September 7, 2017
Alert #10: EYE OF POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE IRMA PASSES OVER ST MARTIN …NORTHERN EYEWALL POUNDING ANGUILLA
A HURRICANE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLANDS OF THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. THIS INCLUDES THE ISLANDS OF MAYAGUANA, INAGUA, CROOKED ISLAND, ACKLINS, RAGGED ISLAND, LONG CAY, SAMANA CAY AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS…
September 6, 2017
Public Notice from the Department of Immigration
The Department of Immigration in the Ministry of Border Control and Employment wishes to advise all persons that, as of 12:00 pm today Tuesday September 5th, a hurricane watch was in effect for the Turks and Caicos Islands, indicating that hurricane…
September 6, 2017
DEPRESSION BECOMES TROPICAL STORM KATIA
AT 5:00AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KATIA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.1° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 96.3° WEST OR ABOUT 105 MILES EAST OF TAMPICO MEXICO. TROPICAL STORM KATIA IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 2 MPH, AND THE SYSTEM SHOULD…
September 6, 2017
JOSE EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE BY TONIGHT
AT 5:00AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM JOSE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.5° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 42.8° WEST OR ABOUT 1255 MILES EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES. TROPICAL STORM JOSE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST AT 13 MPH. A SLIGHTLY FASTER WEST TO…
September 6, 2017
Alert #9: EYE OF POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE IRMA IS MOVING AWAY FROM BARBUDA AND TOWARD ST MARTIN
A HURRICANE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLANDS OF THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. THIS INCLUDES THE ISLANDS OF MAYAGUANA, INAGUA, CROOKED ISLAND, ACKLINS, RAGGED ISLAND, LONG CAY, SAMANA CAY AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS…
September 5, 2017
Alert #5: POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE IRMA NEARING THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS
ALERT #5 ON HURRICANE IRMA ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY TUESDAY 5TH SEPTEMBER, 2017 AT 6PM EDT. A HURRICANE WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AND THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE…
September 5, 2017
THE TURKS & CAICOS HAS BEEN PLACED UNDER HURRICANE WATCH
ALERT #1 ON HURRICANE IRMA ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY TUESDAY 5TH SEPTEMBER, 2017 AT 6AM EDT. …DANGEROUS HURRICANE IRMA IS HEADING FOR THE LEEWARD ISLANDS WITH 150 MPH WINDS …… A HURRICANE ALERT IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE…
September 4, 2017
HURRICANE IRMA ISSUED BY THE MET OFFICE SECTION, AT 6PM MONDAY 04TH SEPTEMBER
... IRMA STRENGTHENS AS IT HEADS TOWARD THE LEEWARD ISLANDS ... ... PREPARATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION ... AT 5:00PM EDT, THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRMA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.7° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 54.4° WEST OR…
September 4, 2017
GOVERNOR URGES TCI TO PREPARE FOR LIKELY IMPACT OF HURRICANE
“His Excellency the Governor has urged all residents of TCI and visitors to the islands to take all possible steps to prepare for the likely impact of Hurricane Irma which is predicted to reach TCI by Thursday evening. Commenting on the hurricane,…
September 4, 2017
US dollar losing its lustre as safe haven investment
In times of uncertainty or crisis, investors typically take refuge in “safe” options like the Swiss franc, gold or the US dollar, but under President Donald Trump the greenback has lost its lustre, especially to the euro. After this week's North…