Education
Business Graduates Need to Play Key Role in Rebuilding Economy
May 25, 2020
National development has to be the focus of any distinctive Master of Business Administrative (MBA) degree programme offered by University of The Bahamas (UB), Executive Director of the Bahamas Financial Services Board Tanya McCartney asserts...
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Heightened Anxiety During COVID-19 Calls for Deeper Focus on Mental Health
May 18, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacted a heavy toll on the mental fortitude of people across the globe, causing trauma, stress and anxiety which are just as harmful as the coronavirus itself...
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Canadian College Accepts Credits of BTVI IT Students
May 13, 2020
The Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) and Athabasca University (AU) have signed an articulation agreement, affording BTVI students who study Information Technology Management a seamless matriculation into the Canadian school...
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MAY 2020: Lupus Awareness Month
May 13, 2020
Lupus is a chronic autoimmune condition that can cause inflammation throughout your body. However, it tends to primarily be a localized condition, so it’s not always systemic.
An autoimmune disease is a condition in which your body’s own immune system is responsible for the inflammation and breakdown of its own cells.
Many people with lupus experience a mild version of it, but it can become severe without proper treatment. Currently, there’s no known cure for lupus, so treatment focuses on easing symptoms and reducing inflammation.
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University of The Bahamas establishes emergency fund for students impacted by COVID-19
May 12, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused additional challenges for some of the approximately 5,000 students who attend University of The Bahamas (UB), many of whom are scholarship recipients...
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UB Researchers Identify Key Factors To Be Considered in COVID-19 Response
May 11, 2020
Mathematical modelling has played a key role in predicting COVID-19 cases in The Bahamas, giving government officials and health authorities the opportunity for interventions to decrease the trajectory of infections...
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Bahamian Nicholas Johnson is first black valedictorian of Princeton University
May 11, 2020
Bahamian Nicholas Johnson, 22, has made history by becoming the first black valedictorian of Princeton University in its 274 years of existence...
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UB Mingoes Student-Athletes Still Cautiously Optimistic
May 04, 2020
Like the rest of the world, University of The Bahamas (UB) Mingoes student-athletes have had to balance disappointment with distancing in this COVID-19 environment, withdrawing from the very interactions that have been pivotal to their growth and success...
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BTVI to Create Online and Distance Education Centre
April 29, 2020
With the critical need to develop and deliver training throughout The Bahamas to address a growing global demand for technically skilled employees across the economy, President of the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI), Dr. Robert W. Robertson, announced the creation of the Centre for Online and Distance Education (CODE)...
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Extended Undergraduate Admissions Period
April 27, 2020
University of The Bahamas (UB) continues to evolve during this unprecedented crisis. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the institution has been listening to the concerns of the University community and the wider public...
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Admissions Policy for Fall 2020 and Spring 2021
April 24, 2020
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Education has closed all schools and suspended all national examinations throughout The Bahamas until further notice. This has implications for students wishing to be admitted to University of The Bahamas (UB) for Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 on the basis of their BGCSE results...
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Admissions Policy Amendment for Fall 2020 and Spring 2021
April 23, 2020
Due to the COVID-19 coronavirus, pandemic, the Ministry of Education has closed all schools and suspended all national examinations...
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Research Forum Examine Long-Term Strategies to Make Economy More Resilient
April 22, 2020
The COVID-19 crisis has refocused attention on the need to diversify The Bahamas’ economy as a critical pillar of sustainability. The pandemic’s crippling impact on the tourism sector was the focus of a recent research discussion at University of The Bahamas (UB)...
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The Urgency of Taking Climate Action Now
April 22, 2020
COVID-19 has upended life as we knew it in The Bahamas. However, as we deal with the widespread impacts of the pandemic, it is critical that we do so in a climate resilient fashion...
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Message from the Marjorie Davis Institute for Special Education
April 21, 2020
The Principal and Staff of the Marjorie Davis Institute for Special Education under the directon of The Ministry of Education, have established several measures to continue the educational process...
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Climate Resilient Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic are Critical for Small Island Developing States
April 17, 2020
“These crises underscore the extreme vulnerability of SIDS and the need for an international response that limits global average warming in line with the Paris Agreement with transformational change that has been supported by science” – Dr. Adelle Thomas...
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Coronavirus: Teachers in Singapore stop using Zoom after 'lewd' incidents
April 10, 2020
Singapore has suspended the use of video-conferencing tool Zoom by its teachers, after a "very serious incident" during a home-based lesson...
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National exams postponed schools to remain closed
April 10, 2020
All national secondary school exams will be postponed until further notice due to ongoing concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Ministry of Education...
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Ministry of Education designing platform for internet-deprived and device-challenged students
April 08, 2020
The Ministry of Education (MOE) in collaboration with its providers, Aliv and BTC, is designing a platform to allow internet-deprived students, or device-challenged students, to access internet capability, get devices, and alternatively view lessons...
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Ministry of Education makes live broadcasting educational content available for students to continue learning through COVID-19 Pandemic
April 08, 2020
Public school students who do not have a device or internet capability will be able to continue learning although schools are closed due to the corona virus. The Hon. Jeffrey Lloyd, Minister of Education, in a Communication...
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