Guyanese students currently studying at the Hugh Wooding Law School (HWLS), in Trinidad and Tobago, have welcomed the introduction of full scholarships to allow qualifying students to offset some of the almost $5 million in costs they face annually.
“We suffer a lot of financial difficulties. When you total all the expenses per year, it is just under $5 million per year and that is just one year. The programme is two years, so when you multiply that by two, you have $10 million. It is not easy for the Guyanese student in Trinidad and Tobago to function properly; to even study properly. Yeah, we do perform well but it is not an easy task because you have to think about how [your family] is going to find that money. I know countless students who have cried because they can’t find the money, so I am thankful,” student representative Olivia Bess indicated.
Government, through the Ministry of the Presidency’s Department of Public Service, has announced that “a limited number of Scholarships” will be offered for completion of the Legal Education Certificate (LEC) at the HWLS.