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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.
Errol York St Aubyn Morrison (born 21 September 1945) is a Jamaican scientist who has done extensive work in diabetes and is president of the University of Technology, Jamaica. He entered the University College of the West Indies where he acquired an interest in Biochemistry.
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.
Science and technology in Jamaica has a long history. In 1879, the Governor of Jamaica created the Institute of Jamaica "For the Encouragement of Literature, Science and Art in Jamaica". [1] Jamaica was among the earliest developing countries to craft a scientific law to guide the use of science and technology for the exploitation of domestic ...
4×100 m relay. Pan American Junior Championships. 2001 Santa Fe. 4x100 meters relay. Asafa Powell, CD (born 23 November 1982) is a retired Jamaican sprinter who specialised in the 100 metres. He set the 100 metres world record twice, between June 2005 and May 2008 with times of 9.77 and 9.74 seconds. Powell has consistently broken the 10 ...
Usain St. Leo Bolt OJ CD OLY ( / ˈjuːseɪn /; [12] born 21 August 1986) is a retired Jamaican sprinter, widely considered to be the greatest sprinter of all time. [13] [14] [15] He is the world record holder in the 100 metres, 200 metres, and 4 × 100 metres relay . An eight-time Olympic gold medallist, Bolt is the only sprinter to win ...
Julian Walsh (ウォルシュ・ジュリアン・ジャミイ Uorusyu Jurian Jamii, born 18 September 1996 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican-born Japanese track and field athlete competing in the sprints. He is the son of reggae drummer Emanuel Walsh. Alex Wilson (born 19 September 1990 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Swiss sprinter of Jamaican ...
Nesta Carter OD (born October 11, 1985) is a retired Jamaican sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres event. Carter was successful as part of the Jamaican 4 x 100 metres relay team, taking gold and setting successive world records at the 2011 World Championships and 2012 London Olympics. He also won a 4 x 100m silver medal at the 2007 World ...