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Aquinas students tour National Insurance complex

LAST month, a group of 29 10th and 11th graders from Aquinas College visited the National Insurance Board’s Clifford Darling complex.

Ministry set to advise on new exam dates

THE Ministry of Education is closely monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic and will soon advise the public on new dates for all 2020 national examinations.

Teonya to be academic scholar

TEONYA Takahra Knowles, a graduate of St George’s High School, has become the latest recipient of an academic scholarship from the Grand Bahama Chapter of the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA).

Drop in top grades as exam results are released

NATIONAL exam results worsened in 2020 compared to 2019, with fewer students achieving A, B and C grades and more students receiving D, E, F and G grades compared to the year before.

Parents must be careful, warns education minister

EDUCATION Minister Jeff Lloyd hit out yesterday at the “so-called educational establishments” that are operating without the legal authority to do so, revealing that his ministry has had to shut down several institutions. He said the existence of th

Looking at Bahamian education

THIS past summer, scores of experts from around the country sat down in a hotel ballroom at great expense to figure out how to “transform” our failed education system. It was the first major re-evaluation of Bahamian schools since a national task force was set up in January, 1993.

Cultural icon remembered: Telcine Turner-Rolle

Friends, family, colleagues and loved ones turned out for the homegoing service on June 2 to honour the life of influential Bahamian playwright, poet and teacher Telcine Turner-Rolle.

Problems? ‘Exams are going well’

EDUCATION Minister Jeff Lloyd yesterday dismissed claims that the national BJC and BGCSE exams had experienced some operational challenges on their first day of sitting, insisting “the examinations went on very well” despite allegations otherwise.

‘Hundreds’ of teachers still owed back pay, says union

HUNDREDS of teachers are still owed back pay, according to Bahamas Union of Teachers president Belinda Wilson.

Cornerstone laid for $25m maritime academy

OFFICIALS laid the corner stone of a $25 million maritime academy yesterday at the former Crystal Cay – now Maritime Cay.

Leading lights in exams to hone skills at BTVI

THE two highest performing candidates in the 2013 Electrical Installation and Carpentry national exams are seeking to expand their knowledge and hone their skills at The Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI).

PM announces phase IB in reopening economy, six people allowed to disembark test kits plane

In his address to the nation on Sunday, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis announced that, effective Monday (May 4th), Phase 1B in the reopening of the economy will begin. This means:

Schools stay closed and examinations postponed

ALL schools will remain closed until further advice is received from the Ministry of Health, a statement announced on Friday – and all examinations will be postponed with no date given for when they will be held.

Are young men really failing or is it more complicated than that?

AS the dust settles from the beginning of the new academic year that hasn’t really begun yet, but should have, and as the results talk is pretty much done, it seems an opportune moment to discuss the failure of many of our students to perform adequately.

UNFIT TO HIRE: AID boss says lack of English and Maths is harming job applicants

A major Bahamian retailer says “the biggest obstacle” to its expansion is the lack of “basic Maths and English” skills among potential recruits as it aims to build a 200-strong workforce by June.

Students: Just 1 in 7 chance of finance

THE government is considering an increase to the allotment for scholarships and tuition assistance in the next fiscal budget after less than 15 percent of applicants received funding for the upcoming school year, according to Education Minister Jeffrey Lloyd.

Helping hurricane victims

EIGHT months after the devastating Hurricane Joaquin, Long Island’s community centres are being restored to full working order thanks to the support of the Sandals Foundation.

College launches maritime degree course

THE COLLEGE of the Bahamas is launching a maritime degree course.

Lloyd: Our students are desperate

I begin by quoting Isabel Wilkerson, Pulitzer Prize winning Black journalist and Princeton University professor: “Our country is like a really old house. I love old houses. I’ve always lived in old houses. But old houses need a lot of work. And the work is never done. And just when you think you’ve finished one renovation, it’s time to do something else. Something else has gone wrong.”

Student award winner gets CFAL investment account

The winner of the financial services Student of the Year Award has again won an initial contribution towards an investment account at CFAL. The Bahamian investment house, together with the Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB) and the University o

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