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  • BARBADOS: Field Medical Team Receives Equipment Donation From Massy Foundation

    Barbados Government Information Service – The Barbados Defence Force’s Field Medical Team (BDF FMT) has received a donation of $383,000 in tent and shelter equipment from the Massy Foundation (Barbados) Inc. Medical Liaison with the BDF, Major David Clarke, at a presentation at the National Stadium, yesterday, thanked the organisation for their continued support since…

  • CDEMA And NODS Host Four-Day Emergency Logistics Training

    Twenty individuals from several government departments are involved in a four-day training on the emergency logistics system of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) which tracks emergency supplies throughout the region. CDEMA’s Logistics System (CLS) aims to support the National Office of Disaster Services (NODS) with an update of its inventory at the national…

  • Statistics Division Warns Of Suspicious Link

    THE STATISTICS DIVISION WARNS THE PUBLIC ABOUT A SUSPICIOUS LINK POSING AS THE RECRUITMENT FORM FOR POTENTIAL CENSUS WORKERS St. John’s, Antigua, March 26, 2024 – The Statistics Division is advising the general public that the department did not release any link in connection to its recruitment drive. It was recently brought to the Division’s…

  • Minor Earthquake Felt Across Antigua

    University of the West Indies, Seismic Research Centre (UWI, SRC) – Automatic Earthquake Location DATE AND TIME: 2024-03-27 11:46 am (Local Time) 2024-03-27 15:46 (UTC) MAGNITUDE: 3.7 LOCATION: Latitude: 17.32N Longitude: 61.59W Depth: 22 km NEARBY CITIES: Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, 37 km, NE Brades, Montserrat, 90 km, NE Point-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, 119 km, N…

  • Antigua And Barbuda Shares Bold And Ambitious SIDS Driven Initiatives With UN Members

    NEW YORK – 21st March, 2024…Member states of the United Nations have been exposed to  revolutionary approaches being pursued by Antigua and Barbuda in placing Small Island Developing States on track to securing a resilient and prosperous future. At the United Nations Headquarters on Tuesday of this week, Antigua and Barbuda updated Member States on…

  • NOTICE: No Fly Kite Zone

    The Antigua and Barbuda Airport Authority (ABAA) wishes to remind members of the public to refrain from any kite flying in the restricted no fly zone for the VC Bird International Airport. As the Easter Weekend approaches, the authority recognises that kite-flying will naturally increase. But persons are equally asked to take note that such…

  • WMO Hurricane Committee Retires The Names Otis And Dora From The Eastern North Pacific Basin Name List

    The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Hurricane Committee has retired Otis from the rotating list of names used in the eastern North Pacific basin because of the death and destruction it caused when it made landfall in the Mexican resort city of Acapulco in October 2023. The Committee also retired Dora from the eastern North Pacific…

  • BDF Field Medical Team Vital To Regional Response Mechanism

    Barbados Government Information Service – The Barbados Defence Force’s Field Medical Team (BDF FMT) has been described as one of the most important innovations and additions to the Regional Response Mechanism. Military Advisor to the Chief of Staff, Lieutenant Colonel Carlos Lovell, made this assertion as he addressed the opening ceremony of the BDF Field…

  • NODS Reports Successful Tsunami Exercise Caribe Wave

    Approximately 70 schools and businesses took part in Thursday’s Caribe Wave Tsunami Exercise surpassing last year’s count of 25. Among those involved in the drill, which tests tsunami readiness throughout the region, were pre-schoolers, students from primary, secondary and tertiary institutions and employees from the public and private sectors. The annual exercise was coordinated on…

  • Recruit Training Commences For Forty-Five Recruit Soldiers

    Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force (ABDF) – On March 18, 2024, the Antigua Barbuda Defence Force proudly greeted 45 new recruits in an opening ceremony held at the Crabbs Training Area (CTA). This marks the commencement of their path toward becoming the next cohort of soldiers. Over the course of the next eight weeks, these…

  • Antigua And Barbuda To Benefit From Recyclable Water Project

    CABINET NOTES – The Prime Minister, the Minister of the Environment, the Minister of Public Utilities and the Minister of Works will welcome a team from Japan in a few days. The Japanese Investment Bank team will sign an Agreement on a Recyclable Water Project, treating gray water. The small recycling plants are to be installed…

  • TRINIDAD: Unrest At The Piparo Mud Volcano

    Trinidad and Tobago Weather Center (TTWC) – On Wednesday evening, March 20th, 2024, shortly after 6:00 PM, increased minor expulsions of mud and gas began at the peak of the Piparo Mud Volcano, located in Piparo. As the night progressed, the volcano’s main cone continued to grow, with occasional bursts of mud and gas through…