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<p>Caribbean Airlines (CAL) and LIAT have both announced flight cancellations for Tuesday, August 27.</p>
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<p>CAL says it will not be operating flight BW414 Barbados to Trinidad, however it advised that passengers affected by the cancellation of flights BW 455 - Kingston to Barbados and BW 454 Barbados to Kingston Jamaica on August 26th, would be accommodated on the flights BW3455 (Kingston to Barbados) and BW3454 (Barbados to Kingston).</p>
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<p>Meanwhile, LIAT has grounded flights to Barbados, St. Vincent, Grenada, St. Lucia, Martinique and Dominica.</p>
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<p>The Government of Saint Lucia declared a mandatory national shutdown effective 6 p.m. Monday, as a Hurricane Watch also went into effect for that island earlier in the day. A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Barbados, Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines. A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Dominica, Grenada and its dependencies, Saba and St. Eustatius, and Puerto Rico.</p>
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<p>According to the Miami-based National Hurricane Center, the centre of Dorian is expected to move near or over the Windward Islands this evening and tonight and move into the eastern Caribbean Sea on Tuesday.</p>
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<p>Some strengthening is forecast during the next few days, and Dorian could be near hurricane strength when it passes through the northern Windward Islands early Tuesday, and it is expected to be a hurricane when it moves near Puerto Rico and eastern Hispaniola.</p>
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<p>The flight cancellations for Tuesday, August 27 are as follows:</p>
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<p>Caribbean Airlines – BW414 Barbados to Port-of-SpainLIAT:LI 308 from Trinidad to St. VincentLI 308 from St. Vincent to GrenadaLI 773 from Dominica to BarbadosLI 304 from Grenada to BarbadosLI 392 from Ogle, Guyana to BarbadosLI 374 from Barbados to St. LuciaLI 375 from St. Lucia to BarbadosLI 370 from Barbados to St. LuciaLI 371 from St. Lucia to St. VincentLI 371 from St. Vincent to BarbadosLI 372 from Barbados to MartiniqueLi 373 from Martinique from BarbadosLi 771 from Barbados to St. VincentLI 771 from St. Vincent to Trinidad LI 362 from Barbados to DominicaLI 337 from Barbados to Grenada LIAT had previously cancelled some 15 flights on Monday, August 26 due to TS Dorian. Affected passengers have been advised to contact LIAT's Call Centre for rebooking.</p>
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