Archived Issue March 2016

The Guild of Students has just been through two fairly competitive events – the more recent being the election of its executive with the incumbent President, Makesi Peters, keeping his position and Michael Rajnauth being voted in as Vice President. The new executive.

The other big event on the Guild calendar was the selection of the 2016 Miss UWIverse – which took place in February at the Daaga Auditorium at the St. Augustine Campus. The winner, Khedeill James, representing the Department of Behavioural Scienes from the Faculty of Social Sciences, captivated the judges when she was asked to describe how she has contributed to The UWI’s rise in the context of its motto, “Oriens Ex Occidente Lux” which means "Light Rising From the West".

The 12 contestants were exposed to a wide range of pre-pageant activities as they were taken through paces that included meeting with the Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, Ayanna Webster-Roy as part of a mentoring element; a fitness challenge; a visit to the 2016 HIV/AIDS Awareness Fair hosted by the Faculty of Humanities and Education, a “styling 101 session,” and a particularly inspiring meeting when the Minister of Tourism, Shamfa Cudjoe visited the Campus and shared some of her personal experiences with them.

Photographer CHAD SANTANA captured the final, thrilling moment of Khedeill’s victory as the previous Miss UWIverse Gwaldys Feler presents her successor to the audience.

Other Top Stories

NO CRYSTAL BALLS
Indera-Sagewan Alli on how long it will last
CREATIVE INDUSTRIES
Practitioners say it can be big, beautiful business
MANUFACTURING
Engineer believes we can make it if we try
AGRICULTURE
New technologies make farming viable

UWI Calendar March 2016 - July 2016

Campus Literature Week
March 14-18, 2016
UWI St. Augustine
Promoting People’s Dignity and Worth
March 16, 2016
UWI St. Augustine
Percussion on the Greens
March 19, 2016
DCFA, St. Augustine
Basic Surgical Skills Workshop
March 19-20, 2016
Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, Mt. Hope
Campus Council Live
March 22, 2016
UWI, St. Augustine
Life Sciences Research Symposium
April 7 to 8, 2016
IIR – Black Tie Dinner
April 8, 2016
UWI St. Augustine
Rights and Activism
April 23, 2016
UWI, St. Augustine
Sport and Higher Ed
May 18-20, 2016
UWI St. Augustine

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Also In This Issue

  Message from the Principal: Diversifying our economy is a necessity
  Fires of hope
  Gender-based violence affects everyone: SALISES Violence Against Women Forum
  Partnership brings a trinity: Teaching, learning and researching our cultural arts
  A Caribbean-American Fusion
  The Eggs in the Basket: A look at some of the pathways to diversification
  The Economy: At the Crossroads of Adversity and Opportunity
  Culture: Creative business has its rewards
  Caribbean manufacturing – has its time come?
  Everybody has to eat: New technologies make farming a real option
  The Alchemist: Matthew Escalante finds his creative passion
  The Zika threat and the regional reality
  National Consultation on Education: System must cater for special needs
  Learning Hindi
  Advance visit by Rear Admiral
  Making music
  Region at risk: Kick ’em Jenny can kick up a tsunami
  Calling exceptional people
  Guild Elections 2016
  Life on the eighth continent
  Our Song: Los Parranderos De UWI marks 35 years