PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, May 23, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago government and the University of the West Indies (UWI) appear to be on a collision course regarding the functions of the university’s South campus in Debe, a town in South Trinidad.
Earlier this week, the UWI in a lengthy statement said that classes would start at the campus in August and that it “will be the home of the newly launched Global School of Medicine (GSM) leveraging the world-ranked reputation of the UWI and especially the UWI’s Faculty of Medicine (FMS), to serve primarily international students pursuing the Doctor of Medicine (MD) programme”.
Further, UWI said that despite very tight financial resources, it has prioritised and proceeded with critical repair work and security enhancements at the Debe campus in order to prepare the facility in anticipation of its phased reopening, beginning in August.
It said that key restoration to the main buildings including the academic building, the students’ union, auditorium/moot court, health facility, cafeteria and gymnasium have already been made “to a high standard” and are ready for occupation.
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