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NOTICE: Urgent Request For Accommodation Details SIDS4 Conference
With arrivals expected to increase for the SIDS4 Conference this weekend, the National Coordinating Office is ensuring contingencies are in place for the smooth transfer of delegates to accommodations across the island. Any property hosting delegates for the SIDS4 Conference, please send your contact details to the Accommodation Focal Point, Dr. Adelle Blair, at adelle.blair@ab.gov.ag…
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Weather Officials Monitoring Low-Pressure System In The Southwestern Atlantic
Tropical Weather OutlookNWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL800 PM EDT Thu May 23 2024 For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: Southwestern Atlantic: A trough of low pressure is producing a large area of disorganized cloudiness and showers over the southwestern Atlantic. An area of low pressure is expected to form within…
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DNA Results Confirms Identity of Missing Persons
STRATCOM MEDIA RELEASE – On Thursday, May 23, 2024, Commissioner of Police, Mr. Atlee Rodney, and other senior officers held a meeting with the families of Noah Hurst and Shamar Harrigan at Police Headquarters to disclose the DNA Results of samples sent abroad for forensic analysis. The results confirmed the samples taken were those of…
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Public Advised To Use Bypass Road During 4th Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Conference
St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda – The 4th Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Conference will be held from May 27th to May 31st, 2024. This significant event will gather representatives and delegates from various nations to discuss critical issues affecting small islands globally. To ensure the smooth flow of traffic and minimize inconvenience to the…
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TTMS: Above-Average 2024 Hurricane Season Forecast East of T&T
The Trinidad and Tobago Meteorological Service (TTMS) is forecasting an above-average 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season. While systems may form within the TTMS area of interest, it only takes one storm to directly impact the country for it to be an active hurricane season. Since 2013, the Trinidad and Tobago Meteorological Service has been issuing seasonal forecasts for…
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ABEC: Replacement Of Voter’s Identification Cards Will Begin In August
The Antigua and Barbuda Electoral Commission (ABEC) advises that effective August 12 2024, it shall commence a Voter’s Identification Cards Replacement Programme. ABEC has therefore reversed its earlier decision and advice to the General Public that a re-registration exercise would have commenced in October 2024. The Commission has met with and held extensive dialogue with all major stakeholders to include all the political…
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Legal Authority Of Pharmaceutical Council Soon To Be Expanded
CABINET NOTES – The Cabinet agreed that the legal authority of the Pharmaceutical Council will have to be expanded to allow for medicines from jurisdictions, other than the three that are now relied upon, to be accepted for lawful use in Antigua and Barbuda. The Drug Approval Agencies of the United States, the United Kingdom…
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Light Magnitude 4.3 Earthquake Felt In Antigua
UWI, SRC – Automatic Earthquake Location DATE AND TIME: 2024-05-19 8:55 pm (Local Time) 2024-05-20 00:55 (UTC) MAGNITUDE: 4.3 LOCATION: Latitude: 16.77N | Longitude: 61.19W Depth: 17 km NEARBY CITIES: Point-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, 69 km, NE Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, 82 km, SE Brades, Montserrat, 113 km, E *distance and direction to epicenter DISCLAIMER: This…
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Grenada: NAWASA Implements Water Conservation Measures As Drought Conditions Prevail
𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐨𝐧. 𝐃𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 GIS Grenada – In response to the prevailing dry season affecting our island nation, Prime Minister Hon. Dickon Mitchell has taken decisive action by convening a meeting of the National Emergency Advisory Council (NEAC). The meeting, held earlier today,…
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ACB Caribbean Issues Fraud Alert Notice
Antigua Commercial Bank Caribbean – It has come to our attention that an email message that appears to come from ACB Caribbean is being circulated. It includes a link asking you to ‘click here’ to see an unapproved transaction. Please be aware that this is a phishing email, and ACB Caribbean will never contact you…
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Police Offering Reward For Information On Solving Murders
STRATCOM – The police are offering a reward of $10,000 to any member of the public who can provide useful information that will assist in solving the recent murders. Anyone with information can contact the Criminal Investigations Department at 462-3913 or call the Crimestoppers Hotline at 800-Tips (8477). The police are also asking to the…
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