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November 10 date set for transition to university

THE College of The Bahamas will fully transition into the University of The Bahamas on November 10, ushering in a complete paradigm shift in the culture and fabric of The Bahamas, according to Education Minister Jerome Fitzgerald.

Students union issues call for transparency after ceremony called off

THE College of the Bahamas Union of Students yesterday requested financial transparency and fairness at the institution in the wake of the cancellation of the fall graduation ceremony.

COB appoints chief internal auditor

THE College of the Bahamas now has a Chief Internal Auditor, the first since the institution was founded in 1974. The appointment is part of the drive towards university status and corresponds with COB’s efforts to lead national development.

Police called in to investigate missing funds at COB

THE College of the Bahamas has called in police to investigate the misappropriation of funds from the COB business office.

$12,000 COB theft claim

THE employee and student unions at the College of the Bahamas are demanding to know whether there is truth to the claims that a large sum of money has been stolen from COB’s business office.

COB cited in trade dispute filed by union

The Union of Tertiary Educators of the Bahamas (UTEB) filed a trade dispute against the College of the Bahamas on Wednesday, union president Mark Humes said yesterday.

'Good response' to search for new COB president

ONE month after announcing the recruitment phase of the search for a new College of the Bahamas president, the chair of the Advisory Search Committee said she is pleased with the response as the October 31 application deadline draws near.

New president of College must be Bahamian

“BAHAMIAN” is the must have qualification for candidates aspiring to become the College of the Bahamas’ 10th president in 16 years and “we’re very firm about that this time”, the head of the Advisory Search Committee said yesterday.

No candidates yet for COB shortlist

EDUCATION Minister Jerome Fitzgerald is confident that the next College of the Bahamas President will be a qualified Bahamian.

Govt pushing for next COB president to be Bahamian

THE GOVERNMENT is pushing for the next College of The Bahamas president to be a Bahamian, Minister of Education Jerome Fitzgerald said yesterday.

Mass sick-out staged by staff at College of the Bahamas

THE nation’s college says they “remain at the negotiating table” with non-faculty members, following a mass, two-day sick-out where several employees did not report for work.

Summer Sports Camp to expose youth to COB life

FOR the third consecutive year, the College of the Bahamas' Athletic Department will provide an avenue for young Bahamians to participate in w

Arts students stage protest

SENIOR officials at the College of the Bahamas were blindsided last week by an "all black" student protest during the annual opening of the Colours of Har

EXTRA SECURITY IN WAKE OF ROBBERY ON COLLEGE CAMPUS

SECURITY measures at the College of the Bahamas have been stepped up in the wake of a campus robbery last week. The incident, in which a group of men approached a student and robbed him of his laptop, has led police to increase nighttime patrols around CO

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