00:00Prime Minister Kamla Pasad-Basasa has toured the U.S. Debe campus as rehabilitation works are underway.
00:07In a post on the social media platform X, accompanied by photos,
00:11Prime Minister Pasad-Basasa said the tour on Monday reaffirmed her government's commitment
00:15to opening the facility for students across Trinidad and Tobago.
00:20Prime Minister Pasad-Basasa said that during the tour of the U.S. campus in Debe,
00:25she received updates from project teams on the ongoing restoration works
00:29and the structured plan to bring the campus into operation.
00:33In November of last year, the government announced it had allocated $200 million for those works.
00:39On its website, U.S. says approximately 40.5 hectares or 100 acres in the vicinity of the Debe High
00:45School
00:46has been identified for the U.S. St. Augustine South Campus.
00:49The UNC-led government has said it is expecting the U.S. Debe campus to be reopened for the new
00:55academic year
00:55as it has blamed its dilapidated state on the former PNM administration.
01:00During her tour of the facility, Prime Minister Pasad-Basasa emphasized that the Debe campus
01:05is a critical investment in expanding access to tertiary education,
01:09particularly for students in South Trinidad,
01:12ensuring that opportunity is not limited by geography or financial constraints.
01:17The Prime Minister added that the reopening of the campus will not only benefit students
01:21but also stimulate economic activity and job creation in surrounding communities.
01:28Jewel Brown, TV6 News.
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