The controversial idea of having non-Antiguan students pay school fees is just that – an idea. Director of Education Jacintha Pringle, in seeking to clarify statements she made two days prior, said the idea emerged from a meeting and had not even been brought to the Minister of Education or the Cabinet.

From as early as the next academic year non-national students who are schooled in Antigua & Barbuda may have to pay school fees. “We are looking at the possibility, not from this year certainly, but from next year of charging school fees of children who are coming into Antigua for education.”