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Disaster Coordinators Participate In Mangrove Rehabilitation Project
Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) – On Friday, April 21, 2023, National Disaster Coordinators (NDCs) from across the CDEMA Participating States planted Mangroves as part of the Mangrove Rehabilitation Project at the Weg naar Zee Coastline of Suriname. Several attempts are being made to rehabilitate the mangrove to reduce flooding in the region which…
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Discussion Held On Water Sustainability Utilizing Reverse Osmosis Plants
CABINET NOTES – The Cabinet held discussions on the issue of water sustainability utilizing reverse osmosis plants. A severe drought exists which compels complete reliance on reverse osmosis water. The Minister responsible for Utilities was pleased to inform the Cabinet that a new plant, intended to expand water production, has arrived in Antigua and is to be…
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All Saints Health Center Services Temporarily Relocated To Glanvilles Polyclinic
The Ministry of Health, Wellness, Social Transformation and the Environment would like to inform the general public that the services normally offered at the All Saints Health Center will be temporarily relocated to the Glanvilles Polyclinic effective Tuesday 25th April 2023. Those individuals seeking to access the services will be able to do so on…
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Excessive Heat Advisory In Effect For Antigua And Barbuda
Urgent – Immediate Broadcast RequestedHeat AdvisoryAntigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services10:45 PM Saturday 22 April 2023 …Excessive Heat Advisory in Effect for Antigua and Barbuda 9 am to 4:30 pm Sunday to Sunday… Heat Index or Feels-Like Temperature: Up to 41 °C or 106 °F Location: Antigua and Barbuda Timing: 9 am to 4:30 pm Sunday…
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Missing Gunthropes Teen Found
Jaliyah Charles of Gunthropes who was reported missing is back at home. She was found shortly after 11 pm on Friday 21 April and was taken to her home. She is reported to be in good health. The police are continuing further investigations into her whereabouts and are appealing to anyone with information to contact…
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ABEC Responds To Creation Of Fraudulent Job Recruitment Website
Media Release: The Antigua and Barbuda Electoral Commission (ABEC) wishes to advise the General Public that a link which is currently being circulated advertising job vacancies in the organization, is NOT legitimate and is in no way associated with ABEC. The link titled “E.C Staff Recruitment Portal for 2023-Antigua and Barbuda”, invites applicants to fill…
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Excessive Heat Possible For Antigua And Barbuda
Urgent – Immediate Broadcast RequestedExcessive Heat WatchAntigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services10:50 PM Thursday 20 April 2023 …Excessive Heat Possible for Antigua and Barbuda… Heat Watch in Effect Saturday to Tuesday 10am to 3:30 pm… Heat Index or Feels-Like Temperature: 38 °C or 100 °F or higher Location: Antigua and Barbuda Timing: Saturday until Tuesday Synopsis:…
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Missing Gunthropes Teen
The family of 14-year-old Jaliyah Charles of Gunthropes is asking the public for assistance in knowing her whereabouts. Jaliyah was last seen in Liberta sometime on Wednesday, April 19 2023 and has not returned home since. Anyone with information as to her whereabouts should contact the Liberta Police Station at 460-1002 or the Youth Intervention…
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BARBADOS: Home Affairs Minister Visits Building Site Of Caribbean Logistics Hub
WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME (WFP) – On Monday 17th April 2023, Minister of Home Affairs and Information Wilfred Abrahams joined our country director Regis Chapman at the site where the Caribbean Logistics Hub is being built in Barbados. Strategically located adjacent to the Grantley Adams International Airport the facility will provide warehousing and training solutions designed…
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Exercise Tradewinds Planning In Final Stage
GUYANA DEFENCE FORCE – Military representatives from the United States and several partner nations are gathered in Georgetown for the Final Planning Conference (FPC) for Exercise Tradewinds 2023. Exercise Tradewinds will take place in Guyana from July 14-28 and will include the participation of 17 partner nations, 3 allied nations and several regional organisations. The…
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Dale C.S Destin: Early Prediction; An Active 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season Forecast
Dale C. S. Destin – As we approach summer, the anticipation for the Atlantic Hurricane Season is on the rise. My April forecast is out, and it calls for an active or above-normal season. The prediction is for 18 named storms, 8 hurricanes, 4 major hurricanes and an accumulated cyclone energy index (ACE) of 149. Recall that…
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Hurricane Forecasters Embark On Preparedness Mission To Mexico And The Caribbean
Public invited to tour U.S. Air Force Reserve ‘Hurricane Hunter’ aircraft National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) – With the 2023 hurricane season fast approaching, NOAA and the U.S. Air Force Reserve will host a series of events to help communities in Mexico and the Caribbean prepare for upcoming storms this season. National Hurricane…
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