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Day: September 16, 2018

Typhoon Mangkhut

Typhoon Mangkhut rips through Philippines From BBC Typhoon Mangkhut has wreaked damage across the Philippines’ main island of Luzon, reportedly killing 14 people. It made landfall at Baggao in Cagayan Province at about 01:40 local time on Saturday (17:40 GMT…

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Three key factors for boosting the productivity of Latin American and Caribbean cities

BY EDE IJJASZ-VASQUEZ, MARK ROBERTS, MING ZHANG From Blogs.World Bank With more than 433 million people living in cities, Latin America and the Caribbean is among the most urbanized regions in the world. Yet, even though Latin American and Caribbean…

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UN Migration Agency strengthens preparations for peak hurricane season in Haiti, Caribbean

From Relief Web Port-au-Prince – With peak hurricane season arriving in early September, the UN Migration Agency (IOM) in Haiti is intensifying its emergency preparedness capacity thanks to additional funding from the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO)….

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How to deal with the most common rideshare driver types

Using a rideshare app to commute to work is growing in popularity. Many young professionals are foregoing car payments and instead deciding to use services like Uber and Lyft to get around. This also includes business travellers who would rather…

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Body of murdered Caribbean immigrant Botham Jean to be returned to St. Lucia for burial

From NAN News Americas, DALLAS, Texas, Fri. Sept. 14, 2018:Hundreds filed into the Greenville Avenue Church of Christ in Richardson, Texas at noon on Thursday, September 13th to pay their final respects to murdered Caribbean immigrant, St. Lucia-born Botham Shem…

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Hotelier hails Naomi Osaka’s Haitian heritage

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (September 15, 2018) – Le Plaza Hotel’s General Manager Marc Pierre-Louis hails Naomi Osaka’s stunning victory at the US Open as “an achievement of which all Haitians should be incredibly proud.” Speaking in the euphoric aftermath of the…

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Typhoon Mangkhut: 14 killed as storm batters Philippines

From BBC Some 14 people have been killed in a massive storm which brought destruction to the northern Philippines, a presidential adviser says. Typhoon Mangkhut ripped through the Philippines’ main island of Luzon, and is now moving west towards China….

Photos show the destruction and power of Florence

BY MARCUS GILMER From Mashable Volunteer Amber Hersel from the Civilian Crisis Response Team helps rescue 7-year-old Keiyana Cromartie and her family from Florence’s flooding in James City, North Carolina.IMAGE: GETTY IMAGES While Florence is, as of 12:00 p.m. ET…

16 Sep Weather in Cayman & Tropical Report, 2 TS, 1 TD, 1 Dist

  16 Sep Sun 2018 Tropical Report   Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 AM EDT Sun Sep 16 2018 For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: The National Hurricane Center is issuing…