BAHAMAS PUBLIC FORECAST

BAHAMAS PUBLIC FORECAST FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT TUESDAY 23RD AUGUST 2016 GENERAL SITUATION: A WEAK MID TO LOW LEVEL TROUGH WILL TRIGGER UNSETTLED WEATHER OVER THE BAHAMAS. SPECIAL WARNINGS: BOATERS AND BEACHGOERS ARE BEING URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION…

TROPICAL STORM GASTON

NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM GASTON ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6AM TUESDAY 23RD AUGUST 2016 2016 GASTON, THE SEVENTH TROPICAL STORM OF THE SEASON CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN OVER THE FAR EASTERN ATLANTIC…

NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIONA ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS

DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6AM MONDAY 22ND AUGUST 2016. FIONA HOLDING ON AS A TROPICAL DEPRESSION  AT 5:00AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIONA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.4°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 58.4° WEST OR…

NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIONA ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS

DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6AM MONDAY 22ND AUGUST 2016. FIONA HOLDING ON AS A TROPICAL DEPRESSION  AT 5:00AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIONA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.4°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 58.4° WEST OR…

Grand Turk’s First Annual Eco-Camp a Great Success!

MINISTRY OF TOURISM, ENVIRONMENT, HERITAGE AND GAMING Last week Grand Turk youth had the opportunity to participate in the island’s first, annual Eco-camp. The camp, a collaboration between the Turks & Caicos National Museum, and the Department…

FIONA HOLDING ON AS A TROPICAL DEPRESSION

NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIONA ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6AM MONDAY 22ND AUGUST 2016. FIONA HOLDING ON AS A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AT 5:00AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIONA WAS…

TROPICAL STORM FIONA

NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM FIONA  ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 12 NOON THURSDAY 18TH AUGUST 2016 … AT 11:00 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FIONA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.4°NORTH AND LONGITUDE…

VW to cut hours for workers at 3 German plants amid supplier dispute, report says

HAMBURG/BERLIN -- Volkswagen Group will cut working hours for more than 10,000 staff at its Wolfsburg base and reduce output at two more German sites, a source close to the company told Reuters, as the automaker faces supply problems caused by a…

Syria conflict: Image of injured boy in Aleppo draws outrage

Syrian activists have released striking pictures of a young boy rescued from a destroyed building after an air strike in the divided second city of Aleppo. Video and photos of the boy sitting dazed and bloodied in an ambulance were shared widely on…

Rio 2016 Olympics: US swimmers ‘damaged petrol station door’

Four US Olympic swimmers who say they were robbed in Rio de Janeiro reportedly damaged a petrol station door during a night out, media reports say. One Brazilian security source said they were involved in a dispute with a security guard and asked to…