New twists in UHWI tech system saga

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New twists in UHWI tech system saga

AS The $500-million information technology scandal rocking the Mona Campus of The University of the West Indies (UWI) deepens, former Principal Professor Archibald McDonald has admitted that there is “solid basis” for the contract for the Hospital...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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