August 11, 2021
ALERT #15 ON TROPICAL STORM FRED
…CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FRED CLOSE TO THE SOUTHERN COAST OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC… A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLANDS OF THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS. THIS INCLUDES THE ISLANDS OF INAGUA, MAYAGUANA, ACKLINS, CROOKED ISLAND,…
August 11, 2021
PUBLIC FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WEDNESDAY 11TH AUGUST 2021
GENERAL SITUATION: HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ALONG WITH AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL ASSIST IN GENERATING POCKETS OF UNSETTLED WEATHER ACROSS THE ISLANDS. TROPICAL STORM FRED CONTINUES TO MOVE CLOSER TO THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS. SPECIAL WARNINGS: A TROPICAL STORM…
August 10, 2021
Department of Agriculture issues warning to local farmers on African Swine Fever
The Department of Agriculture is warning local farmers of the possible spread African Swine Fever from the Dominican Republic. The department says that it was notified by the World Animal Health Organization (OIE) that there is presently an…
August 9, 2021
Prince’s Welcome 2 America is his highest-charting new album since 2009
Prince's album Welcome 2 America, originally recorded in 2010 but just recently released, has debuted at number four on the Billboard album chart. It marks the late legend's highest-charting new album since 2009's Lotusflow3r/MPSound. Lotusflow3r…
August 9, 2021
CTO launches C’bean Community Tourism Network
The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) has launched the Caribbean Community Tourism Network (CCTN) to provide a platform to support the continued development of community-based tourism (CTB) in the Caribbean. The network will facilitate the…
August 9, 2021
TCI ELITE ATHLETES TO LEAD TRACK & FIELD DEVELOPMENT CAMP
After a successful series of Sports Performance Camps, the Sports Commission is continuing its focus on Athlete Development, with a Track & Field Development Camp scheduled for August 25-28, 202, at the Downtown Ballpark in Providenciales. The…
August 9, 2021
Protests against mandated COVID-19 vaccines pop up across US
As the COVID-19 delta variant causes a surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the U.S., protests against mandatory COVID vaccines have cropped up around the country. Dozens of people gathered outside St. John's Hospital in Maplewood,…
August 9, 2021
FORECAST FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT MONDAY 9TH AUGUST 2021
A TYPICAL SUMMERTIME PATTERN WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE ISLANDS DUE TO A SLOW BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE BAHAMAS. SPECIAL WARNINGS: RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN HYDRATED AND AVOID DIRECT SUNLIGHT EXPOSURE DUE TO TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT……
August 8, 2021
Kool & the Gang co-founder Dennis “Dee Tee” Thomas dead at 70
Dennis “Dee Tee” Thomas, co-founder and saxophonist of Kool & the Gang, died "peacefully in his sleep" in New Jersey, the legendary funk band announced on Saturday. Thomas was 70. Further details about his death were not given. "An original…
August 7, 2021
CABINET APPROVED EXPANSION FOR EAST BAY RESORT
The Premier Honourable Charles Washington Misick and Cabinet members approved a development agreement for East Bay Resort in Cabinet on Thursday, 29 July 2021. The agreement was formally signed by His Excellency Governor Nigel Dakin on Friday, 30…