The UWI Five Islands Campus and Bar Association Sign MOU

PRESS RELEASE The UWI Five Islands Campus, Anti gua and Barbuda, Monday September 7 , 20 26 . – The University of the West Indies Five Islands Campus (UWI FIC) and the Antigua and Barbuda Bar Association have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) formalizing a partnership aimed at strengthening legal education and professional development opportunities for students. The signing ceremony which took place at The UWI Five Islands Campus was attended by Pro Vice-Chancellor and Campus Principal Professor C. Justin Robinson; Ms. Jenna Dicocco, Assistant Lecturer in the School of Humanities & Education; Ms. Luann De Costa, President of the Antigua and Barbuda Bar Association; and Mr. George Looby. Professor Robinson noted that this MOU signing was timely with the launch of the LLB programme at Five Islands and the response by applicants from Antigua and Barbuda and the wider OECS. 'We're not just trying to give people access to a law degree ; we want our students building research and advocacy on the legal issues that matter here, in our own jurisdiction,' Robinson said. President of the the Antigua and Barbuda Bar Association Luann De Costa echoed that commitment to active collaboration between the association and the university. 'We're here to be a real partner in this , not just observers,' she said. 'That means helping shape the curriculum, mentoring students, and standing with them as they work toward establishing a student law society and a law journal.'