ARBOUR DAY 2025 HAILED A SUCCESS The Department of Environment successfully celebrated Arbour Day 2025 with island-wide activities promoting environmental awareness, sustainability, and youth engagement.As part of this year’s celebrations, schools across Antigua and Barbuda received plants, plant bags, and healthy snacks, encouraging students to participate actively in conservation and home gardening. In total, 25,000 plants
World AIDS Day Church Service 2025 St. John’s Seventh-day Adventist Church, Nevis Street The annual World AIDS Day Church Service was held at the St. John’s Seventh-day Adventist Church on Nevis Street. In attendance were the Governor General of Antigua and Barbuda, His Excellency Sir Rodney Williams, and his wife, Her Excellency Lady Williams.Also present
FIRE FORCES EVACUATION OF COP30 VENUE, DISRUPTS CRUCIAL NEGOTIATIONS The Antigua and Barbuda delegation is safe after being among the thousands of delegates evacuated from the COP30 climate summit in Brazil on Thursday.The evacuation followed a fire that broke out at the venue during a critical stage of negotiations.Brazilian authorities say the fire was brought
Epidemiological Surveillance and Disease Prevention workshop concludes in Antigua and Barbuda Building Resilient Communities, Integrating Public Health strategies for Vector Control, Epidemiological Surveillance and Disease Prevention in Response to Climate change, was the theme of a two week workshop that concluded recently.One hundred and fifteen staff comprising of Public Health Inspectors along with Environmental Health
Antigua & Barbuda Diabetes Association Hosts Students’ Health Expo The Antigua and Barbuda Diabetes Association and it’s partners successfully hosted their 3rd Annual Students’ Health Expo at the National Public Library bringing together approximately 150 students from 6 Primary and Secondary Schools for a day of learning and empowerment.The expo provided students with fun, interactive
Progress Update on the New Sickle Cell Unit The Ministry of Health, Wellness, Environment, and Civil Service Affairs is reporting significant progress on the development of the new Sickle Cell Unit. Earlier today, a site walkthrough was conducted by Minister Sir Molwyn Joseph, Director of the Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre, Dr. Shivon Belle-Jarvis, Head
Antigua and Barbuda Co-Chairs Key UNFCCC Response Measures Negotiations Following COP Antigua and Barbuda continues to hold a leadership role in global climate diplomacy, as Ambassador Diann Black-Layne, Director of the Department of Environment co-chaired a critical meeting of the UNFCCC’s Response Measures forum held on the heels of COP30 in Brazil.Ambassador Black-Layne was elected
Zachary Phillips Highlights Urgent Climate Realities for Small Island States at COP30 Session Zachary Phillips, Crown Counsel at the Attorney General’s Office of Antigua and Barbuda and a representative of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), was a featured speaker at the COP30 session titled “The ICJ Has Ruled: States’ Obligation to Close the
Ambassador Ruleta Camacho-Thomas Champions Caribbean Voices on Climate Mobility and Loss and Damage at COP30 in Brazil Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador for Climate Change, Ruleta Camacho-Thomas, was among the featured speakers at a high-level event on Climate Mobility and Loss and Damage during the ongoing COP30 Conference in Belém, Brazil.The event brought critical attention to
Antigua and Barbuda represented at High-Level side event at COP30 in Brazil At a high-level side event on Building Climate Resilience through Debt Reform, Infrastructure Investment, and Private Sector Action held at COP30 in Belém, Her Excellency Ruleta Camacho Thomas, Ambassador for Climate Change for Antigua and Barbuda, delivered a strong message on behalf of