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January 27, 2020
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...

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December 02, 2019
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...

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October 01, 2019
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...

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July 23, 2014
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...

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March 04, 2019
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...

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March 01, 2019
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...

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February 25, 2019
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...”

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October 04, 2018
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)...

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October 01, 2018
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...

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September 26, 2018
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...

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