{"id":260363,"date":"2025-12-04T12:27:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T16:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=260363"},"modified":"2025-12-04T12:27:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T16:27:13","slug":"prime-minister-announces-free-tuition-plan-for-uwi-five-islands-once-expansion-is-complete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/prime-minister-announces-free-tuition-plan-for-uwi-five-islands-once-expansion-is-complete\/","title":{"rendered":"Prime Minister announces free tuition plan for UWI Five Islands Once Expansion is Complete"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a><\/div>
\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n

Prime Minister Gaston Browne has announced that qualifying Antiguan citizens will receive free tuition at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Five Islands Campus once its expansion programme is completed.<\/p>

\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Delivering the 2026 National Budget, Mr Browne said education remains central to the country\u2019s long-term development and confirmed that the campus is undergoing major upgrades to increase capacity, modernise facilities and broaden its academic programmes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said the policy is designed to widen access to tertiary education, strengthen the country\u2019s skills base and ease the financial burden on citizens seeking higher qualifications.<\/p>

\"\"<\/a><\/div>
\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n
\"\"<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Prime Minister Gaston Browne has announced that qualifying Antiguan citizens will receive free tuition at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Five Islands Campus once its expansion programme is completed. Delivering the 2026 National Budget, Mr Browne said education remains central to the country\u2019s long-term development and confirmed that the campus is undergoing major […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":177062,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-260363","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\nPrime Minister announces free tuition plan for UWI Five Islands Once Expansion is Complete - Antigua News Room<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/prime-minister-announces-free-tuition-plan-for-uwi-five-islands-once-expansion-is-complete\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Prime Minister announces free tuition plan for UWI Five Islands Once Expansion is Complete\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Prime Minister Gaston Browne has announced that qualifying Antiguan citizens will receive free tuition at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Five Islands Campus once its expansion programme is completed. Delivering the 2026 National Budget, Mr Browne said education remains central to the country\u2019s long-term development and confirmed that the campus is undergoing major […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/prime-minister-announces-free-tuition-plan-for-uwi-five-islands-once-expansion-is-complete\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Antigua News Room\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-12-04T16:27:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-12-04T16:27:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/uwifiveislands-e1718888539402.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"550\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"287\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"anr_staff\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@AntiguaNewsRoom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@AntiguaNewsRoom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"anr_staff\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/prime-minister-announces-free-tuition-plan-for-uwi-five-islands-once-expansion-is-complete\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/prime-minister-announces-free-tuition-plan-for-uwi-five-islands-once-expansion-is-complete\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"anr_staff\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/f66ae26f5698168092c3ef9bccb12038\"},\"headline\":\"Prime Minister announces free tuition plan for UWI Five Islands Once Expansion is Complete\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-04T16:27:12+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-12-04T16:27:13+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/prime-minister-announces-free-tuition-plan-for-uwi-five-islands-once-expansion-is-complete\/\"},\"wordCount\":108,\"commentCount\":3,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/prime-minister-announces-free-tuition-plan-for-uwi-five-islands-once-expansion-is-complete\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:550\/h:287\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/uwifiveislands-e1718888539402.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/prime-minister-announces-free-tuition-plan-for-uwi-five-islands-once-expansion-is-complete\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/prime-minister-announces-free-tuition-plan-for-uwi-five-islands-once-expansion-is-complete\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/prime-minister-announces-free-tuition-plan-for-uwi-five-islands-once-expansion-is-complete\/\",\"name\":\"Prime Minister announces free tuition plan for UWI Five Islands Once Expansion is Complete - Antigua News Room\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/prime-minister-announces-free-tuition-plan-for-uwi-five-islands-once-expansion-is-complete\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/prime-minister-announces-free-tuition-plan-for-uwi-five-islands-once-expansion-is-complete\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:550\/h:287\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/uwifiveislands-e1718888539402.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-12-04T16:27:12+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-12-04T16:27:13+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/prime-minister-announces-free-tuition-plan-for-uwi-five-islands-once-expansion-is-complete\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/prime-minister-announces-free-tuition-plan-for-uwi-five-islands-once-expansion-is-complete\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/prime-minister-announces-free-tuition-plan-for-uwi-five-islands-once-expansion-is-complete\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:550\/h:287\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/uwifiveislands-e1718888539402.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:550\/h:287\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/uwifiveislands-e1718888539402.jpg\",\"width\":550,\"height\":287,\"caption\":\"UWI FIC\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/prime-minister-announces-free-tuition-plan-for-uwi-five-islands-once-expansion-is-complete\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Prime Minister announces free tuition plan for UWI Five Islands Once Expansion is Complete\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/\",\"name\":\"Antigua News Room\",\"description\":\"News As It Happens\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Antigua Newsroom\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1080\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1584.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1080\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1584.jpeg\",\"width\":1260,\"height\":1260,\"caption\":\"Antigua Newsroom\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/AntiguaNewsRoom\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/antiguanewsroom\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/f66ae26f5698168092c3ef9bccb12038\",\"name\":\"anr_staff\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96\",\"caption\":\"anr_staff\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/author\/anr_staff\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Prime Minister announces free tuition plan for UWI Five Islands Once Expansion is Complete - Antigua News Room","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/prime-minister-announces-free-tuition-plan-for-uwi-five-islands-once-expansion-is-complete\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Prime Minister announces free tuition plan for UWI Five Islands Once Expansion is Complete","og_description":"Prime Minister Gaston Browne has announced that qualifying Antiguan citizens will receive free tuition at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Five Islands Campus once its expansion programme is completed. Delivering the 2026 National Budget, Mr Browne said education remains central to the country\u2019s long-term development and confirmed that the campus is undergoing major […]","og_url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/prime-minister-announces-free-tuition-plan-for-uwi-five-islands-once-expansion-is-complete\/","og_site_name":"Antigua News Room","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom","article_published_time":"2025-12-04T16:27:12+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-12-04T16:27:13+00:00","og_image":[{"width":550,"height":287,"url":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/uwifiveislands-e1718888539402.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"anr_staff","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@AntiguaNewsRoom","twitter_site":"@AntiguaNewsRoom","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"anr_staff","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/prime-minister-announces-free-tuition-plan-for-uwi-five-islands-once-expansion-is-complete\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/prime-minister-announces-free-tuition-plan-for-uwi-five-islands-once-expansion-is-complete\/"},"author":{"name":"anr_staff","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/f66ae26f5698168092c3ef9bccb12038"},"headline":"Prime Minister announces free tuition plan for UWI Five Islands Once Expansion is Complete","datePublished":"2025-12-04T16:27:12+00:00","dateModified":"2025-12-04T16:27:13+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/prime-minister-announces-free-tuition-plan-for-uwi-five-islands-once-expansion-is-complete\/"},"wordCount":108,"commentCount":3,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/prime-minister-announces-free-tuition-plan-for-uwi-five-islands-once-expansion-is-complete\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:550\/h:287\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/uwifiveislands-e1718888539402.jpg","articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/prime-minister-announces-free-tuition-plan-for-uwi-five-islands-once-expansion-is-complete\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/prime-minister-announces-free-tuition-plan-for-uwi-five-islands-once-expansion-is-complete\/","url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/prime-minister-announces-free-tuition-plan-for-uwi-five-islands-once-expansion-is-complete\/","name":"Prime Minister announces free tuition plan for UWI Five Islands Once Expansion is Complete - Antigua News Room","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/prime-minister-announces-free-tuition-plan-for-uwi-five-islands-once-expansion-is-complete\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/prime-minister-announces-free-tuition-plan-for-uwi-five-islands-once-expansion-is-complete\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:550\/h:287\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/uwifiveislands-e1718888539402.jpg","datePublished":"2025-12-04T16:27:12+00:00","dateModified":"2025-12-04T16:27:13+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/prime-minister-announces-free-tuition-plan-for-uwi-five-islands-once-expansion-is-complete\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/prime-minister-announces-free-tuition-plan-for-uwi-five-islands-once-expansion-is-complete\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/prime-minister-announces-free-tuition-plan-for-uwi-five-islands-once-expansion-is-complete\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:550\/h:287\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/uwifiveislands-e1718888539402.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:550\/h:287\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/uwifiveislands-e1718888539402.jpg","width":550,"height":287,"caption":"UWI FIC"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/prime-minister-announces-free-tuition-plan-for-uwi-five-islands-once-expansion-is-complete\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Prime Minister announces free tuition plan for UWI Five Islands Once Expansion is Complete"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/","name":"Antigua News Room","description":"News As It Happens","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization","name":"Antigua Newsroom","url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1080\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1584.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1080\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1584.jpeg","width":1260,"height":1260,"caption":"Antigua Newsroom"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom","https:\/\/x.com\/AntiguaNewsRoom","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/antiguanewsroom\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/f66ae26f5698168092c3ef9bccb12038","name":"anr_staff","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96","caption":"anr_staff"},"url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/author\/anr_staff\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260363","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=260363"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260363\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":260364,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260363\/revisions\/260364"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/media\/177062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=260363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=260363"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=260363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}