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Inna Di Mix with SammieRae will broadcast the grand finale of its breakout season later this month and will feature spirited competition and extraordinary concoctions from some of the island’s top mixologists.

Inna Di Mix is a talent-based, reality-tv style competition series, showcasing a dynamic group of seven Jamaican mixologists blending their way through an ultimate battle of skill and personality.

“Since the airing of the first episode on Saturday, August 20, each episode of this series has represented an exploration of Jamaica’s breath-taking scenery, colourful flavours and vibrant culture, against the background of our bar chefs’ unquestionable expertise,” said a release announcing the grand finale to be aired on TVJ at 8:30pm on Saturday, September 24.

Leading up to the final episode, mixers have gone through a series of fiery competitions showcasing their skills and seeing how they measure up to a list of judging criteria surrounding the taste, presentation, and creativity of their creations.

Four mixologists have been eliminated thus far. The top three finalists will compete against each other for the grand prize — $300,000 cash, an all-expenses paid trip to the 2022 Caribbean Food & Rum Festival in Florida, along with the coveted title of Season One’s ‘Master Mixer’.

Inna Di Mix promises viewers more than a demonstration of bartending capabilities. On the night of the Grand Finale, viewers will get a front-row seat to the inspirations, emotions, and interactions behind every product, giving more substance and meaning to each challenge. They will also get the chance to participate in the winnings, with an opportunity to win prizes and surprises from the comfort of their homes.

Host of Inna Di Mix with SammieRae, Samantha-Rae McLean, said: “The overall goal is to shift the perspective on the industry of mixology and highlight some of the best mixologists that we have in Jamaica. We aim to educate people about the career.

“These mixologists do more than just pour ingredients into a glass and stir…mixology is a science and an art with many eclectic elements to it. Once you jump Inna Di Mix your experience at the bar should never be the same, so tune in to see how we Flip it, Twist it and Shake things up Inna Di Mix.”

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At 500 PM AST (2100 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Fiona was located near latitude 16.4 North, longitude 61.1 West.

Fiona is moving toward the west near 15 mph (24 km/h).  A westward to west-northwestward motion with a decrease in forward speed is expected through early Monday.  A turn toward the northwest is forecast later on Monday.

On the forecast track, the center of Fiona is expected to move across the Leeward Islands during the next few hours, near or just south of the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Saturday into Sunday, and approach the southern or eastern coast of the Dominican Republic Sunday afternoon.

Fiona is forecast to move across the Dominican Republic Sunday night and Monday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph (85 km/h) with higher gusts.

Gradual strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours or so before the center of Fiona reaches the Dominican Republic on Sunday.

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 140 miles (220 km) from the center.

Observations from Guadeloupe indicate that the minimum central pressure is 1004 mb (29.65 inches).

HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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Key messages for Tropical Storm Fiona can be found in the Tropical Cyclone Discussion under AWIPS header MIATCDAT2 and WMO header WTNT42 KNHC and on the web at hurricanes.gov/text/MIATCDAT2.shtml.

WIND:  Tropical storm conditions are beginning across portions of the Leeward Islands within the warning area and will continue through Saturday.

Tropical storm conditions will spread westward to the U.S. and British Virgin Islands Saturday morning, and across

Puerto Rico Saturday afternoon and Saturday night.  Tropical storm conditions are possible on Dominica this evening or tonight and cross the watch area in the Dominican Republic beginning Sunday afternoon.

RAINFALL:  Fiona is forecast to produce the following rainfall totals:

Leeward Islands and Northern Windward Islands: 3 to 6 inches.

British and U.S. Virgin Islands: 4 to 6 inches

Puerto Rico: 4 to 8 inches with maximum totals of 12 inches,

particularly across eastern and southern Puerto Rico.

Dominican Republic: 6 to 10 inches with maximum totals of 16 inches

possible

Haiti: 1 to 3 inches with isolated maximum totals of 5 inches

Turks and Caicos: 4 to 8 inches

These rains may produce flash and urban flooding, along with mudslides in areas of higher terrain, particularly southern and eastern Puerto Rico and the eastern Dominican Republic.

STORM SURGE:  The combination of storm surge and the tide will cause normally dry areas near the coast to be flooded by rising waters moving inland from the shoreline.  The water could reach the following heights above ground somewhere in the indicated areas in areas of onshore winds if the peak surge occurs at the time of

high tide…

Southern coast of Puerto Rico…1 to 2 ft Localized coastal flooding is also possible elsewhere in Puerto

Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.  For information specific to your

area, please see products issued by your local National Weather

Service forecast office. Storm surge will raise water levels by as much as 1 to 3 feet above normal tide levels along the immediate coast in areas of onshore winds in the Dominican Republic.

SURF:  Swells generated by Fiona are affecting the Leeward and

northern Windward Islands, and are beginning to reach the Virgin

Islands and Puerto Rico. Swells will then reach the northern coast

of Hispaniola, the Turks and Caicos Islands, and the southeastern

Bahamas over the weekend.  These conditions could cause

life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.  Please consult

products from your local weather office.

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Experts expect Tropical Storm Fiona to bring heavy rain to the Caribbean starting Friday night before moving near Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

According to the predictions, Fiona will pass North of Saint Lucia Friday night or Saturday.

A Tropical Storm watch was in effect for Dominica and the British Virgin Islands and Tropical storm warnings for the Leeward Islands.

In its noon weather forecast, the Saint Lucia Meteorological Services said Fiona was near latitude 16.0 North, longitude 59.4 West or 265 miles or 425 kilometres East-Southeast of the Leeward Islands.

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And Meteorological Services Director, Andre Joyeux, has advised sea bathers and small craft operators to be cautious.

Joyeux noted that the storm covers more than 100 square kilometres with winds extending about 100 miles from the centre.

He disclosed that Fiona should dump about three inches of rain on the Leeward Islands and less than one inch over the Southern Islands.

“Since the system is away from us and we have pretty warm conditions, we expect that heat to continue,” the Meteorological Services Director observed.

“We are in the month where we get the highest temperatures during the day and night and that is expected to continue,” he explained.

However, he said Saint Lucia is not currently experiencing higher than normal temperatures.

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Un oso polar, que fue encontrado con los cuartos traseros paralizados en el pueblo de Dixon, en el norte de la región rusa de Krasnoyarsk, no podría caminar más, comunicó esta semana Svetlana Akúlova, la directora del zoológico de Moscú, donde fue trasladado el animal para recibir atención médica.

El depredador, que presenta múltiples heridas de bala, tiene una fractura vertebral y una contusión de la médula espinal. Estas lesiones, de acuerdo con los veterinarios, no se curan con una intervención quirúrgica, lamentó Akúlova.

No obstante, los médicos no se dan por vencidos y esperan que la fisioterapia y la natación mejoren el estado del oso. Para ello, se instalará en el zoo una piscina especial baja y con una rampa, ya construida, para que el animal pueda desplazarse al recinto contiguo durante las tareas de limpieza.

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