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The University of the West Indies Press in collaboration with The National Commission on Reparations, Ministry of Youth and Culture and The Institute of Gender and Development Studies, Regional Coordinating Unit Welcomes you...

Since the mid-nineteenth-century abolition of slavery, the call for reparations for the crime of African enslavement and native genocide has been growing. In the...

The newly released book Global Reggae, edited by Carolyn Cooper and published by the University of the West Indies Press is now available to satisfy the unending curiosity of reggae fans around the world. 

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While I was a student at the University of the West Indies, I became deeply involved in the theatre.  Indeed, the theatre helped to shape my literary life and gave me the foundation I would need to become the published...

Chair,  Ms Fae Ellington, Vice-Chancellor Nigel Harris, Sir Hilary, Campus Principals, Board Members, Professor Kwame Dawes, Members of the Diplomatic Corps, Ladies and Gentlemen, Good Evening.

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Founded in 1992, the University of the West Indies Press celebrated 20 years of publishing Caribbean scholarship in October 2012....

Natural hazards can have a damaging impact on the countries they affect. This is particularly true for the Caribbean and in particular Jamaica, which is susceptible to four main natural hazards: floods, landslides,...

On June 23, 2012, two books published by the University of the West Indies Press were selected as ForeWord Book of the Year winners at the annual meeting of the American Library Association in Anaheim, California.

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The University of the West Indies Press is a not-for-profit scholarly publisher of books in thirteen academic disciplines. It is particularly well known for its work in Caribbean history, Caribbean cultural studies, Caribbean...

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