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January 25, 2022
BAMSI FOCUSES ON INCREASING PRODUCTION, STUDENT ENROLMENT AND SUPPORT FOR BAHAMIAN FARMERS

CRITICS of the Bahamas Agriculture & Marine Science Institute (BAMSI) might argue that the Institute had been left to languish in mediocrity after a stellar launch in 2014. Initially, the Institute soared, with laser-like focus, on an upward trajectory of success including; experts, both international and Bahamian from the field of agriculture and marine science, were brought in to equip students,...

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October 28, 2022
Leadership and kindness - top character strengths of 2022 Hidden Heroes Champions

The PACE Foundation is pleased to announce twelve champions of the Character Day Bahamas Hidden Heroes 2022 campaign. Nominees hailed from eight islands - Abaco, Andros, Berry Islands, Eleuthera, Exuma, Grand Bahama, Long Island, and New Providence. Recognized for their contributions to their community, there were students, educators, community builders, a physician, a disability advocate, coaches...

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September 26, 2022
Academic excellence recognized

Christopher Knowles' excellent Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) results and diverse background allowed him to be placed into the University of Miami's (UM) Foote Fellows Honors Program which recognizes the most academically accomplished incoming first-year students. Foote Fellows have distinguished themselves both inside and outside of the classroom at their previous scho...

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August 30, 2022
Minister agrees a long way to go in education

EDUCATION Minister Glenys Hanna Martin admitted she agrees with observers who feel that "we have a long way to go in education" after the recent release of the BJC and BGCSE statistics.

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August 26, 2022
'15 percent rise' hailed as exam results released

THERE was a 15 percent increase in the number of BGCSE candidates who received a C or higher in five or more subjects this year, according to Director of Education Marcellus Taylor.

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August 26, 2022
Dismal exam results persist

Only 12.9 percent or 633 of the 4,906 candidates who sat the Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) examinations in 2022 received a C or higher in at least five subjects, according to the statistics released by the Ministry of Education yesterday. Last year, 5,147 students sat the exams and only 550 (or 10.6 percent) ...
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January 11, 2022
BAMSI FOCUSES ON INCREASING PRODUCTION, STUDENT ENROLMENT AND SUPPORT FOR BAHAMIAN FARMERS

CRITICS of the Bahamas Agriculture & Marine Science Institute (BAMSI) might argue that the Institute had been left to languish in mediocrity after a stellar launch in 2014. Initially, the Institute soared, with laser-like focus, on an upward trajectory of success including; experts, both international and Bahamian from the field of agriculture and marine science, were brought in to equip students,...

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September 02, 2021
Tilberg wins All-Bahamas Merit Scholarship

As an equestrian show jumper, Maya Tilberg is accustomed to aiming high. Her most recent triumph came not in the show ring but in academics as she soared above a field of outstanding candidates to capture the 2021 All-Bahamas Merit Scholarship. It is the most prestigious national scholarship to be awarded to a single Bahamian candidate.

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August 30, 2021
SAC's Maya Tilberg is the 2021 All-Bahamas Merit Scholar

Tilberg’s award comes in the 25th year of the award being meted out since its inception in 1993, but she is the 26th individual to receive the ABMS.

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August 17, 2021
A-C grades increase in exams

EDUCATION Minister Jeff Lloyd revealed yesterday that the number of BGCSE students receiving A, B and C grades this year increased by more than 10 percent compared with 2019.

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