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CDEMA and Rotary International Sign MOU to Enhance the Regional Response Mechanism
The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) has officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Rotary International. The signing occurred on April 13, 2022, with Executive Director of CDEMA Ms. Elizabeth Riley and District Governor of Rotary’s District 7030 Mrs. Sonya Alleyne. The MoU focuses on enhancing the Regional Response Mechanisms, through a range…
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APUA Issues Kite Flying Safety Tips
Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) – It’s that time of the year again when traditional values are being observed. Please take precautionary measures to ensure the safety of you and your surroundings. Assist and guide children properly with kite flying ventures. Please see safety tips for appropriate kite flying.
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ABDF Airwing to Provide Boost to the Nation’s Disaster and Emergency Response Capabilities
PRESS RELEASE: ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA DEFENCE FORCE AIRWING – COMMISSIONED! The Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force (ABDF) commissioned its newest unit, ABDF AIRWING and aircraft, ALPHA 1 today. This newest unit expands the capabilities of the Force in providing Security and Support services to the nation. The small 9 seat aircraft enables the Force to…
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Sargassum Influx Events Will Be Mild to Moderate Over a Three Month Period (March-May 2022)
The Eastern Caribbean islands experienced moderate to severe sargassum influxes in the first quarter of 2022. The level of sargassum arriving now is moderate to severe and is expected to continue in the coming weeks. There is 63% less sargassum visible out in the Atlantic than this time last year, well below 2018 levels, the…
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Photos: Damaged Bus Sheds
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CARPHA Receives High Praises from Member States for its Pandemic Response
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. 08 April, 2022: Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) from across the Caribbean were high in praises for the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) on the leadership role it played, and continues to play in the Region’s COVID-19 response. This, as CARPHA hosted its first face-to-face meeting, since the start of the COVID-19…
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CARILEC to Train 163 Regional Lineworkers In Post-Disaster Restoration Services
Castries, Saint Lucia, – CARILEC has secured grant funding to deliver training for a ‘reserve corps’ of lineworkers to supplement the organisation’s current post-disaster restoration program. The funding comes through the Climate Resilience and Sustainable Energy Supply (Cli-RES) Project, which is implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ) and funded by the German Federal…
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Above-Normal Activity Predicted for 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season
The Colorado State University’s 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season predictions include 19 Named Storms, 9 Hurricanes and 4 Major Hurricanes CSU released its first extended-range forecast for the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season on 7 April 2022. We anticipate that the 2022 Atlantic basin hurricane season will have above-normal activity. Current weak La Niña conditions look fairly…
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Six Bus Sheds Damaged on the Nation’s Rehabilitated Roadways
One more damaged bus shed was recently spotted on one of the nation’s main thoroughfares on the Sir George Walter Highway. This brings to three the number of damaged structures on this particular stretch of road. A total of six damaged bus sheds have now been recorded on the recently rehabilitated roadways with two others…
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Arriving Passengers Allowed Entry Without Vaccination
CABINET NOTES The Cabinet took the decision to reduce further the restrictions which governed during the Covid-19 pandemic. All persons entering Antigua and Barbuda, commencing next Wednesday, 13 April 2022, subject to any evidence regarding any new variant, shall be allowed to enter without vaccination. However, all those persons who are unvaccinated are required to…
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Police Probe Suspected Drowning
The police are continuing their investigations into the suspected drowning of 50-year-old Wendel Joseph of Skerrit’s Pasture. Joseph reportedly went for a swim at Fort James Beach, along with a female companion around 6:30 pm on Wednesday 6th April. It was further reported that they were about to leave when the deceased returned to the…
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Sargassum Seaweed to be Turned Into Useful Products
CABINET NOTES The Cabinet of Antigua and Barbuda held a virtual discussion with a non-profit company that is offering to harvest Sargassum before it reaches our beaches and to turn the Sargassum into several useful products. The firm will rely upon the hotel sector, worst affected by the Sargassum, to fund the exercise equitably. The…
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