Mr Lloyd was not AWOL or MIA ................. A Long Islander, he was in Long Island touring its public schools ...... a place where there is still a glimmer of hope for public education.

Tribune, do a better job at investigative journalism, and less time competing with our tabloids.

You obviously did not read the rest of the editorial, choosing instead to focus on the narrow defence of where Lloyd is physically. The point is that he and this government are empty con artists, whose promises to correct things that they criticized so heavily were nothing but hot air. The evidence is stark in every area of governance, including public education. But to FNM apologists like yourself, no evidence is good enough apparently.

MoMO ....... no one is defending Lloyd ...... Tribune obviously cannot find him. although he has five office numbers and three cell phones and ten office staff.

Speaking of reform, when are educators going to admit that the Educologist, D.Ed
, Phd. Ed. Have gotten it all wrong!!!!

In the US the common core has been a failure too.

All these theories of "inclusive education", "differentiated education", and others are just made up out of people's head who sometimes have not even taught.

Cell phones and tablets do not teach anyone.

There will always be people like you who crave for the colonial mindset

Newsflash. 911 is hot universal. It is AMERICAN. In Britain it is 999. As a people we really need to stop being so damned Americanized and realise that the outside world is NOT the USA.

Wow, you really are an ignorant person. Where in the above did I say anything about hating the USA??? Where did I advocate cutting off ties? Britain has good ties with the USA, correct? So does Germany, Japan, Trinidad and Jamaica. But have they abolished their emergency numbers and replaced it with the US alternative to show their love? No. Because they are presumably composed of mature adults who know how to distinguish friendship from mindless imitation.

FYI, I attach a list of emergency numbers worldwide. Like most other countries, the Bahamas has its own. Apparently, though, some of us would prefer just hang up the flag and become the 51st state. What utter ignorance.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_e…

Wow. Real relevant commentary to the very precise point I made, pointing out your ignorance.

Yes, apparently. But then you wandered into all kinds of points that my comment had no relation to, even creating assumed positions on my part. I never remember justifying every problem with the Bahamas, but I would surely find it an easier task than justifying every problem with the USA. That is why (as a citizen of both) I live here and not there. You are entitled to your own opinion. But you are not entitled to your own facts (such as 911 being an international or standard emergency number).

A bit of history:-) the reason the U.K. has 999 is as a result of the old pluse dial telephones the last hole on the dial starting from the to is a 9
thus the theoretical both the blind and those who were innumerate [ If they knew of course] could dial the emergency number.
I note in modern NON touch screen/smartphones they have a reaised dot on the "5" key so maybe the new world wide number should be 555
:-) ;-)
Tom

A couple of thoughts.
One. It is tough to argue with George Carlin's take on education.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNXHSMm…

Two. We place a lot of emphasis on our own failed educational "system", yet acknowledge the greater importance of parental involvement in a child's education. Where is the parental involvement here? We could start by taking a survey to see how many books there are on the average Bahamian home's bookcase. Besides the "one". Then move on to find out how many hours a day, on average, our parents spend with their children. Were children given the incentive to learn, a true thirst for knowledge, would we have the results we currently have now? Given that science has proven that we are all created equal, what other excuses for our poor educational outcomes can be given?
With that said, yes, the Bahamian government has failed to provide the resources needed to bring this country to an acceptable level of "thinking".

Minister Lloyd to me is one of the major disappointments in this FNM government.As a talk host,he appeared to know all the answers A FNM supporter made this comment on social media, Fitzgerald was a better minister of education. He had ideas and vision for education.He also strangely for a PLP politician,took advice from the technocrats in the Ministry.

Newsflash ........... Politicians are not technical experts. They are policy makers. They are advised by technocrats (experts). Does the MOE have a pool of technocrats that can practically advise the Minister to improve our public education system (that caters to 70% of the students).

The very thought of Lloyd as a policy maker on education matters is truly frightening !

It is our fault as Bahamians that we have made these politicians "gods" over us ....... they are now the technical experts and policy makers, the sugar daddies and caregivers ......... from the citizens' cradle to grave.

Democracy ceases to exist when the State becomes a giant welfare system for its citizens.