The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, Investments & Aviation issued an alert on Hurricane Oscar on Sunday, October 20 , 10.00 am EST.
A hurricane warning remains in effect exclusively for the southern islands of the Bahamas, which include Mayaguana, Crooked Island, Acklins, Long Cay, Ragged Island, and Inagua.
At 8:00 am EDT the center of the storm was located near latitude 20.8 degrees north and longitude 73.6 degrees west or about 10 miles Southwest of Great Inagua Island, or about 375 miles southeast of New Providence (Nassau, Paradise Island).
The Bahamas is an archipelago with more than 700 islands and cays spread over 100,00 square miles. The major areas in the northern and central Bahamas, including Nassau, Paradise Island, Grand Bahama Island, Eleuthera/Harbour Islands, and The Exumas, remain unaffected by the storm.
Airports and cruise ports in the Northern and Central Bahamas including Lynden Pindling Airport (LPIA) remain open and fully operational. Travelers with plans to the Southern Bahamas should continue to check with airlines and hotels regarding any potential disruptions to their travel plans.
The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, Aviation and Investments will continue to monitor this weather pattern and will provide updates on bahamas.com.
Juergen Thomas Steinmetz has continuously worked in the travel and tourism industry since he was a teenager in Germany (1977).
He founded eTurboNews in 1999 as the first online newsletter for the global travel tourism industry.
