase enrolment and the
provision of early offers was successful, insofar as the equivalent
enrolment in 2006/2007 semester I for level 1 was 261 whereas by
2007/2008 semester I this rose to 438. A similar picture was seen in
second semester with corresponding numbers of 287 and 399.
This 68% increase placed the resources of the department under
considerable strain, both in terms of human resources (lab
demonstrators and teaching assistants) and physical resources (space,
materials). Nevertheless by the continued dedication of staff at all
levels: academic, technical and support, the department was able to
deliver. That this was achieved with only minor input of new resources,
is testament to the resourcefulness of the DLS staff. It goes without
saying that this situation is non-sustainable and that if the numbers are
to remain at this level or indeed increase then the University is obligated
to inject new capital investment into the department, otherwise the
standard of the material delivered will surely fall.
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Undergraduate teaching
Based upon the yardstick of student assessment the Department of Life
Sciences was able to maintain a very high standard of teaching with staff
in most courses being assessed at 4.0 or above and in several instances
with scores of 4.8 and above. The overall mean lecturer score for
semester I was 4.36 and in semester II 4.15.
The department put in place the requirements for a Marine Biology
major and this is to be mounted for the first time in 2008/2009. A major
overhaul of level 2 and 3 courses was extensively discussed. One of the
major stumbling blocks was the implementation of three, as opposed to
four, credit courses: a subject discussed at both Faculty and Cross-
Campus meetings. It is hoped to intensify efforts to finalize the level 2
and 3 programmes in the coming academic year.
The two marine-base laboratories, Port Royal and Discovery Bay,
continued to assist with teaching at undergraduate level with ten UWI
courses being accommodated at Port Royal Marine Lab and twenty
three groups (seven from the department of Life Sciences) at Discovery
Bay.
Staffing Developments
As of January 2008 Dr. Noureddine Benkeblia joined the department
as Senior Lecturer in Horticulture. Dr. Benkeblia, who has extensive
research experience in the area, and an international reputation, is
expected to expand the development of his subject area in the
department. Dr. Kurt McLaren, lecturer in Forestry, on the second
year of a two-year fellowship, was appointed Visiting Research Fellow at
the Department of Geography, University of Leeds U.K. Dr. Judith
Mendes lecturer in coral reef biology, was seconded as director of the
Bellairs Research Institute of McGill University, at Barbados and was
appointed adjunct Professor at McGill University. Congratulations to
Prof. Ralph Robinson, who in conjunction with his PhD research
student Ms. CeceliaWaugh received the 2008 Principal’s award for best
research publication in the FPAS. Similarly Dr. Paula Tennant was co-
author of a paper that received the 2008 Principal’s award for best
research publication in the Faculty of Social Sciences.
On January 1, 2008 Ms Pamela Housen was appointed Administrative
Officer in the CMS (at the DBML), and onMarch 1, 2008 Mrs. Sophia
Saunders-Davis was appointed Administrative Officer in the CMS (at
the PRML).
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Graduate Programme
The Department of Life Sciences had extensive plans to merge two of
the three taughtMSc programmes, and these were carried out. However
in the final instance, the time frame for approval was such that we were
unable to finalize the merger for the 2008-2009 academic year. So
neither the MSc TEAM nor the MSc MERS was taught. We did
however accept a new cohort of students into the MSc, PPP consisting
of six students.
In terms of research students the department accepted 7 new students
into the MPhil programme. The research projects of twelve graduate
students were augmented by help from the Port Royal Marine Lab and
similarly two at Discovery Bay.
Turnover rate remained a critical factor and at the 2007 graduation the
following degrees were awarded.
Completed Taught Programmes
MSc PPP: Gusland McCook
MSc TEAM: Clarence Malcolm
Completed Research Degrees
Master of Philosophy: Botany
Donna Maria Lowe
Marine Sciences Zoology
Stacey-Ann Moses June Gordon-Masters
Hugh Small Janette Rose Manning
Doctor of Philosophy: Marine Sciences
David Narinesingh
Gale Persad
Gillian Smith
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Main DLS targets for 2007/2008 academic year
¡ To finalize changes to the undergraduate teaching programme
at levels II and III.
¡ In face of expansion of student numbers, to attempt to maintain
internationally credible standards of learning in the programme
in the light of resource limitations.
¡ To continue to utilize the facilities at both PRML and DBML to
accommodate courses, research projects and supply teaching
materials.
Research and Graduate Students
¡ To improve the current output of 0.55 referred journal
publications per staff member
¡ To engender a research culture by promoting attendance at
conferences by graduate students and by increasing their
involvement in the affairs of the department.
¡ To finalize approval of the new merged MSc Programme for
delivery in the 2009-2010 academic year.
Outreach
Feed Microscopy Workshop held by American Soybean Association –
International Marketing Division, July 14-15, 2008 Participants: 22.
The department received US$824.07.
Quarantine Inspector’s Workshop held by Ministry of Agriculture –
Agricultural Support Service Project (ASSP), Kgn. Ja. and USDA-
APHIS-IS, August 13-16, 2007. Participants: 30 The department
received J$10,000.00 fromUSDA and J$36,990.00 from theMinistry of
Agriculture
Training Course for the identification of Mealy Bugs and Scale Insects
held by the Ministry of Agriculture – Agricultural Support Services
Project (ASSP), January 7-11, 2008. Participants: 20 The department
received J$26,500.00.
A group of ‘A’ levels Biology students from the Undergraduate School
were permitted to use the Preliminary Biology Lab (lab#12) in May
2008 for their G.C.E. examination.
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The Preliminary Biology Laboratory was the venue for the shooting
(filming) of a simulated laboratory scene consisting of display of animals
and students at work – for a magazine production as part of U.W.I. 60th
Anniversary Celebration.
The DBML continues to offer the essential ‘hypobaric chamber service’
in responding to the needs of diver accidents and assist in the
installation of a similar chamber on the south coast. Furthermore,
DBML recorded 1003 man dives over the year and 583 students from 14
schools. PRML recorded 1116 from 31 schools
Research Output
The staff of the department, in 2007/2008, collectively produced 11
articles in refereed journals and a further 12 in non-refereed journals. A
total of 33 papers were presented at conferences, many at the Faculty of
Pure and Applied Sciences 8th Biennial Conference by academic staff
and their graduate students. Two book chapters were also published.
This gives a total of 56 publications.
Assuming 16 academic staff at Mona and four staff at scientific officer
level or above this gives 20 staff which in turn produces an average of 2.8
publications per staff member, a major improvement over the 0.9
equivalent value last academic year.What was also encouraging was the
large number of graduate students disseminating their research findings
through publication and presentation. The research output in terms of
refereed journal articles remained low at 0.55 per staff member and
needs to be boosted.
PAPERS PRESENTED
Karl Aiken
• Aiken, K.A., and Pal, A.R. “Dolphin interference with fish
traps in Jamaican waters”, 60th Annual Gulf & Caribbean
Fisheries InstituteMeeting, November 5-10, 2007, Punta Cana,
Dominican Republic
Noureddine Benkeblia
• Takahashi, N., Takeda, H., Fukumori, Y., Onodera, S.,
Benkeblia, N. and Shiomi, N. “Effective method for 1- kestose
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production using Aspergillus japonicus” 6th International
Fructan Symposium, July 27-31, 2008 Sapporo, Japan.
• Fujishima, M., Shiomi, N., Benkeblia, N., and Onodera, S.
“Isolation and identification of inulo-oligosaccharides from
stored onion bulbs” 6th International Fructan Symposium, July
27-31, 2008 Sapporo, Japan.
Marcia Creary
• Creary, M., and McGann, J. “Coral Reef Monitoring in the
OECS and Tobago”. 11th International Coral Reef Symposium.
Ft Lauderdale, Florida. July 7-11, 2008.
• Creary, M. “The Jamaica Coral Reef Monitoring Network
(JCRMN)”. 11th International Coral Reef Symposium. Ft
Lauderdale, Florida. July 7-11, 2008. (Poster )
• Creary, M. “Monitoring and Assessment - The Caribbean
Coastal Data Centre”. 11th International Coral Reef
Symposium. Ft Lauderdale, Florida. July 7-11, 2008. (Poster)
Peter Gayle
• Gayle, P.,Waltho, N., and Charpentier, B. “Coral mortality and
recovery on a Jamaican cothr shore reef following the 2005
Caribbean region bleaching event”. 11th International Coral
Reef Symposium. Ft Lauderdale, Florida. July 7-11, 2008.
(Poster )
Eric Hyslop
• Jelnes, J.E.T., Pointier, J.P., Pereira, A.A.V., and Hyslop, E.J.
“Intermediate Hosts of Schistosomiasis in the Americas I The
Caribbean species of Biomphalaria” 8th Caribbean Congress of
Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Havana Cuba, December
4-7, 2007. (Poster)
Judith Mendes
• Mendes, J. “The annual timing of coral spawning: A role for
rainfall?” 11th International Coral Reef Symposium, Fort
Lauderdale, USA (2008)
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Paula Tennant
• Bennett, S.M., Tennant, P.F., McLaughlin, W., (2008)
“Biological and Molecular characterization of citrus viroids in
Jamaican citrus orchards”. Joint Annual Meeting of the
American Society of Plant Biologists and the Sociedad
Mexicana De Bioquimica Rama: Bioquimica y Biologia
Molecular de Plantas. Merida, Mexico, June 26-July 1, 2008.
• Moore, S., Tennant, P. (2008) “AWAC-Centered approach to
teaching biology in a creole speaking environment”. 9th Bi-
Annual International Writing across the Curriculum
Conference held in Austin, Texas, US, May 29-31, 2008.
Dale Webber
• Maxam, A., and Webber, D. Defining the reefal bay system
hydrodynamically. 11th International Coral Reef Symposium. Ft
Lauderdale, Florida. July 7-11, 2008. (Poster)
Byron Wilson
• Wilson, B., Van Veen, R., and Pearson, A. “Looking for lizards
and finding old buildings: why conservation biologists and
archaelogists make good bedfellow.” Archaeological Society of
Jamaica, 6th Symposium. University of the West Indies, Mona.
Presentations at 8th Biennial Conference of the Faculty of Pure and
Applied Sciences, February 26-28, 2008.
• Meggs, L., Aiken, K.A., and Steele, R. “Aspects of the
settlement of larvae of the Caribbean spiny lobster Panulirus
argus (Latreille) in Jamaican coastal waters, using modified
GUSI and Witham collectors”
• Blake, N. “DNA denies disjunct distribution: new characters
redefine Pleurodonte systematics”
• Williams, K., Coates-Beckford, P., Smith, E., and Yee, T.
“Development of an efficient system for biodegrading ackee
fruit, utilizing selected fungi”
• Hutton, D., Cohen, J., Daley, D., and Baldy, R. “Damage to
trees at the UWI Mona campus caused by Hurricanes Gilbert,
Ivan  and Dean”
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• Robinson, M., Zachariades, C., Robinson, D., and Cohen, J.
“Field host range of species in Jamaica with potential as
biological control agents on Chromolaena odorata”
• Reid, N., Cohen, J. “It really rains weeds! The density and
composition of the weed seed rain in Scotch Bonnet pepper-
production systems”
• Whyte, D., Garraway, E., Robinson, D., and Murphy C. “The
effect of bird predation on foliage arthropods within three
selected coffee agroecosystems in the Blue Mountain”.
• Bailey, A.D., and Hyslop, E.J. “Occurrence and ecological
interaction of the nonindigeneous species Oreochromis niloticus
niloticus, O. mossambicus, Pterygoplichthys pardalis, Hoplosternum
littorale and Parachromis dovii”
• Curtis, M., and Hyslop, E.J. “A survey of fish species
composition in Mammee and Pelican Shoals, Kingston
Harbour, and observations on diet of selected species”
• Fender-Longman, A., and Hyslop, E.J. “The ecological effect
of the invasive gastropods, Thiara granifera (Lamarck) and
Melanoides tuberculata (Muller), on the distribution and
abundance of the native Hemisinus lineolatus (Wood)”
• Thomas, D., and Hyslop, E.J “An ecological study of the
species composition and distribution of spiders in Jamaica”
• Douglas, R., and Hyslop, E.J “Comparison of biological aspects
of Gambusia puncticulata (Poey 1854) in White River and Rio
Pedro, Jamaica and the taxonomy and distribution of Sycidium
sp. in Jamaica”
• Whyte, D., Garraway, E., Robinson, D., and Murphy C. “The
effect of bird predation on foliage arthropods within three
selected coffee agroecosystems in the Blue Mountain”
• Marsha Robinson, C. Zachariades,Robinson, D., and Cohen, J.
“Field host range of species in Jamaica with potential as
biological control agents on Chromolaena odorata”
• Okoro, C., Wilson, B., Lorenzo-Morale, J., and Robinson, R.
“The distribution of gastro-intestinal helminthes in a
population of wild pigs (Sus scrofa) in Jamaica”
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• Powell, M.P., Wheatley, A.O., Tennant, P.F., Asemota, H.,
Gonsalves, D., and Ahmad, M.H. “Assessment of lipid
peroxidation and antioxidant enzymes in the tissues of rats fed
transgenic papaya (Carica papaya)”
• Elliott, T., and Webber, M. “Temporal changes in mangrove
root communities in contrasting habitats of the Port Royal
mangroves, Jamaica” .
• Wilson, B., and Nelson, M.“Jamaica’s threatened frogs and
disappearing forests”
• Wilson, B., and Harker, T. “Conservation status of sea turtles
in Jamaica”
• Okoro, C., Wilson, B., Lorenzo-Morale, J., and Robinson, R.
“The distribution of gastro-intestinal helminthes in a
population of wild pigs (Sus scrofa) in Jamaica”
PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Journal Articles
* Benkeblia, N., Shiomi, N., Onodera, S., Takahashi, N.,
Fujishima, M., and Nagamine, T. 2008 Saccharide and
Fructooligosaccharide accumulation across leaf-bases during
growth and bulb development of onion (Allium cepa L.)” Acta
Agronomica Hungarica. 56: 21-31
* Garraway, E., Davis, H.A., Synder, N., and Bailey, A.J.A.
(2008). New Populations of the Jamaican Giant Swallowtail,
Papilio (Pterourus) homerus (Leoidoptera: Papilionidae).
Tropical Lepidoptera, 18: 43-45.
* Garraway, E., and Murphy, C.P. (2007). Melese farri
(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Arctiinae): a new species from
Jamaica. Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 109: 913-919.
* Tabanor, M.E., and Hyslop E.J. (2007) Acute Toxicity of
Endosulphan to Three Freshwater Snails in Jamaica.
Caribbean Journal of Sciences 43 (2): 277-279
* Robinson, R.D., O’Connor, N.P.G., and Steele, R.D. (2008).
Interactions between cage-cultured, hybrid tilapia and a
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marine monogenean, Neobenedenia melleni. North American
Journal of Aquaculture 70(1): 68-73.
* Tennant, P.F., Fermin, F.A., Roye, M.E., (2007) Viruses
infecting papaya (Carica papaya L.): Etiology, pathogenesis,
and molecular biology. Plant Viruses 1: 178-188.
* Teixeira da Silva, J., Rashid, Z., Tan, N.D., Sivakumar, D.,
Gera, A., Teixeira Souza, M., and Tennant, P.F. (2007).
Papaya (Carica papaya L.) Biology and Biotechnology. Tree
and Forestry Science and Biotechnology 1: 47-73.
* Roberts, M., Minott, D.A., Tennant, P.F., Jackson, J.C.
(2008) Assessment of compositional changes during ripening
of transgenic papaya modified for protection against Papaya
ringspot virus. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
88:1911-1920
* Chin, M., Rhodes, L., and Tennant, P.F. (2008) Occurrence
of Papaya ringspot virus in papaya orchards of St. Kitts. Plant
Pathology 57: 767
* Robinson, M.A., Vaidya, K.R., and Cohen, J.E. (2007). The
effect of spacing on the biomass productivity of a determinate
moth bean (Vigna aconitifolia) genotype. Jamaica Journal of
Scientist and Technology. 18: 58-63.
* Rowe, G.A. and Vaidya K.R. (2007). Influence of
phosphorous on the performance of a determinate genotype of
moth bean (Vigna aconitifolia). Jamaica Journal of Scientist and
Technology. 18:52-57
Technical reports and Non-refereed Articles
* Aiken, K.A., Kumagai, N., Yasuda, T., & Jones, I. 2007. The
egg trace method of identifying Diamonback Squid fishing
grounds in Jamaican waters. Proc. Gulf & Caribb.Fish. Instit.
59:301-305
* Creary, M. 2007. Regional TrainingWorkshop in Coral Reef
Monitoring for the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States
and Tobago. September 10-13, 2007, St Lucia. MACC
Project. Strengthening of Climate and Coral Monitoring
Network. CCCCC, Belize. 45pp
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* Creary, M. 2008. The Impact of Climate Change on the Coral
Reefs of the Caribbean. Jamaica Clearing House Mechanism.
Monthly Article Catalogue. Jamaica Biodiversity Information
Network.  www.jamaicachm.org.jm.
* Garraway, E., Murphy, C.P., Proctor, G., and Whyte, D.
2008. Biodiversity studies on Dry Limestone Forests of
Bracco, Trelawny, Jamaica
* Garraway, E., Murphy, C.P., Proctor, G., and Whyte, D.
2008. Biodiversity studies on forest of North Western
Braziletto Mountains, southern Clarendon, Jamaica.
* Garraway, E., Murphy, C.P., Proctor, G., and Whyte, D.
2008. Biodiversity studies on forest of South Eastern
Braziletto Mountains, southern Clarendon, Jamaica.
* Jones, L.P. Alcolado, Y., Cala, D,. Cobian, V., Coelho, A.,
Hernandez, R., Jones, J., Mallela & C. Manfrino. 2008. The
Effects of Coral Bleaching in the Northern Caribbean and
Western Atlantic. In Wilkinson, C. Souter, D (eds.) Status
of Caribbean Coral Reefs after bleaching and hurricanes in
2005. Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network, and Reef and
Rainforest Research Centre, Townsville 152p
* Robinson, R.D.,&Mitchell, S. (2008). Editors. Proceedings,
Fifth Conference of the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences,
February 26-28, 2008. The University of the West Indies,
Jamaica.
* Wilson, B.S., Hailey, A., and Horrocks, J. A. (eds.). 2007.
Conservation of Caribbean Island herpetofaunas, Part 3.
Applied Herpetology 4:95-194.
* Wilson, B.S., Hailey, A., and Horrocks, J.A. (eds.). 2007.
Conservation of Caribbean Island herpetofaunas, Part 4.
Applied Herpetology 4:293-394.
* Wilson, B.S. 2007. Annual report: Jamaican Iguana
Recovery Programme. Report to funders, NEPA, and UDC.
* Webber, D., Webber, M., Aiken, K., Mendes, J., Wilson,
B., Creary, M., and Small, H. 2007. Baseline survey for
offshore and gas exploration south of Jamaica. Jamaica Joint
Venture Desktop Survey. p124.
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Book Chapters
* Benkeblia, N. “The physiology of dormancy of onion bulb”
Allium cepa. In: Hamantaranjan, A. (Ed.). Advances in Plant
Physiology. An International Trearise Series. Vol.10
Scientific Publisher , Jodhpur, pp.233-24
* Garraway, E., Bailey, A.J.A., Freeman, B.E., Parnell, J.R., and
Emmel, T.C., 2008. Population studies and conservation of
Jamaica’s endangered swallowtail butterfly Papilio
(Pterourus) homerus In “Insect Conservation and Islands,”
T.R. New, Editor. Springer, 251 pp.
* John, K., and Hyslop, E. (2008). Life in streams and rivers In
“Guide to the Blue and JohnCrowMountains” p189-193. The
Natural History Society of Jamaica. Ian Randle Publ.
Kingston/Miami.
INCOME GENERATION
Large projects
Chromalena 715,806.65
John Crow Mountains/Black River 9,893,940.00
Morass(MacArthur)
Total income from large research J$10,609,746.65
grants
Small projects
New Initiative Fund 1,500,186.00
Graduate Awards Funds 699,912.04
INCOME FROM SELF-FINANCED PROGRAMMES
Programmes Income Expenditure
MSc      PPP J$   997,500.00 J$205,437.00
MSc      TEAM J$  nil J$  11,518.00
MSc      Aquatic. Sci. J$   360,715.00 J$  40,119.00
Summer school J$4,697,163.50
Rental and Lab Manuals J$1,644,233.00
Consultancy J$2,742,714.00
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INCOME FROM SPECIAL PROJECTS
Paula Tennant – Technology Investment Fund (TIF) (2007)
J$1,170,000.00 (2.5 years)
Karl Aiken – US$2,000.00 from Campus Research &
Publications Committee, November 2007
DBML – J$2.077M. Best strategies for determining
coastal habitat status and priorities.
Byron Wilson – Environmental Foundation of Jamaica
J$200,000.00
–  Chelonian Research Foundation Linnaeus Fund
US$1,800.00; with D. Calder
–  Disney Wildlife Conservation Fund US$5,000.00
–  Anonymous Donor; submitted through the
International Iguana Foundation US$13,200.00
with R. Hudson.
–  International Iguana Foundation US$20,000.00
PUBLIC SERVICE
Dr Karl Aiken
– Member, Board of Directors, (Chairman, Academic Sub-
Committee), Caribbean Maritime Institute, Palisadoes Park,
Kingston
– Member, CITES Scientific Authority of Jamaica, NEPA
Dr. Noureddine Benkeblia
– Member, Editorial Board of several International Journals
– Consultant expert of the UNPD (United Nation Programme
of Development, Switzerland
– Consultant of the Scientific Advisory Board (USA)
Dr. Jane Cohen
– Member, Scientific Authority of Jamaica
– Member, Alien Invasive Species Working Group of Jamaica
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– Member, National Organic Agriculture Steering Committee,
Research & Seed Production Sub-Committee
– Member, Consultation Group for Pest Risk Analyses of
National Plant Protection Organization
– Member, Education & Research Sub-Committee of the
Nature Preservation Foundation
– Member, Jamaican Society for Agricultural Sciences
– Member, Natural History Society of Jamaica
Dr. Eric Garraway
– Member, Advisory Board of the Natural History Division,
Institute of Jamaica
– Advisor/ Point-person, Vincentian Student Association.
Dr. Kurt McLaren
– Member, The Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park
Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee
Prof. Ralph Robinson
– Member, Board of Director Jamaica Agricultural
Development Foundation
– Member, National Ad hoc Committee to Develop Guidelines
for the Aquaculture Industry in Jamaica
– Member, Ministry of Agriculture Shrimp Aquaculture Policy
Sub-Committee
– Executive Secretary, Bioethics Society of the English-
Speaking Caribbean
– Adjunct Member, the Welcome Trust Research Centre for
Parasitic Infections, Imperial College of Science and
Technology, London, UK
– Associate Researcher, The University of La Laguna, Tenerife,
Spain
Dr. Paula Tennant
– Staff Representative, National Environment & Planning
Agency’s Biodiversity Committee
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Dr. Kisan Vaidya
– Member, Gene Bank Committee, Jamaica.
– Member, Technical Committee, Jamaica Agricultural
Development Foundation (JADF)
– Member, Review Committee , Jamaican Journal of Science and
Technology
Dr. Dale Webber
– Secretary, National Environment Societies Trust (NEST)
– Chairman, CL Environmental Company Limited.
– Member, Ministry of Education and Culture Overseas
Examination Commission.
– Chairman, National committee of RAMSAR international
convention on Wetlands.
– Member, Board of Governors of the Mona Preparatory
School.
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, CaribbeanAcademy of Sciences, JamaicanChapter.
– Member, National Ramsar committee (NEPA).
– Member, UNESCO National Advisory Committee for
Science and Technology
Dr. Byron Wilson
– Chairman, Jamaican Iguana Research and Conservation
Group
– Member, Board of Directors, Windsor Research Centre
– Member, Working Group on Invasive Species, (NEPA)
– Member, IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group
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Marcia Creary
– Member, Steering Committee, Caribbean Coastal Marine
Productivity programme
– Council Member, Jamaica Institute of Environmental
Professionals
– Member, International Society for Reef Studies
– Member, Caribbean Academy of Sciences
– CMS Representative, National Council for Ocean and
Coastal Zone Management
Peter Gayle
– Member, Diving sub-group, National Council on Oceans and
Coastal Zone Management.
Loureene Jones
– Member, Jamaica Blue Flag Jury
Camillo Trench
– Life Sciences/CMS representative of the National Ramsar
Committee (NEPA).
– Member, Communication, Education and Public Awareness
(CEPA) sub-committee of National Ramsar Committee
(NEPA).
CATEGORIES OF STUDENTS
Undergraduate numbers:
Preliminary (Year 0) – 153
Introductory (Level I) – 438
Advanced (Level II) – 124
Advanced (Level III) – 129
Of the 129 final year students, 91 completed graduation requirements
with the following distribution in performance.
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Class of Degree First Upper Lower Pass Total
Class Second Second
Botany Major 2 6 5 2 15
Botany Minor – – 5 3 8
Zoology Major – 12 13 4 29
Zoology Minor – 1 – 3 4
Environmental Biology – 4 9 6 19
Experimental Biology – 2 4 1 7
Microbiology – 1 3 2 6
Biology with Education – 2 1 – 3
Total 2 28 40 21 91
The majors and minors selected within the Department in final year
were:
Botany Major – 15
Botany Minor – 8
Biology with Education – 3
Environmental Biology – 19
Experimental Biology – 7
Zoology Major – 29
Zoology Minor – 4
Prizes
The following students were formally recognized for quality academic
performance.
Preliminary Biology Prize: Kerry-Ann Rosegreen
Introductory Biology Prize: Tanesha Green
Lisa-Ann McPherson
S. Potluri book award: Janelle Kidd
D.P. Devi-Prasad book award: Fitzroy McPherson
Level II Zoology Prize: Gayann McLeod
L.B. Coke Plant Physiology Prize: Davinia Montaque
Avinash Potluri Prize: Dian Thompson
Vincent Hugh Wilson McKie Prize: Romaine Lewis
The following should be congratulated on their achievement in
graduating with First Class Honours in November 2007.
Zoology
Patricia Brooks Oge Gordon
Venessa Buchanan Lavinea Smith
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DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Ronald E. Young, BSc, MSc UWI, PhD St. And.
– Head of Department
The Department in the course of thepast year has come a long way in terms
of rehabilitating its image. Although
functioning essentially as separate entities,
the Sections have co-operated and have
both enhanced their teaching assessments
and their image in the eyes of the students.
Both Sections have worked at developing
justifications as to why they should be
separated and would function better as
separate Departments, and have presented
strategic developmental plans to support
these proposals. Much effort was placed in
the Mathematics Section on improving teaching quality and student
centeredness. Average scores on student assessment of teaching over
the year were 4.06 (SE 0.09) for lecturers and 3.91 (SE 0.07) for courses.
In the Computer Science Section, Student Assessments were available
only for Semester I and averaged 3.89 (SE 0.47) for lecturers and 3.61
(SE 0.41) for courses.
Staffing
In the Computer Science Section Dr. Suresh Sankaranarayanan and
Dr. James (Huw) Evans were appointed toward the end of academic
year at the Lecturer level. Miss Phillipa Bennett and Mr. Carl
Beckford were appointed as Temporary Assistant Lecturers to assist
with the teaching duties for Lila Rao and Gunjan Mansingh, who were
given lighter teaching loads for the final year of their PhD (Information
Systems) programme. In June, 2008,Dr. Lila Rao-Graham successfully
defended her thesis dissertation, entitled “An exploration of quality issues
in the context of the design of data warehousing, knowledge management and
e-commerce systems”.
Staffing in theMathematics Section remained quite stable this year. Ms.
N. Guthrie-James did not renew her one-year contract and Ms.
Kadeshia Thomas was taken on as a part-time Assistant Lecturer.
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Student Registrations and Throughput
Maths (BSc) Actuarial Math with Computer
Science Education Science Major
Prelim. 266
Level 1 319 30 1 27
Level 2 149 46 1 114
Level 3 93 36 4 111
*TOTAL: 444 92 6 259
*Totals do not equal the sum of the levels since students may register at two levels
simultaneously. The numbers given represent FTEs with Part-time students counted
as ½ Full-time.
A total of 52 students from the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences
and 20 students from the Faculty of Humanities and Education
completed the Computer Science major. These numbers are further
broken down by gender and class of degree as follows:
Faculty PAS H&E
Gender M F Total M F Total
First 3 0 3 0 0 0
Upper 2nd 6 5 11 0 2 2
Lower 2nd 13 7 20 4 4 8
Pass 15 3 18 4 6 10
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MATHEMATICS SECTION
Dr. Raymond McEachin – Section Head
PAPERS PRESENTED
C.  Kelly
• Discretising a Polynomial Differential Equation with Fading
Stochastic Perturbation, Seventh AIMS International
Conference on Dynamic Systems and Differential Equations,
May 2008, University of Texas, Arlington, TX, USA.
• Explosions and Hard Landings in Discretized Nonlinear
Stochastic Equations, IX International Conference:
Approximation and Optimization in the Caribbean, March
2008, San Andres Island, Colombia.
• Stabilisation and Destabilisation by Noise, UWI, Mathematics
Seminar, September, 2007, University of the West Indies,
Mona,
A. Rodkina
• “The Practice and Theory of Stochastic Simulation”, The
International Workshop, Palo Alto, U.S.A., October, 2007.
• “Optimization and Approximation in Caribbean”, The
International Conference, San Andres, Colombia, February
2008.
I. Solan
• “Objective Approach for Evaluating Individual Performance in
a Group”. 8th Conference, February, 26-28, 2008, Faculty of
Pure and Applied Sciences, University of the West Indies,
Mona.
F. Arunaye
• On the constants of the motion of the generalized ermakov
systems. 7th AIMS International Conference on Dynamical
Systems, Differential Equations and Applications, University of
Texas at Arlington, USA, May 18-21, 2008.  Pp. 234.
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• Computing exact symmetries of dynamical systems from their
reduced system of equations can be interesting. 7th WSWAS
International Conference on Applied Computer and Applied
Computational Sciences (ACACOS’08), Hangzhou, China,
April 6-8, 2008.
• Exact symmetries of the Kepler Problem from it’s reduced
system of equations. 8th Conference, Faculty of Pure and
Applied Sciences, University of the West Indies, Mona,
February 26-29, 2008.
• On the Ernammo-Bernoulli and Quasi-Ermanno-Bernoulli
constants for linearizing dynamical systems. 9th WSEAS
International Conference onMathematical and Computational
Methods in Science and Engineering (MACMESE’ 07) UWI,
St. Augustine, Trinidad, November, 5-7, 2007.
Ponakala Nagarani
• Nagarani, P. Sarojamma, G. and Jaywraman, G.: “On the
dispersion of a solute in a Casson fluid flow in an annulus with
boundary absorption”, pp. 265-273, WSEAS Conference on
Recent Advances on Applied Mathematics, Harvard
University, Massachusetts, USA, March 24-26, 2008.
• Nagarani, P. Sarojamma, G.: “Flow of a Casson fluid through a
stenosed artery subject to periodic body acceleration” pp. 236-
243, 9th WSEAS International Conference on Mathematicas
and Computational methods in Science and Engineering, UWI,
Trinidad, Nov 5-7, 2007.
Wen-Bin Zhang
• “Beurling Generalized Primes”. Department of Mathematics,
Hong Kong University, Hong Kong, June 10-14, 2008.
PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Journal Articles
* John A.D. Appleby, Conall Kelly. “Spurious oscillation in a
uniform Euler discretisation of linear Stochastic Differential
Equations with vanishing delay”. Journal of Computational and
Applied Mathematics, 205(2): 923-935, 2007.
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* Appleby, J.A.D., Berkolaiko G. and Rodkina, A. On the
Asymptotic Behavior of the Moments of Solutions of
Stochastic Difference Equations. Proceedings of the
International Conference “Difference Equations, Special
Functions and Orthogonal Polynomials”, Munich, Germany,
2005. World Scientific Publishing, (2007), 557-565.
* Appleby J. A. D. Mackey D. and Rodkina, A. Almost sure
polynomial asymptotic stability of stochastic difference
equations. Journal of Mathematical Science. 149(6), (2008),
1629-1647.
* Alexandra Rodkina,Henri Schurz, Leonid Shaikhet. Almost
Sure Stability of Some Stochastic Dynamical Systems with
Memory. Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems, 21 (2)
(2008), 571-593.
* Appleby, J.A.D., Mao X and Rodkina, A. Stabilization and
destabilization of nonlinear differential equations by noise.
IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 53 (3), April, 2008,
683-691.
* Appleby, J. A. D., Berkolaiko G. and Rodkina, A. On local
stability for a nonlinear difference equation with a non-
hyperbolic equilibrium and fading stochastic perturbations.
Difference Equations and Applications, 14(9), (2008), 923-951.
* A. Rodkina and G. Berkolaiko. Decay rate of moments of the
solutions to difference equations with unbounded noises.
Proceedings of the IX International Chetayev Conference
Irkutsk, June 12-16.  (2007), 373-381.
* J.A.D. Appleby, M. Riedle and A. Rodkina. On asymptotic
stability of linear stochastic Volterra difference equations with
respect to a fading perturbation: Difference Equations and
Applications. In: Kyoto, Adv. Stud. Pure Math., Math. Soc.
Japan. Tokyo, (2007) 8pp.
* Arunaye F. Computing exact symmetries of dynamical
systems from their reduced system of equations can be
interesting. Pp.83-92, In: “Recent Advances in Systems,
Communications and Computers”, April 6-8, 2008. Eds:
Quing Li, S.Y. Chen, Anping Xu andMing Li. WSEAS Press.
www.wseas.org. ISBN: 978-960-6766-61-91.
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* Arunaye F. On the exact symmetries of dynamical systems
from their reduced system of equations. International Journal
of Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences Vol.
2(1), 2008, Pp.  176-185.
* Arunaye F. Computing exact symmetries of dynamical
systems from their reduced system of equations can be
interesting II. WSEAS Transactions on Mathematics, Vol. 7(3),
March 2008, 451-461.
* Arunaye F., H. White. (2007) On the Ermanno-Bernoulli
and Quasi-Ermanno-Bernoulli constants for linearizing
dynamical systems. International Journal of Applied
Mathematics and Informatics, Vol. 1(2), 2007, 55-60.
* Nagarani P., Sarojamma G. and Jayaraman G. “Effect of
boundary absorption on dispersion in Casson fluid flow in an
annulus” – Application to catheterized artery. Acta
Mechanica, published online, 4th June, 2008.
(10.1007/s00707-008-0013-y).
* Nagarani P., Sarojamma G. “Peristaltic transport of small
particles – power law fluid suspension in a channel”,
Australian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 30(3),
2007, 185-193.
PUBLIC SERVICE
Dr. Conall Kelly
– Member, Mathematics Research Seminar Series
– Coordinator, Mathematics Bridging Programme
– Judge, UWI Mathematics Problem Solving Competition
– Member, American Mathematical Society
– Member, International Society of Difference Equations.
– Referee for – International Journal of Differential Equations,
Neurocomputing, Stochastics, Journal of Computational and
Applied Mathematics, and Journal of Mathematical Analysis
and Application.
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Winston St. Elmo Whyte
– Member, Government Pension Reform Committee.
– President, Caribbean Actuary Association.
– Member, Board of Management of M.A.J. Insurance Fund.
– Member, Board of Directors FIRM Insurance Brokers
Limited.
– Member, Board of ACTMAN Internet Limited.
– Member, Board of Policy Holders Premium Finance Limited.
– Member, Board of Trustees of MACK D’s Pension Fund.
– Chairman, Pensions Committee WIGUT.
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COMPUTER SCIENCE SECTION
Dr. Daniel Coore – Section Head
WORK OF THE SECTION
The Section re-organised its first year courses, and created newsecond and third year courses for offer in 2008-2009. These include
courses onWeb application development and on network security. The
courses on Web applications represent our response to a long-standing
problem of not having this important area of the discipline taught within
our undergraduate curriculum. One important element to our strategy
for curriculum reform at both the undergraduate and graduate levels is
to create courses that are directly related to the areas of expertise of the
academic staff in the Section. This is expected to corroborate research
efforts by staff members, and help in the recruitment of research
students who are already orientated to their chosen area of study. The
network security course is the first one to be created as a result of this
deliberate strategy.
One of the aims of our curriculum strengthening exercises has been to
provide the means for increased exposure of our students to industry
professionals and practices. To that end, we have actively engaged with
an increased number of companies to achieve this aim. In academic year
2006-2007, we negotiated with Fujitsu for them to offer training in
certification courses that would augment our curriculum. The first
cohort of that endeavour, comprised of 12 final year students, was run
from January to April, 2008 and most of them were immediately
recruited directly by Fujitsu. The Section has also engaged with
Jamaica National Building Society to provide consultative services
and software to automate certain labour intesive processes. The first
project under that engagement started in mid-2008. The Section has
also successfully engaged with a leading Costa Rican IT company,
named Avantica, to offer 1 to 2 of our students an internship in Costa
Rica. A pilot will run in late 2008, and in Summer 2009, and if
successful, Avantica will continue to offer an internship on an annual
basis.
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PAPERS PRESENTED
Peer-reviewed Journal Articles
• Ashley G. Hamilton-Taylor. “A Paternalistic Cultural
Philosophy of Educational Technology: E-Learning as a
Panacea for the Developing World”. Seventh International
ACS Conference, July 2008, UWI, Mona.
• Ashley G. Hamilton-Taylor. “Driva! Challenges in Inspiring
Cultural Animation via Computer Science Education in
Jamaica”.  Global Reggae Conference, Feb 2008, UWI, Mona.
• Ashley G. Hamilton-Taylor. ‘New initiatives in Computer
Science at UWI’ on Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(MIT) campus radio, WMBR, by Carol Kirk. Jan 13, 2008.
• Orrett Gayle, Daniel Coore. (Accepted) “Self-organising text
in an amorphous computing environment.” Unifying Themes
in Complex Systems, Volume V and VI: Proceedings of the
Sixth International Conference on Complex Systems.  2008.
• Phillipa Bennett and E. K. Mugisa: “Towards a Formal Model
for Software Component Composition Using Whole-Part
Theory”. In Hamid R. Arabnia and Hasan Reza (Editors) -
Proceedings of the 2008 International Conference on Software
Engineering Research and Practice (SERP 2008), July 14-17,
2008, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, CSREA Press.
• Eyton Ferguson and E. K. Mugisa: “An Approach for the
Incremental Certification of Software Components”. In Hamid
R. Arabnia and Hasan Reza (Editors) - Proceedings of the 2008
International Conference on Software Engineering Research
and Practice (SERP 2008), July 14-17, 2008, Las Vegas,
Nevada, USA, CSREA Press.
• Benjamin Kanagwa, E. K. Mugisa and Th.P. Van Weide: “On
Systematic Design of Service-Oriented Architectures”. In
Hamid R. Arabnia and Hasan Reza (Editors) - Proceedings of
the 2008 International Conference on Software Engineering
Research and Practice (SERP 2008), July 14-17, 2008, Las
Vegas, Nevada, USA, pages 374-381, CSREA Press.
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• Claudine Innis-Allen and E.K. Mugisa: “A Flexible
Taxonomy of Learning Objects based on Content Centric and
Media Centric Approaches to Granularity”, in V. Uskov
(editor)-Proceedings of the IASTED International Conference
WEB-BASED EDUCATION, March 17-19, 2008, Innsbruck,
Austria, pages 269-274, ACTA Press 2008.
• S. Sankaranarayanan. “Policy based Agent Architecture for
Sensor based Mesh Networks-Health Care Monitoring”.
Proceedings of High performance Computing Communications
and Networking Conference (HPCNC). 2008.
PUBLICATIONS
Book Chapters
* B. Kanagwa and Ezra K. Mugisa: A Comparison of Service-
Oriented Architecture with other Advances in Software
Architectures. In JosephMigga Kizza, JacksonMuhirwe, Janet
Aisbett, Katherine Getao, Victor Mbarika (Editors) Special
topics in Computing and ICT Research, Volume 3:
Strengthening the Role of ICT in Development, pages 405-
416, Fountain Publishers, Kampala, 2007, ISBN 978-9970-
02-730-9.
* Agnes F. N. Lumala and Ezra K. Mugisa: Towards
Compositional Support for a Heterogeneous Repository of
Software Components. In: Joseph Migga Kizza, Jackson
Muhirwe, Janet Aisbett, Katherine Getao, Victor Mbarika
(Editors) Special topics in Computing and ICT Research,
Volume 3: Strengthening the Role of ICT in Development,
pages 446-453, Fountain Publishers, Kampala, 2007, ISBN
978-9970-02-730-9.
* Paul Birevu Muyinda and Ezra K. Mugisa, Kathy Lynch: M-
Learning: The Educational use of Mobile Communication
Devices. In Joseph Migga Kizza, Jackson Muhirwe, Janet
Aisbett, Katherine Getao, Victor Mbarika (Editors) Special
topics in Computing and ICT Research, Volume 3:
Strengthening the Role of ICT in Development, pages 290-
301, Fountain Publishers, Kampala, 2007, ISBN 978-9970-
02-730-9.
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* Nazir Ahmed Suhail and Ezra K. Mugisa: M-Learning:
Implementation of E-Learning in Higher Educational
Institutions in Low Bandwidth Environments: A Blended
Learning Approach. In JosephMigga Kizza, JacksonMuhirwe,
Janet Aisbett, Katherine Getao, Victor Mbarika (Editors)
Special topics in Computing and ICT Research, Volume 3 :
Strengthening the Role of ICT in Development, pages 302-
321, Fountain Publishers, Kampala, 2007, ISBN 978-9970-
02-730-9.
Income Generation
The Computer Science Section generated a little over $100,000 from its
Summer School programme, and just over $500,000 from the Computer
Based MIS MSc programme which is offered jointly with the
Department of Management Studies.
Awards
Gunjan Mansingh was a recipient of a New Initiative Grant, valued at
$350,000. The Section was pleased to grant the Dr. Karl Robinson
Award, for the best performance in Computer Science courses up to
Semester 1 of year 3 in the programme, to Mr. Delano Thomas.
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DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
Dr. Joseph Skobla, MSc, PhD, TU Bratislava/U of Toronto
– Head of Department
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT
During the 2007/8 academic year thedepartment sought to broaden and
strengthen its course offerings. It achieved
some of its objectives and made progress
towards moving forward with others. The
outreach programme was successfully
launched, a new laboratory designed and
constructed, and constructive cross-campus
discussions held on collaborative research
and new teaching programmes.
Though crippled by inadequate academic staffing which deteriorated
significantly towards the end of the year, and ongoing infrastructural
paucities, the Department however, successfully hosted its 60th
Anniversary Homecoming Conference, July 11-12, 2008, which was
organized by Dr. Michael Taylor, with participants/graduates from the
Caribbean and the United States. The launch of a Physics Alumni
Society resulted in the compilation of a database of over 200 graduates.
The Climate Studies group benefited significantly from the world wide
recognition of the work by some of its members; they have presented
over fifteen refereed journal and conference papers.
Course Development
The academic year 2007-2008 presented an opportunity for the
Department to focus on the development of its curricula resulting in the
introduction of a major in Materials and Nuclear Sciences. Key thrusts
also incorporated: revision and reintroduction of the MSc in Digital
Technology course; revisitation of theMPhil in Alternative Energy; and
the construction of a state of the art Virtual Laboratory
Through joint collaboration with the Electronics Unit, the Department
was able to provide internship and practical experiences for
undergraduate applied Physics students through summer projects and
placements in Industries such as Digicel.
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An MOU was signed between Wigton Wind Farm Ltd, The Centre for
Excellence in Renewable Energy and the UWI through the Physics
Department to amalgamate research efforts in Renewable Energy, to
provide training opportunities to students, and to improve their
marketability. Advanced discussion is underway for the creation of an
MOU with McMasters University, Canada, for collaboration and
benchmarking of our Medical Physics Programme.
Outreach
Fruition came to the Department from its efforts to develop within the
secondary school system, an appreciation for Physics, with the second
CAPE Workshop being hosted in January 2008 through the efforts of
Dr. Ponnambalam and others. This incorporated students from twenty
two (22) secondary high schools, an increase from nineteen (19) in its
first year. Much effort is being made to introduce a practical component
to the course and collaboration is being sought with selected industries.
The department in October 2007 had its Outreach programme
involving the primary and preparatory schools through workshops, using
lively Physics demonstrations and experiments to show that Physics is
fun. The department also included the general public in its outreach
activities through a Science Fair organized by the Scientific Research
Council in October 2007 and Research Day organized by the UWI. The
Climate Studies group had 3 environmental expos during the year.
Teaching
The ongoing shortage of academics intensified in 2007/8, as three
Lecturers did not seek an extension of their contracts. This saw the
number for academic staff at the end of 2007/8 being twelve (12) full-
time, with five (5) part-time appointments. Students’ assessment of
teaching and the undergraduate courses offered was satisfactory. The
average student evaluation for undergraduate courses was 4.08 ± 0.49
for lecturers and 3.79 ± 0.34 for courses.
The department is attempting to re-evaluate some of its outdated policy
decisions which currently exist in order to fulfill the growing demands to
offer exceptional teaching and reference guide. For example, the
procedure for the recruitment of academic and technical staff in terms of
the career path of the applicant needs to be revised. The objective is to
introduce professional chairs in Physics which would create a positive
impact on teaching, research, co-operation with foreign institutions and
attract research funds.
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Staff Development
Dr. Karol Grondzak hosted a seminar on “How to solve time-consuming
scientific problems on computers” at the Department of Mathematics,
UWI, September 21, 2007.
Dr. Paul Aiken hosted a Workshop at Clarendon College High School
on November 28, 2007 to demonstrate the capabilities or LabPro device
for CXC Physics experiments.
Drs. P. Aiken, M. Taylor and M. Ponnambalam hosted a successful
weeklong workshop on Motion in 1 and 2 Dimensions – Unit 1,
Operational Amplifiers – Unit 2, for CAPE students from 23 high
schools, January 7-11, 2008
Dr. M. Voutchkov and Mr. V. Douse developed and demonstrated a
model for the heat shield coating material “KOOLKAT” for Spectrum
at the Trade Fair, National Arena September 27-30, 2008, thus
establishing an important link with the private sector in the field of
Material Science.
Targets for 2008/9
The Department’s key objectives for the period 2008/9 include the
following: the introduction of a new minor in Medical Physics and to
upgrade it to a major for the next academic year; to make the Virtual
Lab fully functional; upgrade laboratories and infrastructure and recruit
4 academic staff members to replace those who left the department.
Constructive discussions arose at the Cross Campus meetings in April
2008 to explore collaborative research and taught masters’ programmes
and it was agreed to prepare syllabuses to launch anM.Sc in Alternative
Energy in 2009.
PAPERS PRESENTED
• Aiken, P. (2008): “Demand and Supply for Science and
Technology Teachers at the Secondary and Tertiary Levels
within Jamaica and the wider CARICOM region.” . IEEE
International Conference, Munich,Germany, November 9-11,
2007.
• Chen, A.A., and T.S. Stephenson “Climate Change
Renewable Energy and Small Islands”. CARICOM Workshop
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on Renewable Energy in the Caribbean – Realities and
Perspectives.  Tobago, September 25-28, 2007.
• Stephenson T.S., C.M. Goodess, M.R. Haylock, A.A. Chen
and M.A. Taylor, 2008: Detecting Inhomogeneities in
Caribbean and Adjacent Caribbean Temperature Data Using
Sea Surface Temperatures, Eos Trans. AGU, 89 (23), Jt.
Assem. Suppl., Abstract A31A-20
• Watson R.A., M.A. Taylor, T.S. Stephenson, J.D. Campbell,
2008: Tl: Future Climate in Jamaica Deduced from Climate
Models, Eos Trans. AGU, 89 (23), Jt. Assem. Suppl., Abstract
GC43A-16.
• Campbell J.D., M.A. Taylor, T.S. Stephenson, and R.A.
Watson: Validating the PRECIS regional climate model for the
Caribbean, 2008: Eighth Bi-annual Conference of the Faculty
of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of the West Indies,
Mona, February 26-28, 2008.
• Watson R.A., M.A. Taylor, T.S. Stephenson and J.D.
Campbell, 2008: Jamaica’s future climate deduced from
climate models. Eighth Bi-annual Conference of the Faculty of
Pure and Applied Sciences, University of the West Indies,
Mona, February 26-28, 2008.
• Batchelor T.W., A.M.D. Amarakoon and M.A. Taylor,
2008: The effect of temperature and precipitation on Dengue-
outbreaks in the Caribbean, using wavelet analysis. Eight Bi-
annual Conference of the Faculty of Pure and applied Sciences,
University of the West Indies, Mona, February 26-28, 2008.
• Ponnambalam, M. “Global Warming, or Global Warning?”
American Association of Physics Teachers Meeting,
Edmonton, Canada, July 19-23, 2008.
• Stephenson T.S., (2007): “Interpreting Climate Change
Simulations: Capacity Building for Developing Nations.”
Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics and
the World Climate Research Programme. Trieste, Italy.
• Clarke L and J.Skobla “A Microntroller Cellular Based
Network for GPS Tracking Systems in Jamaica”, 21st Annual
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Conference on Science and Technology, Kingston, Jamaica,
November 20 -22, 2007
• Amarakoon A. M. D. Alternative Energy Options in Jamaica:
Physics Homecoming Conference; July 11-12, 2008, UWI,
Mona Campus
• Arpita Mandall, M. Voutchkov, R. Maharaj andM. Madourie,
“Geochemistry of soils around the Cement Factory in Kingston,
Jamaiac”. 8thConference FPAS, UWI, Feb. 26-28, 2008
• Kameaka, J., Duncan, H. Reid and M.Voutchkov, “Lead
concentrations in blood donors in Jamaica”, 8th Conference,
FPAS, UWI, Feb 26-28, 2008.
• Mitko Voutchkov, “Application of nuclear physics for
advancedmaterials research”. (Physics). 8thConference FPAS,
UWI, Feb. 26-28, 2008
PUBLICATIONS
Books and Monographs
* C. Heslop-Thomas, W. Bailey, D. Amarakoon, A. Chen, S.
Rawlins, D. Chadee, R. Crosbourne, Owino, K. Polson, C.
Rhoden, R. Stennett, M.A. Taylor, 2008. “Vulnerability to
dengue fever in Jamaica”. in Climate Change and
Vulnerability  edited by N. Leary, C. Conde, A. Nyong and J.
Pulhin. Earthscan, London, UK, pp 398-415.
* Grondzak K., (2007): “The new model in LMS Moodle”.
ITlib. CentrumVTI SR, ISSBN 1336-0779. SlovakMagazine
* Taylor, M.A. (PL), A.A. Chen, S. Rawlins, C. Heslop-
Thomas, A.M.D. Amarakoon, W. Bailey, D. Chadee, S.
Huntley, C. Rhoden and R. Stennett (2008), “Adapting to
dengue risk – what to do?”in Climate Change andAdaptation
edited byN. Leary, et al Earthscan, London, UK. pp 279-295.
* N. Leary, I. Burton, J. Adejuwon, V Barros, P. Batimaa, B.
Biagini, S Chinvanno, R. Cruz, D. Dabi, A de Comarmond, B.
Dougherty, P. Dube, A. Githeko, A. Abou Hadid, M.
Hellmuth, R. Kangalawe, J. Kulkarni, M Kumar, R. Lasco, M.
Mataki, M.Medany,M.Mohsen, G. Nagy,M. Njie, J. Nkomo,
A, Nyong, B. Osman, E. Sanjak, R. Seiler, M. Taylor, M.
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Travasso, G. von Maltitz, S. Wandiga, and M. Wehbe, 2008.
“A Stitch in Time: General Lessons from Specific Cases. A
Sysnthesis of Adaptation Findings from the AIACC
Programme. In N. Leary, J. Adejuwon, V. Barros, I. Burton
and R. Lasco (Editors), Climate Change and Adaptation.
Earthscan, London, UK. pp 1-27
Refereed Journal Articles
* A.M.D. Amarakoon, A. A. Chen, S. Rawlins, D. Chadee,
M. Taylor, R. Stennett, 2008: “Dengue Epidemics in the
Caribbean-Temperature Indices to Gauge the Potential for
Onset of Dengue,” J. of Mitig. Adapt. Strat. Glob. Change, pp
13: 341-357.
* Robert, G., Gerald C. Lalor, John Preston, M. K. Voutchkov,
2008: ‘Variation in geochemical background levels for
Jamaican soils” in Geochemistry Exploration, Analysis, Vol. 8,
No. 2, pp 149-156(8)
* Stephenson, T.S., A.A. Chen and M.A. Taylor 2008:
“Toward the development of prediction models for the
primary Caribbean Dry Season”. Theoretical and Applied
Climatology, Vol 92, Issue 1-2, pp 87-101(15), DOI 10,
1007/s00704
Funding
Generating  Climate Change Scenarios  for the Caribbean for the 2100s
using the PRECIS regional model. US$6,000 from Campus Research
and Publications, UWI (2007).
INCOME GENERATION
During the year 2007/2008 the department generated the following
income:
Dr. J. Skobla and Dr. Mitko Voutchkov received a research
grant award from the International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA) to support the project JAM004, “Development of
National Capacity for Applications of Nuclear Science” in the
amounts of US$284,720, for the period 2009-210.
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Dr. Mitko Voutchkov received US$3500 research grant from
IAEA for the interregional ARCAL project RLA60601,
“Training and Updating of Knowledge in Medical Physics”
(2009-2011).
Dr. T. Stephenson received approval for work to be done on a
Research Fellowship, “Caribbean Climate Dynamics and Global
Warming: A Regional Climate Model Intercomparison Project”.
The amount of the grant is not yet available.
The income generated from the MSc Digital Technology
programme is $4.2 million and the Coordinator is Dr. Joseph
Skobla.
The income generated for Summer School $789,381.00,
Consultation $805,399.05, and Departmental activities
$301,240.00
Generating Climate Change Scenarios for the Caribbean for the
2100s using the PRECIS regional model (US$6K). Research and
Publication Awards, UWI (2007).
PUBLIC SERVICE
P. Aiken
– CAPE Workshop Co-organizer
– Member, UTech Appointment Committee
– Chair, Education Activities, IEEE Section
V. Douse
– Chairman, National Cement Technical Committee, Bureau
of Standards
J.  Skobla
– Reviewer, World Scientific Publishing House, Singapore.
International Journal of Neural Systems.
– Reviewer, IEEE, Intelligent Transportation
– Convener, Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination
(CAPE)
– Chair, Physics Panel
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M. Taylor
– Reviewer, Journal of Geophysical Research, Atmospheres and
the Journal of Climate.
– External Examiner, CASE
M. Voutchkov
– Council member, Jamaica Society of Scientists and
Technologists
– Member, BSJ/NEPA Phosphate Technical Committee
– Member, SRC Product Research & Development Sub-
Committee Board
– Life Member, International Society of Environmental
Geochemistry and Health
– TC Expert in nuclear science of the International Atomic
Energy Agency
– Reviewer,West IndianMedical Journal (WIM) The Jamaican
Journal of Science and Technology
INFORMATION ON STUDENTS
The department offered a total of 17 undergraduate courses in 2007/8
with an enrolment of 572 in Semester 1 and 497 in Semester 2. The
number of students in undergraduate courses for Semesters 1 and II are
shown below:
Total Student Enrolment in physics courses.
Year Semester I Semester II Year Total
Intro & Prelim 268 241 509
Year 2 courses 142 144 286
Year 3 courses 162 112 274
Semester Total 572 497 1069
For postgraduate students the department offered five taught courses.
There were 31 post graduate students enrolled in the taughtMScDigital
Technology programme in Semester 1 for three of these courses. In
Semester 2 the number increased to 34 for all five courses offered. The
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taught courses were Solid State Electronic Devices and Applications,
Digital Control Systems and Signal Processing, Computer Networks,
Digital Communication Links and Project Management Fundamentals.
The MPhil programme had an enrolment of 12 students. The areas of
study included Electronics, Climate Studies, Materials Science,
Microprocessors and Microcontrollers, Statistical Methods in
Atmospherical Physics, Astronomy and Cosmology. The postgraduates
are being supervised as follows J.Skobla (5 MPhil, 1 PhD); M. Taylor (5
MPhil1; A Amarakoon (3 MPhil): D. Walwyn (3 MPhil), A. Chen (1
MPhil). The department’s Summer School 2007/8 offered 6 courses,
based on, exam only and taught courses. The 39 students who enrolled
were taught by 10 lecturers.  Dr. T. Stephenson was the Coordinator.
Awards
Professor Anthony Chen, Head of the Climate Studies Group, was part
of a United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
(IPCC) which was named winner of the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize
for 2007. Professor Chen, along with former US VP, Al Core et al, were
awarded for their attempts to increase knowledge about man-made
climate change and for laying the framework for counteracting these
changes.
Five members of staff were awarded at the Research Day Awards
Ceremony as follows:
The Research Project with the Greatest Business/Economic
Development Impact for FPAS – Dr. J. Skobla and Dr. F.
Ionica: Monitoring System of the Hunt’s Bay Bridge on Highway
2000”.
The Best Research Activity for FPAS:
Prof. A. Chen and Dr. M. Taylor “The Scientific Basis of
Climate Change as it impacts Small Island Developing States
The Best Publication for FPAS:
Dr. T. Stephenson, A.A. Chen and M A. Taylor “Towards the
Development of Prediction Models for the Primary Caribbean
Dry Season”.
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Prizes
Ojay Morrison Level II Yanique Bedward
Departmental Prize: Michael Jharma
Nathan Bursary
Delano Thomas - Level II Natalie McLean – Dean’s List
Departmental Prize: Tricia Evans       – Dean’s List
Francois Brown  – Francis Bowen
Bursary
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FACULTY OF
SOCIAL SCIENCES
MONA
Year ending July 31, 2008
Dr. Mark Figueroa, BA, MSc UWI, PhD Manc – Dean
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Overview
Introduction
During the academic year 2007-2008 much was done to refocus theenergies of the Faculty. The Faculty continues to take a number of
initiatives that relate to its structure of governance. These include
reactivation, regularization and or establishment of a range of
committees, teams and working groups which seek to advance the work
of the Faculty with regards to ensuring effective support services by
maintaining the Faculty’s facilities, promoting excellence in client care,
encouraging and improving staff research capabilities, enhancing
student life and learning and administrative reform. In organizing and
reorganizing these bodies, the aim has been to ensure that all items of
business in the Faculty receive the attention of a representative body
that is able to build consensus, establish policies and ensure that
decisions are in keeping with agreed policies, rules and regulations. The
mobilization of committees, teams and working groups seeks to build a
collective leadership within the Faculty which would provide an
opportunity for greater participation in keeping with the belief that
everyone is a leader. Consequently, the Faculty continued with the
staging of its annual Faculty Day which brings together all staff to reflect
on issues relating to the Faculty.
The Faculty Office continued its efforts to improve students’ experience
while promoting the staff’s ability to undertake research and design and
implement projects. This was done by focusing on administrative
reform, the employment of specialized project staff, the enhancement of
facilities and the promotion of capacity-building activities relating to
research.  These initiatives will be discussed in detail below.
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Student Centred Initiatives
The Faculty’s programme to equip all classrooms with multimedia
projectors was completed and resources were obtained to re-equip one
computer lab. However, the Faculty faced some challenges to maintain
a consistent standard in this regard due to wide scale theft of computers
and other relevant equipment. Some strict contingences have been put
in place to protect the Faculty’s equipment but overall, more work needs
to be done on the general security of the Campus.
A renewed effort has been made to provide more students with
opportunities to improve their “softer” skills and make them better
prepared for the workplace. The Department of Government has
established two internship programmes; International Relations for
undergraduates and the Parliamentary Internship Programme for
graduates. The Department is now in the process of organizing
additional undergraduate internships for the sub disciplines of Public
Sector Management and Political Science. The Department of
Economics has initiated internships for their undergraduate Business
Economics and Social Statistics (BESS) programme and the MSc. in
Economics. The MSc in Human Resource Development launched its
first “Finishing School” in July 2008. This was open to alumni and the
current graduating class participants were taught business etiquette,
how to develop winning resumes and to handle job interviews
effectively.
The Faculty continued in its effort to make early offers to full time
students based on their CAPE Unit 1 results. This year one thousand
five hundred and forty (1,540) offers were made. Undergraduate and
postgraduate coordinators from all departments continued working
together to facilitate a smoother process of orientation and registration.
The initiative to expand the involvement of students in orientation and
registration activities has proved successful and we hope to continue
this.
This year the Faculty’s Staff-Student Liaison Committee initiated the
FSS Accountability Statements which are intended to heighten
students’ awareness regarding plagiarism. A Notice Posting Guideline
was also developed to monitor the general display of content on Notice
Boards in the Faculty. The committee also developed the FSS General
Code of Conduct to help guide students’ behavior and overall attitude.
Also, signs were posted in study areas identifying them as quiet zones.
There has been an increase in the number of courses that are now in an
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online format, and overall, departments have expanded their use of the
Web and ICT in the promotion of teaching and learning.
New Programmes
A total of twenty eight (28) new courses were approved by AQAC for
the academic year 2007-2008. These include three (3) from the
Department of Government; three (3) from the Department of
Sociology, Psychology and SocialWork; two (2) from theDepartment of
Economics and twenty (20) from the Department of Management
Studies. Approval was also given for the Department of Management
Studies to begin a new programme, BSc in Management Studies –
Entrepreneurship. The Department of Management Studies will be
seeking approval to implement two additional programmes that have
already been designed namely, the BSc in Management Studies (Ethics
and Corporate Governance) and a Masters in Business and
Management Research. The Mona School of Business (MSB)
implemented the Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) degree
and the MSc in Telecommunications Policy and Technology
Management with the first cohort of students starting in January 2008.
Western Jamaica Campus
During the year, the Faculty was involved in the preparation and
planning of the establishment of the UWI Western Jamaica Campus
(WJC). The WJC opened in September 2008 and teaching started with
programmes in General Management, Accounting, Management
Information Systems, Banking and Finance as well as Hospitality and
Tourism Management, Sociology and Psychology. Three of the
Faculty’s members of staff namely Mr Michael Williams, Peta-Gay
Fairclough and Antoinette Emdem have taken up full time positions at
the WJC. The Mona School of Business has also established their first
cohort of MBA students and Ms Sandra March is the full time Faculty
member at WJC from the MSB .
Promoting Research
The Faculty continues to provide funding for colleagues wishing to
attend research training seminars and to make presentations at
conferences. The Faculty’s Research and Publications Committee
approved funding of J$1,496,201.46. Of the eighteen (18) papers that
were funded, one has been published and another has been submitted to
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a journal. The remaining papers are currently being prepared for
publication. Despite the Faculty’s efforts to encourage members to
engage in research, there is the perception that more can be done,
particularly, in the area of time management, research methodology,
increased resources, and funding for research.
The Faculty, through its departments participated in the hosting of a
number of seminars, conferences, research workshops and colloquium
series (with both local and overseas presenters). Two professors
delivered their inaugural lectures: Anthony Harriott on “Bending the
Trend Line: The Developmental Challenge of Controlling Violence in
Jamaica and the High-Violence Societies of the Caribbean”, and Ian
Boxill on “Structure, Agency and the Influence of Fanon’s Search for
Recognition”, now a monograph. The Faculty Office hosted two
Seminars; “Voting Behaviour and Corruption in Jamaica” with
Professor Boxill as the presenter and “Revitalizing the Agricultural
Sector: Internal and External Challenges”, with Dr Christopher Tufton,
Minister of Agriculture, as the guest presenter.
Research Achievements
Academic research and publications during the year covered a wide
range of topics including: the financial sector and economic growth,
food production for world development, remittances, sustainable
development and climate change; the Economic Partnership
Agreement (EPA), money, banking, taxation and fiscal policy,
agricultural policy; tax administration in Jamaica; software/information
and communication technologies, media and communication, and
management information systems in Jamaica and the Caribbean;
Caribbean tourism; human resource, labour and human and social
capital, labour markets and the informal sector in the Caribbean and
Africa; family, female owned and small businesses; disaster
preparedness, and the environment; local government reform,
Caribbean politics, political culture, corruption, governance and
political systems; small states, foreign policy, international law and
international relations; gender issues; population, population
movements and the Caribbean andAfrican Diasporas; crime (economic
and violent) and their control; race and the legacy of emancipation;
poverty, and social policy; health, HIV/AIDS and the economics of
health; tertiary education financing, accreditation, quality assurance
and student performance; child rights, child care, child abuse, and
juvenile delinquency; Caribbean language and language policy,
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Caribbean culture, art, fiction and the achievements of Caribbean
thought. The table below provides a comparative study of publications
produced over the last three academic years.
Faculty of Social Sciences Departmental Publications 2005 - 2008
Dept. Books/Monographs Book Chapters Journal Articles Total
22000056- 22000067- 22000078- 22000056- 22000067- 22000078- 22000056- 22000067- 22000078- 22000056- 22000067- 22000078-
ECON 2 2 0 1 3 1 5 18 15 8 23 16
GOVT 2 3 5 17 9 6 7 13 18 26 25 29
DOMS 0 1 1 3 0 1 7 7 14 10 8 16
MSB 2 1 1 1 5 0 0 0 4 3 6 5
SALISES 3 2 6 3 5 6 11 4 9 17 11 21
SPSW 1 1 1 4 4 0 4 2 15 9 7 16
CHTM 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
Total 10 10 14 31 27 14 34 44 75 75 81 103
In addition, the Faculty continued to develop its work in applied
research and the production of technical reports. Some of the projects
completed and or areas covered are as follows: Caribbean Regional
Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) Second Medium Term Plan 2008-2011;
Policies and Institutions Supporting Small and Medium Scale
Enterprises in Jamaica; Services Trade and Domestic Regulation; The
Use of ICTs and Issues of Competitiveness: A Landscape Assessment of
Jamaican Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises; Mobile
Opportunities: Poverty and TelephonyAccess in LatinAmerica and the
Caribbean; Mapping Poverty in Jamaica: The Unmet Basic Needs
Approach; Options for Expanding the Programme of Advancement
Through Health and Education (PATH); Design of the Canada-
Caribbean Institutional Leadership Development Project; Contract
Systems of Employment for Senior Public Service officers (Permanent
Secretaries) in the Caribbean (Belize, Jamaica, Guyana); Good
Governance and the Quality of Life in Anguilla; Social Guarantees in
Jamaica: A Case study of the Education System; Formulating
Sustainable Development Benchmarks for an EU-CARIFORUM EPA:
Caribbean Perspectives; An Assessment of the Alternative Investment
Scheme; Migrant Health and Social Care Workers in Jamaica for the
Elderly.
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Additionally, reports on the National Census for Jamaica; the Public
Consultations of Jamaica’s National Energy Policy; Community-Based
Policing Assessment and Evaluation of the Jamaica Constabulary Force
Reform and Modernisation Programme; An appraisal of the People’s
National Party’s Performance in the 2007 Jamaican General Elections,
“Building for Jamaica’s Future: Unity, Philosophy and Organisation”;
Strategic Plan for Craft Markets in Jamaica and Strategic Framework for
Youth Advocacy in the Caribbean were produced.
Service to the Community
Members of staff continued to provide service on a wide range of
committees, boards and other bodies. These include international
journals, professional organizations, educational institutions, civic,
regulatory, policy making and inter-governmental organizations as well
as state and private sector companies. In addition, a number of
colleagues remained active participants in the media, trade union and
the political arena. Some of the institutions and organizations served
included: American Review of Political Economy, European Review of
Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Journal of Aging in Emerging
Societies, Journal of Diplomatic Language, Journal of Organizational
and Enduser Computing, Caribbean Studies Association, Institute of
Chartered Accountants of Jamaica, Caribbean Examinations Council,
Institute of Jamaica, National Library of Jamaica, University of
Technology Mechanical Engineering Advisory and Industry
Engineering Committees, Mico College, Police Staff College, University
Council of Jamaica, CVSSUnitedWay Jamaica, JamaicaManufacturers
Association, Michael Manley Foundation, Broadcasting Commission of
Jamaica, Jamaica Bureau of Standards, Jamaica Deposit Insurance
Scheme, Jamaica Financial Services Commission, Jamaica Stock
Exchange, Planning Institute of Jamaica, Statistical Institute of Jamaica,
Task Forces/Advisory groups on Local Government Reform, National
Security, Poverty and Social Welfare and Vulnerable Groups, National
Taskforce for Persons with Disabilities, CARICOM, Caribbean
Community Climate Change Centre, Tobago House of Assembly, UN
International Law Commission, UNESCO, UNICEF, Andrews
Memorial Hospital, University Hospital of the West Indies, Jamaica
Bauxite Trading Company, Bank of Nova Scotia Jamaica, First
Caribbean International Bank, Jamaica Flour Mills, Jamaica Money
Market Brokers, National Commercial Bank and Forest Conservation
Fund.
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Institutional Strengthening
The annual Faculty Day represents an opportunity for all members of
staff to contribute to the planning and implementation of the Faculty’s
vision and strategic objectives. The Day featured a plenary session with
the Dean, as well as break-out groups, in which specific issues were
covered. This has helped to build momentum for the engagement of
staff in a wide range of committees and working groups currently
working to seek solutions to the Faculty’s many challenges. With
varying success these groups have met throughout the year and
contributed to the Faculty’s efforts to fulfill its role in implementing the
2007-2012 Strategic Plan now being pursued by the University.
However, a comprehensive look will have to be taken with regards to
those groups that have not been meeting their objectives.
The 2007-2012 UWI Strategic Plan
In keeping its focus on the implementation of the 2007-2012 Strategic
Plan, the Faculty of Social Sciences focused its priorities within the core
elements of the Plan. As usual, the Faculty started this process with the
annual Faculty Day held on August 27, 2007 under the theme, “UWI’s
Strategic Plan Implementation (2007-2012) – The Faculty of Social
Sciences Response”. Members of staff were encouraged to reflect on the
5-year Strategic Plan with a view to developing functional policies and
identifying the necessary changes that will support the transformation.
The priority goals of the Faculty are to address the pressing issues
relating to the upkeep of facilities, the renewal of equipment and the
provision of new capacity to house the activities of the Faculty; there is
the need to address and improve the way in which students see our
department offices in terms of customer perception, ensuring that all
departments score above 4.0 at the end of the year; continuing the path
of curriculum reform to ensure that students are challenged with respect
to developing mastery of their discipline, maintaining high standards of
professionalism and leaving the UWI with work ready skills.
The Faculty intends to continue its enhancement of the quality of
teaching and learning through various means including additional
training for staff; indeed, ten staff members attended the UWI/FCIB
Case Writing Workshop which was facilitated by Prof. Paul Beamish of
Ivey Publishing, Richard Ivey School of Business. Further, the greater
use of new technologies and the promotion of the scholarship of
teaching were evinced by the introduction of the Writing Across the
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Curriculum (WAC) strategies which have been introduced in 18
courses throughout the Faculty. The Faculty intends also, to increase
support for research in the form of grant seeking, training, team
formation and greater sharing of experiences across the departments
and wider University.
Again, considerable emphasis is being placed on transforming the
leadership, managerial and administrative culture, processes and
procedures to gain maximum output in part through the use of ICTs.
The Faculty continues to work with HR to address outstanding issues
which continue to create staff dissatisfaction including recruitment,
appointments, assessments/appraisals, reclassifications, evaluations and
promotions. The Faculty hopes to position itself by promoting its work
and becoming more effective with activities to improve and strengthen
relationships; ensuring that it has a full range of feedbackmechanisms to
be able to respond effectively to the concerns being expressed by
students, staff and employers within the UWI and between the UWI
and its surrounding communities.
Student Achievements
For the second consecutive year The Mona Faculty of Social Sciences
team won the UWI/First Caribbean International Bank Intercampus
Business Case Analysis Competition which was held at the St Augustine
Campus on May 27, 2008. The 2007-2008 team consisted of Cherita
Thomas, Rohan Christie, Tashna Silburn, Kimberly Stephens and
alternate members Marlon Phillips and Kereen Johnson. In preparation
for the competition, the team was coached/trained by 2006-2007 team
members Vanessa Hemans and Claudia Hessing who at the time of the
competition, were full time MSB students, and Dr Hilary Robertson
Hickling who is the Academic Advisor.
During the academic year, two students completed the requirements for
the PhD degree. They are:
Candidate Thesis Title
Lila Rao-Graham “An Exploration of quality issues in the context of
data warehouse, knowledge management system and
e-commerce system design.”
Deborah Duperly-Pinks “Ideologies of Leadership in Urban Communities in
Kingston, Jamaica.”
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Conclusion
The Faculty continues to excel in providing higher education through
its improved use of technology. At the same time it is hoped that the
efforts to promote research will produce even greater results than have
been achieved this year. Colleagues have been encouraged to focus their
research and scholarly efforts toward the process of teaching within their
discipline with a view to enhancing the student experience and the
impact that this experience has on their skill set. The Faculty will
continue its ongoing efforts to establish benchmarks and standards for
evaluation and promotion. So far, the Faculty has responded positively
to the vision of the 2007-2012 UWI Strategic Plan. Increased efforts
will have to be made to develop mechanisms whereby the best
researchers, teachers and administrators can share their skills and
experience through seminars, workshops and a process of mentoring
and advising.
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DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS
Claremont Kirton, BSc, MSc UWI – Head of Department
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT
The Department of Economicsmaintained its fairly successful
performance in academic year 2007/8 by
meeting some of its critical targets while
making progress towards achieving most of
the others.
Targets achieved include:
¡ Completion of comprehensive
plan for reform of the
Department's undergraduate curriculum which will lead to
enhanced teaching and learning.
¡ Exceeded target of five courses for Writing Across the
Curriculum (WAC) implementation; completed seven
courses.
¡ 85% of all first and second year courses are available at 'Internet
based' levels (second highest level of Online facility) and have
course containers on OurVLE.
¡ Training all second and third year lecturers in OurVLE
techniques.
¡ All Economics students have access to the Department's
Online Lecture Facility (OLF) that features audiovisual
presentations on Math based problems.
¡ 90% of all lecturers trained in OurVLE use.
¡ 80% of all taught courses using multimedia techniques.
¡ Average lecturer student rating score of 3.9 (target 4.0).
¡ Sucessful implementation of undergraduate and graduate
orientation programmes.
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¡ Strengthening relations with Departments of Economics on
other UWI campuses.
¡ Perfect record of submission of all examination papers and
grades on time.
¡ Appraisals of all academic and administrative staff completed
on time.
¡ Academic conference to honour Professor Alfred Francis.
The factors contributing to these successes include:
¡ Continued support via access to information and advice from
the Human Resources Department, Student Records, Office of
Graduate Studies and Research, Bursary, Admissions and
Examinations Sections resulting mainly from the very cordial
relations developed with their respective staffs.
¡ Valuable assistance from and successful collaboration with the
Office of the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences in a number
of key areas.
¡ Maintenance of the functions of the Administrative section of
the Department, in spite of one (1) permanent staff member
being on leave for the year, as well as another being absent for
an extended period due to illness.
¡ With one notable exception, relations between the
administrative and academic staff were affable. There has been
an increase in the level of support and co-operation from
sections of the academic staff, notably the junior staff.
¡ The main constraints experienced included:
¡ The ongoing problem of insufficient senior staff in leadership
roles. The Department still has no Professor and three of the
senior lecturers were on leave. In addition, one of our specialist
lecturers was on Fellowship leave.
¡ Lack of cooperation from some lecturers, especially in areas of
administrative support and University service.
¡ Problems emanating from the internationally uncompetitive
emoluments received by current permanent academic staff
which seriously impact their levels of motivation and
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commitment and severely constrain the ability of the
Department to attract new staff in the international market.
¡ Insufficient classroom space.
¡ Separation from the Department of Dr. Karl Petrick who
returned to teach in his native USA; andDr. Kurshid Kiani who
did not renew his contract.
Among the most important targets for AY2008/2009 are:
Curriculum
¡ Score of 4.0 on student assessments as the benchmark for
lecturers and courses.
¡ 25% increase in number of courses utilising "industry experts" as
guest lecturers.
¡ At least one visiting lecturer (for a module in one course) from
Department of Economics St. Augustine and Cave Hill
campuses respectively, and at least one lecturer from Mona to
visit and present a teaching module in one course at St.
Augustine and Cave Hill campuses.
¡ Internal review of all courses in Banking and Finance degree
programme.
¡ Completion of financial sector needs survey for Banking and
Finance graduates.
¡ Implementation of two new courses - one in Economics and one
in Banking and Finance.
¡ Implementation of Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC)
techniques in at least 14 courses.
¡ Finalise pilot project in Speaking Across the Curriculum
(SAC).
¡ Prepare and post 20 Online lectures.
Research output
¡ Each academic staff member to complete at least one refereed
and one non-refereed  publication.
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Income generating activities
¡ J$20 million in income generated via teaching programmes,
short courses and research projects.
Other
¡ As part of increasing the public profile of the Department,
initiate the Department of Economics Distinguished Lecture
Series and hold at least three public lectures in the Series.
Staff
A summary of the Department's Teaching Assessment for AY 2007/08
is presented in the Table below. The Department scored 4.0 and over in
both Semesters for lecturer preparation, knowledge of subject area,
punctuality, and accessibility; the average grade for Lecturer assessment
was 3.9 or just below the Department’s target. However, there needs to
be improvements in some areas including development of intellectual
self-confidence of students, and inspiring student interest and grasp of
the subject area. The Department is seeking to develop creative
methods which target upgrading the teaching skills in those areas as well
as focusing on those lecturers whose performance is below the
Department’s average.
Summary of Teaching Assessment 2007-2008
Sem I Sem II
Lecturer 3.9 3.9
Was usually well prepared 4.3 4.4
Was knowledgeable on the subject matter 4.3 4.3
Inspired interest in the subject matter 3.6 3.6
Was usually punctual 4.2 4.2
Used effective teaching methods and/or aids 3.7 3.7
Explained the material clearly 3.8 3.8
Adequately responded to questions from students 3.8 4.0
Was helpful in developing my intellectual self confidence 3.3 3.3
Was helpful in developing my grasp of the subject 3.6 3.6
Was approachable outside of lecture hours 4.0 4.8
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Undergraduate Programme
There were 320 students graduating from the Department’s
programmes at the end of the academic year. These were shared almost
equally (43 % of total each) between Economics (Majors and Minors)
and Banking and Finance (Special Degree). Twenty-six (or 8% of total)
received First Class Honours, with 12 of these in Banking and Finance.
Graduate Programme
Enrolment in the Department’s MSc Economics programme totalled 52
for the academic year, while there were 6 graduate students in the
International Economics and International Law programme taught
jointly with the Department of Government. Nineteen students
completed the MSc Economics programme, with three obtaining
distinctions.
Links with Departments of Economics across UWI Campuses
As part of its contribution to “strengthening regionality” in the context
of the implementation of UWI’s Strategic Plan (2007-2012), the
Department of Economics, Mona is leading the process of strengthening
links among the three Departments of Economics (DOEs) across the
UWI campuses. A Committee comprising Heads and selected members
from the three campuses ofMona, CaveHill and St. Augustine has been
established. Its objectives include development of course offerings
which are harmonized across the campuses; video-conferences and
lectures; and regular exchange of lecturers (and possibly students)
across the three Departments, as well as development of joint cross
Campus research projects.
Dr. David Tennant (undergraduate co-ordinator), Dr. Karl Petrick
(graduate co-ordinator), Mrs. Kelly-Ann Dixon-Hamil (BESS) co-
ordinator along with Claremont Kirton (Head of Department)
represented the Department at the Faculty of Social Sciences Cross
Campus Conference in Trinidad and Tobago from 28th - 30th February,
2008. Claremont Kirton chaired the Cross Campus Disciplinary Group
on Banking and Finance.
Visiting lectures
Prof. Dennis Pantin (Department of Economics, UWI, St. Augustine):
“Sustainable Development and the Environment”.
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CSME, Secretariat; Barbados Fair Trading Commission; Jamaica Fair
Trading Commission: “Competition Policy and Law in the Caricom
Single Market and Economy”.
(via UWIDEC teleconference from the Eastern Caribbean Central
Bank (ECCB)), Professor Paul Romer, Stanford University: “Economic
Growth Issues”
PAPERS PRESENTED
Abdulkadri, Abdullahi Dr
• (with Gibson, K.) “Medical Services and Fraudulent Doctors”,
88th annual meeting of the Southwestern Economics
Association, Las Vegas, NV, March 12-15, 2008, pp. 14.
• (with Spencer, N.) “Should the Government Finance Tertiary
Education? A Brain Drain Analysis”, 88thannual meeting of the
Southwestern Economics Association, Las Vegas, NV, March
12-15, 2008, pp. 12.
• (with Tennant, D.F., and C. Kirton) “Modelling the Relative
Effects of Financial Sector Functions on Economic Growth in a
Developing Country Context using Cointegration and Error
Correction Methods”, Al Francis Economic Growth
Conference, UWI, Mona, September 28-30, 2007, pp. 38.
Figueroa, Mark Mr
• “Food Production for World Development and Other Lessons:
Getting Past Lewis’s Detractors to What We Can Still Learn
from Lewis”, Arthur Lewis Distinguished Lecture Series, UWI,
St Augustine, June 11, 2008, pp. 18.
• (with Natasha Mortley) “Women and Leadership in Jamaican
Government, Politics and State Administration”, 33rd Annual
Conference of the Caribbean Studies Association, San Andres,
Columbia, May 26-30, 2008, pp. 18.
• “The Origin and Spread of the Garrison Phenomenon in
Jamaica”, Can Garrison Communities Be Dismantled? Centre
for Public Safety and Justice, Faculty of Social Sciences, UWI,
Mona, February 26, 2008, 21 slides.
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Ghartey, Edward E. Dr
• “Tax, Spend and Causality in Ghana: 1965-2004”,
Development Policy in Africa Session at the Allied Social
Science Association (ASSA) Annual Meeting, New Orleans,
USA, January 4, 2008
• “Causation between Tax and Spend: Some Caribbean
Empirical Evidence”, Session on Governance: Fiscal & Debt
Policy Issues, 39th Annual Caribbean Centre for Monetary
Studies Conference, Best Western Belize Biltmore Plaza, Belize
City, Belize, November 7, 2007.
• “The Budgetary Process and Economic Growth in Jamaica:
Some Empirical Evidence from 1960-2004”, Conference on
Economic Growth and Transformation Department of
Economics, UWI and The Association of Caribbean
Economists, Kingston, Jamaica, September 29, 2007.
Kirton, Claremont Mr
• “Remittances: The Experience of CARICOM Countries:
Trends and Policy Issues”, 2008 Annual Caribbean Studies
Association (CSA) Meeting, San Andres, Colombia. May 26-
30, 2008.
• “Economic Links between the Integration Schemes of Latin
America and the Caribbean: An assessment 2008”, X
International Conference of Economists on Globalization and
Development Problems, Havana, Cuba,May 3-7, 2008, pp. 57.
• “CSME - 'The Platform for Growth and Expansion of the
Regional Financial Services Industry”, Caribbean Association
of Indigenous Banks (CAIB) Conference, Guyana, November
12-14, 2007.
• “Uses of formally and informally channelled remittances and
their developmental effects - the Jamaican case”, Remittances
and Micro-finance - Opportunities for Development, IADB,
Paramaribo, Suriname, September 13, 2007.
• (with Tennant, David and Abdulahi Abdulkadri) “Modelling
the Relative Effects of Financial Sector Functions on Economic
Growth in a Developing Country Context Using Cointegration
and Error Correction Methods”, Department of Economics/
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Association of Caribbean Economists Conference: Kingston,
Jamaica. September 2007, pp. 38.
Lloyd, Amaghionyeodiwe Dr
• (with Tella, Sheriffdeen A and Bolaji A. Adesoye).
“Telecommunications Infrastructure and Economic Growth:
Evidence from Nigeria”, United Nations - African Institute for
Economic Development and Planning (UN-IDEP) and African
Finance and Economics Association (AFEA) joint conference
Dakar, Senegal, November  8-11, 2007.
• “Foreign Direct Investment and Poverty Reduction: The case
of Jamaica”, 2008 Annual Conference of the Southwestern
Economics Association, SWEA, held in Las Vegas, Nevada,
March 12-15, 2008.
• (with Thomas, Melecia Leonie) “Does Population Growth
Granger Cause Economic Growth in Jamaica?”, 2008 Annual
Conference of the Southwestern Economics Association,
SWEA, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 12-15, 2008.
Perala, Maiju Dr
• “The Challenge of Natural Resource-led Development in Small
Economies”, Association of Caribbean Economists (ACE)
Conference, Kingston, Jamaica, September 2007, pp. 50.
• “Early Development Theory from Sun Yat-sen to Ragnar
Nurkse”, Conference in honor of Ragnar Nurkse (1907-2007):
organized by Tallinn University of Technology, the Estonian
Science Foundation and the Other Canon Foundation,
Tallinn, Estonia, August/September 2007, pp. 29.
Tennant, David Dr
• (with Tennant, Sandria) “Is there a Glass Ceiling in the
Jamaican Financial Sector? Both Sides of the Story”, 9thAnnual
Sir Arthur Lewis Institute for Social and Economic Studies
Conference, Kingston, Jamaica, March 2008, pp. 42.
• (with Christie, Grace and Tennant, Sandria) “Gender
Inequities in the Jamaican Financial Sector and Implications for
Economic Growth”, SALISES/UNIFEM Research Seminar,
Cave Hill, Barbados November 2007, pp. 187.
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• (with Kirton, Claremont and Abdulkadri, Abdullahi)
“Modelling the Relative Effects of Financial Sector Functions
on Economic Growth in a Developing Country Context Using
Co-integration and Error Correction Methods”, Department of
Economics / Association of Caribbean Economists Conference,
Kingston, Sept. 2007. pp 38
Terrelonge, Sophia Ms
• (with A. Abdulkadri) “The Economic Evaluation of Climate
Change Adaptation Measures in the Caribbean: A
Methodological Challenge”, Climate Change Impacts on the
Caribbean Conference, UWI, Mona Campus, June 2007.
• “Sustainable Development and Climate Change in the
Caribbean”, Caribbean Centre for Monetary Studies (CCMS)
Conference in Belize, November 2007, pp. 1-40.
• “Does the Efficiency Wage Theory Apply in the Case of the
Jamaican Labour Market?” Southwestern Economics
Association (SWEA) Conference in Las Vegas Nevada, March
2008, pp. 1-22.
• “Remittances and Disaster Preparedness and Recovery in
Jamaica”, Caribbean Studies Association (CSA) Conference in
San Andres Island Colombia, May 2008, pp. 1-20.
Witter, Michael Dr
• “The EPA: threats and prospects for the Caribbean”, Seminar
organized by SALISES and FES, Mona, March 5, 2008
• “Financing Sustainable Development in SIDS”, Side event of
the United Nations Commission for Sustainable Development,
New York, organized by the Commonwealth Secretariat May
2008.
• “The Cost of Poverty in Jamaica”, workshop on the Cost of
Poverty, sponsored by UNESCO, Kingston, March 17-19,
2008.
Whitely, Patrice Dr
• “Testing the Monetary Model of Exchange Rate
Determination: Evidence from Latin America”, 10th Annual
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Conference of Globalization and Development Problems,
Havana, Cuba. March 3-7, 2008.
Urquhart, Mikhail-Ann Ms
• “Remittances and Electronic Money: Using Technology to
Develop Caribbean Economies”, 33rdAnnual Conference of the
Caribbean Studies Association, San Andres Island, Colombia
May 2008.
• “The Monetary Implications of Electronic Money in the
Caribbean: An Examination of the Experience of Selected
Caribbean Economies”, 10th Gathering of Economists on
Globalisation and Development Problems, Havana, Cuba,
March 2008.
PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Articles
Abdulkadri, Abdullahi Dr
* Geri, D., K. Horn, I. Kalsekar, and S. Branstetter. “Cost-
Effectiveness Analysis of the Not On Tobacco Program for
Adolescent Smoking Cessation”. Prevention Science 2008, 9, 1,
pp. 38-46.
Figueroa, Mark Mr
* (with Alleyne, Dillon, Claremont Kirton and Georgia
McLeod). “Short-run macroeconomic determinants of
remittances to Jamaica: a time varying parameter approach”,
Applied Economics Letters, Volume 15, Issue 8, June 2008, pp.
629-634.
* (with Alleyne, Dillon and Claremont Kirton).
“Macroeconomic Determinants of Migrant Remittances to
Caribbean Countries: Panel Unit Roots and Cointegration”,
Journal of Development Areas, 2008, 41, 2, pp. 137-153.
* (with Anthony Harriott and Nicola Satchell). “The Political
Economy of Jamaica’s Inner-City Violence, A Special Case?”,
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in Rivke Jaffe (ed) The Caribbean City, Ian Randle, Kingston,
2008 pp. 94-122.
Ghartey, Edward E. Dr
* “The Budgetary Process and Economic Growth: Empirical
Evidence of the Jamaican Economy”. Economic Modelling, doi:
10.1016/j.econmod. 2008.02.004, pp. 1-12.
* “Is the Caribbean Community an Optimum Currency Area?”
Estudios Economicos de Desarrollo Internacional (Economic
Studies of International Development), 2008, 8, 1, pp. 5-36.
* “An Empirical Study of Economic Growth and Expanding
Role of Government in Ghana: 1965-2004”. Journal of
Economic Asymmetries, 2007, 4, 1, pp. 133-148.
Kirton, Claremont Mr
* (with Alleyne, Dillon, Georgia McLeod and Mark Figueroa).
“Short-run macroeconomic determinants of remittances to
Jamaica: a time varying parameter approach”, Applied
Economics Letters,Volume 15, Issue 8 June 2008, pp 629-634.
* (with Alleyne, Dillon and Mark Figueroa). “Macroeconomic
Determinants of Migrant Remittances to Caribbean
Countries: Panel Unit Roots and Cointegration”, Journal of
Developing Areas, 2008, 41, 2, pp. 137-153.
* (with Tennant, David). “The Impact of Foreign Direct
Investment, Financial Crises and Organizational Culture on
Managers”, Journal of Economic Issues. March. Vol. XLI No. 3
September 2007, pp. 625 - 661.
* (with Tennant, David). “Can the Financial Sector
Realistically be expected to Foster Economic Growth? An
Analysis of Jamaican Stakeholders” Views. Global
Development Studies , 2007, 4, 3-4, pp. 251-290
Lloyd, Amaghionyeodiwe Dr
* (with Osinubi, T. S.). “Do Higher Levels of Schooling Lead to
Higher Returns to Education in Nigeria?” Applied
Econometrics and International Development, Volume 7,
Number 1, January – June 2008, pp. 159-166.
(http://www.usc.es/~economet/aeid.htm).
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* (with Posu, S. M. A, Soile, O. I., and Sangosanya, A. O. B.).
“Foreign Direct Investment and Nigeria's Economic Growth:
A Sectoral Analysis”. The Philippines Review of Economics,
Volume XLIV No. 2, December 2007, pp. 173 - 196.
* “Determinants of the Choice of Health Care Provider in
Nigeria”, Health Care Management, 2008.
http://www.springerlink.com/content/c626723k7070841m/
Perala, Maiju Dr
* “Increasing Returns in the Aggregate: Fact or Fiction?”
Journal of Economic Studies, 2008, 35, 2, pp.112-153.
Tennant, David Dr
* (with Tennant, Sandria) “The Efficiency of Tax
Administration in Jamaica: An Introspective Assessment”,
Social and Economic Studies, 2008, 56, 3, pp. 71-100.
* (with Kirton, Claremont). “The Impact of Foreign Direct
Investment, Financial Crises and Organizational Culture on
Managers”, Views as to the Finance-GrowthNexus. Journal of
Economic Issues, 2007, 41, 3, pp. 625-660.
* “Investigating the Performance of Caribbean Commercial
Banks in their Mobilization and Use of Savings,
Iberoamericana Nordic”, Journal of Latin American and
Caribbean Studies, 2007, 37, 2, pp. 55-88.
* (with Kirton, Claremont). “Can the Financial Sector
Realistically be Expected to Foster Economic Growth? An
Analysis of Jamaican Stakeholders”, Global Development
Studies, 2007,  4, 3-4, pp. 251-290.
Technical Reports
Kirton, Claremont Mr.
* Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) Second
Medium Term Plan. 2008 - 2011. Caribbean Regional
Fisheries Mechanism, CRFM, Belize, 2008, pp. 103.
* (with D. Tennant). Policies and Institutions Supporting Small
andMedium Scale Enterprises in Jamaica. Report prepared for
UNECLAC, February.  pp. 73.
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* (with C. Sampson). Services Trade and Domestic Regulation:
A Multi Country Study: Jamaican Country Background
Paper. Report prepared for Centre for Competition,
Investment and Economic Regulation (CUTS), Jaipur, India
and Commonwealth Secretariat, London, January. pp. 94.
* (with C. Sampson). Trade in Financial Services: Jamaican
Country Case Study. Report prepared for Centre for
Competition, Investment and Economic Regulation (CUTS),
Jaipur, India and Commonwealth Secretariat, London,
January. pp. 64.
* (with C. Sampson). Services Trade in Telecommunications.
and Domestic Regulation: Jamaica Country Background
Paper. Report prepared Centre for Competition, Investment
and Economic Regulation (CUTS), Jaipur, India and
Commonwealth Secretariat, London, January 2008, pp. 94
Witter, Michael Dr
* (with Abdulkadri, A., S. Terrelonge, K. Dwyer, L. Raffoul,
and S. Allen). Implementation of Adaptation Measures to
Climate Change Impact and Development of Tools to
Evaluate the Economics Effects, Project Report Submitted to
the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre,
Belmopan, Belize, revised 2008
* Situation Analysis of the Montego Bay Hip Strip, prepared for
PA consultants and TPDCo, February 2008
* The Cost of Poverty - Case Study of Jamaica, prepared for
UNESCO, Kingston, March 2008
* The Impact of the Doubling of NHT Benefits on the Market
for Mortgage Finance, prepared for the Building Societies
Association
PUBLIC SERVICE
Abdulkadri, Abdullahi Dr
– Session Chair, Southwestern Economics Association Annual
Meetings
– Reviewer, Ecological Economics
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Figueroa, Mark Dr
– Member, Board of Directors: Jamaica Environment Trust
Ghartey, Edward E. Dr
– Member, Review Team, Department of Economics, Cave Hill
Campus
– Associate Editor, Frontiers in Finance and Economics
– Advisory Board Member, International Banking, Economics
and Finance Association
– Editorial BoardMember, OpusOne Journal of Undergraduate
Studies
– Reviewer, Applied Economics and Economic Modelling
Kirton, Claremont Mr
– Chairman, Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE)
– Panel of Judges, JSE Broker Analysts’ Market Research
Competition
Tennant, David Dr
* Member, Government of Jamaica’s Steering Committee
responsible for Reforming the Public Sector Pensions System
and the National Insurance Scheme
* Member, Board of Commissioners of the Financial Services
Commission
* Chairman, Board Pensions Committee
* Member, Board Insurance and Human Resource
Administration Committees
* Chairman, Education Committee at the Church of Christ
(Mona)
Witter, Michael Dr
– Chairman, Board of RADA
– Member, Board of Directors, Agricultural Support Services
Fund
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– Member, Monitoring Committee for the Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) between the Government of Jamaica
and the Unions representing Public Sector workers
– Chairman, Poverty Task Force, National Plan of Jamaica
– Member, Oversight Committee of the Forest Conservation
Fund
Prizes Awarded:
Abdulkadri, Abdullahi Dr
2008 Best Publication Award, Faculty of Social Sciences, UWI,
Mona
Lloyd, Amaghionyeodiwe Dr
New Initiative Grant Funding, University of the West Indies,
Mona, on “Public Expenditure and Growth in Developing
Countries: A Case Study of Sub-Saharan Africa and Caribbean
Countries”
Tennant, David Dr
Principal’s Academic High Flyers Award for outstanding
academic performance, TheUniversity of theWest Indies, 2007.
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DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT
Anthony Harriott, BA, PhD UWI – Head of Department
Introduction
During the academic year under review,the Department sought to accomplish
the following:
¡ Implement the action points from the
review of the curriculum and improve
learning outcomes by improving teaching
methods.
¡ Improve the work readiness of students by
extending the existing internship
programmes and designing new ones.
¡ Improve student services by reorganizing its
administrative support unit and improving
its efficiency and effectiveness.
¡ Maintain its mean publications output but improve the output
of new and younger colleagues and more generally those in the
lower academic ranks.
We may claim some success in achieving the above objectives.
TEACHING
Undergraduate Matters
The decisions arising from our undergraduate curriculum review have
largely been implemented. Four new courses were planned and three
have been introduced, 3 have been terminated or suspended and others
have been modified. This process will be continued during the next
academic year.
The teaching delivered by the department continues to be favourably
evaluated by our students. With some exceptions members of the
department typically score 4.00 or above on the student ratings.
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A number of faculty members have attended the WAC workshops and
other instructor training courses. WAC strategies are being adopted in
various courses – at times with some resistance from the students.
Greater use is being made of the OURVLE.
Internships
In keeping with the UWI’s Strategic Plan, all three sub-disciplines
within the department now offer or are in the process of organizing
undergraduate internships.
The International Relations Internship program placed more emphasis
on enhancing the internship placement options for students. The
Department in collaboration with the Latin America and Caribbean
Centre (LACC) initiated an agreement with several Latin American
embassies whereby International Relations students who were also
Spanish majors could take up duties as interns at these embassies during
the summer. In addition to traditional placement options such as the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and the Caribbean
Regional Negotiating Machinery, the Department was for the first time
able to negotiate intern placements at the Office of the Prime Minister,
the Ministry of Tourism, the Marine Police, and the Pan-American
Health Organization. Dr. Dana Morris devoted much of her time to
advancing this programme.
The Public Sector Management Unit has concluded arrangements with
the public sector and this programme will be implemented in 2008-09.
Dr. Allan Kirton, Dr. Eris Schoburgh and Mrs. Sandra Grey-Alveranga
are to be commended for their work in organizing this programme.
The Political Science Unit has secured an agreement with theOPM and
this too will be implemented in 2008 -09. Mr. Buddan did commendable
work to take this to a successful conclusion.
Two hundred and one students successfully completed their
undergraduate programmes (up from 142 in the previous year).
Compared with the previous academic year, this represents an increase
of 48% in the number of students completing majors within the
department. Of these, nine achieved First Class Honours, 58 Upper
Second class honours, 120 Lower Second class and 14 pass degrees.
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Graduate Matters
At the beginning of academic year 2007/2008, the Department of
Government had a total of 169 students registered in its graduate
programmes as follows:-
MSc programme: 154 students
MPhil programme: 7 students
PhD programme: 8 students
The Department made four departmental awards to incoming M.Sc.
students in September 2007. Additionally, the International Relations
Staff group made its usual awards at the Faculty Awards ceremony to
three students who had gained Distinctions in the Research Paper
component of the M.Sc. degree.
Graduate Internships
The department continued and expanded its Parliamentary Internship
Programme, organized by the Centre for Leadership and Governance in
partnership with the Houses of Parliament. Eleven graduate students
were assigned as Research Assistants to Parliamentary Select
Committees or to do preparatory work for the Commonwealth
Parliamentary Conference. They worked on a variety of topics,
including international trade issues, health, education and social
development, crime, climate change, air and sea transport and media
issues. It is generally agreed that this programme is a very successful
example of collaboration between the UWI and the state sector which
has worked to the benefit of all parties.
The Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI) also offered a few
short term internships to graduate students of the Department.
International Exchange programmes
2007-2008 witnessed the launch of an innovative joint teaching
programme among three universities: the Institut des Etudes Politiques
of the University of Bordeaux (Bordeaux IV) in France, the Universite
Antilles-Guyane, Campus Schoelcher in Martinique and the UWI,
Mona, Department of Government. The programme of study lasts for
five years and encompasses both undergraduate and graduate training in
the three venues. Two students from Mona began their second year of
the undergraduate degree in Bordeaux. They joined a cohort of nine
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other students, six from Bordeaux and three from Martinique who will
all pursue the jointly taught programme in International Politics and
Development Cooperation. The final year of the Master’s level of
training will be carried out at UWI Mona.
UWI also concluded an agreement of international cooperation and
exchange with the University of Stockholm and the Department of
Government prepared itself to welcome in the following academic year,
two students from the Department of Economic History and
International Relations at Stockholm for one or two semesters. The
possibility also exists for UWI students to spend a similar period in that
Department.
Graduate Research Conference
On July 11-12, 2008, the Department held its annual graduate
conference, organized by Robert Buddan and a team of graduate
students. The conference gave recently completed graduate students an
opportunity to share their research and provided a useful forum for those
still engaged in writing a dissertation or trying to get started on one, to
discuss their ideas and exchange experiences. There were sessions on
methodology, research design and on trouble-shooting the various
technical and personal challenges that are encountered during the
process of preparing a thesis.
Graduate Curriculum Reform
Reform/restructuring of the graduate programmes was considered in
February 2008 as part of the wider departmental discussions on
curriculum reform. Concrete products of this process include:
¡ The development of two new courses in the MSc programme to
be launched in 2008-2009;
¡ The decision by the Public Sector Management unit to include
an internship experience for all its graduate students;
¡ The decision to include mandatory research colloquia for
graduate students in the timetable with effect from academic
year 2008 – 2009. The Department has not yet completed its
review of the MPhil /PhD programmes. Discussion on the latter
will continue in academic year 2008-2009.
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Administrative support
A major challenge of the Department is to improve its administrative
support services and especially its student services. Student’s
evaluations of these services have not been good. The unit was
weakened by poor work ethic, and the distractions from work that were
induced by enrollment in full-time academic programmes. Most
members of the unit were also full-time or part-time students.
During the year the Department lost most of its administrative staff.
They were either sent on leave, asked to resign or simply left without
notifying the Department. We employed a few of our graduate students
(on a short shift basis) who filled in admirably. The unit is being rebuilt.
RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS
Most members of the department are research active even if they are not
publishing. They participate in international conferences where they
maintain the visibility of the Department and represent it well. Several
papers were also presented at conferences that were held at the Mona
campus thereby making useful contributions to academic life on
campus. The technical reports reflect external recognition of the
expertise in the Department and represent service to the states and
societies of the region. Some of these reports are consultancies and
some are done pro bono.
During the period under review, thirty three published articles and
article equivalents (books and monographs), and six technical reports
were credited to the full-time members of the department. The mean
output of the full-time members of the department was 1.7 articles and
article equivalents. Some 52% of the staff published at least one article,
book or monograph during the year. Most of the others who did not
publish, were either working on their PhDs, books, and or presented
papers at conferences. Dr. Dana Morris completed her PhD in
International Relations at the University of Denver Graduate School of
International Studies.
In addition to the articles and books, some fifty one papers were
presented at conferences that were held in the Caribbean, Central
America, Latin America, Africa, Europe, and North America.
The department has a core of researchers whose output continues to be
well above the mean for the FSS. The distribution within the
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Department is however still a bit too uneven, Persons who continue the
have difficulty publishing were encouraged to seek joint authorships
with the more prolific members of the faculty. This has not yet been
pursued, in part because a number of members (4) devoted the year to
completing their PhDs. One has successfully completed her programme
and two are expected to complete this phase of their academic careers
during the next academic year.
We have emphasized the quantitative measures of the research output
of the department.  An indication of its quality is the number of
awards received. During the period under review, Dr. Byron received
one of the Principal’s Research Day awards for “Best Publication.”
Much of the research activity of the Department is led by its Centres.
The Centres
Centre for Caribbean Thought
The Centre for Caribbean Thought continues to fulfil its remit as an
interdisciplinary centre affiliated to theDepartment of Government and
concerned with the exploration, development and propagation of the
field of Caribbean Thought. Brian Meeks is the Director and Rupert
Lewis (UWI, Mona) and Anthony Bogues (Brown University) are
Associate Directors. Among its achievements in 2007-8 are:
¡ The Twin site conference “Internationalising Black Power”.
The first session was held inOctober 2007 at the Institute of the
Americas, University of London and concluded at UWI Mona
in February 2008.
¡ The conference “M.G. Smith and the Emergence of Social
Anthropology and Social Theory in the Caribbean and
Beyond”. This was held in June 2008 at UWI, Mona, in
association with Brown University and the University of
California, Los Angeles.
¡ The Year ended with news of the successful acquisition by the
Centre of a grant from the Coca Cola Foundation for some
US$250,000 for the Trilateral Reconnection Project, a
multinational scheme for academic sharing, involving the
University of the West Indies, University of Cape Town and
Brown University.
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Centre for Leadership and Governance
During the year the Centre accomplished the following:
¡ It continued the parliamentary internship programme. This
programme is highly regarded by our graduate students and the
parliamentarians that have benefited from the research services
that they provide.
¡ A research partnership was established with Vanderbilt
University to deliver an annual survey of aspects of political
culture in Jamaica. This is the LAPOP survey that is done in
some 21countries.
¡ In partnership with the Mona School of Business (MSB), held a
workshop on “Informed Media:  Covering National Integrity
and Political Finance Issues”.
All activities are designed as self-funding projects. During the year, the
Centre minimized its reliance on University funding. Only the
internship programme is partially funded by the UWI.
The measurable research output of individual members of the
Department is presented below.
PAPERS PRESENTED
Jessica Byron
• “The Caribbean in International Trade Negotiations: The
Contribution of Small Caribbean States to the Normative
Debate on Special and Differential Treatment”. September 5-
8, 2007, Latin American Studies Association 27th Congress,
Montreal.
• “Priority Themes on Peace and Security for the Caribbean
countries and existing research institutes and curricula on these
themes at the UWI”. December 6-8, 2007, International
Consultative Meeting on Constructing a New Latin
American/Caribbean Academic Programme, University for
Peace, San Jose, Costa Rica.
• “La Signature de l’Accord de Partenariat dans la Caraibe:
Histoire et Actualite”. January 18, 2008, Public Symposium
organized by the Centre d’Analyse Geopolitique Internationale
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(CAGI) of the Universite Antilles-Guyane, Campus Fouillole,
Guadeloupe.
• “CARICOM Security Governance: Probing the Limits of
Regional Cooperation”. March 26-29, 2008, International
Studies Association 49th Annual Convention, San Francisco.
• “Norm-Making in the International Community: The
Contribution of Small Caribbean States to the Normative
Debate on Special and Differential Treatment”. June 27-28,
2008, Institute of International Relations, UWI, St. Augustine,
Trinidad, Workshop.
• “Cuba and the Caribbean: HumanDevelopment Cooperation”.
July 23, 2008, CAPRI/Woodrow Wilson Centre for Scholars
Symposium, UWI Mona.
• “The G-8 and Development Issues: the Bottom Billion”.
August 18-22, 2008, Bellaggio, Italy, University of
Victoria/CIGI Workshop on “Improving Global Governance:
Modernizing the G-8 Summits”.
Anthony Harriott
• “MakingUnitedNations Crime PreventionWork.” Conference
and Meeting of the Technical Working Group, UNODC.
Organized by the UNODC and the Ministry of Justice,
Government of Germany. Berlin July 2-4, 2008
• “Crime and Development in the Caribbean: Bringing the
Criminal Justice System into the developmental Dialogue.” 23rd
Annual Meeting and Conference of the ACCP, May 14-19,
2008. Ocho Rios, Jamaica.
• “The State of the Crime Problem in Jamaica”. Centre for Public
Safety and Justice. Mona. December 13, 2007.
• “Police and Criminal Justice Reform”. Crime and Violence in
the Caribbean: Exploring Potential Partnerships and Concrete
Actions. Conference co-sponsored by the World Bank and the
UWI (Mona campus), October 29-30, 2007
• “Bending the Trend Line: the Developmental Challenge of
Controlling Violence in Jamaica and the High Violence
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Societies of the Caribbean”. Inaugural Lecture, UWI, Mona
Campus.  May 24, 2008
Suzette Haughton
• “Transnational Organised Crime and Globalisation: AnAnglo-
phone Caribbean Perspective”, Center for International
Governance Innovation (CIGI) and Globalisation Studies
Network (GSN)  Conference, Waterloo, Ontario Canada,
August 25-28, 2008.
Clinton Hutton
• “Visualizing the Sound of Lee Scratch Perry”. 3rd Confernence
on Caribbean Culture - Global Reggae Conference, UWI,
Mona, February 18-24, 2008.
• “Epistemology and the Social Construction of Justice the
Example of the Haitian Revolution”. 2008 ACS Crossroads 7th
International Conference, July 3-7, 2008. UWI, Mona.
Rupert Lewis
• “Black Power: Engaging Plantation Legacies and Urban
Realities, Subversion Then andNow”. Internationalising Black
Power Conference I, University of London, October 25-26,
2007.
• “Black Power’s Radicalizing Impact on the West Indian
Intelligentsia”. Internationalising Black Power 2, University of
the West Indies, Mona,  February 21, 2008
Ivan Martinez
• “Cuba: Racism, Discrimination and Black Empowerment”.
Internationalising Black Power 2, University of theWest Indies,
Mona,  February 21, 2008
• Los Afro-colombianos, el Racismo y el movimiento Afro-
latinoamericano contra el racismo, la exclusion social y la lucha
por el poder y la equidad social” First Africa-Colombia
International Conference.  Bogota, May 21-25, 2008.
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Jermaine McCalpin
• “Restorative Justice and the Possibilities in Jamaica and
Beyond”, 2ndAnnual Restorative Justice Conference, Kingston
Jamaica, February 6, 2008.
• “Hidden from Our Eyes: A Critical Examination of the Haitian
and Grenadian Truth Commissions”, International Centre for
Transitional Justice, NY, NY August, 12, 2008.
Brian Meeks
• “Cuba from Due South: An Anglo-Caribbean Perspective”,
Brown University, Centre for Latin American Studies,
Inaugural Lecture, Cuba Lecture Series, September 18, 2007
• “Caribbean Black Power after Forty Years”, “Internationalising
Black Power Conference”, Institute for the Study of the
Americas, in cooperation with the Centre for Caribbean
Thought, UWI, University of London, October 25-27, 2007
• “Thinking about Caribbean Futures”, Anton de Kom,
University of Surname, Paramaribo, February 25, 2008.
• “The Roots of Violence in Contemporary Jamaica”, “Forty
Years after the Urban Youth revolt from Kingston to Port of
Spain, Caribbean Societies Descend into Crime and Violence”,
Oilfield Workers Trade Union, San Fernando, Trinidad, April
21-22, 2008
• “Cuba from due South: an Anglo-Caribbean Perspective” 2008
ACS Crossroads Conference, UWI, Mona, July 4, 2008
Dana Morris
• “Regulating the Elusive: The Impact of the Globalization of
Finance on Caribbean Security,” Globalization Studies
Network Conference,Waterloo, Ontario, August 25-27, 2008.
• “Leadership and Economic Growth in the Caribbean: The
Beginnings of a Theory,” CIGI Caribbean Economic
Governance Workshop, Tobago, April 2-4, 2008.
• “The Commodification of Sovereignty: The Caribbean’s
Relations with China,” Department of Economics, UWI and
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the Association of Caribbean Economists Conference,
Kingston, September 28-30, 2007.
• “China in the Caribbean: Challenge to the US’ Economic
Hegemony?” Latin American Studies Association Annual
Conference, Montréal, Canada, September 5-9, 2007.
Lawrence Powell
• “Is Jamaica an Individualist or a Collectivist Culture? New
Empirical Evidence from the National Leadership &
Governance Surveys”. ACSCrossroads Seventh International
Conference, 3 July 2008, Kingston, Jamaica.
• “The Values of Jamaicans: Applying the Schwartz Values
Inventory in a National Sample.” “Cross-Cultural Perspectives”
7th Annual Psychology Conference February 13, 2008.
Eris Schoburgh
• “Making Effective Policy – Modules 1-3” Public Sector Senior
Management Development Programme,Management Institute
for National Development, 2008.
Diana Thorburn
• “Revisiting the Domestic Level of Analysis in Small State
Foreign Policy: Bureaucratic Politics and Jamaica Foreign
Policy.” Seminar presentation, Department of Government,
UWI, Mona, April 2008.
• “Jamaica’s Foreign Policy: Making the Economic Development
Link.” With Dana Morris. Caribbean Policy Research Institute
Forum, June 2007.
• “Teaching and Studying International Relations in the
Caribbean: A perspective from both sides of the equation.” 48th
Annual International Studies Association Convention,
Chicago, Il, USA, Feb 28 – March 3, 2007.
• “The Rise of Conservative Religion in Caribbean Politics and
International Relations.” 48th Annual International Studies
Association Convention Chicago, Il, USA, Feb 28 – March 3,
2007.
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Stephen Vasciannie
• “Overview of the Law of the Sea Convention” and Rights and
Obligations of Land-locked Status in the Law of the Sea”,
Seminar organized by the Commonwealth Secretariat, Pretoria,
South Africa, December 2006
• “The Role of the original Jurisdiction of the Caribbean Court of
Justice and its Implications for Jurisprudential Development”,
Commonwealth Meeting of Justices and Registrars of
Final/Regional Appellate Courts, Kingston, January 22-25,
2007
• “The Relationship between International Law and Caribbean
Domestic Law” and “Some Legal and Political Issues
concerning the Caribbean Court of Justice”, Conference
organized by the Caribbean Court of Justice in partnership with
the Judicial Education Institute of the Judiciary of Trinidad and
Tobago, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, March 2-3, 2007
• “The Interpretation and Application of International Human
Rights Treaties by the Courts of Guyana”, Meeting of Judges of
the Court of Appeal and the High Court of Guyana on June 16,
2007.
• “The Interpretation of Ordinary Treaties and International
Constitutive Instruments: Articles 31 and 32 of the Vienna
Convention on the Law of Treaties”, Joint Meeting of the
United Nations International Law Commission and the
Dispute Settlement Body of the World Trade Organization,
Geneva, Switzerland, May 27, 2008.
• “Recent Developments Concerning the Rule of Law in
Jamaica”, Seminar on Constitutional and Administrative Law
in the Caribbean organized by the Commonwealth Secretariat,
May 2008, Kingston
Lloyd Waller
• “AnalyzingQualitative Data: Fusing Data Reduction Strategy”,
Department of Government Annual Graduate Conference,
Mona, Kingston, Jamaica July, 2008
• (with Commosioung, M.) “Beyond diffusion: The effective use
of ICTs for livelihood development”? 17th Biennial Conference
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of the International Telecommunications Society,  Montreal,
Canada, June, 2008
• “Organized Crime and Corruption”, UNDP\ UWI Symposium
on Organized Crime and Politics. UWI, Mona Campus.
Kingston, Jamaica, May 29-30, 2007
• “Building Trustworthiness through Bricolage: Combining
Fairclough’s Critical Discourse Analysis Technique, Yin’s
Multiple Case Analysis Technique, Miles and Huberman’s
Matrix Analysis Technique and Corbin and Strauss Constant
Comparative Analysis Technique to analyze qualitative data”.
Symposium on Qualitative Inquiry. Mona, Kingston, Jamaica
2007
Technical Reports
Jessica Byron
• Byron J., Lewis P. (2007), Formulating Sustainable
Development Benchmarks for an EU-CARIFORUM EPA:
Caribbean Perspectives, ICTSD/APRODEV Report,
Kingston/Geneva September 2007 www.ictsd.net
Anthony Harriott
• John Mclean, Anthony Harriott, Elizabeth Ward, John
Buchannan, and Roopa Karia. Jamaica Community-Based
Policing Assessment. Produced for the Jamaica Constabulary
Force and the United States Agency for International
Development. 2008.
Lloyd Waller
• An Assessment of the Alternative Investment Scheme. With
CAPRI A Landscape Assessment of the Jamaica’s Micro, Small
and Medium Sized Enterprises. For Jamaica Trade and Invest
Post- Hurricane Dean Assessment. With CAPRI
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PUBLICATIONS
Books
Brian Meeks
* Envisioning Caribbean Futures: Jamaican Perspectives, The
University of the West Indies Press, 2007 (203 pages)
* Culture, Politics, Race and Diaspora: The Thought of Stuart
Hall, (ed.) Ian Randle Publishers, Kingston and Miami and
Lawrence and Wishart, London, 2007 (316 pages)
Lawrence Powell
* Powell, Lawrence, and Balford Lewis, Political Culture of
Democracy in Jamaica: 2008. Nashville Tennessee:
Vanderbilt University / USAID, (Monograph, 89pp.), 2008.
Stephen Vasciannie
* “The Human Right Project in Jamaica”, published version of
The Cobb Family Lecture 2008 (Monograph, 44 pp.)
Lloyd Waller
* Waller, L. (2007). Corruption in Public Affairs. In The
Political Culture of Democracy in Jamaica. Washington:
United States Agency for International Development,
(Monograph)
Book Chapters
Anthony Harriott
* Mark Figueroa, Anthony Harriott and Nicola Satchell. The
Political Economy of Jamaica’s Inner-City Violence: A
Special Case? in The Caribbean City. Kingston: IRP. 2007.
Rupert Lewis
* “Emancipate yourself from Mental Slavery” in Emancipation
– The Lessons and the Legacy edited by Hopeton Dunn.
Arawak Publications: Kingston, 2007: 98-107.
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Brian Meeks
* “Introduction: Return of a Native Son”, in Brian Meeks (ed.)
Culture, Politics, Race and Diaspora: The Thought of Stuart
Hall, Ian Randle Publishers, Kingston and Miami, Lawrence
and Wishart, London, 2007, pp.xiii-xvi
Eris Schoburgh
* “Shifting the Policy Agenda in Jamaica from Welfare to
Citizenship: How far we have come – where we need to go to
put children first” in Promoting Child Rights through
Research – Papers from the Caribbean Child Research
Conference 2006, Volume 1. Editors. Aldrie Henry-Lee and
Julie Meeks Gardner. Kingston: SALISES, pp 269-295.
Stephen Vasicannie
* “Abortion in Jamaican and International Law”, in Kenneth
Hall and Myrtle Chuck-A-Sang (ends.), Survival and
Sovereignty in the Caribbean Community, 2006
* “Ethics and International Relations: Transparency in the
International Investment Process”, in Cowell, Campbell,
Chen and Moore (eds.), Ethical Perspectives for Caribbean
Business (2007)
Journal Articles
Anthony Harriott
* Risk Perceptions and Fear of Criminal Victimization among
Visitors to Jamaica – Bringing Perceptions in Line with
Reality. Journal of Ethnicity and Crime. Vol. 5# 2-3 (2007).
Suzette Haughton
* Suzette A. Haughton, ‘The Jamaica-Britain Border and Drug
Trafficking’, The Round Table: The Commonwealth Journal of
International Affairs, Issue 390, June 2007, pp. 279-303.
Clinton Hutton
* “The Historic Values of the Haitian Revolution and the
Making of theModernWorld”,The Jamaican Historical Review
Vol. XXIII, 2007.
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* “Forging Identity and Community through Aestheticism and
Entertainment: The Sound System and the Rise of the DJ”,
Caribbean Quarterly, Vol. 53, No. 4, December 2007.
* “The Social and Aesthetic Roots of Ska”(interviewing Garth
White, plus notes), Caribbean Quarterly, Vol. 53, No. 4,
December 2007.
* “An African-American in Jamaica in the Nineteenth
Century: John Willis Menard in the Struggle for the
Definition of Post-Slavery Society”. Jamaica Journal Vol. 31.
No. 12. June 2008. Pages 56-63.
Rupert Lewis
* “Marcus Garvey’s Global Vision” Anales del Caribe (Centro
de Estudios del Caribe, Casa de las Americas, La Habana,
Cuba) Revista Multilingue, 2007: 247-259.
Jermaine McCalpin
* “For the Future: The Nature of Restorative Justice in Deeply
Divided Societies”, Proteus: A Journal of Ideas, Fall 2007.
* “Reversing Sail: A History of the African Diaspora”. Michael
A. Gomez. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005,
African Studies Quarterly, Volume 9, 4, Fall 2007.
Lawrence Powell
* Clara Sabbagh, Lawrence Powell, and Pieter Vanhuysse.
“Betwixt and Between theMarket and the State: Israeli Social
Welfare Attitudes in Comparative Perspective” International
Journal of Social Welfare 16(3): 220-230, 2007.
Eris Schoburgh
* Schoburgh, Eris D. (2008). “Informal Economy and Informal
Citizenship: Exploring causation and connectivity in socio-
politico shifts in Jamaica,” Caribbean Development Review
Volume 1 ECLAC**
Diana Thorburn
* “The ‘Patch’ and the ‘Backyard’: Caribbean and Pacific Small
Islands and Their Regional Hegemons,” Social and Economic
Studies (56) Vols 1 & 2, March/June 2007.
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Stephen Vasciannie
* “Foreign Policy Options for CARICOM: An Analytical
Review”, The Integrationist, Vol. 3, No. 2, (2006), pp.35-88
* “Human Rights in the Caribbean: Notes on Perception and
Reality”, Organization of American States and University of
Ottawa, Jornadas de Derecho Internacional, 2006, pp.405-418.
* “The Relationship between International Law and Caribbean
Domestic Law”,West Indies Law Journal,Vol. 32, No.1 (2007),
pp.51-64
* “Fundamental Rights in the Caribbean: An International
Lawyer Takes Stock”, West Indian Law Journal, Vol. 32, No. 2
2007
Lloyd Waller
* Spinning webs of meanings: Limiting or expanding futures
through representations of information and communication
technologies for development in Jamaica. Futures, Volume
40, Issue 7, Pages 597-702, 2008
* (with Powell, L.). Politics as unusual: in Jamaica, elections are
becoming sensationalistic political spectacles. How can
resource-limited organizations get an accurate picture of
Public Opinion. Communication World. March/April 2007.
PUBLIC SERVICE
Anthony Harriott
– Member of the RPTF
– Chairman, External Advisory Committee to the Joint Report
by the UNODC and the Latin American and Caribbean
Region of the World Bank on Crime, Violence and
Development
– Chairman, Committee on the Prevention of Predial Larceny.
Ministry of Agriculture, GOJ
– Member, National Task Force on National Security,
Government of Jamaica
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– Member, Board of the Police Staff College
– Chairman, Jamaica Crime Observatory
– Member, Violence Prevention Alliance
Jessica Byron
– Member, PSOJ International Trade Committee
Rupert Lewis
– Member, Council of the Institute of Jamaica and Chairperson
of the African-Caribbean Institute of Jamaica and Jamaica
Memory Bank
– Chairperson, Friends of Liberty Hall
– Editorial Board, Jamaica Journal
Jermaine McCalpin
– Consultant/Expert, National Repentance, Forgiveness and
Reconciliation Group, Jamaica Council of Churches.
– Expert, Restorative Justice Programme, Ministry of Justice
and the Dispute Resolution Foundation of Jamaica
Brian Meeks
– Public Service (non-academy)
– Member of the Board, Intertrade Finance Corporation
– Board member, the Michael Manley Foundation.
– Member of the Board, Jamaica College
– Public Service (academy)
– Member of the Editorial Board, The University of the West
Indies Press
– Member of the Editorial Advisory Board, Souls: A Critical
Journal of Black Politics, Culture and Society, (Columbia
University)
– Member of the Editorial Board of Social and Economic
Studies, The University of the West Indies
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– Member of the Editorial Board of Lexington Books, Caribbean
Series
– Contributing Editor, WADABAGEI Journal, Caribbean
Research Center, Medgar Evers College, City University of
New York
Dana Morris
– Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
– Member of the Advisory Board, National Land Agency
– Member of the Board of Directors, Runaway Bay
Development Company Limited (Development Bank of
Jamaica Representative)
Lawrence Powell
– Member of Editorial board, International Bulletin of Political
Psychology
– Member of Editorial board, American Review of Political
Economy
– Member of Editorial board, Southern Journal of Canadian
Studies
– Member of Editorial board, Journal of Diplomatic Language.
– Editorial Consultant to Journal of Cross-cultural Psychology
(political psychology, distributive justice)
Eris Schoburgh
– Member, (ISO) Social Responsibility Mirror Committee that
operates under the auspices of the Jamaica Bureau of
Standards
– Member, UNICEF/Social Investment in Children Initiative
– Vice-Chairperson, Mountain Terrace Housing Cooperative
Board
– Chairperson, Policy and Procedures Committee
– President-Elect and Director, Optimist Club of Kingston; The
Optimist Club is a service organization whose activities are
geared towards the development of the youth population
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– Sponsor and School Governance Advisor, Omega Basic
School, Orange Bay Portland
Diana Thorburn
– Director, Institute of Jamaica, Museums Management Board
– Director, Development Bank of Jamaica
– Director, Mavis Bank Coffee Factory
– Member, Enterprise Committee
– Director, National Commercial Bank Foundation
– Chairman of the Board of Directors, Area Youth Foundation
– Director, Manor Court Limited
Stephen Vasciannie
– Chairman, Air Policy Committee of the Jamaican
Government
– Deputy Chairman, Interim Committee of the Jamaican Anti-
Doping Commission
– Member, United Nations International Law Commission
– Member, Editorial Committee, West Indian Law Journal and
The Integrationist Magazine
– Honorary Board Member, The Commonwealth Law Bulletin
– Consultant, Commonwealth Secretariat on International and
Constitutional Law
Lloyd Waller
– Member, Ministerial Advisory Committee: Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade: Main Focus
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DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES
Noel M. Cowell, BSc, MSc UWI, PhD Univ of Toronto
– Head of Department
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT
During academic year 2007-08, theDepartment concentrated on
developing and operationalizing its
response to the UWI 2007-2012 Strategic
Plan. Seven task forces were formed
focusing on curriculum review, building
teaching skills, e-learning, research,
enriching student experience, evaluation
and promotion and reform of the
administrative culture and processes.
Each committee provided a report
embodying a set of recommendations
directed at supporting the plan.
To a large degree this planning process formalised and extended work
that had been taking place over several years. As such a number of the
recommendations flowing from this planning process were implemented
as the work of respective committees evolved.
Research and Capacity Development
The Department resumed its Research Seminar Series during October
under the guidance of the Research Committee led by Dr Densil
Williams. Five departmental seminars were held during semester 1 and
three during semester 2.
On June 28, 2008, Lila Rao-Graham became the first student from the
PhD Information Systems programme to successfully defend her thesis:
“An exploration of quality issues in the context of the design of Data
Warehousing, Knowledge Management and E-commerce Systems”.
Conferences and Public Events
The Department staged or contributed to the staging of several
conferences and public events during the year. Among them were:
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¡ The Centre for National Security and Strategic Studies,
DOMS, in conjunction with the Centre for Hemispheric
Defence Studies, National Defence University, USA organised
and conducted a Senior Leaders Seminar for the commanders
of the Caribbean Security Forces at the Hilton Hotel, Tobago
from December 3-6, 2007. The theme of the seminar was
“Lessons Learnt from Cricket World Cup 2007”.
¡ The Centre for National Security & Strategic Studies (DOMS)
presented a public lecture entitled “Cuba after Fidel” on April
17. The guest speaker was internationally renowned author and
Professor of History and Warfare Studies at the Royal Military
College of Canada, Professor Hal Klepak.
¡ The Department, represented by Archibald Campbell, in
conjunction with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of
Jamaica and the Ministry of Finance conducted a two-day
training programme on International Financial Reporting at the
Alhambra Inn in February. Participants were 34 accounting
officers of the Ministry of Finance headed by Deputy Financial
secretary Mrs Ann-Marie Rhoden.
¡ DOMS hosted a Special Writing Workshop over the period
March 20-23. The three day retreat was specially planned with
the objective of increasing the research output.
¡ In March, The Department in conjunction with the Mona
School of Business hosted an “Effective Teaching Seminar”
delivered by Professor Harvey Brightman, Regents Professor
Emeritus of Managerial Sciences at Georgia State University.
Student transformation initiatives
Consistent with the objectives of the UWI Strategic Plan 2007-12, the
Department continues to deepen its engagement with students, with a
view to keeping them informed and enriching their experience at UWI.
Among the key initiatives were:
¡ Several information sharing sessions held with students at each
level differentiated between part-time and full-time.
¡ A seminar facilitated by Densie Gowdie on “Preparing for
Graduate School” on November 15.
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¡ Students of HM35A, under the leadership of lecturer, Kam-Au
Amen, staged an expo on the entertainment industry on
November 22, at the Old Dramatic Theatre.
¡ The Department of Management Studies’ Tourism Society was
officially launched on October 18. The Society now has a
regular column entitled “In the Classroom” in the weekly
edition of Hospitality Jamaica. This forms part of the tourism
unit’s strategy of publicizing its programmes. 
¡ For the second year in a row, a team of five students from the
Department, won the First Caribbean Case Competition, in
Barbados. The team won the prize for the Most Original Team
and Best Speaker (Tashna Silburn). The students who
represented theMona Campus were Kimberly Stephens, Rohan
Christie, Tashna Silburn and Cherita Thomas, as well as two
reserve members, Marlon Philips and Kereen Johnson. They
were coached by 2007 team members, Claudia Hessing and
Vanessa Hemans, and mentored by Dr Hilary Robertson-
Hickling.
Teaching
There were 26 full time and 60 part time members of staff for the year.
Teaching scores for both groups were on average 4.1 and 4.0
respectively. Total per capita publications of 0.38 is still below our
agreed standards.
Departmental Objectives
During the coming year the report of the DOMS Strategic Response Task
Force comprising of an amalgam of the reports of respective task forces
will be reviewed and streamlined with a view to implementing the key
recommendations in support of the Faculty and broader University
Strategic Plan. In particular the Department intends, for the academic
year 2008-2009, to advance certain well-defined objectives within the
following domains of its work:
Administrative Reform
¡ In conjunction with the Faculty Office and the Faculty
Administrative Reform Sub-Committee, a review of DOMS
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administrative processes and an administrative manual will be
finalized.
Student Enrichment
¡ Deepened engagement with student enrichment through a
consolidation of our Advisement, Orientation and Internship
programmes.
Teaching and Learning
¡ Enhancements in Teaching and Learning through capacity
building: improvements in teaching quality, measurement,
certification in tertiary education teaching, the scholarship of
teaching and mutual support.
¡ Working in conjunction with the Faculty to increase the
flexibility of our delivery by implementing as a pilot programme,
the DOMS Weekend University.
Evaluation Promotion and Work Equity
¡ Development and submission to the Faculty of a comprehensive
policy on Evaluation and Promotion featuring an equitable policy
on workload distribution and a rebalancing of incentive
structures.
E-learning
¡ Finalization of an E-learning Policy and 100% staff compliance
with the requirements for competence in the use of Information
and Communications Technologies in Teaching.
¡ Intensify our dialogue with the Open Campus to explore
synergies in the delivery of online courses.
Curriculum Review
¡ Continued implementation of the recommendations of the
DOMS Curriculum Development Task Force and finalization of a
comprehensive review of its undergraduate curriculum with the
objective of putting a revised curriculum in place by September
2009.
¡ Promote independent learning by building research skills. The
curriculum will, in line with the UWI Strategic Plan, 2007-12,
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place strong emphasis on leadership, technology and
entrepreneurial skills.
¡ Implement the BSc Management Studies (Entrepreneurship)
degree, which has been approved.
¡ Seek approval with a view to implementing the BSc
Management Studies (Ethics and Corporate Governance), which
has already been designed and is being taken through the
approval process.
Graduate Studies
¡ Complete an internal review of the taught Masters Programmes
with a view to increased efficiency, synergy and transparency.
¡ The implementation of a Masters in Business and Management
Research, which has been designed and for which approval is
now being sought.
PAPERS PRESENTED
• Chevers, D.A. and Duggan, E.W. “Agile versus Structured
Software Development: A conflict of Priorities?”, 2008
International Conference on Information Resources
Management (Conf-IRM), Sheraton Fallsview Hotel and
Conference Centre Room – Hennepin North, May 20, 2008
• Cowell, Noel M. “ICT and the Emergence of Telework in the
Caribbean” at the Second Latin American Congress On
Telework, Buenos Aires, Argentina,  September 19-20, 2007
K’nIfe, K’adamawe
• “Plantation School Revisited, Insights for Developing
Economies in the Caribbean: An Analysis of the Jamaican
Experience, between 1962 and 2000”. SALISES Conference,
UWI. March 28, 2008.
• “Rastafari - an Ethic for Sustainable Development: Insights
from Deep Ecology”. ACS Conference, Cultural Crossroads,
UWI, Mona. 2008.
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• “Accommodating Uncertainty and Minimising Risk – Can
Foresighting and Scenario Planning provide a more durable
basis for Sustainable Tourism Development in the Caribbean?”
IIPT Community Tourism Retreat, The Pegasus Hotel,
Kingston, Jamaica. June 23, 2008
McDavid, Hilton
• “Political Issues of CWC 2007”, Senior Leaders Seminar-
Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, National Defense
University and The University of theWest Indies, Trinidad and
Tobago, December 2007.
• “Regional Security Issues”, Senior Leaders Seminar-Center for
Hemispheric Defense Studies, National Defense University and
The University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago,
December 2007.
• “An Agenda for Cutting Edge Research in Security and
Policing”. Intercessional Conference of the Association of
Caribbean Commissioners of Police, Bridgetown, Barbados,
December 2007
• “Cooperating in Natural Disasters”, Thematic Meeting,
Conference of the Defense Ministers of the Americas 2008,
Costa Rica, November 2007
• “Corporate Security versus National Security”. Annual
Conference: Association of Caribbean Commissioners of
Police, Nassau, Bahamas, 2007
• “An Agenda for the Defense Ministers of America Conference
2008”, ThematicMeeting, Conference of theDefenseMinisters
of the Americas 2008, Costa Rica, November 2007
Ramjee Singh D.
• “Small Island Developing States (SIDS), Tourism and
Economic Development”, Aitner Conference in Greece,
August 2007
• (with Wright, Allan). “Determinants of Hotel Occupancy in
Jamaica: 2000 - 2006”, Central Bank Conference, Barbados,
July 2008
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Robertson-Hickling, Hilary
• “Migration of Caribbean Health Workers, CSME and Mobility
of Health Professionals”, IOM/UNCHR Regional Seminar:
Mixed Migratory Flows in the Caribbean: Strengthening
Collaborative Responses to Migration, Refugee protection and
Trafficking in Persons. November 6-8, 2007, Grand Cayman,
Cayman Islands.
• (with Professor Frederick Hickling). “Cultural Therapy and
Reasonable Accommodation”, in collaboration with McGill
University and Concordia University in Montreal Canada,
November 8-15, 2007.
Williams, Densil
• (with Nicholson, L. A. and Garvey, M.) “Succession Planning
in Ethnic Family- Owned Businesses: Evidence from Jamaica”,
Institute of Small Business and Entrepreneurship Conference,
Glasgow Scotland, November 7-9 2007
• (with Ben K. Ofili). “Investigating the Entrepreneurial of
Native American Indian Graduates: A Case for
Intergenerational Mobility”, ISCB 2008 Conference in Halifax
Nova Scotia, Canada, June 22-25, 2008
PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Journal Articles
Brown-Blake, Celia
* “The right to linguistic non-discrimination and creole
language situations: The case of Jamaica”, Journal of Pidgin and
Creole Languages 23(1):32-73. (2008)
* (with Chambers, Paul) “The Jamaican Creole speaker in the
UK criminal justice system”, International Journal of Speech
Language and the Law 14(2):269-294. (2007)
Chevers, D.A.
* (with Duggan, E.W.) “A Modified Capability Framework for
Improving Software Production Processes in Jamaican
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Organizations,” The Electronic Journal on Information Systems
in Developing Countries, 30, 4 (2007) pp 1-18.
Cowell, Noel M.
* “Human Resource Development and Enterprise Com-
petitiveness in Jamaica”. JECS, 32, 4, 31-56
Crick, Anne P.
* “Managing service workers: exploratory insights from a
sample of Jamaican service workers”.  JECS, 32, 4, (2008) 8-
30
* “No plantation work here: contemporary HR practices in
Caribbean Hotels”.  International Journal of Contemporary
Hospitality Management, 20, 1, (2007) 79-89
Daley, Jenifer
* “Financial Services – Authorization, Supervision and
Enforcement: A Litigator’s Guide”, The Financial Regulator,
12, 2: 73-75
* (with Matthews, Kent and Keith Whitfield) “Too-Big-To-
Fail: Bank Failure and Banking Policy in Jamaica”, Journal of
International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 18 (3),
p.290-303
McDavid, Hilton
* “Transformation vs. Amalgamation- A Policy Perspective of
the Divergent Roles of the Military and Police in Small
Developing Countries: The Case of Jamaica”, Security and
Defense Review, Vol. 7, No. 3 (2007)
Williams, Densil A.
* “Export Stimulation ofMicro and Small Locally-Owned Firms
from Emerging Environments: New Evidence”, Journal of
International Entrepreneurship, May 6, 2008
* (with Deslandes, D.) “Motivation for Service Sector Foreign
Direct Investments in Emerging Economies: Insights from the
Tourism Industry in Jamaica”, The Round Table 97. 396, pp
419- 437, (2008)
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* (with Clegg, P.) “Competitiveness and Caribbean Economies:
Emerging Issues and Future Directions”, The Round Table, 97,
396, pp 335-340(2008)
Books
* Cowell, Noel, Campbell, A., Chen, G. and Stanford Moore.
“Ethical Perspectives for Caribbean Business”, Arawak
Publishers, 2007
Book Chapters
* Jaywardena, Chandi, McDavid, Hilton and Vindel Kerr
(2007) A Strategic Approach to Agro-Tourism in the Caribbean
with Jaywardena, C (Editor), Caribbean Tourism:
Alternatives for Community Development, Ian Randle,
Jamaica
TECHNICAL REPORTS
K’nIfe, K’adamawe
* “Evaluation of the Jamaica Constabulary Force Reform and
Modernisation Programme” DFID, Ministry of National
Security and Justice, Jamaica Constabulary Force, 2008.
* “Strategic Framework for Youth Advocacy in the Caribbean –
JASTYLE”, USAID, Ministry of Health - 2008
* “Jamaica Business Development Centre and Tourism Product
Development: Company – Strategic Plan for Craft Markets in
Jamaica” – 2007
Robertson-Hickling, Hilary
* “Migrant Health and Social Care Workers in Jamaica for the
Elderly” with Dr. Patricia Fagen Institute for the Study of
Migration, Georgetown University Washington D.C. March
2008.
* PAHO/WHO Office of Caribbean Program Coordination
“CSME Policies and the Development of Country Level and
CARICOM Level Physician and Nursing Workforce”,
December 2007
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Non-Refereed Publications
* McDavid, H and Noel Cowell. An Agenda for Cutting Edge
Research in Security and Policing, Journal of the Association of
Caribbean Commissioners of Police, Eighth Annual Edition,
2008.
* McDavid, H, Ramjeesingh, D and A. Birch (2007).
Economic Development: An Analysis of the Rule of Law,
Corruption and Crime – Deosarran, R and (editors), New
Challenges in Crime and Justice from Research to Policy
PUBLIC SERVICE
Celia Blake
– Member, Financial Services Commission
– Chair, Securities sub-committee, Financial Services
Commission
– Member of the Pensions sub-committee (FSC)
Archibald Campbell
– Vice President, Institute of Chartered Accountants of
Jamaica (ICAJ)
– Deputy Chairman, JMMB Board of Directors
– Member, Government of Jamaica Sugar Negotiating Team for
the Divestment of the Sugar Industry in Jamaica.
Anne Crick
– Chair, JMMB HRD/Culture Subcommittee
– Member, Human Resource Management Association of
Jamaica (HRMAJ)
– Member Editorial Advisory Board, International Journal of
Contemporary Hospitality Management
Jenifer Daley
– Director, Jamaica Flour Mills Foundation
– Member, Audit Practice Committee, ICAJ
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– Member, Editorial Board, (Journal of Business, Finance and
Economics in Emerging Economies)
Shirley – Ann Eaton
– Member, Board of Trustees - NCB Pension Fund
– Member, Academic Committee - Board of St. Andrew High
School for Girls
K’adamawe K’nIfe
– Member, Strategic Framework for Youth Advocacy –
JASTYLE, Ministry of Health and USAID
– Member, National Advisory Committee – UNEP and
Institute for Sustainable Development, UWI
– Member, National Export Strategy Committee – Ministry of
Industry, Investment and Commerce JBDC and JTI
Stan Moore
– Chairman, Mechanical Engineering Advisory and Industrial
Engineering Committees - University of Technology
– Member, Book Merchant Ltd
– Member, Reading Solutions Ltd
Diaram Ramjee Singh
– Director, EHC Industries
– Director/Secretary, Brakesman Automotive Ltd.
Noel Reynolds
– Member, Jamaica Stock Exchange Best Practices Award
Committee
– Member, Jamaica Stock Exchange Market Research
Competition Committee
Hilary Robertson-Hickling
– Weekly Columnist, The Daily Gleaner
– Member, Caribbean Studies Association
– Member, Human Resources Management Association of
Jamaica
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Michael Roofe
– President, GSB Cooperative Credit Union Limited
– Director, Credit Union Fund Management Company Ltd.
Joan Thomas-Stone
– Member, JamaicaAssociation for Distance&Open Learning
Michael Williams
– Director, Kiwanis Club, Liguanea
– Director and Chairman, Finance Committee Creative
Production and Training Centre
– Treasurer, Jamaica Paralympic Association
Densil Williams
– Editorial Board Member, Journal of Business and
Entrepreneurship
– Reviewer, Academy of International Business - AIB (2008)
Conference, Journal of International Entrepreneurship,
Social and Economic Studies
– Board Member, Caribbean Brands Ltd.
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DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY,
PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIAL WORK
Clement Branche, BSc UWI, MSc, London School of Economics
– Head of Department
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT
In the academic year 2007-08, theDepartment attempted to meet a
number of objectives which included;
preliminary work for the quality review in
the upcoming year, improvement in
student services, re-organisation and
improvement in the administration and
delivery of graduate programmes to
increase the rate of throughput,
consolidation of outreach and training
activities, extension of research and
increase in research grants, increase in the
publication of staff, institutionalization of
the Caribbean Internship Programme with further developments in
teaching and learning to engage with local and regional communities
and issues of staff development across all categories. All the above
objectives were met to a fair degree but overall there is still much more
work to be done in these areas.
During the year, the Department concluded the Johns Hopkins-UWI
Partnership for Population and Reproductive Health with a major four-
day Adolescent Reproductive Health (ARH) training workshop held at
the Mona Visitors' Lodge June 23-26, 2008, under the theme
Adolescent Reproductive Health: Trends, Implications And
Responses. The workshop organising committee was led by Professor
Patricia Anderson, Ms. Sharon Priestley, Mr. Julian Devonish, Ms.
Rashalee Mitchell and Ms. Camille Daley. The Workshop, which was
sponsored by USAID and the Ministry of Health's JA-STYLE project,
trained a group of 48 reproductive healthcare professionals, youth
counsellors and youth development officers drawn from government
agencies and non-governmental organisations across the island.
The Commonwealth Youth Caribbean Centre based in Guyana invited
the Department to train their youth directors from the Caribbean in the
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Social AssessmentMethodology. Dr. Heather Ricketts, lead trainer and
Mr. Sean Ffrench, conducted three intensive Social Assessment
Training workshops in Antigua in February, Dominica in March and
Barbados in July 2008. In Barbados, the training of youth ambassadors
and leaders facilitated a national youth consultation, the results of
which have informed the national youth policy which is being drafted.
The Department introduced a new year-long Graduate Course in Social
Assessment, SY62E in which students conducted a social assessment of
the readiness of youth, 15-18 years to make the transition from school to
work or to further education. The study's findings were presented to a
wide cross-section of stakeholders including personnel from the
Ministry of Education.
The Social Work Unit partnered with the Child Guidance Clinic of the
Ministry of Health and UNICEF to conduct an intensive two-day
training workshop from March 6-7, 2008 at the Medallion Hall Hotel,
under the theme Working With Children & Families: Effective
Biopsychosocial Assessment. The workshop organised by Mrs.
Karlene Boyce-Reid andMs. Sandra Latibeaudiere, provided training to
a group of over 100 participants from 15 agencies and from the social
work and psychology programmes at UWI Mona, Northern Caribbean
University, Caribbean Graduate School for Theology and the Mico
University.
The Social Work Unit held a three-day retreat as part of an ongoing
quality assurance review launched in September 2007. Coming out of
the retreat, the Unit reframed its vision, mission statement and its core
values and has initiated a comprehensive review and revision of the
content of social work theory and practice courses in the undergraduate
programme.
The Social Work Unit in April 2008 reinstated its Annual Supervisor's
Seminar to build capacity of its field supervisors. This year a recognition
lunch and awards ceremony was included at which nineteen agencies
and seventeen individual supervisors were recognized for giving ten or
more years of quality support to the social work programme.
The Department shared in the joy of the Woodford community which
received the prestigious 2008 Michael Manley Foundation Award for
Community Self-Reliance and $200,000 for its HomeWork and Learning
Centre, an initiative of the Woodford Community Action Group. The
Action Group has benefited from the placement of final year social work
practicum students for many years, and in fact, a participatory study
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conducted by two students led the community to identify the need for a
homework centre.
The Caribbean Internship Project, which is supported by UWI and the
Bernard Van Leer Foundation and managed by lecturer Mrs. Aldene
Shillingford, completed a successful fifth year during which 30 students
completed internships with twelve child-focused development agencies
and projects in five countries across the Caribbean region. These
student interns have enhanced the service delivery of these agencies,
strengthened their capacity through the transfer of knowledge and
skills, and improved their linkages with families.
Dr. Peta-Anne Baker and Mrs. Aldene Shillingford led a team that
conducted a Social Assessment of the early childhood sector as part of
the preparation of a World Bank project to fund the work of the Early
Childhood Commission. Dr. Peta-Anne Baker also developed a draft
Code of Ethics for the JamaicaAssociation of SocialWorkers (JASW).
Demographers Professor Chukwudum Uche and Ms. Sharon Priestley,
conducted for the third year, a comprehensive training workshop in
Demographic Analysis Techniques in Trinidad during the period June 2
-July 18, 2008 along with Dr. Godfrey St. Bernard of the St. Augustine
Campus. This workshop was funded by the Caribbean Development
Bank and the CARICOM secretariat, and trained 20 middle-level and
senior officials from National Statistical Offices from 18 CARICOM
countries. In addition, Professor Uche was asked to be the Technical
Reviewer for the CARICOM Regional Special Topics Monographs.
The Department held its 12th Annual Derek Gordon Graduate
Research Seminar at the Mona Visitor's lodge on March 5, 2008 under
the theme Men, Women and Children Facing Conflict and
Exclusion: The Search for Durable Solutions. The seminar
showcased the research of the Department's graduate students and
featured presentations on the plight of street children, risks associated
with parental migration, the challenges faced by students with sickle cell
disease at school, tertiary education aspirations of rural students, power
and condom use, domestic violence, gender dynamics, PEER
ethnography and auto-ethnography.
The 7thAnnual Psychology Conference was held February 13-15, 2008
under the theme The Roots Of Psychology: Theory, Research And
Practice. The Conference which is organized by the Psychology Unit,
had several keynote speakers including Dr. Alwyn Gilkes, Assistant
Professor at Medgar Evers College, City University of New York, Dr.
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Suzanne M. Johnson Vickberg, Senior Consultant at the Great Place to
Work Institute, in theUnited States,Mr. Clement Branche, Head of the
Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work and Ms. Sophia
Morgan of the Psychology Unit. The Psychology Unit also conducted its
annual Sexuality Workshop on March 7, 2008 with Dr. Albert Chen as
the keynote speaker.
The Department held its first Anthropology Day under the theme
Anthropology: The Study of Cultures on October 26, 2007 at the
Undercroft. The Day boasted an exciting line up of speakers which
included Professor Emeritus Barry Chevannes, Honorary Distinguished
Fellow, Edward Seaga and Dr. Kingsley Stewart and was well supported
by the UWI community.
Dr. Michael Barnett in collaboration with the Rastafari Ethio-
Millennium Council and the Association for Africans Reclaiming
Identity (TAFARI) and with support from the Office of the Deputy
Principal, organised a lecture at UWI by H.H.H. Prince Ermias Sahle-
Selassie of Ethiopia during his official visit to the island in May, 2008.
Prince Sahle-Selassie addressed a large, standing-room only audience at
the Undercroft on the topic 'Africa in the New Millenium' on
Wednesday May 14, 2008.
Professor Patricia Anderson was conferred with the National Honour of
the Order of Distinction Commander Class for research leading to the
development of public policy in October 2007 and Professor Ian Boxill
gave his inaugural professorial lecture on Structure, Agency and the
Influence of Fanon's Search for Recognition to a diverse audience in the
Social Sciences Lecture Theatre on April 11, 2008. Dr. Herbert Gayle
completed the Ph.D. in Social Anthropology, specializing in the
Anthropology of Social Violence and Dr. Gillian Mason completed the
PhD in Psychology with her dissertation entitled Help-seeking behavior of
Jamaican women in abusive relationships.
Five graduate student papers were presented at the Human Resource
DevelopmentMasters Programme Practicum Showcase held inOctober
2007, to an audience of 150 HR practitioners, lecturers and students.
The standard of the presentations was very high and three of the student
presenters have been hired as consultants by the firms involved to work
with them to implement the recommendations of their study fully. The
HRDGraduate Programmes Unit hosted a successful Dynamic Training
Workshop in January 2008 led by Mr. Wilny Audain of the Learning
Circle in the United States. The Unit also hosted in January its
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acclaimed annual Speakers’ Forum held this year under the theme
Training: Does Culture Matter? The forum took the form of a panel
discussion that involved several noted training and quality management
consultants.
Themean score for student satisfaction with our Lecturers' performance
continued to be high at 4.3 for both semesters and our average
publication ratio increased to 0.5 per lecturer.
PAPERS PRESENTED
Anderson, Moji
• (with M., Elam, G., Gerver, S., Solarin, I., Fenton, K.,
Easterbrook, P.) “Coping strategies of HIV+ Caribbean People
in the United Kingdom” 53rd Session of the Caribbean Health
Research Council, Paramaribo, Suriname, April 2008.
• “The future of Caribbean anthropology: beyond the bounds of
MG Smith”. Conference in honour of MG Smith UWI, Mona,
June 2008.
Anderson, Patricia
• “Overview of the Economic and Social Survey of Jamaica: 50
Years in Overview”, 50th Anniversary Celebration of the ESSJ,
The Planning Institute of Jamaica, June 2008.
Baker, Peta-Anne
• “T.S. Simey: A socialist colonial’s perspective on social work
education & social services in the Caribbean". 34th Congress of
the International Association of Schools of Social Work;
Durban, South Africa, July 2008.
Barnett, Michael
• “Rastafari as a Continuation of Ancient Wisdom”. Cheikh
Anta Diop Conference Philadelphia, USA, October 2007.
• “From Wareika Hill to Zimbabwe: Exploring the Role of
Rastafari in Popularizing Reggae Music” Global Reggae
Conference UWI, Mona, February 2008.
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• “From Garvey to Peter Tosh: A sojourn into the Political
Conscience of Rastafari”. 33rd Annual Caribbean Studies
Association Conference, San Andres, Columbia, May 2008.
• “The Globalization of the Rastafari movement from a Jamaican
Diasporic perspective”. 33rd Annual Caribbean Studies
Association Conference, San Andres, Columbia, May 2008.
• “Demythologizing the Rastafari Movement: A Retrospective
look at the impact of the University College of the West Indies
Report on the Rastafari Movement in Jamaica” Conference in
honour of M.G. Smith, UWI Mona, June 2008.
• “Rastafari in the New Millenium: Rastafari at the Dawn of the
Fifth Epoch”. Association of Cultural Studies Crossroads
International Conference, UWI, Mona, July 2008.
• “The Documentary Life and Debt as a Rastafari Critique of
Globalization”. Association of Black Sociologists Annual
Conference, Boston, USA, July 2008.
Beckford, Orville
• “The Sociology of the Dancehall: Transcending Conflicts,
Embracing Webs of Webs of Significance”. Urban Cultures of
the Caribbean Conference, UWI Mona, September 2007, 15
pp.
• (With Lance Gibbs) “Caribbean Alternative Family Forms as a
Functional Response to the Poverty Impact of Structural
Adjustment: The Case of Jamaica”. Association of Black
Sociologists Annual Conference, Boston, USA, July 2008, 22
pp.
Boxill, Ian
• “Reinventing the Political Economy Tradition of the
Caribbean”. Conference in honour of Norman Girvan, UWI,
Mona, March 2008.
• “M.G. Smith and the Emergence of Social Anthropology in the
Caribbean and Beyond" Societies”, Conference in honour of
M.G. Smith, UWI, Mona, June 2008.
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• “Recent trends in social and economic research on community
tourism”. International Institute for Peace through Tourism,
1st International Community Tourism Conference, Kingston,
June, 2008
Branche, Clement & Sophia Morgan
• “Training in Jamaica and the Dangers of Cultural Innocence”,
Human Resource Development Speakers' Forum, UWI, Mona,
January 2008, 6pp.
• “Social Affirmation, Introducing Something Old, Something
New”, Psychology Conference, UWI Mona, February 2008,
15pp.
Brodie-Walker, Stacey
• “Exploring delinquency: Are exposure to violence, self-esteem
and parent-child attachment predictors of juvenile delinquency
in Jamaican adolescents”. Caribbean Child Research
Conference, Kingston, October 2007.
• “A conceptual analysis and treatment of the case of Jule: The
bipolar adolescent”. The Adolescent Training Institute in
Ithaca, New York, August, 2007.
Daley, Camille
• “Against the Odds: An Examination of the Factors which
Hinder the Completion of Secondary School by Children with
Sickle Cell Disease”, Caribbean Child Research Conference
Kingston, November 2007.
Ffrench, Sean
• “Participatory Learning and Action (PLA) as a Tool for Setting
the Community Development Agenda”. SALISES 9th Annual
Conference,  Jamaica, March, 2008
Gayle, Herbert
• “Violence and Gang Formation from Infant School to
Secondary School”. USAID Conference on Disrupting Gangs
in Schools, Terra Nova Hotel on July 22, 2008.
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• “Beyond Providing: Fathering Boys in Hostile Environments”.
Association of Cultural Studies Crossroads International
Conference, UWI, Mona, July 2008.
• “The Anthropology of Social Violence: the Way Forward to
Solving Jamaica's Violence Crisis”. M.G. Smith and the
Emergence of Social Anthropology and Social Theory in the
Caribbean and Beyond, The Sixth Caribbean Reasonings.
UWI, Mona, June 2008.
• “Justifiable Homicide: Explaining the Bad Blood between
Garrison Youth and the Police in Jamaica”. Conference by
Centre for Public Safety and Justice Towards an Understanding
of Garrison Communities, UWI Mona, February 2008.
• “Young Birds that Know Storm: Life Experiences of Boys of
Ages 6-8 Years Living in Communities of Extreme Poverty and
Violence”. Caribbean Child Support Initiative, The Learning
Event 2008, St. Kitts, June 2008.
• “Beyond Providing and Protecting - the Fathers Incorporated
Experience”. Technical Consultation on Engaging Men and
Boys in SRH, GBV, Prevention, Fatherhood and MNCH.
Arenburg Institute, Salzburg, Austria. Consultation organised
by Promundo, WHO and UNFPA, November 2007.
Headley, Bernard
• “Policing and Criminal Justice System”. Canada Ideas Forum,
UWI Mona, June 2008
Hinds, Kimberly
• “The Changing Face of the Social Work Student: Its
Implications for the Classroom and the Practicum, Insights
from the Jamaican Experience”. 34th Congress of the
International Association of Schools of Social Work; Durban,
South Africa, July 2008, 18pp.
James, Caryl
• (With Carpenter, K and Weaver, S.) “Opposing worldviews:
choosing between western and traditional medicine”.
Association of Cultural Studies Crossroads International
Conference, UWI, Mona, July 2008.
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• (With Carpenter, K and Weaver, S.) “Opposing Worldviews:
Factors that lead psychiatric patients to choose between
Western biomedicine and traditional medicine in treating their
mental illnesses”. Conference: Jamaica Bicentenary “Our
Freedom Journey... Honouring Our Conferences”. Montego
Bay,  November, 2007
Levy, Horace
• “Garrisons: Their Governance Differences”. Conference by
Centre for Public Safety and Justice Towards an Understanding
of Garrison Communities, UWI Mona, February 2008.
Lipps, Garth
• (with Lowe, G.A., Halliday, S., Morris, A. & Clarke, N).
“School factors associated with depression in a Jamaican high
school cohort”. 7th Annual Psychology Conference, UWI,
Mona, February 2008.
• (with Lowe, G.A., Halliday, S., Morris, A. & Clarke, N).
Depression among fourth form students in Jamaican High
Schools. Faculty of Medical Sciences Annual Research
Conference, November 2007.
• (with Lowe, G.A., Morris, A., Clarke, N., & Halliday, S.)
“Depression among fourth form students in three Caribbean
countries”. Faculty of Medical Sciences Annual Research
Conference, UWI, Mona, November 2007.
McFarlane, Tracy
• “Arts-Based Inquiry: Analyzing Novels by and About
Caribbean Women to Extend Psychological Theories”. Annual
Conference of the Association for Women in Psychology, San
Diego, CA, March, 2008
• “Towards Studying (Im)migration in Socio-Historical Context:
Literature as Data Informing Psychological Theories”.
Symposium onQualitative Inquiry in the Caribbean. University
of the West Indies, Mona, October 2007.
McLean, Wendy
• “Complicated” Issues and “Mixed Feelings”: “ACollective Case
Study of Three Female JamaicanAdolescents”. 34thCongress of
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the International Association of Schools of Social Work;
Durban, South Africa, July 2008, 20pp.
Ricketts, Heather
• (with Vanus James) “Individual Well-Being, Gender and Good
Governance: Results from a Micro Study of a Small Close-Knit
Society”. 33rd Annual Caribbean Studies Association (CSA)
Conference, San Andres, Columbia, May 2008, 23 pp.
• “Gender Discrimination and Wage Determination in the
Jamaican Labour Market”. SALISES, UWI, Cave Hill Campus
and UNIFEM Research Seminar and Workshop. Cave Hill
Campus, Barbados, November 2007, 12 pp.
Warren, Stan
• “Caribbean Students’ Perceptions of the Motherland: An
Affiliation”. 34th Congress of the International Association of
Schools of SocialWork; Durban, SouthAfrica, July 2008, 15pp.
Wilson, Shakeisha
• “The Marginalised Self: Exploring the Identity Construction of
Persons with Disabilities”. 34th Congress of the International
Association of Schools of Social Work; Durban, South Africa,
July 2008, 17pp.
PUBLICATIONS
Monographs
Boxill, I.
* Structure, Agency and the influence of Fanon's Search for
Recognition, Arawak, Kingston, (2008)
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
* Anderson, M., Elam, G., Gerver, S., Solarin, I., Fenton, K.,
Easterbrook, P. HIV/AIDS-Related Stigma and
Discrimination: Accounts of HIV-positive Caribbean people
in the United Kingdom. West Indian Medical Journal 2007; 56
(Suppl. 1):24.
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* Anderson, M., Elam, G., Gerver, S., Solarin, I., Fenton, K.,
Easterbrook, P. Coping strategies of HIV+ Caribbean People
in the United Kingdom. West Indian Medical Journal 2008; 57
(Suppl. 2):38.
* Anderson, M., “The Challenge of Housing and Community
Conflict in East and West Kingston”. Social and Economic
Studies 56, 3 (2008) 33-70.
* Asnani, M.R., Reid, M. Bortolusso Ali, S. Lipps, G., &
Williams-Green “Quality of Life in Patients with Sickle Cell
Disease in Jamaica: Rural-urban differences”. Rural and
Remote Health, 8 2008 (online), 890. http://www.rrh.org.au
* Asnani, M.R., Lipps, G. & Reid, M. “Component structure of
the SF-36 in Jamaicans with Sickle Cell Disease”. West Indian
Medical Journal, 56, 6 (2007) 491-497.
* Branche, C. Morgan S. “Social Affirmation in the
Caribbean”, Caribbean Journal of Psychology 2, 2, (2007) 107-
11.
* Branche, C. Morgan S, Ramkissoon, M. “The Psycho-Socio
Cultural in the Caribbean”, Caribbean Journal of Psychology 2,
2, (2007) 3-6.
* Brodie-Walker, S. “A conceptual analysis and treatment of
the case of Jule: The bipolar Adolescent”. Caribbean Journal of
Psychology 2, 2 (2007) 98-106.
* Lipps, G., & Lowe, G. A. “Validation of the Beck Depression
Inventory II in a Jamaican University Cohort”. West Indian
Medical Journal, 56, 5, (2007) 404-409.
* Long, S.M., Ullman, S.E., Long, L.M., Mason, G.E., &
Starzynski, L.L.. “Women's experiences of male-perpetrated
sexual assualt by sexual orientation”. Violence and Victims, 22,
6, (2007) 684-701.
* Ramkissoon, M., McFarlane, T, Branche C. “Do Race and
Ethnicity Matter in Jamaica?” Caribbean Journal of Psychology,
2, 2, (2007) 78-97.
* Ricketts, R. and Anderson, P. “The Impact of Poverty and
Stress on the Interaction of Jamaican Caregivers with Young
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Children”. International Journal of Early Years Education,
Vol.16:1 (2008) (61-74)
* Staggs, S.L., Long, S.E., Mason, G.E., Krishnan, S., & Riger,
S. “The impact of social support on intimate partner violence
and employment among low-income women”. Journal of
Interpersonal Violence, 22, 3, (2007) 345-367.
* Ullman, S.E., Starzynski, L.L., Long, S.M., Mason, G.E., &
Long, L.M.. “Exploring the Relationships of Women’s Sexual
Assault Disclosure, Social Reactions, and Problem Drinking”.
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 23, 9, (2008) 1235-1257.
Other Peer-Reviewed Publications
Baker, P.
* “Social Welfare and Social Work in the Caribbean”.
Encyclopaedia of Social Work, 20th Edition. Oxford University
Press. (2008)
Technical Reports
Anderson, P.
* The Changing Roles of Fathers in the Context of Jamaican
Family Life. Report submitted to the Planning Institute of
Jamaica and the Office of the Principal, UWI, Mona, 145
pages. (2007)
* National Census Report for Jamaica. Report submitted to
CARICOM, (2007)
French, S.
* Summative Evaluation of the Jamaica Social Investment
Fund (JSIF) National Community Development Project with
Oxford Policy Management of the United Kingdom. Report
prepared for World Bank and Jamaica Social Investment
Fund, June 2008, 163 pages.
* Report on the Public Consultations on Jamaica's National
Energy Policy 2006 - 2020. Report prepared for theMinistry of
Mining, Energy and Telecommunications, March 2008, 300
pages.
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Ricketts, H
* Social Guarantees in Jamaica: A Case study of the Education
System. Report commissioned by the World Bank. 29 pages.
(2008)
* (with James, V.) “Good Governance and theQuality of Life in
Anguilla, with Special Reference to the Impact of Ronald
Webster and other Leaders of the Anguilla Revolution”.
Report commissioned by the Anguilla Social Security Board,
307 pages. (2008)
RESEARCH GRANTS
Bain, B., de la Haye, W., Lowe, G. A. & Lipps, G. CHASE Fund.
J$2,400,000 for period March 2008 – February 2010. Study entitled
Examination of Aspects of Emotional Health Among Clients with HIV
Infection, Connective Tissue Disorders and a Matched Comparison Group in
Jamaica.
Branche, C. and Morgan S. Canadian International Development
Agency (CIDA) Democracy and Governance Fund. C$ 48,000 for
period May 2008 – May 2010. Project Entitled Social Affirmation,
Community and Selfhood in Jamaica.
Headley, B. United States Embassy, $US 25,000 from the Jamaica to
conduct panel study of Reintegration of Jamaicans deported from the United
States, March 2008 – September 2009
Johnson, R. Grace Kennedy Foundation, $250,000.00. Study entitled
Efficacy of Neuro-Linguistic Programming in Addressing the Academic,
Behavioural, and Emotional Challenges of At Risk High School Children.
McFarlane, T. UWI Special New Initiative Grants. J$200,000.00 for
period June 2007 – May 31, 2009. Study entitled Psychological Factors
Associated with Intersecting Social Identities: An Exploration of Ethnic,
Racial and Multi-Racial Identities in Jamaica
AWARDS
The Department received the Principal’s Research Award for The
Research Project Attracting the Most Research Funds in the Faculty of Social
Sciences - January 2008. Study entitled “The Political Culture of
Democracy in Jamaica” (2007). Funded by the USAID Latin American
Public Opinion Project. Authors were Ian Boxill, Balford Lewis, Roy
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Russell, and Arlene Bailey, with LloydWaller, Caryl James, Paul Martin
and Lance Gibbs.
PUBLIC SERVICE
Anderson, Patricia
– Member, Advisory Committee for the 2011Census of Jamaica
– Member, Advisory Committee for the Research Agenda
Programme of the Planning Institute of Jamaica
– Member, Steering Committee for the Survey of Living
Conditions, Planning Institute of Jamaica.
Boxill, Ian
– Member of "Ad Hoc Expert Group meeting on Social
Exclusion, Poverty, Inequality, Crime and Violence: Towards
a Research Agenda for Informed Public Policy for the
Caribbean SIDS"
Baker, Peta-Anne
– Chair, International Association of Schools of Social Work
(IASSW) Committee
Devonish, Juban
– UWI Representative, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ)
Population Policy Coordinating Coimmittee
Gayle, Herbert
– Chairman, Fathers Incorporated
– Member, Board of Management of Children First Agency
Levy, Horace
– Member, Board of the Peace Management Initiative
– Member, Board of the S-Corner Clinic
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Priestley, Sharon
– UWI Representative, Statistical Institute of Jamaica's
(STATIN) Technical Subcommittee on Demographic and
Health Topics for the 2011 Census.
– UWIRepresentative, Adolescent Reproductive Health Policy
Working Group of the Ministry of Health.
Ricketts, Heather
– Chairperson, Social Welfare and Vulnerable Groups Task
Force, Jamaica National Development Plan towards
Developed Country status, 2030 (PIOJ).
– Member, Technical Steering Committee, Jamaica Survey of
Living Conditions
– Member, JSLC 20th Anniversary Committee
– Member, Technical Steering Committee, PIOJ Research
Agenda Programme
Uche, Chukwudum
– Technical Reviewer, CARICOM Regional Special Topics
Monographs Project
– Technical Reviewer, Census Data Analysis Project,
CARICOM Secretariat
Wilson, Shakeisha
– Member, National Taskforce for Persons with Disabilities
Undergraduate Graduation Statistics - November 2007
Option/ Major First Class SUepcopnerd SLeocwonerd PassClass Class
Demography – – 1 –
Labour and Employment Relations – – 1 –
Psychology 14 36 58 6
Social Policy and Development 1 – 1 –
Sociology 2 8 36 3
Social Work 3 14 1 1
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Double Majors  -NB. First major is outside the department
Option/ Major First Class SUepcopnerd SLeocwoner PassClass Classd
Sociology – 3 1 –
Social Policy and Administration – 1 – –
Diplomas
Option/ Major Distinction Honours Credit Pass
Psychology – 1 – –
Sociology – – – 3
Social Work 1 – – 2
Population and Development – – – 1
Graduate Degrees - MSc
Option/ Major Distinction Honours Credit Pass
Applied Psychology – – – 8
Clinical Psychology 1 – – 8
Demography – – 1 –
Sociology and Social Policy 1 – – 9
Social Work 2 – – 8
Human Resource Development 2 – – 33
PhD
Option/ Major Distinction Honours Credit Pass
Psychology – 1 – –
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THE HUGH WYNTER FERTILITY
MANAGEMENT UNIT
Professor Joseph Frederick, MBBS, DM (O&G), FRCOG,
FACOG – Director
OVERVIEW
The Unit has finally completed theprocess of developing a strategic plan.
Several workshops have been held to
develop and produce a plan for the next 3
to five years. The ultimate goal of this
exercise is to transform the Unit into a
“Center of Excellence” in Sexual and
Reproductive Health for the Caribbean
and to embody the goals of the University’s
strategic plan. This plan includes the
expansion of the physical capacity of the
building with two “State of the ART”
operating rooms, increased bed space and ward facilities, laboratory
facilities and skills laboratory.
As part of the University of the West Indies 60th anniversary
celebrations, the  Advanced Training and Research in Fertility
Management Unit was renamed in honour of its founder Professor the
Hon. Hugh Wynter. The renaming ceremony was held during the
University’s Convocation week on July 17, 2008. The  Unit was
renamed the Hugh Wynter Fertility Management Unit.  An exhibition
was mounted on the life and work of Professor the Hon. Hugh Wynter.
Displays were also mounted on the work of the Unit in the areas
of  Clinical Services, Outreach, Training and Research. In attendance
at the renaming ceremony were  the Governor General of Jamaica,  His
Excellency the Most Honourable Professor Sir Kenneth Hall and Lady
Hall, The Chancellor of the University of the West Indies, Sir George
Alleyne and Lady Alleyne  and the Vice Chancellor, Professor E. Nigel
Harris.
Professor Joseph Frederick, Director, was the recipient of a National
Honour, The Order of Jamaica (Commander Class), for Medical
Research at theGovernor General’s Award Ceremony 2007 onOctober
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15, 2007 and Chancellor Hall’s Superlion Award for outstanding
contribution in the field of Medicine on March 15, 2008.
TEACHING
MSc Counselling
Year two of the second programme cycle of the MSc. Counselling
Programme by Distance Education was completed with fifty five
students from nine Caribbean countries including Jamaica. Eight (8)
courses were delivered via distance using blended learning and three (3)
were presented face to face during the summer. A number of persons
from the first cohort are complrting their research projects
Summer Programme: June 30 to July 25, 2008 at Mona, with fifty four
(54) participants from nine Caribbean countries, including Jamaica.
OG61E Vocational Counselling (All students)
OG62B Psycho-dynamic Counselling with Groups
(11 students from Trinidad and Antigua)
OG61F Professional Issues – Part 11 (All students)
During the Summer Programme students met with their respective
research supervisors to discuss their research proposals.
Practicum Supervision Workshop
The first multi-agency Practicum Supervision Workshop for practicum
supervisors was held on March 26, 2008 at the Hugh Wynter Fertility
Management Unit.
Clinical Training
The Family Planning Clinic facilitated the training of the following
persons:
Resident doctors 14
Medical Students 151
Pupil Midwives 18
Student Nurses 40
Anaesthetic students 21
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RESEARCH
Evaluation of the use of the Partograph in selected hospitals in
Jamaica.
Under the EC/UNFPA Sexual and Reproductive Health Project a
qualitative study was undertaken in collaboration with Dr. Santosh
Kulkarni, Consultant Obstetrician Gynaecologist, Department of
Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Child Health in 6 referral hospitals to
evaluate the use of the partograph for the Ministry of Health.
Jamaican Mother-Daughter HIV Risk Reduction Project
The team of researchers in the University of the West Indies School of
Nursing in collaboration with New York University and University of
Pennsylvania for the 4 year (2007- 2011) project funded by the National
Health Institute included a member of the Hugh Wynter Fertility
Management Unit. The research seeks to determine the best way to
increase mother-daughter sexual risk communication and reduce HIV
and STI risk.
Promoting Healthy Lifestyles in Western Jamaica: HFLE-HIV/AIDS
Project
Data analysis and report writing for the 2007 end of project evaluation
are in progress.
CLINICAL SERVICES
Surgery done for the period August 2007 - July 2008
Diagnostic Laparoscopy 161
Diagnostic Hysteroscopy 228
Tubal Ligation 71
Vasectomy 6
Operative Laparoscopy 179
Operative Hysteroscopy 20
Laparotomy 31
Contraceptives distributed/administered
Oral contraceptives 838
Depo provera injection 2,147
Insertion of Intra Uterine contraceptive device 134
Norplant insertion 84
Condoms 13,496
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IUCD and Norplant insertion decreased slightly over the same period
last year. There has been smoother client flow and reduced waiting time.
Counselling Programme
Twenty two couples were counseled.
Assisted Reproductive Technologies
Client intake for this period was 138 couples. These were referred to the
unit from private doctors (local, regional USA, England) hospitals,
clinics and former clients.
Procedures Cases performed
Standard – IVF 34
Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) 17
IntraUterine Insemination (IUI) 34
Frozen Embryo Transfer (FET) 10
Cryopreservation of embryos 9
Semen Analysis 139
Successes
In December 2007 the first baby was born as a result of the Egg Sharing
Programme. In this same month we completed a total of 459 Fresh
Cycles since start up in 2000.
In January 2008 the first baby resulting from the use of donor eggs was
born.
March 2008 we had our first pregnancy of identical twins.
April 2008 we had the delivery of our first set of twins resulting from
donor eggs.
PAPERS PRESENTED
• Christie, Loxley. “Antibiotic use in Pregnancy,” Annual
Perinatal Conference, University Hospital of the West Indies,
February 2008.
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• Meade, Joan. “Improving Quality Assurance in Reproductive
Health Services”, Jamaica Association of Health Service
Executives Conference on Quality Assurance. Kingston,
Jamaica: October 26, 2007.
• Meade, Joan. “Coping with Relationships and Sex,” Eastern
Canada and Caribbean Circle K 50th District Convention,
Montego Bay, Jamaica: March 15, 2008.
PUBLICATIONS
Book
* Jamaican Task Force Committee for Comprehensive
Sexuality Education, (Ecker, N., Hines-Furzer, D.,Meade, J.,
et al.). Jamaican Guidelines for Comprehensive Sexuality
Education. Kingston, Jamaica: FAMPLAN, 2008.
Journal Articles
* Cawich, S.O, Christie, L.R, Banbury, I. N. “Is a Diverting
Colostomy Required after Repair of Obstetric Ano-Rectal
Injuries?” Internet Journal of Third World Medicine (2008),
ISSN 1539-4646.
* Dunn, L., Hamilton, P., Vassell, L., Brown Wynter, G.
“Gender and Governance”. JA People 10, 2 (July 2008).
* McFarlane M, Christie L.R, et al. “Jejuno-uterine Fistula: 2
case report.” Gynecological Surgery (October 2007).
* Samuels L,Christie L.R. Frederick J “The Effect of Hyoscine
Butyl Bromide on the First Stage of Labour in Term
Pregnancies”. BJOG 114, 12 (December 2007) 1542-6
PUBLIC SERVICE
Frederick, Joseph, Professor
– Member, Caribbean Initiatives of Planning Committee of
Planned Parenthood
– Member, Pacesetters Toast Masters Club
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Hamilton, Pansy
– Member, Planning Institute of Jamaica, Jamaica 2030
Planning Committee: Gender and Health Sub-Committee
– Vice President, Jamaica Association of Health Service
Executives
– Board Member, Whole Person Resource Center
– Member, United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands,
Synodical Committee
– Executive Member, YWCA Jamaica
– Member, Jamaica America Friendship Association (JAFA)
Elaine Jackson
– Director and Executive Producer, UIWAIS House of
Worship Ministry
– Member of the Board, August Town Primary School
– Member, Jamaica Association of Composers, Authors and
Publishers
Jackson, Jean
– Member, Jamaica Association of Health Service Executives
Lee, Amy
– Member, Jamaica Association of Health Service Executives
Meade, Joan
– Member, Jamaica Association of Health Service Executives
– President, Lions Club of St. Andrew Central
Lillith Williams
– Member, Jamaica Downs Syndrome Association
– Member, Jamaica Association for Persons with Mental
Retardation
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CENTRE FOR GENDER AND
DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
MONA UNIT
Dr. Leith Dunn, BA (Hons), MSc UWI, PhD LSE
– Head of Department
WORK OF THE UNIT
Consistent with the UWI's StrategicPlan 2007-2012, and recommen-
dations of the OBUS Assessment team, the
CGDS Mona Unit implemented its
mandate of teaching, research and
outreach/public service. This was a
successful year in which the Unit met most
of its targets. For Teaching, priority was
given to: revising courses for the Minor for
recertification by AQAC in AY08/09;
gaining BUS approval of a new Major in
Gender and Development; and preparing
outlines for new gender courses that
respond to emerging gender and developing
issues in the Caribbean. Increased policy research and public service,
positively impacted the Jamaica 2030 Development Plan, Jamaica's
HIV/AIDS Strategic Plan, provided data on Human Trafficking in
Jamaica and gender training for UN staff and other groups. The
Conversations in Gender Series was revived and several public events
and book launches were held.
Specific Achievements
TEACHING
Major in Gender and Development (New)
The Board of Undergraduate Studies approved the Unit's first Major in
Gender and Development being offered by the Centre, in collaboration
with the Department of Sociology, Psychology, and Social Work. Full
implementation is scheduled for AY 2008/2009.
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The Philosophy of Gender Courses (New)
Two new courses were successfully offered: GS35A: The Philosophy of
Gender andGS35B: The Philosophy of Gender in Caribbean Thought.
Courses Being Developed
Outline for a course on Gender, Reproductive Health&HIV/AIDS was
drafted and will be submitted for approval in AY 2008/2009.
Cross Disciplinary Teaching
FD12A - Science, Technology and Medicine in Faculty of Pure and Applied
Sciences
MU Staff delivered Unit 6 which addresses issues of ‘Gender, Science,
Ethics and Technology’ in Semesters 1 & 2. Course material was also
updated in response to emerging gender issues.
Diploma in Gender and Development Studies
Ms Castello supervised the research projects of two students pursuing
the Diploma on-line.
Guest Lectures
TheMona Unit staff presented nine (9) guest lectures and short courses
in response to requests from several institutional partners locally and
overseas (Barbados, Belize, Haiti).
OUTREACH
The Conversations with Gender Series was revived & the following sessions
were held during AY2007/08:
'Iraqi Women and Gendered Relations'. Public Lecture: Dr. Nadje Al-
Ali, Director of Gender Studies, SOAS, University of London presented
a public lecture on her book on March 31, 2008.
'Women's Reproductive Rights are Human Rights'. Public Lecture: Mrs.
Margarette Macaulay, Attorney-at-Law, Advocate on Women's &
Children's Rights & a member of Policy Advisory Committee on
Abortion, presented a public lecture for International Women's Day
2008 and the Dorian Powell Prize Awards Ceremony. The event was
held on Friday March 7, 2008 at the UWI's Undercroft.
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Midlife and Older Women. Book Launch: Dr Joan Rawlins' book was
launched on November 13, 2007 in the Multifunctional Room, by
Professor Denise Eldermire- Shearer. Dr Peta-Anne Baker, Lecturer,
UWI Social Work and Mr Jeff James, Caribbean Director, Help Age
International also made presentations on gender and ageing in the
Caribbean.
Outreach: In response to requests from the media, staff of the Mona
Unit gave several radio interviews & provided input for print articles on
emerging gender and development issues. These helped to increase
public awareness& discussion on gender issues, and gave visibility to the
work of the UWI & the Centre.
Main Targets Set for AY 2008/09:
¡ Launch and teach courses in the new Major in Gender and
Development.
¡ Maintain delivery of eight undergraduate gender courses for the
Minor & postgraduate teaching
¡ Revise courses & resubmit courses for the Minor for re-
certification by AQAC;
¡ Complete and submit at least one new course for approval by
AQAC.
¡ Maintain research and publications with a minimum of two per
year for academic staff
¡ Publish and launch a minimum of two (2) CGDS publications
¡ Continue strategic partnerships with key stakeholder
institutions to impact gender mainstreaming in policy and
institutional policies
¡ Mobilise a minimum of US$50,000 from Summer School
income, sale of publications and consultancies.
Academic Staff: The Mona Unit employs 2 full time Lecturers, 1 part
time Lecturer/Research Associate and 1 Senior Lecturer/Head. Per
capita publications for AY:1.
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PAPERS PRESENTED
Dr Leith Dunn
• “Celebrating Mary Jane Seivwright: Pioneer in Nursing
Education”. Nursing Midwifery Research Conference,
UWISON, Kingston, May 30, 2008.
• “Mainstreaming Gender in HIV/AIDS Programmes”,
“Promoting a Rights Based Approach to HIV/AIDS” for a
workshop on Gender and HIV/AIDS for UNIFEM and Jamaica
AIDS Support for Life at Eden Gardens, Kingston, May 29
2008.
• “Gender Mainstreaming in Trade Unions”. Caribbean
workshop on Women and Trade Unions, Public Service
International and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Crystar Villas.
Kingston, May 15 2008.
• “Gender and Governance: Lessons for Women in Trade
Unions”. Women's Section of the Joint Confederation of Trade
Unions/FES Workshop. Ocho Rios, February 8-9, 2008.
• “Tools for Gender Mainstreaming in DFIDC Policies and
Programmes”. Gender Training Workshop, Department of
International Development staff in the Caribbean. Portland,
February 6 2008.
• “CEDAW Draft Report for the Bahamas: 1993-2007”.
Workshops organised by the Bureau of Gender Affairs. Nassau,
November 30 and December 1, 2007.
• “The Role of Women in Breaking the Cycle of Gender-Based
Violence in the Jamaica Society”. Public Forum, Council of
Voluntary Social Services, Gender and Community Sector, &
PAHO Kingston, November 15, 2007
• “The Gendered Dimensions of Environmental Justice:
Caribbean Perspectives”. Environmental Justice Symposium,
Wellesley College, Boston, November 9-10 2007.
• “Child Trafficking: Global and Caribbean Perspectives”.
Caribbean Child Research Conference. The University of the
West Indies. Kingston, October 23, 2007.
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• “Mainstreaming Gender in Local Government”. Gender and
Governance TrainingWorkshop conducted for UNIFEMHaiti
in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti: August 2007.
Dr Marshall
• “Freedom From Sexual Slavery? Black Feminist and Alderian
Approaches To Socio-Sensual Liberation”. Abolition of The
British Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade: Telling The Story. The
College Of The Bahamas, Nassau, The Bahamas, February,
2008.
• “Exploring the Continuum of Diverse Passionate Realities:
Mona Students' Perceptions of Sexual Variants and Sexual
Paraphilias”. Annual Caribbean Studies Association
Conference, San Andres, Columbia, May, 2008.
June Castello
• “Breaking Up the Folly Ground: Liberation Politics in Feminism
and Theology”. CGDS, Mona Seminar -What Kind of Church
Is This: The Philosophy and Politics of 'Gender' in Christian
Theology, Kingston, Jamaica, September 28, 2007.
• “Forever Indebted To Women - Inspite of the Difference”.
Public Lecture, Hugh Lawson Shearer Institute of Trade Union
Education, University Centre. March 18, 2008, Belize City.
Mr. Keino Senior
• “African Feminist Philosophy: the Creation of a Moral
Confusion”. Moving Forward Conference, College of Arts and
Social Sciences, July 11-12, 2008, University Of Aberdeen,
Scotland.
• “Legacy of Slavery: The construction and evolution of
Caribbean gender identity and cultural precepts”. National
Bicentenary Conference, December 2007, Montego Bay,
Jamaica.
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PUBLICATIONS
Staff Members
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Refereed Journal Articles
Leith Dunn
* “Women In Philanthropy: From Traditional to
Transformational Leadership in the 21st Century”. The Gift,
UWI’s Centre for Caribbean Philanthropy’ Vol. 7 (2) 2007.
Book Chapters:
Leith Dunn
* Milestone or Minefield? Gender, Technology and
Development in the Caribbean Single Market. In K. Hall, &
M.Chuck-A-Sang, (Eds.), CARICOM Single Market and
Economy: Genesis and Prognosis. Kingston: Ian Randle
Publishers (25 pages).
* Gender and Governance.In JA People, Volume 10, Issue No.
2, July 2008. Gender and National Development, PIOJ (Leith
L Dunn, Pansy Hamilton, Linnette Vassell, Georgia Brown
Wynter).Vol. 10 No.2  2008. (7 pages)
Technical Reports
Leith Dunn:
* “Gender Review of the National Strategic Plan for HIV/AIDS
in Jamaica”. For UNIFEM and National AIDS Committee.
(33 pages).
* “Caribbean Gender Checklist and Indicators for HIV and
AIDS Policies and Programmes”. For UNIFEM Caribbean's
Project: Capacity Building for Mainstreaming Gender
Analysis in HIV and AIDS Programming in the Caribbean.
Leith Dunn, Jeanette Bell & Althea Perkins. (38pages).
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INCOME GENERATION
The Unit exceeded its target of raising US$50,000 and this was
generated from: Summer School courses; the sale of CGDS publications
and consultancies.
PUBLIC SERVICE
Dr. Leith Dunn
– Member, Board of Governors: Shortwood Teachers College
– Member, IDB Civil Society Advisory Committee
– Member, Technical Working Group for Jamaica Social Policy
Evaluation Project (JASPEV) Cabinet Office; Co-Chair:
Gender and Governance Sub-Committee
– Member, Gender Task Force, Jamaica 2030 Development
Plan PIOJ
– Member Population Task Force. Jamaica 2030 Development
Plan PIOJ
– Member Working Group to review National Gender Policy
for Jamaica.
Mr. Keino Senior
– Member, Gender Task Force: National Development Plan
– Member, Caribbean Studies Association (CSA)
– Member, The American Philosophy Association (APA)
– Member, Caribbean Philosophy Association (CPA)
– Chair, Dance and the Child International Conference
(DACI) 2009
– Examiner, Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing
Arts
INFORMATION ON STUDENTS
The Mona Unit taught 459 students in its eight undergraduate courses
offered for the Minor in Gender and Development Studies. (Table 1
summarises student registration for 2007/2008.
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Postgraduate Teaching
MSc in Gender and Development Studies
CGDS Mona Unit Lecturers taught three MSc courses offered by the
CGDS Regional Coordinating Unit.
Postgraduate Students
Academic staff supervised eight (8) postgraduate students enrolled in
the CGDS MSc programme, SALISES, & other faculties. All MSc
students completed & submitted theses. Four additional theses were
examined.
CGDS Prizes Awarded
Mr. Daniel Townsend,was the 2006/07Awardee for theDorian Powell
Award for academic excellence completing the Minor in Gender and
Development Studies. He was the first male recipient of this prize.
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CENTRE FOR GENDER AND
DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
REGIONAL COORDINATING UNIT
Professor Barbara Bailey, BSc Lond-UCWI,
BSc (Med. Microbiology), DipEd, PhD UWI – Director
WORK OF THE UNIT
The Regional Coordinating Unit(RCU) of the Centre for Gender and
Development Studies (CGDS) continues
to fulfil its mandate of Teaching, Research
and Outreach to the University and wider
local, regional and international
communities. During the academic year
2007/2008, Professor Barbara Bailey,
University Director, continued to provide
academic and administrative leadership.
Since its establishment some fourteen
years ago the Unit has managed to
maintain high standards in the face of
limited human resources. When the Unit was initially established in
1993 only one academic staff member was on the establishment. Since
then one other academic position was approved. In 2007/08 the Unit
was successful in its bid to acquire another lecturer position. This
position comes at a critical time when the Unit is trying to expand both
its teaching and research programmes to ensure continued commitment
to the larger vision of the University.
On November 12th, 2007, Mrs. Shakira Maxwell joined the Unit in the
position of Administrative Officer. The remaining staff complement
includes a temporary Junior Research Fellow and a temporary part-time
research assistant both appointed and paid from an unfilled established
lecturer post and another temporary Research Assistant, funded for a
period of three months to provide assistance with an institutional
research project on behalf of the Office of the Principal.
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TEACHING
The Unit continues even in the face of constrained resources, to
increase enrolment in both the graduate programmes in Gender and
Development Studies and the distance Diploma Programme. In the
2007/08 academic year the intake in the Diploma programme was 20,
the largest intake of students into the programme, thus making a total of
32 students currently registered in the programme. In the graduate
programmes there was an intake of 1 MPhil and 10 MSc students out of
13 offers made, moving the total enrolment in the graduate programme
to 29 students spread across theMSc andMPhil/PhD programmes. Also
in the period under review 4 MSc and 5 Diploma students were
presented for graduation.
A target established for the graduate programme for the year under
review was the institutionalization of a regular multi-disciplinary
graduate seminar series in which academics would be invited to
participate, with a view to building a pool of persons from whom
supervisors for graduate students can be identified. During the academic
year, this target was achieved with a total of seven such seminars taking
place, at which MPhil/PhD students were provided with an opportunity
to examine their individual research proposals and develop the
appropriate techniques towards the writing and research of a thesis.
Targets for 2008/09
¡ Implementation of the curriculum review plan submitted to the
Vice Chancellor in early 2008, with special emphasis on the
review of the MSc and Diploma programmes and submission to
various Campus and University Boards for re-approval.
¡ The identification of funds to offset costs for converting courses
in the MSc and Diploma programmes in Gender and
Development Studies for web-based teaching. Although this
was initially cited as a target in the previous report, the
implementation of the curriculum review is thought to be of
critical importance prior to this activity.
¡ Identifying a strategy and funding for instituting a face-to-face
component in the distance mode diploma programme.
¡ Putting in place arrangements for the management of the
Diploma Programme to ensure compliance with requirements
of the Open Campus and a smooth interface between roles and
functions of the two entities (CGDS and Open Campus).
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RESEARCH
The multifaceted nature of the research activities in which the Unit is
involved continues to provide significant support towards the Centre’s
teaching and outreach programmes, and assists in the development of
the research capacity of students and/or graduates of both programmes
who have been involved as field workers and research assistants in
several projects emanating from the Unit.
During the 2007/2008 academic year, the Unit continued its analysis of
the data in relation to the completion of the final report on the Gender
Differentials in Secondary and Tertiary Levels of the Education Systems of
the Anglophone Caribbean project to meet the project termination date of
December 31, 2008.
On behalf of the Unit, Professor Bailey along with Ms. Suzanne Charles
also began preparation of a situation analysis on adolescents in the
Caribbean for the UNICEF Caribbean Office. The report is now in its
final stages and should be completed shortly. Professor Bailey and Ms.
Charles also developed and delivered training to data collectors
attached to the University of the Netherlands Antilles for a Research
Initiative on Gender Differentials in School Participation sponsored by
St. Maarten as part of the Netherlands Antilles National Commission
for UNESCO.
In collaboration with Dr. Mark Figueroa, Dean of the Faculty of Social
Sciences, Professor Bailey spearheaded a research agenda emanating
from a forum held by the Principal to examine the gender imbalance in
tertiary level enrolment particularly at the UWI. The first component
undertaken was an analysis of the existing data on applications, offers,
acceptance and registration in the Faculty of Law for the period 1991 to
2004 to determine factors accounting for observed trends in the Faculty.
Data analysis continues on this project and it is anticipated that a
preliminary exploratory paper will be ready by the end of the calendar
year.
Professor Bailey and Ms. Charles completed a Desk Review of
CARICOM’s Gender Programme and a Report of perceptions of
regional Women’s Machineries of the CARICOMGender Desk, as part
of a Gender Audit of the CARICOM Secretariat. Along with Grace
Christie they also developed and delivered training to teachers as part of
the Expanding Educational Horizons Project, coordinated by the
Ministry of Education and USAID in Ocho Rios Jamaica.
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Targets for 2008/09
¡ Completion of the final report on the Gender Differentials in
Secondary and Tertiary Levels of the Education Systems of the
Anglophone Caribbean project.
¡ Mounting of a stakeholders’ meeting in December 2008 to
share the findings from the four specialist studies completed in
Phase 11 and Phase III of the Gender Differentials project.
¡ Editing and publishing of the reports from the Gender
Differentials project into a Monograph series. In order to
accomplish this task a proposal for the publication of the reports
will be complied to present to the Caribbean Development
Bank.
¡ The establishment of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research
on Gender and Social Equity, which had been previously
proposed.
OUTREACH
The RCU continues to enjoy established long standing working
relationships with The Bureau of Women’s Affairs, The Planning
Institute of Jamaica, The Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
Secretariat, the United Nations Development Fund for Women
(UNIFEM), The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
and other United Nations (UN) agencies, as well as the Inter-American
Commission onWomen (CIM) of the Organisation of American States
(OAS). Through these networks, the knowledge base on gender
inequality and inequity and how this impacts development has been
expanded and the visibility and influence of the University has been
enhanced.
A target set for this academic year had been the completion of a multi-
sectoral National Gender Policy developed under the aegis of a National
Gender Advisory Committee chaired by Professor Bailey, which has
been charged with the responsibility of developing a broad based policy
to guide the Government of Jamaica’s gender portfolio. Work on this
policy continued during the year under review and it is anticipated that
the policy will be channelled through the established government
procedures for approval and implementation.
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During the period under review Professor Bailey also chaired the Gender
Task Force established by the Planning Institute of Jamaica to develop a
Gender Sector Plan to inform development of the Government of
Jamaica’s 2030 National Development Plan.
Professor Bailey also represented the Government Of Jamaica at two
UN meetings; the 32nd Session of the Commission on the Status of
Women and the 15thMeeting of State Parties who are signatories to the
Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination against
Women (CEDAW). In the latter case, she was elected to serve on the
Committee that monitors State Parties’ compliance with the
Convention.
Targets for 2008/09
¡ Completion of the module Understanding Gender in Caribbean
Societies and the publication of this as well as the module on
Gender and Management Issues in Caribbean Organisations.
¡ Continued involvement in debates re male under-participation
in Higher Education through forums such as Caribbean Union
of Teachers (CUT) Educational conference, CARICOM
Council of Human and Social Development (COHSOD) and
the Caribbean Area Network for Quality Assurance in Tertiary
Education Conference (CANQATE).
PAPERS PRESENTED
Bailey, Barbara
• “Issues Affecting the Underachievement of Boys.” Principals’
Retreat for Primary andAll-Age Schools. Ministry of Education
Region 3. Runaway Bay, St. Ann. August 2008.
• “Theory of Monitoring and Evaluation.” Regional Workshop
on Strengthening National Women’s Machineries, St. John’s,
Antigua. April 1-5, 2008.
• “Social Impact (Education and Crime) and Implications for
National Development.” Forum on Gender Imbalance:
Implications for National Development hosted by the Institute
of Chartered Accountants. Jamaica Pegasus Hotel. March 19,
2008.
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• “Policy Implementation: Measuring Outcomes and Evaluating
Impact.” Meeting on National Gender Policies; Development,
Dissemination and Implementation hosted by United Nations
Population Fund (UNFPA). Roseau, Dominica. December
2007.
• “Political Economy of Male Underachievement.” Conference
on The Unspoken Gender Dimension: Boys and Education.
UNICEF and CARICOM Sub-Regional Meeting, Belize City,
Belize. November 2007.
• “Gender and Education in the Anglophone Caribbean: Who
gets the Golden Egg – The Goose or the Gander”. University of
the Netherlands Antilles. Sponsored by the Netherlands
Antilles National Commission for UNESCO. Curacao.
September 4, 2007.
Charles, Suzanne
• “Colonialisation in Reverse. Gender Migration and Social
Transformation: a Novelized Sociological approach.” 33rd
Annual Conference of the Caribbean Studies Association, San
Andres Island, Columbia, May 2008.  (pp.15)
Maxwell, Shakira
• “Indecent Proposals: Prostitution, the Law and Citizens in early
Jamaica” 33rd Annual Conference of the Caribbean Studies
Association, SanAndres Island, Columbia,May 2008. (pp.12)
PUBLICATIONS
Journal
* Bailey, Barbara. (ed.) Gender and Education. Caribbean
Journal of Education (Special Issue). 29, 1 (2007).
Referred Journal Articles
* Bailey, Barbara. “Interrogating the School as a Social System:
Going Beyond Sex Stratification.” In: (ed.) Barbara Bailey,
Caribbean Journal of Education (Special Issue). 29, 1(2007) 1-
33.
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* Bailey, Barbara and Suzanne Charles. “We want Justice!
Students’ perspectives of gender justice in Caribbean schools
and classrooms.” (ed.) Barbara Bailey Caribbean Journal of
Education (Special Issue) 29, 1, (2007) 34-64.
* Bailey, Barbara and Yasmeen Yusuf-Khalil. “Implicit and
explicit gender based violence in Caribbean educational
institutions.” (ed.) Barbara Bailey, Caribbean Journal of
Education (Special Issue) 29, 1, (2007) 66-91.
Technical Reports
* Charles, Suzanne and Dwaine Plaza “CSA 2007 Conference
Report” (pp.13)
* Waller, Lloyd, Michelle Commsioung, Gavin Daley, Nicole
Satchell, Shakira Maxwell and Peter Jones. “A Landscape
Assessment of Jamaican Micro Small and Medium-Size
Enterprises (MSMEs)”. Report prepared for the Target
Growth Competitive Committee, Jamaica Trade and
Investment. 2008. (pp.80)
INCOME GENERATION
Caribbean Development Bank
Gender Differentials at the Secondary and Tertiary Levels of Caribbean
Education Systems (US$ 200,000.00)
PUBLIC SERVICE
Barbara Bailey
– Chair, Gender Task Force. 2030 National Development Plan.
Planning Institute of Jamaica.
– Chair, Nursing Appeal Tribunal, Ministry of Health,
Kingston, Jamaica.
– Member, Steering Committee, Women Resource and
Outreach Centre (WROC)
– Government of Jamaica’s representative, CEDAW
Committee
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Suzanne Charles
– Member, Caribbean Studies Association Gender and Young
Scholars Committee
Shakira Maxwell
– Executive Member and Committee Chairperson Research
and Outreach, Jamaica Women’s Political Caucus, Kingston,
Jamaica.
CATEGORIES OF STUDENTS
Undergraduate: Diploma 32Registered 5 Graduating
Graduate:  10 MSc & 1MPhil/PhD   29 Registered           4 Graduating
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EARTHQUAKE UNIT
Margaret D. Wiggins-Grandison BSc UWI, MS Atl. U,
PhD U. Bergen – Research Fellow/Seismologist
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT
Targets met/New Horizons
Paleoseismology
In January M. Grandison participated inpioneering paleoseismic investigations
along the Plantain Garden and South Coast
faults with Drs. P. Mann (U. Texas), C.
Prentice (USGS) and C. DeMets (U.
Wisconsin) and in a Gravity Survey in
south-central Jamaica conducted by Bryn
Benford, a Ph D student at U. Wisconsin.
JDF facilitated a fly-over by helicopter of
the St. Thomas locality, which was
instrumental in helping to choose where to
dig.
Jamaica Mantle Study (JaMS)
Adecision was taken to install 4 broad-band seismographs (owned by U.
Wisconsin) on the island for one year to obtain high quality teleseismic
data for imaging the lower crust and mantle beneath Jamaica. In
February, Neal Lord from U. Win and EQU staff installed 2 CMG-ESP
instruments at STH and MCJ, respectively. In March EQU staff
installed the third broad-band instrument at BNJ. The fourth
instrument is to be installed at MBJ pending the completion of the vault
there.
Caribbean Tsunami Warning System/ Station MTDJ
P. Williams, Network Engineer and M. Grandison coordinated the
project to build and commission anUSGS/Global SeismographNetwork
Station MTDJ at Mount Denham, Manchester. The JDF’s engineering
and construction team completed building the infrastructure in
October. Don Anderson and Ted Kromer from the USGS’
Albuquerque Seismological Laboratories installed and commissioned
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the station during December 10 to 13. MTDJ is one of nine VSAT
linked stations that form the core of the first Caribbean Tsunami
Warning System. All stations can be viewed live at http://www.liss.org.
The EQU has responsibility for maintaining MTDJ although all
associated costs will be borne by the USGS. EQU technical staff
members were trained last year to maintain this station.
L. Choy, IT/Electronics Technologist installed Earthworm software (for
automated data processing, analysis and reporting) on the PC donated
by the USGS. Data from one accelerograph at Mona is being streamed
live to the software for testing and further implementation.
Global Positioning System (GPS) Network
Hurricane Dean damaged the continuous GPS stations at Portland
Cottage in Clarendon, and Mount Denham/Pike in Manchester. The
Ashtech receiver at the former site was repaired by the Unit’s
engineering staff and reinstalled on October 25. It was felt that the
receiver’s power requirement was compromising that of the seismograph
station at the same location therefore a separate power supply was used.
A new Trimble NetRS station was sent from the University of
Wisconsin and installed atMount Denham on February 19. TheNetRS
feature reduces significantly the amount of time spent downloading the
data.
Seven sites were occupied with the portable Trimble this year - BRAE,
MANC, KEMP, UWIN and 3 existing Jamaican geodetic monuments at
Nutfield, St. Mary; Palmyra, St. James; andMalvern, St. Elizabeth. The
3 new sites were measured in 1999 using GPS by Mr. Glendon
Newsome, a commissioned land surveyor and lecturer at the University
of Technology. Mr. Newsome arranged for us to borrow from UTECH
an adapter that allowed the Trimble to be attached to the monuments,
and provided his data which together with this year’s measurements will
yield a nine-year time series for each of these points.
Jamaica National Data Centre (CTBTO)
The VSAT equipment at Jam-NDC was upgraded as the CTBTO
swapped supplier HUGHS for PSI. P. Williams assisted William Molini
of PSI in installing the new equipment in early May. This global
geophysical data link remains largely an untapped resource due largely
to the unwillingness of the available staff to pursue it.
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Jamaica Seismograph Network
Maintenance
Hurricane Dean (Category 4-5) on August 19 skirted Jamaica’s south
coast and devastated the Jamaica Seismograph Network as did
Hurricane Ivan in 2004. Of the twelve stations, ten were working before
the hurricane and only three stations remained working afterwards -
Mona (HOJ), Montego Bay (MBJ) and Stony Hill (STH). As expected
the south coast stations Munro (MCJ), Portland Cottage (PCJ) and
Yallahs Hill (YHJ) were worst affected. The Central Recording Station
(CRS) at Mona which is powered by the Unit’s alternate-energy solar
system remained intact and operational during the onslaught. North-
coast stations at Castle Mountain (CMJ) and Bamboo (BBJ) were also
found to be in working condition but the relay point, Bonny Gate (BNJ)
went down. By the end of November all stations were returned to
working order, a significant feat as the Unit has only one field vehicle
and one Electronics Engineer.
Seven seismometers including four horizontal ones from MCJ and PCJ
were sent to the factory for repairs and recalibration at a cost of nearly
US$3,000.00, excluding shipping.
Infrastructure
The drive to properly house all stations was advanced this year with the
construction of a seismometer vault at Bonny Gate in March, which
brings the number of stations with vaults or piers to 7. Another was
excavated at MBJ in July. The roof of the station house at Bamboo
(BBJ), which was overdue for attention, was repaired in June. New large
format, 130- and 140-Watt solar panels were installed at MCJ and STH,
respectively, the mounts for these were manufactured by the
Mechanical Engineering Workshop (MEW) on campus. MEW also
manufactured an antennamast for YHJ which is awaiting transportation
to the site. Telecommunications Sales and Services was contracted to
install lightning protection equipment at STH which was completed in
July and that station was finally fenced around by UWI, a security issue
that was pending for some years.
There was no progress with installing the 80-ft tower at LongMountain:
permission is still being sought from the National Water Commission
who own the targeted property. Having a high site at Long Mountain
would allow the Unit to stop using Cooper’s Hill as a relay point.
Cooper’s Hill is prone to lightning strikes which create havoc at the JSN
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during the rainy season by way of the amount of down time of the
stations. Too much money and time are being allocated each year for
repairing transmitters and receivers damaged at Cooper’s Hill between
May and November.
Earthquakes
Two hundred and sixty (260) earthquakes were recorded and processed,
of which 60 were distant events, 37 regional, 45 in the near-Jamaica
region, 85 local, and 33 attributed to man-made explosions. The 130
local and near events contributed 1,798 records to the existing database,
with averages of 14 records per event and 5 stations per earthquake, the
same as last year. Seven events were very well recorded by = 9 stations
enabling 4 fault plane solutions to be determined. The maximum
number of stations recording any one earthquake was 10 and 3
earthquakes held this distinction.
Seven (7) earthquakes were reported felt. Most notable was one of
magnitude 3.9 that occurred at 8:07 pm July 13 near Norbrook, St.
Andrew. This event was widely felt throughout Kingston, St. Andrew
and Portmore with EMS intensity IV. An isolated case of EMS intensity
V was reported by in the immediate vicinity of the epicentre.
JSN data up to May 2007 was revised and sent to the International
Seismological Centre in the UK for inclusion in their global bulletins.
Station Performance
Station performance declined slightly this year compared to last year
and this was directly due to Hurricane Dean. Three stations (STH,
GWJ, HOJ) recorded > 70% of local and near events; 2 (MCJ, PCJ)
>50%; one (CMJ) >30 %. Six stations (BBJ, BNJ, CVJ, MBJ, NEJ,
YHJ) recorded <30%. The big movers this year were GWJ, up 35% and
NEJ which improved from 1% to 14%, both of which were moved out of
noisy buildings into self-contained station enclosures late last year.
Network Performance
Despite the setbacks there were increases in the number of earthquakes
recorded by > 7 stations over last year (19% to 27%) and decreases in
the number recorded by < 6 stations (80% to 73%).
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Jamaica Strong Motion Network
Ground acceleration data was collected at HOJ for the earthquakes of
January 12 and July 13, 2008.
The accelerograph station at Old Harbour was all but demolished by the
hurricane. The Jamaica Public Service who built the station in 2001-2
kindly rebuilt it but the building had to be subsequently treated for
termites and wasps. Following this an Etna accelerograph was re-
installed there. An Etna was also re-installed at Stony Hill.
Guralp loaned one CMG-5T digital accelerograph to the Unit for one
year with an option to purchase. This instrument was installed atMona.
The Manager of the Erroll Flynn Marina in Port Antonio has given
permission for one Strong Motion instrument to be placed there and for
a vault/pier to be built. Mr. Earl Richards, President of the Airports
Authority of Jamaica has requested the Unit to provide two
accelerographs to monitor strong ground motion on the Palisadoes at
their expense. This is a very welcome gesture, one that should be
emulated by more Jamaican companies.
Over 80 trips were made to carry out the Unit’s work, excluding
research projects. The unit’s field vehicle was out of use from July
through September 2007, the second prolonged period since its
acquisition in November 2006. The electrical harness, which usually
lasts a vehicle’s lifetime, caught fire and a new one had to be
manufactured by Nissan of Japan. The dealers said it was a freak
occurrence and replaced it under warranty. This loss of use restricted
field activity. Thanks to Laurel Choy for using his all-wheel drive
vehicle to carry out maintenance at those sites with better roads.
Staff
Laurel Choy, IT/Electronics Technologist left the EQU at the end of
July for the Faculty of Medical Sciences. During his short stay he was an
asset to the Unit solving many of our long-standing IT problems,
assisting with station maintenance, pioneering office safety standards
and contributing significantly to the life of the Unit. Choy played a dual
role at the Unit but in retrospect it is felt that there is enough work to
merit employing in the future both a junior Electronics Technologist as
the work of maintaining the stations is very demanding, and an
IT/Systems Technologist.
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Other
On October 3 the Unit’s new web-page was finally launched thanks to
Stephanie Williams, temporary employee to August 2007, and Akilah
Myrie of MITS. The page includes a scrolling text bar with information
on recent felt earthquakes that can be updated by EQU staff. One of the
highlights of the page is the interactive Felt Earthquake Reporting Form
and a version that can be downloaded, both of which attracted some
respondents following the July 13 felt earthquake. However, it was not
the first time that such a form was on the Unit’s webpage. In 1996 the
first home page that was launched on the Unit’s own server by then
analyst, Earnest Parkes had a similar form. Later with the help of a
Computer Science student the capability for automatic processing in
MSAccess to output a list of intensities by town/village was added. That
form was ahead of its time since the penetration of computers let alone
web-access in Jamaica was much less than it is now.
Two in-house publications are being compiled – a book listing all the
JSN stations and their parameters, such as location, how to get there,
geology, type of equipment start and termination dates; and a manual
detailing routine and emergency procedures at the CRS. K. Black is
responsible for the initial drafting of these manuals. This year
parameters for 5 stations were collected - BNJ, GWJ, MBJ, STH and
YHJ.
Targets set
Paleoseismology
This project is set to continue in February/March 2009.
JaMS
The seismograph vault at MBJ is scheduled for early completion next
year at which time the fourth and final seismograph of the JaMS project
will be installed.
Global Positioning System (GPS) Network
The data collected under phase II of this project, 2005 to present, is
sufficient for writing a second paper on these results. Next year stations
at Manatee Bay, Goat Island, Pedro and Morant Cays are to be
occupied. In addition the GOJ plans to complete its GPRS network of
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13 stations which can all contribute to this project, hopefully by remote
access.
Jamaica Strong Motion Network
Mr. Adams of SMADA plans to build a vault for his own Etna
(maintained by EQU) which is located at Half-Way-Tree. P. Williams
will supply the vault design. UWI’sMarine Laboratory inDiscovery Bay
is also being considered for a free-field station. A proposal to supply,
install and monitor with Wi-Fi links 2 Ref Tek accelerographs at the
Norman Manley International Airport, was submitted to Mr. Earl
Richards, President of the AAJ.
JSN
A second batch of seismometers will be sent for repairs and recalibration
next year. The database on SEISAN will be revised and updated to July
2008 and sent to ISC in fulfilment of the on-going data exchange
accord. The Unit has the goal of revamping the automatic processing of
the web-submitted forms and including a searchable database of
earthquakes on the website.
Teaching
No teaching of undergraduates.
There are two academic staff members and one per capita publication.
PAPERS PRESENTED
Wiggins-Grandison, M.D.
• “Jamaican Seismology and Seismic Hazard Parameters”,
Jamaica Building Code Conference 2007, Jamaica Pegasus
Hotel, Kingston, September 27-28, 2007
• “The Status of the Jamaica National Data Centre”,
Comprehensive Test-Ban Treaty Organisation Caribbean
Workshop, Nassau Hilton Resort & Casino, Bahamas,
November 26-29, 2007
• “IBC-based Jamaica Seismic HazardMaps”, Faculty of Pure and
Applied Sciences Ninth Conference, FPAS-UWI, February 26-
28, 2008
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• “Jamaica: From Seismic Hazard to Seismic Risk”, Fifth National
Disaster Management Conference, Rose Hall Resort &
Country Club, St. James, March 6-7, 2008
• “Active Tectonics and Seismic Hazard in Jamaica”, 18th
Caribbean Geological Conference, Rennaissance Jaragua Hotel
& Casino, Santo Domingo, March 25-28, 2008
• “From Seismic Hazard to Seismic Risk Determination”,
Foundations and Directions: Celebrating Geography and
Geology at the UWI, Department of Geography & Geology,
July 7-11, 2008.
• Wiggins-Grandison, M. D. and Paul A. Williams, “The
Development and Present Status of Seismic Research in
Jamaica, West Indies - 1989 to present”, Foundations and
Directions: Celebrating Geography and Geology at the UWI,
Department of Geography & Geology, July 7-11, 2008.
• Wiggins-Grandison, M. D. and Paul A. Williams, “Use of
Alternate Energy at the Earthquake Unit - 1994 to present”,
Physics Department 60th Anniversary and Homecoming
Conference, July 11-12, 2008
PUBLICATIONS
Books & Monographs
* Mann, P., DeMets, C. & Wiggins-Grandison, M, “Toward a
better understanding of the Late Neogene strike-slip
restraining bend in Jamaica: geodetic, geological and seismic
constraints” in Tectonics of Strike-Slip Restraining and
Releasing Bends ed. by W.D. Cunningham and P. Mann:
Geological Society, London, Special Publications 290, 2007,
239-253.
Non-referred Publications
* Wiggins-Grandison, M.D., “Ancient Prehistoric Earthquakes
in Jamaica”. Eye on Science, Mona Institute of Applied
Sciences, The Daily Gleaner, March 20, 2008.
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INCOME-GENERATION
Two local consultations projects worth $163,600.00 were done in 2007.
The University of Wisconsin provided US$4,000.00 for the period
August 1 to March 1 for costs associated with the GPS and JaMS
projects.
JmD1.5 million was approved under the Principal’s New Initiative
Grant for a project entitled, “Pilot for an Automated Earthquake
Information System for Jamaica”.
PUBLIC SERVICE
Margaret Wiggins-Grandison
– Member, National (Jamaica) Data Centre Manager,
Comprehensive Test-Ban Treaty Organisation
– Member, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
– Representative, Federation of Digital Seismograph Networks
– Member, Geological Society of Jamaica
– Representative, International Seismological Centre
– Member, Jamaica Geographical Society
– Representative, National Committee on Science and
Technology
– Member, Seismological Society of America
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ELECTRON MICROSCOPY UNIT
Klaus W. Wolf, PhD – Head of Unit
WORK OF THE UNIT
The Electron Microscopy (EM) Unit,Mona has substantially achieved its
goal for the 2007/2008 academic year in
conducting some research and teaching, as
well as in assisting Researchers and other
Interest Groups to achieve their goals of
obtaining results in and gaining a better
understanding of optical and electron
microscopy. Services and/or tuition in
Transmission Electron Microscopy,
Scanning Electron Microscopy, 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 shows
services that the EMUnit has provided throughout the academic year.
Tab. 1: Services provided by the EM Unit during the academic year 2007/2008
Specimen Technique Institution
Cement, coal & soil Digital OM DGeeoplto. goyf Geography &
Corals MP GDeeoplto. goyf Geography &
Fungi (DeipgiiftlauloOreMscence) Dept. of Chemistry
Fungi MP Dept. of Life Sciences
Gambusia (fish) gills Digital OM Dept. of Life Sciences
(Hdeigpeasttoivpeantrcarceassome animal spteocfies) Digital OM Dept. of Life Sciences
Limestone sections Digital OM GDeeoplto. goyf Geography &
Phytoplankton Digital OM Dept. of Life Sciences
RLaantgiselrehtsanosf Digital OM PDheaprtm. oafcBolaosgicy Med. Sci.-
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Rat knee joint Digital OM PDheaprtm. oafcBolaosgicy Med. Sci.-
Rat pancreas Digital OM DPheaprtm. oafcBolaosgicy Med. Sci.-
Rat uterus and vagina Digital OM PDheaprtm. oafcBolaosgicy Med. Sci.-
Rcoemdpmousidte&s polymer Digital OM University of Technology
Rock sections Digital OM G
Deeoplto. goyf;G5 edoifgferarepnhty &
(bright field, polarization) iDnevpeastritgmateonrts from the
Sand stone sections Digital OM Dept. of Geography &(bright field, polarization) Geology
Turmeric rhizome Digital OM Biotechnology Centre
A lecture and laboratory sessions focusing on Transmission Electron
Microscopy of whole mounts and virus particles, were conducted with
undergraduate students in the course “Virology” (BL38A) offered by the
Department of Life Sciences. In a laboratory session, postgraduate
students of the Department of Chemistry were introduced to
polarization microscopy and electron diffraction (in the course
‘Research Methods, C60M’).
The EM Unit contributed to the Research Day of the Mona Campus by
providing posters and exhibits and by manning a booth in the Assembly
Hall. In November 2007, Dr. Wolf presented, over a two week period,
four lectures at the University of Buenos Aires (Argentina) in Insect
Cytogenetics and Insect Cell Biology. The EM Unit has collaborated
with researchers abroad as indicated in Table 2.
Tab. 2 Collaborations with the EM Unit in the academic year 2007/2008
Subject Collaborator
Ciliates in tank bromeliads Z(Aooulsotgriiast) at the University of Salzburg
Kinetics of spermatogenesis in lizards Zoologist at Wittenberg College (USA)
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PUBLICATIONS
With a staff complement of two, the per capita publication = 1.5.
Refereed
* Cawich, S.O., Gardner, M., Johnson, P., Shetty, R., Wolf,
K.W. “The clinical significance of an elongated styloid
process”. The Internet Journal of Family Practice 6,1,(2008),
http://www.ispub.com/ostia/index.php?xmlFilePath=journal
s/ijfp/vol6n1/styloid.xml
Non-Refereed
* Wolf, K.W. “Cytoskelett” in Taschenbuch Biologie,
Biochemie Zellbiologie, Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart, New
York, 2008, 443-471.
* Wolf, K.W. “Zellteilung” in Taschenbuch Biologie,
Biochemie Zellbiologie, Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart, New
York, 2008, 508-530.
Targets
In the 2008/2009 academic year, the EM Unit aims to:
Actively pursue joint venture projects that will assist in the
acquisition of a new scanning electron microscope;
Continue its involvement in teaching and research;
Continue its core function of assistance to researchers and
exposing interest groups to the benefits and techniques of
electron microscopy.
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INSTITUTE OF CARIBBEAN STUDIES
Professor Carolyn Cooper, BA UWI, MA, PhD Toronto – Director
WORK OF THE INSTITUTE
Dr. Donna Hope and Dr. JahlaniNiaah joined the Institute at the
beginning of the academic year, bringing
to four the number of full-time teaching
staff members. Dr. Donald Davis, Ms
Deborah Hickling, Mr. Patrick Hylton
and Dr. Rachel Moseley-Wood assisted
in the delivery of the teaching
programme on a part-time basis.
Despite the small number of its staff
complement, the Institute managed to
produce ten refereed publications during
the year, as well as a significant number
of conference papers.
Dr. Donna Hope’s Inna di Dancehall: Popular Culture and the Politics
of Identity in Jamaica received the award for Bestselling General
Interest Book 2004-2007 from the UWI Press.
Three undergraduate courses were developed: AR29E (Fashion,
Culture and Development in the Caribbean), AR35G (Culture,
Gender and Sexuality in Jamaican Popular Music) and AR35P
(Performing Culture: Dancehall as Ritual and Spectacle). This year the
first cohort of 20 students was selected for the Institute’s BA in
Entertainment and Cultural Enterprise Management.
The Institute continued to be dogged by the longstanding problem of
finding appropriate supervision for its large constituency of graduate
students. This led to the decision to suspend the intake of new students
for academic year 2008-2009. Efforts will be redoubled in the coming
year to monitor the progress of current students and to ensure adequate
supervision in order to increase through-put. High on the Institute’s
curriculum review agenda will be the rationalization and consolidation
of the undergraduate course offerings. A proposal to develop a Cultural
Studies Major will be revisited as part of this effort.
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Given its interdisciplinary nature, the Entertainment and Cultural
Enterprise Management Programme will be reviewed in an effort to
strengthen cross-faculty collaboration with the Department of
Management Studies.
Professor Carolyn Cooper demitted office as the Institute’s Director on
July 31st.
SPECIAL EVENTS and  DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
The Institute staged the 3rd Conference on Caribbean Culture, “Global
Reggae: Jamaican Popular Music A Yard and Abroad” February 18-25.
The conference, which attracted wide particpation, was streamed live
on the internet, (powered by FLOW) and allowed visitors to log on from
across the globe - from China to the Caribbean.
In addition, the Institute hosted the annual Walter Rodney Lecture
which was delivered by Ms. Donna McFarlane, Curator/Director,
Liberty Hall. She spoke on “The Legacy of Marcus Garvey”. The
Institute also hosted a lively film series, organised by Dr. Rachel
Moseley-Wood. The series was launched on March 9 with a 87-minute
video documentary, “Glimpses of Ethiopia: A Rastafari Diary”,
produced by Dr. J. Niaah. The Institute also sponsored the launch of
Claudette Beckford-Brady’s two volume novel, Sweet Home, Jamaica.
Dr. Samba M’boup, former Senegalese ambassador to South Africa and
now a professor at the University of South Africa, gave a boost to the
Institute’s public education programme with a public lecture. During his
visit discussions were held about possibilities for collaboration between
the Institute and the University of South Africa in advancing our
common agendas. Newly appointed Senegalese ambassador to Jamaica,
Dr. Nafissatou Diagne, addressed the audience and confirmed her
commitment to establishing intellectual exchange between Senegal and
the Caribbean.
The 11th Annual Bob Marley Lecture, entitled “The Full Has Never
Been Told: Exploring Dancehall’s Moral Conscience”, was delivered on
February 5 by Dr. Donna Hope. The event was sponsored by the Reggae
Studies Unit and the BobMarley Foundation. The occasion also saw the
launch of Vivien Goldman’s The Book of Exodus: The Making and
Meaning of Bob Marley and the Wailers’ Album of the Century.
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PAPERS PRESENTED
Mr. Cecil Gutzmore
• “Songs of Intimacy: On the Inevitability of the Carnal in
Jamaican Popular Musical Culture”, Global Reggae
Conference, UWI Mona, February 18-24, 2008.
Dr. Donna Hope
• “From the Stage to the Grave: Exploring Celebrity Funerals in
Dancehall Culture”. ACS Crossroads in Cultural Studies
Conference, UWI, Mona, July 3-7, 2008.
• “Gangsta Ras: Jamaican Popular Culture and Rastafari in the
21stCentury”. Global Reggae Conference, UWIMona February
18-24, 2008.
• “Bun’ Him: “Neo-Patriarchal Notions of Womanhood in
Jamaican Dancehall” “Noh Lickle Twang!” Louise Bennett
Conference, UWI, Mona, January 9-12, 2008.
Dr. Jahlani Niaah
• “Diasporan Voices: Africa consciousness through Rastafari and
Reggae” CODESRIA’s Multinational Working Group on
Africa and its Diaspora, August, 10-11, 2007, CODESRIA,
Dakar, Senegal
• “The Rastafari Presence in Ethiopia: A Contemporary
Perspective”, International Crossroads in Cultural Studies
Conference, July 3-7, 2008, UWI Mona.
Dr. Sonjah Stanley Niaah
• ‘Prime time’ Geographies: Dancehall and the Performance of
Boundarylessness through the Visual”, Global Reggae
Conference, UWI Mona, February 18-24, 2008.
• “Kingston’s Dancehall Spaces: An Untapped Heritage”, Brown
Bag discussion series, Jamaica National Heritage Trust,
November 28, 2007.
• “Me an’ my crew got the whole city lock”: Toward a Genealogy
of the City Street in Dancehall Performance, Urban Cultures of
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the Caribbean Conference, UWI Mona Campus, September
26-28, 2007.
PUBLICATIONS
Refereed
* Gutzmore, Cecil. “Whose World-view Rules? Sublated
Contradictions of African and Creole in the Caribbean
Historiography of Kamau Brathwaite” in Caribbean Culture:
Sounding on Kamau Brathwaite, 2007, pp. 189 – 217.
* Gutzmore, Cecil. “ Cricket Painful Cricket: Failing at the
game of “Two halves” or “Three Paradigms” Jamaica Journal
Vol. 30. No. 3, 2007, pp. 12 – 15.
* Hope, Donna (with S. Stanley Niaah) “Canvasses of
Representation: Stuart Hall, the Body and Dancehall
Performance. In Culture, Politics, Race and Diaspora: The
Thought of Stuart Hall. BrianMeeks (ed). London: Lawrence
& Wishart, 2007, pp. 218-248.
* Hope, Donna. Love Punaany Bad: Negotiating Misogynistic
Masculinity in Dancehall Culture. In Caribbean Culture:
Soundings on Kamau Braithwaite, Annie Paul (ed.).
Kingston: UWI Press, 2007, pp. 367-380.
* Niaah, Jahlani. “Grafting a New History: Rastafari Memory
Gems Articulating a ‘Hermeneutics of Babylon’” in Opoku-
Agyemang, Lovejoy and Trotman (Eds.) Africa and Trans-
Atlantic Memories: Literary and Aesthetic Manifestations of
Diaspora and History, Trenton: Africa World Press, Inc., pp.
343-369
* Niaah, Jahlani. “Poverty Lab: Rastafari and Cultural Studies”,
in Bankie & Mchombu (Eds) Pan-Africanism/African
Nationalism: Strengthening the Unity of Africa and its
Diaspora, Trenton: The Red Sea Press, Inc. pp.121-142
* Niaah, Jahlani & S. Stanley Niaah, ‘BobMarley, Rastafari and
the Jamaican Tourist Product’ in Donna Chambers, Sherma
Roberts & Marcella Daye (Eds.) New Perspectives in
Caribbean Tourism, London: Routledge, pp. 40-64
* Stanley Niaah, Sonjah “ Making Space: Reading “Limbo” in
Dancehall Performance & Spatiality in Naana Opoku-
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Agyemang, Paul E. Lovejoy and David V. Trotman (Eds.),
Africa and Its Diasporas: History, Memory and Literary
Manifestations, Trenton NJ & Eritrea: Africa World Press,
2008 pp. 163-187
* Stanley Niaah, Sonjah (with J. Niaah) “Bob Marley, Rastafari
and the Jamaican Tourist Product” in Marcella Daye, Donna
Chambers, & Sherma Roberts (Eds.) New Perspectives in
Caribbean Tourism, Routledge Advances in Tourism Series,
pp. 44-60,  London: Routledge 2008.
* Stanley Niaah, Sonjah (with D. Hope), ‘Canvasses of
Representation: Stuart Hall, the Body and Dancehall
Performance’ in Culture, Politics, Race and Diaspora: The
Thought of Stuart Hall, pp. 227-257, Kingston & UK: Ian
Randle Publishers & Lawrence and Wishart 2007.
* Stanley Niaah, Sonjah ‘’Ritual Manifestations’: Community
and Identity in Dancehall Performance’ in Cara Aitchison &
Annette Pritchard, Festivals and Events: Culture and Identity
in Leisure, Sport and Tourism, LSA No. 94, pp. 67-93, 2007
Eastbourne: Leisure Studies Association.
* Stanley Niaah, Sonjah. ‘Mapping Black Atlantic Performance
Geographies: Continuities from Slave Ship to Ghetto’, in
Katherine McKittrick and Clyde Woods (Eds.) Black
Geographies and the Politics of Place, pp. 193-217, Toronto:
Between the Lines Press /Boston: South End Press, 2007.
INCOME-GENERATION
Students registered in robust numbers for this year’s summer school. In
addition to the Foundation Course in Caribbean Civilization and
AR25R (The Culture of Rastafari), two of the new courses AR29E
(Fashion, Culture and Development in the Caribbean) and AR35G
(Culture, Gender and Sexuality in Jamaican Popular Music) were
offered with a total registration of 185. Together they generated a gross
income of $3,269,926.00, resulting in a net income of $1,577,029.00
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INFORMATION ON STUDENTS
Undergraduate Registration
AR25A Introduction to Caribbean Cultural Studies 48
AR25E Entertainment, Media and Culture 26
AR25F Caribbean Films and their Fictions 27
AR25R The Culture of Rastafari 30
AR25S De-constructing the Culture of Sports 29
AR25X African Religious Retentions in the Caribbean 41
AR26E Producing Culture: Music events and Festivals 31
AR35A Discourses in Cultural Studies 19
AR35G Culture, Gender and Sexuality in 36
Jamaican Popular Music
AR35R Rastafari in the Global Context 8
FD11A Caribbean Civilization 1943
Postgraduate Registration
MPhil 41
PhD 23
PUBLIC SERVICE
Mr Cecil Gutzmore
– Member, Advisory Board of the African-Caribbean Institute
of Jamaica
Dr. Donna Hope
– Editorial Board member, Critical World: Thinking
Globalization Through Music
Dr. Jahlani Niaah
– Associate Editor. Wadabagei: A Journal of the Caribbean and
Its Diasporas
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Dr. Sonjah Stanley Niaah
– Co-ordinator, International Crossroads in Cultural Studies
Conference
– BoardMember, Institute of Jamaica’sMuseums of History and
Ethnography Division
– Member, Executive of the Caribbean Studies Association
– Editorial Board Member, Cultural Studies
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INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL AND NUCLEAR
SCIENCES (ICENS)
Professor the Hon. Gerald C. Lalor, OJ, CD, MSc Lond-UCWI,
PhD Lond – Director General
THE CENTRE
The year's work focused mainly onagricultural and health conse-
quences of trace elements in the Soil u
Food uHuman chain. This involved
studies on elemental composition of
Jamaican foods, soil-food elemental
transfers and trace elements in humans.
Work is also underway on various
peaceful uses of the atom, including the
investigation of the feasibility of nuclear
power to contribute to Jamaica's
midterm energy needs.
Population exposures to cadmium have
been determined for a selected population in central Jamaica and the
possible effects of this exposure on human mortality and morbidity are
being examined. Although cadmium is generally considered one of the
most toxic of the trace metals, its effects on mortality and morbidity in
Jamaica are not first order. However cadmium levels in export foods are
strictly regulated so there is the possibility of socio-economic
consequences.
Investigations continued on the influence of trace elements on diseases
of high incidence in Jamaica e.g. cancer, diabetes, hypertension and
renal disease, These are being supported by collaborations with theUWI
Health Centre, the Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, the Ministry of
Health, and the Ministry of Agriculture.
New collaborations are being developed with: (1) the Police Forensic
Laboratory to assist with examinations of "sudden death" cases that
might be caused by heavy metal poisoning and the application of
geochemistry to forensic investigations; (2) the British Geological
Survey in investigations of the bioavailability of cadmium in Jamaican
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soils and its transfers to plants; and (3) Brunel University on the
application of x-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy to
heavy metals in Jamaican soils.
For the second year, ICENSwas invited to participate in a programme of
Proficiency Testing organized by the Hong Kong Government
Laboratory in collaboration with the Hong Kong Accreditation Service,
under the auspices of the Asia-Pacific Laboratory Accreditation
Cooperation. 102 participating laboratories (two from Jamaica) carried
out measurements of cadmium and lead concentrations in a sample of
plant material used as a herbal medicine. ICENS' performance was
excellent, with the results for both elements well within the acceptable
range in contrast to the 21% and 14% of participating labs that
produced either “questionable” or “unacceptable” results respectively
for lead and cadmium.
Shortly before the 2007 Christmas season, ICENS and the Bureau of
Standards Jamaica carried out a pilot programme screening 84 items of
children's toys for lead content. A Memorandum of Understanding for
collaboration between ICENS and the BSJ was drafted.
The main problems during the year have been the maintenance of the
atomic absorption spectrometer and the identification of staff with
expertise and experience not presently available in Jamaica.
Public Awareness
Staff participated in raising public awareness with newspaper articles,
radio and television programmes on environmental pollution, lead
hazards for children and aspects of nuclear energy. Community
sensitization programmes were carried out in communities considered to
be at risk from cadmium and lead. One such event was the Lead Safe
Health Day conducted as part of a project funded by CHASE in
February 2008. The first National report on Chemicals in the Jamaican
Environment was widely circulated. The report focuses on effects of lead
on children in Jamaica and provides information and recommendations
to mitigate and control the problem. Exposure to lead continues to
attract worldwide attention and childhood lead poisoning has recently
been correlated with violence in adults in several countries.
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Research and Development
Specialised Instrumentation
Aspects of the work have been delayed by problems with equipment
malfunctions which are being slowly resolved. Our 12 year old Perkin-
Elmer Atomic Absorption Spectrometer is being nursed to extend its
useful life while funds are being sought for a newer instrument. The
SLOWPOKE reactor continues to be a work horse of the analytical
work; The Total Reflection X-ray Fluorescence system put into full
service will assist in ongoing work on foods and plants, and a new
programme aimed at understanding the trace element contents in
human blood, urine and some tissues of normal and diseased persons has
begun.
Radioactivity
Discussions are nearing completion for the formation of a partnership of
reactor facilities in Jamaica (ICENS), Mexico (JNIN), Columbia
(INGEOMINAS), and Austria (ATOMINSTITUTE), with the
assistance of the IAEA. The “Caribbean Reactor Collation” is expected
to advance the usage of research reactors in the Caribbean region, and
open up shared access to scientific and experimental research, training,
and irradiation services available at the centres, to countries without
research reactors. ICENS is to be designated “Neutron Activation
Analysis” Centre within the coalition.
Work continues in collaboration with Instituto Nacional de
Investigacciones Nucleares (ININ) of Mexico and the UWI
Department of Geography andGeology looking at radon concentrations
in the Above Rocks area covering two major lithologies.
Food, Nutrition and Health
Work continues on:
¡ the concentrations and distributions of elements in Jamaican
soils and  foods;
¡ productivity of Jamaican soils;
¡ dietary patterns and consequent elemental  intakes from food;
¡ cadmium concentrations and renal function biomarkers in
urine.
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Lead Contamination
Much progress has beenmade in generally reducing the blood lead levels
of children but there remain a number of children and adults, who were
once severely lead poisoned, and who keep turning up with blood lead
levels in or near to the emergency range. This emphasizes the need for
long-term continuing medical follow-up of lead poisoned children. A
programme on lead concentrations in donated blood is underway to
estimate the potential risk to children who receive transfusions.
ICENS' Databases
ICENS maintains what is now probably the Caribbean's largest
geochemical databank on over 14,500 samples of soils, stream
sediments, rocks, surface- and ground-water, air particulates and food;
human and animal tissues, urine and blood. There are presently over
200,000 analytical data records, and more than 45,000 text, maps,
photographs and satellite imagery records. The databases provide
standard database, document, photo and multi-media content that,
with GPS and GIS, allow spatial assessments; interpretations,
correlations and predictions.
Objectives for 2008 - 2009
Research and development activities will continue in environmental
geochemistry, agriculture, the environment, health, food and nutrition,
elemental composition of Jamaican foods, essential element deficiencies
in crops, trace elements in the human body, soil-food elemental transfer
processes and the socio-economic and health consequences thereof.
The main focus for the year will be the work on cadmium and its
potential effects on public health.
Identification and employment of senior staff is also being undertaken in
an effort to build and strengthen ICENS capacity and to help build
collaborations with local and international institutions.
Teaching
ICENS does not offer formal teaching except for a few topics mainly for
Applied Chemistry undergraduate and graduate students on Neutron
Activation Analysis and X-ray Fluorescence techniques. Two younger
members of staff are registered for MPhil degrees based on their on the
job research in ICENS.
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ICENS again collaborated with the University of Michigan by providing
summer research experience for two undergraduates as part of its
Minority Health International Research Training programme. As usual
the Centre accommodated many tours of the facility by students from
diverse educational institutions locally and regionally.
Staff Training
Staff training was facilitated by:
¡ visits of experts from the British Geological Survey, the
Canadian Geological Survey and the Department of Health
Sciences, University of Michigan, funded mainly by the
Caribbean Development Bank;
¡ training in Environmental Radioactivity Analysis and
Measurement Techniques in Tokyo, Japan funded by the Japan
International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
¡ workshops/training sessions/seminars held in various
institutions regionally and extra-regionally including Lima,
Peru, the Comisión Chilena de Energía Nuclear (CCHEN) in
Santiago, Chile, and Vienna, Austria, funded by the
International Atomic Energy Agency; and
¡ a scientific visit to University of Texas at El Paso.
PAPERS PRESENTED
• Lalor, G.: “The work of ICENS”, COMSATS 11th
Coordinating Council Meeting; Beijing, China, June 24-26,
2008.
• Rattray, R.: “Environmental Geochemistry and Health in
Jamaica”, Ninth Annual Science Symposium, Northern
Caribbean University, Mandeville, April 1-5, 2008.
• Grant, C.N.: “Human Resource Development and Nuclear
knowledge Management”, International Atomic Energy
Agency RegionalWorkshop, Lima, Peru,March 10 - 14, 2008.
• Antoine, J.A.: “Jamaican Application of the Code of Conduct
on the Safety of Research Reactors”, Regional Meeting on the
Code of Conduct on the Safety of Research Reactors, Comisión
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Chilena de Energía Nuclear (CCHEN), Santiago, Chile,
December 10- 14, 2007.
• Wright, P., Lalor, G., Rattray, V., and Hanson, R.: “Health
Consequences of Exposure to Diet Sourced Environmental
Cadmium in Central Jamaica”, 8th Conference of ISTERH;
IXth Conference of Nordic Trace Element Society (NTES);
VIth Conference of the Hellenic Trace Element Society
(HTES), Heraklion, Crete, Greece, October 21-25, 2007.
PUBLICATIONS
* Robert G. Garrett, Anthony R.D. Porter, Patricia A. Hunt
and Gerald C. Lalor. “The presence of anomalous trace
element levels in present day Jamaican soils and the
geochemistry of Late-Miocene or Pliocene phosphorites”.
Applied Geochemistry 23, 4 (2008) 822-834.
* Garrett, Robert G. Lalor, Gerald C., Preston, John,
Vutchkov, M.K. “Variation in geochemical background
levels for Jamaican soils”. Geochemistry: Exploration,
Environment, Analysis, 8, 2, (2008) 149-156.
* Gay-Ann DaCosta, Gerald Lalor, Mitko Vutchkov, Nicole
Wynter and Delroy Anderson “Contributions to Cadmium in
Jamaican Soils from Phosphate Fertilizer” Jamaican Journal of
Science and Technology 16 and 17, (2005-2006) 18-25.
* Leslie Hoo-Fung, Gerald Lalor and Robin Rattray. “Effect of
Cooking and Extraction with Simulated Gastric Juice on the
Cadmium Content of Selected Foods”. Jamaican Journal of
Science and Technology 16 and 17, (2005-2006) 26-29.
INCOME GENERATION
The major research grants were:
Organisation of American States (OAS).
2008-2012: “Instititutional Strengthening for Promoting Best
Practices in Science and Technology for the Caribbean States” –
US$400,000.
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International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
2007 - 2008: “The Application of Nuclear Techniques to Food
Safety and Health in Jamaica” – US$150,000.
2007 - 2010: “Nutritional Status and Exposure to Toxic Elements
of Jamaican Children” – US$134,030.
PUBLIC SERVICE
Professor Gerald Lalor
– Honorary Chairman, Gleaner Company
– Director, Blue Cross/Blue Shield; Insurance Company of the
West Indies
– Board of Governors, ICWI Group Foundation
– Member, Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)
– Member, The Royal Society of Chemistry
– Member, New York Academy of Sciences
– Member of Editorial Boards: Environmental Geochemistry &
Health; Jamaica Journal of Science & Technology; The
Science of the Total Environment
Dr. Robin Rattray
– Member, Air and Water Quality Subcommittees, National
Environment and Planning Agency
– Recording Secretary/Vice President, Laboratories Association
of Jamaica
– Director, Lions Club of Mona.
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.
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Mrs. Joan Thomas
– Member, Radiation Protection Advisory Committee of
Jamaica.
– Member, Inner Wheel Club of Kingston.
Ms. Leslie Hoo Fung
– Member, Standards Development Committee, Bureau of
Standards Jamaica
Ms Kemeaka Duncan
– Regional Secretary, Caribbean Association of Medical
Technologists
– Member, Advisory Committee for Medical Technology
UTECH.
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MONA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Professor Neville Ying – Acting Executive Director
WORK OF THE SCHOOL
During the academic year 2007-2008,the Mona School of Business
(MSB) implemented the strategic
objective of diversifying its programme
offerings by introducing the Doctorate in
Business Administration (DBA) degree
and the MSc in Telecommunications
Policy and Technology Management.
Several new initiatives, including the
planning for offering the MBA in
Marketing and Banking & Finance at the
Western Jamaica Campus and for the introduction of a mixed-mode e-
learning programme delivery, are in train. Enrolment continues to be
good and in addition to students in the newDBA andMSc programmes,
250 students entered the E/MBA and Diploma programmes.
External examiners continue to endorse our programme offerings and
commend the school for its high-quality product. The School won
International recognition when Eduniversal International Scientific
Committee (France) ranked it among the top 1000 Business Schools in
the World in the 2008 Worldwide Business Schools Ranking. MSB has
been a member of the US-based accreditation body the Association to
Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) since 2004, and is
now also aggressively pursuing accreditation from AACSB’s UK
counterpart, the Association of MBAs (AMBA).
Notable personnel changes this year include the imminent retirement of
Professor Neville Ying and the announced appointment of his
replacement, Professor Evan Duggan. Mrs Frances Coke opted for early
retirement andMessrs Claude Robinson and Boswell Ivey left on normal
retirement. Ms. Minna Israel, Managing Director of RBTT Jamaica was
appointed Chairperson of Board of Directors of the School.
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STUDENT & PROGRAMME AFFAIRS
New and Revised Programmes
MSB started the following new programmes in January 2008:
¡ The Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA), which
intakes students with executive management experience and
prepares them to make an original contribution to management
knowledge and practice
¡ MSc in Telecommunications Policy and Technology
Management, which specifically seeks to meet the demand for
telecommunications executives and technical specialists
trained to an advanced level in the specialized areas of Policy,
Technology and Management
In addition, we gained approval to upgrade the Diploma in Business
Administration programme to a full-fledged UWI post-graduate
diploma, extending the number of courses from seven to 12 and the
duration from seven months to a year. The School is in the final stages
of preparing to offer a week-end MBA programme at the Western
Jamaica Campus, with concentrations in Marketing and Banking &
Finance. Throughout the first half of 2008, we pursued an aggressive
marketing thrust in Western Jamaica, with Open House/ Information
Sessions to convert interest in the MBA into applications.
Quality Assurance
The external examination process is an important mechanism for
quality assurance in the School and the comments of examiners have
always been a source of valuable recommendations for maintaining and
improving standards. Our external examiners are all from overseas
Business Schools with which MSB has established institutional
relationships. Once again, the recommendations of the external
examiners congealed around the importance of attaining world class
standards in all aspects of our programmes and seeking to validate this
attainment through the involvement of formal accreditation bodies.
This is currently being pursued with the British based Association of
MBAs (AMBA).
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Finalizing Students and the MSB Annual Awards Ceremony 2007
Of the 125 EMBA and MBA students who participated in the UWI
2007 graduation exercise, the following students graduated with
distinction:
¡ EMBA – Patrick Brown, Jerry Hamilton, Michael Hamilton,
Venita Hanson, Alfred McDonald, Yvette Nicholson-Allen,
Nadine Shirley-Moore, and Carlene Sinclair.
¡ MBA Part-Time – Ian Anderson, Nicole Brackett, Wendy
Birthwright, Kesha-Ann Harper, Chana Hay, Judi-Rose
Jagmohansingh, Youlan Laidlaw, John Lobban, Adrienne
Reynolds, Dale Seaton, Tracy-Ann Spence, and Leneisha
Sterling
The School also hosted its annual graduation (for the Diploma
students) and awards ceremony for outstanding EMBA and MBA
students on November 28, 2007, at which the Minister of Education,
The Honourable Andrew Holness, was the guest speaker. 43 students
graduated from the Diploma in Business Administration programme.
The Executive Director's award for most outstanding academic
performance was presented to Alfred McDonald from the EMBA
programme; he also won The Principal's Award for Leadership along
with Glenville Davis (MBA Full-time), Alton Ellington (MBA Part-
time), and ChanaHay (MBAPart-time Sundays). Other awards for best
academic performance went to Wade Jeremiah (MBA Full-time),
Kesha-Ann Harper (MBA Part-time), and Christopher Benjamin
(Diploma).
Scholarships
The School hosted two scholarship award functions. The annual
Scotiabank Jamaica Foundation/Sir Alister McIntyre Scholarship was
awarded to Miss Vanessa Hemans and the inaugural (2007) Jamaica
National Building Society Scholarship was won by Mr. Ryan Williams.
The awardees both received first class honours in their undergraduate
degree programmes.
Executive and Professional Development Training
MSB offers executive and professional development courses and
customized training to improve the competencies of current and future
leaders in both private and public sector organizations. These courses
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also provided an avenue for the faculty to dialogue with the members of
the business community and public sector organizations and to the
current offerings of the School to potential students. During this
academic year, 141 persons participated in ten (10) offerings of six
courses. The courses offered were in the areas of Business
Communication, Financial Management, Project Management and
Strategic Negotiation.
SPECIAL EVENTS
MSB Open House
TheAnnual OpenHouse for the academic year 2007/08 was held at the
School on January 17, 2008. One hundred and eighteen (118) persons
accepted the School's invitation. Attendees were taken on tours of the
Alister McIntyre complex and were introduced to faculty and staff and
listened to lively presentations on theUniversity,MSB and the potential
academic and practical gains possible as a result of studying at MSB.
Representatives from several Financial Institutions offering educational
loan services also participated in the day's activities.
MSB Week
The School marked its Annual MSB Week by hosting the following
activities during the period  November 22-30, 2007:
¡ A Public Forum on Political Campaign Advertising in the 2007
General Elections Co-hosted with CARIMAC, November 22,
2007.
¡ MSB Alumni Homecoming Week Lecture by Mr. William
Clarke, President & CEO, Scotiabank Jamaica Limited on
November 27, 2007 at the School
¡ MSB Awards Ceremony, November 28, 2007 at the Mona
Visitors’ Lodge  &  Conference Centre
¡ MSB Wellness Fair, November 29, 2007 at the School.
¡ ZENITH Alumni Network Party, November 30, 2007 at the
Mona Visitors' Lodge
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MSB Alumni Launch
The Mona School of Business saw the launch of a new Alumni
Association in January 2007. Since then the Association has published
its first Newsletter, MSB Alumni News Link, Vol. 1 Issue 1.
MSB/Synergy Communications Marketing Seminar
The Mona School of Business collaborated with Synergy
Communications to present a Marketing Excellence and Brand
Leadership Seminar in April 2008. The featured presenter was World
Marketing and Branding Guru, Dr Kevin Keller. The seminar had 3
components:
¡ Exclusive Speaker Dinner Brand Forum on April 15, 2008 at
the Terra Nova Hotel
¡ Seminar for Students and Alumni of MSB and the wider UWI
community on April 15, 2008
¡ International Seminar on April 16, 2008 at the Jamaica Pegasus
Hotel
MSB Newspaper Column
A new feature for the School was the hosting of a fortnightly newspaper
column titled Business@Mona which was featured alternating between
the Financial Gleaner and the Business Observer newspapers. The goal
was to raise the profile of the School and its faculty while engaging our
target audience on matters of public interest.
Guest National Newspaper Editor.
Dr Michelle Commosioung appeared as an Editor in July 2008 issues of
the Daily Gleaner newspaper as part of The University of the West
Indies? 60th Anniversary Special Edition Supplement, published on
Monday 14th July, 2008.
ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
There were two major areas of activity under entrepreneurial
development, the UWIVenture Competition, and the Vincent HoSang
Programme. MSB again participated in the Opportunity Funding
Corporation (OFC) Venture Challenge at Clark Atlanta University,
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USA. The team performed credibly, but did not make it to the second
round this year. The Vincent HoSang programme, which was
established in 2002, currently has four (4) projects in incubation.
RESEARCH AND OTHER SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES
There was an increase in research and publication efforts this year, over
last year, as indicated hereafter.
¡ Two major academic and policy research studies were
undertaken by the Telecommunications Policy and
Management (TPM) Group for the local and regional ICT
industry. These focused mainly on mobile telephony usage
patterns in Jamaica. Dissemination of these and other research
results was an ongoing process in the period. Several technical
reports, conference papers and articles were also produced.
¡ TPM also hosted a well-attended Public Seminar entitled
“Ringtones of Opportunity: People, Poverty and the
Possibilities of Mobile Telephony in Jamaica” on May 16, 2008.
The seminar was broadcast nationally on the RJR Group's
television channel Jamaica News Network (JNN) shortly after
it was held.
¡ An edited volume entitled Emancipation – The Lesson and the
Legacy was completed by TPMDirector, Dr. Hopeton Dunn in
the period and work continues on other major publications,
including on Telecommunications Reform and on Cultural
Industries in the Caribbean.
¡ Mr. Claude Robinson of the Research & Policy Group (RPG)
organized and coordinated a Public Forum on “Political
Advertising in the 2007 General Election in Jamaica” on
October 30, 2007, and a presentation on “Understanding
Media” at the CARIMAC Media Training Workshop on
Managing Communication Crisis for Executive Managers of
Jamaica Deposit Insurance Corporation, April 17, 2008. He was
also co-organizer of the Annual Caribbean Media and
Communication Conference, Georgetown, Guyana May 1-3,
2008 in observance of World Press Freedom Day and
moderated a Public Forum on US Presidential Candidates,
Senator Barack Obama and Senator John McCain at the
United States Embassy in Kingston, July 30, 2008.
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¡ Professor Duggan hosted Professor Catherine Middleton from
Ryerson University, Canada for discussions regarding long-term
institutional collaboration and funding for a five-year research
programme to provide insights on the effective diffusion of ICT
in the English-speaking Caribbean to stimulate innovation,
enterprise, collaboration, and knowledge sharing for enabling
global competitiveness, economic growth, and social mobility.
¡ MSB finalized a proposal for working with the Inter-American
Investment Corporation (IIC) on the FINPYME (Spanish
acronym for Innovative Financing for Small- and Medium-size
Enterprises) project to implement a business identification and
diagnosis methodology for helping selected SMEs in Jamaica,
Trinidad & Tobago and Barbados access financing for
improvement and expansion
Conferences / Symposia / Special Lectures
The School collaborated, hosted or partnered with other UWI
departments and the private /public sectors in the staging of the
following conferences / symposia / fora /workshops:
¡ 6th Annual Caribbean Reasonings Conference in honour of late
Jamaican anthropologist, MG Smith
¡ 2nd Ideas Forum
¡ Energy Think Tank Forum
¡ Surrounding Community Relations Security Forum.
¡ Crime and Violence in the Caribbean Conference
¡ Launch of the Centre for Leadership and Governance
¡ Social Policy Forum on Strengthening Social Capital
¡ Caribbean International Leadership Summit: “A Launch Pad to
Global Competitiveness” in Barbados
¡ TPM Public Seminar  – Ringtones of Opportunity
¡ Annual Caribbean Media and Communication Conference
¡ Public Forum on: Political Advertising in the 2007 General
Election in Jamaica,
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¡ Workshop on “Theorizing in the Social and Organizational
Sciences” conducted by Professor Ojelanki Ngwenyama, from
Ryerson University, Canada
¡ Workshop on dataMining conducted by Professor KwekuOsei-
Bryson for Virginia Commonwealth University, USA
¡ Colloquium on “Outcome-based Education for Professional
Schools” by Professor Harvey Brightman from Georgia State
University, USA.
Master Teacher Seminar
AMaster Teacher Seminar for the Faculty of Social Sciences' lecturers,
organized by a FSS team headed by Professor Evan Duggan, was held
March 27 - 29, 2008 in the Executive Lecture Theatre of Mona School
of Business.
Sponsored Research Projects / Surveys
The School in collaboration with the Private Sector Organization of
Jamaica (PSOJ), both Partner Institutes of the Global Competitiveness
Network of the World Economic Forum, once again conducted the
annual Executive Opinion Survey of Jamaica's leading firms from the
major sectors of the economy. The study is the world's leading cross-
country comparison of issues relating to economic competitiveness and
growth. Data from Jamaica and approximately one hundred and thirty-
one (131) other countries are used to rank countries on two separate
indices: (i) The Global Competitive Index (GCI) and (ii) The Business
Competitive Index (BCI). The Executive Opinion Survey contributes
to the preparation of the annual Global Competitiveness Report.
Mobile Telephony Research (Funded by the IDRC
(Canada))
THE TPM Programme and the International Development Research
Centre (IDRC) through the Regional Dialogue on the Information
Society (DIRSI) have been collaborating on research on the pro-poor
applications ofMobile Telephony in LatinAmerica and the Caribbean.
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PAPERS PRESENTED
• Burke, O. “Caribbean/Regional Quality Assurance and
Accreditation”: An Assessment of its Feasibility, Fourth
Caribbean Area Network Quality Assurance in Tertiary
Education, Ocho Rios, Jamaica, October 8-11, 2007.
• Commosioung, M. “Pursuing ‘States of Happiness’ through the
use of ICT: A Caribbean Perspective”. IADIS 2008 ICT,
Society and Human Beings Conference. Amsterdam, The
Netherlands. 12 pp. July 2008
• Commosioung, M. and Lloyd Waller. “Beyond Diffusion:
Mapping the Use of ICTs among Jamaican Micro, Small, and
Medium-sized Enterprises”. International Telecommunication
Society (ITS) 2008 - 17th Biennial Conference of the ITS.
Montreal, Canada. 31 pp. June 2008
• Commosioung, M. “ICTs in Secondary Schools in Jamaica -
Myth or Reality: A Snapshot”. EduVision International
Conference on Technology in Education: Ocho Rios, Jamaica,
Dec. 2007.
• Commosioung, M. “Customer Satisfaction and the Jamaican
Mobile Provider”. International Telecommunication Society
(ITS) Africa-Asia-Australasia Regional Conference, Perth,
Western Australia. 22 pp. August 2007
• Duggan, E. “The role of ICT in enabling the competitiveness of
small, open economies”. Seminar on the Competitiveness of
Caribbean Economies, UWI, June 12, 2008.
• Chevers, D., Duggan, E “Agile systems development versus
process-centricity: a conflict of priorities”. 2008 International
Conference on Information Resources Management, Niagara
Falls, Canada, May 19, 2008.
• Duncan, K., Duggan, E., “Information security policy
development for Caribbean financial institutions”. 2008
International Conference on Information Resources
Management, Niagara Falls, CA, May 20, 2008.
• Duggan E. IT Governance: Toward IT Benefit Realization,
Jamaica Computer Society Annual Technology &
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Management BiztTech Forum - CIO Forum, Ocho Rios,
Jamaica, October 26, 2007.
• Dunn, H. “Maximizing the Value of Telecom & ICT Networks
in the Single Market”. Technical Working Group on the
Assessment of Telecommunications Sector in CARICOM, Port
of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, September 6, 2007.
• Dunn, H. “Telecommunications and New Forms of Work
Opportunities and Challenges of Telecommuting, Outsourcing
and Offshore Employment in Jamaica and the Caribbean”.
UNI-FES PROJECT - SeminarWorkshop onGlobalization and
the New Economy, Montego Bay, Jamaica, November 19-22,
2007.
• Dunn, H. “Political Advertising and the 2007 General
Elections”. Political Advertising Forum, Mona School of
Business, UWI, Mona, Jamaica, November 22, 2007.
• Dunn, H. “Poverty and Mobile Telephony: Results of a
National Household Survey of Low Income Users in Jamaica”.
Caribbean Telecommunication Organization's (CTO) Annual
Forum, Ritz Carlton, Montego Bay, Jamaica, September 23-26,
2007.
• Dunn, H. “Consumer Driven Media Content: The Challenges
and Opportunities of the Emerging Wiki-World”. Caribbean
Media Conference and Expo, Knutsford Court Hotel, Kingston,
Jamaica, October 10-11, 2007.
• Dunn, H and Dunn, L. “Teleuse at the Bottom of the Pyramid:
Genderstanding Mobile Telephony”. 3rd Global Knowledge
Conference (GK3), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 11-13,
2007.
• Dunn, H. “Usage Patterns for Mobile Phones in Jamaica”.
Research Day, UWI, Mona, Kingston, Jamaica, January 24,
2008.
• Dunn, H. “Globalisation, Convergence and the Digital Future:
Policy Issues in Caribbean Broadcasting Regulation”.
Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago
Seminar, Port-of Spain, Trinidad, April 2-3, 2008.
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• Dunn, H. “Digital Technologies and Jamaican Creative
Industries: Towards Global Competitiveness”. 2008 ACS
Crossroads Conference, UWI,Mona, Kingston, Jamaica, July 3-
7, 2008.
• Dunn, H. “Mobile Telephony as Bridging Technology toWider
Broadband and e-Commerce Usages by Low Income
Jamaicans.” Annual Conference of the International
Association for Communication and Media Research
(IAMCR) in Stockholm, Sweden, July 19-25, 2008.
• Robinson, C. “Content, Commerce and Community:
Challenges for Caribbean Media in an Environment of
Convergence”. Public Lecture at Global Media Research
Centre, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Illinois,
USA,  October 11, 2007.
• Robinson, C. “Content analysis of political advertising in the
2007 general elections in Jamaica”, Public Forum on: Political
Advertising in the 2007 General Election in Jamaica, Mona
School of Business UWI, 30 October, 2007.
• Robinson, C. “Reform of Defamation Laws and the Practice of
Journalism in the Public Interest”. Reform of Libel and Slander
Laws in Jamaica.  January 29-2008.
• Robinson, C. “The State of Media in the Caribbean: Trends,
Challenges and Opportunities”. Annual Caribbean Media and
Communication Conference, Georgetown, Guyana. May 2,
2008.
• Williams, R. “Confronting Old Challenges Differently:
Leveraging Mobile Technologies Toward Strengthening
Caribbean Youth Advocacy Networks”. Jamaica Youth
Advocacy Network Conference, Kingston, Jamaica, May 7-10,
2008.
• Ying, N. “Productivity and Sustainable Development” Jamaica
Productivity Centre Meeting. January 2008.
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PUBLICATIONS
Books & Monographs
* Dunn, H. (ed.) 2007. Emancipation: The Lessons and the
Legacy. Kingston: Arawak Publications.
Refereed Journal Articles
* Commosioung, M. and Duggan, E., “Increasing
Competitiveness in SIDS by Building ICT Resilience: An
Extension of the Vulnerability Hypothesis Framework”, The
Round Table: The Commonwealth Journal of International
Affairs 2008, 97 (396): 397-417.
* Dunn, H. and Dunn L. (2007) “Teleuse at the Bottom of the
Pyramid: Genderstanding Mobile Telephony”, The African
Journal of Science and Technology Online and by Lirne Net
Online and at: www.regulateonline.org/component/option,
com_docman/task,doc_download/gid,23/
Refereed Conference Proceedings
* Commosioung, M. 2008. Pursuing “States of Happiness”
through the use of ICT: A Caribbean Perspective. In the
IADIS ICT, Society and Human Beings Conference
Proceedings, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, July 2008.
* Duncan K., and Duggan, E. “Information security policy
development for Caribbean financial institutions”. 2008
International Conference on Information Resources
Management, Niagara Falls, Canada, May 19, 2008.
* Chevers, D., and Duggan, E. “Agile systems development
versus process-centricity: a conflict of priorities?” 2008
International Conference on Information Resources
Management, Niagara Falls, Canada, May 19, 2008
* Barclay, C., and Duggan, E. “Rethinking the Digital Divide:
Towards a Path of Digital Effectiveness”. Proceedings of the
37th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences.
January 7-8, 2008.
* Dunn, H. (2008) “Global Technologies and the Business of
Jamaican Culture: Maximizing the Potential of ICTs and New
Media”. Proceedings of UN-SIDS Conference UNESCO
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Inter-Regional Experts Meeting – Islands as Crossroads:
Cultural Diversities, Identities and Industries in Small Island
Developing States 2007.
Other Peer Reviewed Publications
* Duggan E., and Thachenkary, C. “Supporting the JAD
Facilitator with the Nominal Group Technique” in End-User
Computing: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and
Applications, by S. Clarke (Ed), University of Hull, UK:
Technical Reports
* Commosioung, M. Wrote two core chapters – “The Use of
ICTs” and “Issues of Competitiveness” – in Report entitled: A
Landscape Assessment of Jamaican Micro, Small and
Medium-sized Enterprises, 2008. Jamaica Trade and Invest/
PSDP Jamaica Government Report
* Dunn, H. “Mobile Opportunities: Poverty and Telephony
Access in Latin America and the Caribbean. Jamaica Country
Report”. Prepared for DIRSI-IDRC, 2007.
* Dunn, H. “’Wha’ a Gwaan’: Research Report on a Qualitative
Study on Mobile Telephony and Poverty in Jamaica
Qualitative Research Report Mobile Phone Access and Usage
Patterns in Jamaica”. Prepared for DIRSI- IDRC, 2008.
* Brown, Allison. “Beyond Voice: The Use of Mobile Services
and Value Added Features by Youth and Young Adults”.
DIRSI Junior Scholar's Paper, 2008.
PUBLIC SERVICE
Mr. Harry Abrikian
– Director, Ian Randle Publishers Limited
– Director, Business Recovery Services Limited
– Chairman, Stock Analysis Committee, Jamaica Stock
Exchange
– Member, CVSS/United Way Programmes & Technical
Assistance Committee
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Mrs Ingrid Bennett-Lewis
– Member, Project Management Institute
– Member, Society for HumanResourceManagement (SHRM)
– Member, International Industrial Relations Association
– Volunteer Teacher, office Administration to Adult
Underprivileged Students
– Board Member, Ebony Vale Baptist Church Early Childhood
Development Centre
Mrs. Olivene Burke
– Member, Caribbean Area Network for Quality Assurance in
Tertiary Education (CANQATE)
– Member, Society for HumanResourceManagement (SHRM)
– Member, Human Resource Management Association of
Jamaica (HRMAJ)
– Secretary, Professional Development Committee, WIGUT
– Member & Secretary, Board of Governance, Hope Valley
Experimental School
– President, Hope Valley Experimental School PTA
Mr. Kamau Chionesu
– Economic & Social Analyst, Jamaicans For Justice
– Research Advisor, Economic and Social Justice Project
Dr. Michelle Commosioung
– Chairperson, FSSM Research Day Awards Committee 2008
Professor Evan Duggan
– Member, Global Editorial Review Board (ERB), Idea-Group
Publishing.
– Associate Editor, for the journal, Communications of the
Association for Information Systems (JAIS)
– Associate Editor, Alternative Approaches to Information
Systems Development Track for International Conference on
Information Systems (ICIS)
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– Section Editor, African Journal of Information Systems (AJIS)
– Member, International Editorial Review Board of the
Advances in End User Computing (AEUC) Book Series
– Chair of Doctoral Students Affairs Committee, Decision
Sciences Institute (DSI), 2007-2008
– Member, Target Growth Competitive Committee (TGCC) of
the Private Sector Development Programme
– Chairman, Board of Directors of Syncon Technologies Ltd.
Dr. Hopeton Dunn
– Chairman, Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica
– Commissioner - Jamaica National Commission for UNSECO
– Associate Editor, Critical Arts – Journal of South-North
Cultural and Media Studies
– Member, Governing Council, International Association for
Media and Communication Research (IAMCR)
– Plenary Member, Latin America and the Caribbean Regional
Dialogue on the Information Society (DIRSI)
– Member, ICT Task Force, Planning Institute of Jamaica
– President, Jamaica-South African Friendship Association
(JASAFA)
Mrs Patricia Lothian
– Member, Jamaica South African Association
– Member, Special Olympics, Jamaica Funding Raising
Committee
– Board Member, FISH Medical Dental & Eye Clinic
Mr Claude Robinson,
– Executive Member, Michael Manley Foundation
– Commissioner, Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica
– Chairman, Legislative and Policy Committee, Broadcasting
Commission of Jamaica
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Professor Neville Ying
– Chairman, Overseas Examinations Commission
– Council Member, Jamaica Employers' Federation
– Adviser to the Government of Jamaica team to the ILO,
Conference in Geneva,
– Chairman, Mico Foundation
– Chairman, Jamaica Flour Mills Foundation
– Director, MultiCare Foundation
– Director, University Council of Jamaica
– Director, First Caribbean International Bank
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SIR ARTHUR LEWIS INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL
AND ECONOMIC STUDIES (SALISES)
Professor Neville C. Duncan, BSc, MSc UWI, PhD Manc
– Director
WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT
Our sympathies go to Dr. Philip Osei,Senior Research Fellow, Professor
Andrew Downes, SALISES’ University
Director and Professor Elsie Le Franc
(Professor Emerita) who lost their mothers
during the course of this year. The
conference on Promoting Child Research
in the Caribbean (the second so far) took
place on October 24-25, 2007. It was co-
coordinated by Dr. Aldrie Henry-Lee and
Dr. Julie Meeks Gardner (CCDC, UWI). It
was even more successful than the first. It
was sponsored by UNICEF, organized by SALISES and the CCDC,
OCA, and implemented by SALISES. Other partners included the
ECC, the PIOJ, MoEY, inter alia. The Ninth Annual SALISES
Conference, in honour of Professor Norman Girvan on the theme Re-
inventing the Political Economy Tradition of the Caribbean was
deemed a resounding success. The Opening Ceremony address by Dr.
Yash Tandon, Executive Director of the South Centre was outstanding
and Professor Compton Bourne, President of the Caribbean
Development Bank’s presentation was deemed very important.
Professor Girvan then gave a sterling closing Review and Prospective
analysis which was very well received. Each department in the faculty
supported the conference by providing distinguished panel chairs, some
faculty members presented excellent papers, and some Heads
contributed to the participation of some of their students. Without
their support and that of our sponsors this level of success would not
have been possible. The co-chairs for this conference, Dr. Aldrie
Henry-Lee and Dr. Kim Robinson-Walcott, performed with great
distinction, and so did the administrative team led by Mrs. Arlene
Supersad. Weare grateful for the full support of our Administrative and
Technical staff, under the instrumentality of Dr Patsy Lewis. The
SALISES/FES Seminar on “CARIFORUM-EC EPA was held on
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March 5, 2008. The presenters were Dr. Jessica Byron, Dr. Michael
Witter and Dr. Patsy Lewis. By general consensus it was an extremely
successful seminar. The Jamaica Social Policy Research Data Base
(JAMSPRED) was launched on March 5, 2008. Norman Davis, who
prepared the data base for the JAMSPREDWorking Group, which had
wide representation, demonstrated the utility of the data base at the
launch. Mrs. Hermione McKenzie was the Guest Speaker. SALISES is
indeed proud to have participated in this project and will have
continuing responsibilities associated with it. Dr. Kimberly-Ann
Walcott-Robinson was awarded the best Social Science Publication
prize at the Principal’s Mona Campus Awards ceremony for the book
Out of Order: Anthony Winkler and White West Indian Writing.
Kim also received a UWI Press award for Outstanding Revised
Dissertation for her book ‘Out of Order: Anthony Winkler and White
West Indian Writing’ at its 15th Anniversary and Award Ceremony in
Barbados on 20 May 2008. Dr. Patsy Lewis was selected as one of the
60 Under 60 members of faculty whose work will be highlighted in a
special issue of the Pelican during this 60th anniversary year celebration
of the University of the West Indies. We also learnt that Dr. Sandra
Sookeram, SALISES, St. Augustine is being similarly honoured. Dr.
Aldrie Henry-Lee was appointed as an Associate Dean, Faculty of
Social Sciences.
Annie Paul Completed course Introduction to Curatorial Studies –
Semester II, 2007-2008, at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and
Performing Arts. Annie Paul and Kim Robinson-Walcott attended
workshop on Intellectual Property organized by EXIM Bank, “Valuing
Creative Assets”, July 9, 2008, Terra Nova Hotel.
STAFF AND ADMINISTRATION
Personnel Matters
Ms. Pamela Francis, Senior Office Attendant retired in April after over
thirty years of dedicated service to the Institute. Ms Janet Bignal joined
the staff of the Institute in June as Office Attendant. Mrs. Nadine
Newman is expected to join the staff of the Institute at the end of
September 2008. Mrs. Beverley Ricketts-Lothian, Library Assistant
has been offered a post-retirement contract for the academic year
2008/2009. Both Drs. Philip Osei and Aldrie Henry-Lee were
promoted to Senior Research Fellows.Marsha N. Dennis-Dixon, sales
and subscriptions clerk, received a Certificate of Merit for completing a
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one-year course in supervisory management. Dr. Patricia Northover,
Research Fellow, has returned from two years assisted leave. Dr.
Warren Benfield is presently being considered for a full/time
appointment in the post of Research Fellow/Economist. UNICEF has
once again sponsored five (5) students for the course Social Investment
in Children.
MSc, MPhil, and PhD Degree Programmes
Forty-eight (48) students were registered for MSc programmes (36
females and 12 males). Twelve (12) were full-time students and were 36
part-time students (table 1). Male students actually out-numbered
females in the Economic Development Policy programme reversing the
trend in the other two MSc degree options.
Table 1 MSc Registrations 2007-08 (and gender)
GPovuebrlnicanPcoelicaynd DEevceolnoopmmiecnt DSoecviealloPpmolPolicy e
icnyt Total
bNyop. roofgsrtaumdemnets (M=4
2;3F=19) (M=61;0F=4) (M=21;5F=13) 48
Full-Time (M=26; F=4) (M=23; F=1) (M= 03; F=3) 12
Part-Time (M=21;7F=15) (M=47; F=3) (M=21;2F=10) 36
Twenty-nine (29) students were registered for theMPhil programmes (9
males and 20 females) (Table 2). Nine (9) students were full-time and
20 were part-time.
Table 2 MPhil Registrations (and gender)  2007-08
GPovuebrlnicanPcoelicaynd DEevcPe
o
ol
noolip
m
cm
iecy nt D
SoecviealloPpmoleicnyt Total
No. of students (M=51;3F=8) (M=24; F=2) (M=21;2F=10) 29by programme
Full-Time (M=12; F=1) (M=02; F=2) (M= 05; F=5) 9
Part-Time (M=41;1F=7) (M=22; F=0) (M=27; F=5) 20
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Nineteen (19) students were registered in PhD programmes (6 males
and 13 females).  All were part-time (Table 3).
Table 3 PhD Registration (and gender) 2007-08
GPovuebrlnicanPcoelicaynd DEevceolnoopmmiecnt DSoecviealloPpmoleicnyt TotalPolicy
Nbyop. roofgsrtaumdents (M=1
3; F=2) (M=49me ; F=5) (M=1
7; F=6) 19
Full/Time – – – –
Part/Time (M=23; F=1) (M=49;F=5) (M=17; F=6) 19
Twenty students (20) graduated in November 2007 (8 in Governance
and Public Policy; 6 in Economic Development Policy; and 6 in Social
Policy Development) (Table 4).
Table 4 MSc Graduating class 2007 (and gender)
GanovdePrnuabnlicce DEPolicy ev
cono
Peololip
mmieccy nt
Social Policy Total
Nbyop. roofgsrtaumdents (M=4
8; F=4) (M=36; F=3) (M=16; F=5) (M=82;0me F=12)
Full/Time (M=47; F=3) (M=23; F=1) (M= 11; F=0) 11
Part/Time (M=01; F=1) (M=17; F=2) (M=01;2F=5) 9
Eight (8) MSc students, having fulfilled the requirements for their
course of study are being recommended for the MSc degrees for
2007/2008. Five (5) students are from theGovernance and Public Policy
programme and three (3) students are from the Economic Development
Policy programme (Table 5). Also, ten (10) students are expected to
graduate, pending the results of their Research Paper. These are 4
students in Governance and Public Policy; 2 students in Economic
Development Policy; and 4 students in Social Policy Development.
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Table 5 MSc Graduating class 2007/2008 (and gender)
GanovdePrnuabnlicce DEevceonomic Social Policy TotalPolicy Pololipcmy ent
Nbyop. roofgsrtaumdemnets (M=3
9; F=6) (M=45; F=1) (M=04; F=4) (M=71;8F=11)
Full/Time (M=2; F=0) (M=33; F=0) (M=01; F=2) 4
Part/Time (M=51; F=5) (M=12; F=1) (M=02; F=2) 14
All three programmes provided a net income of J$7,329,628.89
(US$103,234.21) (Table 6).
Table 6 Net Income for SALISES’ Degree Programmes in 2007-08
Net Income J$
MSc, MPhil, PhD 7,329,628.89
DATA AND DOCUMENTATION CENTRE
During the period under review the Documentation Centre (DDC)
continued to provide relevant and timely information and library
facilities to the graduate community of the Mona Campus of the
University, especially in the Social Sciences. We also had our usual
visits from former students, local and overseas students pursuing
MPhil/PhD studies, employees of Government departments as well as
high school students carrying out research for debates etc. A substantial
part of the information now being used by students and staff are online
and can be accessed through the world-wide-web and/or from
electronically packaged journal articles via the main library’s web page.
JAMSPRED Online was launched at the National Library on
Wednesday March 5, 2008. The main purpose, of JAMSPRED is to
inform users, policymakers and other stakeholders of the database’s
existence. It can be viewed at www.nlj.org.jm/jamspred/jamspred.htm.
Our main database (ISERG) grew by approximately 600 records during
this period and CGS, the database that lists our book and photocopy
holdings for the various graduate programs, increased by 100+ records.
Data entry continues on the Jamaica’s Ministry Papers database. We
hereby record our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to Mrs. Claire
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Risden who ceased working in December 2007. for her years of
invaluable service to the DDC.
DEREK GORDON DATA BANK
The “Bank” continued to provide technical support to researchers and
students in general. It acquired (a) JSLC 2006 dataset and (b) Jamaica
population Census 1982 and began implementation of web
documentation of datasets. The unit’s computers were migrated to the
UWIMONA domain and a new server was acquired which assisted in
this process. New software acquisitions included STATA ver. 10.0; and
IHSN Microdata Management Toolkit for web documentation of
datasets.  Software support was provided for administrative staff.
PUBLICATIONS UNIT, SES JOURNAL, BOOKS AND
MONOGRAPHS
Sales Report for the period August 1, 2007 – June 30, 2008
SES Subscriptions US$15,553.98 J$1,123,931.00
Walk in-sales (SES) J$   139,364.80
Walk-in Sales (Special Books) J$   179,864.00
Special Books Payments J$     64,000.00
Total J$1,507,159.80
Electronic Publishing—Putting SES online
Plans to put SES online through the Scielo network out of Brazil have
been proceeding slowly. One of the requirements was the acquisition of
a copy of Quark Xpress to prepare SES files before sending them to
Scielo. Although the software was first requested in July 2007 we only
managed to obtain it on May 14, 2008. There have been problems
installing the software. Meanwhile Ms. Ruby McFadden has undergone
basic training in the use of the software and the production process
involved from relevant personnel at the West Indian Medical Journal
(WIMJ). Meanwhile SES has been selected for coverage in the Elsevier
database Scopus (“the largest abstract and citation database of peer-
reviewed literature and quality web sources with smart tools to track,
analyze and visualize research”). It will take a few months before our
articles are actually listed in Scopus but the process has been initiated.
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SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC STUDIES (SES), 2007-2008
In the last academic year the following issues came off press:
Vol. 55: 4, December 2006, Health Issues Facing Small Island States
in the Caribbean Guest edited by Karl Theodore (Due to production
considerations this issue was published out of sequence and came off
press after Vol. 56, nos. 1 and 2). Vol. 56: 3, September 2007, general
issue. Vol. 56: 4, December 2007.
SES has entered into an exchange ad arrangement with the journal
Transforming Anthropology (Blackwell Publishing). Annie Paul
represented SES at a round table on Publishing in the Caribbean at the
CSAConference in San Andres, Colombia, May 26-30. The idea was to
familiarize younger scholars with the publication process and the
requirements of different journals. An ad listing the contents of the
forthcoming three issues of SES (see attached) was circulated and a 30%
discount offered to CSA participants who take out subscriptions to the
journal.
PAPERS PRESENTED
Benfield, Warren, Dr.
• “Objective and Subjective Determinants of Poverty”, SALISES
9th Annual Conference, Mona Campus, Kingston, Jamaica,
February , 2008
Duncan, Neville, Professor
• “The Netherlands Antilles in the Caribbean”, (20-25) 23
November, 2007, Caribbean Conference of Churches,
Willemsted, Curacao, PP (44 slides)
• “Local Income Generation, Competitiveness and
Globalization:the case of the Caribbean Community”, OAS
Consultation,WashingtonD.C., PP (43 slides), February , 2008
• “Jamaica’s Socio-Economic Profile – Four and a half Decades”,
with Diego Morris, SALISES 9th Annual Conference, Mona
Visitors’ Lodge, PP (49 slides), March 2008
• “UWI, Spirit of Unity, feature address, 36th Chancellor Hall
Anniversary Celebrations, Medical Lecture Theatre, March 7,
2008
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• “35 Years of Cuba/CARICOM Relations: Redeeming the
Time”, 35th Anniversary Celebrations, Caribbean Diplomats in
Cuba and the Government of Cuba, PP (48 slides)
• “Nevis in the Contemporary World: Some Questions”, Nevis
Assembly, Nevis, PP (80 slides), May 2008
• “Whither Curacao: Diverging Paths to Political Status in the
Caribbean”, Legislative Council,Willemsted, Curacao,May 26,
2008, 10 pp, ss.  And PP (69 slides)
• “Globalisation’s Contemporary Effect on the British Virgin
Islands: challenges and opportunities”, Lavity Stoute
Community College of the Virgin Islands, BVI, PP (54 slides),
July 2008
• “Beyond Social Protection, Towards Social Development”,
Social Development Seminar on “Perspectives on Social Policy:
Implications for Community Development, Knutsford Court
Hotel, Kingston, July 15, 2008, PP (58)
Fox, Helen Kristin
• “Risk and Resiliency”, Derek Gordon Research Seminar, UWI,
Mona, March 2008
• “Youth Risks and Health - Related Behaviours – findings of
youth risk and resiliency surveys, 2005-2006”, Adolescent
Reproductive Health Workshop, USAID, UWI/Johns
Hopkins.  Kingston, June 2008
Henry-Lee, Aldrie, Dr.
• Strategic Planning for Children in Jamaica – with Taitu Heron
(PIOJ) at the Caribbean Child Research Conference 2007
• Essential Health Research in the Caribbean , Harvard School of
Public Health, June 23, 2008
• Coping strategies and Marginal Societies, SALISES annual
conference, March 27, 2008
Lewis, Patsy, Dr.
• ‘Lessons from application of benchmarks to CARIFORUM-EC
EPAnegotiations’. The Challenges of SecuringDevelopment in
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the EPA. Public Seminar, SALISES and the Department of
Government, University of the West Indies. December 13,
2007.
• ‘The Caribbean in the Multilateralism-Regionalism Debate’,
WTO Workshop, 2008 Caribbean Trade Policy Course,
Geneva, 28-30 November 2007.
• ‘Benchmarking Development in the CARIFORUM-EC EPA’.
March 05, SALISES, UWI, Mona.
• ‘Benchmarking Development in the CARIFORUM-EC EPA’,
Public Forum, ‘Monitoring the CARIFORUM/EU Economic
Partnership Agreement (EPA): The Benchmarks Approach’,
Hotel Four Seasons, Kingston, February 28, 2008.
• ‘Development and the CARIFORUM-EC EPA’, Ad Hoc
Meeting – Workshop on the CARIFORUM—EC Economic
Partnership Agreement, Charlemange building, Brussels,
February 18, 2008.
Osei, Philip Duku, Dr.
• Osei, Philip D. and Darkwah, Hilda (2007) “A Results-Based
Assessment of the Coordinating Role of the Child
Development Agency in Jamaica”. Conference on “Promoting
Child Rights through Research, Jamaica National Conference
Centre, Kingston, Jamaica. October 23-24.
• Osei, Philip D. and Joan Nwasike (2007) “Analysing the
Experience of Contract Systems of Employment for Senior
Public Service Officers in the Caribbean”. Caribbean
Consultative Meeting of Cabinet Secretaries and Heads of
Public Service, Ritz Carlton, Montego Bay, Jamaica. 11-13
October 2007.
Paul, Annie
• “Do you remember the days of slav’ry?’ Connecting the Past
with the Present in Contemporary Jamaica”, Conference on
Remembering Slave Trade Abolitions, Newcastle University,
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. November 23, 2007.
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• “As Jamaican as Ackee and Saltfish: Cindy Breakspeare as
Reggae Subject”, Global Reggae Conference, UWI, Mona,
February 18-24, 2008.
• “The Turn of the Native: Vernacular Creativity in the
Caribbean”, Authors’ Meeting, Volume III, ‘Cultural
Expression, Creativity and Innovation,’ TheMuseum ofWorld
Culture, Gothenburg, Sweden, April 10-12, 2008.
• “Stars Are Born: Entertainment Report (ER) as an Archive of
Jamaican Popular Culture”, 2008 ACS Crossroads in Cultural
Studies Conference at the UWI, Mona. July 3-7, 2008.
• “How to get published in Social and Economic Studies”,
Publishing in the Caribbean Roundtable, Caribbean Studies
Association (CSA) conference, San Andres, Colombia, May
26-31, 2008.
• Panelist, Infinite Island Discussion Series: Visualizing
Caribbean Art and Culture in the Twenty-First Century,
Brooklyn Museum, New York, USA, September 22, 2007.
Robinson-Walcott, Kim, Dr.
• “Deconstructing Jamaican Whiteness: Two Diasporic Voices.”
Small Axe Symposium, University at Albany, SUNY,
September 2007.
• “Bun or Fire Bun? Macka Diamond’s novel Bun Him!!!” 27th
Annual Conference onWest Indian Literature, UWICaveHill,
February 2008.
• “Bun or Fire Bun? Macka Diamond’s novel Bun Him!!!”
(revised version). ACS Crossroads in Cultural Studies
Conference, UWI Mona, July 2008.
PUBLICATIONS
Books
Henry-Lee, Aldrie, Dr.
* Henry-Lee Aldrie & JulieMeeks Gardner (2008) eds. Volume
1. Promoting Child Rights: Selected Papers from the
Caribbean Child Research Conference 2006. SALISES,Mona
Campus
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Refereed Book Chapters
Henry-Lee, Aldrie, Dr.
* Henry-Lee, Aldrie (2008) Poverty and Child Rights in St.
Lucia in Promoting Child Rights: Selected Papers from the
Caribbean Child Research Conference 2006. SALISES,Mona
Campus, Jamaica
* Meeks Gardner Julie,Aldrie Henry-Lee, Pauletta Chevannes
(2008) Violence against children in the Caribbean. SALISES,
Mona Campus, Jamaica.
Osei, Philip Duku, Dr.
* Osei, Philip. 2007. “Corruption Scandals and Anti-
Corruption Institution-Building Interventions in Jamaica”. In
Corruption and Development: The Anti-Corruption
Campaigns. Sarah Bracking (ed.). Basingstoke: Palgrave
Macmillan. 167-181.
Paul, Annie
* “Subjects Matter: The Repeating AlterNATIVE and the
Expat Gaze”, Arts Education for Societies in Crisis. Eds.
Rawle Gibbons and Dani Lyndersay, UWI, St. Augustine:
Centre for Creative and Festival Arts. pp. 31-53.
Non-Refereed Articles
Lewis, Patsy, Dr.
* ‘Banana Industry’. International Encyclopedia of the Social
Sciences. Ed. William A. Darity, Jr. ,ol.1. 2nd ed. Detroit:
Macmillan Reference USA, 2008. p. 245-247.
Paul, Annie
* “The Iron Man”, article on sculptor Christopher Irons, First
Magazine Online, http://www.first-magazine.net/2008/04/04/
the-iron-man/ Apr 4th, 2008.
* Black Rain, Review of Erna Brodber’s The Rainmaker’s
Mistake, Caribbean Review of Books, Issue 15  -  Feb. 2008
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Technical Reports
Benfield, Warren
* Mapping Poverty in Jamaica: The Unmet Basic Needs
Approach
* Options for Expanding the Programme of Advancement
Through Health and Education (PATH)
* Education and LabourMarket Outcomes: Analysing the Core
Welfare Indicator Questionnaire (CWIQ) and the Survey of
Living Conditions (SLC) Data, St. Lucia.
* Analysing the CWIQ and the SLC Data, St Lucia: Indicator
quintiles and consumption quintiles, how related are they?
Osei, Philip Duku
* Cultural Marketing Communication (Caribbean) Ltd and
Osei, Philip D. (2008) Situational Analysis of Health Sector
Reform in Belize. February. 22pp.
* Country Consultation Report on Guyana, St Lucia, St Kitts
and Nevis, Trinidad and Tobago. Design of the Canada-
Caribbean Institutional Leadership Development Project.
UWI Consulting Inc. Kingston, Jamaica. May. 38pp. (2008)
* UWI Consulting Inc. with Osei, Philip D. (2008) Project
Approval Document and Project Management Document.
“Design of the Canada-Caribbean Institutional Leadership
Development Project”. Submitted to the Canadian
International Development Agency. June. 81pp.
* Citizens’ Perception of Services Delivered by the St James
Parish Council. Report Submitted to the St James Parish
Council. Montego Bay. Jamaica. April. 50pp. (2008)
* Contract Systems of Employment for Senior Public Service
officers (Permanent Secretaries) in the Caribbean (Belize,
Jamaica, Guyana). Submitted to the Commonwealth
Secretariat, London. September. 32pp. (2007)
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PUBLIC SERVICE
Duncan, Neville, Professor
– Member, National Advisory Council on Local Government
Reform, GOJ
– Member, Editorial Committee, Pensamiento Proprio
– Member, Plan Advisory Group (PAG), Jamaica 2030
Development Plan, PIOJ/GOJ
– Member, President’s (UTECH) Research Initiative Award
Selection Committee
Fox, Kristin
– Member, Steering Committee – Jamaica Survey of Living
Conditions
– Member, PATH steering committee
– Committee  (STATIN) - Census 2011 Preparation
– Technical Editor, Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions 2006
Henry-Lee, Aldrie, Dr.
– Chair, FSS Group 4 – Enhancing Student Learning
– Coordinator, UWI in 21st century (FSS)
– Coordinator, Contemporary Issues Forum
– Member of the UNICEF/PIOJ Social Investment in Children
Initiative
– Interim Social Activities Representative for College Common
Lewis, Patsy, Dr.
– Member, University Hospital Board of Management
– Member, Audit Committee
– Trustee, University Hospital of the West Indies
Superannuation Scheme, 2006 – 2009
– Member, Executive Committee of The Cambridge Society,
Jamaica. 2008-
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Osei, Philip Duku, Dr.
– Member, National Advisory Council on Local Government
Reform
– Board member, S-Corner Clinic and Community
Development
– Member, Islands and Small States Network
Paul, Annie
– Associate Editor, Small Axe (www.smallaxe.net), Duke
University Press, USA
– Juror, Super Plus Under 40 Artist of the Year Competition
2008
– Board member, National Gallery Education and Publication
committee
– Editorial Board Member and contributor, the Caribbean
Review of Books
– Board member, JAMCOPY, the Jamaican Copyright
Licensing Agency
– Member, IFRRO (International Federation of Reproduction
Rights Organisations)
Robinson-Walcott, Kim, Dr.
– Editor, Jamaica Journal
– Editorial board member, Caribbean Review of Books
– Consultant editor, Macmillan Caribbean
– Member, Board of the Jamaica Library Service.
– Member, Education and Publications Committee
– Chief adjudicator, novels, annual Jamaica Creative Writing
Competition JCDC
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MPhil/PhD THESIS (submitted and/or examined)
Osei, Philip Duku, Dr.
– Supervisor, Jennifer Henry PhD thesis, submitted
Neville C. Duncan, Professor
– Co-supervisor, Janice Anita Cumberbatch, PhD, successful
oral examination
– Examiner, Deborah Duperly Pinks, PhD, successful oral
examination
– Examiner, Cecil Grant, MPhil, examiner’s report submitted
– Examiner, Winsome Minott, examiner’s report submitted
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THE BIOTECHNOLOGY CENTRE
Professor M. Ahmad, BSc Bhagal,MSc, PhD LARI – Director
WORK OF THE CENTRE
The Biotechnology Centre continuedits mandate of teaching and research
under the Directorship of Prof. M.
Ahmad and with the assistance of the
hardworking and dedicated staff.
During the year under review, the
Biotechnology Centre underwent a
Quality Assurance Review (December
2007). All staff members contributed
significantly to this very important
exercise. The review provided a chance
to highlight some of the challenges faced
by both staff and students at the Centre.
One such challenge is the need for increased resources and particularly
for additional space to carry our research, in light of the increased
number of students currently conducting research at the centre and
many others wishing to enter. One recommendation from the review
team is for a third floor to be constructed on the Biotechnology building
so as to provide well needed space to carry out research. Other
important recommendations made by the review team have been duly
noted and action plans are being devised.
Some research groups were successful in obtaining significant funding to
assist with research. Organizations such as the Environmental
Foundation of Jamaica, USAID, Environmental Health Foundation,
National Foundation for the Development of Science and Technology
among others, are some of the main sources of funding.
As part of its outreach training component geared towards increasing
awareness of Biotechnology to prospective tertiary science students and
to secondary and tertiary science teachers, the Biotechnology Centre
hosted the 5th workshop on “Concepts in Genetic Engineering” for
CAPE and A level biology high school students and teachers in Jamaica
(December 19-21, 2007). More than 150 students from high schools in
Jamaica were trained in recombinant DNA technology, biotechnology
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and related areas. The workshop was conducted by Dr.Marcia Roye and
her research team (graduate students) in the Biotechnology Centre and
some graduate students from theDepartment of BasicMedical Sciences,
UWI.
The medicinal plant research group (MPRG) headed by Dr. Sylvia
Mitchell also conducted outreach training programmes with farmers, to
teach them how to harden plants and take data of rooted
micropropagated plants. Farming groups in Glengoffe, St. Catherine
(hardening facility established) are obtaining yields of about 300
plantlets per month and have already reaped pineapple this year from
micropropagated plantlets. These were supplied by theMPRG and three
groups in the Cockpit Country (presently establishing their hardening
facility).
The MRPG also provided tissue culture training to ten participants at
the Christiana Potato Growers Micropropagation Training Workshop
held in Christiana.
Academic Visits
Professor Ahmad invited to speak at the Visva Bharti, in Santiniketan,
India. This University is one of the pioneers founded by Nobel Prize
Winner H.E. Rabindranath Tagore.
Dr. Marcia Roye visited the Institute of Human Virology (IHV),
University of Maryland School of Medicine (Baltimore) in the summer
of 2008. The objective of the visit was to learn cutting edge molecular
biology techniques for the detection, subtype and drug resistance
determination of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Jamaica and
the Caribbean region. The research was conducted under the
supervision of Drs. Jean Carr and William Blattner, Principal
Investigators and Miss Lindsay Eyzaguirre, Senior Research Assistant.
Dr. Paula Tennant visited the Department of Plant Pathology and Plant
Microbe Biology Cornell University, New York, USA (May 31- June 30,
2008) and conducted research on the molecular analysis of Papaya
ringspot virus isolates from Jamaica.
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PAPERS  PRESENTED
• Bennett  S.M.,  Tennant  P.F.,  McLaughlin  W  (2008)  “Bio
logical and molecular  characterisation of citrus viroids in
Jamaican citrus orchards”. Joint Annual  Meeting  of the
American Society of Plant Biologists and the Sociedad
Mexicana De Bioquimica Rama: Bioquimica y Biologia
Molecular  de Plantas.MeridaMexico June 26 – July  1, 2008.
• Mitchell, S. A. (2008) Biofuel development in the Caribbean -
the pros and cons. In: Plenary session: ‘Biofuels - a ripe field for
research or not?’ World In Vitro Congress, Tuscon, Arizona,
USA. June 14-18th, 2008. Abstract PS-13, In Vitro Cellular and
Development Biology, Abstract Edition, pg S6.
• Bahado-Singh, P.S.,Wheatley, A.O., Osagie, A.U., Boyne,M.,
Choo-Kang, E., Morrison, E.Y.St.A., Ahmad, M.H. and
Asemota, H.N. (2007) Glycemic indices of Caribbean foods:
Use in dietary/lifestyle management of type 2 diabetes and
cardiovascular disease prevention. Second International
Symposium on Human effects of Fruits and Vegetables. FAV Health
2007, October 9-13. 2007, Houston, TX, USA. pg. 57.
• Riley, C.K., Wheatley, A.O., Adebayo, S.A. and Helen. N.
Asemota (2008) A comparative investigation of the effect of
physicochemical properties on the in vitro digestibility of yam
(Dioscorea sp.) starches. Institute of Food Technologist Annual
Meeting and Food EXPO, New Orleans, USA.
• Riley, C.K., Wheatley, A.O., Adebayo, S.A. and Asemota,
H.N. (2008). Dissolution of N- (4- hydroxyphenyl) acetamide
from granules formulated with yam (Dioscorea spp.) starch as
binder. Particulate Process in the Pharmaceutical Industry II,
Puerto Rico, (2008).
• Riley, C.K., Wheatley, A.O., Adebayo, S.A. and Asemota,
H.N. (2008) Improved Sweet potato production and
exploitation of its starches in Pharmaceutics and functional
foods. Proceedings of Regional Sweet Potato Workshop, St.
Vincent and the Grenadines.
• Stennett, D., Asemota, H.N., Oladeinde F.; Wheatley, A.O.,
Dilworth L., Simon, O., Hohman, C. Bronner, Y. and Bryant, J.
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(2007). “Bitter Yam Biomaterials influence kidney function
and electrolytes balance in transgenic mice model of
hypercholesterolemia” Fourth International Congress of
Nanotechnology & Clean Tech Congress 2007. Hyatt Regency
San Francisco Airport. Nov. 5-8, 2007.
• Green, C.O., Wheatley, A.O., Osagie, A.U., Dilworth, L.L.,
Morrison, E.Y.St.A and Asemota, H.N. (2007)
Characterization of health-promoting Polymethoxylated
Flavones from Jamaican and Mexican citrus peels. Second
International Symposium on Human effects of Fruits and
Vegetables. FAV Health 2007, October 9-13. 2007, Houston,
TX, USA. pg. 57.
• Asemota, H. N., Stennett, D., Green, C., Wheatley, A.O.,
Bahado-Singh, P., Gardner, N., Luke, K., Harvey, A., Dilworth,
L., Lobban, K., Earl-Barrett, S., Riley, C., and Bailey, D. (2007).
Exploitation of Caribbean Indigenous Crops (especially yams)
for Sustainable Development and Wellness. Poster
Presentation at the University of Karlsruhe’s Center for
Functional Nanostructures (CFN) 2007 Summer School on
Nano-Biology, Bad Herrenalb, Germany, August 20-31, 2007.
P-27.
PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Journal Articles
* Mitchell S.A., M.H. Ahmad (2007) Medicinal Plant
Biotechnology Research in Jamaica – Challenges and
Opportunities. Proceedings of ISHS International Symposium
onMedicinal andNutraceutical Plants. Ed. A.K. Yadav. Acta
Horticulturae. 756: 171-182.
* Riley, C.K., Wheatley, A.O., Adebayo, S.A, Ahmad, M.H.,
Morrison, E.Y.St.A. and Asemota, H.N. (2008)  Evaluation
of local tuber starches as excipients for tablet and
reconstituted granule formulations for diabetic individuals.
WIMJ 57 (Suppl. 1): 37.
* Roberts Madeen, Minott Donna A, Tennant Paula F., and
Jackson Jose C. (2008) Assessment of compositional changes
during ripening of transgenic papya modified for protection
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against Papaya ringspot virus. Journal of the Science of Food and
Agriculture 88: 1911-1920
* Chin M, Rhodes L, Tennant P (2008) Occurrence of Papaya
ringspot virus in papaya orchards of St. Kitts. Plant Pathology
57:767
* Tennant, P.F., Fermin, G.A., Roye, M.E., 2007. Viruses
infecting papaya (Carica papya), etiology, pathogenesis and
molecular biology. Plant Viruses 1 (2):178-188.
* Hall, G.C., Graham, A.P., Roye, M.E. 2008. Tobacco leaf curl
Cuba virus infects the weed Malachra alceifolia in Jamaica.
Plant Pathology 57:388.
* Amarakoon, I.I., Roye, M.E., Briddon, R.W., Bedford, I.D.,
Stanley, J. (2008). Molecular characterization of Macroptilium
yellow mosaic virus from Jamaica. Plant Pathology 57:417-426.
* Riley, C.K., Bahado-Singh, P.S., Wheatley, A.O., Ahmad,
M.H., Morrison, E.Y.St.A. and Asemota, H.N. (2008)
Relationship between the physicochemical properties of
starches and the glycemic index of some Jamaican yams
(Dioscorea spp.). Journal of Molecular Nutrition and Food
Science.  #MNF-0461-2007.R1 (published online).
* Riley, C.K., Adebayo, S.A., Wheatley, A.O. and Asemota,
H.N. (2008) The interplay between Yam (Dioscorea sp.)
starch botanical source, micromeritics, and functionality in
paracetamol granules for reconstitution. Eur. J. Pharm.
Biopharm. DOI.org/10.1016/j.ejpb.2008.03.001
* Riley, C.K., Adebayo, S.A., Wheatley, A.O. and Asemota,
H.N. (2008) Surface properties of yam (Dioscorea sp.) starch
powders and potential for use as binders and disintegrants in
drug formulations. Powder Tech. 185: 280-285.
* Green, C., Wheatley, A.O., Osagie, A.U., Morrison,
E.Y.St.A. and Asemota, H.N. (2007) Determination of
polymethoxylated flavones in peels of selected Jamaican and
Mexican Citrus (Citrus spp.) cultivars by High Performance
Liquid Chromatography (HPLC). Biomed. Chromatogr. 21:
48-54.
* Green, C.O., Wheatley, A.O., Dilworth, L.L., McGrowder,
D., Mills, J., Morrison, E.Y.St.A., and Asemota, H.N. (2007).
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Effect of Jamaican Ortanique peel polymethoxylated flavones
on kidney and liver function in diet-induced
hypercholesterolemic rats. West Indies Medical Journal. 56
(Suppl 3): 1-42.
* Mitchell S.A., S.A.Webster andM.H. Ahmad (2008) Ackee
(Blighia sapida) – Jamaica’s top fruit. Jamaica Journal, Institute
of Jamaica, Kingston. 31 (1-2): 84-89.
* Webster S.A.,Mitchell S.A., GallimoreW., Williams L.A.D.
and Ahmad M.H. (2008) Biosynthesis of Dibenzyl
Trisulphide (DTS) from somatic embryos and rhizogenous/
embryogenic callus derived from Guinea HenWeed (Petiveria
alliacea L.) leaf explants.Vitro Cell. Dev. Biol., 44(2): 112-118.
* Gutierrez R.M.P, Mitchell, S.A. and R.V. Solis (2008)
Psidium guajava: A review of its traditional uses,
phytochemistry and pharmacology. Journal of Ethnophar-
macology 117: 1-27.
* Green C.E., Hibbert S.L., Bailey-Shaw Y.A.,Williams L.A.D.,
Mitchell S. and Garraway E. (2008) Extraction, Processing,
and Storage Effects on Curcuminoids and Oleoresin Yields
from Curcuma longa L. Grown in Jamaica. J. Agric. Food
Chem., 56: 3664-3670.
* Mitchell, S.A. (2007) Acquiring basic reading skills: an
exploration of phonetic awareness in Jamaican primary
schools. Caribbean Journal of Education 29(2): 327-358.
Non-Refereed Publications
* Mitchell SA and R. Jagnarine (2007) Harnessing the
potential of Aloe at last. ‘Eye on Science’ page, Gleaner page,
December 20, 2007, repeated Jan 17, 2008.
Technical Reports
* Mitchell, S. A., D. Robertson, A. Smith, B. Goffe (2007)
Jamaica Country Report on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants.
Regional Workshop on ‘Quality control, scientific validation
and business prospects of med and aromatic plants’, Trinidad
and Tobago, Hosted by ICS-UNIDO with IICA and CHBA,
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Oct. 1-3, 2007, 37 pgs. http://www.caribbeanherbs.org/
images/stories//jamaica%20report.pdf
INCOME GENERATION
Research Grants:
Dr. Sylvia Mitchell
US$65,000.00 – USAID - “Micropropagation so selected non-
timber medicinal forest species”. (2007)
J$4,997,000.00 – Environmental Foundation of Jamaica -
“Production dissemination of medicinal plant monographs”
(Sept. 2006- August 2008)
J$1,000,000.00 – Environmental Foundation of Jamaica -
Tuition Grant for “Postgraduate work on the establishment of
medicinal plant gene banks”
Dr. Andrew Wheatley
US$8,000.00 from the Environmental Health Foundation
US$8,000.00 from UWI School of Graduate Studies
JMD$150,000.000 from Scientific Research Council of Jamaica
JMD$150,000.000 from Bureau of Standards of Jamaica
JMD$150,000.000 from Environmental Health Foundation
Dr. Paula Tennant
J$1,170,000.00 from the National Foundation for Development
of Science and Technology (Technology Investment Fund)
“Field safety assessment of transgenic papaya  ringspot virus.
PUBLIC SERVICE
Prof. M. Ahmad
– Board Member, National Commission on Science and
Technology
– Member, National Biosafey Committee, NCST
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Dr. Sylvia Mitchell
– Member, Biosafety Committee, NCST
– Member, Hope Gardens Landscaping Committee
– Member, Jamaican Chapter of the Caribbean Herbal Business
Association
– Scientific Advisor, Ministry of Health Advisory Committee
on Complementary and Alternative Medicine
– Member, Jamaican Society for Agricultural Sciences (JSAS)
– Part-time editor for ‘Journal of Plant Growth Regulation’
(JPGR), ‘Journal of Ethnopharmacology’ (JEP), and ‘In Vitro-
Plant’
– Member, Caribbean Association of Scientists (CAS)
– Registered member, Science Advisory Board (SAB).
INFORMATION ON STUDENTS
Currently, there are twenty-two (22) postgraduate students conducting
research at the Biotechnology Centre; twelve (12) PhD candidates and
ten (10) MPhil candidates.
Prizes Awarded
Mr. Seymour Webster received the 2007 SRC/JPS Young Scientist of
the year award. Mr. Webster is a PhD candidate supervised by Dr.
Sylvia Mitchell. This is the 2nd consecutive year that the award has
been given to a student from the Biotechnology Centre.
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THE NATURAL PRODUCTS INSTITUTE
Trevor H. Yee, BSc (Hons), PhD UWI, MBA (Hons) Nova
– Executive Director
WORK OF THE INSTITUTE
The Extraction Process invented byDr. Trevor Yee of the Institute and
Prof. Helen Jacobs of the Dept. of
Chemistry for the extraction of the active
ingredients of Bitterwood, has now been
awarded a United States Patent. We
have been advised that this is the first US
Patent, granted to the UWI, Mona
Campus. There is also an application for a
European Patent for the invention,
pending. Research continues on making
the process more efficient, and grants
have been applied for, to research the
inventory of the tree locally, the identification and propagation of the
highest yielding varieties, and to construct a pilot plant for the present
process.
Our ultimate aim is to identify a commercial partner for establishing a
local processing plant for these chips, which are currently exported as
raw materials for processing overseas.
Two of our M. Phil. graduates have gone on to commence their PhD
degrees, one at the NorthWestern University in Chicago, Illinois, while
the other is doing so at Georgia State University, both in the U.S.A.
Several other graduate students have commenced their research at the
Institute, including a Commonwealth scholar from England.
Much effort and progress were made to initiate an anti-cancer screening
facility by the Institute staff, with support and collaboration from
Clemson University, South Carolina. Effort continues to raise the
necessary capital to maintain this project in an on-going basis
Dr. Yee was invited by three international research journals and Dr.
Delgoda by two, to be referees for papers submitted for publication to
these journals, and submitted their reviews of these papers.
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RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
The research projects in the Institute continue to grow, some having
being initiated in the past 2 years, and others originating in the
2007/2008 academic year.
Research is continuing in the study of a number of essential oils, which
are being researched for their commercial potential as well as
investigations into their properties. Research is also continuing on a
novel potential control measure for a pest of Citrus.
The investigation of a number of natural and synthetic compounds,
isolated by staff at the Chemistry Department, has resulted in their being
screened for bioactivity at the Institute. The bioactivity investigated
includes potential chemoprotectors and anti-TB compounds.
PAPERS PRESENTED
T. Yee
• Shirlene Jackson, Helen Jacobs, and, Trevor Yee. “The
essential oil compositions of Amyris balsamifera L., A. elemifera
L., and A. plumieri DC., Prodr., the three species of Amyris spp.
(Rutaceae) in Jamaica”. The First Joint IOCD-ISDNP
International Symposium on Natural Products, Kasane,
Botswana, Feb. 25-29, 2008.
R.Delgoda
• Badal M, Shields M, Reese P, Jacobs H, Jackson Y, Gallimore
W, Sutcliffe MJ and Delgoda R, “Screening for potential
chemoprotective properties of natural and synthetic
compounds”, 8th conference of the Faculty of Pure and Applied
Sciences. UWI, Mona February 26-28, 2008
• Badal M, Shields M, Niazi U, Reese P, Jacobs H, Sutcliffe MJ
and Delgoda R, “Screening natural products for CYP1
inhibitors”, 17th International Symposium on Microsomes and
Drug Oxidation., Saratoga Springs, New York, USA, July 6-10,
2008
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UNITES STATES LETTERS PATENT
Trevor Yee of the Institute and Helen Jacobs of the Dept. of
Chemistry
United States Patent Application No. 0060281808, “Process to Extract
Quassinoids”, filed June 12, 2006 has been awarded a U.S. Patent in
September, 2008.
PUBLICATIONS
Refereed Journal Articles
* Grace-Ann O. Junor, Roy B. R. Porter, and Trevor H. Yee,
“The Chemical Composition of the Essential Oils from the
Leaves, Bark, and Fruits of Bursera simaruba (L.) Sarg. from
Jamaica”. 2008, J. Essen. Oil Res. 20, 426-429.
* Badal S, Shields M, Niazi U, Jacobs H, Sutcliffe MJ and
Delgoda R. “Screening Natural Products for CYP1 Inhibitors,
Proceedings of the 17th International Symposium on
Microsomes and Drug Oxidations”, Saratoga Springs, New
York, U.S.A, July 2008.
Book Chapter
Trevor H. Yee
* “The Fungi of the Blue and John Crown Mountains”, in The
Natural History Society of Jamaica, Guide to the Blue and
John Crow Mountains. Ed by Margaret Hodges, Ian Randle
Publishers, 2008, 155-160.
INCOME GENERATION
From its client services, which included assistance with a local roots
wine formulation, a herbal preparation targeted to men, etc., the
institute earned J$270,000 for the year.
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PUBLIC SERVICE
Dr. T. Yee
– Treasurer, the International Society for the Development of
Natural products.
– President, the Natural History Society of Jamaica
– Member, Steering Committee: Towards a National
Bioprospecting Programme, National Commission of Science
and Technology, Office of the Prime Minister.
Dr. R. Delgoda
– Executive CommitteeMember, Jamaica-Sri Lanka Friendship
Association.
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