Powerful hurricane forecast to bring dangerous rip current risk to US East coast, Caribbean on alert for impacts
AccuWeather expert meteorologists are urging people in the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Hispaniola to prepare for gusty winds, heavy rainfall and a risk of flash flooding this week. AccuWeather Global Weather Center – Aug. 12, 2024 – A tropical rainstorm…
Hurricane impacts expected in Puerto Rico; dangerous rip current risk along the U.S. East coast
From AccuWeather On the heels of Debby, confidence is growing that a tropical rainstorm over the central Atlantic could rapidly organize into a tropical storm and later into a powerful hurricane. AccuWeather Global Weather Center – Aug. 11, 2024 – AccuWeather expert meteorologists…
National Emergency Notification Systems (NENS) Essential to Cayman Disaster Readiness
Hazard Management Cayman Islands (HMCI) is making an open call for enrolment in the National Emergency Notifications System (NENS) for all residents of the Cayman Islands. The system allows HMCI to issue critical emergency alerts in real-time, combatting misinformation during…
BVI Pledge Over One Million EC Dollars to Hurricane Recovery Efforts in Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines
From OECS The Premier of the British Virgin Islands (BVI), Dr. Natalio Wheatley, announced that his government would be donating almost half a million US dollars (1,068,000 XCD) to the Hurricane Beryl recovery efforts in St. Vincent and the Grenadines…
Joint Statement from Governor & Premier – Letter of Thanks for Hurricane Beryl Cooperation
Her Excellency the Governor Mrs. Jane Owen and Honourable Premier Juliana O’Connor-Connolly have released the following joint letter of thanks today, Thursday, 25 July 2024: As we look back on Hurricane Beryl and thank Almighty God for His blessings and…
Ethiopia landslide rescuers pull 229 bodies from mud
By Kalkidan Yibeltal in Addis Ababa & Christy Cooney in London From BBC News Footage showed hundreds of people gathered at the scene. Reuters Rescue teams have so far retrieved the bodies of 229 people killed in two landslides in…
Cayman Premier Extends Hurricane Beryl Relief Support to Jamaica
(L-R) Dr. Joseph Marzouca, Honorary Consul of Jamaica; Senator Hon. Dr Dana Morris Dixon, Office of the Prime Minister (Jamaica); Cabinet Secretary Mr. Samuel Rose; Hon. Andrew Holness; Prime Minister for Jamaica; Hon. Juliana O’Connor-Connolly, Premier; Hon. Desmond McKenzie, Minister…
CARIBBEAN AIRLINES CELEBRATES “FLAVOUR AND FLORA”
CARIBBEAN AIRLINES CELEBRATES SUCCESS WITH “FLAVOUR AND FLORA” CULINARY EXTRAVAGANZA Piarco, Trinidad & Tobago, July 18, 2024: Caribbean Airlines is delighted to announce the resounding success of its recent event, “Flavour and Flora,” held last Saturday, July 13, at the Hilton, Trinidad. Part…
WFCU Contributes to Hurricane Beryl Recovery Efforts in Caribbean
Locals getting ready to rebuild their community after Hurricane Beryl July 16, 2024 MADISON, Wis—Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions (WFCU) this week pledged $5,000 through its Project Storm Break initiative to assist the Caribbean Confederation of Credit Unions’ (CCCU) Development Foundation’s appeal…
