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HURST REPORTS ON CABINET of Wednesday 28 September 2022

The Cabinet was convened at approximately 10:30 am with prayers by a minister of religion, and concluded at about 3:30 pm, or five hours later. Two members were absent, away on official business overseas, one choosing nevertheless to join by Skype.

The Cabinet invited two officials to address its members in order to improve on services which are provided by those government departments:
The Director of Education addressed the issue of the break-ins and vandalism that have occurred in several schools, including Primary Schools. In one instance, thieves took a microwave oven, a refrigerator and were attempting to remove a stove as well. The Minister of National Security has pledged to use his own resources to replace both the refrigerator and the microwave. Six schools were broken-in this week.
The Deputy Director of National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) was invited to Cabinet to address the continuing challenge of keeping the country clean.The Official reported that the NSWMA National Clean-up Campaign has come to an end and that the teams are now returning to work in their assigned communities. The Cabinet repeated its requirement that the direction of the teams in the community is to be determined by the representative; there was consensus among Cabinet members and the Officials that supervision of the teams may not be as vigorous as it ought to be. Hence, the supervisors and the representatives are to be in touch continuously. The object is to ensure that workers undertake a full day’s work for a full day’s pay; and, that they are strategically placed to keep the communities free of unwanted vegetation. Six more workers are to be added to the teams and additional resources are to be provided to ensure that the additional staff are paid.
The Prime Minister gave a report on his official visit to the United Kingdom (UK) and the United Nations (UN). In the UK, he met with King Charles III and focused upon his role(while he was Prince) in advocating for a sustainable environment, especially on global climate change. He also attended the Official funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.

At the United Nations he met with the new British Prime Minister and indicated his interest in having the British Monarch continuing to advocate for reducing significantly carbon dioxide emissions by all member states of the UN.

The Prime Minister also held discussions with several Presidents and Prime Ministers in his capacity as Chairman of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS). He signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Malta—a small island in the Mediterranean without lakes or rivers, dependent upon reverse osmosis water. The Prime Minister also reported that major media from all around the United States and the United Kingdom sought him out because of the interview granted to ITV, before his departure from Antigua. He had addressed the issue of turning away from being a constitutional monarchy and becoming a Republic in three or more years, by referendum.

The Minister of Creative Industries and Innovation sought the approval of the Cabinet for the schedule of events for the 41stAnniversary of Independence and the artistic logo. Following an intense discussion, the Cabinet agreed to both the schedule of the events and the artwork. There was some issue surrounding the November 1 Independence Ceremonial Parade that was held in the evening last year. The question arose whether it should be held in the evening this year; and, that was agreed.
The Cabinet received a report from the Minister of Agriculture regarding the Wallings Reservoir Park and the decision by its caretaker to surrender control of the National Parks site. The Minister reported that the signs that were contributed by corporate sponsors were taken and ought to be returned. The site was never leased,nor was ownership passed to anyone; it was a voluntary arrangement which has now come to an end.
The Minister responsible for Information Technology and Broadcasting reported that a team will visit Barbuda shortly to plant geo-stationary equipmentthat will enable superior communication and future surveys by significant Government departments in Antigua and Barbuda.
A team from the Ministry of Creative Industries and Innovation will leave Antigua next month to participate and to promote Antigua at the October Miami Carnival. The Minister pointed out the importance of attending these Carnivals at which Antigua and Barbuda Carnival is promoted, and Antigua and Barbuda is promoted as a tourist destination.The Ministry of Tourism will also be featured and several Antiguan artistes will perform on stage for one hour.  He provided evidence of the success of participation in the past.
The Cabinet gave priority to completing a number of improvements atthe Clarevue Mental Hospital in order to make patients and staff far more comfortable. A certain newspaper in Antigua has chosen to report on its front page the shortcomings at Clarevue, completely disregarding other news that are of national importance.
Parliament will convene on Thursday, September 29, 2022, for a sitting of the Lower House.It will be a shorter-than-usual sitting, since members will leave to attend the funeral of Centenarian Mrs. Sheppard-Johnson, the mother of former parliamentarian Lenworth Johnson.

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La meteoróloga Rosalina Vázquez, del Servicio Nacional de Meteorología en San Juan (SNM), informó en RADIO ISLA que el ciclón tropical Ian se degradó a tormenta mientras se encuentra a unas 40 millas al Sureste de Orlando.

No obstante, Vázquez agregó que el mismo podría rentensificarse una vez salga al Océano Atlántico y se dirija hacia los Estados de Carolina del Norte y Carolina del Sur.    

Ian entró al Estado por el área Oeste como un poderoso huracán categoría cuatro con vientos sostenidos de 155 millas por hora y provocó inundaciones a causa de su marejada ciclónica en lugares como Fort Myers.

Según el boletín de las 5 AM del Centro Nacional de Huracanes (NHC, por sus siglas en inglés), Ian tiene vientos sostenidos de 65 millas por hora, se desplaza hacia el Noreste a 8 millas por hora. Ian se encuentra en la 28.0 grados Norte y 80.9 grados Oeste y con una presión barométrica de 986 milibares.

“Esperamos que durante el día de hoy (Ian) continúa moviéndose hacia la costa Este de Florida y entre a las aguas que pudiera quizás reintensificarlo levemente, quizás hasta huracán categoría uno para luego entrar a las Carolinas (Carolina del Norte y Carolina del Sur) entre la tarde de hoy y mañana”, Rosalina Vázquez.

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Dear Editor,

First of all I would like to say that “Commitment goes a long way”.

On September 13th 2022 I sent a letter to Antigua news room regarding to my road issue & commitments made by Melford Nicholas & Harold Lovell.

After seeing my outcry for help for myself & my neighbors Mr. Lovell contacted me on September 14th, 2022 & reassured me that he will get it done.

Let me give you a little bit of the story…

The road i am referring to is not a government road & we all know that it’s not the government’s responsibility. I’ve spoken to Mr. Nicholas numerous times about the situation I’ve explained to him that i know you don’t have to but we need help. He then made a commitment nearing up to the 2018 general elections. As seen in my previous letter the commitment was only to “secure” votes.

While canvassing the City East constituency Mr. Lovell made a stop at my house i explained to him the issues my self & neighbors were having with the road (water settlement) etc, he then made a commitment to assist me with some stones to ease my burden & i am happy to say that he fulfilled it on September 28th 2022.

Let’s get one thing clear. I never asked for asphalt, cement, gutters or a whole Friars hill road, airport construction project. Mainly because I know as i mentioned above it is not a government’s road or the government’s responsibility.

-Thank you for helping Mr. Lovell

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Massive flooding in Fort Myers, Florida caused by category four Hurricane Ian which slammed into the State on Wednesday.

Hurricane Ian has been downgraded to a tropical storm.

In an 8am update on Thursday, the US National Hurricane Center said the storm was still “producing catastrophic flooding over east-central Florida, forecast to produce life-threatening storm surge and gusty winds across portions of Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas.“

On Wednesday afternoon, Ian was a category four hurricane and caused mass evacuation, damage to buildings, flooding and power outages in Florida.

But around 5 am on Thursday, it slowed down and became a tropical storm.The hurricane centre said, “At 8 am, Tropical Storm Ian was located near latitude 28.5 north, longitude 80.7 west.

“Ian is moving toward the northeast near 13 km/h.

“On the forecast track, the centre of Ian is expected to move off the east-central coast of Florida soon and then approach the coast of South Carolina on Friday. The centre will move farther inland across the Carolinas Friday night and Saturday.”

It said maximum sustained winds remain near 100 km/h, with higher gusts.Florida governor Ron DeSantis said the storm was one of the worst to hit southwest Florida.

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