KINGSTON, Jamaica — The University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Guild yesterday said that it has reached out to the UWI Administration requesting a possible extension to the imposed deadline for the payment of outstanding fees.

The Guild said, in  Twitter post, that it has requested the meeting in light of stipulations, which will see students being barred from taking their final examinations.

The body also used the opportunity to reach out to Prime Minister Andrew Holness to partake in finding a solution that benefits both the UWI and its students.

Yesterday was the last day for finalising undergraduate and graduate students to pay outstanding fees in order for them to sit final exams.

The UWI faced widespread backlash after reports of anxiety among some final year students over the prospect that they may not be able to sit their final exams if hundreds of thousands of dollars owed in tuition and other fees to the institution were not paid.