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Public Relations and Stakeholder Relationship Management

Media Relations

During the first quarter of 2020, several stakeholder MAY
engagements were conducted with candidates. However,
15th CXC® Statement by Dr Wayne Wesley, Registrar and CEO, on
due to the presence of the COVID-19 pandemic, from the the Administration of Regional Examinations in July 2020
second quarter onward communication between CXC® and OCTOBER
its stakeholders focused primarily on the administration of 2nd Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Chairman, CXC®, Convenes
examinations and providing updates accordingly. Independent Review Team
16th Presentation of the Findings of the Independent Review
The Council approved the modification of CXC’s examination Team Convened by Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Chairman,
strategy and as a result of the outlined approach and the CXC®
results released to candidates, CXC® experienced negative 21st Independent Review Team Report
coverage across the region. 28th Ministry of Education in St Lucia to Implement CPEA™
29th ACCA and CXC® Renew Memorandum of Understanding
In October 2020, Chairman of the Caribbean Examinations
Council (CXC®), Professor Sir Hilary Beckles addressed the Press Releases
public concerns by convening an Independent Review Team to FEBRUARY
review the modified approach for the administration of the July/
5th Belmont Students Get Glimpse in to CXC® Operations
August 2020 CSEC® and CAPE® Examinations; the moderation
MARCH
process applied to the School-Based Assessment (SBA) for the
13th Statement on May/June Examinations Administration
July/August 2020 CSEC® and CAPE® Examinations, and the
20th Statement: Restriction of Public Access to Barbados Office
grading process for the July/August 2020 CSEC® and CAPE®
MAY
examinations, among other related matters. The findings of
15th Statement: Update on Bilateral Discussions with Jamaica
the team were published later that month in the Report of the
JUNE
Independent Review Team.
4th CXC® Releases Final Timetables for All Regional
News Examinations
FEBRUARY 23rd CARICOM Institutions Collaborate on CXC® Green
Engineering Student Webinars
7th Key Appointments Made to Leadership Team (Director
of Operations, Examination Services and Director of SEPTEMBER
Technological Innovation, Information Technology Services) 8th New Experiences for CXC® Summer Interns
MARCH 28th Statement by Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Chairman, CXC®,
26th Statement: CXC® Announces Strategy for the Administration on the July 2020 Regional Examinations
of May/June Examinations DECEMBER
APRIL 7th Statement: Examination Queries and Reviews
1st CXC® Makes Exam Preparation Easier with Centralised 19th Statement Update: Examination Queries and Reviews
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