{"id":239099,"date":"2025-06-01T01:28:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T05:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=239099"},"modified":"2025-05-31T11:34:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T15:34:40","slug":"senator-newton-welcomes-engineering-faculty-to-antigua-under-new-antigua-and-barbuda-college-of-advanced-studies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/senator-newton-welcomes-engineering-faculty-to-antigua-under-new-antigua-and-barbuda-college-of-advanced-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Senator Newton Welcomes Engineering Faculty Under New Antigua and Barbuda College of Advanced Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Senator Newton Welcomes Engineering Faculty to Antigua Under New ABCAS Bill<\/strong><\/p>

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Senator Lamin Newton has voiced strong support for the establishment of a Faculty of Engineering under the newly approved Antigua and Barbuda College of Advanced Studies (ABCAS), calling it a significant step toward educational self-sufficiency and economic retention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During his presentation in the Senate, Newton said the move signals the government\u2019s long-term commitment to developing local capacity in technical and professional fields. <\/p>

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\u201cYou have persons who travel to places like Trinidad and Guyana\u2026 but we are now moving in that direction where we are bringing that set of studies right here,\u201d he stated, referencing institutions such as the University of the West Indies St. Augustine campus in Trinidad.<\/p>

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Newton argued that offering tertiary-level engineering programmes locally will reduce the need for students to study abroad, keeping both talent and education-related spending within Antigua and Barbuda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt speaks to the vision. It speaks to the foresight of the government, the minister, and his team at the Ministry of Education,\u201d he told fellow senators.<\/p>

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The senator also praised the ABCAS Bill for uniting several local institutions under a single tertiary education framework and expanding access to practical and technical fields such as fabrication. He described the bill as \u201cvery timely\u201d and an example of government policy focused on empowering young people with the skills needed for national development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ABCAS Bill 2025 received support across party lines in both the Lower House and the Senate.<\/p>

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