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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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CDEMA, Regional And International Partners Ready To Assist Participating States Threatened By Hurricane Beryl
Bridgetown, Barbados, June 30th, 2024 – The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) Coordinating Unit and key partners stand ready to assist Participating States as the region braces for the first majorhurricane of the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season. During a Caribbean Development Partners Group (CDPG) meeting held today and involving over 166 partners fromlocal, regional…
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Air Quality Drops To Moderate levels
Air Quality BulletinAntigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services9:20 am Saturday 29 June 2024 Air Quality Index Based on Particulate Matters 2.5 (PM2.5) and 10 (PM10) Concentration Air quality category: ModerateLocation: Antigua and BarbudaTiming: Until Wednesday. Synopsis: The air quality remains moderate due to particulate matters 2.5 and 10, associated with the twelfth surge in Saharan Dust…
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MET Office Issues Small Craft Advisory
Urgent – Marine Weather MessageSmall Craft AdvisoryAntigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services10:00 am Sunday 30 June 2024 …Small craft advisory in effect for Antigua and Barbuda and will go into effect for St. Kitts, Nevis and Montserrat, Anguilla and The British Virgin Islands from Monday morning. Locations to be affected: Mainly, open waters on the Atlantic…
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