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Turnkey365, which is the company managing the property for the owner, pleaded with the group to be out by then to make way for guests arriving on Friday.
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Jackson, Lisa Perez (1962-- )
Lisa Perez Jackson, the first African American Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), brings a wealth of experience to that agency.  A scientist by profession, she has spent more than 20 years working as an advocate for the better use and awareness of the
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Caribbean islands will need to be treated differently after COVID-19
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Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas Teams With LACDA on Emergency Funds for Renters and Mom-and-Pop Landlords
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Storm Eta pounds Cuba with torrential rain on track to Florida - Stabroek News
HAVANA, (Reuters) - Tropical storm Eta pounded central Cuba with torrential rain yesterday, bursting the banks of rivers and causing flash flooding in some towns before exiting via the island’s northern coast and churning on track to the Florida
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Holness under tourism pressure
DAYS AFTER tourism advocates called for the Holness administration to declare a timeline for the resumption of incoming air and sea travel, Jamaica’s most powerful private-sctor lobby has added pressure for a clear road map towards a “date for a safe and sustainable
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Tech acquired for COVID-19 pandemic useful elsewhere, says Carby
WITH the Caribbean region being menaced by potential twin disasters, COVID-19 and predictions of an active hurricane season, head of the Disaster Risk Reduction Centre at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Dr Barbara Carby says technology acquired for managing the pandemic should be
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Dealing with the deadly concoction of disease and disaster
So, as the Commonwealth rallies around the governments and people of India and Bangladesh, we are once again forced to face the persisting reality of climate change and natural
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Zimbabwe: IRC Urges Help for Chimanimani Cyclone Eloise Victims
[New Zimbabwe] The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has urged relevant stakeholders to assist people living in Chimanimani who were recently affected by Cyclone Eloise.
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PINELLAS COUNTY — The time to put your survival plan into action is when forecasters predict a hurricane is headed toward Pinellas
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Good Potential for Showers Sunday Afternoon
An approaching upper-level trough from the west and a tropical wave may bring increased moisture levels and a good potential for showers from later this afternoon into Monday. Across the regional waters, seas to five feet and winds to 20 knots are expected today. Small craft operators are
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The Latest: 'Tremendous damage' to one county from Sally - Black News Channel
By The Associated Press undefined Here are the latest developments on tropical weather: BAY MINETTE, Ala. – An official for an Alabama county just east of Mobile Bay says the county has sustained 'tremendous damage' from Hurricane Sally. Jenni Guerry is deputy director of emergency management for
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KSAMC to clean over 100 drains
Detailing the programme, Kingston Mayor Delroy Williams said that the exercise would be undertaken in phases, targeting 51 critical coastal drains in communities across 13
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Caricom must work to strengthen food and nutrition security – LaRocque
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Level 1 latest: This could be the next restriction that gets lifted...
A new political campaign to further ease lockdown laws has been launched this week - just eight days after South Africa moved forward to Level 1.
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St Catherine Disaster Preparedness Committee seeks funding
The St Catherine Parish Disaster Preparedness Committee is asking for a budget of $779,250 to prepare for the 2020 hurricane season, while highlighting that the shelters are 85 per cent ready for
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Uganda: Pandemic Accelerates Shifts in Office Designs, Limits Face to Face Interactions
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NOAA: 13 to 20 Named Storms Expected this Hurricane Season
Buckle up – conditions are ripe for an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season, with 13 to 20 named storms, according to the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration.
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Tunisia: Presentation of Draft Budget Readjustment to HPR Before End of June
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Major mangrove restoration project coming for Clarendon
As countries look towards a post-COVID-19 future and consider options for supporting economic, environmental and social sustainability, plans are under way for the ‘Blue Carbon Restoration in southern Clarendon, Jamaica’ project, which will seek to restore over 1,000 hectares of degraded mangrove
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Cape Town weather: Two days of torrential rain set to batter region
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Municipal corporation addresses Manchester drainage
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Flash flood watch remains in place for all parishes
The Meteorological Service has continued the flash flood watch for low-lying and flood-prone areas of all parishes. It remains in place until 5:00 p.m. The met office says the tropical depression that is south of Jamaica has now developed into...
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BOE Member Malia Cohen Raises Red Flag on Bank-Breaking Prop 19 Tax Costs
Malia M. Cohen, the only African American member of the California Board of Equalization (BOE), has some critical concerns about the cost homeowners will have to bear because of Proposition 19, a constitutional amendment that took effect on Dec. 16, 2020.
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Hurricane Isaias strengthens as it creeps closer to Florida | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
Hurricane Isaias continued to lash the Bahamas with strong winds and heavy rain early Saturday as it crept closer to the coast of the mainland United States. Isaias had strengthened a bit and was packing 85-mph winds Saturday morning, up from 80 mph on Friday. At 11:00 a.m., EDT, the National
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Earth Today | COVID-19: An opportunity to ‘build back better’ in the Caribbean
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Dominica calls for Commonwealth aid to help cope with COVID-19
LONDON, England (CMC) — Dominica's Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit Wednesday said that the Commonwealth is uniquely placed to advocate on behalf of its members, particularly small states, on issues that threaten their survival such as the novel coronavirus
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