NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – Foreign Affairs Minister in the Bahamas, Fred Mitchell, has encouraged Bahamian students in Jamaica to remain in the country as leaving could be detrimental to their education.
He made the comment as as the students asked to be airlifted to The Bahamas after an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 rocked Jamaica earlier this week.
Speaking with the Tribune newspaper on Thursday, the president of the Bahamian Students Association of the University of the West Indies Mona, Stephen Smith, said many students wanted to be airlifted home in the aftermath of the quake.
He confirmed that no one was seriously hurt and there were no reports of damage to people’s belongings, although one student told him a sheetrock panel fell on his leg when he tried to evacuate, but he was not seriously injured.
He also confirmed that Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis shared a voice note with him expressing concern.
He said Davis spoke to Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness, who assured him everything was operational in the country and at the university.
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