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Posted: Thursday 9 August, 2018 at 8:45 AM

PM Mottley clears the air on Ross University relocation

By: Staff Reporter, SKNVibes.com
    BASSETERRE, St. Kitts - “I’m quite amazed and a bit disappointed that some Barbadians and others across the region appear duped by the attempt by a few who have sought to create discord and confusion over the decision of Adtalem Global Education to locate one of its institutions, Ross University School of Medicine to Barbados.”

    This is what Barbados Prime Minister, the Hon. Mia Mottley had to say regarding the rumour that Barbados was seeking to rustle the Medical school away from Dominica.

    In a statement aired over the weekend, Mottley made it clear that the Barbados government’s hands were clean regarding the relocation matter.

    “Let me make it absolutely clear, Barbados came into the picture only when, for Ross University, returning to Dominica for the start of the January semester in 2019 was not an option. This is not and has never been a case of poaching or enticing anyone away from Dominica. Let me give you the facts. The government of Barbados was first approached on this matter on May 31, 2018, within a week of forming the government. In our first conference call the following day on June 1, I sought to have a number of matter clarified,” she said.

    Mottley stated that her first response to the offer was to inquire about the state of recovery and rehabilitation in Dominica and whether there was anything the sister islands in the Caribbean, such as Barbados, could do to fast-track the process of rehabilitation in Dominica.

    She further stated that the university had not been operational since the passage of Hurricane Maria last September, adding that the students and faculty bodies had to be temporarily relocated to St. Kitts and Tennessee.

    “That situation will continue, I am told, into the next semester. The question for Ross, therefore, was how soon could and would the situation be regularized to the extent of housing all students in the operation of the university. If not under one roof, surely on one island. Indeed, as they expressed it, how could they meet the expectations of all their stakeholders – the students, the parents, the faculty – and then their shareholders as a publicly traded company,” the Prime Minister explained.

    She noted that Barbados had only embraced that idea of making itself available as a possible site for relocation after the Dominican government had conceded that a January 2019 start-up was highly unlikely given its circumstances and attention was turned to two other potential locations within the region.

    PM Mottley stressed that the relation between Barbados and Dominica is strong, both governments work well together and the relationship between the Prime Minister of Dominica and herself is very good.

     

     

     

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