Invest 95L Could Visit Us As A Storm On Friday
SAN JUAN — A tropical depression or storm is likely to form in the next few days between Africa and the Caribbean Islands as we near the peak of the 2023…
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US embassy in Haiti urges citizens to leave country ‘as soon as possible’
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) — The U.S. Embassy in Haiti on Wednesday urged citizens in the Caribbean country to leave "as soon as possible" citing security and infrastructure challenges, as escalating violence…
Seven-Day Tropical Weather Outlook; Next Hurricane Will Come Close To The Caribbean
SAN JUAN — The National Hurricane Center is currently issuing advisories on Post-Tropical Cyclone Idalia, located just to the south-southeast of of Bermuda, Tropical Storm Gert, located about 700 miles…
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World Bank, IDB to deepen cooperation on Caribbean, Amazon, digital access
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank agreed on Thursday to deepen their cooperation on Western Hemisphere development efforts, including preserving the Amazon rainforest, Caribbean disaster resilience…
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Heat Advisory In Effect With Index Values To Reach 111 Degrees Fahrenheit
SAN JUAN — The heat index values are expected to reach 111 degrees Fahrenheit, so a Heat Advisory has been issued for the urban and coastal areas from the west…
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UN says number of people killed, injured or kidnapped in Haiti rose 14% in recent months
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — The U.N. said today that 1,860 people were reported killed, injured or kidnapped in Haiti from April to June, a 14% increase compared with the first three…
Tropical Storm Jose Forms In The Atlantic Ocean
SAN JUAN — Tropical Storm Jose formed early this morning in the Atlantic Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said. Jose became the third named storm in the Atlantic this season,…
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Hurricane Idalia Makes Landfall In Florida
SAN JUAN — The National Hurricane Center continues to monitor several tropical systems in the Atlantic, including: Hurricane Franklin, located a couple of hundred miles west-northwest of Bermuda, on Hurricane…
Idalia strengthens into a hurricane, chases Florida residents away from vulnerable coast
TAMPA (AP) — Idalia strengthened into a hurricane today and barreled toward Florida’s Gulf Coast as authorities warned residents of vulnerable areas to pack up and leave to escape the…
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Haiti police probe killings of parishioners who were led by deluded pastor into gang territory
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — The director of Haiti’s National Police vowed Monday to hold accountable those who encouraged hundreds of parishioners to take up machetes and sticks over the weekend to…