Cash-strapped UWI spends big on vehicle rental for vice chancellor

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Cash-strapped UWI spends big on vehicle rental for vice chancellor

The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona paid $1.3 million for the rental of a luxury vehicle to transport Vice Chancellor Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, following a motor-vehicle crash that disabled the 2023 BMW X6 assigned to him. The payment...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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