February 2009


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EDITORIAL
Strength & Renewal

Welcome to our first edition of UWI Today for 2009! Our regular readers will know that the past year has been one of much joy and celebration as we joined with our sister campuses in commemorating the 60th anniversary of our regional university. For us on the St. Augustine campus those celebrations culminated with the hosting of a gala dinner in December. I wish to thank those who supported and attended the event – both individuals, institutions and corporations. Your contributions will go a long way in funding new research on the campus.

However, in the midst of our celebration we have always been mindful of the economic challenges being experienced around the world and which threaten our own fortunes here in the Caribbean. I am particularly proud of the work carried out by our Faculty of Science and Agriculture which began the year with a very timely agricultural exposition that provided practical information to everyone interested in food production and security – from the professional farmer to the amateur back-yard gardener. The Faculty then ended the year with an International Congress on Tropical Agriculture which focused on policy issues and the recommendations coming out of the Congress will be presented shortly.

As we enter this new year in global atmosphere of uncertainty and insecurity, we hope that the effects on our region and our country will be mild. We wish to assure you, however, that our institution stands ready to render any assistance we can to the national and regional community. This is our purpose and the development of the people of the Caribbean is our ultimate goal. UWI is yours! We all need to be prepared.

On that note, on behalf of the UWI, St. Augustine I wish to thank the Government and people of Trinidad and Tobago and all our stakeholders in business, industry and the institutions for their unwavering support over the past year and we wish you all a safe, healthy and prosperous 2009.

Clement K. Sankat
Pro Vice Chancellor & Principal

EDITORIAL COMMITTEE

Campus Principal : Professor Clement Sankat
Director of Marketing and Comunications : Mrs. Dawn Marie De Four-Gill
Staff : The UWI Marketing and Communications Office

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