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ABDF HEADQUARTERS PRESS STATEMENT | March 28th, 2023 On 28th March 2023 at about 2:03am the Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force (ABDF) Coast Guard received a report from Maritime Rescue Coordination Center (MRCC) Fort-De-France of a vessel that capsized approx. 45NM North West of Antigua and 15NM North East of St. Kitts. According to further…

ABS TELEVISION – The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) has received a boost to its ambulance fleet, following a donation on Monday by the St John’s City South constituency, which had earlier been presented with the unit by a corporate citizen. EMS Director, Shawn Greenidge, has welcomed the handover of what he called the much-needed ambulance.…

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda – March 28, 2023….… The following Statement was issued today by Prime Minister, Honourable Gaston Browne, on a boat tragedy which left Antigua and Barbuda illegally. “On behalf of my government and myself, I express deep sorrow at the loss of life and distress suffered by persons aboard a vessel…

The National Office of Disaster Services (NODS) will build on the efforts started to bring awareness to tsunami readiness in Antigua and Barbuda. This follows a successful Caribe Wave Tsunami Exercise on Thursday which involved 25 workplaces and schools to include a preschool in Gambles. As part of the activity, participants were required to move…

The National Office of Disaster Services (NODS) is expressing a special thank you to all who participated in the Tsunami preparedness exercise on Thursday 23rd March 2023. The national disaster agency says the support was greatly appreciated and there were approximately 23 groups that took part in the exercise. NODS looks forward to further involvement…

CABINET NOTES: –The Cabinet held discussions with the General Manager of APUA by way of telephone on the challenges posed by the production and distribution of potable water. Rough seas have significantly reduced production capability from 11 million gallons daily. Demand however, has remained at approximately 13 million gallons daily. Consequently, water rationing has become…

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, March 15, 2023— The Caribbean Meteorological organization (CMO)and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) invite you to join in the global celebration of World Meteorological Day 2023. The theme, “The Future of Weather, Climate and Water across Generations”, highlights the legacy of the past, the progress of the present, and the potential…

March 22, 2023  — The OECS observes World Water Day, 2023, celebrated annually on March 22, promoting this year’s theme, Accelerating change to solve the global water and sanitation crises. In 2015, as part of the 2030 Agenda, the world committed to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6: water and sanitation for all by 2030. Unfortunately, the progress…