Sir Keith Hunte passes away

Past Principal of the Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies Sir Keith Hunte has passed away.

His son John Hunte confirmed to CBC News he died earlier today at the age of 87.

Sir Keith served from 1983 to 2002 as Principal. He was the third Principal at the Campus.

A skilled administrator known for his sense of fairplay, decency, wisdom and sound judgement, he was credited with getting the best out of limited resources and ability.

A historian by training, he was part of the UWI family for close to 40 years and the newest block of student halls at Clarendon, Black Rock are named in his honour.

After completing his Masters, he joined the staff at the University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus as an Assistant Lecturer in 1964.

One year later he moved up the ranks to the post of Senior Lecturer in the Department of History, Dean (1975), Deputy Principal (1980) and Campus Principal in 1983.

He was knighted on the 21st Independence anniversary.

Sir Keith held many other titles including that of Chairman of the Caribbean Examination Council in 1996-2002.

During his time as Chairman, he implemented several changes including the introduction of the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination in 1998 and the change of the CSEC Grading Scheme from a five to a six-point scale.

In addition, he also played a huge role in negotiating with the Government of Barbados and Jamaica for a CXC headquarters agreement and centre agreement.

Sir Keith was born and raised in Venture, St. John. He leaves to mourn his family and friends, and the many lives that he touched.

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