For Caribbean residents, Irma could last months
By Jill Disis From CNN The 28 island nations that make up the Caribbean are accustomed to hurricane season, but the Category 5 storm that has been pummeling these popular vacation spots has plenty of residents worried. Travel and tourism…
How Hurricane Irma became a monstrous, record-shattering storm, and stayed that way
BY ANDREW FREEDMAN From Mashable Hurricane Irma is rewriting meteorological history as it tears across the Caribbean, swallowing islands in the process, destined for a not-so-welcome rendezvous with the Southeast coast of the U.S. The storm is tied for the…
Hurricane Irma has trashed the Caribbean
These photos show how Hurricane Irma has trashed the Caribbean — and it’s heading for the US next By Kieran Corcoran From Business Insider Hurricane Irma, Getty, Puerto Rico A street in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, where Hurricane Irma ravaged buildings…
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Cayman Airways waives fees on destinations in path of Irma
Cayman Airways (CAL) have announced it will waive change fees for passengers who wish to cancel their flight reservations for travel between the Cayman Islands and Miami, Tampa, and Havana. The waiver applies to all passengers who are holding ticketed…
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CTO statement on Hurricane Irma
As Hurricane Irma churns its way towards the northern Leeward Islands and the northern Caribbean, including the Bahamas, Cuba and Haiti as a dangerous category 5 storm, the Caribbean Tourism Organization expresses concern for residents and visitors in the countries…
Hurricane Irma so strong it’s registering on seismic instruments
By Greg Richter From Newsmax Hurricane Irma, currently barrelling through the Caribbean toward Florida as a strong Category 5 storm, is showing up on instruments used to measure earthquakes. “What we’re seeing in the seismogram are low-pitched hums that gradually…
Message from Cayman Islands Minister Rivers regarding disaster preparedness
As Hurricane Irma continues to develop in our region I would like to take this opportunity to emphasise the importance of preparedness on a national as well as personal level. First, my thoughts and prayers go out to our Caribbean…
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Florida Gov. Scott warns: Irma is ‘Bigger than Andrew’
By Sandy Fitzgerald From Newsmax Florida Gov. Rick Scott Wednesday urged residents of his state to “be as aggressive as we are” in planning for the approach of monster storm Hurricane Irma. “We’re going to have wind, rain, and storm surge,”…
Trump’s Caribbean mansion, South Florida properties in Irma’s path
Nicholas Nehamas The Miami Herald From Chicago Tribune President Donald Trump doesn’t just have to worry about safeguarding the nation ahead of Hurricane Irma. Trump owns a multi-million dollar mansion on the Caribbean island of St. Martin — and Category…
Cayman Islands prepares coordinated response to Hurricane Irma
Her Excellency the Governor Helen Kilpatrick and Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin held a disaster management meeting with key personnel today (Wednesday, 6 September) regarding the unfolding destruction caused by Hurricane Irma in the region. Senior officials and members of Hazard…
