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Vol. 31, Issue 35 BROOKLYN EDITION Aug. 28-Sept. 3, 2020
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By Nelson A. King
Brooklyn Borough President,
Eric Adams on Friday
stepped his appeal to Brooklynites
to get counted in the
2020 Census, saying that he
will not give up until all residents
are counted.
“I am never going to stop
fighting to ensure every single
Brooklynite is counted ahead
of the US Census’ self-response
deadline,” said Adams in an
email message.
“With the Census Bureau
ending all counting efforts on
Sept. 30, we need to ramp
up that fight and ensure that
Brooklyn — which, as of today
reports a response rate of 53.2
percent, the last among the
five boroughs, and far below
the 64 percent response rate
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By Bert Wilkinson
Authorities in Jamaica have
moved to clamp down on physical
and door to door campaigning
ahead of general elections
next week Thursday as COVID-
19 positive cases spike, touching
various sections of society
including the police force
and even Usain Bolt, widely
acclaimed as the best athletic
sprinter of all times.
Bolt, 34, tested positive
after recently hosting a party
at his home in Jamaica that
saw celebrities such as British
Premier League and England
international Raheem Sterling
attending. The positive result
has forced authorities to enable
contract tracing systems to
determine who else the party
goers might have come into
contact with as social media
campaigning is stepped up
with just days to go.
Authorities are also trying
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Adams steps up Census appeal
COVID
CASES
SPIKE
Jamaica prepares to vote
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