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Plan for fewer students on campus during exams
May 14, 2021
Plan for fewer students on campus during exams
PUBLIC school officials are planning to manage school sites so they have fewer students on campus during national exams to mitigate against COVID-19 exposure, Director of Education Marcellus Taylor said.
May 03, 2021
Queen's College students sweep national awards top spots
Kamori Sawyer, a student of Queen's College, is the recipient of the Paul Adderley Award, which is awarded to the Most Outstanding Student in the Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) exams.
Top Achievers in 2020 National Exams Receive Awards
April 26, 2021
Top Achievers in 2020 National Exams Receive Awards
Top achievers from public and private institutions throughout the country who excelled in the 2020 national Bahamas Junior Certificate (BJC) and Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) examinations were celebrated at the National Awards Presentations hosted by the Examination & Assessment Division of the Ministry of Education (MOE).
The event, scaled-down due to COVID-19 pro...
CBC & Powerade to Fuel United F.C. Footballers
April 19, 2021
CBC & Powerade to Fuel United F.C. Footballers
For the past several years, the Caribbean Bottling Company (Bahamas) Ltd. (CBC) has proudly supported the efforts of the United Football Club (United FC). And, the company has returned as an annual monetary sponsor in hopes of supporting the program’s youth athletic training program, which currently has 398 young men and women enrolled.
For United FC President, Coach Sam “Sam T” Thibaud ...
Union says pupils not ready to sit exams
April 07, 2021
Union says pupils not ready to sit exams
WITH national examinations scheduled to begin next week, the head of the Bahamas Union of Teachers says some students are currently "inadequately prepared" to sit the tests.
March 30, 2021
CBC to Award 2021 Carleton W. Williams Scholarship Winner
The Caribbean Bottling Company (Bahamas) Ltd. (CBC) will once again select one exceptionally bright Grand Bahama primary school student to receive the Carleton W. Williams Scholarship. The six year award, which allows the recipient to pursue their studies at the high school of their choice, has allowed seven other talented, young Bahamian students to continue their education.
The 2021 recipien...
'D minus' for defence of exam grades
January 06, 2021
'D minus' for defence of exam grades
BAHAMAS Union of Teachers President Belinda Wilson has accused Ministry of Education officials of trying to twist the narrative about the "poor" BJC and BGCSE examination results...
BTC Celebrates Mission Week
December 02, 2020
BTC Celebrates Mission Week
120 Hours of Volunteered Community Service...BTC wrapped up its annual community focused ‘Mission Week’ of activities on November 20th, servicing fourteen organizations including schools nationwide...
C.H. Reeves' top math students recognized by BTC
April 30, 2017
C.H. Reeves' top math students recognized by BTC
Over 100 C.H. Reeves students were recognized by BTC for their excellent performance results in mathematics, during a special mathematics assembly at the school with 20 recognized for outstanding performances in the Bahamas Junior Certificate (BJC) examinations.
Indira Collie, BTC public relations manager, said they were proud of the students who have shown their limitless potential and demonstrat...
Ministry of Education Celebrates Outstanding Performers in Recent National High School Exams
February 04, 2020
Ministry of Education Celebrates Outstanding Performers in Recent National High School Exams
Achievements of top performers in the Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) and Bahamas Junior Certificate (BJC) examinations were recognized at the annual National Awards Ceremony of the Examination and Assessment Division of the Ministry of Education, February 3, 2020 at Church of God Convention Centre...
July 14, 2020
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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Wilson expresses doubt in exam results
July 06, 2020
Wilson expresses doubt in exam results
Belinda Wilson.Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT) President Belinda Wilson yesterday expressed certainty that national examination results for students sitting Bahamas Junior Certificate (BJC) and Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) tests and student turnout will be worse than they have been in previous years. With [...]
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June 18, 2020
BTC Study helps Students Prepare for National Examinations
BTC Study Program Expanded in response to COVID-19...BTC, in partnership with the Ministry of Education and One on One Educational Services Limited, is providing an expanded virtual education platform...
Justification for Hosting The National Examinations
June 09, 2020
Justification for Hosting The National Examinations
During a virtual press conference held on Monday, 8th June, 2020 to discuss the commencement of the National Examinations, Minister of Education, the Honourable Jeffrey L. Lloyd...
Pride in excellence
February 04, 2015
Pride in excellence
With news reports fraught with the missteps by Bahamian young men on an almost daily basis, it's always a breath of fresh air when young men excel -- and Pedro Marcello, 15, is one of those young men who is showing that all is not lost with the nation's youth.
June 04, 2020
Highlights from The Prime Minister's COVID-19 Press Briefing
The 9pm to 5am curfew will be in place Sunday through Monday starting 8 June. Weekend lockdowns lifted starting 13 June.
April 08, 2020
Ministry of Education makes live broadcasting educational content available for students to continue learning through COVID-19 Pandemic
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...
National Exams Will Be Moved
April 01, 2020
National Exams Will Be Moved
WITH schools not expected to re-open until later this month due to COVID-19 fears, Education Minister Jeff Lloyd said yesterday "there's no question" the government will have to postpone national examinations...
March 25, 2020
Cambridge Announcement on the International General Certificate of Secondary Education
On Tuesday 24 March, 2020 the Cambridge Assessment International Education issued a statement, that, due to the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, it decided to cancel the May/June 2020 sitting of the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) Examinations in countries around the world...
Ministry of Education opens Professional Development Workshops for Family and Consumer Science Education teachers
February 24, 2020
Ministry of Education opens Professional Development Workshops for Family and Consumer Science Education teachers
Training students to become good candidates for positions in the hospitality industry, coaching students how to secure internship and work experience, exposing Generation Z to the hospitality industry, and teaching Math for Night Auditing in the Hotel Industry are among the lessons covered at the Family and Consumer Science Education Unit Spring Professional Development Workshops Wednesday, Februa...
Acklins and Harbour Island School’s Update
January 22, 2020
Acklins and Harbour Island School’s Update
The Ministry of Education’s attention is drawn to reports of unrest at the Harbour Island Comprehensive School and the Acklins Central High School...
Wilson: Change exam timetable
January 14, 2020
Wilson: Change exam timetable
BAHAMAS Union of Teachers president Belinda Wilson said the Ministry of Education's decision not to reschedule BJC exams in the wake of Hurricane Dorian will likely have a negative impact on the results.
Parents Agree to Return Children to School
February 03, 2010
Parents Agree to Return Children to School
Parents that have kept all 203 students of North Eleuthera High for more than a week said they would return them in time for a visit from the Minister of Education scheduled for today.
Since Education Minister Desmond Bannister ordered changes throughout the island's public schools, parents have kept their children out of class.
Parent Teachers Association President Garnell Bethel said on Tu...
Custom Computer?s A?s For Excellence Winners
September 22, 2010
Custom Computer?s A?s For Excellence Winners
Custom Computers and the Minister of Education, The Honourable Desmond Bannister, presented this year?s winners of Custom Computer?s A?s for Excellence Campaign with brand new HP laptop computers on Saturday, September 18 during an awards presentation at the Custom Computers ?Know How Store? on Cable Beach. Outstanding students Kamal Hudson of St. Thomas Moore Primary School and Karinya Johnson of...
September 04, 2019
Students Given Second Chance to Earn High School Diploma
In their reflections, some students listed absenteeism and lateness as some of the reasons why they didn’t make the cut. Other students marginally missed the requisite criteria to graduate with a diploma from a public high school...
Flipping the script
July 01, 2019
Flipping the script
You would expect nothing less than a perfect grade in art from a person who had the vision to transform old, worn, beaten and weathered flip-flops into beautiful art. And three years after finding her first flip-flop on the beach and thinking how she could [...]
Urban Renewal Commission in talks that could result in extended activities for urban youth during summer
June 13, 2019
Urban Renewal Commission in talks that could result in extended activities for urban youth during summer
Officials at the Urban Renewal Commission (URC), are in discussions with the Royal Bahamas Police Force to have the two Youth Summer Programmes staggered over July and August in order to offer a full programme of activities during the eleven weeks of the school summer break...
BTC & C.H. Reeves Recognize Top Achievers
May 21, 2019
BTC & C.H. Reeves Recognize Top Achievers
BTC teamed up with C.H. Reeves to recognize its top Mathematics students and its students that received top scores in last year’s BJC examinations...
April 23, 2019
H.O. Nash says Break the Silence and Put an End to Violence
H. O. Nash Junior High School heralded its anti-violence stance during a special assembly Tuesday, April 9th 2019 on the Dolphin Drive campus...
February 05, 2019
QC's Prachi Kondapuram won 'Best Overall Performance in the 2018 BGCSE examinations
As outstanding students were celebrated for excellent results in the 2018 Bahamas Junior Certificate (BJC) and Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education...
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