As you saw earlier on, the road blockages set up by the the BBOC and the Bus Operators Association caused nightmares for commuters - and some even called it as BBOC public and bank holiday!
But there was no holiday for students sitting the annual CXC examinations - which are carried out on strict timelines to ensure no possibility of academic fraud.
The disruption created a sense of urgency since the Ministry of Education has no control in the rescheduling of the exams and neither is it in a position to excuse students who were not able to sit the exams today. As a result the Minister of Education grabbed the opportunity on early morning talk shows to urge those students sitting the exams to make every effort to arrive at their examination centers. In addition it sent out a press release advising those students who arrived late at those centers were still allowed to start the examination late and given full - time to complete the examination.
Those who were unable to reach the examination centre because of the transportation disruption they were advised to go to the nearest examination centre and sit the test there.
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