BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - The University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Yesterday, the institution launched their year-long activities under the theme “Path to Prosperity”.
Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Pro-Vice Chancellor and Principal, recalled that the Campus came into being first as a College of Arts and Science in 1963 with a mere 118 students huddled together in a temporary structure at the Bridgetown Harbour.
“Three years later the cornerstone for permanent facilities was laid at the Cave Hill site in 1966. In 1970, with the establishment of the Faculty of Law, the College of Arts and Science was renamed The Cave Hill Campus.”