SONY MUSIC Offers Promo Partnership To BJC Song Competition Winner Sammi Starr

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BJC and BGCSE examination results continue to improve

Minister of Education, Science and Technology the Hon. Jerome Fitzgerald said the 2016 Bahamas Junior Certificate (BJC) and Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) examination results once again indicate that students are showing year over year improvements for the past two years.

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Best BJC results in twenty years

The Honourable Jerome K. Fitzgerald, Minister of Education, Science and Technology along with senior Ministry officials announced the 2016 Bahamas Junior Certificate (BJC) and Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) results on Tuesday, August 10th, 2016.

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BJC/BGCSE award honorees praised

Minister of Education, Science and Technology Jerome Fitzgerald told award honorees at the 2015 Bahamas Junior Certificate (BJC) and Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) National Awards Presentation Ceremony that they have shown they were willing to make sacrifices and organize their activities to allow time for them to complete their studies with optimum results.
"Just know ...

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BJC/BGCSE Award Honourees praised for achieving 'optimum results'

Minister of Education, Science and Technology the Hon. Jerome Fitzgerald told award honourees at the 2015 BJC and BGCSE National Awards Presentation Ceremony that they have shown they were willing to make sacrifices and organise their activities to allow time for them to complete their studies with optimum results.

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BJC/BGCSE award honourees praised for achieving 'optimum results'

Minister of Education, Science and Technology the Hon. Jerome Fitzgerald told award honourees at the 2015 BJC and BGCSE National Awards Presentation Ceremony that they have shown they were willing to make sacrifices and organise their activities to allow time for them to complete their studies with optimum results.

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2015 BJC BGCSE Awards Ceremony

BahamasLocal.com congratulates the success of students in the 2015 BJC and BGCSE examinations.

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Examiner sent to Abaco to assess missed BJCs

DESPITE "corrective measures" carried out by the Ministry of Education following the reported refusal by an adjudicator to make a 40-mile journey to assess Bahamas Junior Certificate craft examination submissions by two entrants in Abaco, parent Huel Moss insisted that he is "still disappointed" over the ordeal.

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BJC English Language Paper 2 Examination

Please be advised that the BJC English Language Paper 2 examination will take place on Friday 12th June, 2015 at 9:00 a.m...

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Top Achievers Award for BJC and BGCSE Top Achievers Awarded for BJC and BGCSE Examination Results

The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology recognized the accomplishments of students excelling in the Bahamas Junior Certificate (BJC) and Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE)...

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Highest scored essay in the 2011 BJC Language Arts Essay

Thank God I'm Finally Free!"

Tick, Tock. Tick, Tock...I patiently listened as the wheels of the clock turned; it was like a ringing in my ear. My eyes panned across the room at the other faces of innocence. All were sound asleep. I took one final look at the clock above the doorpost. It was already half past eight. Realizing that I was running out of time, I silently slipped out from under the ...

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BGCSE and BJC Study Guide

"MEET JERRY"

Hello! My name is Jerry. My life, to say the least, is spectacular right now.
I have a stunning wife and seven little ones running around. Though I'm hoping to have 12 kids in total, seven isn't too bad for a rat of only one year, right? Well, hopefully my new residence will improve my chances. It's this delightful little heap of garbage some friends at work were discussing one da...

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Three BJC subjects have an improved letter grade

Nassau, The Bahamas --
Mathematics, Art and Design, and Family and Consumer Science are the
three Bahamas Junior Certificate (BJC) subjects that have an improved
letter grade, Minister of Education the Hon Desmond Bannister said.  

"The improvement in Mathematics is one which we are most pleased to
note and hope that this trend will continue," Mr Bannister said during
a press conference at t...

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Three BJC subjects have an improved letter grade

Mathematics, Art and Design, and Family and Consumer
Science are the three Bahamas Junior Certificate (BJC) subjects that have an improved
letter grade, Minister of Education the Hon Desmond Bannister said.
?The improvement in Mathematics is one which we are most pleased to note and hope that this trend will continue,? Mr Bannister said during a press conference at the Scholarship and Education...

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"Chess not Checkers" Young Women Told at S.T.R.A.W Conference

Assistant Director of Education in the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Pauline Adderley encouraged the young women to approach their lives with the seriousness of the chess player, rather than with the lesser focus required for the game of checkers...

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BUT president claims national exams started with hiccups

Belinda Wilson.Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT) President Belinda Wilson yesterday expressed concern surrounding the operations at testing centers where the Bahamas Junior Certificate (BJC) and Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) exams were being held. Wilson claimed the number of invigilators were cut and some [...]
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IDB report highlights deficiencies in The Bahamas' education system for 21st century skills

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A recently released Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) report has highlighted the extremely low levels of learning in both math and science among Bahamian students as an indication that they lack the necessary skills to prepare them for success in the fields of science and technology. The report notes that the country's education [...]

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On 'Father Figures Day', Environment State Minister shared his journey with ninth graders at T. A . Thompson School

State Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources the Hon. Zane Lightbourne, took time out Friday to share a snippet of his journey and a word of encouragement with students of T. A. Thompson Junior High School.

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Education Minister celebrates students for their attainment - requiring more than just being "very smart"

Preparation, time management, sacrifice, a high level of discipline, pursuit of excellence and determination were the requirements of the high achievers in the 2023 national examinations according to the Hon. Glenys Hanna-Martin, Minister of Education and Technical and Vocational Training. She said the students’ achievements were not by happenstance and required a lot more than just being “ver...

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Sandals Foundation Hosts Math Seminars

The Sandals Foundation is funding mathematics seminars for 140 Bahamian teachers at the primary and high school levels throughout the coming year.
The seminars which commenced on August 30, 2011, are being hosted at Sandals Royal Bahamian in an effort to assist the teachers in improving Bahamian students? proficiency in the subject.

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The Bahamas Department of Correctional Services holds recruitment exercise in Grand Bahama

The Bahamas Department of Correctional Services (BDOCS) conducted a one-day recruitment exercise on Grand Bahama on Thursday, February 8, 2024 at St. Georges High School Gymnasium.

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Conservation 'Wonder Woman' congratulated on National Hero Award

Tributes flood in for long-serving BNT executive Lynn Gape  NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Leading environmentalists are congratulating long-serving Bahamas National Trust (BNT) executive Lynn Gape for her steadfast commitment to conservation over many decades and praised the decision to bestow the Order of Excellence upon her as part of the 2023 National Heroes Awards.   Lynn, [...]

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Minister defends exam results 

Minister of Education Glenys Hanna-Martin said yesterday that Free National Movement (FNM) Chairman Dr. Duane Sands' classification of the 2023 BGCSE national exams as "the worst results in history" is "obscenely opportunistic", and "misrepresenting the facts".

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Minister of Education Lauds Achievement of Outstanding Students

Nassau, Bahamas - In an
auditorium packed with students, Minister of Education, the Hon.
Desmond Bannister, sang the praises of outstanding students for the
year 2010-2011. Minister Bannister delivered the keynote address at the
Annual National Awards Presentation and Exhibition held on Thursday,
January 20 at the Church of God Auditorium.

"One of the major goals of the Ministry of Education's An...

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QC student Cherkadin sets BGCSE record  

The 16-year-old Queen's College student who achieved the top results in this year's Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) examinations, and the most BGCSEs achieved at one time in the 30-year history of the exams, wants other young men to know that they can achieve great things once they have the drive to accomplish ...
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BGCSE exam results worsen

The country again this year recorded poor overall results on national examinations with education officials saying yesterday that a further decline in performance was likely due in part to the substantial learning loss suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic, which exacerbated legacy issues. During a press conference at the Ministry of Education in New Providence, education ...
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Another delay for Holmes Rock as other schools prepare for the fall term

The opening of the new Holmes Rock Junior High School has again been postponed despite the project being declared 90 percent complete last March. At that time, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Works Robert Mouzas stated that only electrical work and parking spaces remained to be done. "We feel that if we're supplied with ...
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GB performing artsstudents visit New York

Nine Grand Bahamian performing arts students traveled to New York City last week as part of a local entertainment agency's effort to show that a career in entertainment is achievable.

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Government Forging Ahead with Plans to Improve Central & South Eleuthera

Minister of Agriculture, Marine Resources and Family Island Affairs, the Hon. Clay Sweeting said that in addition to improvements to roads and the building of new homes in Eleuthera, other projects are scheduled to enhance the island. During his contribution to the 2023/2024 budget debate on Monday, 12th June, the Minister said that although it appeared that successive governments had forgotten th...

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Equipped with knowledge and skills to achieve dreams

As the members of the St. Augustine's College (SAC) Class of 2023 transitioned from high school to the next phase of their lives, whether they continued on an academic route or entered the workforce, they were encouraged by their peer, Sisters of Charity Valedictorian Maneiqua Marshall, to not be afraid to take the long route to achieving their dreams, and to remember that fear can paralyze a pers...

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