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- Arthur cites First-World vision for Barbados
published: Wednesday | December 6, 2006 <DIV class=KonaBody xtUVI="true">
Barbara Ellington, Lifestyle Editor
ARTHUR
Barbadian Prime Minister Owen Arthur has pledged that all <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">pre-school</SPAN> children in his country will have free and compulsory education in the next phase of his development plan.
Prime Minister Arthur made the pledge at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Monday night during a reception in honour of his country's 40th anniversary of independence.
The Barbadian Prime Minister also spelled out the strides made by his country since independence but said he was not satisfied with his island being just a developing country.
"My national improvement plan for the period 2005-2025 is that we should be successful in building a world-class society with a world-class economy, with a world-class social system and world-class infrastructure for the next generation of Barbadians," he told his audience, which included Barbadian nationals.
Expanding free education
The highly successful Prime Minister reminded the gathering that his country already enjoyed free education at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels but, by 2020, the plan would be to give the University of the <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; BORDER-BOTTOM: orange 1px solid; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">West </SPAN><SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; BORDER-BOTTOM: orange 1px solid; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Indies</SPAN> (Cave Hill campus) all the <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; BORDER-BOTTOM: orange 1px solid; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">land</SPAN> and financial capacity it needs to produce one university graduate per household within the time frame specified.
He also noted that, although the island would host two maj
published: Wednesday | December 6, 2006 <DIV class=KonaBody xtUVI="true">
Barbara Ellington, Lifestyle Editor
ARTHUR
Barbadian Prime Minister Owen Arthur has pledged that all <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 700; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative">pre-school</SPAN> children in his country will have free and compulsory education in the next phase of his development plan.
Prime Minister Arthur made the pledge at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Monday night during a reception in honour of his country's 40th anniversary of independence.
The Barbadian Prime Minister also spelled out the strides made by his country since independence but said he was not satisfied with his island being just a developing country.
"My national improvement plan for the period 2005-2025 is that we should be successful in building a world-class society with a world-class economy, with a world-class social system and world-class infrastructure for the next generation of Barbadians," he told his audience, which included Barbadian nationals.
Expanding free education
The highly successful Prime Minister reminded the gathering that his country already enjoyed free education at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels but, by 2020, the plan would be to give the University of the <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; BORDER-BOTTOM: orange 1px solid; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">West </SPAN><SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; BORDER-BOTTOM: orange 1px solid; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Indies</SPAN> (Cave Hill campus) all the <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-WEIGHT: 400; COLOR: orange! important; BORDER-BOTTOM: orange 1px solid; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: relative; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">land</SPAN> and financial capacity it needs to produce one university graduate per household within the time frame specified.
He also noted that, although the island would host two maj
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