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The UWI Welcomes Ms. Delrene Liverpool-Young as New University General Counsel

For Release Upon Receipt - August 22, 2025

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The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica, W.I. Monday, August 22, 2025—The Office of Administration at The University of the West Indies (The UWI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Delrene Liverpool-Young as University General Counsel, effective August 1, 2025. She will serve in this role for five years, bringing significant legal expertise, strategic insight, and an impressive record of regional and international public service.

 

 Ms. Delrene Liverpool-Young, University General Counsel, The UWI

 Ms. Liverpool-Young is a highly respected legal and governance professional, known for her leadership in regulatory compliance, public procurement reform, and institutional capacity building. She has cross-jurisdictional experience spanning Jamaica, Italy, and Trinidad and Tobago. Most recently, she served as Corporate Secretary of the Board at the Office of Procurement Regulation in Trinidad and Tobago, where she provided legal and strategic direction to executive management and led transformative initiatives in governance and operational performance. Her published research on cybersecurity and public procurement has received global recognition, highlighting her commitment to innovation and national security.

 She graduated Summa Cum Laude from the International Master in Public Procurement Management (IMPPM) programme at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, where she was also selected as Valedictorian of her cohort. She holds an LLM in Corporate and Commercial Law (UWI St. Augustine), an LLB (UWI Mona), an LEC (Sir Hugh Wooding Law School), and a BSc in Political Science and Law (UWI Cave Hill). She also earned a Postgraduate Diploma in Public Procurement Law and Practice from Osgoode Hall Law School (York University), and holds certifications in governance solutions, strategic planning, legislative drafting, and procurement management.

 As University General Counsel, Ms. Liverpool-Young will oversee legal affairs across all campuses, advise the University Council and Executive Management, and promote legal integrity and institutional resilience as The UWI continues to strengthen its legal and regulatory frameworks in accordance with international best practices.

 The UWI extends its warmest congratulations to Ms. Liverpool-Young and looks forward to her leadership in navigating complex legal landscapes and supporting the University’s mission of academic excellence and regional development.

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About The University of the West Indies

The UWI has been and continues to be a pivotal force in every aspect of Caribbean development, residing at the centre of all efforts to improve the well-being of people across the region for the past 75 years.

 From a university college of London in Jamaica with 33 medical students in 1948, The UWI is today an internationally respected, global university with near 50,000 students and five campuses: Mona in Jamaica, St. Augustine in Trinidad and Tobago, Cave Hill in Barbados, Five Islands in Antigua and Barbuda and its Global Campus, and international centres in partnership with universities in North America, Latin America, Asia, Africa and Europe.

 The UWI offers over 1000 certificate, diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate degree options in Culture, Creative and Performing Arts, Food and Agriculture, Engineering, Humanities and Education, Law, Medical Sciences, Science and Technology, Social Sciences, and Sport. As the Caribbean’s leading university, it possesses the largest pool of intellect and expertise in the Caribbean and is committed to confronting the critical issues of our region and the wider world

 The UWI has been consistently ranked among the top universities globally by the most reputable ranking agency, Times Higher Education (THE). The UWI is the only Caribbean-based university to make the prestigious lists since its debut in the rankings in 2018. In addition to its leading position in the Caribbean in the World University Rankings, it is also in the top 25 for Latin America and the Caribbean and the top 100 global Golden Age universities (between 50 and 80 years old).  The UWI is also featured among the leading universities on THE’s Impact Rankings for its response to the world’s biggest concerns, outlined in the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including Good Health and Wellbeing; Gender Equality and Climate Action.

 In 2024, The UWI launched a first-of-its-kind global online graduate business school focused on leadership in supporting the SDGs, the International School for Development Justice (ISDJ).

 Learn more at www.uwi.edu  

 

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