Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister, Gaston Browne has described the establishment of the fourth campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) on the island as a “defining moment in Antigua and Barbuda’s history”.
Browne, at an Ecumenical Service on Sunday that launched the Five Islands Campus stated that the establishment of the Fourth Landed Campus of the UWI, is a landmark event and a defining moment in the nation’s history.
He added that it opens a further pathway for the country’s growth, development and prosperity, through improved education, expanded knowledge, and increased capacity of its most significant resource – its people.
He further stated that the campus provides the opportunity for every Antiguan and Barbudan to earn a degree, noting “by opening the door of the University to all, they open the opportunity for this generation, and all the generations that follow.
