BNCC/DE.P.3
2005-2006
The University of the West Indies
Report of the School of Continuing Studies to the Meeting of the
Board for Non-Campus Countries and Distance Education
to be held on September 26, 2005
The report covers the period May 2005 to September 2005.
OUTREACH AND PUBLIC EDUCATION
Country Conference Series
The British Virgin Islands conference was held May 26-28, 2005. The keynote speaker for the
opening session was Mr. Robert Mathavious, Managing Director of the Financial Services
Commission. Mr. Mathavious in his presentation, Back to the Future: Courage, Candour and
Commonsense, challenged UWI to deepen its impact, create new partnerships with public and
private sectors and education providers and to effectively engage critical stakeholders in the
development of the region. Fifteen papers were presented on issues related to health and social
services, literature and cultural studies, constitutional issues and financial matters among
others. The list of conference presentations is attached.
INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT
Staff Conference
The School held its annual Staff Conference July 11-18, 2005 at Mona. The meeting discussed
inter alia the restructuring of the outreach sector and considered issues relating to the
improvement of services to the UWI 12 and the structure and functions of the School within a
revised sector. The meeting also discussed the role of Resident Tutors in promoting and
strengthening Alumni Relations, programme matters and planned activities for the 2005/2006
academic year.
Staffing
The post of Resident Tutor, Anguilla was advertised regionally. Closing date for applications is
October 31, 2005 and it is expected that the post will be filled by February 1, 2006.
Retirements
The following staff members retired from the service of the SCS and the University during the
review period.
Ms. Edith Bellot, Resident Tutor, Dominica. Appointed 1985.
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Prof. Sir Howard Fergus, Resident Tutor, Montserrat. Appointed 1974.
Mrs. Beverley Steele, CBE, Resident Tutor, Grenada. Appointed 1973.
A function to honour these staff members as well as Dr. Joseph Palacio, who had retired earlier,
was held at Mona during the annual staff conference of the School in July.
New appointments
The following new appointments have been made to the School of Continuing Studies.
Mr. Francis Severin as Resident Tutor, Dominica. Mr. Severin is a Dominican by birth and was
educated at the UWI in Cave Hill and Mona. His field of work is sociology and educational
administration. Mr. Severin was selected from among 24 applicants.
Dr. Curtis Jacobs as Resident Tutor, Grenada. Dr. Jacobs is a Trinidadian by birth and was
educated at the UWI in St. Augustine and Cave Hill. His field of work is history with a special
focus on the history of Grenada. Dr. Jacobs was selected from among 35 applicants.
Ms. Gracelyn Cassell as Resident Tutor, Montserrat. Ms. Cassell is a Montserratian by birth and
was educated at the UWI Mona and University College London. Her field is library studies and
information systems. Ms Cassell was selected from among 18 applicants.
Adjustments
Dr. Judith Soares is managing the affairs of the SCS in Barbados consequent on the passing of
Dr. Bradley Niles.
Resumption of duty
Dr. Adrian Fraser resumed duty as Resident Tutor, St. Vincent with effect from August 1, 2005
after the end of his sabbatical leave.
Change of Name
The University has approved a name change for the Trade Union Education Institute. The new
name is the Hugh Lawson Shearer Trade Union Education Institute in recognition of Mr.
Shearer’s strong role in supporting the establishment of the Institute and his contribution to the
Trade Union movement regionally.
SPECIAL ACTIVITIES
A graduation ceremony was held in Grenada on September 2, 2005 with PVC Carrington in
attendance. Also present were the Prime Minister, the Hon. Keith Mitchell and Mrs. Mitchell and
the Minister of Education the Hon. Claris Charles. Mrs. Beverley Steele, recently retired
Resident Tutor, gave the Keynote address.
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Papers presented at the British Virgin Islands Conference
AUTHOR
TITLE
Dr. Adelle Belle-Barry
University of the Virgin Islands, USVI
Attitudes of British Virgin Islands (BVI) Residents toward
Institutional Care of the Elderly
Prof. Sir Howard A. Fergus
School Continuing Studies, UWI, Montserrat
Constitutional Development in the British Virgin Islands:
The Unending Struggle
Dr. Ronald Georges
Physician, BVI
Review of Tuberculosis Screening in the British Virgin
Islands January 2000 to May 2004
Mr. Dennis Gill
H. Lavity Stoutt Community College, BVI
The Place of BVI literature in the Discourse on National
identity
Ms Susanna R. Henighan
H. Lavity Stoutt Community College, BVI
Ahead of Its Time: A Study of Hazel B. Eadie’s
Lagooned in the Virgin Islands
Dr. Lennox Honychurch
Dominica
Islands of Transition: the Virgin Islands and the
Indigenous World
Ms Patlian Johnson
Financial Services Commission, BVI
Tax Administration Reform in the British Virgin Islands
Mr. Bertrand Lettsome
Conservation and Fisheries Department, BVI
Sustainable Growth vs. Sustainable Development
Mr. Mark McKenzie
Financial Services Commission, BVI
Retail Payments and Settlement System in the British
Virgin Islands
Mr. Louis Potter
Town & Country Planning Department, BVI
Sectoral to Integrated Planning – BVI Experience
Dr. Marcia Potter
School Continuing Studies, UWI, BVI
Los Cocolos y los Cocolitos – Finding a Place – The
British Virgin Islands/Dominican Republic Exchange
Ms RoseAnn Richards
Social Development Department, BVI
Migrant Labour and the Socio-Economic Development
of the British Virgin Islands, 1990-present: Economic
Gains and Social Challenges
Mr. Jamal Smith
Harney Westwood & Riegels, BVI
The Importance of Intellectual Property to a Service
Economy: A BVI Legal Profile
Dr. Patricia G. Turnbull
H. Lavity Stoutt Community College, BVI
Everyday Practice, Pedagogy, and Participation in Virgin
Islands Tourism: An Interdisciplinary Perspective
Mr. Lloyd Wheatley
H. Lavity Stoutt Community College, BVI
Development of the T.B. Lettsome International Airport
of the British Virgin Islands
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