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SLBMC To Undertake More Kidney Transplants
CABINET NOTES – The Minister of Health reported that one infant’s life was saved when she underwent a Liver transplant after having been flown out of Antigua. Because of the infrequency with which liver transplants are required, the Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre (SLBMC) has been gearing up to, instead, undertake more Kidney transplants. A…
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Mosquito Control Operations Conducted In Barbuda
Central Board of Health (CBH) – Due to heavy rainfalls in Barbuda on November 7th, 2022 quite a number of catchment areas were filled which resulted in the proliferation of mosquito breeding sites. Through an invite by the Barbuda Council, staff from the Vector Control Unit in Antigua travelled to Barbuda to work along with…
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2022 Worst Swell Event for the Northeast Caribbean
Dale C. S. Destin – The Northeast Caribbean is in the midst of its most significant swell event for the year. Strong winds associated with Tropical Disturbance AL99, which has morphed into a large and powerful extratropical cyclone, centred about 2500 km (1500 miles) away, are pushing relatively large swells toward the Northeast Caribbean, including Antigua and Barbuda…
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Sea Conditions Affecting Water Distribution
Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) – Units at the Reverse Osmosis Plants may be taken offline as a precautionary measure due to ongoing sea conditions. Water distribution may be affected during these downtimes. Fort James Plant- TEMPORARY OFFLINE DUE TO SEA CONDITIONS
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ABDF Air Wing Fleet to be Expanded
CABINET NOTES – The Cabinet took note of the importance that the national Air Wing the Antigua & Barbuda Defense Force (ABDF) Aircraft has played in saving many lives especially by flying to Barbuda to bring ill Barbudans to Antigua to be hospitalized at the Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre. The Cabinet determined that they will…
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12th Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management Underway in Barbados
Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) – The 12th Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM12) kicked off on December 7, 2022 after a three-year break due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The conference is the region’s premier event on disaster risk management and is organised by the Coordinating Unit (CU) CDEMA in collaboration with its…
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APUA: Disruption to Water Distribution
Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) – The Crabbs Reverse Osmosis Plant will be offline between 8:00 am to 1:00 pm to facilitate maintenance work that will be carried out by the Electricity Business Unit. Following this down period, the system will be required to normalise before the resumption of water distribution. Units at the Reverse…
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ABMS Issues High Surf Warning
Marine Weather Bulletin | High Surf WarningAntigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services (ABMS) A High Surf Warning goes into effect Thursday 8th December 2022 for Antigua, Barbuda, Anguilla and St Kitts and Nevis. A High Surf Warning will be in effect until Saturday morning for the mentioned islands. A High Surf Warning means that dangerous battering…
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APUA Water Distribution Notice
Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) – Kindly note that units at the Reverse Osmosis Plants may be taken offline as a precautionary measure due to ongoing sea conditions. Water distribution may be affected during these downtimes.
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UWI-SRC Revises Threshold for Earthquake Reporting Magnitudes
Earthquake Alert System Update #2 As part of a recent upgrading of the alert systems, The University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre (UWI-SRC) has revised the threshold for earthquake reporting magnitudes in the Eastern Caribbean to Mt3.5 (the previous threshold was Mt3.8 and above and those were posted). This will produce more solutions…
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Subtropical System Continues to Move Away from the Northern Leeward Islands
The National Hurricane Center is reporting that a large area of low pressure located over the central subtropical Atlantic about 800 miles northeast of the northern Leeward Islands continues to produce a broad area of showers and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions appear marginally conducive for development and a subtropical or tropical storm could form in the…
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Forecasters Warn of Possible Flooding for the Caribbean Region, During the Christmas Season
The Barbados-based Caribbean Institute for Meteorology & Hydrology (CIMH) is warning the region that recent heavy rains could continue into December and pose a risk for flooding during one of the most joyous seasons of the year. “Well, keep in mind that this year, flooding is a bigger risk in December than in other years,”…
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