Lloyd believes in ressurrection.

But the North Remembers. The South too.

He stood quiet when much pain was inflicted on people.

His recent appearance with Wells and Sands left a bad taste in people's mouth, spare those who have symptoms of Covid.

I feel sorry for this minister who has to deal witha workforce of covid karens.

So do the East and the West North West

Dear Ms Hanna,
Education has been in a mess for years under both PLP and FNM.. In 40 years of teaching I have seen incompetent Directors, fleeting visits to the family islands using rental cars, paid for lunches and absolutely no results except words and speeches. As for regular supplies especially on the family islands what a joke. Year after year chemistry departments have (maybe) 20 year old equipment and chemicals, woodwork departments sporadic wood supplies, cheap Indian woodwork tools that break within weeks, Cuban teachers who can barely speak English, are here for what they can buy and take back, even teaching subjects that they are not trained for. Hiring expat / Cuban teachers when you have retired skilled local teachers willing to work but ignored in favor of Cuban teachers. Skilled , qualified, experienced Bahamian teachers who will never become principals because they don't talk the talk or have no high up connections. Advertsing promotional positions when we all know existing employees are already in line for these positions. As for Principals, there are some very good ones but also Principals in those positions who are arrogant ,have no people or organisational skills. As for virtual learning, pray what planet are you on ? On family islands in particular so many students don't have internet, don't have desktop ot laptop computers ,don't have a regular electricity supply and finally are unwilling to work even when in a class with a teacher..

Kettle calling the pot black... Just open the schools, stop punishing children...with this foolishness. Omicron is just a cold. It's over. Move on.

lol I must agree the kids have been suffering for too long now. If this goes for another year cheaper we close all schools and send all teachers packing because it is not making any sense at all. Children home and parents still have to work.

At least we won't have to worry about the brain drain with this generation of school children. They are going to be so unprepared for ANYTHING, no other country will take them. It is very sad that these children are being completely left behind. Start with deconstructing the union. Those teachers are so happy sitting on their backsides with no accountability...

one size fits all approach is not good for all. prvate schools could afford weekly or bi-monthly testig. pubic schools could open in the family islands due to very small class size

Child safety first means in school learning. Under Minnisitis the mantra was kids hat to be vaccinated first with experimental mRNA that is more of a health risk to their hearts than the covid. Adults are on four vaccinations, one each five months with no end in sight and still catching Omicron. Jeff's acceptance of silence under Minnis was mind blowing.

OMG !!!

Dear Editor of The Tribune,

In future, please don't subject me first thing in the morning to a face like the one shown in the above photo.

Thank you.

Tribanon

Haha, I had exactly the same reaction

Unfortunately, our country and, especially, those elected to lead us are caught in a unconstructive -- even destructive -- cycle of more of the same and, in this case, the most vulnerable among us are suffering because of it: our children. Each administration points fingers at the former for ongoing societal dislocations and refuses to accept its role in the problem. Their playbooks contain similar similar strategies with only the glossy cover being replaced in an attempt to hoodwink people into believing something new is being offered. For education, as with other policies, there's arrogance, ineptitude, inertia, an absence of innovation, a moribund bureaucracy that muzzles people who have constructive ideas for creating more relevant and effective learning environments, and, for too many in positions of power, a lack of concern for the welfare of our young people.

In the end, how long can a country whose prosperity is built on unsustainable foundations survive? What happens when those foundations are so weak that, come the next global recession, society as we know it unravels?

OMG above rightly points out some of the inadequacies in education. While it feels like a cliché, the children are the future of the country. Given the historically dismal state of education -- now compounded by the pandemic -- what is their future? What is the future of our country?

A related note: Would the Bahamian system of education be of much higher quality if politicians, the well-heeled, and parents who sacrifice material possessions to pay private school fees had to send their children to public schools? What would happen if teachers were paid more and better respected for the invaluable role they played in shaping our nation's future? What would happen if parents cared enough and "went on strike," refusing to send their children to schools that weren't properly equipped learning environments -- communities where every child was provided with the opportunity to thrive and be successful? What would happen if all of us cared enough, even those of us who have no "skin in the game" (e.g., no school-aged or no kids, the upper middle class)?

True when the FNM gets back in power they will say with a straight face how shocked they are at the dilapidated state of our education system...as if was their first time in government

**Did** education's Comrade Sister, **just cleaned it all out** with her, **lets one rip,** against Jeffery Lloyd and everything frustration de sister stored up like this and that was so powerful a release, it burnt de sister's hair white?
Must tune-in now to De Guardian's Talkie Philosophy in Studio Practice, Comrade Juan, to catch see his reaction to de Sister remarks that runs contrary his high opinion of his most worshipped red ministerial Hero, ― Yes?

If it's in such sh*t order (and it is) then get to work fixing it. Spending all your time complaining about how your predecessor is the problem does nothing to actually solve the problem

Go tell that to Sleepy Joe...that's all he has done since taking power

Glenys nartinhanna , ...... ..in her best ministerial manner..............Guided perhaps by her English mother... .... ..... ... has tried to cleverly blame another......................For the failings of her Ministry to best protect the youth.................. ... .... Albion's perfidy is famed to be uncouth................. ... .. .... And Glenys hahHah Martin to become e a stranger to the truth...

Keep us dumb/keep us stoopid…..easy to mentally manipulate and control. SAME PLAN WORLDWIDE.

The problems with the education system in the Bahamas precedes Minister Lloyd. These problems have festered for over three decades. Inept and incompetent bureaucrats coupled with corruption have paid a major part in this mess. Added to that, a society and people who don't value education of any sort.

Commandant Lloyd resurfaces and immediately says something asinine! Please STFU Jeff.

his is exactly why the FNM was "handed they azz" at the last election. . .minister was out ta lunch at the DOE!! H-M gat him by the "short and curly" right now!! Mr. Lloyd, just lay lil low ma brudda. . .yoon making much sense!! You kept the most "lost" director of education. . .one who totally refused to "CONSULT" with anybody except his cronnies!! The director even refused to "talk" with any union. . .much less any staff "who een his fren". . .including any of his experts!! And the PM and MOE allowed this dumb nonsense to carry on!! And like Rodney said on Freedom March. . .the current MOE will get just what the duck got if she thinks thats she can "keep" the current lost and childish director and expect any different outcomes!!

Iffin this government refuse to "deal with this broken dawn" director for the next 5 years. . .all I can say is "NEXT"!!