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NODS Gearing Up For Carib Wave 2023
The National Office of Disaster Services (NODS) is gearing up for the 2023 Carib Wave Tsunami Exercise. This annual exercise is slated to take place at 10:30 AM on Thursday, 23rd March 2023. The exercise is designed to test the readiness of individuals, workplaces schools etc. should a Tsunami threaten Antigua and Barbuda. Organizations are…
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New WHO Guide Seeks To Enhance Advocacy For Life-Saving Emergency Care
World Health Organization – A new practical guide released by the World Health Organization (WHO) supports nongovernmental organizations to more effectively advocate for life-saving emergency care. Around the world, acutely ill and injured people seek care every day for medical, surgical and obstetric emergencies, including injuries resulting from road traffic crashes. The guide clearly defines…
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Police Make About-Turn On Use Of Key Roundabout
ABS TELEVISION – Traffic officials have abandoned what they say is the international standard for two-lane roundabouts since people are not adapting to it. Motorists negotiating the roundabout near Ace Service Station will see new markings, indicating the change. The head of the police traffic department, Superintendent Elson Quammie believes this will help prevent accidents…
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Johnson’s Point Pharmacy Undergoes Renovations
PRESS RELEASE; MEDICAL BENEFITS SCHEME – St. John’s, Antigua, and Barbuda – (March 7, 2023) – Dispensing services at the Medical Benefits Scheme (MBS) Johnson’s Point pharmacy is suspended with immediate effect to commence renovations and repairs of the facility. This decision follows discussions between the MBS Executives and the Honourable Minister of Health, Sir…
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A High Surf Warning Goes Into Effect
Urgent – Marine Weather MessageHigh Surf WarningAntigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services4:30 pm Wednesday 08 March 2023 …High surf warning goes into effect late Thursday for Antigua, Barbuda, Anguilla and the British Virgin Islands… Locations to be affected: Reefs and mainly exposed northern coastlines with relatively shallow, gentle to moderately sloping, nearshore areas. Timing: Thursday late…
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High Surf Advisory Back In Effect
Urgent – Marine Weather MessageHigh Surf AdvisoryAntigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services9:20 am Wednesday 08 March 2023 …High surf advisory is in effect for Antigua, Barbuda, Anguilla and the British Virgin Islands……High surf advisory will be required for the rest of the area by Thursday night……High surf warning is likely for some areas… Locations to be…
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CAF And CalvinAir Helicopters Evacuates Old Road Fisherman Suffering from “the Bends” To Guadeloupe
St. John’s, Antigua: Monday, March 06, 2023: A 53-year-old, Old Road fisherman is currently undergoing hyperbaric treatment for decompression sickness at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (University Hospital Center) in Guadeloupe, after being medically evacuated to the neighbouring island by CalvinAir Helicopters. According to the patient’s wife, Skeeter, her husband Clive Pelle, returned from “sea” last Tuesday…
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Parking Changes At SLBMC
SIR LESTER BIRD MEDICAL CENTRE (SLBMC) – We have recently made a few changes—specifically to the northern top and bottom tier parking levels. In this section of our parking lot, accommodations have been made to facilitate 2-way traffic in a circular loop. There is new street-level directional signage. This means parking is not allowed on…
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Officers And Lifeguards Complete Lifesaving Techniques Training
OFFICERS AND LIFEGUARDS WITHIN THE MINISTRY OF TOURISM, CIVIL AVIATION, TRANSPORTATION AND INVESTMENT RECEIVED THEIR OFFICIAL CERTIFICATES FROM THE CANADIAN LIFE SAVING SOCIETY FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF TRAINING. (ST. JOHN’S ANTIGUA: March 03, 2023) The Beach Safety and Security Unit within the Ministry of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Transportation and, Investment with the support of the…
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Venezuela Records Magnitude 4.8 Earthquake
University of the West Indies, Seismic Research Centre – Automatic Earthquake Location DATE AND TIME: 2023-03-03 7:48 pm (Local Time) 2023-03-03 23:48 (UTC) MAGNITUDE: 4.8 LOCATION: Latitude: 9.88N Longitude: 63.30W Depth: 10 km NEARBY CITIES: Maturín, Venezuela, 20 km, NW Carúpano, Venezuela, 88 km, S Cumaná, Venezuela, 116 km, SE *distance and direction to epicenter…
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World Obesity Day – PAHO Urges Countries To Tackle Main Driver Of NCDs In The Americas
Washington D.C. 3 March 2023 (PAHO) – Front-of-package warning labels, restrictions on the marketing of processed and ultra-processed products high in fats, sugars and salt, and taxes on unhealthy food and beverages are among the measures promoted by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to tackle the growing problem of obesity in the region of…
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