Hon. Zane Lightbourne Tours Public Schools in South Andros

Representatives of Healthy Lifestyle Pays Courtesy Call

Minister of State for Education and Technical and Vocational Training the Hon. Zane Lightbourne on November 11th, 2021, toured public schools in South Andros, and Mangrove Cay. The purpose of the tour was to assess the state of school campuses as students are expected to return for face to face learning when schools reopen the second week of January 2022.

The Representatives of The Healthy Lifestyle Team paid a courtesy call on the Honourable Glenys Hanna Martin - Minister of Education & Technical and Vocational Training. The Team is a group of volunteers of Doctors, Nurses, Dietitians and Educators who are working for better Health in The Bahamas.

The focus of The Healthy Lifestyle Team is to encourage Healthy Lunch Meals for students, drinking more water, a healthy diet that includes more fruits and vegetables and encouraging 60 minutes a day of physical activity.

The Bahamas Association of Private Tertiary Institutions (BAPTI) Pays Courtesy Call on The Minister, and Minister of State for Education & Technical & Vocational Training.

Executives of The Bahamas Association of Private Tertiary Institutions (BAPTI) paid a courtesy call on the Hon. Glenys Hanna-Martin on Thursday, 21st October, 2021. Pictured from left to right are: Mr. Ricardo Deveaux, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education and Technical & Vocational Training (MOE&TVT), Ms. Valrie Dean, Administrator (BAPTI), Dr. Yvette M. Johnson, Executive Vice President (BAPTI), Hon. Glenys Hanna-Martin (MOE&TVT), Hon. Zane Lightbourne, Minister of State (MOE&TVT), Mrs. Lorraine Symonette-Armbrister, Permanent Secretary (MOE&TVT), and Mr. Nathaniel Dean, Legal Advisor (BAPTI).

Albury Sayle Primary Hosts Back To School Drive Giveaway

Scores of parents, some with children in tow collected donated school supplies at the Albury Sayle Primary School on Friday August 27th, 2021. According to Principal Shirlean Wallace the back to school drive will go a long way in ensuring equity for all of the school’s five hundred plus students. Public Schools open with virtual learning on Monday August 30th due to the spike in Covid 19 cases.

Computer Science teacher Shanique Taylor said the Diggiss Foundation was the moving force among other corporate partners who donated the three hundred backpacks complete with books, pens, pencils, erasers, rulers, sharpeners as well as a lunch pack with healthy fruits and drinks. Principal Wallace admitted that a number of students never signed up for virtual classes in the last school year. She said through a partnership with the police they intend to go door to door to reconnect with those students. She appealed to parents still in need of supplies for students enrolled there to contact the school located on Nassau Street.

Minister of State for Technical and Vocational Education, the Honourable, Zane Lightbourne, was introduced to members of the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute’s (BTVI) management team during a courtesy call he recently paid on President, Dr. Robert W. Robertson. He also met with deans and chairs. Pictured from left to right are BTVI’s Vice President of Academic Affairs, Dr. Linda Davis; Minister of State for Technical and Vocational Education, the Honourable, Zane Lightbourne;  BTVI's President, Dr. Robert W. Robertson and BTVI’s Associate Vice President of Administrative Services, Zakia Winder.

IL Cares Foundation Donates $15,000 to Grand Bahama High School Basketball Tournaments

In this season of giving, IL Cares Foundation recently donated a cheque to the tune of $15,000 in aid of the Grand Bahama Schools Basketball Tournament. The tournament which took place on December 2nd – 4th, 2021 included junior and senior high schools throughout Grand Bahama.

During a brief presentation in the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture’s Conference Room on Friday, November 3rd, 2021, Senior Education Officer for the Sports Unit at the Ministry of Education and Technical and Vocational Training, Evon Wisdom thanked IL Cares Foundation for its generous contribution, noting that it is one of many philanthropic acts by the organisation as it has sponsored numerous national sporting events involving students.

“In a few years we will see the manifestation of IL Care’s support through the success of the athletes,” said Mr. Wisdom.

The Foundation’s public relations director Kenny Mackey while presenting the cheque reiterated his organisation’s support of the nation’s youth. “I am pleased and privileged to support our youth. It allows children to commune and battle in the spirit of excellence,” Mr. Mackey exclaimed.

The benevolent donation will afford many of the athletes the opportunity to travel to the United States to attend basketball championships. Team members from St. George’s High, Sunland Baptist High and Tabernacle Baptist Academy are included in the beneficiaries.