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16-02-10 : CARICOM working with Haiti for the nation's renaissance

NEWS: 2010: Local, Regional & International

REGIONAL/INT'L NEWS - 2010

LOCAL NEWS - 2010

NEWS
2009

02-01-10 : Security heightens at Federation’s Airports

02-01-10 : Summit of dome (Montserrat) changing rapidly

03-01-10 : St. Kitts & Nevis Fire Services stages W eek of Activities

04-01-10 : Extrication Exercise a success - part of Week of Activities

04-01-10 : Fire Dept week of activities continues - accident exercise

05-01-10 : Three suffer minor injuries in Road traffic accident

06-01-10 : A A jet landed too far down runway, JA official says

06-01-10 : Fire and Rescue Services holds drills display (in St. Kitts)

06-01-10 : Man hospitalised following traffic accident on Bypass Road

07-01-10 : Female driver escapes injury in accident on Nevis

07-01-10 : Mechanical failure in AA crash ruled out

06-01-10 : Swine flu death reported in Bermuda

08-01-10 : Attorneys file petition in Jamaica AA crash

08-01-10 : Bahamas: Teens spearhead rescue of entangled whale

08-01-10 : Explosion sends pyroclastic flows down Belham Valley, Mont

10-01-10 : Another explosion at Soufriere Hills, Montserrat

11-01-10 : More explosions at Soufriere Hills Volcano

12-01-10 : Many casualties expected after big quake in Haiti

12-01-10 : ‘Substantial’ casualties feared after Haiti quake

12-01-10 : Tsunami Watch cancelled for Haiti Earthquake

12-01-10 : Univ. of Virginia students in SKN for Disaster course

13-01-10 : Quake-stunned Haitians pile bodies by fallen homes

13-01-10 : Earthquake leaves Haiti ‘worse than a war zone’

13-01-10 : CARICOM extends sympathies, promises of help to Haiti

12-01-10 : CDEMA Info Note - Major 7.0 earthquake affects Haiti

13-01-10 : Haiti Earthquake Update #1 - CDEMA commences response

13-01-10 : Tens of thousands feared dead Map location

14-01-10 : Haiti quake survivors ‘trying to stay alive': Aid arrives

14-01-10 : Haiti Earthquake - CDEMA Update #2 Frequent Questions

14-01-10 : Government (SKN) launches Haiti Solidarity Fund

14-01-10 : ‘Logistical nightmare’ to get help to victims Damage Photos

14-01-10 : U.S. takes charge in Haiti — with troops, aid Map location

14-01-10 : Rescue teams find land of the dazed and dying

15-01-10 : Aid workers face ‘angry and impatient’ Haitians

15-01-10 : World mobilized for quake-ravaged Haiti Damage Photos

15-01-10 : Haiti Earthquake - CDEMA Update #4 Frequent Questions

15-01-10 : Caribbean islands prepare to take in Haitian refugees

15-01-10 : LIME Caribbean launches Text Line for donations to Haiti

15-01-10 : Haiti Earthquake - CDEMA Update #5 Frequent Questions

16-01-10 : Relief groups face ‘race against time’ in Haiti

16-01-10 : Haiti aid flow grows; feuds over reaching victims Photos

16-01-10 : Outside Haiti capital, much despair & little aid

16-01-10 : U nited Nations Situation Report #5

17-01-10 : Haiti earthquake: UN says worst disaster ever dealt with

16-01-10 : Haiti Earthquake - CDEMA Update #6 Frequent Questions

Haiti News Items

17-01-10 : From Haiti’s ruins, a chance to rebuild a nation

17-01-10 : Scientists: Haiti must prepare for more massive quakes

17-01-10 : Haiti tensions mount amid scramble for last survivors

17-01-10 : United Nation Situation Report #6 CDEMA Update #7

18-01-10 : CARICOM focus on Haiti field hospital; attend meeting

18-01-10 : Haitians cry out for food, water and shelter

18-01-10 : Frequently Asked Questions Damage Photos Haiti News

18-01-10 : Haiti’s absent leader ‘doesn’t like to talk at all’

18-01-10 : Caribbean at risk of quakes like Haiti mega earthquake

18-01-10 : Preparations being made for Haiti rebuilding process

18-01-10 : U.N. Report #7 CDEMA Report #8 Red Cross Report #6

19-01-10 : Haiti chaos hampers aid delivery; death toll rises

19-01-10 : Wyclef Jean calls for evacuating Haiti's capital

19-01-10 : As Haitians flee, the dead go uncounted

19-01-10 : Haiti and the Dominican Republic: A Tale of Two Countries

20-01-10 : New 6.1-quake hits Haiti, people flee into streets

19-01-10 : Haitians fleeing capital in search of food, safety

20-01-10 : Magnitude 6.0 aftershock hits Haiti - US to send more ships

20-01-10 : Antigua govenment pressed to allow Haitian adoptions

20-01-10 : Jamaica plan of action for Haitian refugees

20-01-10 : U.S. hospital ship arrives off Haiti: clean water at hospital

21-01-10 : Harbor reopens, new airport used in aid effort

21-01-10 : Haiti's mass graves swell; doctors fear more death

21-01-10 : 100's of Haitians given jobs to jumpstart recovery

19-01 : Rep U.N. #8 CDEMA News Red Cross #7 USAID #7 PAHO #6

21-01-10 : Haiti thanks CARICOM for quick response

22-01-10 : Hundreds of thousands flee Haiti’s capital More aftershocks felt

22-01-10 : IMF chief wants 'Marshall Plan' and debt cancellation for Haiti

22-01-10 : Haitians being relocated to tent cities outside capital

22-01-10 : Team sent to search for OECS aviation officials missing in Haiti

22-01 : Reports: U.N. #10 CDEMA #9 Red Cross #7 USAID #10 PAHO #10

22-01-10 : Busy 2010 hurricane season is forecast

23-01-10 : Celebrities unite to help Haiti in telethon

23-01-10 : Haiti ends search for earthquake survivors

23-01-10 : Man rescued from rubble 11 days after quake

24-01-10 : By foot and bus, Haitians return to native towns

24-01-10 : Volcanic earthquake in South Dominica - Magnitude 5.1

24-01-10 : Haiti rappers craft ‘palace’ from ration boxes

25-01-10 : Urgent need for tent cities for Haitian refugees

25-01-10 : Two weekend quakes in the Caribbean

24-01-10 : Haiti says 150,000 bodies buried in graves

24-01-10 : Many Haitians leave quake zone for flood zone

25-01-10 : For Haiti, opportunity to transform

28-01-10 : Carnival cruise ship damaged in accident in St. Kitts

29-01-10 : IMF approves millions more for quake-hit Haiti

29-01-10 : Among Haiti's Innumerable Dead, A Coffin-Maker Recession

28-01-10 : Reports: U.N. #14 CDEMA #10 USAID #17 PAHO #16

29-01-10 : Breast-Milk for Haiti: Why Donations Are Being Discouraged

29-01-10 : Haitians tire of waiting, start own rebuilding

30-01-10 : Scenes of survival and of death in desperate Haiti

31-01-10 : Chaos eases as Haiti food lines focus on women

31-01-10 : U.S. military resuming Haiti medical flights

01-02-10 : Student dreams shattered in Haiti's earthquake

01-02-10 : Massive food distribution begins in quake-ravaged Haitian capital

02-02-10 : Haiti food convoy attacked; UN warns of volatility

05-02-10 : Antigua accepting limited Haitians

05-02-10 : J A backs down from Haiti pullout JA pulls troops out of Haiti

03-02-10 : CARICOM raises alarm over radioactive shipment

04-02-10 : Rights groups say time to build just society in Haiti

05-02-10 : Haiti's government emerges from the rubble

03-02-10 : Red Cross sets up Haiti relief account at RBTT

10-02-10 : Doctor says vendor may have been in rubble 27 days

07-02-10 : Task of rebuilding Haiti expected to be ambitious, arduous

10-02-10 : Health crisis in Haiti enters a deadly new phase

07-02-10 : Reports: U.N. #18 CDEMA #12 USAID #25 PAHO #19

07-02-10 : Bleak portrait of Haiti orphanages raises fears

10-02-10 : Haiti raises deaths estimate

12-02-10 : Soufriere dome collapse sends ash 40,000 feet up

12-02-10 : Bermuda says yes to Haitian patients after Barbados declines

12-02-10 : Civil rights delegation wants reparations for Haiti

15-02-10 : ECCAA names interim head as boss still missing in Haiti

15-02-10 : Flights disrupted across the Caribbean by eruption on Montserrat

15-02-10 : Caribbean battling water shortage

16-02-10 : Haiti reconstruction cost may near $14 billion: IADB

16-02-10 : Barbados coastlines severely battered

18-02-10 : Post-quake Haiti moves to prevent theft of artifacts

18-02-10 : Sarkozy visits Haiti, unveils major aid package

18-02-10 : U.N. aid chief 'disappointed' with Haiti earthquake relief efforts

18-02-10 : Air France heading back to Haiti

19-02-10 : Drought causes disease worry in Jamaica

22-02-10 : Haiti president pleads for shelter for quake's homeless

18-02-10 : Montserrat - Extent of Devastation on 11th Feb becomes clear

22-02-10 : Sonic Boom Rattles Belize

22-02-10 : JA: Policeman's irrational action caused fire that killed seven

27-02-10 : Huge quake hits Chile; tsunami threatens Pacific

26-02-10 : Secure shelters scarce in Haiti as rainy season looms

27-02-10 : West coast of U.S., Canada in tsunami advisory

26-02-10 : Revelation of tsunamis after Haiti quake

22-02-10 : JA: Policeman's irrational action caused fire that killed seven

26-02-10 : St. Kitts could experience drought conditions in upcoming months

03-03-10 : Nevis public urged to conserve water in drought-like conditions

03-03-10 : CFD installs beach safety signs with public rescue equipment

19/02-10 : Haiti from Tragedy to Opportunity - Int'l Red Cross article

02-03-10 : PM Douglas wants NEMA to review disaster plans for earthquakes

04-03-10 : St. Kitts/Nevis: Disaster experts look at improving port security

11-03-10 : Plan approved to help restart Haitian businesses

10-03-10 : Keep the food and bring other aid, says Haiti President

10-03-10 : Obama says conditions in Haiti still dire

12/03-10 : Haiti quake deaths were 'avoidable'

08-03-10 : Experts urge change in “culture of aid” to Haiti

08-03-10 : An island dying of thirst!

22-03-10 : Hurricane officials hit Bermuda

16-03-10 : Strong, moderate quakes rock Chile

31-03-10 : Jamaica sends Haitians back home

31-03-10 : Haitians to be mobilized to boost food security

31-03-10 : Haiti in focus at major aid meeting

31/03-10 : Water situation precarious in Jamaica, Trinidad

01-04-10 : NEMA chief to assess GB tornado damage today

05-04-10 : Strong quake kills 2 in Mexico, rattles US states

06-04-10 : Aberystwyth lifeboat man's DIY store Caribbean rescue

07-04-10 : No deaths in Indonesia quake; tsunami alert lifted

06-04-10 : Crews begin drilling into W.Va. mine where 25 died

07-04-10 : U.S. forecaster sees increased 2010 hurricane threat

12-04-10 : Russia points to human error in fatal Polish crash

12-04-10 : Landslide derails train in northern Italy, 9 dead

12-04-10 : World's deepest undersea vents discovered in Caribbean

13-04-10 : Passenger plane snaps in half on landing

12-04-10 : Increasing urbanization posing health risk to region

11-04-10 : Prediction made for 2010 Caribbean Atlantic Hurricane Season

14-04-10 : ‘Terrible earthquake’ kills hundreds in China

14-04-10 : OECS warned to prepare early for 2010 Hurricane season

16-04-10 : Volcanic ash causes travel chaos for second day

13-04-10 : Federation to benefit from OAS technical assistance

16-04-10 : St. Kitts/Nevis Hosts Disaster Management Workshop Program

20-04-10 : Flights resume in Europe but travel chaos not over

18-04-10 : KLM pushes to resume flights after ash tests

18-04-10 : Disaster plan to reduce impact of hurricanes on SKN

20-04-10 : China quake awakens new fears for school safety

21-04-10 : Iceland volcano affects Caribbean tourism

21-04-10 : Freak motorcycle accident claims life

23-04-10 : Support for Haiti housing reconstruction

25-04-10 : Rescuers fan out after twister kills 10 in Miss.

25-04-10 : Twister death toll at 10, search continues

27-04-10 : Disaster Mgt Task Force for the wider Caribbean established

26-04-10 : UN agency writes off Haiti debt

22-04-10 : Serious traffic accident at top of Church Ground Hill, Nevis

28-04-10 : OAS funded Nevis Disaster Management Project gears up

27-04-10 : April 2010 wettest on Nevis in 12 years; Still call for conservation

28-04-10 : Car overturned on Long Point Road, Nevis

30-04-10 : Experts: Oil spill is the ‘bad one’ they feared

30-04-10 : CARICOM envoy appeals to OAS on Haiti's behalf

02-05-10 : 2010 Census Begins In The Caribbean

04-04-10 : Bomb suspect pulled from Dubai-bound plane

02-05-10 : Car bomb scares Times Square but fails to explode

04-05-10 : In spite of everything, Haiti's children still dream and laugh

08-05-10 : Ash delays, reroutes trans-Atlantic flights

06-05-10 : Nevis Health Officials move swiftly to heed children’s drug recall

06-05-10 : Power outages slow Nashville flood cleanup

08-05-10 : Bubble of methane triggered rig blast

08-05-10 : New York Staten Island ferry hits pier injuring 37 people

09-05-10 : BP's first attempt to divert Gulf oil leak fails

10-05-10 : How bad can the oil spill get?

10-05-10 : Five dead as tornadoes hit Plains

13-05-10 : Venezuelan gas rig sinks in Caribbean

16-05-10 : UWI funding no longer guaranteed for St. Kitts/Nevis students

14-05-10 : Woman, child pulled from wreck (St. Kitts)

07-05-10 : Career Fair 2010 - Exhibits by Montserrat Volcano Observatory

08-05-10 : Bomb scare at Robert L . B radshaw Airport, St. Kitts

17-05-10 : IDB offers to help expand free education in Haiti

17-05-10 : Eight dead in Suriname plane crash

17-05-10 : Highway Blocked As 5.8 Quake Strikes Puerto Rico

16-05-10 : Deepwater oil-drilling implications for the Caribbean

19-05-10 : 2 passengers in cockpit before Kaczynski crash

22-05-10 : Plane crashes in India, 158 feared dead, 8 alive

20-05-10 : Sign of life in the tropical Atlantic

22-05-10 : 13-year-old becomes youngest to top Mount Everest

25-05-10 : DDM officials meet with Director of U.S. Nat'l Weather Service

25-05-10 : Twenty-seven dead in Jamaica as unrest intensifies

23-05-10 : Large Amount of Ivermectin Found in Cans of Corned Beef

26-05-10 : Atlantic storm disorganized, not likely to strengthen

28-05-10 : Big volcanic eruptions in Guatemala, Ecuador

28-05-10 : 2010 H urricane S eason could be one of most active

26-05-10 : CDEMA commence first Technical Advisory Committee Meeting

28-05-10 : Jamaica death toll rises but kingpin eludes assault

28-05-10 : 22-mile oil plume under Gulf nears rich waters

19-05-10: CDEMA & SKN Disaster Offices Harmonizing Work Program

30-05-10 : Tropical Storm Agatha, kills 15 in Guatemala, El Salvador

31-05-10 : No shelter from the storm for Haiti quake victims

01-06-10 : Hurricane season starts today - 1st June 2010

28-05-10 : NEMA Nat'l Disaster Coordinator Encourages Hur'cane Readiness

03-06-10 : New Projections Show Gulf Oil Surging Up Atlantic Coast

01-06-10 : 179 dead in Central America tropical storms - massive sink hole

04-06-10 : Chances of major Caribbean hurricanes increase

31-05-10 : BVIAA reports on simulation exercise conducted on Anegada

11-06-10 : Boats head to teen sailor drifting in Indian Ocean: was feared lost

10-06-10 : BP spill response plans severely flawed

07-06-10 : S KN delegation to OAS Assembly - to discuss natural disasters

10-06-10 : Oil slick fears grow for Jamaica

10-06-10 : Heavier oil from Gulf spill washes up in Florida

16-06 : OAS Rep pleased with St. Kitts/Nevis proportional project allocation

14-06 : First storm of season may be forming !! Possible path

16-06 : Cuba braces to contend with BP oil spill

16-06 : Nevis Disaster Mgr calls for greater gov't attention to disaster mgt

22-06 : Caribbean Storms May Strengthen in Gulf, Hampering Oil Cleanup

18-06 : Urgent need for disaster risk management in agriculture

22-06 : Passenger dies after fall "while boarding plane"

21-06 : World Bank offers help in agricultural risk management

18-06 : Flood warning issued as system brings heavy rains

23-06 : Disturbance over Caribbean has storm potential

18-06 : How to hurricane-proof a Caribbean island

25-06 : Rivers swell as Puerto Rico sets rainfall record

25-06 : Caribbean storm continues to strengthen

26-06 : Death toll in flood-stricken China nears 400

24-06 : Fisheries Official urges Nevis Fishers to heed weather advisories

26-06 : Tropical Storm Alex could spell more bad news for BP

27-06 : Alex grows back into tropical storm over Gulf

29-06 : Alex blows into hurricane strength in western Gulf

28-06 : Alex to become hurricane

01-07 : Alex weakens to tropical storm, but kills three

29-06 : Tourism plan of action discussed at CDEMA council meeting

28-06 : Situation Report 1 - Tropical Storm Alex impacts Belize

04-07 : Caribbean countries renew hurricane and earthquake coverage

30-06 : Oil Washes Ashore As Hurricane Alex Blows In

05-07 : News Alert: Disturbed Weather Approaching Islands

05-07 : Tropical weather organizing in Caribbean

05-07 : Dengue outbreak claims 3rd fatality in PR

06-07 : New Orleans seeing oil come in via back door

06-07 : 14-year-old runs over toddler with car - in Fountain, Nevis

10-07 : Gulf Coast Oil Spill Photos

11-07 : Haiti recovery paralyzed 6 months after deadly quake

07-07 : Dominican PM wants to streamline NGO operations in Haiti

10-07 : In Photos: Two months later, the oil still flows

11-07 : Hundreds killed in India floods since June

15-07 : Belize faces Dengue Outbreak

12-07 : 74 killed as bombers target World Cup viewers

15-07 : Severe flood in Upper Demerara

12-07 : EIA for proposed Tamarind Bay Marina Dev ready for public scrutiny

12-07 : NEVLEC’s GM: Company ready to face 2010 Hurricane season

17-07 : Commentary: Haiti six months after - a national and int'l shame

20-07 : Severe thunderstorm strikes Nevis

17-07 : Dengue epidemic threatens Caribbean, kills dozens

19-07 : Forecasters watch 2 tropical waves threatening Caribbean

20-07 : Tropical wave brewing in the Caribbean

19-07 : Sea claims lands, houses in Icacos, Trinidad

20-07 : Bad Cables Caused Blackout in St. Kitts

21-07 : From NEMA re: The Recent Bad Weather in St. Kitts and Nevis

22-07 : Tropical weather system bearing down on Bahamas

20-07 : Basseterre covered in mud following overnight thunderstorm

21-07 : Bad weather affects residents, businesses in St. Kitts

23-07 : Tropical Storm Bonnie moving toward oil spill

22-07 : Caribbean Weather Systems Gain Power, Increasing Risk

26-07 : After 2 yrs, Trinidad/Tobago again grappling with a dengue outbreak

23-07 : Red Cross to the rescue in water-affected St. Pauls, St. Kitts

23-07 : St. Kitts and Nevis Avoids Corned Beef Scare

28-07 : Official: No survivors after Pakistan jet crash

27-07 : Dengue outbreak in Tobago says CMO

25-07 : Agencies in Nevis Review Environmental Impact Assessment Report

25-07 : Tropical Wave r eminds Nevisians o f Hurricane Season

28-07 : Worst floods in a decade in China, 30,000 trapped

25-07 : Failure to adequately mitigate disasters: severe re percussions Nevis?

29-07 : El Salvador hospitals overwhelmed by respiratory diseases

31-07 : Official: More than 800 dead in Pakistan floods

01-08 : Nevis Remembers Christena Disaster (Service 1st August 2010)

23-07 : St. Kitts/Nevis Health Ministry Issues Dengue Advisory Dengue Info

01-08 : Local Filmmaker To Create Documentary On Christena Disaster

30-07 : Dr. Kennedy Simmonds Highway, St. Kitts Reopens But With Caution

03-08 : Tropical Storm Colin forms in the Atlantic

04-08 : 77 laboratory-confirmed dengue cases in Jamaica

06-08 : Tropical Storm Colin roars back to life near Bermuda

04-08 : Tropical storm Colin fizzles Tropical Storm Colin now just a Wave

05-08 : NOAA s till e xpects Active Atlantic Hurricane Season

06-08 : Giant ice island breaks off Greenland: 4 times the size of Manhattan

08-08 : Moscow opens 'anti-smog' centers - because of smoke from wildfires

NEWS
2008

12-08 : Haiti quake was caused by previously unknown fault

10-08 : WHO d eclares H1N1 Pandemic o ver, u rges c ont'd Influenza v igilance

10-08 : Anegada BVI chosen as pilot community for ACP EU funded project

13-08 : Ministry erects jacks on Warner Park collapsing wall

11-08 : Online Virus Robs 3,000 UK Bank Accounts

13-08 : Floods pose serious problems in Trinidad, disaster chief resigns

16-08 : Colombia plane breaks into pieces after crash

17-08 : 5.0 magni tude quake hits near Trinidad

14-08 : Oil leak threatens farmlands in Trinidad and Tobago

17-08 : 22 hurt in 2-bus crash in Barbados

18-08 : Engineers: Passengers' survival was miracle by design

18-08 : Bus crash in Philippines kills 35, but 8 survive

19-08 : Salmonella recall expands to eggs (380 million) sent to 17 states

20-08 : Hurricane season expected to heat up: storms certainly coming

23-08 : Officials: 6 hostages die after ex-cop seizes bus in Phillipines

22-08 : TS Danielle, 4th tropical storm of the season, is getting stronger

23-08 : 33 Chile miners face three-month wait for rescuers

23-08 : Danielle forecast to be hurricane midweek

23-08 : Danielle strengthens into Atlantic hurricane

23-08 : China's nine-day traffic jam stretches 100km

23-08 : Boats rescue 6 from plane that crashed off Bahamas

24-08 : Hurricane Danielle becomes Category 2 storm

24-08 : Jet misses runway, crashes in China; 43 dead

21-08 : Salmonella recall expands to half a billion eggs

25-08 : Antigua lifeguard dies while trying to rescue body

25-08 : Tropical Storm Earl Joins Atlantic Hurricane Danielle (at Cat 1)

20-08 : Computer virus implicated in fatal Spanair plane crash - 154 killed

25-08 : Nigeria: Cholera epidemic death toll rises to 352

26-08 : P ress release on Jeremy Collymore's (CDEMA) visit to Nevis Photos

25-08 : Tropical Storm Earl Joins Atlantic Hurricane Danielle (at Cat 1)

27-08 : Tornado kills one , injures six, destoys 16 houses in Cuba

27-08 : Danielle now a major hurricane (Category 4)

26-08 : Bermuda Warns of Battering Waves as Hurricane Danielle Nears

27-08 : Three die in highway smash-up in Trinidad

28-08 : Tropical storm threatens Leeward Islands (including St. Kitts/Nevis)

29-08 : Earl becomes hurricane, barrels towards Caribbean

29-08 : Hurricane Earl expected to become major storm (Category 3)

30-08 : Hurricane Earl strengthens in Caribbean - now Category 3 & soon 4

30-08 : Tropical Storm Fiona Joins Earl, Danielle in Atlantic Ocean

30-08 : Earl grows to Category 4, new storm "FIONA" forms

31-08 : Fiona affecting LIAT flights

31-08 : Loss from disasters high for Jamaica

31-08 : Tropical storm Fiona follows Hurricane Earl

31-08 : Condor: Thank God for sparing SKN from ravages of Hurricane Earl

31-08 : Eight escape watery grave as a result of Hurricane Earl

31-08 : Nevis spared major damage from Hurricane Earl

29-08 : Traffic Dept advises motorists: move vehicles from flood-prone areas

31-08 : Deliberate decision to beach coast guard vessels said PM Douglas

31-08 : LIAT resumes flights; Antigua mopping up after Hurricane Earl

01-09 : Tropical Storm Fiona regains punch (now 60 mph)

01-09 : Power company worker electrocuted in Antigua after Hurricane Earl

02-09 : Another storm (GASTON) threatens region as Fiona passes

02-09 : Fiona prompts warning for Bermuda; Gaston now tropical depression

02-09 : Tropical Storm Gaston forms in Atlantic

02-09 : Earl weakens as rain, waves whip North Carolina islands

03-09 : Powerful 7.4 quake hits New Zealand's South Island

03-09 : Earl lashes North Carolina coast, officials survey damage

01-09 : Thanks to high-tech, storm track easier to predict

02-09 : Flurry of storms is typical for time of year, experts say

01-09 : Beaumont Park Jockey succumbs to injuries

01-09 : Potential Disaster Averted by Decision to Beach Vessels

03-09 : SPIRIT hosts first hurricane preparedness session this Saturday

01-09 : Stingrays and shark disrupts Cockle Shell Beach

03-09 : Hurricane Earl slowly weakening on northward trek

03-09 : Earl lashes North Carolina coast, officials survey damage

03-09 : Gaston becomes a remnant low but redevelopment possible

02-09 : Review urged over BA plane runway error (in St. Kitts) Full Report

04-09 : Pilot survives plane crash into home near Aurora

04-09 : New Zealand quake sparks state of emergency

05-09 : Expert warns of complacency after swine flu fizzle

05-09 : Guatemala mudslides kill at least 28; 2 buses hit Follow-up article

05-09 : St. Kitts – Nevis Coast Guard Vessel Now Off The Beach

03-09 : Residents asked to pay keen attention to officials storm reporting

05-09 : Tropical Storm Gaston may reform over Atlantic (& close to L.I.)

04-09 : Disaster Officials Discuss Way Forward For Nevis

06-09 : Tropical Storm Hermine gaining strength in Gulf

05-09 : In wake of Earl, U.S. eyes other potential storms

06-09 : Unstable weather conditions expected late Monday through Tuesday

06-09 : Red Cross came to the rescue of 8 seamen

06-09 : Hurricane watch issued for coasts of Mexico, Texas

06-09 : Tighter standards called for at R. L Bradshaw International Airport

05-09 : Congo boat catches fire, capsizes; 200 feared dead Follow-up article

07-09 : Families mourn as death toll climbs in Guatemala landslides Video

07-09 : Debit-card scam threatening JA security electronic banking system

07-09 : Residents warn of consequences of illegal dumping (flooding concerns)

06-09 : Robbery leaves six women dead in fire in Barbados

08-09 : Tropical Storm Igor emerges; could be a monster hurricane

08-09 : USVI assesses failures and successes after Hurricane Earl

10-09 : Strengthening La Nina could mean more hurricanes

10-09 : Anguilla’s Governor briefed on Disaster Risk Mgt Sub-Regional Program m e

10-09 : Utility in massive CA pipeline blast 'looking into' odor complaints

09-09 : Saint Martin back to normal after Hurricane Earl

10-09 : Fire shuts Bonaire oil terminal till wee kend at least

08-09 : Airliner lands in Russian forest after power fails 2nd & 3rd Article

11-09 : IGOR expected to become a hurricane tonight, as the storm develops

11-09 : Igor Upgraded to Hurricane, m ay Become Major Hurricane

12-09 : Hurricane Igor leaps to Cat 4 status over Atlantic

13-09 : More than 1,000 suspected cases of dengue in Jamaica

13-09 : Category 4 hurricane (IGOR) heads to Caribbean

13-09 : Hurricane Igor winds 150 mph: The strongest storm on the planet

13-09 : Plane carrying 51 crashes in Venezuela; 36 survive

10-09 : Fire extinguished at fuel terminal in Bonaire

14-09 : Hurricanes Igor, Julia spin in Atlantic

14-09 : `Dangerous' Igor Heads Toward Bermuda as Hurricane Julia Forms

15-09 : Tropical Storm Karl forms, Igor churns up waters

15-09 : Wild hurricane facts as season gets super stormy

15-09 : Mexico, US and Caribbean eye trio of storms

16-09 : Karl lashes Yucatan, likely to become hurricane

17-09 : Bermuda braces for direct hit from Igor

17-09 : Hurricane Karl now a Category 3 storm in the Gulf

16-09 : Hurricane Karl forms in the Gulf of Mexico

14-09 : Hurricane Igor creates stir in Atlantic - St. Kitts/Nevis to be onguard

17-09 : Karl kills 2 in Mexico, weakens to tropical storm

17-09 : HAITI: Hurricanes and the river flowing

16-09 : Hurricane Karl takes aim at Mexican Gulf coast

16-09 : Recovery in Haiti like 'rebuilding from war'

16-09 : Hurricane Karl Enters Gulf as Igor Threatens Bermuda

18-09 : Premier’s Speech at Press Conference on Igor

18-09 : Bermuda braces for Hurricane Igor; Karl dissipates

18-09 : 2010 Atlantic storm season lives up to expectations

18-09 : Hurricane Igor takes aim at Bermuda

18 : Hurricane Igor churns toward Bermuda; Tropical Storm Julia weakens

18-09 : H urricane Watch with Bermuda Sun LIVE Reports Photos

18-09 : Hurricane Watch with Royal Gazette LIVE Reports from Gaz

19-09 : Hurricane Igor leaves 3,650 without power early Sunday

18-09 : Residents ride out the storm in the safety of CedarBridge

20-09 : Hurricane Igor heads north - No major injuries or death reported

19-09 : Storm summary: Igor lashes Bermuda Live Blogging: Bernews.com

19-09 : Igor tightens its grip - Updates from around the Island

19-09 : Calm before the storm - How Igor preps unfolded in central parishes

19-09 : Big waves pound Bermuda as Hurricane Igor nears Video/Photos

19-09 : Igor passes (passing) Bermuda as Category 1 hurricane

20-09 : Igor brings flooding to St. George's, Bermuda Aftermath! Photos

20 : Focus of hurricane season may soon shift to Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico

21-09 : Record Warmth Spawns Stronger Hurricanes Across Atlantic Ocean

20-09 : Igor lashes Bermuda Hurricane Igor Kills Two In Caribbean

23-09 : North Dakota lake swallows land and buildings

22-09 : Titanic sunk by steering mistake, author says

22-09 : 5 million cans of Similac infant formula being recalled by company

22-09 : Jet landed with parking brake on at Sacramento

23-09 : Series of workshops on anger management & conflict resolutions

22-09 : Typhoon flooding kills 18 in China, dozens missing

22-09 : New system under scrutiny in southeastern Caribbean

23-09 : Newly formed Tropical Storm Matthew Likely to Become Hurricane

24-09 : Five cases of dengue fever, 20 suspected in Bahamas

23-09 : Countries and products covered by Similac Infant formula recall

24-09 : Tropical Storm Matthew swamps Central America

25-09 : 5 killed as storm blasts through Haiti tent camps

25-09 : Tropical Storm Matthew drenches Central America

27-09: S h hh! Your pilot is napping A little sleep in the cockpit might be good

27-09 : Matthew dissipates as all eyes turn to new Caribbean system

27-09 : Matthew drenches Belize

28-09 : Tropical Depression 16 Forms, May Soon be Nicole

29-09 : Cuba, Bahamas, Florida under tropical storm alert

29-09 : Floods causing damage islandwide: Child washed away

28-09 : Tropical Depression 16 approaching Cuba

28-09 : Mexican authorities: 8 dead, 100 missing in slides from Matthew

29-09 : 2 known dead, 12 missing after storm soaks Jamaica

29-09 : Storm warnings issued for parts of Caribbean

30-09 : Storm triggers deadly flash floods in Jamaica

01-10 : Death toll in Jamaica rises

29-09 : Mexico: Landslide in another town kills 12 people

01-10 : Natural disaster risks remain high in region

01-10 : Floods impact Jamaica budget

02-10 : Dozens killed, injured in Indonesian train crash

01-10 : Caribbean storm (Nicole) moves north, douses East Coast

04-10 : Hefty repair bill for Jamaica - 12 billion JA dollars

04-10 : Rain, heavy winds cause damage in Barbados

04-10 : Two disturbances (in Atlantic region) still disorganized

06-10 : E mergency AE stop at RLB Int’l after being struck by lightning

05-10 : Turkish-oil tanker grounded in Basseterre harbour

06-10 : Tropical Wave causes severe devastation to Nevis Roads

05-10 : Rough seas cause Bay Road collapse, road blocked

06-10 : Probe into deadly Bahamas plane crash

07-10 : American Eagle plane (struck by lightning) flown back to San Juan

07-10 : Clean Up operations in St Kitts/Nevis - Emergency declared in BVI

07-10 : Port official hope Tropical Tide can berth & tanker dislodged on Thu

07-10 : Four hospitalised following four-vehicle collision in St. Kitts

06-10 : St. Kitts waits on weather to free grounded tanker

09-10 : Deadly Car Crash Claims Four Sandy Pointers

08-10 : Heavy rains, high winds in SKN disrupt residents’ daily routine

08-10 : Government offices and schools closed, tanker remains grounded

08-10 : Hurricane Otto forms in Atlantic

10-10 : Firefighters watch as home burns to the ground

10-10 : Traffic Department warns motorists to “stop speeding”

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