SUPREME COURT SAYS PNP HAS NO TITLE TO HEADQUARTERS; LAND HAS ALWAYS BEEN AND REMAINS CROWN LAND
The TCI Supreme Court ruled in the Crown’s favour, giving judgment in the claim by the Attorney General against the Progressive National Party (PNP) today, Friday, 12 July 2013.
The Court, dismissing the PNP’s argument that it is entitled to parcel 60602/79 in Providenciales on which its headquarters stands, held (paragraph 53) that “The only possible conclusion is that the beneficial and legal interest in the Land was always and remains in the Crown”.
Judge Ramsey Hale, giving the Court’s judgment, rejected the evidence of Floyd Hall, former Deputy Leader of the PNP and Deputy Premier of the PNP Government in 2006/7. Mr Hall was the primary witness in support of the PNP’s defences to the TCI Government’s claim for the Land. Mr Hall gave evidence that he mistakenly believed that the PNP had a lease of the land (paragraphs 10 and 12 of the Judgment). The Judge rejected Mr Hall’s evidence. She said:
“…it is impossible to accept that Mr Hall, an experienced accountant and a leader of the Party, and the man responsible for preparing the Party’s accounts, was unaware that no rent had been paid in respect of the Land. He would have known from the fact that no rent had been paid that no Conditional Purchase Lease (CPL) had been granted.
His evidence that he believed, because planning permission had been granted, that the PNP had a lease the execution of which Arlington Musgrove somehow co-ordinated and for which Musgrove, as a card carrying member of the Party, had elected to pay, frankly strains the credulity of this Court and I reject it.” (paragraph 33).
The Judge went on to conclude (paragraph 34): “…in my judgment, the only inference to be drawn from the evidence is that Mr Hall and the PNP knew that no lease had been agreed, executed or granted by the Governor and that it had no title to the land”.
In other findings in the case, the Judge also determined that the PNP, as an unincorporated association, has no legal personality and cannot sue or be sued. She therefore determined that the claims for damages could not be pursued against the PNP as a body, or Mr Cooke, the Chairman of the PNP, since it had not been shown that he personally was a trespasser, nor was he deemed by the Court to be legally representative of all the PNP members.
The outcome of the case is therefore that the Crown is entitled to parcel 60602/79 including the PNP headquarters, but it is not entitled to pursue its claim for damages against the PNP (because it does not legally exist according to the Court) or against Mr Cooke (because he has not personally been shown to be a trespasser). The Crown would be entitled to claim damages for trespass against any individual PNP member or other person whom it could prove had been trespassing on the land.
Commenting on the Judgment, the Attorney General said:
“I am pleased that judgment has now been given, and that the Court has agreed with our case that the Crown is entitled to this valuable parcel of land and office building built on it. This has been a difficult case, which we had always hoped would be resolved amicably, and I am sorry that it was necessary to bring the matter to a trial to resolve it. I very much hope it will now be possible to deal with the remaining matters amicably, and for the PNP to accept the judge’s ruling and voluntarily to hand over possession of the building as quickly as possible.
“I will consider the comments of the judge carefully in relation to the damages aspect of the case. Although it seems that it would be open for me to bring proceedings for damages against anyone who has been in occupation of the building since 2006, these proceedings were always about recovery of the land and never really about money. Our foremost aim was always to recover the land and that has now been achieved. I will now have to consider whether it is in the public interest to take any further steps to seek to recover damages, and I will do that over the coming days.
“We will also need to wait and see whether the PNP decides to appeal this judgment but I do hope all aspects of this matter can be brought swiftly to an amicable conclusion. My door is open, as it always has been, to resolving all matters in a friendly way with the PNP as quickly as possible without the need for any further legal steps.”
This successful judgment is the latest in a series of recoveries by the Civil Recovery Team led by Edwards Wildman. It follows the announcement at the end of May of the recovery of 550 acres of land and $75,000 in cash in a settlement with Richard Padgett. The team has now recovered for TCIG over 3,000 acres of land (currently valued at in excess of $100m) and nearly $20m in cash paid or ordered to be paid for TCIG.
TCIG Published Private Sector Contributions For INVEST NOW
The Ministry of Finance has declared and gazetted the contributions of the private sector to the Turks and Caicos Islands’ participation in the Invest Now event at the Caribbean Tourism Organisation’s (CTO) Caribbean Week of Activities in New York, June 1 to 8, 2013.
Premier and Minister of Tourism, Dr. Rufus Ewing lead a delegation that included Minister of Finance Hon. C. Washington Misick; Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Premier, Mr. Wesley Clerveaux; Deputy Permanent Secretary Finance, Mr. Arthur Been; Director of Tourism, Mr. Ralph Higgs; Chairman of the TCI Tourist Board, Mr. Kingsley Been; Price Water House Cooper’s Mr. Joseph Connolly and CEO of Digicel TCI Mr. E.J. Saunders. Also in the delegation were Mr. Ronlee James, the Premier’s Head of Secretariat; the Investment Unit’s Mrs. Rochelle Thompson and Tourist Board Quality Assurance’s Beryl Charles.
Contributions were as follows:
Gold Silver Bronze
($10,000-$15,999) (5,000-$9,999) ($4,999-below)
Digicel Scotiabank Horton Realty
RBC Caribbean CIBC (FCIB) Pricewaterhouse Coopers
Minister of GSS off to Telecommunications Trade Show In Aruba
The Hon. George Lightbourne left the country over the weekend to attend The CANTO 29th Annual General Conference & Trade Show in Aruba from July 14-17, 2013.
Also attending will be the Telecommunications Commission’s Director General, John Williams, Deputy Director, Kenva Williams, Chairman, Clayton Been and other executive members of the Telecommunications Commission.
The Canto Annual Conference is the Premier Telecommunications Conference of the Caribbean.
CANTO is the annual gathering of major stakeholders in the Telecommunications Industry and includes Ministers of Government, Suppliers, Telecom Operators and Regulators.
ALERT #13 ON TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL
TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. THESE ISLANDS INCLUDE, INAGUA, MAYAGUANA, ACKLINS, RAGGED ISLAND AND CROOKED ISLAND. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD BE EXPERIENCED IN THE MENTIONED ISLANDS WITHIN 36 HOURS.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS. THESE ISLANDS INCLUDE EXUMA AND ITS CAYS, LONG ISLAND, RUM CAY, SAN SALVADOR AND CAT ISLAND. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD BE EXPERIENCED IN THE MENTIONED ISLANDS WITHIN 48 HOURS.
AT 2:00 PM E.D.T, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL WAS ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.5°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 73.0° WEST OR ABOUT 270 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KINGSTON JAMAICA , OR 368 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF GRAND TURK, TURKS AND CAICOS, OR 285 MILES SOUTH OF MATTHEW TOWN, INAGUA OR 519 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GEORGE TOWN, EXUMA.
CHANTAL IS RACING WESTWARD NEAR 29 MILES PER HOUR. IF CHANTAL REMAINS A TROPICAL CYCLONE …A TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AND NORTHWEST WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. AMORE WESTWARD TRACK IS LIKELY IF CHANTAL DEGENERATES INTO A WAVE.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 45 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. FURTHER WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS DATA FROM A RECONNAISSANCE PLANE CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING CHANTAL SUGGEST THAT THE CYCLONE IS DEGENERATING INTO A TROPICAL WAVE.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES FROM THE CENTER.
RESIDENTS IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED ALL PREPARATIONS AND SHOULD EXPECT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN WHITH THE PASSAGE OF CHANTAL. RESIDENTS IN THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS SHOULD HASTEN TO COMPLETE PREPARATIONS.
SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS WITHIN THE WATCH AND WARNING AREAS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE MOVEMENT OF CHANTAL.
THE NEXT ALERT WILL BE ISSUED AT 6:00PM E.D.T.
ALERT #13 ON TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL
AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTERS WORKING HARD TO FIND A CENTER…
TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. THESE ISLANDS INCLUDE, INAGUA, MAYAGUANA, ACKLINS, RAGGED ISLAND AND CROOKED ISLAND. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD BE EXPERIENCED IN THE MENTIONED ISLANDS WITHIN 36 HOURS.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS. THESE ISLANDS INCLUDE EXUMA AND ITS CAYS, LONG ISLAND, RUM CAY, SAN SALVADOR AND CAT ISLAND. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD BE EXPERIENCED IN THE MENTIONED ISLANDS WITHIN 48 HOURS.
AT 2:00 PM E.D.T, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL WAS ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.5°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 73.0° WEST OR ABOUT 270 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KINGSTON JAMAICA , OR 368 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF GRAND TURK, TURKS AND CAICOS, OR 285 MILES SOUTH OF MATTHEW TOWN, INAGUA OR 519 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GEORGE TOWN, EXUMA.
CHANTAL IS RACING WESTWARD NEAR 29 MILES PER HOUR. IF CHANTAL REMAINS A TROPICAL CYCLONE …A TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AND NORTHWEST WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. AMORE WESTWARD TRACK IS LIKELY IF CHANTAL DEGENERATES INTO A WAVE.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 45 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. FURTHER WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS AS DATA FROM A RECONNAISSANCE PLANE CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING CHANTAL SUGGEST THAT THE CYCLONE IS DEGENERATING INTO A TROPICAL WAVE.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES FROM THE CENTER.
RESIDENTS IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED ALL PREPARATIONS AND SHOULD EXPECT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN WHITH THE PASSAGE OF CHANTAL. RESIDENTS IN THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS SHOULD HASTEN TO COMPLETE PREPARATIONS.
SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS WITHIN THE WATCH AND WARNING AREAS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE MOVEMENT OF CHANTAL.
THE NEXT ALERT WILL BE ISSUED AT 6:00PM E.D.T.
ALERT #7 ON TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL
ALERT #7 ON TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION AT 9:00 PM E.D.T., TUESDAY 09TH JULY, 2013.
…CHANTAL HURRING ACROSS THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA …
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. THESE ISLANDS INCLUDE, INAGUA, MAYAGUANA, ACKLINS, RAGGED ISLAND AND CROOKED ISLAND. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD BE EXPERIENCED IN THE MENTIONED ISLANDS WITHIN 36 HOURS.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS. THESE ISLANDS INCLUDE EXUMA AND ITS CAYS, LONG ISLAND, RUM CAY, SAN SALVADOR AND CAT ISLAND. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD BE EXPERIENCED IN THE MENTIONED ISLANDS WITHIN 48 HOURS.
AT 8:00 PM E.D.T, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.4°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 64.9° WEST OR ABOUT 220 MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO, 619 MILES SOUTHEAST (SE) OF GRAND TURK, TURKS AND CAICOS, 674 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST (ESE) OF MATTHEW TOWN, INAGUA AND 737 MILES SOUTHEAST (SE) OF SPRING POINT, ACKLINS.
CHANTAL IS MOVING RAPIDLY TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 26 MPH AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK …THE CENTER OF CHANTAL WILL PASS SOUTH OF PUERTO RICO TONIGHT’’’AND IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR OR OVER THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. CHANTAL IS EXPECTED TO BE OVER THE TURKS CAICOS ISLANDS AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS ON THURSDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS. CHANTAL IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR HURRICANE STRENGTH BEFORE REACHING HISPANIOLA.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES MAINLY TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER.
BECAUSE OF THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF CHANTAL TO THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AND THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS, RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD COMPLETE ALL PREPARATIONS…SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD SEEK A SAFE HARBOUR AND CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF CHANTAL.
THE NEXT ALERT WILL BE ISSUED AT MIDNIGHT.
ALERT NUMBER SIX on CHANTEL
ALERT #6 ON TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION AT 6:00 PM E.D.T., TUESDAY 09TH JULY, 2013. …CHANTAL IS HEADING FOR HISPANOLA … A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. THESE ISLANDS INCLUDE, INAGUA, MAYAGUANA, ACKLINS, RAGGED ISLAND AND CROOKED ISLAND. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD BE EXPERIENCED IN THE MENTIONED ISLANDS WITHIN 36 HOURS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS. THESE ISLANDS INCLUDE EXUMA AND ITS CAYS, LONG ISLAND, RUM CAY, SAN SALVADOR AND CAT ISLAND. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD BE EXPERIENCED IN THE MENTIONED ISLANDS WITHIN 48 HOURS. AT 5:00 PM E.D.T, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.2°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 63.7° WEST OR ABOUT 270 MILES SOUTHEAST (SE) OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO, 619 MILES SOUTHEAST (SE) OF GRAND TURK, TURKS AND CAICOS, 674 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST (ESE) OF MATTHEW TOWN, INAGUA AND 737 MILES SOUTHEAST (SE) OF SPRING POINT, ACKLINS. CHANTAL IS MOVING RAPIDLY TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST (WNW) AT 26 MPH AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. ON THE FORECAST TRACK …THE CENTER OF CHANTAL WILL MOVE AWAY FROM THE LESSER ANTILLES TONIGHT, AND IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR OR OVER THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. CHANTAL IS EXPECTED TO BE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS ON THURSDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. CHANTAL IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR HURRICANE STRENGTH BEFORE REACHING HISPANIOLA. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES MAINLY TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER. BECAUSE OF THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF CHANTAL TO THE SE BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE MAKING PREPARATIONS AS CHANTAL APPROACHES. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. THESE ISLANDS INCLUDE, INAGUA, MAYAGUANA, ACKLINS, RAGGED ISLAND AND CROOKED ISLAND. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD BE EXPERIENCED IN THE MENTIONED ISLANDS WITHIN 36 HOURS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS. THESE ISLANDS INCLUDE EXUMA AND ITS CAYS, LONG ISLAND, RUM CAY, SAN SALVADOR AND CAT ISLAND. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD BE EXPERIENCED IN THE MENTIONED ISLANDS WITHIN 48 HOURS. AT 5:00 PM E.D.T, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.2°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 63.7° WEST OR ABOUT 270 MILES SOUTHEAST (SE) OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO, 619 MILES SOUTHEAST (SE) OF GRAND TURK, TURKS AND CAICOS, 674 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST (ESE) OF MATTHEW TOWN, INAGUA AND 737 MILES SOUTHEAST (SE) OF SPRING POINT, ACKLINS. CHANTAL IS MOVING RAPIDLY TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST (WNW) AT 26 MPH AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. ON THE FORECAST TRACK …THE CENTER OF CHANTAL WILL MOVE AWAY FROM THE LESSER ANTILLES TONIGHT, AND IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR OR OVER THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. CHANTAL IS EXPECTED TO BE OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS ON THURSDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. CHANTAL IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR HURRICANE STRENGTH BEFORE REACHING HISPANIOLA. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES MAINLY TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER. BECAUSE OF THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF CHANTAL TO THE SE BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE MAKING PREPARATIONS AS CHANTAL APPROACHES.
ALERT #5 ON TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL
ALERT #5 ON TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION AT 3:00 PM E.D.T., TUESDAY 09TH JULY, 2013.
…A LITTLE STRONGER CHANTAL IS MOVING RAPIDLY INTO THE CARIBBEAN SEA …
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. THESE ISLANDS INCLUDE, INAGUA, MAYAGUANA, ACKLINS, RAGGED ISLAND AND CROOKED ISLAND. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD BE EXPERIENCED IN THE MENTIONED ISLANDS WITHIN 48 HOURS.
A TROPICAL STORM ALERT IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS. THESE ISLANDS INCLUDE EXUMA AND ITS CAYS, LONG ISLAND, RUM CAY, SAN SALVADOR AND CAT ISLAND. A TROPICAL STORM ALERT MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD BE EXPERIENCED IN THE MENTIONED ISLANDS WITHIN 60 HOURS.
AT 2:00 PM E.D.T, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.8°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 62.7° WEST OR ABOUT 355 MILES SOUTHEAST (SE) OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO, 691 MILES SOUTHEAST (SE) OF GRAND TURK, TURKS AND CAICOS, 734MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST (ESE) OF MATTHEW TOWN, INAGUA AND 812 MILES SOUTHEAST (SE) OF SPRING POINT, ACKLINS.
CHANTAL IS MOVING RAPIDLY TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST (WNW) AT 29 MPH AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
ON THE FORECAST TRACK …THE CENTER OF CHANTAL WILL MOVE AWAY FROM THE LESSER ANTILLES LATER TODAY AND CONTINUE OVER THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. CHANTAL IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR OR OVER THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ON WEDNESDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE BEFORE CHANTAL MOVES OVER HISPANIOLA.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES MAINLY TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER.
BECAUSE OF THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF CHANTAL TO THE SE BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD START TO MAKE PREPARATIONS AS CHANTAL APPROACHES.
SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD NOT VENTURE FAR FROM PORT AND CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF CHANTAL.
THE NEXT ALERT WILL BE ISSUED AT 6PM E.D.T.
ALERT 3 ON TS CHANTAL
ALERT #3 ON TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION AT 8AM E.D.T., TUESDAY 09TH JULY, 2013.
…CHANTAL OBSERVED BY BARBADOS AND MARTINIQUE RADARS …
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. THESE ISLANDS INCLUDE, INAGUA, MAYAGUANA, ACKLINS, RAGGED ISLAND AND CROOKED ISLAND. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD BE EXPERIENCED IN THE MENTIONED ISLANDS WITHIN 48 HOURS.
A TROPICAL STORM ALERT IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS. THESE ISLANDS INCLUDE EXUMA AND ITS CAYS, LONG ISLAND, RUM CAY, SAN SALVADOR AND CAT ISLAND. A TROPICAL STORM ALERT MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD BE EXPERIENCED IN THE MENTIONED ISLANDS WITHIN 60 HOURS.
AT 08:00 AM E.D.T, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.6°NORTHAND LONGITUDE 59.7° WEST OR ABOUT 45 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST (NNW) OF BARBADOS, 989 MILES SOUTHEAST (SE) OF GRAND TURK, TURKS AND CAICOS, 1055 MILES ESE OF MATTHEW TOWN, INAGUA AND 1129 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST (ESE) OF SPRING POINT, ACKLINS,
CHANTAL IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST (WNW) AT 26 MPH AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK …THE CENTER OF CHANTAL WILL MOVE THROUGH THE LESSER ANTILLES LATER THIS MORNING…MOVE INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND BE NEAR THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ON WEDNESDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES MAINLY TO THE NORTH OF THE CENTER.
BECAUSE OF THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF CHANTAL TO THE SE BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD START TO MAKE PREPARATIONS AS CHANTAL APPROACHES.
SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD NOT VENTURE FAR FROM PORT AND CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF CHANTAL.
THE NEXT ALERT WILL BE ISSUED AT 11AM E.D.T.
ALERT 3 ON CHANTAL
ALERT #3 ON TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION AT 8AM E.D.T., TUESDAY 09TH JULY, 2013.
…CHANTAL OBSERVED BY BARBADOS AND MARTINIQUE RADARS …
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. THESE ISLANDS INCLUDE, INAGUA, MAYAGUANA, ACKLINS, RAGGED ISLAND AND CROOKED ISLAND. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD BE EXPERIENCED IN THE MENTIONED ISLANDS WITHIN 48 HOURS.
A TROPICAL STORM ALERT IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS. THESE ISLANDS INCLUDE EXUMA AND ITS CAYS, LONG ISLAND, RUM CAY, SAN SALVADOR AND CAT ISLAND. A TROPICAL STORM ALERT MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD BE EXPERIENCED IN THE MENTIONED ISLANDS WITHIN 60 HOURS.
AT 08:00 AM E.D.T, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CHANTAL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.6°NORTHAND LONGITUDE 59.7° WEST OR ABOUT 45 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST (NNW) OF BARBADOS, 989 MILES SOUTHEAST (SE) OF GRAND TURK, TURKS AND CAICOS, 1055 MILES ESE OF MATTHEW TOWN, INAGUA AND 1129 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST (ESE) OF SPRING POINT, ACKLINS,
CHANTAL IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST (WNW) AT 26 MPH AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK …THE CENTER OF CHANTAL WILL MOVE THROUGH THE LESSER ANTILLES LATER THIS MORNING…MOVE INTO THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND BE NEAR THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ON WEDNESDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES MAINLY TO THE NORTH OF THE CENTER.
BECAUSE OF THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF CHANTAL TO THE SE BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS, RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD START TO MAKE PREPARATIONS AS CHANTAL APPROACHES.
SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD NOT VENTURE FAR FROM PORT AND CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF CHANTAL.
THE NEXT ALERT WILL BE ISSUED AT 11AM E.D.T.