Category - Caribbean

OFFICIAL WARNING: Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada advises against non-essential travel to Jamaica. The U.S. National Hurricane Centre in Miami is issuing advisories for Tropical Storm Sandy, which is forecast to become a hurricane. As changes to the forecast and local conditions are continuous, Canadians should visit the U.S. National Hurricane Center for the […]

VirginIslandsNews.com: There were a series of earthquakes of at least 4.4-magnitude on the Richter scale Wednesday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quakes included tremors of 4.4-magnitude, 4.7-magnitude and 5.2-magnitude. A fourth earthquake of magnitude 4.3 shook the area 85 miles north of Road Town. Several others followed later Wednesday evening. There were […]

OFFICIAL WARNING: Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada advises against non-essential travel to the southern coast of the Dominican Republic, from Isla Saona westward to the Haitian border. The U.S. National Hurricane Centre in Miami is issuing advisories for Tropical Storm Isaac, which is forecast to become a hurricane. As changes to the forecast and […]

Accuweather.com: Tropical Storm Ernesto, despite a ragged appearance, continues to move westward, impacting the Windward Islands and on a path for the Caribbean over the weekend. Tropical Storm Ernesto will produce winds in excess of 40 mph, a storm surge of 1 to 3 feet and heavy, flooding rains as it approaches the Windward Islands […]

7/9/12 10:58 AM Havana Cuban cholera outbreak reaches Havana Cuba – The BBC has learned that a patient has been diagnosed with cholera in the Cuban capital, Havana, days after three people died in a rare outbreak in the south-eastern town of Manzanillo. More than 50 people were infected and about 1,000 have received medical […]

The Ministry of Health in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) said laboratory tests conducted at the Caribbean Epidemiology Centre for ten individuals suffering from an outbreak of a mystery illness at resorts in Providenciales have been confirmed as norovirus. According to unconfirmed reports, the government has ordered the Beaches resort to close as a […]