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Receipt of Remit

For Release Upon Receipt - April 24, 2023

St. Augustine


The UWI St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago. Monday, April 24, 2023- The St. Augustine Campus of The University of the West Indies (UWI) advises that it has now received communication from the Ministry of Education to commence salary negotiations, i.e., the ‘remit’ for bargaining units of The UWI. 

The Campus thanks the Minister and her team, the CPO and inter-ministerial committee. In particular, it records its appreciation for the honouring of the timeline given 6 weeks ago. WIGUT has been advised of this receipt and, as was agreed, it is expected that industrial action will cease as the parties go into negotiations. In particular, it is expected that WIGUT will honour its commitment to submit all outstanding exam papers once the remit is received. 

Campus Principal expressed her appreciation and thanked WIGUT for the assurances it gave that these exam papers have already been prepared for immediate submission. ”Accordingly,” she said, “we do not anticipate any further disruption of the hosting of the semester’s examinations. Notwithstanding the above, due to our statutory requirements for notices in relation to examinations, the campus had already complied on Friday night and issued notices of changed schedules to 31 examinations for which papers were outstanding. These new dates will stand. The papers now being received will be processed with the same integrity and care that is the norm for the holding of UWI examinations. 

The Principal also hopes for a productive and speedy outcome for all other bargaining units and expressed gratitude to UWI staff for their patience and understanding throughout this process. 

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About The University of the West Indies 

The UWI has been and continues to be a pivotal force in every aspect of Caribbean development; residing at the centre of all efforts to improve the well-being of people across the region for the past 75 years. 

From a university college of London in Jamaica with 33 medical students in 1948, The UWI is today an internationally respected, global university with near 50,000 students and five campuses: Mona in Jamaica, St. Augustine in Trinidad and Tobago, Cave Hill in Barbados, Five Islands in Antigua and Barbuda and its Open Campus, and global centres in partnership with universities in North America, Latin America, Asia, Africa and Europe. 

The UWI offers over 800 certificate, diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate degree options in Culture, Creative and Performing Arts, Food and Agriculture, Engineering, Humanities and Education, Law, Medical Sciences, Science and Technology, Social Sciences, and Sport. As the Caribbean’s leading university, it possesses the largest pool of Caribbean intellect and expertise committed to confronting the critical issues of our region and wider world. 

The UWI has been consistently ranked among the top universities globally by the most reputable ranking agency, Times Higher Education (THE). The UWI is the only Caribbean-based university to make the prestigious lists since its debut in the rankings in 2018. In addition to its leading position in the Caribbean in the World University Rankings, it is also in the top 25 for Latin America and the Caribbean and the top 100 global Golden Age universities (between 50 and 80 years old).  The UWI is also featured among the leading universities on THE’s Impact Rankings for its response to the world’s biggest concerns, outlined in the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including Good Health and Wellbeing; Gender Equality and Climate Action. 

2023 marks The UWI’s 75th anniversary. The Diamond jubilee milestone themed “UWI at 75. Rooted. Ready. Rising.” features initiatives purposely designed and aligned to reflect on the past, confront the present, and articulate plans for the future of the regional University. 

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