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  • Air Quality At Unhealthy Levels For Sensitive Groups Due To Saharan Dust

    Air Quality BulletinAntigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services12:35 pm Monday 22 April 2024 Air Quality Index Based on Particulate Matter 2.5 (PM2.5) and 10 (PM10) Concentration Air quality category: Unhealthy for sensitive groups Location: Antigua and Barbuda Timing: Until tomorrow, improving back to moderate levels tomorrow afternoon. Synopsis: The air quality is at unhealthy levels for…

  • TOBAGO: Emergency Operations Centre Downgraded From Orange To Yellow Level In Operation Gulfstream

    TEMA (Tobago Emergency Management Agency) – The Tobago Emergency Operations Centre (TEOC) overseeing Operation Gulfstream, in response to the oil spill, has downgraded the activation from Orange to Yellow Level, effective Tuesday April 16th 2024. This downgrade signifies a significant decrease in activity related to the operation. However, it is imperative to emphasize that all…

  • BARBADOS: Simulated Storm Surge Risk Maps To Be Developed For Caribbean Territories

    Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH) – The second of the NOAA NHC/UCAR Storm Surge workshop at CIMH highlighted topics on ‘Understanding risk’, storm surge modeling, risk mapping, risk analysis, and most importantly communicating risk. The group of forecasters and disaster managers were able to visualize storm surge simulations along the Belize, US, and Bahamian…

  • Ministry Of Health To Purchase Freezers To Store Unclaimed Dead Bodies

    CABINET NOTES – The Cabinet invited the Chief Pathologist to address the issue of autopsies and the state of the government-owned mortuary.  The principal reliance for the disposal of cadavers lies with the two funeral homes–providing the dead are claimed by a family. When a person dies in the public hospital or on the streets,…

  • Meeting Of CDEMA’s Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) Held In Trinidad

    Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) – The 15th Meeting of the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency was convened on April 15th 2024 at the Hyatt Regency Trinidad in Port of Spain. TAC 15 is a strategic meeting of Senior Government Officials from 19 CARICOM Participating States; representatives from Regional…

  • CARPHA Supports Antigua And Barbuda In Building Capacity For Upcoming Mass Gathering Events

    St. John, Antigua, April 17th 2024 – The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is conducting an integrated mission to Antigua and Barbuda (ANU) during April 15-19th to build capacity in surveillance, early warning and response systems, laboratory capacity, competence in health and food safety and prepare for the launch CARPHA’s Regional Tourism and Health Program…

  • Air Quality Down To Moderate Levels

    Air Quality BulletinAntigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services2:55 pm Thursday 18 April 2024Air 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 is down to moderate levels as a result of particulate matters 2.5 and 10, associated with the fifth…

  • BARBADOS: Weather Forecasters And Disaster Management Officials Convene For Storm Surge Workshop

    Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH) – The CIMH is hosting a storm surge workshop organized by the United States of America’s National Oceanic Atmospheric Agency (NOAA) National Hurricane Center (NHC) and University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)/COMET from April 16th to 18th, 2024. There is a large contingent of regional and international participants…

  • U.N. Officials And Members Of The SIDS4 Conference Organising Team Tour Medical Post

    SIDS4 Antigua & Barbuda  – The various pieces are falling into place as Antigua and Barbuda prepares to host international delegates for the 4th International Conference on Small Island Developing States, SIDS4. The conference is benefiting from a major initiative that is being led by World Health Organization (WHO) and PAHO Caribbean. A Medical Outpost…

  • DOMINICA: Water Level At The Boiling Lake Returns To Near-Normal Conditions

    University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre (UWI-SRC) – As of April 11th 2024, the Boiling Lake’s water level and activity have returned to almost normal conditions. The public is reminded to be cautious whenever visiting the Boiling Lake. The UWI-SRC and the Dominica ODM – Office of Disaster Management, Dominica continue to monitor the…

  • MOH And ABDF Collaborate On Preparation Efforts For SIDS4 Conference

    Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force  – In collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MOH), the Antigua Barbuda Defence Force (ABDF) held a week-long workshop from April 8th to 12th, 2024, marking a significant step forward in preparedness for the upcoming SIDS Conference to be held in Antigua from May 27th to 30th, 2024. With the…

  • Early Prediction: A Super Hyperactive 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season Likely

    Dale C. S. Destin – Published 15 April 2024 | As we approach another summer, the anticipation for the Atlantic hurricane season is rising, perhaps more rapidly than usual. My April forecast is out, and it calls for an active or above-normal season with a high chance of it being well above normal or a super hyperactive…