May 21, 2015
Motorized Sloop intercepted with 142 migrants – Five Cays
A 36-foot Haitian sloop with a 175 horse power Yamaha engine was detected at approximately 4:16AM on (Tuesday May 19, 2015) heading towards the Five Cays area of Providenciales. The vessel was detected by the radar station and intercepted by…
May 19, 2015
GOVERNMENT OUTLINES FINANCIAL YEAR PERFORMANCE
The Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) government generated a US$77.3m operating surplus for the financial year ending 31 March 2015 it announced today, Wednesday, 13 May 2015. The surplus further consolidates the Islands’ position as one of the…
May 12, 2015
France to cancel Haiti’s debt
French President Francois Hollande has announced that France will cancel all of Haiti’s debt. In an address at the opening of the memorial and cultural centre in Guadeloupe on Sunday, Hollande said Haiti’s debt of US$81.2 million will be cancelled.…
May 12, 2015
‘Substantial’ El Nino event predicted
The El Nino effect, which can drive droughts and flooding, is under way in the tropical Pacific, say scientists. Australia's Bureau of Meteorology predicted that it could become a "substantial" event later in the year. The phenomenon arises from…
May 12, 2015
Two survive St Vincent plane crash
Two men survived, reportedly suffering only soft tissue injuries, after the small private plane they were flying in crashed in Georgetown, on the windward side of St Vincent, yesterday. The pilot, St Lucian Wayne McDiarmed, and his co-pilot, Marvin…
May 12, 2015
Dozens die in new tremor near Everest, Nepal
A major earthquake has struck eastern Nepal, near Mount Everest, two weeks after more than 8,000 people died in a devastating quake. At least 37 people have been killed and more than 1,000 injured, officials say. At least 17 have also died in……
May 11, 2015
MARINE FORECAST FOR SUNDAY 10TH MAY 2015.
NO GALE WARNINGS BUT WINDS MAY GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS OR MORE AND VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO 3NM OR LESS IN HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. GENERAL SITUATION: AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD OVER THE ISLANDS GENERATING SUNNY AND HOT…
May 11, 2015
WEATHER FORECAST FOR SATURDAY 09TH MAY 2015
THIS IS THE FORECAST FOR THE BAHAMAS FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW SATURDAY 09TH MAY 2015 GENERAL SITUATION: THE OUTER BANDS OF TROPICAL STORM ANA CONTINUES TO CREATE SOME ISOLATED UNSETTLED WEATHER OVER THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS FOR ALL AREAS WEATHER: FAIR…
May 11, 2015
MARINE FORECAST FOR 1:00PM SATURDAY 09TH MAY, 2015
MARINE FORECAST FOR THE BAHAMAS FOR 24 HOURS FROM 1:00PM SATURDAY 09TH MAY, 2015 ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AT 1530 UTC NO GALE WARNINGS…BUT RESIDENTS AND BOATERS PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS SHOULD BE VIGILANT AND…
May 11, 2015
MARINE FORECAST FOR SATURDAY 9TH MAY 2015
THIS IS THE BAHAMAS MARINE FORECAST FOR 24 HOURS FROM 6AM, SATURDAY 9TH MAY 2015, ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AT 0930 UTC. WARNINGS: CONDITIONS WILL BE CONDUSIVE FOR THE FORMATION OF FUNNEL CLOUDS AND WATERSPOUTS SO RESIDENTS AND…