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The World Trade Organization and The Bahamas
December 17, 2014
The World Trade Organization and The Bahamas
The minister responsible for financial services and trade, Ryan Pinder, resigned his post as minister to take up a private post. This leaves his ministry without a minister. In addition, just prior to his resignation, the director of his ministry, was selected to head up the secretariat charged with producing a national development plan for The Bahamas. Without a doubt, international trade and int...
Anglican schools boast of 2010 top merit scholars
October 15, 2010
Anglican schools boast of 2010 top merit scholars
The entire Anglican education system is boasting of the results from the 2010 Merit Scholars Programme, having claimed three top winners. Clifford Bowe III, the 2010 All Bahamas Merit Scholar is a graduate of Bishop Michael Eldon High School, Grand Bahama. Top finalists Noelle Sawyer and John Alao are graduates of St. John's College and St. Anne's High Schools, New Providence respectively.
Cliffor...
LJM Maritime Academy cadets pause to give thanks
December 03, 2014
LJM Maritime Academy cadets pause to give thanks
LJM Maritime Academy physics and mathematics lecturer Dr. Alvin Hepburn reminded cadets and staff at the LJM Maritime Academy to be thankful for all the opportunities they have been given at their recent day of thanksgiving.
Dr. Hepburn urged cadets to be thankful for their lives as they are, and to not worry about the things they do not have, the things they wanted and wished they had, but to ins...
November 12, 2014
St. George's High School graduate awarded FIDA scholarship
St. George's High School graduate Teonya Takahra Knowles is the eighth recipient of a two-year scholarship awarded by the Grand Bahama Chapter of the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA).
Knowles, who aspires to enter the field of law, will pursue an Associate of Arts in law and criminal Justice. She was named the scholarship recipient yesterday. The FIDA Scholarship, valued at $2,000 ...
September 16, 2014
New scholarship fund to help develop engineering sector
A corporate entity is collaborating with the Bahamas Society of Engineers (BSE) to help stimulate the participation of more Bahamians in a critical sector in the Bahamian economy. BHM Co. Ltd., formerly Bahamas Hot Mix Co. Ltd., and the BSE have established a scholarship fund at The College of The Bahamas for civil engineering technology students.
The college recently received a donation that will...
August 08, 2014
Gabrielle Moss named as All-Bahamas Merit Scholar for 2014
NASSAU, Bahamas - Gabrielle Moss, a 17-year-old student of Bishop Michael Eldon School, Grand Bahama, has received the title of All-Bahamas Merit Scholar for 2014.
Ms. Moss is the recipient of a four-year scholarship worth $140,000 at the college of her choice. The Hon. Jerome Fitzgerald, Minister of Education, Science and Technology, made the announcement on Thursday, July 31.
Minister Fitzgerald...
Dismal scores persist for nat'l exams
August 06, 2014
Dismal scores persist for nat'l exams
While student performance improved marginally in more than half of the 27 Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) exam categories, on average students have continued to earn Ds and Es in English language and mathematics, respectively, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Education yesterday.
According to the results, 588 students received at least a grade of C or ...
August 06, 2014
Gabrielle Moss: Education is more than reading, writing and 'rithmetic
Education is more than just book learning and memorizing what teachers tell you, according to Gabrielle Moss, the 2014 recipient of the prestigious All-Bahamas Merit Scholarship (ABMS). To her, education is about developing as a whole person - and that includes academics.
"You also have to develop yourself morally, knowing the difference between right and wrong; developing yourself socially and be...
All-Bahamas Merit Scholar to be announced tomorrow
July 30, 2014
All-Bahamas Merit Scholar to be announced tomorrow
The title of All-Bahamas Merit Scholar is one of the most coveted out there and is awarded to the single most promising Bahamian high school graduate accepted to a demanding college. The scholarship is worth up to $140,000 over four years of study. The winner, who will be selected from amongst the applicants who applied for consideration for the award, will be made public tomorrow.
The 2013 All-Ba...
Smith for College of The Bahamas president
July 27, 2014
Smith for College of The Bahamas president
Dear Editor,
My family and I share a deep connection to The College of The Bahamas (COB). My mother was a founding faculty member when the college began in 1974. My six brothers were each students at The College of The Bahamas. I, too, am a former COB student, having studied economics and physics there as the 2001-2002 All Bahamas Merit Scholar.
When I came back to visit COB., during my senior yea...
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