<rss><channel><item><title>Surety must pay $1,000 after Paloma</title><link>http://www.caycompass.com/cgi-bin/CFPnews.cgi?ID=1035883</link><description>The surety for Jermaine Johnson was ordered to $1,000 after Johnson left the island the weekend of Hurricane Paloma.</description><pubDate>2008-12-08T23:19+0100</pubDate><source>caycompass</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>caycompass-e7fed27171aec93bc4ac70c3de2e6158</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Cumber Avenue aid disputed</title><link>http://www.caycompass.com/cgi-bin/CFPnews.cgi?ID=1035897</link><description>The government has insisted that it is doing all it can for residents of Cumber Avenue whose homes were damaged in flooding during Hurricane Paloma.</description><pubDate>2008-12-08T23:19+0100</pubDate><source>caycompass</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>caycompass-7eca1644b4ebd9eff2ca037da5728578</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Import duty waived for SI</title><link>http://www.caycompass.com/cgi-bin/CFPnews.cgi?ID=1035852</link><description>The Cabinet has approved a decision to waive import duty on furniture and appliances to help residents of Cayman Brac and Little Cayman refurbish their homes damaged in Hurricane Paloma.</description><pubDate>2008-12-08T05:57+0100</pubDate><source>caycompass</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>caycompass-0d5f24c56e2e0927ad5d41706da55b18</guid><category>TAXUD</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Brac tourism on mend</title><link>http://www.caycompass.com/cgi-bin/CFPnews.cgi?ID=1035862</link><description>Hotels on hurricane damaged Cayman Brac will welcome guests next year. The 41room Brac Reef Beach Resort is to make its comeback around April 2009, while a February opening is planned for new hotel The West Inn Hotel. Cayman Brac was directly impacted by Category 4 Hurricane Paloma last month and sustained significant damage.</description><pubDate>2008-12-08T05:57+0100</pubDate><source>caycompass</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>caycompass-dea5c869744d110eeeb96f72b2b853aa</guid><category>EUTerritories</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Hurricane insurance policy eyed</title><link>http://www.caycompass.com/cgi-bin/CFPnews.cgi?ID=1035831</link><description>The government will meet next week with officials from a Caribbean hurricane insurance fund to discuss whether to continue with the policy or explore other alternatives.</description><pubDate>2008-12-05T05:28+0100</pubDate><source>caycompass</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>caycompass-91e570e12cd3e29772c82f8226d7077f</guid><category>EUTerritories</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>Market</category></item><item><title>Tourists back on Little Cayman</title><link>http://www.caycompass.com/cgi-bin/CFPnews.cgi?ID=1035794</link><description>Little Cayman has rebounded well with tourists back enjoying her beauty and tranquillity. 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Cuba has suffered almost US$10 billion in damages from the three hurricanes that struck the island this year, President Raul Castro said in a report aired on Tuesday on state-run television.</description><pubDate>2008-11-13T05:23+0100</pubDate><source>ChinaPost</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ChinaPost-436267371f48e534399640e55520a025</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>CUBA: No Choice but to Adapt to Storms</title><link>http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=44679</link><description>HAVANA, Nov 12 (IPS) - Three hurricanes have caused a total of 10 billion dollars in damages in Cuba in less than three months, according to the latest official estimates, while highlighting the vulnerability of Cuban housing to storms.</description><pubDate>2008-11-13T00:50+0100</pubDate><source>ipsnews</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>ipsnews-02a0d6c87e61fbda4552194798381580</guid><category>ClimateChange</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Raul Castro says Cuban storm losses near $10 bn</title><link>http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=146403</link><description>HAVANA: Cuba has suffered almost $10 billion in damages from the three hurricanes that struck the island this year, President Raul Castro said in a re</description><pubDate>2008-11-13T00:29+0100</pubDate><source>NewsJang-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>NewsJang-en-fec24f785825eb27b0de3a6415dc316b</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Señales positivas de recuperación en Cuba tras huracán Paloma</title><link>http://news.caribseek.com/Cuba/Prensa_Latina/article_71703.shtml</link><description>LA TUNAS (PL) - El restablecimiento del servicio eléctrico en las zonas afectadas por el huracán Paloma y la abundancia de agua donde otrora imperó la sequía, constituyen hoy positivas señales de recuperación en el oriente cubano</description><pubDate>2008-11-12T21:07+0100</pubDate><source>caribseek</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>caribseek-c36f04aa57f578ad7d5d9c32f5c99fee</guid><category>Agriculture</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Reparar viviendas tras huracán, prioridad de autoridades cubanas</title><link>http://news.caribseek.com/Cuba/Prensa_Latina/article_71701.shtml</link><description>LA HAVANA (PL) - La reparación de las viviendas que quedaron en pie tras el azote del huracán Paloma a Santa Cruz del Sur, en la oriental provincia de Camagüey, constituye hoy una de las prioridades para las autoridades cubanas.</description><pubDate>2008-11-12T20:37+0100</pubDate><source>caribseek</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>caribseek-066f4c0683a498f705d060cd16ffb71d</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Cuba Recovery from Hurricane Paloma</title><link>http://news.caribseek.com/Cuba/Prensa_Latina/article_71687.shtml</link><description>TUNAS (PL) - The reestablishment of electricity in the zones most affected by Hurricane Paloma and abundance of water in formerly dry areas are positive signs of the recovery in eastern Cuba.</description><pubDate>2008-11-12T18:30+0100</pubDate><source>caribseek</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>caribseek-4c631b607f072f9b4333154baa9f46bf</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>Energy</category><category>MARS-STAT</category><category>Agriculture</category><category>PoliticalUnrest</category></item><item><title>Port Authority waives port fees for Sister Islands</title><link>http://www.caycompass.com/cgi-bin/CFPnews.cgi?ID=1035209</link><description>Port Authority Director, Mr. Paul Hurlston, has announced that effective immediately there will be no Port fees applied to goods imported to Cayman Brac for a period of one month.</description><pubDate>2008-11-12T16:06+0100</pubDate><source>caycompass</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>caycompass-9278290d34c42560cb10a0d632a85ad0</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Cayman Brac will rebuild</title><link>http://www.caycompass.com/cgi-bin/CFPnews.cgi?ID=1035208</link><description>Cayman Brac will rebuild bigger and better, Sister Islands MLA Moses Kirkconnell vowed Tuesday as help continued to pour into the Hurricane Paloma ravaged Island.</description><pubDate>2008-11-12T14:31+0100</pubDate><source>caycompass</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>caycompass-6f90e79f8c241cf0abc7d436da4a2c3e</guid><category>ManMadeDisasters</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>Energy</category><category>TREN-Security</category><category>EUTerritories</category></item><item><title>Nov12 Catholics in St. Kitts give generously to disasters in Cuba, Haiti</title><link>http://sunstkitts.com/paper/?asknw=view&amp;asknw=view&amp;sun=131658078411122008&amp;an=285557089411112008&amp;ac=Local</link><description>As Hurricane Paloma battered parts of Cuba and rescue teams searched for students and teachers trapped when a school collapsed in Haiti, Catholics in St. Kitts gave generously to their cause. 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"We're almost getting to $10 billion in losses in the last three months, that's how the economy is," Castro said.</description><pubDate>2008-11-12T12:36+0100</pubDate><source>antiguanews</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>antiguanews-901a865efd527e60607f7a665483470b</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Honduras: Only 10% of Flash Appeal funded, 322,000 still in need of humanitarian assistance</title><link>http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/MUMA-7LB3K7?OpenDocument&amp;RSS20=18-P</link><description>Date: 12 Nov 2008 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs</description><pubDate>2008-11-12T10:34+0100</pubDate><source>reliefWeb</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reliefWeb-eb5618d16020c89cc237ba9b8fc5c05f</guid><category>CommunicableDiseaseCases</category><category>CommunicableDiseases</category><category>Agriculture</category><category>HorizontalMatters</category><category>WaterENV</category><category>UNbodies</category><category>HealthENV</category><category>CommunicableDiseaseOutbreaks</category><category>PublicHealth</category><category>AgricultureENV</category><category>AgriculturalProdOliveHort</category><category>HumanitarianAid</category><category>Echo</category><category>FoodSafety</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>PoliticalUnrest</category></item><item><title>Raul Castro Says Cuban Storm Losses Near $10 Bln</title><link>http://www.javno.com/en/world/clanak.php?id=202754</link><description>We`re almost getting to $10 billion in losses in the last three months, that`s how the economy is.</description><pubDate>2008-11-12T08:18+0100</pubDate><source>javno-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>javno-en-2c0c69f284e78fd065561471947abd1c</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Raul Castro says Cuban storm losses near $10 billion</title><link>http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE4AB0RK20081112?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=worldNews</link><description>HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba has suffered almost $10 billion in damages from the three hurricanes that struck the island this year, President Raul Castro said in a report aired on Tuesday on state-run television.</description><pubDate>2008-11-12T05:29+0100</pubDate><source>reuters</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reuters-15facc38f4a0cd8927cb0a9802cda986</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Raul Castro says Cuban storm losses near $10 bln</title><link>http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/11/12/worldupdates/2008-11-12T091747Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-364569-1&amp;sec=Worldupdates</link><description>HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba has suffered almost $10 billion in damages from the three hurricanes that struck the island this year, President Raul Castro said in a report aired on Tuesday on state-run television.</description><pubDate>2008-11-12T05:23+0100</pubDate><source>thestar</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>thestar-901a865efd527e60607f7a665483470b</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Raul Castro says Cuban storm losses near $10 bln</title><link>http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N11546938.htm</link><description>12 Nov 2008 03:34:42 GMT Source: Reuters By Jeff Franks HAVANA, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Cuba has suffered almost $10 billion in damages from the three hurricanes that struck the island this year, President Raul Castro said in a report aired on ...</description><pubDate>2008-11-12T04:42+0100</pubDate><source>alertnet</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>alertnet-15903e18825af6dc12a5478435272c81</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Nov11 PM seeks information on safety of students in Cuba</title><link>http://sunstkitts.com/paper/?asknw=view&amp;asknw=view&amp;sun=501753098011112008&amp;an=345125039211112008&amp;ac=Local</link><description>St. Kitts/Nevis Prime Minister Dr. Denzil L. Douglas has expressed his concern on the safety of the Federation’s students studying in Cuba following the passage of Hurricane Paloma. 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KITTS (CUOPM) – As Hurricane Paloma battered parts of Cuba and rescue teams searched for students and teachers trapped when a school collapsed in Haiti, Catholics on St. Kitts gave generously to their cause.</description><pubDate>2008-11-11T15:50+0100</pubDate><source>caribseek</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>caribseek-c7d64f7887c076ca765959954b1e3419</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Cubans return home after hurricane</title><link>http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/122640568879.htm</link><description>11 Nov 2008 12:12:00 GMT Source: AlertNet Nov 10 - Paloma loses its punch as it stalls over Cuba and is downgraded to a tropical depression after coming ashore as powerful hurricane. 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Hurricane Paloma pounded the wealthy British Caribbean territory of the Cayman Islands on Friday after strengthening into a dangerously powerful storm, and also posed a serious threat to storm-battered Cuba.</description><pubDate>2008-11-08T05:18+0100</pubDate><source>news-yahoo</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>news-yahoo-42a8f2739337e060489a4e67e72397a2</guid><category>EUTerritories</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Hurricane Paloma lashes Cayman Islands</title><link>http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/T/TROPICAL_WEATHER?SITE=CACHI&amp;SECTION=HOME&amp;TEMPLATE=DEFAULT</link><description>GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (AP) -- Late-season Hurricane Paloma strengthened into a Category 3 storm as it lashed the Cayman Islands with wind and rain Friday, knocking down trees and signs....</description><pubDate>2008-11-08T05:15+0100</pubDate><source>AP</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>AP-9afaf1e00124a3a8f8b1d9e6258f4f32</guid><category>AgriculturalProdOliveHort</category><category>EUTerritories</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Paloma churns across Caribbean toward Caymans</title><link>http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2008/11/08/182311/Paloma%2Dchurns.htm</link><description>(ChinaPost.com.tw) - 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Hurricane Paloma strengthened over the Caribbean and was approaching the Cayman Islands and Cuba with sustained winds of 140 kilometres an hour on Friday. Paloma is a category one hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Strengthening is likel...</description><pubDate>2008-11-07T19:08+0100</pubDate><source>earthtimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>earthtimes-3007d361e4a01d533c1755b4ce04014f</guid><category>EUTerritories</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Paloma churns across Caribbean toward Cayman Islands</title><link>http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/article.php?news_id=12049</link><description>MIAMI, USA (Reuters): Hurricane Paloma moved northward toward the Cayman Islands and Cuba on Friday and was expected to strengthen as it churned through the Caribbean, US forecasters said. The 16th storm of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season came in the last month of a busier than normal storm season.</description><pubDate>2008-11-07T19:06+0100</pubDate><source>caribbeannetnews</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>caribbeannetnews-0be90d9c9c8860630941560f23a3cf58</guid><category>EUTerritories</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Paloma strengthens in Caribbean, threatens Caymans</title><link>http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/11/8/worldupdates/2008-11-07T222241Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-363849-2&amp;sec=Worldupdates</link><description>GEORGE TOWN (Reuters) - Residents of the Cayman Islands braced for Hurricane Paloma on Friday as it strengthened rapidly while bearing down on the wealthy British territory and took a path that could also threaten Cuba.</description><pubDate>2008-11-07T18:42+0100</pubDate><source>thestar</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>thestar-0302ace6edc2e7fdd8c096abedae110e</guid><category>EUTerritories</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Hurricane Paloma powers up on path to Caymans, Cuba</title><link>http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/388404/1/.html</link><description>HAVANA : Hurricane Paloma gathered strength on Friday as it moved on a collision course with the Cayman islands and Cuba, with Havana still reeling from billion dollars in losses this storm season.</description><pubDate>2008-11-07T18:05+0100</pubDate><source>channelnewsasia</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>channelnewsasia-cb45c95fbb3b7f609a04398adf6ecdf7</guid><category>EUTerritories</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Paloma Strengthens In Caribbean, Threatens Caymans</title><link>http://www.javno.com/en/world/clanak.php?id=201068</link><description>Residents of the Cayman Islands braced for Hurricane Paloma on Friday as it strengthened rapidly while bearing down on the wealthy British territory and took a path that could also threaten Cuba. "No one thought this storm would come in so quickly," said Levonne Johnston," a resident of George Town,....</description><pubDate>2008-11-07T17:53+0100</pubDate><source>javno-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>javno-en-7c649f4fc2953cad27090f812f965804</guid><category>EUTerritories</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Hurricane Paloma grows as it heads to Caymans</title><link>http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_mostpopular/~3/445464253/index.html</link><description>Spinning out tropical storm-force winds, Hurricane Paloma was on a course to skirt the Cayman Islands by early Saturday en route to central Cuba, the National Hurricane Center said Friday.</description><pubDate>2008-11-07T17:52+0100</pubDate><source>cnn</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>cnn-15bf8e7577353ee1abffac49acc88922</guid><category>EUTerritories</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Hurricane Paloma Eyes Cuba, Cayman Islands</title><link>http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-11-07-voa27.cfm?rss=americas</link><description>U.S. weather forecasters say Hurricane Paloma in the western Caribbean is growing stronger as it moves on a path that threatens Cuba and the Cayman Islands. 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SMITH, NG Senior Reporter The 16th named storm of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season is headed towards The Bahamas and could hit the Exumas, Long Island and South Andros by Monday, local forecasters said yesterday afternoon. 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Watches have been issued for the provinces of Sancti Spiritus, Ciego de Avila, Camaguey, Las Tunas and Granma. A hurricane warning remains in effect for the Cayman Islands, and the....</description><pubDate>2008-11-07T14:40+0100</pubDate><source>theglobeandmail</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>theglobeandmail-d71f43112e6bd165ffa19fc4303b3d7f</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>EUTerritories</category></item><item><title>Hurricane Paloma intensifies in Caribbean</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/cnn/2008/WORLD/weather/11/07/hurricane.paloma/index.html</link><description>(CNN) -- Hurricane Paloma strengthened overnight and is forecast to become a dangerous Category 3 storm this weekend, the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida, said Friday.

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Tropical Storm Paloma strengthened into a hurricane Thursday as it barreled northward across the Caribbean towards Cuba, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.</description><pubDate>2008-11-07T02:28+0100</pubDate><source>news-yahoo</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>news-yahoo-81a393ea70d36d6f9dd076633293268c</guid><category>EUTerritories</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Paloma becomes hurricane in Caribbean</title><link>http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/444333544/index.html</link><description>A tropical storm strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane Thursday in the Caribbean Sea, the National Hurricane Center said.</description><pubDate>2008-11-07T02:22+0100</pubDate><source>cnn</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>cnn-83d420de1086d3639660325cf23343f6</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>EUTerritories</category></item><item><title>Paloma strengthens into hurricane in Caribbean</title><link>http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE4A560620081107?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=worldNews</link><description>MIAMI (Reuters) - 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Tropical Storm Paloma strengthened into a hurricane Thursday as it barreled northward across the Caribbean towards Cuba, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.</description><pubDate>2008-11-07T01:49+0100</pubDate><source>afp-english</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>afp-english-61a8a99e29733ba94c79ca25fea979d8</guid><category>EUTerritories</category><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Tropical Storm Paloma becomes Caribbean hurricane</title><link>http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE4A602N20081107?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=worldNews</link><description>MIAMI (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Paloma strengthened into a hurricane in the Caribbean on Thursday on a path that threatened Cuba, U.S. forecasters said.</description><pubDate>2008-11-07T01:31+0100</pubDate><source>reuters</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>reuters-cbf4280f379df97c8ebd9de0e2b764e2</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Tropical Storm Paloma becomes Caribbean hurricane</title><link>http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N06405444.htm</link><description>06 Nov 2008 23:53:56 GMT Source: Reuters MIAMI, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Paloma strengthened into a hurricane in the Caribbean on Thursday on a path that threatened Cuba, U.S. forecasters said. 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The storm has shifted and TS force winds may start to affect the Cayman Islands as early as 11 o’clock Friday morning (07 November). 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Barring huge surprises, however, this year was no match for the record-setting 2005 season's 28 storms.</description><pubDate>2008-11-06T18:18+0100</pubDate><source>news-yahoo</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>news-yahoo-b8d7064679f5d6dfabf778b95da230c5</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>CAL Tropical Storm update</title><link>http://www.caycompass.com/cgi-bin/CFPnews.cgi?ID=1034995</link><description>As we continue to monitor the development and path of Tropical Storm Paloma, Cayman Airways is advising the public of the following:</description><pubDate>2008-11-06T18:18+0100</pubDate><source>caycompass</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>caycompass-ddabefb7044100c00fff854047f84b2a</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category></item><item><title>Tropical Storm Paloma Strengthens Over Caribbean</title><link>http://www.javno.com/en/world/clanak.php?id=200652</link><description>The storm was located 65 miles (110 km) east of Cabo Gracias a Dios on the Nicaragua-Honduras border.</description><pubDate>2008-11-06T17:39+0100</pubDate><source>javno-en</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>javno-en-060ba76e77ee54e91db67a4379b57e8b</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>EUTerritories</category></item><item><title>Tropical storm Paloma strengthens over Caribbean</title><link>http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2008/1106/breaking58.htm</link><description>Tropical Storm Paloma formed in the Caribbean today and could strengthen rapidly into a hurricane on a path threatening storm-weary Cuba, US forecasters said.</description><pubDate>2008-11-06T17:19+0100</pubDate><source>irishtimes</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>irishtimes-27478832ce3a9770538581d4e0ea2828</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>EUTerritories</category></item><item><title>Tropical Storm Paloma strengthens over Caribbean</title><link>http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N06376409.htm</link><description>06 Nov 2008 16:00:59 GMT Source: Reuters (Updates location and intensity, previous WASHINGTON) MIAMI, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Paloma formed in the Caribbean on Thursday and could strengthen rapidly into a hurricane on a path ...</description><pubDate>2008-11-06T17:10+0100</pubDate><source>alertnet</source><iso:language xmlns:iso="http://www.iso.org/3166">en</iso:language><guid>alertnet-b67a2560fd0da435b1f9654486f27d41</guid><category>NaturalDisasters</category><category>EUTerritories</category></item><item><title>Hurricane Watch for Cayman</title><link>http://www.caycompass.com/cgi-bin/CFPnews.cgi?ID=1034984</link><description>The Cayman Islands Government issued a Hurricane Watch in relation to Tropical Storm Paloma for the Cayman Islands at 10am on Thursday. 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