(Barbados Nation) Prime Minister Freundel Stuart suggested on Thursday night that free tertiary education was never intended to last forever.
He was defending his Government’s controversial decision to stop paying tuition fees for Barbadian students at the University of the West Indies (UWI).
The Prime Minister contended that his administration was taking the necessary steps to ensure the country’s economic soundness.
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