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The Bahamas’ Deputy Prime Minister I. Chester Cooper Assumes Vice-Presidency of the United Nations World Tourism Organization General Assembly

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Bahamas’ Deputy Prime Minister I. Chester Cooper Assumes Vice-Presidency of the United Nations World Tourism Organization General Assembly Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi...

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MOT Emergency Coordinating Committee's efforts continue, says DG

The Bahamas Department of Meteorology has given the "all clear" signal for the Islands Of The Bahamas as Hurricane Joaquin moves away from the archiapelgo, but the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism's (BMOT)...

Several Family Island Airports re-opened

The Department of Civil Aviation advises the public that the following
family island airports have been inspected and are now re-opened:

Exuma
Moss Town
Black Point
Farmers Cay
Eleuthera
North Eleuthera
Gover...

HURRICANE JOAQUN: All Clear for the entire Bahamas

LPIA Opens After Hurricane Joaquin

HURRICANE JOAQUIN: ALERT #23 CORE BEGINS TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS

ALERT #23 ON HURRICANE JOAQUIN ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FRIDAY 2NDOCTOBER, 2015 AT 9PM EDT.

…CORE OF INTENSE HURRICANE JOAQUIN BEGINS TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS...

HURRICANE JOAQUIN: ALERT #22 Weakens slightly, Downgraded to Category 3

JOAQUIN WEAKENS SLIGHTLY AS THE EYE PASSES NEAR SAN SALVADOR. HURRICANE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS FOR SEVERAL HOURS.

A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL...

TOURISM TODAY: Ministry of Tourism's Emergency Coordinating Committee monitoring Hurricane Joaquin

The Ministry of Tourism's Emergency Coordinating Committee has fully activated its command center in Nassau where it is monitoring the storm and checking in with hotels and Bahamas Tourist Offices on...

STATEMENT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY ON ITS DOPPLER RADAR

STATEMENT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY ON ITS DOPPLER RADAR

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2ND October 2015

Statement from the Department of Meteorology on its Doppler Radar
The Meteorology Department wishes...

HURRICANE JOAQUIN: ALERT #21 Moving northward near Rum Cay and San Salvador

EXTREMELY DANGEROUS JOAQUIN IS NOW MOVING NORTHWARD NEAR RUM CAY AND SAN SALVADOR IN THE BAHAMAS. HURRICANE CONDITIONS CONTINUE OVER THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS TODAY.

A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR...

ALERT #19 ON HURRICANE JOAQUIN ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY

ALERT #19 ON HURRICANE JOAQUIN ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FRIDAY 2ND OCTOBER, 2015 AT 9AM EDT.

…EXTREMELY DANGEROUS JOAQUIN MOVING SLOWLY NORTHWESTWARD AS IT BATTERS THE...

HURRICANE JOAQUIN: Civil Aviation announces airport closures

The Nassau Airport Development Company (NAD) has announced that all Air Traffic Services at the Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) will close today (Friday, October 2, 2015) at 2:00 p.m.

The...

NAD Announces Flight Cancellations

As Hurricane Joaquin continues to churn slowly in the Central and Southern Bahamas, the National Airport Development (NAD) has announced flight cancellations at the Lynden Pindling International...