NASSAU — When the Free National Movement took office in May 2017, education was among the top priorities, according to Morgan Adderley, in an INSIGHT article published in The Tribune May 10.
In the Speech from the Throne, the Minnis administration identified education and the training of Bahamians as “key factors in the progressive and sustainable economic development of our nation”.
Last week, The Tribune interviewed Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT) president Belinda Wilson on how she viewed the status of education in the country after one year of the FNM.
“I would say that in the past year I’ve not yet seen any fundamental changes,” Mrs Wilson said.
However, she applauded Education Minister Jeffrey Lloyd, who she said has improved “communication” and “open dialogue”, by being
accessible to union executives.
According to Mrs Wilson, the “best” thing that has happened so far is the education forum that took place last month.
The forum’s theme was “From policy to implementation”, which Mrs Wilson said was “a step in the right direction”, stressing a major challenge in the country has always been implementation. She added she is waiting with “bated breath” to see these ideas put into action.
