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UPDATED: Storm wreaks havoc on Dominica (see videos and photos)
Reports of deaths, major landslides and flooding are coming out of Dominica as Tropical Storm Erika blasted the island for several hours. Unofficial reports are that at least four persons are dead and...
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NEMO warns against complacency for storms
NEMO Director Velda Joseph. Director of the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) Velda Joseph is urging Saints Lucians not to become complacent about tropical storms. Joseph said while...
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UPDATE: St. Lucian students reportedly “doing okay” in Dominica
A group of students from the Choiseul Secondary School attending a camp in flood-ravaged Dominica are safe. This news comes less than an hour after St. Lucia News Online (SNO) was contacted and told...
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Another tropical storm formed in the Atlantic
Tropical Storm Fred is the sixth storm of the Atlantic hurricane season which runs from June 1 to November 30 CARIBBEAN 360 – Tropical Storm Fred has formed in the far eastern Atlantic Ocean this...
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INTERNATIONAL: Three Category 4 hurricanes spin simultaneously in northeast...
WASHINGTON POST – Fueled by the very warm waters of an ever-strengthening El Niño, the 2015 Pacific hurricane season reached new heights over the weekend thanks to hurricanes Kilo, Ignacio and Jimena,...
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UPDATE: Government of Saint Lucia Disaster Relief accounts
PRESS RELEASE – Please note the corrected and updated version of the table with the Disaster Relief Accounts in the name of the Government of Saint Lucia, which have been activated at the following...
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Tropical Storm Grace forms in eastern Atlantic
The seventh tropical storm of the season has formed over the Atlantic. At 5:00 a.m. today, the system was about 390 miles South West of the Cape Verde islands. The center of Tropical Storm Grace was...
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Soufriere residents assist hurricane-ravaged Dominica
Residents look at damaged buildings after a mudslide caused by the rains from Tropical Storm Erika in Montrouis, Haiti, on August 29, 2015. Erika left at least 20 people dead when it swept over the...
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CARIBBEAN: Dominica affected by heavy flooding again
Photo by Chad Ambo Dominica, still recovering after being ravaged by Tropical Storm Erika, is again experiencing flooding as a result of heavy rains associated with Tropical Storm Grace, according to...
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OECS region in drought for the foreseeable future: officials
macro of water drop from flask and grain on parched soil PRESS RELEASE – Early this week the “Second Council of Ministers with Responsibility for Environment and Sustainable Development” of the...
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Caribbean braces for worsening drought as dry season nears
AP – The most severe drought to hit the Caribbean in recent years is expected to worsen despite rains from tropical storms that have replenished some reservoirs.Forecasters say El Nino phenomenon is...
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Erika victim airlifted for treatment in St Lucia
Lazare was airlifted by the Guadeloupe air ambulance service. THE DOMINICAN.NET – Four weeks to the day that Tropical Storm Erika wreaked havoc on the island of Dominica Santony Lazare was airlifted by...
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Caribbean nations preparing for Paris climate talks
PRESS RELEASE – Flooding in Dominica during Tropical Storm Erika. Experts say the Caribbean is already reeling from more intense storms. Negotiators and ministers with responsibility for climate...
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Saint Lucia becomes first Caribbean country to win legal metrology prize
GIS – The International Organization of Legal Metrology noted the significant contribution of the SLBS to metrology in Saint Lucia and the Caribbean. Saint Lucia, via the Metrology Department of the...
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Tropical Wave affecting St. Lucia, other Caribbean islands
A tropical wave is over the Gulf of Mexico and the western Caribbean with axis along 88w moving at 15 kt. The moisture area associated with the wave is being enhanced by a large upper level low...
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WASCO’s Castries, Vieux Fort and Soufriere offices to close early due to...
PRESS RELEASE – The Water & Sewerage Company Inc. (WASCO) wishes to inform the public that due to the weather system being experienced at this time, its offices in Castries, Vieux Fort and...
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NOTICE: Closure of customer service offices and electrical pole in Cabiche Road
PRESS RELEASE – St. Lucia Electricity Services Limited (LUCELEC) wishes to advise its customers due to an electrical pole across the road in Cabiche, Babonneau, that road is closed to traffic. LUCELEC...
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Prime Minister urges caution as flood waters engulf sections of St Lucia
Residents travel through flood waters in Londonderry, Saltibus PRESS RELEASE – Saint Lucia is currently being affected by a trough system which has caused poor visibility and flooding in various parts...
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LUCELEC restoring electricity to the north
The effects of the tropical wave on the power infrastructure of St. Lucia has been extensive as large portions of the country were without power for extended periods. The latest bulletin issued by...
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NOTICE: Caregivers Conference postponed
PRESS RELEASE – Due to inclement weather and abundance of precaution, the Ministry of Health, Wellness, Human Services and Gender Relations would like to inform participants that the Caregivers...
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