Parents Claim Students in Mayaguana Are “Failing”, Education Officials Say Help is Coming

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MAYAGUANA, BAHAMAS – Serious concerns coming out of Mayaguana relating to education as parents at the Mayaguana Comprehensive School raise alarms over staffing, and technological issues that have plagued the school for almost a year.

In a recorded video, parent Shaniqua Mackey says students are plagued with constant power outages and poor internet, cutting off connection between them and virtual teachers.

Shaniqua Mackey – Parent, Mayaguana Comprehensive School

“It is now time for Mayaguana parents to stand up for their children. My children are failing because of whatever resources we have here at the school is not adequate.”

“We asking for teachers to come and teach our children, because our children who graduate last term did not graduate with diplomas.”

Bahamas Union of Teachers President, Belinda Wilson, also monitoring the situation very closely.

Belinda Wilson – President, Bahamas Union of Teachers

“From August 2025, they were promised teachers, I’ve written to minister Glenys Hanna-Martin to the Permanent Secretary, Loreen Ambrister and [Education] Director, Dominic McCartney to ascertain when the teachers will be assigned to Mayaguana Comprehensive School.”

We caught up with Education Director, Dominique McCartney-Russell Friday who tells us they met with parents Wednesday during a P.T.A. meeting, admitting it has been hard to get teachers to travel to the southern island, but she’s offering assurance to parents that help is on the way.

Dominique McCartney-Russell – Education Director

“A lot of persons turned us down, and so that has been a real challenge. So once we reached out to some persons, for me while we were able to identify about six or seven persons who are from Mayaguana, we’re now in the process of asking those persons if they’re willing to go back home until we’ve identified our science and math teacher…”

“We are in this fight with them together. We have had shortages for a while now, and so we are building our own in terms of our resources. We are doing all we can working with the University of The Bahamas and working with our children to ensure that you know, we have access to quality teachers.”