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November 14, 2014
Treatment of VAT in relation to National Examinations
Pursuant to Regulation Nine of the Value Added Tax (VAT) Regulations 2014, VAT will not be charged on tuition cost for any course of study in a preschool, primary or secondary school...
46 students enter Teacher-Cadet Program
November 12, 2014
46 students enter Teacher-Cadet Program
The Teacher-Cadet Program recently received an influx of 46 students who it is hoped would be among the 2017 entrants of the School of Education at The College of The Bahamas.
Tenth grade students from 14 high schools, an even split between public and private schools on New Providence, were inducted into the program during a recent ceremony in the ballroom at Government House hosted by Governor Ge...
Center for the Deaf celebrates 50 years
November 05, 2014
Center for the Deaf celebrates 50 years
The Red Cross Center for the Deaf was established in 1964 out of a need to cater to the number of hearing-impaired children in Bahamian society. The center recently celebrated its 50th anniversary with a banquet under the theme "Progress, challenges and change". It is a joint effort of The Red Cross Society and the Department of Education (the Red Cross provides the building while the Department o...
L.W. Young students exposed to technical studies
October 22, 2014
L.W. Young students exposed to technical studies
Students from L.W. Young Junior High School were recently exposed to the art of painting and provided with the opportunity to channel their practical skills at the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI). Eleven boys were chosen to participate in a dual enrollment program.
The ninth grade students are participating in the 10-week program that will culminate on December 5 while simultaneo...
And then there were three
October 18, 2014
And then there were three
Self-discovery isn't something that fits in a five-year plan. It doesn't heed deadlines, and it certainly doesn't mind age. Finding and re-discovering one's passion can happen at any stage in life, as Subrenna Gomez-Higgs, Janet Jennings and Jeanine Lampkin can attest.
In recent years, the three women have been unearthing their individual creativity in bags of clay and gallons of glaze, under cera...
Minister: Education must become a core value
September 24, 2014
Minister: Education must become a core value
Education must move from a priority to a core value, where everything begins and ends with education; the future of the country depends on the state of education, according to Minister of Education, Science and Technology Jerome Fitzgerald.
"The more our students succeed, the more our country will succeed" said Fitzgerald, as he addressed the Ernest T. Strachan Advanced Toastmasters Club 7108 rece...
June 07, 2011
Custom Computers Fourth Annual A?s For Excellence Campaign!
Thousands of Students To Enter Custom Computers Fourth Annual A?s For Excellence Campaign!
Greater student participation and more fabulous computer prizes are what everyone can expect during this year?s Custom Computers Fourth Annual A?s For Excellence Campaign, which kicks off this month.
Contribution to the 2011 Budget Debate
June 07, 2011
Contribution to the 2011 Budget Debate
Contribution to the 2011 Budget Debate Hon. Desmond Bannister.
Mr. Speaker, I dedicate my contribution today to a very special constituent, Willette Styles. Willette is 24 years old. She?s the daughter of my friend William Styles of Iguana Way in Carmichael, and she has been in and out of hospital more times than she can remember over the past three years.
Praise for hard work that earned certificates
September 15, 2014
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.
Exam results are nothing to be pleased about
September 09, 2014
Exam results are nothing to be pleased about
Minister of Education Jerome Fitzgerald expressed a positive reaction to the exam results of both senior and junior high school students that were released last month.
According to the results, student performance improved marginally in more than half the 27 Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) exam categories. However, on average students continued to earn low grades in the ...
May 25, 2011
Prime Minister presents 2011/2012 Budget Communication
NASSAU, Bahamas -- Prime Minister and Minister of Finance the Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham presented the 2011/2012 Budget Communication to Parliament on Wednesday, May 25, 2011, announcing a budget whose major emphasis is jobs and skills development.
Budget Highlights:
$25 million for the National Job Readiness and Training Programme - targeting 3,000 Bahamians for paid skills training for up to...
September 03, 2014
Four awarded Tara Xavier Hepburn Foundation scholarships
Four more students have the opportunity to receive secondary private school educations for the 2014-2017 academic years through the Tara Xavier Hepburn Foundation.
Former T.A. Thompson student Ralph Sealy, former C.H.Reeves School student Shania Lewis, former H.O. Nash Junior School student Nastacia Turnquest and Monique Chandler of The T.A.R.A. Project and St. John's College were the hardworking ...
August 20, 2014
Educators urged to work to reduce the number of children who fall through the cracks
As everything begins and ends with education, public school administrators were encouraged to work to reduce the number of children who "continuously fall through the cracks" by Minister of Education, Science and Technology Jerome Fitzgerald during a recently-held public schools administrators' workshop.
Fitzgerald challenged administrators to look within themselves for the passion that drew them ...
Exam results are nothing to be pleased about
August 07, 2014
Exam results are nothing to be pleased about
Minister of Education Jerome Fitzgerald expressed a positive reaction to the exam results of both senior and junior high school students that were released earlier this week.
According to the results, student performance improved marginally in more than half the 27 Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) exam categories. However, on average students continued to earn low grades ...
Dismal scores persist for nat'l exams
August 06, 2014
Dismal scores persist for nat'l exams
While student performance improved marginally in more than half of the 27 Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) exam categories, on average students have continued to earn Ds and Es in English language and mathematics, respectively, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Education yesterday.
According to the results, 588 students received at least a grade of C or ...
August 07, 2014
Exam results add up to a slight improvement in maths and english
ALTHOUGH Education Minister Jerome Fitzgerald highlighted improvements in numerous BGCSE exam results yesterday, the national mathematics average remained an E while the English language average rose from a D to a D+...
August 06, 2014
Gabrielle Moss: Education is more than reading, writing and 'rithmetic
Education is more than just book learning and memorizing what teachers tell you, according to Gabrielle Moss, the 2014 recipient of the prestigious All-Bahamas Merit Scholarship (ABMS). To her, education is about developing as a whole person - and that includes academics.
"You also have to develop yourself morally, knowing the difference between right and wrong; developing yourself socially and be...
July 16, 2014
Agriculture official: 'Transform' policies for industry's survival
New Providence must "transform" its housing and agricultural policies if it wishes for the local farming industry to survive, according to a top Ministry of Agriculture official.
In an interview with Guardian Business, Assistant Director of Agriculture Dr. Kenneth Richardson addressed the challenges facing local agriculture while outlining the industry's untapped potential as food costs and demand...
July 02, 2014
National Standardized High School Diploma on the cards for the next academic year
When public schools reopen in September for the academic year, students will have to meet specific standardized criteria to earn a high school diploma, according to Minister of Education Science and Technology Jerome Fitzgerald.
On a 4.00 grade point average (GPA) scale they will have to maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 over grades 10 through 12; have attained four subjects in the Bahamas Junior C...
June 25, 2014
24 outstanding primary school students rewarded for academic excellence
For the past 12 years, Paul Smith, CEO of Electro Telecom has rewarded 12 outstanding students from primary schools in the Northwestern District with laptops for their high academic achievements. The philanthropic program started at Oakes Field Primary, Smith's alma mater, and later expanded to Gambier, T.G. Glover, Albury Sayle, Stephen Dillet and Woodock Primary Schools. Mabel Walker Primary Sch...
Advancing trends in technology
June 11, 2014
Advancing trends in technology
The Bahamas government has teamed up with Microsoft in a partnership agreement to advance trends in technology that will result in changes in the way students and teachers work, learn and live. Minister of Education, Science and Technology Jerome Fitzgerald said the Microsoft Partners in Learning Education Transformation Agreement was a significant milestone in the development of education, in tha...
Teacher says the move toward consistent use of technology in the classroom is a move in the right direction
June 04, 2014
Teacher says the move toward consistent use of technology in the classroom is a move in the right direction
With the proliferation of technical device distribution over the past decade, the efforts of contemporary educators to incorporate technology into the classroom should come as no surprise to those who are reasonably minded, but Nancy Seymour, a teacher at Eight Mile Rock High School in Grand Bahama is still questioning whether technology has been properly blended into the classroom.
The computer s...
May 26, 2014
Navigating the teen years and coming to terms with lupus
Joenel Humes is like most teenagers -- she's looking forward to summer break and doing absolutely nothing, especially after sitting six Bahamas Junior Certificate examinations (BJCs). She also likes to sing and dance, and talking with her friends is high on her list of priorities.
She, too, has lupus.
The 14-year-old, who is affectionately referred to as "JoJo" by her family, was diagnosed with t...
A promise kept
April 16, 2014
A promise kept
Give a child a goal to shoot for, and, if the incentive is great enough, why not watch him or her reach for it? In many cases, he or she will surpass it.
With that in mind, Albertha Stubbs, the mathematics coordinator at C.H. Reeves Junior School, promised grade nine students who could pass their Bahamas Junior Certificates Math exams with A grades a $100 prize, each, and a banquet in their honor....
March 19, 2014
Lyford Cay International School celebrates Commonwealth Day
After learning that the song, "God Bless our Sunny Clime" was sung for the first time as the national song of The Bahamas at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) held in The Bahamas in 1985, elementary students and guests at Lyford Cay International School (LCIS) had an opportunity to listen to the song. Grade six students at LCIS led an assembly to educate the school's student bod...
Double victory and triple triumph
March 18, 2014
Double victory and triple triumph
Passion, persistence, perspiration and patience in pursuit of excellence propelled Bahamas Star Gymnastics' (BSG) competitive squad to the top of the medal podium in a recent competition.
In their second appearance at the Tim Rand American Twisters Gymnastics Invitational, hosted in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, these "starlets" nailed a first place in the team division for Level 2, a fourth place in ...
Double Victory & Triple Triumph
March 12, 2014
February 12, 2014
Four students benefit from Tara Xavier Hepburn Foundation
Four students are the latest to benefit from the Tara Xavier Hepburn Foundation, taking the total number of scholarships awarded by the Foundation to 21, at the cost of just over $100,000Demonica Brown, a graduate of L.W. Young Junior School, joined Jefferson Stubbs, who currently attends St. Anne's School, at St. Anne's School; while Eleanore Simmons, a graduate of H.O. Nash Junior High Schoo...
Top Northwest District students recognized
February 12, 2014
Top Northwest District students recognized
Candis-Amber Petty, a former student of H.O. Nash Junior School who is currently a student at C.R. Walker Senior School, was recognized for her academic achievements in the 2013 Bahamas Junior Certificate (BJC) examinations at the 12th Northwestern District Thanksgiving Awards and Recognition Ceremony.She was graded at A grades for the eight exams she sat (and finished in a three-way tie for ...
Star pupils are honoured
February 10, 2014
Star pupils are honoured
MORE than 200 outstanding students were recognised with gifts of plaques, trophies and cheques for their achievements in the Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) and Bahamas Junior Certificate (BJC) during the Ministry of Education's annual National Awards ceremony.
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