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ABRC Reconfirms President and Long-Standing Active Member Recognized
Antigua and Barbuda Red Cross (ABRC) – At a meeting of the General Assembly on October 1, 2022, the General Assembly, the highest body of the organisation, overwhelmingly reconfirms Dr. Jose Humphreys as President for the continuation of the present Governing Board members of the Antigua and Barbuda Red Cross. Volunteers who served tirelessly were…
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PAHO Calls on Countries to Continue COVID-19 Testing and Increase Vaccination to Avoid a Prolonged Pandemic
Washington, DC, 30 de September de 2022 (PAHO)- In an update on COVID-19 presented at the 30th Pan American Sanitary Conference, the Director of Health Emergencies of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Ciro Ugarte, stated that “we are transitioning from an acute phase of the pandemic to more sustained control of the virus.” Since…
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Weather Forecasters Continue to Monitor Tropical System for Further Development
National Hurricane Center (NHC) – East of the Windward Islands: A broad area of low pressure located a couple of hundred miles east of the southern Windward Islands is producing an area of showers and thunderstorms to the southeast of an ill-defined center. Upper-level winds are likely to become more conducive for development, and a tropical…
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Churches Complete Shelter Management Workshop Aimed at Boosting their Capabilities
National Office of Disaster Services (NODS) – On Friday, September 30 2022, nineteen individuals from five churches completed a one-week shelter management workshop, at the Cashew Hill Moravian Church. The churches represented were Cana Moravian, Cedar Hall Moravian, Bible Speaks Seventh-Day Adventist (SDA), Tindale SDA and Steps to Christ SDA. This forms part of a…
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Safety Advisory for Women from the Office of the Directorate of Gender Affairs and the Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda
PRESS RELEASE – The Antigua & Barbuda Support and Referral Centre (SARC), attached to the Directorate of Gender Affairs (DoGA), in partnership with the Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda, is concerned about the vulnerability of some women in our society, and as such, are raising safety and security awareness among those who can…
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New Tropical System of Interest to the Caribbean
National Hurricane Center (NHC): Central Tropical Atlantic; Shower and thunderstorm activity associated with a tropical wave located several hundred miles east of the Windward Islands has increased over the past day or so. Some gradual development of the wave is possible during the next few days while it moves generally westward at 15 to 20…
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Another Light Earthquake Recorded Near Barbuda
University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre (UWI, SRC) – Automatic Earthquake Location DATE AND TIME: 2022-10-01 01:27 am (Local Time)2022-10-01 05:27 (UTC) MAGNITUDE: 4.7 LOCATION: Latitude: 17.89N | Longitude: 61.51WDepth: 10 km NEARBY CITIES:94 km NE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda151 km NE of Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis182 km N of…
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ONDCP: Public Advisory on Money Mule Scams
ADVISORY: MONEY MULE SCAMS Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy (ONDCP) – The ONDCP issues this advisory to alert the public of an increase in fraudulent activity that has been characterized as money mule scams. A money mule is a person who knowingly or unknowingly transfers illegally acquired money on behalf of…
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ONDCP: Advisory on Money Mule Scams to Financial Institutions
ADVISORY MONEY MULE SCAMS Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy (ONDCP) – The ONDCP issues this advisory to alert financial institutions of an increase in fraudulent activity that has been characterized as money mule scams. A money mule is a person who transfers illegally acquired money on behalf of or at the…
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Churches Engage in Shelter Management Training
National Office of Disaster Services (NODS) – Four churches are strengthening their capacity to manage emergency shelters under a project being undertaken by the Department of Environment to upgrade shelters in Antigua and Barbuda. On Monday, 26 September 2022 eighteen individuals began a one-week training in shelter management at the Cashew Hill Moravian Church.
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A Second Earthquake Recorded Near Barbuda
University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre (UWI, SRC) – Automatic Earthquake Location DATE AND TIME:2022-09-28 5:34 pm (Local Time) | 2022-09-28 21:34 (UTC) MAGNITUDE: 4.4 LOCATION:Latitude: 17.82NLongitude: 61.60WDepth: 10 km NEARBY CITIES:83 km NNE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda138 km NE of Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis174 km N of Point-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe…
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5.3 Magnitude Earthquake Recorded Off the Coast of Barbuda
The University of the West Indies UWI Seismic Research Centre (UWI, SRC) – Automatic Earthquake Location DATE AND TIME:2022-09-28 3:48 pm (Local Time) | 2022-09-28 19:48 (UTC) MAGNITUDE: 5.3 LOCATION: Latitude: 17.67NLongitude: 61.74WDepth: 10 km NEARBY CITIES:63 km NNE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda117 km NE of Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis159 km N…
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