Blue Economy accord signed to propel emerging sector
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January 23, 2021
The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Gaston Browne, Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies (The UWI) Professor Sir Hilary Beckles and Chair of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) Professor Sir Ed Byrne AC, on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to formalise their collaboration in support of a Centre for Excellence for Oceanography and the Blue Economy at The University of the West Indies Five Islands Campus.
The Centre will aim to advance intellectual progress and strengthen institutional capacity in the areas of marine science and the blue economy while benefitting from the societal, economic and environmental opportunities for the Caribbean within this emerging sector.