Election postponed in Haiti after Hurricane Matthew batters the island/108 dead in Haiti
BY JACQUELINE CHARLES AND DANIEL CHANG From Miami Herald In the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew’s destructive pass through Haiti, which left at least 10 people dead, hundreds of thousands displaced and a death toll certain to climb, elections officials on…
Once again a Cat 4 storm, potentially disastrous Matthew rolls toward Florida coast
By: Bob Henson and Jeff Masters From Weather Underground Hurricane Matthew is once again an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm. Matthew’s top sustained winds were upgraded to 140 mph in the 11 am EDT advisory from the National Hurricane Center,…
Jamaica: Some Port Royal, Caribbean Terrace residents remain defiant
By HG HELPS From Jamaica Observer The story was the same in two Corporate Area communities yesterday, as residents of vulnerable Port Royal and Caribbean Terrace maintained that they would not budge from their homes, even with Hurricane Matthew openly…
Cayman Islands Premier Hon. Alden MacLaughlin, MBE, JP, MLA Statement on Hurricane Matthew
While we give a collective sigh of relief that it looks like the Cayman Islands will be spared the wrath of Hurricane Matthew, we remember our regional neighbours who are bracing for the storm’s impact. An extremely powerful and dangerous…
Evacuations begin in the Caribbean ahead of powerful Hurricane Matthew
From itv UK Haiti has begun evacuating residents from high-risk areas ahead of Hurricane Matthew, which is expected be one of the region’s strongest in almost a decade. The hurricane, which threatens to wreak widespread damage with flash floods and…
Secretary-General expresses deep concern over powerful hurricane in the Caribbean
From The Commonwealth Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, has today expressed deep concern over the news that a “very powerful” category 4 hurricane is headed to Jamaica. With 155 mph winds, Hurricane Matthew briefly escalated to a category 5 – the…
Cayman Airways monitoring Hurricane Matthew
Due to the projected path of Hurricane Matthew, Cayman Airways Limited (CAL) will be waiving change fees for those passengers who wish to change their flight reservations for travel between Grand Cayman and Jamaica, as well as between Grand Cayman…
