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WFP and CDEMA Offer Four-Day Logistics Training
A group of individuals from the National Office of Disaster Services (NODS) and some of its local partners took part in an ‘Emergency Humanitarian Logistics Workshop which began on Tuesday 20th June 2023 at the former Antigua Air Station in Coolidge. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA)…
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First Community Emergency Response Command Centre Opens
One disaster district is boasting the first-ever community emergency response command centre in Antigua and Barbuda to better provide the services required for the management of disasters at the community level. The facility, located on Hawkins Drive in Cassada Gardens in the St. John’s Rural East District, was opened Thursday evening during a ceremony. The…
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CBH Provides Safety Tips for Rodent Control
The Central Board of Health (CBH) is advising members of the general public to take proactive actions to safeguard themselves against rodent infestation and the many health and other issues that can arise from such. Some of these issues include diseases and the damages they can cause. Safety tips: · Cut and prune trees ·…
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1000 Cots Shipped to Dominica as Tropical Storm Bret Threatens
Regional Security System – The Regional Security System (RSS) facilitated the transportation of 1000 cots from St. Vincent and the Grenadines to Dominica yesterday, ahead of the arrival of Tropical Cyclone Bret to the Lesser Antilles. This came following a request from the Office of Disaster Management (ODM) in Dominica, through the Caribbean Disaster Emergency…
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Tropical Storm Cindy has Formed
At 1100 PM AST (0300 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Cindy was located near latitude 11.7 North, longitude 45.2 West. Cindy is moving toward the west-northwest near 14 mph (22 km/h), and this general motion is expected to continue over the next few days. On the forecast track, the system is expected to remain…
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Small Craft Advisory Goes Into Effect
Urgent – Marine Weather MessageSmall Craft AdvisoryAntigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services12:30 am Wednesday 21 June 2023 …Small craft advisory goes into effect Wednesday night for Antigua, Barbuda, Montserrat, St. Kitts, Nevis, Anguilla and the British Virgin Islands…a warning may be required for some areas… Locations to be affected: Especially, open waters on the Atlantic sides…
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Air Quality Falls to Moderate Levels
Air Quality BulletinAntigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services12:15 pm Wednesday 21 June 2023 Air Quality Index Based on Particulate Matters 2.5 (PM2.5) and 10 (PM10) Concentration Air quality category: ModerateLocation: Antigua and BarbudaTiming: Until Friday. Synopsis: The air quality is down to moderate levels as a result of particulate matters 2.5 and 10, associated with a…
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Met Office Issues High Wind Advisory
Urgent – Weather MessageHigh Wind AdvisoryAntigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services12:40 pm Wednesday 21 June 2023 …High wind advisory goes into effect Thursday afternoon for Antigua, Barbuda, Montserrat, St. Kitts, Nevis, Anguilla and the British Virgin Islands… Locations to be affected: Especially exposed coastal waters and elevated and open terrains, on the windward side of the…
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CBH Educates Ministry of Agriculture Staff on Rodent Control
Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Barbuda Affairs – On Tuesday 20th June, 2023 the Central Board of Health (CBH) held an in-house presentation/discussion with several members of staff that represented different areas within the Ministry of Agriculture. The four-member group led by Miss Julinne Mannix, Mrs. Patricia Baptiste-Philip (presenter) Miss Kjoa Liverpoole and Miss Karen…
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NODS Releases List of 2023 Hurricane Shelters
The National Office of Disaster Services (NODS) has released the names of the 2023 hurricane shelters. Forty-seven structures have been identified by the disaster organization for use should the need arise.
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NODS: Finalise Preparations for 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season
PRESS RELEASE: National Office of Disaster Services (NODS) – Residents are advised to ensure their hurricane preparedness plans are finalised as a tropical depression forms between Africa and the Lesser Antilles and is expected to strengthen into a hurricane and move across the Lesser Antilles Thursday or Friday. The National Office of Disaster Services (NODS)…
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Tropical Storm Bret Forms Over the Central Atlantic
WHCA31 TAPATROPICAL STORM BRET ALERT STATEMENTANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES5:00 PM ECT MON, JUN 19, 2023 This is for the Leeward Islands and British virgin islands Interests in the Lesser Antilles should monitor this system. At 5 pm Bret was located near latitude 11.3n longitude 42.2w about 1191 miles east-southeast of Antigua and Barbuda and…
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