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Tropical Storm Gabrielle

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#Nassau, September 4, 2019 – Bahamas – NEWS ITEM ON TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FORECAST OFFICE SECTION, AT 6PM EST, WEDNESDAY 04TH SEPTEMBER 2019.

…GABRIELLE MOVING NORTHWESTWARD OVER EASTERN ATLANTIC

… AT 5 AM EDT, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.0°NORTH AND LONGITUDE 34.0° WEST OR ABOUT 740 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS.

GABRIELLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH (15 KM/H), AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY, WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED LATE IN THE WEEK.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH (85 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS, WITH SOME STRENGTHENING POSSIBLE OVER THE WEEKEND.

THE NEXT NEWS ITEM WILL BE ISSUED AT 6AM THURSDAY 5TH SEPTEMBER 2019

PREPARED BY DUTY FORECASTER: SHEZELLE MATHER

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Jamaican gets multi-million dollar grant to enhance resilience 

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Credit:Donald De La Haye

Rashaed Esson

Staff Writer

Jamaica got a 3 million US dollar grant from humanitarian charity organisation Direct Relief, as part of its mission to strengthen resilience in the Caribbean region. This is also an effort to enhance Healthcare systems and infrastructure throughout Jamaica in preparation for natural disasters as the organization renews its ongoing partnership with the island. This was announced by Direct Relief in an article on May 1.

 

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Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana sign security agreement 

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Rashaed Esson

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To enhance and strengthen security in the Guiana Shield, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana on Monday April 29, signed a security common master plan following a meeting in George Town, as announced By President of Guyana Irfaan Ali on Facebook. Ali expressed that the agreement will hopefully enhance collaborations and relations between Suriname and French Guiana.

 

 

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Grenada Prime Minister says there needs to be greater focus on coral health in the region’s universities. 

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Rashaed Esson

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The Prime Minister of Grenada, Dickon Mitchell, at the 2024 Sustainable Tourism Conference on April 22, expressed that Caribbean universities should be leading researchers for coral restoration as he addressed the importance of corals to the region’s capacity for tourism sustainability amid climate change

Regarding this, he called for more funding to encourage universities to create more marine experts, given the region’s vulnerability to climate change effects.

 

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