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.

Mr Halkitis said the loan will be funded by the Caribbean Development Bank.

The Golden Isles MP said the loan represents the funding of phase one of the institution’s transformation into a university.

It is expected that COB will transition into a university by July 2015.

The House of Assembly is expected to debate the resolution when it meets on Monday.

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B_I_D___ says...

Gonna need all that 16M to offset the 400K per year (and then some) you are gonna pay the Director!!

Posted 3 October 2014, 1:05 p.m. Suggest removal

realfreethinker says...

Bam see another 16M gone poof

Posted 3 October 2014, 2:40 p.m. Suggest removal

asiseeit says...

Boy we have learned NOTHING. The only way to get out of a hole is to first stop digging it. The black hole of debt will be unbearable soon. I wonder if these government types run their personal money like they run the Bahamian peoples money?

Posted 4 October 2014, 8:23 a.m. Suggest removal

TheMadHatter says...

My poor grandchildren. When I think of the enormous debt they will be born with, I just can't imagine adding more to it. Apparently, Mr. Christie can.

**TheMadHatter**

Posted 4 October 2014, 10:15 a.m. Suggest removal

ohdrap4 says...

you all remember when COB paid some foreign consultants fifty thousand for branding?

Man 50,000 for a logo and some plagiarized material from other universities.

Hire me, I can download some pdf from other universities and make a new strategic plan

Posted 4 October 2014, 8:19 p.m. Suggest removal

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