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Only 46% leave high school with a diploma

ONLY 46 percent of students who leave high school qualify for a diploma, Education Minister Jeff Lloyd revealed yesterday during his budget contribution in the House of Assembly.

GAIN AN EDGE: Making the transition to university life

Valtio Julius Cooper was considered a shy, unassuming high schooler with a brilliant mind. At the tender age of 14, the Nicholl’s Town native and North Andros High School prodigy achieved five BGCSE’s inclusive of Mathematics and English while only in grade 11.

Church thanks organ player Raphe-enne

The church family of the Church of St Christopher, The Martyr, Lyford Cay, thanked Raphe-enne Adderley for playing the organ at the church services for the past two years.

Testing makes for better productivity

IN A few short weeks, the Bahamas will engage its youth in various forms of testing to determine what they have gleaned during the course of the academic year.

Grand Bahama's unemployed speak out

ALTHOUGH economic activity has increased on Grand Bahama as a result of new businesses that have opened, many persons are still unemployed as the island’s unemployment rate still remains one of the highest in the country.

Bahamas ‘risks future’ via 30% ‘C+’ graduates

The Bahamas was yesterday said to be “limiting our economic capacity” and placing the nation’s future at risk through poor educational achievement, with just 30 per cent of high school graduates equipped to be productive citizens.

EDITORIAL: Is the Bahamas committed to its own success?

IN a pre-retirement speech at the Royal Fidelity Bahamas Economic Outlook in February, Tim Rider, Royal Bank of Canada’s vice president of sales, gave Bahamians a bit of sound advice that they did not want to hear — especially coming from a white man, and a foreigner at that.

Thousands signed up for online education

ABOUT 40,000 students have registered for the Ministry of Education’s virtual learning programme, according to Education Minister Jeff Lloyd.

Lloyd: It may cost $25m to rebuild schools

EDUCATION Minister Jeff Lloyd estimated it will cost $20m to $25m to repair the schools in Abaco and Grand Bahama that were destroyed by Hurricane Dorian. Mr Lloyd said all the schools in the affected areas were reopened but noted there were outstan

Abaco teachers stage sick-out

TEACHERS in Abaco staged a sick-out yesterday to protest the continuing teacher shortage on the island a month after the Ministry of Education promised to address the problem.

Minister backs Grand Bahama students to excel

EDUCATION Minister Glenys Hanna Martin is optimistic Grand Bahama and Abaco students will excel, despite the double ordeal of Hurricane Dorian and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Examinations rescheduled due to vote

THE MINISTRY of Education yesterday announced that three national examinations have been rescheduled due to their clash with the May 10 date for the 2017 general elections.

Educational system

I would be grateful for you to allow me the opportunity to express my view on the Bahamas’ Educational System.

Academy praised for leading the way

TABERNACLE Baptist Christian Academy has been praised for its outstanding performance in sports and academics in Grand Bahama, where it is one of the leading private educational institutions.

EDITORIAL: UPHOLDING PUBLIC EDUCATION STANDARDS

CRITICISM of the educational system in this country is never-ending.

GAIN AN EDGE: The advantage of a degree is not hard to compute

The increasing concerns over cyber security open up opportunities for IT graduates, as one promising Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute student is finding.

FNM slams Fitzgerald performance as minister

THE opposition FNM has charged that Minister of Education Jerome Fitzgerald appears to have less concern and lower expectations for poor students.

NAGB reaches out to Freeport with new exhibition

IN ANTICIPATION of plans to open a satellite gallery in Grand Bahama, the National Art Gallery of The Bahamas (NAGB) is putting on an exhibition this week in Freeport featuring the works of two renowned Bahamian artists - Maxwell Taylor and Amos Ferguson.

Summer students enjoy arts workshop with RBC

FOR the 31st consecutive year, RBC Royal Bank and RBC FINCO are sponsoring the RBC Summer Arts Workshop for students, one of the most well-known arts-related youth events in the Bahamas.

Educator wins award at annual Golden Heart fundraising Ball

THE Ballroom at the Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort was filled to capacity on Saturday night as patrons of the annual Heart Ball were treated to a spectacular evening of music and dancing in support of the Sir Victor Sassoon (Bahamas) Heart Foundation. The h

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