18 current or former Caribbean Heads of Government, two Olympic gold medallists, among other award winners. The university's cricket team previously participated in West Indian domestic cricket, but now participates as part of a Combined Campuses and Colleges team.
UWI graduates who are, or have been, heads of government:
Irfaan Ali, president of Guyana
Vance Amory, former premier of Nevis
Kenny Anthony, former prime minister of St. Lucia
Owen Arthur, former prime minister of Barbados
Dean Barrow, former prime minister of Belize
Heather Doram, activist and educator who designed Antigua and Barbuda's national costume
Denzil Douglas, former prime minister of St. Kitts & Nevis
Rufus Ewing, premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands
Bruce Golding, former prime minister of Jamaica
Ralph Gonsalves, prime minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines
David A. Granger, president of Guyana
Timothy Harris, prime minister of St. Kitts & Nevis
Andrew Holness, prime minister of Jamaica
Patrick Manning, former prime minister of …
