January 21, 2014
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COB opens doors to help students
ALTHOUGH classes are set to resume for the first time next week, the College of the Bahamas opened its doors this week to students, employees and their immediate family who wanted to “use computer equipment, wireless internet, electricity, shower facilities and cafeterias” in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, the institution’s President Dr Rodney Smith said yesterday.
Debate begins on bill to create university
THE House of Assembly yesterday opened debate on a bill to establish the University of The Bahamas, with Education Minister Jerome Fitzgerald praising the government for fulfilling all of its promises concerning the standard of education in the country.
Loan cancellation ‘will not affect’ college transition to university
THE College of the Bahamas’ cancellation of a $16.1m loan from the Caribbean Development Bank will not deter the institution’s transition into a university, officials said in a statement last night.
$16m loan to C.O.B. to support move to university cancelled
A $16m loan granted to the College of the Bahamas from a regional bank to assist in the institution’s transition to university status has been cancelled, The Tribune understands.
College signs memorandum to secure link with BAMSI
THE College of The Bahamas (COB) yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding with the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Sciences Institute (BAMSI), which officials from both establishments hailed as a positive step towards bringing “expertise to the field of Bahamian agriculture”.
National Sports Academy on target for COB in September
THE much delayed launch of the National Sports Academy has a new target date.
College expecting to spend $500m in university expansion
THE College of The Bahamas expects more than $500m to be spent over the next several years to fund construction projects, technological upgrades and infrastructural developments as it expands its capacities upon transitioning to a university.
Torchbearers say govt ‘absent’ when needed by students
FNM Torchbearers Youth Association President Ronique Brown yesterday criticised the government for not being “understanding and sympathetic” towards College of the Bahamas students.
COB fails to hit deadline for transition to university
WITH less than a month to go before the New Year, The College of The Bahamas will not meet its deadline for transitioning to university this year, Education Minister Jerome Fitzgerald confirmed yesterday.
Student 'stabbed at COB function'
POLICE are investigating a stabbing incident at the College of the Bahamas (COB) on Thursday night.
COB making ‘great efforts’ to improve as employee put on leave over fraud claim
DAYS after The College of the Bahamas revealed an employee was placed on leave without pay over fraud allegations, the institution said “great efforts are being made to improve” its financial administration.
Police asked to probe $25,000 fraud at COB
POLICE have received a complaint that an employee of The College of The Bahamas has allegedly defrauded the institution out of at least $25,000, The Tribune has learned.
COB asks police to investigate fraud allegations
THE College of The Bahamas has asked the Royal Bahamas Police Force to investigate allegations of fraud by reason of employment by a clerk at the college.
COB president questions ethics after report on leaked audit
COLLEGE of The Bahamas President Dr Rodney Smith has denounced “unethical journalism” intended to create a “scandal” after this newspaper reported the contents of a leaked audit management letter from Baker Tilley and Gomez (BTG) that revealed numerous problems with COB’s internal controls.
Institution of failed processes, says damning 2011 audit of COB
AS the College of the Bahamas prepares to transition into a university, a recent draft audit report paints a damning image of its internal control processes and accounting procedures.
Poor audit practices ‘will not stop COB transition to university’
COLLEGE of The Bahamas president Dr Rodney Smith said yesterday that although poor audit practices have prevented COB from drawing down on a significant loan from the Caribbean Development Bank, it has not hampered the college in its transition to university status.
Poor audits leave COB unable to use $16.1m loan
POOR auditing practices at The College of The Bahamas (COB) have prevented the institution from using the funds from a $16.1m Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) loan intended to help upgrade it as it seeks to transition to university status this year.
Flooding forces closure of COB
THE College of the Bahamas (COB) has closed its Oakes Field Campus due to severe flooding from heavy rain.
COB proposes 'ill timed' 50 per cent rise in tuition fees
A PROPOSAL to "substantially" increase tuition fees at the College of The Bahamas is on its way to Cabinet following an approval vote by the institution's Council earlier this week.
COB warns students of VAT on tuition
WITH the implementation of value added tax only six weeks away, the College of The Bahamas is advising students of how the 7.5 per cent tariff will affect their bills in the next semester and beyond.
COB STUDY: 58% of boys believe men should discipline their female partners
FIFTY-eight per cent of high school boys and 37 per cent of high school girls participating in a recent academic survey believe men should discipline their female partners, according to a new College of the Bahamas study.
$16.1m loan to pay for COB university changes
THE Christie administration yesterday moved a $16.1m resolution that is expected to cover 70 per cent of the $23.2m in costs to cover the first phase of the College of the Bahamas’ transition to university status.
COB AGREES THREE-YEAR DEAL WITH SMITH AS PRESIDENT
THE College of the Bahamas announced last night that Dr Rodney Smith has officially been appointed president to serve for a period of three years.
Govt to borrow $16m to fund COB transition to university
STATE Minister for Finance Michael Halkitis brought a resolution to the House of Assembly yesterday to borrow $16m to fund the College of the Bahamas’ transformation into a university.
$400,000 salary for college president defended by teaching union chief
UNION of Tertiary Educators of the Bahamas President Mark Humes is pushing back against the “excessively harsh criticism” Dr Rodney Smith is receiving after it was revealed he requested a salary of $400,000 as the next president of the College of the Bahamas.
COB union says questions still remain over BAMSI
THE president of the Union of Tertiary Educators of the Bahamas (UTEB) yesterday said he stands by his recent comments about the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI) while accusing Minister of Education Jerome Fitzgerald of launching “personal attacks” against him.
COB choice for president still negotiating pay
FORMER College of the Bahamas president Dr Rodney Smith is still locked in negotiations over his salary to return to the top spot at the institution.
Smith's appointment to COB welcomed by student leader at former college
NEWS of Dr Rodney Smith’s appointment to the top spot at the College of the Bahamas was met with approval from his student body at an American university.
RODNEY SMITH CONFIRMED AS COB PRESIDENT
The College of the Bahamas has confirmed that Dr Rodney Smith is the institution's new president.
Unions want decision over COB president
COLLEGE of The Bahamas union representatives yesterday said they are “very disappointed” that nearly two months after the College’s Council named their choice for the school’s new president, the government still has not announced a decision on the matter.
Church leader calls on govt to reject Smith for COB post
CHURCH leader Rev CB Moss yesterday called on Cabinet to reject the College of The Bahamas College Council’s recommendation that Dr Rodney Smith be reappointed as president of COB.
BNCC opposed to COB reappointing Dr Rodney Smith as president
THE Bahamas National Citizen’s Coalition is opposed to any move to reappoint Dr Rodney Smith as president of the College of the Bahamas and said yesterday that him being considered shows the “regressive thinking” of the college’s nominating board.
COB candidate: I regret mistake
CONTROVERSIAL College of the Bahamas presidential candidate Dr Rodney Smith yesterday expressed hope that the public would accept him as a “man of integrity” despite a high profile plagiarism scandal that led to his resignation from the position in 2005.
Plagiarism scandal could still affect Smith's nomination
FORMER College of the Bahamas president Dr Rodney Smith’s plagiarism scandal remains a concern for the government despite his selection as top pick to head the institution.
COB chooses Rodney Smith as president
THE College Council of the College of the Bahamas (COB) has recommended that Dr Rodney Smith be chosen as COB’s new president, according to a statement by Council president Alfred Sears.
Missing funds feared at COB
AN audit of operations at the College of the Bahamas’ Oakes Field Business Office has concluded that the vice-president of finance was negligent in her duties and did not ensure that proper controls for decreasing the risk of theft were implemented. The audit was ordered after more than $12,000 went missing from the office last year.
COB president search will soon close
THE search for the new president of the nation’s leading tertiary institution will soon come to a close, Acting President of the College of the Bahamas Dr Earla Carey-Baines said yesterday.
COB, Canadian university discuss link up
DISCUSSIONS are taking place between the College of the Bahamas and a Canadian university to link up in increasing assistance to a special needs school operating in Abaco.
Plagiarism 'was not intentional'
DR Rodney Smith yesterday said an incident that led to a plagiarism row in 2005 “was not an intentional omission” as he made his case to become the president of the College of the Bahamas.
COB students want extra security
COLLEGE of the Bahamas students are calling for greater investment to be made in campus security by hiring additional security officers and purchasing additional surveillance equipment.
Women attacked on COB campus
COLLEGE of the Bahamas students are calling for improved security at their Oakes Field campus after two of their women students were assaulted in the past week on or around the campus.
COB shortlist lists former head despite plagiarism row
FORMER COB president Dr Rodney Smith, who resigned his post amid a high profile plagiarism controversy, is one of the four Bahamians short-listed to head the institution as it moves toward university status.
COB given advice on university plan
IF the College of the Bahamas intends to become a university in 2015, it must first implement nine recommendations, according to a report produced by rapporteurs appointed by the college’s council.
Acting president appointed at COB
THE College of the Bahamas council has appointed Dr Earla Carey-Baines acting president of COB.
COB president vetting process under way
AT least four of more than 20 persons who have applied to be President of the College of the Bahamas will start visiting the college community as part of a vetting process soon after they are publicly identified next week, Acting COB President Dr Earla Carey-Baines said yesterday.
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