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BTVI Employee Retires after Nearly 50 Years of Service
For nearly 50 years, David Barry worked at one place. He became a Painting and Decorating student in 1969, back when The Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) was known as Nassau Technical Centre. He went on to become an apprentice and after nearly five decades of teaching, recently retired...
BTVI Officials Visit Florida's Valencia College to Learn about Technical Training Programs, Explore Partnership Options
A team of officials from the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) visited the Orlando campuses of Valencia College to tour the facilities, as they prepare to rebuild their campuses in the aftermath of hurricane Dorian...
BTVI Classes to Resume in Grand Bahama
BTVI Classes to Resume in Grand Bahama
Following the devastation wreaked by hurricane Dorian, the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) is preparing to resume classes in Grand Bahama on October 7th...
Protests continue at Ministry of Works
Protests continue at Ministry of Works
Police were called to the Ministry of Works yesterday after more than 100 employees blocked the entrance to the lobby, demanding hazard pay they claim is owed to them from 2005.
Workers have been lobbying for months to get their money.
Last month, Deputy Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis, who is also the minister of works, said the employees would be paid by July 4.
However, Stephen Douglas, a sup...
Fresh Start Trainees Graduate to Theme, "Youth: Forefront of Change
Under the theme, "Youth: Forefront of Change," the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture held its Fresh Start Graduation Ceremony on Thursday, February 28, at SuperClubs Breezes...
Acting Director of Labour to students: Prepare to fill skills gap
Bahamian students are advised to prepare themselves to fill the skills gaps in the country and take advantage of opportunities that exist...
Technical training considered country's 'backbone'
Technical training considered country's 'backbone'
Minister of Education, the Honourable Jeffrey Lloyd feels technical and vocational education and training (TVET) is the “most critical need in the country...”
20 New Grand Bahama Shipyard Apprentices Join BTVI
20 New Grand Bahama Shipyard Apprentices Join BTVI
The Grand Bahama Shipyard recently launched its 2018 apprenticeship cohort with 20 students attending the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI)...
Tribute to Mr. Stephen Burrows Bahamian Sculptor and Metal Artist from The Ministry of Youth, Sports & Culture
Tribute to Mr. Stephen Burrows Bahamian Sculptor and Metal Artist from The Ministry of Youth, Sports & Culture
The Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture was saddened to learn of the passing of prominent Bahamian artist and sculptor, Mr. Stephen G.E. Burrows...
Royal Caribbean Exec 'Wowed' by LJM Maritime Academy in Nassau Cruise to Explore Opportunities for Collaboration
Royal Caribbean Exec 'Wowed' by LJM Maritime Academy in Nassau Cruise to Explore Opportunities for Collaboration
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Vice President Russell Benford had no idea what to expect when he crossed a narrow one-lane bridge at the end of Arawak Cay not far from the popular cruise port in Nassau, Bahamas...