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Third Busiest Hurricane Season Ends
Dale C. S. Destin – 268 Weather – The third busiest Atlantic hurricane seasonโ2021, ended 30th November. The season produced 21 named storms, the third-highest on record, behind 2020 with 30 and 2005 with 28. The season also produced 7 hurricanes, tied for 32nd highest on record dating back to 1851. Further, there were four major hurricanes, Category 3 and over, which tied…
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Missing Ottos Teen
๐๐๐๐๐๐: Missing Ottos Teen Found The Police are reporting that 16-year-old Jerkeem Jackson of Bird Road, Ottos have been located and have since been reunited with his family. He appears to be in good health and members of the Youth Intervention Unit has made contact with him as investigations continue. ๐๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ: The Police and…
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Eruptive Phase Ends at La Soufriัre Volcano
Dated: Tuesday, November 30, 2021 UWI St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago. – Scientists attached to The UWI Seismic Research Centre (UWI-SRC) have ended their tour of duty in St. Vincent and the Grenadines Activity at the volcano has declined steadily since the last explosive event on April 22nd, 2021 and all currently available monitoring data points…
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Active 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season Officially Ends
NOAA, November 30, 2021 – The active 2021 Atlantic hurricane season officially concludes today having produced 21 named storms (winds of 39 mph or greater), including seven hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or greater) of which four were major hurricanes (winds of 111 mph or greater). This above-average hurricane season was accurately predicted by NOAAโs Climate…
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Missing St. Philips Teen
๐๐๐๐๐๐: St Philips Teen Located The Police are reporting that Salina has been located and have since been reunited with her family. She appears to be in good condition and members of the Youth Intervention Unit has made contact with her as investigations continue. Initial Story: The Police and family of 13-year-old Salina Darroux of…
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Cashew Hillย Drain Cleared to Prevent Severe Flooding
OBSERVER MEDIA – Approximately US$3 million has been set aside to clear a major natural waterway of overgrown vegetation and restructure it to end severe flooding and other drainage problems that have plagued the Cashew Hill community for years. The project, which started on Sunday at the Cashew Hill Watershed, is also aimed at reducing…
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WHO Update on Omicron the New COVID-19 Variant of Concern
28 November 2021 | Statement WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) – On 26 November 2021, WHO designated the variant B.1.1.529 a variant of concern, named Omicron, on the advice of WHOโs Technical Advisory Group on Virus Evolution (TAG-VE). This decision was based on the evidence presented to the TAG-VE that Omicron has several mutations that may have an impact on how it behaves, for…
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Tracking COVID-19 in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU).
The Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) Percentage of population administered COVID-19 vaccines as of 26 November 2021. As of 26 November 2021, the ECCU had recorded a total of 38,369 cases of COVID-19; New Cases – 47; Deaths – 740. Source: Facebook/ECCB Connects
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Updated Travel Advisory for Antigua and Barbuda – November 26, 2021
The Government of Antigua and Barbuda has updated its travel advisory effective immediately to ensure the continued safety of travellers and residents. The V.C. Bird International Airport is open for international and regional air traffic. The Antigua Port Authority is open to Cargo Vessels, Pleasure Craft and Ferry Services which are required to follow all…
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Warm Days and Cool Nights Expected for Antigua and Barbuda
(OBSERVER MEDIA) – The Christmas season is definitely here and residents of the twin-island are being told to brace for more chilly conditions for the next few nights, due to minimal winds. Climatologist Dale Destin advised that going into the weekend temperatures are expected to fall into the teens in some areas. โWe are looking…
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Stricter Travel Requirements Pending to Enter Antigua and Barbuda
The Cabinet of Antigua and Barbuda in its usual weekly notes stated that effective December 15 2021, all passengers arriving into Antigua and Barbuda shall be fully vaccinated and shall also have a negative PCR Test or a Negative Rapid Antigen Test no more than four days old. The Technical Working Group (TWG) has issued…
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UPDATE: Boiling Lake Water Levels Have Increased
ROSEAU, DOMINICA: Observations made by a team of UWI-SRC scientists accompanied by staff of the Forestry, Wildlife & Parks Division and local volunteer volcanologist with the Office of Disaster Management (ODM) on a field trip to Boiling Lake, Dominica on 22/11/21 indicate that water levels have increased since a decline in activity was reported on…
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