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As voting closed Wednesday night, Jared Fernyc was elected the Residence Society’s (ResSoc) incoming Vice-President of Residential Affairs (VPRA).
Fernyc ran uncontested and earned a 92.6 per cent vote of confidence, though only 5.5 per cent of eligible voters cast a ballot in the election.
In an interview with
The Journal, Fernyc thanked the electoral committee for the confidence they expressed in him to fulfil this role in ResSoc.
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“I’m looking forward to the positive change the incoming executives will be able to make for the incoming students next year,” Fernyc said.
As the ResSoc executive elections come to an end, Fernyc said he’s ready to tackle the most pertinent issues facing first-year students.
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The Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs (NPRA) said that the number of visitors in the service centres in Muharraq and Isa Town would be reduced to preserve the safety of everyone based on the recommendations of the National Medical Team.
NPRA called on the public to use the available electronic platforms to provide services to avoid crowding and to quicken the completion of transactions.
It stressed that centres should be visited only in cases that cannot be completed electronically, taking into account the precautionary measures such as not to bring with them children or companions and to wait in the vehicle when arriving before the appointment.
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The Residence Society (ResSoc) held an open forum Sunday night on Zoom where Jared Fernyc, the sole candidate running for the position of Vice-President of Residential Affairs (VPRA), highlighted his platform and plans to build on current ResSoc programming.
Fernyc used his opening statement to provide details about his platform. Focusing on four key pillars, he intends to work with house president staff to craft and implement inclusive programs, increase the visibility of first-year students with active marketing, expand the scope of events offered by ResSoc through collaboration with current staff, and support the staff through consistent one-on-one meetings.
Cairo: Bahrain has halted automatic and free renewal of visit visas, a measure the kingdom introduced last year as part of efforts to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.
The Bahraini Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs (NPRA) said the automatic and free renewal of the visit visas was stopped starting from January 22 (yesterday) and that fees earlier set for extending all types of visas are to be re-introduced.
NPRA said that visitors can apply for extending the validity of all types of visitors via the government portal www.bahrain.bh or by visiting one of its services while observing precautions against COVID-19.