It's really amazing to me that while our country is in an unprecedented state of crisis, Bahamians have the willingness to frolic in the streets. It's almost as if the government is using this carnival nonsense to distract senseless Bahamians from critical matters pertaining to the survival of our country. Bahamian stupidity is astounding. Surprises me everyday.
What a crying shame! In 2015....... the Bahamas does not possess enough educated, trained, experienced, skilled personnel that can effectively run BEC!
Where are our electrical engineers??? Where are our bright minds who know how to get it done??? Why do we always have to out-source complex projects to North American companies??? Are we not smart enough to become physicist, chemists, and engineers???
Y'all really think fat-boy Dorsett cares??? He leads a good life and is well comfortable. He and his PLP cohorts played y'all like some fools. Lol.
He has already carried out his personal aspirations of becoming a politician, and now his agenda has been met. So now he will use his last remaining two years in office to secure whatever further interest he may have. Don't blame him...... blame the people who voted for him.
But seriously speaking....... how is this man allowed to leave his state of residence while facing murder charges??? What's more........ why has our national security agency not acted in staunch opposition???
I'm not certain if universities have changed their academic policies since then, but either way, something's foul. Are these universities taking this position simply to acquire more money from students? I really would like to know. I'm going to do more digging to find out for certain. If only for the benifit of potential students.
Really??? What courses transferred if you don't mind my asking. Because if they did indeed transfer, then the University of Florida owes my brother and nephews an explanation as to why they refused to accept COB electives and humanitarian courses. Their excuse was that COB was not an accredited academic institution. And this was pretty recent (Fall 2013). I would surely like to know what's going on so that I can throw your experience in their face.
Lol.... Credits are not what's evaluated when a student is seeking to transfer credits. The course itself is what is evaluated. This is why universities are required to have course catalogs. Some courses can have two, three, four, even five credits, if a lab is included. So I'm not sure what you meant when you said credits are evaluated credit by credit. Anyway, your statement regarding room and board is correct. However, students can gain willful employment while conducting studies abroad, but it has to be on campus and can only be up to 20hrs per week.
And I hate to say it again, but COB in not considered by global standards to be an accredited institution. I'm not telling you what I think..... I'm telling you what I know from passed and present experiences. I've got three nephews that have attended and graduated COB that can attest to this. COB's course catalog, course discription, course criteria, and course curriculum does not correspond with that of major universities. To be considered an accredited institution, your university must first be a member of the US Board of Collegiate Education and must be evaluated annually to meet a specific standard of academia. If students entering COB were asked to sit an ACT examination, most of them would failed miserably. This is not an indictment on the students, but a result of our failed education system in the Bahamas. For the most part, only private schools here in the Bahamas prepare students for advance college entrance examinations. And this is because schools such as SAC, St Andrews, and Kingsway Academy offer additional classes for US based exams. This is why so many of them ace the mediocre BGCSE. The only reason any student should attend COB is if he/she plans on attending UWI in Jamaica or Barbados.
If not..... they will find that most of their credit hours will not transfer to the US or Canada.
To be honest, I don't know why any student would choose to attend COB at this costs. Especially when universities abroad are offering "out of state tuition waivers" to qualified individuals. In other words..... Bahamian students are only required to pay the same amount of tuition that American students born in that state are required to pay. And I can assure you, per credit hour, some universities are cheaper than the price hike COB is proposing.
Furthermore...... according to global academic standards, COB is considered to be a non-accredited institution. As a result, many of their credits don't transfer to accredited universities abroad. So again..... this begs the question....... why would any student choose to attend COB???
Cobalt says...
Yup. You said it.
It's really amazing to me that while our country is in an unprecedented state of crisis, Bahamians have the willingness to frolic in the streets.
It's almost as if the government is using this carnival nonsense to distract senseless Bahamians from critical matters pertaining to the survival of our country.
Bahamian stupidity is astounding. Surprises me everyday.
On Machel Montano promises a top performance at Carnival
Posted 9 May 2015, 1:12 p.m. Suggest removal
Cobalt says...
What a crying shame!
In 2015....... the Bahamas does not possess enough educated, trained, experienced, skilled personnel that can effectively run BEC!
Where are our electrical engineers??? Where are our bright minds who know how to get it done??? Why do we always have to out-source complex projects to North American companies??? Are we not smart enough to become physicist, chemists, and engineers???
This country is an embarrassment.
On Deal is expected to cut bills
Posted 1 May 2015, 12:42 p.m. Suggest removal
Cobalt says...
And replace him with who???
Another do- nothing Bahamian politician???
There is no difference between a rotten apple and a rotten pear.
On Dorsett: I will not resign
Posted 23 April 2015, 9:14 p.m. Suggest removal
Cobalt says...
Y'all really think fat-boy Dorsett cares???
He leads a good life and is well comfortable. He and his PLP cohorts played y'all like some fools. Lol.
He has already carried out his personal aspirations of becoming a politician, and now his agenda has been met. So now he will use his last remaining two years in office to secure whatever further interest he may have. Don't blame him...... blame the people who voted for him.
On Dorsett: I will not resign
Posted 23 April 2015, 9:10 p.m. Suggest removal
Cobalt says...
But seriously speaking....... how is this man allowed to leave his state of residence while facing murder charges??? What's more........ why has our national security agency not acted in staunch opposition???
On US sheriff’s deputy accused of killing man allowed to holiday in the Bahamas
Posted 23 April 2015, 6:59 p.m. Suggest removal
Cobalt says...
Sure is! Maybe he'll leave a slug between your eyes before leaving.
Oh my bad.
I forgot baboons are now on the endangered species list. So you're safe........ for now.
On US sheriff’s deputy accused of killing man allowed to holiday in the Bahamas
Posted 23 April 2015, 6:20 p.m. Suggest removal
Cobalt says...
Wow! Now I'm really upset!
I'm not certain if universities have changed their academic policies since then, but either way, something's foul. Are these universities taking this position simply to acquire more money from students? I really would like to know. I'm going to do more digging to find out for certain. If only for the benifit of potential students.
On Fitzgerald: COB tuition rise must be approved by Cabinet
Posted 23 April 2015, 5:47 p.m. Suggest removal
Cobalt says...
Really???
What courses transferred if you don't mind my asking.
Because if they did indeed transfer, then the University of Florida owes my brother and nephews an explanation as to why they refused to accept COB electives and humanitarian courses. Their excuse was that COB was not an accredited academic institution. And this was pretty recent (Fall 2013). I would surely like to know what's going on so that I can throw your experience in their face.
On Fitzgerald: COB tuition rise must be approved by Cabinet
Posted 23 April 2015, 1:59 p.m. Suggest removal
Cobalt says...
Lol.... Credits are not what's evaluated when a student is seeking to transfer credits. The course itself is what is evaluated. This is why universities are required to have course catalogs. Some courses can have two, three, four, even five credits, if a lab is included. So I'm not sure what you meant when you said credits are evaluated credit by credit. Anyway, your statement regarding room and board is correct. However, students can gain willful employment while conducting studies abroad, but it has to be on campus and can only be up to 20hrs per week.
And I hate to say it again, but COB in not considered by global standards to be an accredited institution. I'm not telling you what I think..... I'm telling you what I know from passed and present experiences. I've got three nephews that have attended and graduated COB that can attest to this. COB's course catalog, course discription, course criteria, and course curriculum does not correspond with that of major universities. To be considered an accredited institution, your university must first be a member of the US Board of Collegiate Education and must be evaluated annually to meet a specific standard of academia. If students entering COB were asked to sit an ACT examination, most of them would failed miserably. This is not an indictment on the students, but a result of our failed education system in the Bahamas. For the most part, only private schools here in the Bahamas prepare students for advance college entrance examinations. And this is because schools such as SAC, St Andrews, and Kingsway Academy offer additional classes for US based exams. This is why so many of them ace the mediocre BGCSE. The only reason any student should attend COB is if he/she plans on attending UWI in Jamaica or Barbados.
If not..... they will find that most of their credit hours will not transfer to the US or Canada.
On Fitzgerald: COB tuition rise must be approved by Cabinet
Posted 23 April 2015, 10:20 a.m. Suggest removal
Cobalt says...
To be honest, I don't know why any student would choose to attend COB at this costs. Especially when universities abroad are offering "out of state tuition waivers" to qualified individuals. In other words..... Bahamian students are only required to pay the same amount of tuition that American students born in that state are required to pay. And I can assure you, per credit hour, some universities are cheaper than the price hike COB is proposing.
Furthermore...... according to global academic standards, COB is considered to be a non-accredited institution. As a result, many of their credits don't transfer to accredited universities abroad. So again..... this begs the question....... why would any student choose to attend COB???
On Fitzgerald: COB tuition rise must be approved by Cabinet
Posted 23 April 2015, 12:43 a.m. Suggest removal