SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Gusty winds began to hit the eastern Caribbean today as Tropical Storm Beryl advanced rapidly toward a region struggling to recover from last year’s deadly hurricanes. The government of Dominica said it would shut down its water system and Puerto Rico’s governor warned of
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Fishers registered with Grenada's Ministry of Fisheries are now able to receive compensation for assets damaged during extreme weather conditions. That has been made possible through the Government approving parametric insurance for the industry, which took effect July 1. The Ministry of Climate Resilience, the
MIAMI, Florida -- Beryl has been upgraded to a hurricane, making it the first hurricane of the 2018 Atlantic season. The storm is located about 1,140 miles southeast of the Lesser Antilles with winds of 75 mph. Earlier, forecasters said the storm was likely to fizzle before becoming a threat
Christopher Zacca, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sagicor Group Jamaica, has charged that the government needs to move to undertake an overhaul of the governance of public bodies. Zacca contends that the issues that have arisen at the state-owned oil refinery Petrojam brings into sharp focus the importance of
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The Caribbean should see fewer storms, and the chance of a major hurricane hitting the region is significantly less than it was when the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season began. That's according to the latest forecast released by Meteorologist Phil Klotzbach and his team at the Colorado
