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November 13, 2013
BTVI carpentry students sit out a semester to help to build a home

A Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) carpentry student, Elkanah Jaroy Cooper, was recognized recently when he was highlighted as the most valuable player (MVP) of a new home constructed at Bola Alley and Finlayson Street.
The housing project, which took nine months, is an initiative of the Bain and Grants Town Urban Renewal Centre. The house has two bedrooms, one bathroom, a kitchen...

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February 21, 2024
“The importance of CTE cannot be overstated: technical and business jobs are in high demand locally and internationally," says Education Minister

Minister of Education & Technical & Vocational Training the Hon. Glenys Hanna-Martin said that career and technical education (CTE) is paramount to the development of the nation.

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January 30, 2024
MOYSC Launched Fresh Start Program 2024 Spring Session

The Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture’s Youth Division launched its 2024 Spring Session of the Fresh Start Program at Christ the King Education Center on January 25, 2024.

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January 12, 2024
BTVI Spreading Wings to Exuma

Deputy Prime Minister and Member of Parliament for Exuma, the Honourable Chester Cooper, expressed excitement during the recent signing of the contract for renovations of the Exuma Foundation Resource Centre which will become a temporary location for the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute’s (BTVI) satellite location.

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September 21, 2023
Cost to construct new prison slashed 

The cost to construct a new prison has been slashed by approximately $40 million after officials from the Ministry of Finance said the previous $90 million price tag was too high, according to Acting Commissioner of Corrections Doan Cleare.

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November 19, 2010
Rt. Hon. Hubert A. Ingraham Resolution on Baha Mar Project

I have been disappointed but not surprised by the failure of Members Opposite to recognize that my Government has made considerable and measurable progress in making lemonade from the lemons which they left on the table when they were put out of office in 2007.

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September 13, 2023
BTVI Renovation Contract signing in GB signifies ‘a renewal of hope’, says Minister Hanna-Martin

During a $1.6M contract signing for renovations at BTVI on Monday, September 11, Minister of Education and Technical and Vocational Training, the Hon. Glenys Hanna-Martin said the work being done at the facility represents “renewal of hope” for the people of Grand Bahama.

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September 04, 2023
BTVI interim president: Disservice done to children when 'pushed into traditional career fields' by parents and teachers

A disservice is being done to children when they are "pushed into traditional career fields" by parents and teachers, according to Dr. Linda A. Davis, Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) interim president.

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August 29, 2023
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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August 28, 2023
Atlantis employees upskill with BTVI

Twenty-five engineering entry and line staff at Atlantis are now basic engineering certified having completed the first level of a three-level program, a technical collaboration between the resort and the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) to strengthen and support opportunities in the area of internships, job placement, up skilling and additional training for Atlantis team members.

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