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Caribbean countries renew disaster risk insurance policies
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (CMC) —The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF SPC) says its member governments in the Caribbean have all renewed their parametric insurance coverage for tropical cyclone, excess rainfall, earthquake and fisheries in light of the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane
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Scattered Showers Turning to Fair Conditions Friday
Lingering moisture behind a tropical wave will maintain the potential for scattered showers Friday morning. The tropical wave is moving away from the region and, in its wake, generally fair weather conditions are likely Friday. Winds will remain easterly at around 20 miles per hour with daytime
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NOAA hurricane forecast predicts busy 2020 season –
The federal government’s hurricane season forecast predicts an above-average season, offering little hope of a break from strong storms in an already challenging
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Cloudiness, Passing Showers Likely on Tuesday
Cloudiness moving in from the east may bring some passing showers to the local area on Tuesday. Daytime highs are expected to reach the upper 80s to low 90s with winds from the east at 10-20 miles per hour with higher gusts. Seas to six feet and winds to 20 knots are likely Tuesday. There is a mo
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Brace for more heavy rains
The country has been put on alert to expect more showers as a tropical depression is expected to be in the vicinity of Jamaica today. Meteorologists said yesterday that there was a strong possibility that a new storm could be named by late this...
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New storm Iota expected to hit Central America as major hurricane - Stabroek News
MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Iota should strengthen into a major hurricane by the time it smashes into the jungles of the Miskito Coast of Nicaragua and Honduras on Monday, a region still recovering from the devastation wrought by Hurricane
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Eta brings plenty of rain, wind and concern as it moved through state – Florida Courier
HURRICANE SEASON 2020 BY THE FLORIDA COURIER STAFF Tropical Storm Eta brought heavy rain and high winds to South Florida on Monday and flooding, which is shown in the above photo in Plantation in Broward County. Eta was expected to make landfall on Thursday before crossing the state through
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PICS | 'Our houses look like a river': storms cause bad flooding in parts of Cape Town | News24
Dozens of informal settlement residents have been left with waterlogged homes, causing damage to furniture and other belongings.
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Fabolous Tried To Explain Why Both Ashanti And Tamia Sing “So Into You” And Got It All Wrong
Last night, New York bred rappers Fabolous and Jadakiss went head to head against one another in a Verzuz
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Oprah Winfrey
Renowned television talk show host Oprah Winfrey is sometimes called the most influential woman of the 20th century, and perhaps rightly so, as she has her own globally viewed talk show, television network, magazine and millions of fans. Oprah Gail Winfrey was born on January 29, 1954 in Missouri
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Beta weakens to tropical depression, stalls over Texas coast
TEXAS, United States (AP) - Beta weakened to a tropical depression yesterday as it parked itself over the Texas coast, raising concerns of extensive flooding in Houston and areas farther inland.
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Barbados Met Services monitors strong tropical wave - Barbados Today
The Barbados Meteorological Services (BMS) is closely monitoring the progress of a strong tropical wave located 800 miles east-southeast of Barbados at 8 a.m. LST on Monday, 21st, 2021. The forecasters say the satellite imagery is indicating areas of disorganized showers and thunderstorms as this
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Above-normal hurricane season predicted | New York Carib News
The US-based Climate Prediction Center of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)) is predicting another above-normal Atlantic hurricane season.
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Source: The New York Carib News
'Thick Thighs Save Lives': La La Anthony Breaks the Internet with Sexy Profile Pose
“Power” actress La La Anthony is among many social distancing at home, but she isn’t letting herself go in the looks
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DATA: Houston-area homeless population stays flat in 2020
The 2020 Point-in-Time Homeless Count & Survey found a total of 3,974 individuals experiencing homelessness—2,318 (58.3%) people living sheltered and 1,656 (41.7%) people living unsheltered—in Harris, Fort Bend and Montgomery
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Major mangrove restoration project coming for Clarendon
As countries look towards a post-COVID-19 future and consider options for supporting economic, environmental and social sustainability, plans are under way for the ‘Blue Carbon Restoration in southern Clarendon, Jamaica’ project, which will seek to restore over 1,000 hectares of degraded mangrove
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Holness under tourism pressure
DAYS AFTER tourism advocates called for the Holness administration to declare a timeline for the resumption of incoming air and sea travel, Jamaica’s most powerful private-sctor lobby has added pressure for a clear road map towards a “date for a safe and sustainable
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
12 dead in Alabama due to Claudette, including 10 children
Tropical Depression Claudette claimed 12 lives in Alabama as the storm swept across the southeastern U.S., causing flash flooding and... View Article The post 12 dead in Alabama due to Claudette, including 10 children appeared first on TheGrio.
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High chance of above-normal hurricane season - Barbados Today
There is a high chance that the 2021 hurricane season will be “above normal” in terms of its level of storm activity, therefore Sagicor General Insurance Inc (SGI) is encouraging its clients and the general public to put measures in place to ensure they are adequately prepared to manage the
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7 Books Every Black Celebrity, Leader Should Read Before Speaking on Black Issues Again
Cheikh Anta Diop challenges the theories of human development created during European colonialism and chattel
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Man fatally shot at Gills Road, St Michael - Barbados Today
Police are on the scene of a fatal shooting at Gills Road, St Michael Barbados TODAY understands the victim is a male. (more details as they come to hand.) Read our ePaper. Fast. Factual. Free. Sign up and stay up to date with Barbados' FREE latest news.
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Showers Possible as Drying Trend Takes Hold
As a drying trend takes hold of weather conditions, additional showers are possible from time to time on Monday. Daytime highs will average from the middle 80s to the low 90s with east winds of 10-20 miles per hour with higher gusts at times. Another tropical wave may affect the local area Thursday
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FEMA, VITEMA, GVI Are Partners in Preparation for 2021 Hurricane Season
This five-day series of workshops and discussions served as one of the major milestones for the territory’s 2021 hurricane preparedness efforts.
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United Way Of The Coastal Empire Distributes Over $300,000 To Provide Relief
Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, United Way of the Coastal Empire has distributed $318,050 of the COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund, helping 787 friends and neighbors in Bryan, Chatham, Effingham, and Liberty Counties to
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Public Notice: BCC application deadline - Barbados Today
The Barbados Community College advises applicants that the deadline for the submission of documents and the application fee, as listed above, is Friday, July 9, 2021. They should present these items to the Student Affairs Office between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., Monday to Friday. No documents will
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Storm of 1928
The hurricane that hit Palm Beach County Florida, on September 16, 1928, has been identified as the third largest death total, caused by a natural disastor, in the United States.
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Jamaica under severe weather alert
The Meteorological Service has issued a severe weather alert for the island. The measure remains in effect until 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The met office says an area of low pressure associated with a strong tropical wave currently located about 230 km...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Task force may have acted hastily in denying request for Region Nine lockdown
She referred to Prof. Owen Gross’ book, Laws in Times of Crisis, 2006, in which he suggested that “crises (pandemics, national security threats, citizen insecurity, natural disasters etc.); produce an expansion of governmental powers and the concentration of powers in the hands of the
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Flooding threat continues in Florida, new winter storm moving through Central US  – National News
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News (NEW YORK) - After bringing a foot and a half of rain to southern Florida, Eta has now moved in the southern Gulf of…
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PSVs want to carry more passengers amid relaxed restrictions - Barbados Today
Eyeing more business with the impending end of the national curfew on June 30 the head of the association of public service vehicle operators said Monday it’s time to ease the COVID-19 restriction on PSVs. Chairman of the Alliance Owners of Public Transport Roy Raphael declared the reopening as
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OECS leaders told constitutions support mandatory vaccination laws - Barbados Today
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BWA repairing burst on 12-inch main in Hastings - Barbados Today
Flash-flood warning in effect for some areas - Barbados Today
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Barbados Royals win but still in last place - Barbados Today
Prison officer’s sedition trial to continue in October - Barbados Today
Woman’s choice language to island constable lands her before the court - Barbados Today
St Michael farmer remanded on two charges - Barbados Today
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