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Turnbull Regional Library to Reopen on Wednesday, July 14.
Fort Christian has reopened after extensive sanitization.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
Cleaner seas in Kingston, MoBay
The polluted Kingston Harbour has appeared much clearer in recent weeks, with some marine scientists suggesting that the economic malaise brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic is possibly a contributing
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Umontuen: 'In Atlanta, 'Black Press Matters' now more than ever' | The Atlanta Voice
What I have found as I covered the protest for Rayshard Brooks on June 13, that it’s pretty easy to see why not only “Black Lives Matter” but “Black Journalists Matter” and “Black Media
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CSU ups forecast for above-average hurricane season
The Colorado State University has increased its forecast slightly for storms and hurricanes as it maintains that the 2021 Atlantic basin hurricane season will be above average. It is now forecasting 20 named storms with the potential for nine to...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Regular updates on Tropical Storm Elsa- Home Affairs Minister - Barbados Today
Residents across Barbados have been assured that they will receive updates on Tropical Storm Elsa and its implications for the island at regular intervals throughout today. Minister of Home Affairs, Information and Public Affairs, Wilfred Abrahams, gave that assurance early this morning as he
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State’s hurricane preparation tax holiday underway –
BY JIM TURNER AND TOM URBAN
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Earth Today | COVID-19: An opportunity to ‘build back better’ in the Caribbean
“I am concerned that efforts to rebuild economies and societies will be prioritised, without an understanding that the lack of concern for man’s interaction with nature caused this pandemic and some other outbreaks in recent years,” said Dr Lorna Inniss, coordinator for the Cartagena Convention
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Passing Showers Saturday, With Tropical Wave Overnight
Passing showers are expected from time to time. A weak tropical wave will enter the eastern Caribbean later Saturday night and move across the region on Sunday. The wave's […]
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
Hurricane Forecasters Monitoring Two Tropical Disturbances
The National Hurricane Center is monitoring two disturbances over the tropical Atlantic, including one that is expected to bring rain to the region late Wednesday afternoon, and another right behind it with a high chance of becoming a tropical storm over the next five days.
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Book review of ‘Being Property Once Myself’ –
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Weather Update: Tropical storm warning in effect for Barbados - Barbados Today
A tropical-storm warning is issued when sustained winds of 34 to 63 knots (39 – 73 mph; 63 – 118kmh) associated with a tropical storm or hurricane are forecast to affect Barbados within 36 hours. In this case the very early hours of the morning on Friday 2nd July, 2021. At 11:.00 AM the center
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Black Lives Matter at War with America.
(ThyBlackMan.com) Outrageously, cowardly and traitorous politicians are allowing Black Lives Matter, a racist hate group to engage in an “Everything Must Go” fire-sale against
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Elsa May Bring Wind, Rain and Waves Friday But Unlikely to Severely Impact USVI
The winds and rains of Elsa are not expected to heavily impact the territory but the National Hurricane Center projects its outer bands may bring rain to Puerto Rico and the USVI on Friday.
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Wednesday weather warnings: 'Orange alert' for heavy rain in Cape Town
Level 6 weather warnings have now been issued for Cape Town on Wednesday, as conditions continue to deteriorate in the Western Cape.
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Some Rain Possible Sunday
Variably to partly cloudy skies will prevail across the local area today. The proximity of an upper level trough along with good low level moisture converging across the region in association with a cold front may lead to the development of showers from time to time. Winds today will remain
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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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Plague Pestilence Fire & Ice.
Although the televised murder of George Floyd momentarily diverted media attention from COVID-19, the plague-like virus continues to
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Cape Town weather: Two days of torrential rain set to batter region
Snow, wind, thunder and an absolute barrage of rain hits the Mother City from Wednesday. Here's what the latest Cape Town weather forecast is saying.
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Cape Town emergency teams on standby as cold front makes landfall | News24
According to a forecast by the South African Weather Service, disruptive rainfall is expected from midday on Thursday. Strong, damaging winds can be expected from the morning.
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Squally Weather Forecast Through Saturday Afternoon
Hurricane Elsa continues to move well south of the local area. The hurricane's extreme outer rainbands may cause squally weather across the Virgin Islands through Saturday afternoon. Much drier air, with Saharan dust, will be moving into the region on Sunday. Hazy skies and a low probability of
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Forecasters Continue to Predict an Above-Average Hurricane Season
Colorado State University hurricane researchers continue to call for an above-average Atlantic hurricane season in 2021, citing the likely absence of El Niño as a primary factor.
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NHC Tracking ‘Strong’ Tropical Wave As It Wends Its Way Towards The Caribbean
MIAMI — Forecasters continue to monitor an area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms over the far eastern Atlantic that are associated with a strong tropical wave that left the coast of Africa on Thursday, the National Hurricane Center said. Development, if any, of this system should be slow
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DATA: Houston-area homeless population stays flat in 2020
The 2020 Point-in-Time Homeless Count & Survey found a total of 3,974 individuals experiencing homelessness—2,318 (58.3%) people living sheltered and 1,656 (41.7%) people living unsheltered—in Harris, Fort Bend and Montgomery
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Tropical Storm Elsa Expected To Drop Rain On Drought-Stricken U.S. Virgin Islands
BRIDGETOWN — Tropical Storm Elsa formed early this morning east of the Windward Islands and is expected to pass south of the U.S. Virgin Islands tomorrow, according to the latest forecast models. It is currently projected to pass 220 miles south of the U.S. Virgin Islands late tomorrow. “There is
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Tropical Storm Beta spurs hurricane worries for Texas - Black News Channel
By Associated Press Undefined MIAMI (AP) — An exceptionally busy Atlantic hurricane season was churning along Saturday as the Texas coast prepared for a tropical storm that's forecast to strengthen into a hurricane before breaching its shores in the week ahead. Both the city of Galveston and
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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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US forecasters predict 'above-normal' Atlantic hurricane season
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — US forecasters yesterday predicted an “above-normal” Atlantic hurricane season and emergency officials said they were factoring the novel coronavirus pandemic into potential relief
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Passing Showers Saturday, With Tropical Wave Overnight
Passing showers are expected from time to time. A weak tropical wave will enter the eastern Caribbean later Saturday night and move across the region on Sunday. The wave's passage may enhance the potential for additional showers through Monday. Behind the wave, we can anticipate a surge of Saharan
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