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How tourism can help our students learn
Word has spread that this country is facing a so-called ‘education crisis.’
Will the real expert please stand up?
I have read letters to the local newspaper that have attacked the quality of education in The Bahamas, especially within government schools.
Foundation proud as three more Tara Scholars graduate
THE Tara Xavier Hepburn Foundation has proudly announced that three more Tara Scholars - Jeffon Stubbs, Demonica Brown and Eleanor Simmons - have successfully completed their high school education, each graduating with distinction.
National examinations suspended until further notice
THE Ministry of Education has “temporarily suspended” all national examinations effective immediately, until further notice.
The learning crisis
In recent days the effects of the failure of many students to successfully learn Maths and English skills have been highlighted by an RBC Royal Bank executive.
GAIN AN EDGE: Applying to university - what does it take?
Applying to colleges and universities can be a daunting task. Each academic year, University of The Bahamas (UB) accepts approximately 2,000 new students in total at the Oakes Field Campus and Grosvenor Close Centre in New Providence and UB-North in Grand Bahama but there are plans to accept many more as new growth targets are met.
ONE ELEUTHERA FOUNDATION – The need to strengthen the trades
This week, Ministry of Education officials released concerning news about the continued decline in the Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) national examination results.
Queen's College Student is 2018 All-Bahamas Merit Scholar
AARON Edgecombe has earned the coveted 2018 All-Bahamas Merit Scholarship Award.The prestigious award was bestowed on the Queen’s College graduate by Governor General Dame Marguerite Pindling and Minister of Education Jeffrey Lloyd on August 9, durin
Student adds new flavour to BGCSE craft exam
Jackie Carey mother of 15 year old Jada Carey was all smiles when she learned of the texture painting class that was scheduled to begin in Eleuthera.
Lloyd ‘very satisfied’ with education access
EDUCATION Minister Jeffrey Lloyd said he is “very satisfied” his ministry has provided students access to quality education during the coronavirus pandemic.
$1,000 donation a reward for student's work
COLLEGE of the Bahamas biochemistry major 18-year-old Mikell Butler was presented with a $1,000 cheque by Woodside Insurance Brokerage Ltd for her outstanding academic achievements in 2011. In the BGCSE exams, the CV Bethel graduate passed nine subjects,
Yahweh House celebrates its youth
It is the belief of the Yahweh House of Prayer (YHOP) that the children are our future. So to that end, they hosted their 22nd annual honours convocation last Sunday during which 26 of the best and brightest children of YHOP were recognised for their
GAIN AN EDGE: Steady hands and a leap of faith
It’s not every day one hears the story of how an undergraduate Bio-Chem major – in pursuit of a career as a cardiothoracic surgeon – is not the optimal choice for the ambitious young heroine, but the story of Candilaria Thompson is just such a story. It’s a story about jumping off cliffs. It’s an adventure story.
EDITORIAL: One half of the equation
There is a familiar story many Bahamians have heard.
$140,000 scholarship for star student
OVER 20 high school graduates were yesterday awarded as winners of the All Bahamas Merit and National Merit Scholarship Award, something Education Minister Jerome Fitzgerald called a positive step towards the “development of our nation” by the country’s “bright, young leaders of tomorrow.”
INSIGHT: The numbers don’t lie - the system doesn’t work and needs torn up
WITH the publication of the national exam results at the beginning of the year, one thing is apparent. The performance of Bahamian children in these examinations continues to trend in the wrong direction. Of the 6,073 students who sat the Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) exams, only 365 – an incredibly low six percent – received at least a grade C in five subjects.
Praise for hard work that earned certificates
A GROUP of 80 public servants were yesterday awarded their certificates by the Ministry of Public Services for completing their upgrading programme in office procedures, keyboard skills, bookkeeping and accounts and English Language at both BJC and BGCSE level.
Pair face court charged with drugs possession
A WOMAN and a man were arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with a drug related charge.
Bahamas may be ‘failed state within 10 years’
The Bahamas risks becoming “a failed state in less than 10 years” because around 70 per cent of its population “will be challenged” to obtain well-paying jobs due to educational under-achievement.
Union raises concerns as exams get underway
THE first day of the sitting of the national BJC and BGCSE exams had some challenges, according to Bahamas Union of Teachers president Belinda Wilson. The exams are controversially being held later than usual this year because of COVID-19 after months of school closures forced students to learn virtually.