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Prime Minister to Meet Morton Executives
Prime Minister to Meet Morton Executives
Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham is expected to meet today with representatives from Morton Salt company's home office in the Untied States to receive a full report on the Inagua hurricane damage assessments they conducted during the past week and indications about their future plans.
Inagua on tropical storm alert
Inagua on tropical storm alert
The Bahamas Department of Meteorology has issued a tropical storm alert for the island of
Inagua.
An alert means that tropical storm conditions are possible generally within 60 hours.
At 11am the centre of Tropical Storm Emily was located near latitude 15.3 degrees north and longitude 63.6 degrees
west or about 745 miles southeast of Great Inagua.
Emily has been meandering during the past sev...
Tropical Storm Alert For Inagua
Tropical Storm Alert For Inagua
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is closely monitoring the movement of Tropical Storm Emily, as a tropical storm alert has been issued for the island of Inagua.
Officials at NEMA have put members of its Emergency Function Support group on notice, to report to the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) in the event the storm strengthens and poses a direct threat to parts of t...
Tropical Storm Watch for Inagua
Tropical Storm Watch for Inagua
A Tropical Storm Watch has been issued for the island of Inagua as Tropical Storm Emily resumed a westward motion toward the southeast Bahamas, forecasters said.
The Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions are possible generally within 48 hours.Officials at NEMA have put members of its Emergency Function Support group on notice, to report to the National Emergency Operations C...
Morton Salt To Close Indefinitely
Morton Salt To Close Indefinitely
The economy of Inagua has been dealt a crippling blow with the indefinite closure of Morton Salt.
Sunday's passage of Hurricane Ike totally destroyed Morton's main building and melted tons of salt in its salt pans, forcing management to cease operations at the establishment, the island's main economic engine.
Morton Bahamas Layoffs
Morton Bahamas Layoffs
Excessive rain at Morton Bahamas Limited will see slightly more than 100 workers temporarily laid off next week, as salt production dries up at the company's Inagua operation, Guardian Business can confirm.
Inagua on alert for TS Emily
Inagua on alert for TS Emily
Inagua remains under Tropical Storm alert.
At 2pm the centre of Tropical Storm Emily was estimated from an Airforce plane to be near latitude 15.6 degrees north and longitude 64.8 degrees west.
Emily has resumed a westward motion at 12 miles an hour and on the forecast track, the centre will be near the coast of Hispaniola on Wednesday.
Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 45 mph wi...