Forecasters predict near-normal or above-normal activity this hurricane season
FLORIDA - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center is forecasting a 75 per cent chance that the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season, which begins on Friday, will be near- or More...
Region urged to brace for wetter than usual period of rain
BRIDGETOWN - A few days before the start of the 2018 Atlantic Hurricane season, the Barbados-based Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH) says the precipitation outlook trends to a usual or a More...
Roofs suffer from strong wind
WILLEMSTAD - The fire brigade had to be dispatched several times this weekend because of the strong wind. So strong that roofs were ripped off from houses. This happened on the St. Annaweg in Parera and at a house More...
Sea conditions impact cargo and cruise berthing operations in St. Maarten
PHILIPSBURG - The severe and unusual sea conditions in the North Eastern Caribbean on Monday impacted cargo and cruise operations at the Dr. A.C. Wathey Cruise & Cargo Facility as well as the Cole Bay depot More...
February this year already twice as wet as normal
WILLEMSTAD - According to the Meteorology Service of Curaçao (Meteo), there have been twice as much rain this month than normal in February. The rain is due to a cooler Antarctic Ocean around the equator. It is More...
Bad weather causes power interruptions
WILLEMSTAD - The current weather with rain, thunder and lightning causes power outages in Banda'bou (western side of the island). Also, fixed phones lines and cable provider TDS suffered from the weather. A large More...
Tropical Depression Sixteen forms in western Caribbean
MIAMI - Tropical Depression Sixteen has formed in the western Caribbean, with life-threatening flash floods and mudslides possible over portions of Central America. According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) More...
Caribbean nations to UN: Extreme weather events leave no doubt climate change is real
NEW YORK - Trinidad and Tobago’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Dennis Moses, echoing other senior government officials throughout the General Assembly’s annual general debate, questioned how, after the spate More...
Reports of death and destruction emerge from Dominica
ROSEAU - Seven people have so far been confirmed dead as a result of Hurricane Maria’s direct hit on Dominica on Monday night. But there are fears that death toll could rise as officials get into communities More...
Hurricane Maria’s damages limited on Dutch islands
PHILIPSBURG - Hurricane Maria pulled past Sint Maarten during the early hours of Wednesday morning, at first sight without causing much damage. Sint Eustatius and Saba got more wind and rain this time around, compared More...
