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(St. John’s Antigua; October 31, 2023) – The Beach Safety and Security Unit (BSSU) within the Ministry of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Transportation, and Investment commenced a special lifeguard instructor and examiner course in collaboration with the Canadian Life Saving Society yesterday (Monday). Twelve individuals are set to undergo training, with two of them coming from…

Dale C. S. Destin – Published 30 October 2023 | A historic moment was etched into the records when Tammy became the first hurricane to make landfall on Barbuda in October. Earlier in the month, Philippe became the first tropical storm to make landfall on Barbuda in October. Even more extraordinary is that for the first time ever, two named storms…

Montserrat Volcano Observatory (MVO) – 21 October 2023 marked the 5000th day of “Pause” 5. It now accounts for 48.4% of the total duration of the eruption. The eruption began on 18 July 1995, with a phreatic explosion and has since been characterised by the occurrence of eruptive activity in five distinct “Phases”, separated by…

Chemical Awareness Week 2023, (previously called Pesticide Awareness Week) was held from Monday 16th to Friday 20th October bearing the theme “Safe Use and Management of Chemicals is our collective responsibility”. After experiencing a break due to the COVID19 Pandemic, the awareness reconvened last year but on a smaller scale. This year’s observance has been…

The Caribbean island of Jamaica was shaken by a Magnitude 5.4 earthquake at about 10:57 a.m. local time on Monday, 30th October 2023. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported that the earthquake was located about 2 miles west-northwest of Hope Bay at a depth of about 6 miles. According to the country’s Prime Minister…

CABINET NOTES – The Ministry of Works is presently reviewing its schedule of work for the improvement of the road infrastructure in the country. The Cabinet agreed that more resources are to be allocated to that ministry to augment its road programme. Work is continuing on the approach road for the bridge at Cades Bay…

1. Southwestern Atlantic Ocean (AL96): Showers and thunderstorms associated with an area of low pressure located a couple of hundred miles east of the southeastern Bahamas continue to show signs of organization. A short-lived tropical depression or storm is likely to form later today or tonight while the system moves west-northwestward. By Tuesday, however, strong…

STRATCOM – Alicia Grayman, the 17-year-old of Bendals who reportedly went missing on Tuesday has been found. She was located at a home in Villa by the police around 1pm on Saturday, and taken to the police station. Two male persons of interest were also taken into police custody. Further investigations are ongoing into the…