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The first point in the Caribbean-led reparatory justice programme jointly championed by The University of the West Indies (The UWI) and CARICOM calls for ‘formal and sincere apology’ as a precondition of healing for descendants of enslaved peoples.

The Barbados National Registry (BNR) a centre of The University of the West Indies, housed at the George Alleyne Chronic Disease research Centre-Barbados has published its latest report on cancer entitled “Cancer in Barbados Report 2022”, which shares the number of cases and cancer types most prevalent in our population from 2013 – 2018, as well as the leading causes of cancer-related deaths from 2013-2021.  

Two UWI medical researchers are sounding the alarm on the rising incidence of cancers in developing states.  Dr. Natalie Greaves, clinician-researcher, lecturer in Public Health at The University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus and Co-Chair of the colo-rectal working group for the African Caribbean Cancer Consortium (AC3), and Dr. Cheryl Alexis, haematologist, oncologist and senior lecturer in Clinical haematology also at The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill are advocating for increased education towards early identification and treatment of the disease. 

Canada’s relationship with the Caribbean came into sharp focus at the recently held Canada-Caribbean Institute Symposium (CCIS), hosted by The UWI Cave Hill campus.  

The Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre (GTRCMC), hosted by The University of the West Indies (The UWI) was recently announced as a recipient of a sustainability grant from Airbnb, the online marketplace for short-term homestays and experiences.