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CABINET NOTES – The Cabinet welcomed the Director of Analytical Services following a notice from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that its officials will visit Antigua, in less than two weeks. The Agency is to help determine the scope of work and staff complement that will be required of Antigua and Barbuda. The Agency…

CABINET NOTES – The Cabinet was informed by the Minister responsible for Public Works that repairs have been taking place on the roadway leading to Fort James. The surface of the road was virtually destroyed in order to plant the new polyethylene pipes that deliver potable water from the Fort James Reverse Osmosis Plant to…

DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT – The destruction of watersheds, intensified by climate change, and the high demand for land for anthropogenic use brought about the need for a National Drainage Code for Antigua and Barbuda, to establish acceptable thresholds and guide developments to develop land sustainably and for increased resilience. The Drainage Code will set…

St. John’s, Antigua: Monday, April 24th, 2023: Ruan Roberts, the Urlings fisherman who was recently medically airlifted to Guadeloupe by CalvinAir Helicopters has returned home. CalvinAir Helicopters picked up the patient, who had undergone treatment for decompression sickness at the University Hospital of Guadeloupe, late Saturday afternoon, right after he had completed the last round of…

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…

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…

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…