EARL RAPIDLY WEAKENS

NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM EARL ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 12:00PM THURSDAY 04TH AUGUST 2016 EARL RAPIDLY WEAKENING OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN OF NORTHERN GUATEMALA AT 11:00AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL…

LARGE EARL HEADING FOR BELIZE

NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM EARL ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY, FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, ON WEDNESDAY 3RD AUGUST, 2016 AT 6 PM. AT 5PM EDT, TROPICAL STORM EARL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.1° NORTH AND LONGITUDE 86.0° WEST OR ABOUT…

EARL WEAKENS AS IT HEADS OVER BELIZE

NEWS ITEM ON HURRICANE EARL ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6AM THURSDAY 04TH AUGUST 2016. EARL IS WEAKENING AS IT MOVES FARTHER INLAND OVER BELIZE AT 5 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF EARLWAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE…

EARL EXPECTED TO BE A HURRICANE

NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM EARL ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY, FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, ON WEDNESDAY 3RD AUGUST, 2016 AT 12PM. EARL NOT A HURRICANE YET BUT EXPECTED TO BE ONE VERY SOON AT 11AM EDT, TROPICAL STORM EARL WAS LOCATED…

St Lucia opposition warns gov’t against victimising supporters

CASTRIES, St Lucia — The main opposition St Lucia Labour Party (SLP) yesterday said it would take very seriously, its role in the new parliament and called on the Allen Chastanet government to ensure that people who voted in favour of the party in…

All students to sit technical subject in June 2017 exam

KINGSTON, Jamaica  — Come June 2017, all high school students will be required to sit a technical or vocational subject in their exit examinations. Those subjects will be done in conjunction with four others, including mathematics and English…

Cops seize 336 weapons under ‘Get the Guns’ campaign

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The ‘Get the Guns’ campaign continues to reap results in the number of illegal guns seized by the security forces in Jamaica since the start of the year. Communication Officer, Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), Superintendent…

Over 78,000 traffic tickets issued under Operation Zero Tolerance

MORE than 78,000 tickets have been issued for traffic breaches and over 1,600 motor vehicles seized under ‘Operation Zero Tolerance’, a joint initiative rolled out in May by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and the Island Traffic Authority (ITA)…

Identity management system could help curb lottery scamming, says IDB rep

THE Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) representative for Jamaica, Therese Turner-Jones, says identity rights are central to development and important for improving people’s lives throughout the region. Turner-Jones, who is also general manager…

Increase in number of expected storms for 2016 Atlantic hurricane season

FLORIDA, United States, Monday July 4, 2016 – An update in predictions for the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season point to an increase in the number of expected storms. It is anticipated it will be the most active season since 2012. The highly respected…