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PM PLEADS: TIME’S UP - MUST TAKE JAB Minnis urges public to vaccinate as death toll continues to rise By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune Senior Reporter rrolle@tribunemedia.net PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis once again urged residents to take the COVID-19 vaccine during a national address last night. He said: “Let me again say to those who are still thinking about getting vaccinated: You do not have time to keep thinking about whether or not you will take the vaccine. “You do not have time to keep researching. You
need to come forward now to get the life-saving protection that vaccination gives! My administration knows that the only way out of the emergency phase of the pandemic is to vaccinate as many Bahamians as possible in as short a time as possible. “That is why we have launched the largest vaccination programme in Bahamian history. The Bahamas has secured more than half a million doses of SEE PAGE THREE
SCHOOLS TO REOPEN BUT NOT FACE-TO-FACE By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net
JUST days ahead of the start of the new school year, the Ministry of Education has announced that all public schools will open with a virtual learning format due to the current resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the country. The ministry also advised private institutions to also
adopt the virtual learning model and warned any school wishing to open with face-to-face learning will first have to seek permission from the Ministry of Education. In a statement released on Friday, education officials said the decision was made out of an abundance of caution and came after “heavy consultation” with the Ministry of Health. SEE PAGE FIVE
HOPE SOMEONE CLEANS UP AFTERWARDS SIGNS, signs everywhere - with FNM and PLP signs covering grass verges on just about every major road and junction at the weekend. See PAGES TWO AND THREE for more election coverage. Photo: Racardo Thomas/Tribune Staff
FNM CANDIDATE STANDS DOWN By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune Senior Reporter rrolle@tribunemedia.net THE Free National Movement has replaced its general election candidate for Mangrove Cay, Central and South Andros, Kenneth Smith, with 31-year-old D’Angelo Ferguson. In a statement over the weekend, the FNM said Mr Smith asked to be removed as the party’s nominated candidate for health reasons.
KENNETH SMITH FNM chairman Carl Culmer declined to discuss the matter further yesterday, saying it is a private
issue. He said Mr Smith does not have COVID-19. “The FNM regrettably accepted his resignation and respects his right to privacy,” the party said in a statement. “We thank Kenneth for his willingness to sacrifice and serve the people of Andros. He will be missed on the frontline, and we wish him a speedy return to good health and God’s blessings.”
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INSIGHT DON’T BE DAZZLED BY THE SHOW - IT’S SUBSTANCE WE NEED - SEE PAGE EIGHT