Caribbean

Tropical Storm Jerry strengthened into a hurricane Thursday morning and is expected to pass north of Puerto Rico on Saturday and east of the Bahamas on Sunday, before taking aim at an already storm-sacked Bermuda early next week. 

Bermuda is warning its residents to make their final storm preparations Wednesday as Hurricane Humberto is set to make a close pass off the island, bringing maximum sustained winds of 120 mph.

The eighth-named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season is gathering strength Sunday, bringing gusting winds through portions of the devastated northwestern Bahamas as it prepares to turn away from the Southeast coast.

A strengthening tropical storm has set its sights on the Dorian-battered Bahamas as it churns its way westward, brings with it sustained 40 mph winds.

The Dominican minister of tourism touted new safety measures that been put in place after the public relations nightmare that erupted over the summer following the deaths of at least 9 American tourists at hotels in the Caribbean destination.

Nearly two weeks after a Category 5 hurricane battered it’s shores, the Bahamas is expected to experience strong winds and rains as the National Hurricane Center issued a warning Friday for a potential tropical cyclone. 

More than a week after Hurricane Dorian ripped through the Bahamas, claiming 50 lives, officials said Wednesday that an estimated 2,500 people are still missing. 

The Bahamian government has denied allegations that officials are rejecting or stalling aid for the Abaco Islands in a bid to pressure remaining residents to evacuate.

Under the blazing Bahamas sun, American doctors and pilots are making life-saving decisions on tarmacs across the island devastated by Hurricane Dorian.

The death toll from Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas has risen to 44 after battering the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama for more than a day and a half last week, according to the health minister.