In response to widespread flight cancellations stemming from the Venezuelan situation, the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has successfully deployed its digital assessment infrastructure to ensure uninterrupted January 2026 examinations for affected candidates. Registrar and Chief Executive Officer Wayne Wesley announced at a Wednesday press conference in Kingston that the council immediately activated both e-assessment and hybrid examination platforms to accommodate students facing travel disruptions during the critical examination period.
This technological intervention forms part of CXC’s comprehensive modernization initiative, with ambitious plans to transition all examinations to digital formats within the next three to five years. Currently, over 10,000 regional candidates are participating in January examinations running from January 22nd through 29th, utilizing these digital and hybrid assessment methods. Thursday’s examination schedule featured English B Paper Two and Human and Social Biology Paper Two administrations.
Following the January examination session, CXC will shift focus toward preparing for the significantly larger May-June examination period, which anticipates over 100,000 candidates registering for more than 600,000 subject entries across both CSEC and CAPE qualification levels.
Wesley emphasized the council’s unwavering commitment to educational continuity, noting CXC’s five-decade legacy as a CARICOM treaty organization. ‘The work at CXC never stops,’ Wesley stated, reaffirming confidence in the continued regional and international recognition of the council’s qualifications despite contemporary challenges.