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CAF And CalvinAir Helicopters Evacuates Old Road Fisherman Suffering from “the Bends” To Guadeloupe
St. John’s, Antigua: Monday, March 06, 2023: A 53-year-old, Old Road fisherman is currently undergoing hyperbaric treatment for decompression sickness at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (University Hospital Center) in Guadeloupe, after being medically evacuated to the neighbouring island by CalvinAir Helicopters. According to the patient’s wife, Skeeter, her husband Clive Pelle, returned from “sea” last Tuesday…
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Parking Changes At SLBMC
SIR LESTER BIRD MEDICAL CENTRE (SLBMC) – We have recently made a few changes—specifically to the northern top and bottom tier parking levels. In this section of our parking lot, accommodations have been made to facilitate 2-way traffic in a circular loop. There is new street-level directional signage. This means parking is not allowed on…
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Officers And Lifeguards Complete Lifesaving Techniques Training
OFFICERS AND LIFEGUARDS WITHIN THE MINISTRY OF TOURISM, CIVIL AVIATION, TRANSPORTATION AND INVESTMENT RECEIVED THEIR OFFICIAL CERTIFICATES FROM THE CANADIAN LIFE SAVING SOCIETY FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF TRAINING. (ST. JOHN’S ANTIGUA: March 03, 2023) The Beach Safety and Security Unit within the Ministry of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Transportation and, Investment with the support of the…
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Venezuela Records Magnitude 4.8 Earthquake
University of the West Indies, Seismic Research Centre – Automatic Earthquake Location DATE AND TIME: 2023-03-03 7:48 pm (Local Time) 2023-03-03 23:48 (UTC) MAGNITUDE: 4.8 LOCATION: Latitude: 9.88N Longitude: 63.30W Depth: 10 km NEARBY CITIES: Maturín, Venezuela, 20 km, NW Carúpano, Venezuela, 88 km, S Cumaná, Venezuela, 116 km, SE *distance and direction to epicenter…
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World Obesity Day – PAHO Urges Countries To Tackle Main Driver Of NCDs In The Americas
Washington D.C. 3 March 2023 (PAHO) – Front-of-package warning labels, restrictions on the marketing of processed and ultra-processed products high in fats, sugars and salt, and taxes on unhealthy food and beverages are among the measures promoted by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to tackle the growing problem of obesity in the region of…
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Gifted Security System For Use At A Public School
CABINET NOTES – A benefactor who has a great love for Antigua and Barbuda has purchased a Security System of cameras and monitoring devices to address the problem of security at schools. The Cabinet expressed its gratitude to the benefactor. The Security System may likely be installed within a short period of time fulfilling the…
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Additional Amounts Of Water Supplied To Southern Communities
CABINET NOTES – Several experts will accompany the Minister to Barbuda on Friday 3rd March 2023 to carry out a full assessment. The Minister further reported that one of two units that were inoperable at Ffryes Reverse Osmosis Plant has been repaired; additional amounts of potable water is now being supplied to people in Jennings,…
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High Surf Advisory Remains In Effect
Urgent – Marine Weather MessageHigh Surf AdvisoryAntigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services10:00 am Wednesday 01 March 2023 …High surf advisory in effect for Antigua, Barbuda, Montserrat, St. Kitts, Nevis, Anguilla and the British VirginIslands… Locations to be affected: Reefs and exposed northeast coastlines with relatively shallow, gently to moderately sloping, nearshore areas. Timing: Until Saturday for…
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World Consumer Rights Day Panel Discussion
PRICES & CONSUMER AFFAIRS – March 15 is World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD), an annual occasion for celebration, impact and global solidarity within the international consumer movement. Each year, consumer organizations mark WCRD by joining together to highlight and raise awareness of an issue that is important to consumers around the world. The theme this year…
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Firefighting Equipment Donated To Antigua And Barbuda
RIO COMMUNITIES – When Rio Communities officials learned there are fire-fighting needs in Antigua and Barbuda — the home country of its economic developer, Ralph Mims — they decided to help. Rio Communities Fire Chief Andrew Tabet said they are able to help the Eastern Caribbean country with equipment and gear. Tabet said the fire…
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DVRP And Nemo Joined Forces In Building Disaster Management Capacity With The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
Government of Saint Lucia – The Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project (DVRP) and The National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) facilitated a training program entitled CERT. CERT stands for Community Emergency Response Team. Program Development Officer, Kenisha Jeffrey says the program was aimed at strengthening community resilience. “We wanted to build teams within the various communities, where…
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High Surf Advisory Goes Into Efect
Urgent – Marine Weather Message | High Surf AdvisoryAntigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services10:30 pm Saturday 25 February 2023 …High Surf Advisory goes into effect Sunday night for Antigua, Barbuda, Anguilla and the British Virgin Islands… …High Surf advisory is to go into effect for the rest of the area by Monday morning… Locations to be…
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