Bahamas Minister of Overseas Affairs Fred Mitchell has inspired Bahamian college students in Jamaica to stay within the nation as leaving might be detrimental to their training.
Mitchell made the remark as the scholars requested to be airlifted to The Bahamas after an earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.6, rocked Jamaica earlier this week.
“The higher view is for them to stay in place,” he stated.
“Observe the directions of the authorities. Preserve as secure as they’ll. If one thing catastrophic occurs, we’ll intervene, however in the mean time, it doesn’t seem to name for that. It’s a scary factor, however for those who’re going to go to highschool in Jamaica, it’s an earthquake zone, so it’s part of the fact.”
Talking with the Tribune newspaper on Thursday, the president of the Bahamian College students Affiliation of the College of the West Indies, Mona, Stephen Smith, stated many college students needed to be airlifted dwelling within the aftermath of the quake.
He confirmed that nobody was severely harm and there have been no experiences of harm to folks’s belongings, though one pupil informed him a sheetrock panel fell on his leg when he tried to evacuate, however he was not severely injured.
“Everybody’s nonetheless on edge,” he stated.
“Simply to put down within the bed room continues to be a fright as a result of any type of sudden motion, loud noise, or bump, you are feeling just like the earthquake is about to occur.
“There wasn’t any lack of life. There’s moreso emotional injury that occurred, however there wasn’t any extreme constructing infrastructure injury,” stated Smith, who added that there had been aftershocks for the reason that earthquake.
He additionally confirmed that Prime Minister Philip ‘Courageous’ Davis shared a voice observe with him expressing concern.
He stated Davis spoke to Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness who assured him every little thing was operational within the nation and on the college.
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