August 23, 2023
ALERT #16 ON TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN
Alert #16 on Tropical Storm Franklin was issued by The Bahamas Department of Meteorology, on Wednesday 23rd August, 2023, at 6 am EDT. Franklin is near the south coast of the Dominican Republic with heavy rainfall and potentially life-threatening…
August 22, 2023
Alert #5 on Tropical Storm Franklin 9pm Monday 21st August 2023
A Tropical Storm Watch remains in effect for the Turks and Caicos Islands. A Tropical Storm Watch means that Tropical Storm conditions could be experienced within the Turks and Caicos Islands within 48 hours. At 8 pm EDT, the center of Tropical…
August 21, 2023
ALERT #3 ON TROPICAL STORM FRANKLIN
Alert #3 on Tropical Storm Franklin was issued by The Bahamas Department of Meteorology, Monday 21st August, 2023 at 3:00 pm EDT. …NOAA Reconnaissance plane is investigating Franklin… A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for the Turks and Caicos…
August 1, 2023
CXC unable to say how Math paper leak affected pass rate
The Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) said it’s too early to say whether the pass rate for the 2023 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Mathematics exam dropped as a result of its decision not to mark Paper Two after it was leaked…
July 17, 2023
EU To Release €43 Million Aid Fund On Disaster Preparedness For Latin America And The Caribbean
The European Union (EU) is giving financial aid for disaster preparedness in Latin America and the Caribbean. This announcement will be made during the EU-Latin America and Caribbean Forum, on July 17 and 18, which will host the event ‘Disaster…
June 20, 2023
Tropical Storm Bret forms in Atlantic, with possible hurricane threat to Caribbean islands
Tropical Storm Bret formed in the central Atlantic Ocean on Monday, with forecasters saying it could pose a hurricane threat to the Lesser Antilles by Thursday and the Dominican Republic and Haiti by the weekend. The National Hurricane Centre in…
November 28, 2022
Forecasters predict possible flooding in the Caribbean this Christmas
The Barbados-based Caribbean Institute for Meteorology & Hydrology (CIMH) is warning the region that recent heavy rains could continue into December and pose a risk for flooding during one of the most joyous seasons of the year. “This year,…
November 4, 2022
CPDC to campaign for debt relief for Caribbean countries
The Barbados-based Caribbean Policy Development Centre (CPDC) is planning to build a case for debt relief and restructuring for countries in the region. Richard Jones, Officer in Charge of CPDC, made the disclosure on Wednesday as he maintained that…
August 28, 2022
PAHO strengthens genomic surveillance in the Caribbean
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says it is strengthening genomic surveillance in the Americas, including the Caribbean, as representatives from 17 public health laboratories in the region came together this week for the 26th edition of…
August 23, 2022
IDB to help modernize postal services in Latin America and the Caribbean
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Tuesday said it has signed an agreement with the Universal Postal Union (UPU) to modernize and transform postal services in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). It said the aim is to promote regional…