The Government of The Bahamas announced tonight that all Government workers are to report to work on Monday and banks can also open and resume normal operating hours on Monday, the National Emergency Management Agency said tonight in a statement.  Other businesses can open on Saturday.   Government schools should listen for announcements from the Ministry of Education and private school students should listen for announcements from their institutions.The announcement comes as the Category 3 Hurricane Irene continues to move away from the Northwestern Bahamas, which was still under a hurricane warning up to 9:30 p.m. Thursday.At 8 p.m. the eye of Irene was located near latitude 27.7 degrees north and longitude 77.4 degrees west.Irene is moving toward the north-northwest near 14 mph, and this motion is expected to continue tonight with a turn toward the north on Friday.On the forecast track, Irene will continue to move away from The Bahamas tonight and the core of the hurricane will pass well offshore of the east coast of central and northern Florida later tonight and early Friday.The hurricane is forecast to approach the coast of North Carolina on Saturday.Maximum sustained winds remain near 115 mph with higher gusts. Some strengthening is possible tonight and Friday, forecasters said.

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