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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…

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…

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…

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…

St. John’s, Antigua: Monday, April 17th, 2023: After performing the emergency medical evacuation of an Old Road resident, just over a month ago, CalvinAir Helicopters was once again taking the exact half-hour flight route to Guadeloupe for the same purpose. On this occasion, the patient on board was 32-year-old Ruan Roberts, a local entrepreneur and…

NOAA has selected Mike Brennan, Ph.D., to serve as the next director of NOAA’s National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, as preparations continue ahead of the 2023 hurricane season. He will assume this new role effective today, April 10, 2023. “The NHC director is one of the most visible and important jobs in the nation, and…

UWI, SRC – Automatic Earthquake Location DATE AND TIME:2023-04-16 07:22 am (Local Time)2023-04-16 11:22 (UTC) MAGNITUDE: 5.0 LOCATION:Latitude: 15.88NLongitude: 61.27WDepth: 85 km NEARBY CITIES:Point-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, 50 km, SERoseau, Dominica, 65 km, NNEFort-de-France, Martinique, 143 km, N*distance and direction to epicenter If you felt this earthquake, please tell us (https://uwiseismic.com/connect/earthquake-feedback/) DISCLAIMER: The event is located by…

University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre (UWI, SRC) – Automatic Earthquake Location DATE AND TIME:2023-04-16 05:49 am (Local Time)2023-04-16 09:49 (UTC) MAGNITUDE: 5.5 LOCATION:Latitude: 17.55NLongitude: 61.72WDepth: 10 km NEARBY CITIES:Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, 50 km, NNEBasseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, 116 km, ENEPoint-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, 145 km, N*distance and direction to epicenter If…

STRATCOM – The Police at Willikies are continuing investigations into the apparent drowning of a man at Long Bay Beach. It was reported that around 10 am on Saturday 15 April, a 76-year-old resident of Pares Village was bathing in the waters at Long Bay when he apparently encountered difficulties and called out for help.…

The highly anticipated launch of the Caribbean’s greatest summer festival will take place on Saturday 15th April 2023 at the Rising Sun grounds at 4pm. To kick off the launch a T-Shirt Mas Parade will wind its way through the streets of St. John’s to much music and fanfare. Route: • Starting at the old…

Colorado State University hurricane researchers are predicting a slightly below-average Atlantic hurricane season in 2023, citing the likely development of El Niño as a primary factor. Eastern and central tropical and subtropical Atlantic sea surface temperatures are much warmer than normal, while Caribbean sea surface temperatures are near their long-term averages. The tropical Pacific currently has…