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The university was founded as the Jamaica Institute of Technology in 1958. The following year it was incorporated as the College of Arts, Science and Technology (CAST), and was formally recognised by an Act of Parliament in 1964. It was granted degree awarding powers in 1986 and a governing council and academic board were established.
International University of the Caribbean (IUC) Mico University College. Northern Caribbean University (NCU) Royale College. University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) University of the West Indies, Mona. University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC) Western Hospitality Institute.
Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island. Kingston is the largest predominantly English-speaking city in ...
1692 – 7 June: The Jamaica earthquake destroys Port Royal due to heavy liquefaction and a tsunami; around 5,000 are killed there. Residents resettle nearby thus establishing Kingston. [1] 1690s – Parish Church built (approximate date). [2] 1703 - Port Royal laid waste by fire. [3] 1712 – Hurricane. [4]
Website. ucc .edu .jm. The University of the Commonwealth Caribbean is one of Jamaica's largest privately held tertiary education institutions operating 7 campuses: [1] in six parishes across Jamaica. As of 2017, the University offers professional certificate, diploma, associate, bachelor's and master's degree programs, as well as customized ...
The Mico University College (The Mico) is one of an institution of higher education in Kingston, Jamaica. History [ edit ] The Mico was founded in 1835 through the Lady Mico Charity , one of four teacher training institutions established during this period in the British colonies and the only one to survive until the present. [1]
St. Augustine UWI Campus. The University of the West Indies (UWI), originally University College of the West Indies, is a public university system established to serve the higher education needs of the residents of 18 English-speaking countries and territories in the Caribbean: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands ...
Liguanea. Coordinates: 18°01′N 76°46′W. Liguanea ( / ˈlɪɡəniː / LIG-ə-nee) is an area of the island of Jamaica. Its name came from the language of the Arawak people [1] who currently inhabit some of the island's rural areas in Cornwall County. [2] [3] and named it after the iguana lizard that is endemic to the island, revered ...