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Missing Fishermen Located Off The Coast Of Antigua And Barbuda
ABS Television/Radio: Two fishermen missing since Thursday have been found alive about 20 miles off the coast of Antigua & Barbuda. Their overturned boat was spotted at 9:39 this morning by a helicopter from Calvin Ayre. The men had been missing since they set off from St. Maarten for Antigua Thursday, with their last communication…
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WIOC Limited To Conduct Pipeline Repairs At Sand Haven Beach
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MISSING: Donna-Marie Christian Of Marble Hill
The family of 43-year-old Donna-Marie Christian of Marble Hill is seeking help from the public to find her. Ms. Christian was last seen on Monday, November 4, around 3pm. However, family members are unable to say exactly how she was dressed at the time she left home. She is approximately 6 feet, 2 inches in…
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Rafael A Major Hurricane As It Approaches Cuba
At 100 PM EST (1800 UTC), the center of Hurricane Rafael was located near latitude 22.0 North, longitude 82.3 West. Rafael is moving toward the northwest near 14 mph (22 km/h). A general northwestward motion is anticipated over the next day or so, followed by a gradual west-northwestward turn in the Gulf of Mexico. On…
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Rafael Intensifies Into A Hurricane As It Nears The Cayman Islands
Recent data from a NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicates that Rafael has become a hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) with higher gusts. Data from the aircraft also indicates that the minimum central pressure has fallen to 986 mb (29.11 inches).
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5.0 Magnitude Earthquake Recorded Near Saint Vincent And The Grenadines
UWI, SRC – Automatic Earthquake Location DATE AND TIME: 2024-11-04 9:45 pm (Local Time) 2024-11-05 01:45 (UTC) MAGNITUDE: 5.0 LOCATION: Latitude: 12.48N | Longitude: 60.95W Depth: 10 km NEARBY CITIES: Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 81 km, SE St. George’s, Grenada, 100 km, NE Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago, 146 km, N *distance and direction…
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Rafael Approaching Jamaica As Tropical Storm Conditions Are Expected
At 700 PM EST (0000 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Rafael was located by Air Force Reconnaissance aircraft near latitude 15.8 North, longitude 76.9 West. Rafael is now moving toward the north-northwest near 9 mph (15 km/h). A more northwestward motion is expected to begin later tonight and forecast to continue for the next…
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Potential Tropical Cyclone 18 Meanders In The South Central Caribbean
At 700 PM EST (0000 UTC), the disturbance center was estimated near latitude 13.0 North, longitude 76.9 West. The system is currently drifting slowly, but is expected to soon begin moving toward the north near 7 mph (11 km/h). A turn to the northwest is expected to occur tomorrow and continue for the next few…
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ICT Ministry Issues Hacking Warning To WhatsApp Users
ABS Television/Radio: The Ministry of Information and Communication Technologies is issuing a warning to WhatsApp users, amidst a fresh wave of hacking attempts. The Ministry’s Cyber Security and Communications departments say unscrupulous individuals are targeting unsuspecting users of the app. Members of the public are being advised to be on the alert for a WhatsApp…
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Weather Officials Continue To Monitor Two Low-Pressure Systems
Southwestern Caribbean Sea:Disorganized showers and thunderstorms over the southwestern Caribbean Sea are associated with a broad area of low pressure. Gradual development of this system is expected, and a tropicaldepression is likely to form within the next few days while thesystem moves generally northward to northwestward over the central and western Caribbean Sea. Regardless of…
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Subtropical Storm Patty Forms Over The Northern Atlantic
At 900 AM GMT (0900 UTC), the center of Subtropical Storm Patty was located near latitude 39.9 North, longitude 34.4 West. The storm is moving toward the east-southeast near 7 mph (11 km/h). A faster east-southeastward motion is expected through tonight, followed by a turn toward the east and east-northeast on Sunday and Monday. Maximum…
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Flash Flood Watch In Effect For The British Virgin Islands And Anguilla
TAPABULLETINFLASH FLOOD WATCHANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES 8 PM ECT THU, OCT 31, 2024 A flash flood watch remains in effect for low lying and flood-prone areas of the British Virgin Islands and Anguilla until 12 pm Friday 1st November. A flash flood watch means that moderate to major flooding is possible but not imminent in…
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