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Grenada: Met Office Explains Freak Weather
MEDIA RELEASE | NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AGENCY (NaDMA) Sunday 31st July, 2022. ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA – Forecasters at the Meteorological Office at the Maurice Bishop International Airport spoke of the events which occurred on Saturday night into Sunday morning, when the cloudiness associated with a Tropical Wave developed unexpectedly to bring Category 1 hurricane force…
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CARPHA: Monkeypox – A Regional Overview
Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) – “We need to guard against having emerging communicable diseases, like monkeypox established in the Caribbean. Monkeypox is not a disease like COVID-19. It is not airborne and demands close prolonged contact with an infected person. The way this particular monkeypox outbreak presents is different from what was reported in…
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World Day Against Trafficking in Persons Celebrated on July 30, Under the Theme “Use and Abuse of Technology”
This year’s theme focuses on the role of technology as a tool that can both enable and impede human trafficking. With the global expansion in the use of technology – intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic and the shift of our everyday life to online platforms — the crime of human trafficking has conquered cyberspace. The…
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Air Quality Bulletin: Air Quality Drops to Moderate Levels
Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services11:55 AM Friday 29 July 2022 Air Quality Index Based on Particulate Matters 2.5 (PM2.5) and 10 (PM10) Concentration Air quality category: Moderate Location: Antigua and Barbuda Timing: Saturday afternoon until Tuesday Synopsis: The air quality is expected to fall to moderate levels as a result of particulate matters 2.5 and…
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Marine Bulletin: Small Craft Advisory
Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services10:45 AM Friday 29 July 2022 A Small Craft Advisory goes into effect tonight for Antigua, Barbuda, Anguilla and the British Virgin Islands. Locations to be affected: Mainly open waters on the Atlantic sides of the islands out to 20 nautical miles. Timing: This evening until Sunday for Anguilla and the…
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NOTICE: Residents Urged to Get Vaccinated as Pfizer Vaccines Set to Expire
The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment (MOHWE) would like to advise citizens and residents that the Pfizer Vaccines which are remaining in Antigua and Barbuda will be expiring at the end of this month. Persons who prefer to have the Pfizer vaccine as their first dose, second dose or booster doses are encouraged…
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MOH: Public Health Advice for Gatherings During Carnival 2022
The Ministry of Health Wellness and the Environment (MOHWE) has issued the following public health advice for gatherings during Carnival 2022. IntroductionCOVID-19 continues to be a pandemic and a threat to humans. Since March 2022, the number of cases has increased globally and in Antigua and Barbuda. There have also been a number of variants…
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The Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre Now Has a Full-Time Cardiologist
𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐂𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐭 The Cabinet was informed that the Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre (SLBMC) now has a full-time Cardiologist. That professional joins a full-time ophthalmologist, who has served the Medical Center for more than a year. Six kidney transplants have been undertaken thus far in Antigua, and more kidney transplants are likely to take…
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Marine Bulletin: Small Craft Advisory
Urgent – Marine Weather MessageSmall Craft AdvisoryAntigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services7:50 AM Tuesday 26 July 2022 A Small Craft Advisory is in effect for Antigua, Barbuda, Montserrat, St. Kitts, Nevis, Anguilla and the British Virgin Islands. Locations to be affected: Mainly open waters on the Atlantic sides of the islands out to 20 nautical miles.…
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WHO Director-General Declares Monkeypox Outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern
With more than 16,000 cases reported in 75 countries worldwide since the beginning of May 2022, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, today (23 July 2022) declared the multi-country monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. “We have an outbreak that has spread around the world rapidly, through new…
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Air Quality Bulletin: Air Quality Falls to Moderate Levels
Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services9:15 PM Sunday 24 July 2022 Air Quality Index Based on Particulate Matters 2.5 (PM2.5) and 10 (PM10) Concentration Air quality category: ModerateLocation: Antigua and BarbudaTiming: Later Sunday night until Tuesday Synopsis: The air quality is to fall to moderate levels as a result of particulate matters 2.5 and 10, associated…
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Marine Bulletin: Small Craft Warning
Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services4:50 PM Sunday 24 July 2022 A Small Craft warning goes into effect Sunday night for Antigua, Barbuda and Anguilla. A Small Craft warning goes into effect Monday morning for the British Virgin Islands. Locations to be affected: Especially open Atlantic waters. Timing: Sunday night, midnight until Monday midday for Antigua,…
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