Commander Stephen Russell, Director of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), accepted a cheque for $4,333 from the six townships, district council and people of Central Eleuthera for the Hurricane Ike relief efforts for Inagua residents. The presentation was made at the NEMA office in the Churchill Building, Nassau, Wednesday, November 26, 2008.

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Commander Stephen Russell, director of the National Emergency Management Agency deactivated the National Emergency Operations Centre at approximately 3p.m. Sunday, as the “all clear” was given for the islands in the projected path of Hurricane Paloma.


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Forecasters were monitoring Tropical Storm Paloma on Thursday, which is expected to become a hurricane by the end of the week and could affect The Bahamas by Monday.


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A tropical depression that may very well upgrade to a tropical storm could affect The Bahamas by the end of the week, according to weather officials.


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Hurricane Ike delivered a powerful blow to the island of Inagua on Sunday, tearing off roof tops, flooding streets and knocking out phone lines. Unofficial reports are that the island sustained millions of dollars in damage. Satellite images showed the eye of the Category 4 hurricane, packing 135 mile-an-hour winds, passing directly over Great Inagua around 11 a.m. Sunday.



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AT 800 AM EDT...1200 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS HAS
DISCONTINUED ALL WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR THE CAYMAN ISLANDS.

A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CUBAN PROVINCES OF
MATANZAS...LA HABANA...CIUDAD DE HABANA...PINAR DEL RIO...AND THE
ISLE OF YOUTH.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS FROM
OCEAN REEF SOUTHWARD TO THE DRY TORTUGAS...INCLUDING FLORIDA BAY.

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Inagua - Roof of BTC office Matthew Town severely damaged when communications satellite fell through. Land lines down throughout the island.

The Police Station/residence shutters blown away causing water breach and flooding

Hurricane Shelter at St. Philips Community Centre shutters have blown off causing a water breach.

The second shelter at Zion Baptist Church, water breach from the Sunday school section roof. Persons have moved into the main section of the church.

Land lines in Mayaguana, Acklins are out due to power outage since Saturday night.


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Bahamas Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham thanked local authorities for their work in keeping residents safe during Hurricane Ike, and lauded the positive impact of both improved disaster management skills and strong building codes in The Bahamas.

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AT 5 AM EDT...0900 UTC...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED
FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS FROM OCEAN REEF SOUTHWARD TO THE DRY
TORTUGAS...INCLUDING FLORIDA BAY. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS
THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA
WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS FROM OCEAN
REEF SOUTHWARD TO THE DRY TORTUGAS.


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As residents in the northwestern Bahamas were busy preparing for the arrival of Tropical Storm Hanna on Wednesday, meteorologists dropped another bombshell when they revealed that Ike, which is on a similar track as Hanna, had become a category one hurricane.

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HURRICANE IKE ADVISORY NUMBER 13
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092008
500 AM AST THU SEP 04 2008

...IKE EVEN STRONGER AS IT CONTINUES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD...

AT 500 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 22.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 55.8 WEST OR ABOUT 550 MILES...885
KM...NORTHEAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS.


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While at least three storms spinning towards New Providence, it seems tourists have great confidence in Nassau hotels, as there have been relatively few cancellations reported and a small number of people have decided to leave the island ahead of the storms’ arrival.

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As forecasters were predicting yesterday that Tropical Storm Hanna would regain strength and hit New Providence as a category one hurricane by tomorrow and Tropical Storm Ike also posed a threat, many Bahamians were slow to purchase the necessary supplies to prepare their properties for the onslaught. But some store operators said some people bought supplies days in advance.

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Residents in the capital could begin feeling the effects of Tropical Storm Hanna by Thursday evening and some strengthening is forecasted, local meteorologists said Tuesday.


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TROPICAL STORM HANNA ADVISORY NUMBER 27
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL082008
1100 AM AST WED SEP 03 2008

...HANNA GETTING LARGER...BUT NOT STRONGER...AS IT EDGES
NORTHWARD...

A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS...THE
SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS...AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.


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A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS...
INCLUDING THE ABACOS...ANDROS ISLAND...BERRY ISLANDS...BIMINI...
ELEUTHERA...GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND...AND NEW PROVIDENCE. A HURRICANE
WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE
WARNING AREA GENERALLY WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS.


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Emergency warnings have been issued in the Bahamas as Tropical Storm Hanna approaches, having already left at least 21 people dead in Haiti.

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Hurricane Hanna left the islands in the southeast Bahamas drenched on Monday after the category one cyclone unleashed torrential rain for most of the day.


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TROPICAL STORM HANNA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 23A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL082008
200 PM AST TUE SEP 02 2008

...HANNA CONTINUES TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINS OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN
BAHAMAS AND HISPANIOLA...

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Bahamas brace for Tropical Storm Hanna. Bahamians were bracing for the passage of Tropical Storm Hanna (which was a Hurricane Cat 1)that local meteorologists warn could become a hurricane again by the time it reaches the chain of islands.

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Tropical Storm Hanna moved toward the Turks and Caicos Islands Sunday with winds of almost 60 mph.

A tropical storm warning was in effect for the islands, where Hanna's outer rain bands were beginning to be felt, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said. A tropical storm watch was in effect for the southeastern Bahamas.

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Tropical Storm Hanna emerged in the Atlantic near the Leeward Islands on Thursday and appears to be aiming for The Bahamas, just as Gustav – which is blamed for nearly 70 deaths in the region – grew into a Category One hurricane on its way out of the area.


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TROPICAL STORM HANNA ADVISORY NUMBER 9

BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM HANNA ADVISORY NUMBER 9
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL082008
500 AM AST SAT AUG 30 2008

...HANNA HEADING WESTWARD WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH...

INTERESTS IN THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AND THE SOUTHEASTERN
BAHAMAS SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF HANNA.


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Tropical Storm Gustav stalled over Haiti on Wednesday, lashing the impoverished island with heavy rain after striking it with hurricane force and killing five people.


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About 50 people have died in Haiti when their bus was swept away by a river gushing with rain dumped by Tropical Storm Fay, officials say.

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Headed to Florida or the Caribbean? As Tropical Storm Fay rakes the region, you may be able to change your flight without paying penalties. And if you’re cruising, expect port changes and delays. Check often with your airline or cruise line.


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ALERT #23 ON TROPICAL STORM FAY ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AT 6AM TUESDAY, 18TH AUGUST 2008.

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Key West stores were shuttered and crews cleared sidewalks in some areas of newspaper boxes that could become airborne in high winds as Tropical Storm Fay headed for Florida after claiming as many as 35 lives in the Caribbean.

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TROPICAL STORM FAY INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 11A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL062008
800 AM EDT MON AUG 18 2008


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ALERT #14 ON TROPICAL STORM FAY ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AT 9:00PM SUNDAY, 17TH AUGUST 2008.

… TROPICAL STORM FAY IS MOVING SLOWER AND HAS NOT STRENGTHENED YET…

THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED.



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A tropical wave heading toward the Bahamas for early next week became less organized overnight and the U.S. National Hurricane Center cancelled the aircraft scheduled to investigate the system, the NHC said in its 8 a.m. EDT (1200 GMT) report.


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After Hurricane Dolly unleashed a fury of damaging winds and wicked rain on the U.S.-Mexico coastline and diminished to a tropical storm, widespread flooding along the populous Rio Grande Valley became the top concern on Thursday.


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