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Message from Ms. Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, on the Occasion of World Tsunami Awareness Day
On 5 November, World Tsunami Awareness Day, the international community comes together to remember the lives lost to tsunamis and to inform and protect over 700 million individuals living in areas vulnerable to ocean hazards around the world. Indeed, as overpopulation and overuse of coastal areas escalate, tsunamis and other ocean hazards have become an…
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MET Office Issues Small Craft Advisory
Urgent – Marine Weather MessageSmall Craft AdvisoryAntigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services1:00 PM Saturday 05 November 2022 …Small craft advisory goes into effect Saturday Night for Antigua, Barbuda, St. Kitts, Nevis, Anguilla and the British Virgin Islands… A warning may be required for some areas in the next 24 hours… Locations to be affected: Mainly open…
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Beach Safety and Security Unit Commences Extensive International Certification Training with the Canadian Lifesaving Society
ST. JOHN’S ANTIGUA: Approximately 30 officers within the Beach Safety and Security Unit (BSSU) of the Ministry of Tourism will undergo extensive training for the next two weeks to be certified in their respective fields of operation. The course is being facilitated by Mr. Patrick D’almada and Ms. Lisa Adams of the Canadian Lifesaving Society…
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Disruption in Water Distribution
Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) – Broken mains have disrupted water distribution to the following areas: Lightfoot Main Road, Gunthorpes, Buckleys Main Road, Swetes, All Saints – Mc Pond, Pigotts – 2 areas, Fitches Creek – 3 areas, Marble Hill Road, Nut Grove – 2 areas, Bolans – 2 areas, Herberts Main Road, Factory Road…
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STEPS Donates Fire Safety Devices to Adele School for Special Children
MEDIA RELEASE, Thursday 3rd November 2022: The Adele School for Special Children is now better prepared to deal with a potential fire hazard after receiving a donation of two (2) smoke alarms from STEPS (Safety Through Education Prevention and Strategy). These lifesaving devices were donated at the conclusion of a fire safety lecture held at…
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Water Distribution Disrupted by Broken Mains
Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) – Broken mains have disrupted water distribution to the following areas: Pigotts, Fitches Creek, Burma and Old Parham Road junction, Radio Range – east of the Basketball court, Buckleys main road and Swetes APUA Water Business Unit will be working to resolve these interruptions the soonest possible time. Any inconvenience…
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Missing Urlings Man
The family of 72-year-old Lennox Jeffery of Urlings is requesting the public’s assistance in locating him. He was last seen in Urlings wearing a pair of brown pants, a black shirt, and grey slippers. He is approximately 5ft in height, dark in complexion and baldheaded. Anyone with information can contact the Johnson’s Point and Bolans…
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Emergency Care Resumes in Primary Location
Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre (SLBMC) – We are pleased to inform you that our Emergency Department has resumed normal operations safely in its primary location. We would like to thank the community for their patience and understanding while we carried out much-needed repairs.
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Lieutenant Colonel Kester Craig Appointed Deputy Executive Director of CDEMA
NEWS RELEASE: The Chair of the Management Committee of the Council of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), Ambassador Elma Gene Isaac of Saint Lucia, is pleased to announce the appointment of Lieutenant Colonel Kester Craig as Deputy Executive Director of the Agency with effect from January 3, 2023. Lieutenant Colonel Craig, a National…
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DOE Announces Successful Launch of Community Projects
“The Department of Environment (DOE) is happy to announce the successful launch of the “Waterway Management, Vector Control, and Illegal Dumping and Climate Change Adaptation” Campaign” funded by the DOE’s Adaptation Fund, Global Environment Facility and Green Climate Fund projects. So far several hundred members of the communities within the Cashew Hill Waterway and McKinnons…
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CCRIF Makes Four Payouts Totalling US$15.2 Million During October for 2022 Hurricane Season Events
PRESS RELEASE; Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands: The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility Segregated Portfolio Company (CCRIF SPC) has made 4 payouts totalling US$15.2 million to 3 of its member governments during October for hydrometeorological events associated with the 2022 Hurricane Season. Payouts have been received by the governments of: Nicaragua: US$8.9 million on the country’s tropical cyclone policy…
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SLBMC Provides Guidance for the Management of Respiratory Viruses in Children
Dear Parents/Guardians, Teachers, Respiratory Virus Season is Here! This usually starts October/November and ends February/March. How may this affect our little ones? This may cause your child to have a mild cold to include a stuffy or runny nose, cough and a fever which may last from one to three days. Other children however can…
