‘We may not be able to rescue residents in a timely manner.’ Turks & Caicos hit by Hurricane Irma
By Kate Samuelson From Fortune The low-lying Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean Sea, southeast of the Bahamas, have been hit by Hurricane Irma as the now Category 4 storm continues to move north-westwards towards Florida. Communications went down…
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Coordinated response in Caribbean to Hurricane Irma continues while supporting preparations in the U.S. mainland
Release date: September 9, 2017 Release Number: HQ-17-099 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and its federal partners are actively coordinating the federal response to Hurricane Irma, a catastrophic storm that moved through…
Cayman Islands police officers and police helicopter deployed to Eastern Caribbean to provide law enforcement and humanitarian support
From RCIPS On Sat 9 September, a contingent of sixteen police officers from the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service left the Cayman Islands for deployment to the British Virgin Islands to provide law enforcement and humanitarian support. The length of…
Days after Irma, still no word from some Caribbean islands
BY JACQUELINE CHARLES AND ALEX HARRIS From Miami Herald Days after Hurricane Irma roared through the Caribbean, leveling entire islands and claiming at least 20 lives, officials still haven’t heard from some areas hit by the storm or fully assessed…
Millions in Florida ordered to evacuate as Irma crashes past Cuba
By BILL CHAPPELL, SCOTT NEUMAN, COLIN DWYER, RICHARD GONZALES From NPR Updated at 6 a.m. ET Saturday (9) Hurricane Irma is again a Category 4 storm as it slowly moves along the Cuban coast. The storm made landfall on the…
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Cruise lines send ships to Caribbean on Hurricane rescue mission
By Christopher Palmeri From Bloomberg Norwegian to scoop up tourists stranded in St. Thomas Royal Caribbean moving at least two vessels to Irma-hit areas Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. are sending some of their empty…
US Virgin Islands reports damage from Hurricane Irma
Source: United States Virgin Islands Department of Tourism UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS (September 8, 2017) – The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism has advised that full assessment on the impact of Hurricane Irma is underway and while St. Croix…
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Cayman Airways offers hurricane help
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – Cayman Airways has lowered its fares for Caymanians and travelers in south Florida so they can come home or avoid the ravages of Hurricane Irma. One way fares to Cayman have been reduced to $69…
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Cayman Islands: Foster’s Food Fair on Hurricane Irma
Over the last few days, we have watched Hurricane Irma develop into a category 5 hurricane, currently on a path heading north of Grand Cayman. Foster’s Food Fair Ltd. (Foster’s IGA, Priced Right, and Bay Market) would like to inform…
The Editor Speaks: A hurricane crystal ball is needed
When you are dealing with nature only God knows what it is going to do. Jesus is the only person I know who has been able to calm storms and as far as I know there is no one that…
