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June 17, 2016
2016-2017 Budget Debate: Contribution by the Hon. Glenys Hanna-Martin
Mr. Speaker, I rise in this Honourable House to contribute to this 2016/2017 Budget Debate:
Be the father God wants you to be
June 16, 2016
Be the father God wants you to be
This coming Sunday is Father's Day. Unlike Mother's Day, restaurants will not be overflowing with grateful children, treating their fathers.
June 15, 2016
2015/2016 Budget Debate- Contribution by the Hon. Melanie S. Griffin, M.P., Minister of Social Services and Community Development
Mr. Speaker, as always I am grateful to Almighty God, in whom I live, move and have my being and the fine people of Yamacraw for the privilege to serve and to represent them in this place.
PLP ratifies Fitzgerald and Halkitis for 2017
May 24, 2016
PLP ratifies Fitzgerald and Halkitis for 2017
Touted by Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Perry G. Christie as ?new generation leaders,? the National General Council (NGC) of the Progressive Liberal Party ratified Education Minister the Hon. Jerome Fitzgerald and Finance State Minister the Hon. Michael Halkitis to run in the 2017 general elections; the ratification took place at the NGC?s monthly meeting on Thursday evening, 19th May 2016.
Jeffon Stubbs is the best and brightest
May 04, 2016
Jeffon Stubbs is the best and brightest
St. Anne's School's Jeffon Stubbs is the Alpha Phi Alpha Inc.'s 2016 Valedictorian, and the recipient of a $6,000 scholarship.
March 10, 2016
Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival continues roll out of marketing initiatives
Following a successful weekend launch that saw hundreds of Bahamians enjoying live entertainment and party vibes inside Da Cultural Village, the Bahamas National Festival Commission is set to continue its efforts to market and promote Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival at home and abroad.
Losing the Bahamian male
December 06, 2015
Losing the Bahamian male
A new report from the Department of Statistics highlights the underachievement of young Bahamian males as a group, and has renewed concerns about the social impacts this continues to have.
September 02, 2015
Three receive Tara Xavier Hepburn Foundation Scholarships
Dwayna Archer, Asianique Clarke and Deniel Rolle are the most recent recipients of the Tara Xavier Hepburn Foundation Scholarship, bringing the number of scholarships awarded by the Foundation since its inception in 2007 to 29.
Renewed worries over poor GLAT results
August 19, 2015
Renewed worries over poor GLAT results
The results of the Grade Level Assessment Tests (GLAT) reveal once again that grade three and grade six students generally had significant challenges in numeracy and literacy, according to Minister of Education Jerome Fitzgerald.
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
June 03, 2015
National champ finds silver lining to Scripps National Spelling Bee showing
National Spelling Bee champion Charles Hamilton Jr., went into the Scripps National Spelling Bee Competition expecting to win, but while disappointed with his performance in not qualifying past the semifinals of the Washington, D.C. competition, he did find a silver lining to the outcome.
February 25, 2015
Four awarded Tara Xavier Hepburn Foundation scholarships
Four new students have been awarded the Tara Xavier Foundation Scholarship for the 2014-2017 school years bringing the number of scholarship recipients up to 26 since the inception of the scholarship program in 2007.
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.
January 04, 2012
Students Resolve to do Even Better in the New School Semester
The four-week Christmas break is over and it's back to the classrooms -- albeit reluctantly for some students. But there are those students who are taking to the new semester with an open mind and a new resolve.
The importance of education
December 05, 2011
The importance of education
Dear Editor,
I was all set to write about the recent debates about the constituency changes until I had a conversation with a friend having a problem with what was being taught in his child's class.
November 23, 2011
Catching Up with National Teacher of the Year -- Afrika Karamo-Miller
There are many things Afrika Karamo-Miller, the national teacher of the year for 2010-2012, could've done with her life.?
There is hope
September 21, 2011
There is hope
Sheryl Bastian (name changed) struggles to use words in the right context in our conversation, but I know what she means.? I don't correct her because I do not want to embarrass her.? I listen as she tells her tale of being able to speak words and hold a conversation, but when placed in a position to write those very same words down, she realized that she could not spell.
The 56-year-old grandmot...
Poor Education Results Continue
August 05, 2011
Poor Education Results Continue
Student performance declined in more than half of the 27 Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) exam categories, with students continuing to average D's and E's, respectively in English language and mathematics, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Education.
According to Education Minister Desmond Bannister, who addressed the media at a news conference at the...
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