LIAT resumes flights

Regional airline LIAT is to resume regular operations today, following the passage of Hurricane Earl, which lashed several Eastern Caribbean countries.



LIAT was forced to cancel flights and shut down its ticketing booths, because of the hurricane.



The airline says the resumption of service to Anguilla will take a while longer, as the airport there remains closed.



It also says due to the prevailing weather conditions and the forecast passage of Tropical Storm Fiona through the region later today, passengers should expect some disruptions and delays to their flights.



Fiona has been downgraded to a minimal tropical storm, but forecasters say severe weather conditions could spread over portions of the northern Leeward Islands.



The Miami-based National Hurricane Centre has placed Fiona east of the Leeward Islands, with maximum sustained winds of 40 miles per hour.



Several Caribbean countries, including Antigua and Barbuda, St Kitts and Nevis, Anguilla, St Maarten, Saba and St Eustatius, say a storm watch will remain in effect, while a storm warning has been issued for St Martin and St Barthelemy.