ALERT #12 ON TROPICAL STORM BERTHA
…CENTER OF POORLY ORGANIZED BERTHA MOVING INTO THE EASTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AND THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS WHICH INCLUDES ACKLINS AND CROOKED ISLAND, LONG CAY, RAGGED ISLAND, MAYAGUANA AND INAGUA.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD AFFECT THE MENTIONED ISLANDS IN THIS CASE WITHIN 24 HOURS.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLANDS OF THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WHICH INCLUDES LONG ISLAND, EXUMA AND ITS CAYS, CAT ISLAND, SAN SALVADOR AND RUM CAY.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD AFFECT THE MENTIONED ISLANDS IN THIS CASE WITHIN 36 HOURS.
AT 8:00 PM EDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BERTHA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.9 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 69.1 DEGREES WEST OR ABOUT 89 MILES EAST OF SANTO DOMINGO, 274 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, 360 MILES SOUTHEAST OF INAGUA AND 727 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NASSAU.
BERTHA IS RAPIDLY MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 22 MILES PER HOUR. A TURN TOWARDS THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH THIS MOTION CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DERCREASED TO NEAR 45 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY. SLOW STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE ON MONDAY.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 150 MILES MAINLY TO THE EAST AND NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER.
ON THE FORECASTED TRACK AND SPEED BERTHA WILL APPROACH THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AND INAGUA BY SUNDAY. THEREFORE RESIDENTS IN THE MENTIONED ISLANDS SHOULD RUSH TO MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT THEIR PROPERTIES, AND BOATERS ARE ASKED TO SEEK SAFE HARBOUR IN THE EVENT THAT BERTHA SURVIVES THE CROSSING OF HISPANIOLA.
BERTHA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 5 INCHES OVER THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING.
THE NEXT ALERT ON TROPICAL STORM BERTHA WILL BE ISSUED AT MIDNIGHT SUNDAY.
ALERT #11 ON TROPICAL STORM BERTHA AT 6PM
THE CENTER OF POORLY ORGANIZED BERTHA MOVING INTO THE EASTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AND THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS WHICH INCLUDES ACKLINS AND CROOKED ISLAND, LONG CAY, RAGGED ISLAND, MAYAGUANA AND INAGUA.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD AFFECT THE MENTIONED ISLANDS IN THIS CASE WITHIN 24 HOURS.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLANDS OF THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WHICH INCLUDES LONG ISLAND, EXUMA AND ITS CAYS, CAT ISLAND, SAN SALVADOR AND RUM CAY.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD AFFECT THE MENTIONED ISLANDS IN THIS CASE WITHIN 36 HOURS.
AT 5:00 PM EDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BERTHA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.4° DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 68.5° DEGREES WEST OR ABOUT 90 MILES EAST OF SANTO DOMINGO, 275 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, 361 MILES SOUTHEAST OF INAGUA AND 732 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NASSAU.
BERTHA IS RAPIDLY MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 22 MILES PER HOUR. A TURN TOWARDS THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH THIS MOTION CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DERCREASED TO NEAR 45 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY. SLOW STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE ON MONDAY.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES MAINLY TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER.
ON THE FORECASTED TRACK AND SPEED BERTHA WILL APPROACH THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AND INAGUA BY SUNDAY. THEREFORE RESIDENTS IN THE MENTIONED ISLANDS SHOULD RUSH TO MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT THEIR PROPERTY TODAY IN THE EVENT THAT BERTHA SURVIVES THE CROSSING OF HISPANIOLA.
BERTHA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 5 INCHES OVER THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING.
THE NEXT ALERT ON TROPICAL STORM BERTHA WILL BE ISSUED AT 9PM SATURDAY.
Alert #10 ON TROPICAL STORM BERTHA
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AND THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS WHICH INCLUDES ACKLINS AND CROOKED ISLAND, LONG CAY, RAGGED ISLAND, MAYAGUANA AND INAGUA.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD AFFECT THE MENTIONED ISLANDS IN THIS CASE WITHIN 24 HOURS.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLANDS OF THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WHICH INCLUDES LONG ISLAND, EXUMA AND ITS CAYS, CAT ISLAND, SAN SALVADOR AND RUM CAY.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD AFFECT THE MENTIONED ISLANDS IN THIS CASE WITHIN 36 HOURS.
AT 2:00 PM EDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BERTHA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.8° DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 67.5° DEGREES WEST OR ABOUT 110 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO, 150 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SANTO DOMINGO, 397 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, 440 MILES SOUTHEAST OF INAGUA AND 808 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NASSAU.
BERTHA IS RAPIDLY MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 22 MILES PER HOUR. A TURN TOWARDS THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH THIS MOTION CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 50 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY. SLOW STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES MAINLY TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER.
ON THE FORECASTED TRACK AND SPEED BERTHA WILL APPROACH THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AND INAGUA BY SUNDAY. THEREFORE RESIDENTS IN THE MENTIONED ISLANDS SHOULD RUSH TO MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT THEIR PROPERTY TODAY IN THE EVENT THAT BERTHA SURVIVES THE CROSSING OF HISPANIOLA.
BERTHA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 5 INCHES OVER THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING.
THE NEXT ALERT ON TROPICAL STORM BERTHA WILL BE ISSUED AT 6PM SATURDAY.
ALERT #9 ON TROPICAL STORM BERTHA ISSUED AT NOON EDT, SATURDAY 2ND AUGUST, 2014.
…CENTER OF BERTHA PASSING JUST SOUTH OF PUERTO RICO...TROPICAL STORM WARNING ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AND THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS WHICH INCLUDES ACKLINS AND CROOKED ISLAND, LONG CAY, RAGGED ISLAND, MAYAGUANA AND INAGUA.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD AFFECT THE MENTIONED ISLANDS WITHIN 36 HOURS.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLANDS OF THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WHICH INCLUDES LONG ISLAND, EXUMA AND ITS CAYS, CAT ISLAND, SAN SALVADOR AND RUM CAY.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD AFFECT THE MENTIONED ISLANDS WITHIN 48 HOURS.
AT 11:00 AM EDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BERTHA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.2° DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 66.7° DEGREES WEST OR ABOUT 90 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO, 230 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SANTO DOMINGO, 432 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, 501 MILES SOUTHEAST OF INAGUA AND 868 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NASSAU.
BERTHA IS RAPIDLY MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 22 MILES PER HOUR. A TURN TOWARDS THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH THIS MOTION CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 50 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY. SLOW STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES MAINLY TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER.
ON THE FORECASTED TRACK AND SPEED BERTHA WILL APPROACH THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AND INAGUA BY SUNDAY. THEREFORE RESIDENTS IN THE MENTIONED ISLANDS SHOULD MAKE THE FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT THEIR PROPERTY TODAY IN THE EVENT THAT BERTHA SURVIVES THE CROSSING OF HISPANIOLA.
BERTHA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 5 INCHES OVER THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING.
THE NEXT ALERT ON TROPICAL STORM BERTHA WILL BE ISSUED AT 3PM SATURDAY.
Remy Ma And DJ Khaled Hit The Studio
Newly freed rapper Remy Ma wasted no time hitting the studio with DJ Khaled.
The pair posted several images of their work, none of which as been sonically released to the public yet.
On his Instagram account, Khaled said, “@therealremyma fresh out ! I’m telling rem GOD IS THE GREATEST! The world excited you home ! Rem back ! Bless up! @wethebestmusic.”
Under her own picture, Remy simply stated, “I had a busy first day #ImAround.”
In the mid-2000’s both Rem and Khaled were actively involved with the Fat Joe-led Terro Squad collective.
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Usain Bolt helps Jamaica reach Glasgow 2014 4x100m relay final
Superstar sprinter Usain Bolt anchored the Jamaican 100m relay squad into Saturday's final despite a scare and insisted again that he was delighted to be in Glasgow.
Bolt has been forced to deny reports that he made a disparaging remark about these Commonwealth Games, but his long-awaited appearance was almost ruined by injury rather than controversy.
Jamaica's lead-off man Kimmari Roach appeared to hurt his thigh midway through the first leg of their heat but managed to get the baton to second man Julian Forte before Nickel Ashmeade and then Bolt took the team home.
Bolt admitted afterwards: "I looked round and thought something was wrong.
"I was kind of worried but Kimmari got the baton round, and that is the sign of a true champion. My coach always taught us to run with pain."
On Wednesday the Times newspaper claimed that Bolt had described the Games in negative terms and on Thursday published a transcript of his exchange with their reporter.
But Bolt told BBC Sport: "I can't believe they actually said that. I would never use that word. I love competing and I am here because of the fans.
"It's wonderful, just like the London Olympics. The crowd is great. I have heard it throughout the championships and watched it on the television.
"Everything's been good for me. It's just the weather. It's got cold. But I am happy to be here and I am enjoying what's going on."
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US economy adds 209,000 jobs in July
The US added 209,000 jobs in July, adding to optimism that the country's recovery continues apace.
The unemployment rate ticked up slightly to 6.2%, latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics has shown.
The biggest job gains were in professional business services and manufacturing jobs.
On Wednesday, the Commerce Department said the US economy grew by a better-than-expected 4% during the April-to-June period.
In an encouraging sign, the number of people in the US labour market increased slightly, meaning that workers who may have given up looking for a job have now begun to re-enter the jobs market.
The May and June jobs data were also revised upwards to show that the US economy added 15,000 more jobs.
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LIAT announces cancellation of flights due to Bertha
LIAT wishes to advise its customers and the general public of the following flight cancellations for tomorrow as the airline’s operations continue to be impacted by the passage of Tropical Storm Bertha:
· LI 362 – Antigua-San Juan
· LI 563 – San Juan-Antigua
· LI 560 – Dominica-San Juan
LI 565 – San Juan-Dominica
· LI 500 – Antigua-Santo Domingo
· LI 500 – St. Maarten-Santo Domingo
· LI 501 – Santo Domingo-Antigua
LI 500 will operate from Antigua to St. Maarten
Passengers travelling tomorrow are asked to check the LIAT website, the LIAT Facebook Page, their local LIAT office, or to call the LIAT Call Centre from Antigua – 1-268-480-5582; toll free from the rest of the Caribbean – 1-888-844-5428 and from Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands – 1-866-549-5428 for information on the status of their flights.
Customers affected by the disruptions who wish to rebook for a later date will be allowed to do so without change fees or fare differences for a period of one week from the date of their original scheduled travel.
Following the one-week grace period, passengers will be required to pay applicable fare and change fees when re-booking.
LIAT also wishes to advise that passengers who decide to travel but are unable to complete their journey due to disruption caused by weather conditions, will not be provided with meals, transportation, hotel accommodation etc.
Obama: Hamas to Blame for Cease-fire Collapse
U.S. President Barack Obama condemned a reported Hamas attack on Israeli soldiers in Gaza as a violation of the newly reached humanitarian cease-fire and called for the release of an Israeli soldier allegedly held hostage.
"That soldier needs to be released as soon as possible," he told reporters at an afternoon news conference on Friday at the White House.
President Obama said he has "unequivocally" condemned Hamas for taking actions against Israeli soldiers that led to to the breaking of short truces this week.
Israel declared a cease-fire over on Friday hours after it began, saying Hamas militants attacked two Israeli soldiers looking for tunnels in Gaza, killling two and reportedly abducting another one of them.
"I think it's going to be very hard to put a cease-fire back together again if Israelis and the international community can't feel confident that Hamas can follow through on a cease-fire commitment," President Obama said, adding that the U.S. will continue peace brokering efforts.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who with U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon had announced the 72-hour cease-fire late Thursday, in a statement Friday decried its “outrageous violation" and called for the missing soldier's immediate release.
Kerry called upon the international community to "redouble its efforts to end the tunnel and rocket attacks by Hamas terrorists on Israel and the suffering and loss of civilian life."
White House spokesman Josh Earnest, speaking on CNN, said the attack posed a "barbaric violation of the cease-fire agreement'' and repeated the call for the Israeli soldier's release.
The United States urged the international community to condemn the Hamas cease-fire violation in the "strongest possible terms,'' Earnest said.
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ALERT #5 ON TROPICAL STORM BERTHA FOR SATURDAY 2ND AUGUST, 2014.
…DISORGANIZED BERTHA MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARDS ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA…
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AND THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS WHICH INCLUDES ACKLINS AND CROOKED ISLAND, LONG CAY, RAGGED ISLAND, MAYAGUANA AND INAGUA.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD AFFECT THE MENTIONED ISLANDS WITHIN 48 HOURS.
AT 11:00 PM EDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BERTHA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.7° DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 63.0° DEGREES WEST OR ABOUT 180 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ST. CROIX, ABOUT 275 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO, 673 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AND 779 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF INAGUA.
TROPICAL STORM BERTHA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 22 MILES PER HOUR AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT AND ON SATURDAY. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED BY SATURDAY NIGHT AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY.
DATA FROM AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 50 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. BERTHA REMAINS IN AN ENVIROMENT THAT IS NOT FAVORABLE FOR STRENGTHENING AND LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST THROUGH SUNDAY.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES MAINLY TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER.
ON THE FORECASTED TRACK AND SPEED BERTHA COULD REACH THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AND INAGUA BY SUNDAY. THEREFORE RESIDENTS IN THE MENTIONED ISLANDS SHOULD MAKE THE NECESSARY PREPERATIONS IN THE EVENT THAT BERTHA SURVIVES THE CROSSING OF HISPANOLA.
THE NEXT ALERT ON TROPICAL STORM BERTHA WILL BE ISSUED AT 6AM, SATURDAY.