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UWI should not convert USD fees, says lecturer - Ogunsalu: Fluctuating exchange rate, bad hiring practices hurting Mona campus

Western Bureau: Senior lecturer in the Faculty of Medical Sciences at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Dr Christopher Ogunsalu, says questionable promotion and hiring practices and Jamaica’s failure to stabilise the dollar has caused...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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