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Separating Fact From Conspiracy: The UWI Chancellor's Report
What do you believe and how sure are you? Is Sir Hilary Beckles the victim of a conspiracy to undermine him and cut short his tenure as Vice Chancellor of The University of the West Indies (UWI)? People have said that. Is the largely ceremonial Chancellor, Robert Bermudez, attempting to gain more power for his office? People have said that. Is there a plan to turn The UWI into a business-focused, profit-oriented, money making machine? People have said that.
Meanwhile, there's a 143-page, July 2020 report which speaks for itself, but few are listening. It was compiled by a team of highly respected Caribbean professionals. It has raised some serious - and by no means new - questions about failings in The UWI's governance, financing, and several other things. From Jamaica to Trinidad and Tobago, the Caribbean is steeped in debate about this report. We should all really read it, or at least the executive summary. Do its findings seem far-fetched? Are its recommendations unreasonable? What do you think? Certainly, the UWI needs further reform and this isn't the first report to say so.
In this episode we talk about the narratives surrounding this report, the accusations, the characterizations, and the risk of losing focus of the need to fix the problems the report identified or at least acknowledge that they exist. The host is Kieron Murdoch. The guests are:
This programme first aired on NewsCo Observer Radio 91.1 FM on April 4th, 2021. Get the latest news from Antigua and Barbuda at the Antigua Observer online.
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By The Big Issues Production TeamWhat do you believe and how sure are you? Is Sir Hilary Beckles the victim of a conspiracy to undermine him and cut short his tenure as Vice Chancellor of The University of the West Indies (UWI)? People have said that. Is the largely ceremonial Chancellor, Robert Bermudez, attempting to gain more power for his office? People have said that. Is there a plan to turn The UWI into a business-focused, profit-oriented, money making machine? People have said that.
Meanwhile, there's a 143-page, July 2020 report which speaks for itself, but few are listening. It was compiled by a team of highly respected Caribbean professionals. It has raised some serious - and by no means new - questions about failings in The UWI's governance, financing, and several other things. From Jamaica to Trinidad and Tobago, the Caribbean is steeped in debate about this report. We should all really read it, or at least the executive summary. Do its findings seem far-fetched? Are its recommendations unreasonable? What do you think? Certainly, the UWI needs further reform and this isn't the first report to say so.
In this episode we talk about the narratives surrounding this report, the accusations, the characterizations, and the risk of losing focus of the need to fix the problems the report identified or at least acknowledge that they exist. The host is Kieron Murdoch. The guests are:
This programme first aired on NewsCo Observer Radio 91.1 FM on April 4th, 2021. Get the latest news from Antigua and Barbuda at the Antigua Observer online.