Government to address shortage of teachers for key subjects like Mathematics
Education Minister David Andrew has acknowledged that there is a shortage of qualified teachers at the secondary school level especially in the key area of...
University of the West Indies (UWI)
The lessons and implications of pandemics
In its comprehensive report on the functioning of the University of the West Indies (UWI), the Sir Dennis Byron commission has looked at the impact...
The culture of the University
If the University of the West Indies (UWI) is to realise its fullest potential, it needs to become a more caring and kinder organisation. That’s...
Absence of sanctions for breaches and non‐compliance
There is clear evidence that the University of the West Indies is facing severe financial challenges. This is one of the highlights in the report...
Recommendations for a new funding model
There is clear evidence that the University of the West Indies is facing severe financial challenges. This is one of the highlights in the report...
Current governance gaps – financial management
There is clear evidence that the University of the West Indies is facing severe financial challenges. This is one of the highlights in the report...
Formalisation of the existing executive management team
The operation of the University of the West Indies has come under scrutiny by a high-powered committee that was set up to review its performance...
Human Resources Committee
The operation of the University of the West Indies has come under scrutiny by a high-powered committee that was set up to review its performance...
Recommendations on Corporate Governance
The operation of the University of the West Indies has come under scrutiny by a high-powered committee that was set up to review its performance...
Recommendations on Corporate Governance
The operation of the University of the West Indies has come under scrutiny by a high-powered committee that was set up to review its performance...
Governance structure of the UWI
The operation of the University of the West Indies has come under scrutiny by a high-powered committee that was set up to review its performance...
The politics of UWI
Governments where campuses of the University of the West Indies (UWI) are located have been accused of trying to exert political pressure on them to...
Dr Brian Francis takes legal action
A high court judge in Barbados has started hearing a wrongful dismissal case involving Grenadian-born former Economics lecturer at the University of the West Indies...
The problems faced by UWI
A high-powered team of regional professionals has noted the failure of the region’s premier learning institution, the University of the West Indies (UWI) to implement...
Dr Francis stands his ground
Nine months after taking up the post of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in the state-controlled Barbados Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (BADMC), Grenadian-born former Economics...
Financial predicament of UWI
An eminent group of Caribbean professionals have called for a relook of the fee structure for students attending the cash-strapped University of the West Indies...
A damning report on UWI
The University of the West Indies (UWI) appears to be heading towards financial collapse. That’s the grim warning from a regional group of professionals who...
A damning report on UWI
An eminent group of Caribbean professionals headed by retired President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (ICJ), Sir Dennis Byron has handed in a damning...