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UWI pays tribute to renowned Caribbean-born scientist

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KINGSTON, Jamaica, Jun 20, CMC – Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies (UWI), Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, has described as “the quintessential West Indian,”  the Jamaican-born Professor Emeritus Sir Geoff Palmer, who died last week in England. He was 85 years old.

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