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September 07, 2023
UNION: CUBAN TEACHERS 'CAN'T SPEAK ENGLISH' - Bahamas Union of Teachers leader has received complaints about language barriers
THE BAHAMAS Union of Teachers said it is concerned that a number of Cuban teachers recently hired by the government cannot speak English and called on the Ministry of Education to investigate the issue.
September 08, 2023
Ministry refutes claim that Cuban teachers can't speak English
The Ministry of Education yesterday shot down claims by the Bahamas Union of Teachers that a group of Cuban teachers hired by the government cannot speak English.
There is no such thing as "Proper English"
June 30, 2021
There is no such thing as "Proper English"
By: Jhanae Winter
Many of us have been told or heard someone say “you need to speak proper english”, intending to correct the way another spoke. But what if I told you that "proper" english is all a myth.
August 12, 2015
Some improvement in BGCSEs, despite dismal Math and English scores
Student performance improved this year in under half of the 27 Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) exam categories compared to 2014, but students continued to average D's and E's
Graduation ceremony held for empowerment project
April 29, 2024
Graduation ceremony held for empowerment project
THE Community Empowerment Project hosted its first graduation ceremony at First Baptist Church where participants had taken classes, gaining skills in mathematics, English, baking, jewellery making, grooming, and straw plaiting.
British tycoon and Albany developer Joe Lewis fined $5 million and given three years probation for insider trading
April 05, 2024
British tycoon and Albany developer Joe Lewis fined $5 million and given three years probation for insider trading
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — British billionaire and Albany developer Joe Lewis has avoided prison time after a US judge on Thursday ordered him to pay a $5 million fine and serve three years of probation for pleading guilty to what federal prosecutors described as a yearslong brazen insider trading scheme. Lewis, 87, pleaded guilty in January [...]
Student performance slides in nat'l exams
August 30, 2023
Student performance slides in nat'l exams
Of the 5,393 candidates from 100 centers, both public and private, who sat the Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) examinations this year, a total of 544 students received a grade of C or higher in five or more subjects.
BIDEN DELIVERS CRIPPLING BLOW: New President unveils quarantine rule which will devastate tourism
January 22, 2021
BIDEN DELIVERS CRIPPLING BLOW: New President unveils quarantine rule which will devastate tourism
UNITED States President Joe Biden yesterday signed an executive order requiring travellers to quarantine on arrival to the US, potentially dealing what Tourism Minister Dionisio D'Aguilar says could be a devastating blow to the Bahamian economy...
Bahamian Spirit Shines Through Despite Horror
September 19, 2019
Bahamian Spirit Shines Through Despite Horror
“YES, something positive came out of Hurricane Dorian.” As a Bahamian living in Florida, I learned from the news that Abaco and Grand Bahama survivors were being evacuated to Nassau so I flew down for a week to assist my fellow Bahamians in any way possible.
Exam passes down again
September 04, 2018
Exam passes down again
STUDENTS who took the Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) examinations performed marginally worse this year in comparison with those who took the national tests in 2017...
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