The Jamaican Fossil Manatee
JAMAICA HAS a geological history stretching back at least 140 million years. Jamaica began as a volcanic island, like the islands of the eastern Caribbean. From 40 to 55 million years ago (during the Eocene era), volcanism gradually ceased...
World Water Day 2006 - Managing and protecting Jamaica's land, wood and water
THE NATIONAL Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) will be commemorating World Water Day on March 22, in the Rio Grande Valley, Portland, in association with the Ginger House Environmental Group...
PROFILE - Ian Brown - museum curator
IAN C. Brown, here studying original fossil manatee bones in the University of the West Indies Geology Museum's (UWIGM) collection, has been curator of the museum since 1997. He is a geologist and a graduate of the UWI.
OUR SERVICES - UWI Geology Museum
THE UNIVERSITY of the West Indies Geology Museum (UWIGM) is located on the ground floor of the de la Beche Building, Department of Geography and Geology, UWI. The UWIGM was established in 1965, and now represents an important feature...
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