UCC News & Updates

UCC Foundation Leads Restoration Effort at The Good Samaritan Inn for Labour Day

Top photo (from left): Photographed are UCC alumni who contributed to the restorative effort: Lashawn Mills, president of the UCC Alumni Association (left) with Kimone Smith (centre) and Nastassia Haughton.
Bottom photo: Volunteers distributing hot meals at the UCC Foundation (UCCF) community engagement initiative at The Good Samaritan Inn on Sunday, May 24, 2026.

Kingston, Jamaica – Thursday, May 28, 2026: The University of the Commonwealth Caribbean Foundation (UCCF) carried out a Labour Day outreach initiative at The Good Samaritan Inn in Kingston, continuing its longstanding commitment to community service and support for the care facility.

Strengthening Academic Diplomacy: U.S. Embassy Visit Places Spotlight on Student Innovation at UCC 
 

U.S. Embassy delegates, UCC executives and students gather for a group photo in the Innovation Room at UCC during the embassy's courtesy call to the university.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Wednesday, April 29, 2026: The University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC) continues to reinforce its commitment to quality higher education and workforce development, as noted by a courtesy call from the United States Embassy in Jamaica on Thursday, April 23, 2026.

UCC/NCB Rickert Allen Memorial Lecture to Spotlight Disaster Readiness, Recovery and Resilience

  The annual UCC/NCB Rickert Allen Memorial Lecture Series held on Wednesday, April 30, 2025 focused on the impact of artificial intelligence on finance under the theme ‘From Data to Dollars: The Role of AI in Investment Strategies’. Actively engaged in conversation are: Denario Brown, Vice President of Strategy and Innovation at NCB Capital Markets; Novandra Allen, Manager at the NCB Centre of Excellence (CoE); Dr. Karrian Hepburn Malcolm, Head of Wealth Management at NCB; Dr. Peter Ndajah, Dean of the School of Math, Science and Technology at UCC; and Dr. Ren-Neasha Blake, Data Scientist & Manager at the Ministry of National Security.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Wednesday, April 15, 2026: With hurricane seasons growing more intense and climate-related disasters increasingly threatening Caribbean communities, the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC) and the National Commercial Bank (NCB) will convene leading specialists, graduate scholars, and university executives to discuss the region's readiness head-on.