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Hurricane Melissa threatens catastrophic flooding in Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba
Updated October 26, 2025 at 11:45 PM CDT Hurricane Melissa has intensified into a Category 4 hurricane, and could develop further to become a Category 5 as it approaches Jamaica, according to the National Hurricane Center. The hurricane is likely...
Owner: Kansas Board of Regents & American Government
The world’s best sports-themed cruises – with NFL games, F1 drivers and pickleball-at-sea
HUGE sports fan? Setting sail on the seas doesn’t have to mean sacrificing the big game or your fitness regime. Modern cruise ships come kitted out with all the latest wellness gear whether its high-tech courts, sports bars showing the latest...
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Norwegian Cruise ship rescues 63 people lost at sea
By ERIN DEBORAH WAKS, TRAVEL WRITER Published: 05:40 EDT, 27 October 2025 | Updated: 05:40 EDT, 27 October 2025 A Norwegian cruise ship has rescued 63 people who were lost in the Ionian Sea. The luxury vessel, operated by Norwegian Cruise Lines,...
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Mom of 5-year-old girl who fell overboard on Disney Dream won’t face criminal charge
The mother of a 5-year-old girl who fell off of the Disney Dream cruise ship in June will not face a criminal charge, the Broward State Attorney’s Office decided. The family, who live outside of Florida, were taking photos about 11:30 a.m. June 29...
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New partnership to simplify inter-island cargo
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The Nassau Guardian
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CLX Logistics Bahamas and DHL Express Bahamas have created a partnership designed to provide last-mile service for cargo to the Family Islands through an e-commerce platform called Domestic-Freight.com, a statement on the new initiative explains....
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‘Pray for Jamaica’: Hurricane Melissa Expected to Deliver Direct Hit With Catastrophic Winds and Flooding
KINGSTON, JAMAICA — Officials and meteorologists are warning residents across Jamaica to brace for catastrophic damage as Hurricane Melissa — now a powerful Category 5 storm — barrels toward the island. The Carolina Weather Association issued an...
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DNA links former soldier to unsolved murder of Virginia artist
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Cold case detectives Melissa Wallace and Jon Long of the Fairfax County Police Department began reviewing Robin Lawrence's murder case in April 2021. They were struck by the sheer violence of the attack on the 37-year-old mother. Det. Jon Long: …...
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Prosecutors decline to charge mother after 5-year-old's fall from Disney cruise ship
The decision not to file charges comes as new details surrounding the viral incident have come to light. WASHINGTON — Prosecutors have declined to file a child neglect charge against a woman whose 5-year-old daughter fell overboard from a Disney...
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BPL worker stable after industrial accident in Abaco
By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net A BAHAMAS Power and Light Company (BPL) employee is in stable condition under medical observation in New Providence after an industrial accident during maintenance work in Marsh...
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“It Is About Standing Together In Faith And In Love”
Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Bacardi Road was covered in a sea of pink on Sunday morning as the Public Hospitals Authority (PHA)...
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Hurricane Melissa threatens life-threatening flooding in Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba
Updated October 26, 2025 at 8:47 PM EDT Hurricane Melissa has intensified into a Category 4 hurricane, and could develop further to become a Category 5 as it approaches Jamaica, according to the National Hurricane Center. The hurricane is likely...
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Honoring a Life of Service: The Legacy of Hon Vaughn P Miller, MP
A heartfelt memorial service was held at the Department of Environmental Health Services in honor of Hon Vaughn P Miller, MP, Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources – a leader remembered for his humility, integrity, and steadfast...
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Prosecutors decline child neglect charge after 5-year-old fell overboard Disney cruise ship off Fort Lauderdale
PORT EVERGLADES, FLA. (WSVN) - Prosecutors have declined to file a child neglect charge against a mother whose 5-year-old daughter fell overboard a Disney cruise ship in June while the vessel was traveling back to Port Everglades, according to...
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The Nassau Guardian
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Dear Editor, His Grace, the Most Reverend Drexel Wellington Gomez — former Lord Archbishop, Metropolitan and Primate of the Church in the Province of the West Indies, and Bishop of the Diocese of Nassau and The Bahamas (including the Turks &...
Owner: Emanuel Alexiou & Anthony Ferguson
The World and Everything in It: October 27, 2025
Editor's note: The following text is a transcript of a podcast story. To listen to the story, click on the arrow beneath the headline above. JENNY ROUGH, HOST: Good morning! Police enter a home without a search warrant, a defendant says he...
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How Winston Churchill’s work impacted six monarchs: ‘Advised a whole dynasty’
Not just any biographer gets portrayed in a Netflix series. But Andrew Morton is no ordinary biographer. Morton released “Diana: Her True Story” in 1992. The source of his blockbuster biography was the princess herself, a fact Morton only revealed...
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Guantánamo Bay begins evacuations as Hurricane Melissa nears category 5 strength
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FOX 13 Tampa Bay - Florida
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As Hurricane Melissa intensifies, preparations are underway at Guantánamo Bay to evacuate non-mission-essential U.S. citizens. What they're saying: "Non-mission-essential U.S. citizens will be moving off the island as early as Saturday afternoon...
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Hurricane Melissa Strengthens to Category 4 Storm: Caribbean Countries Brace for Catastrophic Floods, Landslides; Evacuation Underway
Washington DC, October 27: Authorities in atleast five different countries have been working to evacuate low-lying areas in preparation for record amounts of rain expected due to Hurricane Melissa, which has been upgraded to a category 4 storm...
Owner: Aditya Pittie
Interview: CEO Rupert Stebbings Explains The Pre-Flight Checklist That Comes Now That Alma Air Cleared To Proceed With Seaplane Plans
Colombian aviation company Alma Air S.A.S., has recently received a favorable opinion from the Technical Advisory Committee on Aerocommercial Affairs (CTAA) of the nation’s Civil Aviation Authority (Aerocivil), which allows Alma Air to initiate...
Owner: Loren Moss
Shocking behavior that led to little girl's horror plunge from Disney cruise ship is revealed for first time
Passengers heard the blood-curdling scream of a panicked mother - then saw a man hurl himself 49 feet off the Disney Dream cruise ship into the ocean. Seconds earlier, his five-year-old daughter had fallen overboard in what could have been a...
Owner: Jonathan Harmsworth