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Statement By Executive Director Of The RSS, Commodore Errington Shurland, On The Impact Of Hurricane Beryl On St. Vincent And The Grenadines And Grenada
Hurricane Beryl has caused significant damage during her passage over the Regional Security System (RSS) Member States of Barbados, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Grenada, during the period July 1 to 2, 2024. This major hurricane wreaked havoc on several of the outlying islands in the archipelagic states of Grenada (Carriacou and Petite Martinique)…
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NODS In Constant Communication On Relief Efforts In SVG And Grenada
As local and regional disaster officials continue to monitor the coordination of relief to St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) and Grenada, efforts are being made to control the number ofrelief supplies reaching the impacted states. These two territories, along with some of the Grenadine islands, namely SVG’s Canouan, Union Island and Mayreau, and Grenada’s…
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NOTICE: ECAB Warns Of Email Scam
Eastern Caribbean Amalgamated Bank (ECAB) – It has been brought to our attention that several customers may have received the fraudulent email below. Please report the email as spam, block the sender, and delete the email.
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Fire Department To Acquire New Fleet Of Fire Appliances
CABINET NOTES – The Cabinet invited both the Fire Chief and his Deputy to its meeting in order to address the growing needs of the State, which translate into the provision of additional fire trucks for the Fire Department. As more housing and more shopping malls and office buildings are constructed across the country, the…
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CDEMA’s Participating States, Regional And International Partners Rally Around Islands Impacted By Hurricane Beryl
CDEMA – As the region responds to the multi-island impact caused by Hurricane Beryl, the Caribbean Partner Development Group met today pledging to support and coordinate response to Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). These included the United Nations, CARICOM, Private Sector agencies as well as operational and technical support from the Participating…
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NODS Offers Support To Countries Affected By Hurricane Beryl And Echoes Preparedness
The National Office of Disaster Services (NODS) and several stakeholders are offering support to St Vincent and Grenada after suffering severe damage by Hurricane Beryl on Monday. Based on a list of items that was identified through the regional disaster management system, several relief items are being shipped to these territories. Among the items are…
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ABDF Deploys Troops To Hurricane-Hit Caribbean Islands
On July 2nd, 2024, the Antigua & Barbuda Defence Force (ABDF) will deploy a team led by Commander D. Davis, serving as the Mission Deputy, alongside Sgt. Davis E. for the Caribbean Disaster Relief Unit (CDRU). The ABDF will be supported by a four man team from the Royal Police Force of Antigua & Barbuda.…
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Notice Of Closed Conch Season
Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force (ABDF) – Please be advised that the closed season for Conch begins July 1st to August 31st 2024. It is also illegal to harm, take, have in your possession, place for sale or purchase undersized conch: • Shell less that 7” Flared lip with a thickness less than 5 mm…
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Magnitude 3.5 Earthquake Recorded Near Antigua
UWI, SRC – Automatic Earthquake Location DATE AND TIME: 2024-07-02 09:49 am (Local Time) 2024-07-02 13:49 (UTC) MAGNITUDE: 3.5 LOCATION: Latitude: 17.49N | Longitude: 61.76W Depth: 10 km NEARBY CITIES: Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, 43 km, NNE Brades, Montserrat, 92 km, NE Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, 110 km, ENE *distance and direction to…
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Record-Breaking June Too Soon 2024
Dale C. S. Destin – Beryl just set a record! She became the first major hurricane (Category 3 or higher) to form east of the Caribbean in June, on record dating way back to 1851. She has also become the strongest June hurricane on record any place in the Atlantic Basic (including the Caribbean Seas and…
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Beryl Becomes A Potentially Catastrophic Category 5 Hurricane In The Eastern Caribbean
At 1100 PM AST (0300 UTC), the center of Hurricane Beryl was located near latitude 13.8 North, longitude 64.9 West. Beryl is moving toward the west-northwest near 22 mph (35 km/h). Beryl is forecast to continue moving rapidly west-northwestward during the next couple of days. On the forecast track, the center of Beryl will move…
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