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MASK MANDATE LIFTED ON OCT 1
STABBED TO DEATH IN BUILDING STAIRWELL
...but requirement stays in classrooms, healthcare facilities and care homes
By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net
BEGINNING October 1, people will no longer be required to wear a mask in the country except for those accessing healthcare facilities, visiting senior care homes or in an indoor classroom setting. Prime Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis announced further relaxations to the country’s mask mandate on his Twitter account yesterday. He said adjustments to
the mask mandate were recommended by the advisory committee at the Ministry of Health and Wellness yesterday. While mask wearing is not currently required in outdoor settings, it is still largely required indoors. However, once the new policy takes effect, mask wearing will not be required in most settings. In a statement released yesterday, the Ministry of Health explained the cases where mask wearing will still be required. SEE PAGE FOUR
‘LITTLE TO NO DAMAGE’ FROM HURRICANE FIONA By JADE RUSSELL jrussell@tribunemedia.net
FOLLOWING the passage of Hurricane Fiona residents in Mayaguana and other southern islands said they were able to weather the storm fairly well. Hurricane Fiona was forecast to impact the southeastern Bahamas on Tuesday with tropical storm
conditions. Earlier yesterday, Mayaguana Chief Councilor Huel Williamson told The Tribune there was little to no substantial damage on the island. Mr Williamson said for the most part the water and power had been fully restored throughout Mayaguana, particularly in SEE PAGE THREE
A BODY being taken from the scene yesterday. Photo: Earyel Bowleg/Tribune Staff
SATELLITE IMAGERY HELPING TO BOOST GOVT REVENUE By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net THE government is employing satellite imagery to boost revenue collections that are 4-5 percent ahead of projections, financial
secretary Simon Wilson said yesterday. He said satellite imagery was especially effective in detecting undeclared property construction in the Family Islands. FULL STORY - SEE BUSINESS
By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net POLICE are investigating another homicide after a man was found yesterday sitting at the top of a building’s stairwell with stab wounds to his body. Press liaison officer Chief Superintendent Chrislyn Skippings said the victim appeared to be in his mid-50s. She told reporters that it was shortly after 10am
yesterday when police were alerted to the incident at Boyd Road and Pilgrim Street. “At present, we do not know the circumstances surrounding this particular incident, but from what the injuries we observed, it can be said that there was a struggle. At this time, I am unable to say who the struggle (was) with – if it was one individual or two people,” CSP Skippings said. SEE PAGE THREE
DECEMBER DELAY FOR VILLAGE ROAD By LETRE SWEETING lsweeting@tribunemedia.net
THE Village Road works project is now expected to be completed by December. Albrion Symonette, Jr, who is the resident engineer of the Village Road Improvement Project, said yesterday the updated completion date for the project, including a planned roundabout, is the end of the year. “So the Village Road
VILLAGE Road pictured in April. works are progressing steadily,” he said yesterday. “God willing, end of December, the latest, is the
current projected timeline, provided there is no other unforeseeable conditions. What we’re looking at now is some additional work is projected to be done. So, if that work is done, that’s what you will see.” Mr Symonette said he and his crew have been installing duct banks under the length of Village Road to ensure that in the future, the need for digging up the road is minimised. SEE PAGE FIVE
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