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Government Of Grenada Receives CCRIF SPC Payout Of Over US$44 Million Following The Passage Of Hurricane Beryl
The Office of the Prime Minister of Grenada – On Thursday, July 11, 2024, the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility Segregated Portfolio Company (CCRIF SPC), through Chief Executive Officer Mr. Isaac Anthony, presented Minister for Finance, Hon. Denis Cornwall, with a payout of USD $44,040,627 on behalf of our tri-island state. This payment was triggered…
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UPDATE: The Boiling Lake, Dominica
UWI Seismic Research Centre – Forestry officials visited the Boling Lake, Dominica and recorded this video on July 11th, 2024. The lake is slowly refilling and the water temperature have ranged between 70° and 80° Celsius. The lake will be continuously monitored using the cameras at the location and any changes will be communicated. The…
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Air Quality Drops To Moderate Levels
Air Quality BulletinAntigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services10:20 pm Thursday 11 July 2024Air Quality Index Based on Particulate Matters 2.5 (PM2.5) and 10 (PM10) Concentration Air quality category: ModerateLocation: Antigua and BarbudaTiming: Until Sunday. Synopsis: The air quality remains moderate due to particulate matters 2.5 and 10, associated with the twelfth surge in Saharan Dust for…
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SVG Police Investigating Missing Ship: M/V Guidance II
July 9, 2024 – Kingstown: The Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) is investigating the disappearance of the vessel “M/V Guidance II,” whose last known position was in the Canouan island harbor, on July 1, 2024. The M/V “Guidance II” is a 150-foot vessel with a white superstructure and a crew of…
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NHC Monitoring Tropical Disturbance Off The Southeastern U.S. Coast
Tropical Weather OutlookNWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL200 PM EDT Wed Jul 10 2024 For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: Off the Southeastern U.S. Coast:A broad trough of low pressure located a few hundred miles off the southeastern U.S. coast continues to produce disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions appear only…
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DOMINICA: Significant Water Level Changes At The Boiling Lake
University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre (UWI-SRC) – Water levels at the Boiling Lake, Dominica, have changed significantly during the past few days. This is a phenomenon that has occurred several times in the past but was first recorded in 1876. Changes in water levels at the lake were last observed in March 2024.…
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Beryl Strengthens To A Hurricane Again As The Center Approaches The Middle Texas Coast
At 100 AM CDT (0600 UTC), the center of Hurricane Beryl was located near latitude 28.2 North, longitude 95.9 West. Beryl is moving toward the north-northwest near 10 mph (17 km/h). A turn toward the north is expected this morning. On the forecast track, the center of Beryl is expected to make landfall on the…
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RSS Deploys Troops To St. Vincent And The Grenadines
Regional Security System (RSS) – The Regional Security System deployed troops to St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Saturday 6th July 2024, to assist in the security and relief efforts there, in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl. Twenty-five officers from the Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda and the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force, along…
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Statement By Executive Director Of The RSS, Commodore Errington Shurland, On The Impact Of Hurricane Beryl On St. Vincent And The Grenadines And Grenada
Hurricane Beryl has caused significant damage during her passage over the Regional Security System (RSS) Member States of Barbados, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Grenada, during the period July 1 to 2, 2024. This major hurricane wreaked havoc on several of the outlying islands in the archipelagic states of Grenada (Carriacou and Petite Martinique)…
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NODS In Constant Communication On Relief Efforts In SVG And Grenada
As local and regional disaster officials continue to monitor the coordination of relief to St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) and Grenada, efforts are being made to control the number ofrelief supplies reaching the impacted states. These two territories, along with some of the Grenadine islands, namely SVG’s Canouan, Union Island and Mayreau, and Grenada’s…
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