THE University of The Bahamas has enacted Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis' vision of paying rent to homeowners who accommodate university students in their homes, UB president Dr Rodney Smith said yesterday.

During his budget communication in June and during his speech at the Free National Movement's Torchbearers convention on Friday, Dr Minnis called on UB to establish a housing registry so the government could give homeowners in New Providence $500 for every Family Island student they accommodate.

Dr Smith said a meeting with senior UB administrators was called to materialise the PM's vision soon after he made his initial comments in the House of Assembly.

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