Recent tests at several U.S. Embassy residences revealed bacteria at elevated levels in the tap water. As a precautionary measure, the U.S. Embassy recommended to its staff to boil their drinking water or use bottled water. The U.S. Embassy will continue to monitor the situation and will provide updates accordingly.
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By U.S. Embassy Bridgetown | 25 January, 2018 | Topics:
Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Security & Emergency Messages
| Tags: Health, Health Alert
This is an update to our previous messages regarding Hurricane Maria. Please click the below for a list of Hurricane Shelters in Dominica:
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By U.S. Embassy Bridgetown | 18 September, 2017 | Topics:
Emergency Services, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages
This is an update to our previous messages regarding Maria, which has now developed into a hurricane.
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By U.S. Embassy Bridgetown | 18 September, 2017 | Topics:
Security & Emergency Messages
This is an update to our previous messages regarding Tropical Storm Maria. Additional watches are now in effect: A Hurricane Warning is in effect for Dominica. A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for St. Lucia. Hurricane Watches are in effect for Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, French St. Martin, Guadeloupe, Montserrat, St. Barthelemy, and St. ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bridgetown | 17 September, 2017 | Topics:
Security & Emergency Messages
September 16, 2016 This is an update to our previous message concerning Tropical Depression 15, which has now developed into Tropical Storm Maria. New watches are in effect: A Hurricane Watch is in effect for Antigua & Barbuda, Montserrat, and St. Kitts & Nevus. A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Barbados, Dominica, Guadeloupe, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bridgetown | 16 September, 2017 | Topics:
Security & Emergency Messages
September 16, 2017 The U.S. Embassy to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean alerts U.S. citizens to the presence of Tropical Depression 15 in the Atlantic. Although this is not yet a named storm, several tropical storm watches are currently in effect: SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT: A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bridgetown | 16 September, 2017 | Topics:
Security & Emergency Messages
The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens to avoid travel to The Bahamas, Turks and Caicos, Cuba, Anguilla, the British Virgin Islands, St. Barthelemy, Barbuda, and St. Martin due to Hurricane Irma.
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By U.S. Embassy Bridgetown | 13 September, 2017 | Topics:
Emergency Services, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Press Releases, Security & Emergency Messages
The Department of State is working with the Department of Defense to continue evacuation flights on September 11. U.S. citizens desiring to leave should proceed to the airport to arrive by noon on Monday carrying their U.S. passport or other proof of U.S. citizenship and identity. Passengers may be allowed to carry on one small ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bridgetown | 13 September, 2017 | Topics:
Emergency Services, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Press Releases, Security & Emergency Messages
The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens to avoid travel to The Bahamas, Turks and Caicos, Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Cuba due to Hurricane Irma.
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By U.S. Embassy Bridgetown | 12 September, 2017 | Topics:
Security & Emergency Messages
The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens to avoid travel to The Bahamas, Turks and Caicos, Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Cuba due to Hurricane Irma.
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By U.S. Embassy Bridgetown | 12 September, 2017 | Topics:
Security & Emergency Messages
The Department of State is working with the Department of Defense to continue evacuation flights on September 11. U.S. citizens desiring to leave should proceed to the airport to arrive by noon on Monday carrying their U.S. passport or other proof of U.S. citizenship and identity. Passengers may be allowed to carry on one small ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bridgetown | 11 September, 2017 | Topics:
Emergency Services, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Press Releases, Security & Emergency Messages
The Department of State is working with the Department of Defense to continue evacuation flights on September 11. U.S. citizens desiring to leave should proceed to the airport to arrive by noon on Monday carrying their U.S. passport or other proof of U.S. citizenship and identity. Passengers may be allowed to carry on one small ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bridgetown | 11 September, 2017 | Topics:
Emergency Services, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Press Releases, Security & Emergency Messages
As of 1230 ET, the Department of State, in coordination with the Department of Defense, has resumed evacuation of U.S. citizens from Sint Maarten via a military flight to Puerto Rico.
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By U.S. Embassy Bridgetown | 10 September, 2017 | Topics:
Emergency Services, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Press Releases, Security & Emergency Messages
As of 1230 ET, the Department of State, in coordination with the Department of Defense, has resumed evacuation of U.S. citizens from Sint Maarten via a military flight to Puerto Rico.
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By U.S. Embassy Bridgetown | 10 September, 2017 | Topics:
Emergency Services, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Press Releases, Security & Emergency Messages
U.S. Embassy Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Emergency Message for U.S. Citizens: Hurricane Irma Update #4 The U.S. Embassy to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean continues to receive a high volume of inquiries regarding U.S. citizens affected by Hurricane Irma, particularly those on the islands of the Anguilla, the British Virgin Islands, French St. ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bridgetown | 8 September, 2017 | Topics:
Emergency Services, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Security & Emergency Messages
U.S. Embassy Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Emergency Message for U.S. Citizens: Hurricane Irma Update #3 The U.S. Embassy to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean continues to receive a high volume of inquiries regarding U.S. citizens affected by Hurricane Irma, particularly those on the islands of the Anguilla, the British Virgin Islands, French St. ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bridgetown | 7 September, 2017 | Topics:
Emergency Services, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Security & Emergency Messages
The U.S. Embassy to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean alerts U.S. citizens to the presence of Hurricane Jose in the Atlantic Ocean. The government of Antigua has issued a hurricane watch for the islands of Antigua and Barbuda. A tropical storm watch is in effect for the islands of Anguilla, Montserrat, and St. Kitts and Nevis.
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By U.S. Embassy Bridgetown | 7 September, 2017 | Topics:
Emergency Services, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Security & Emergency Messages
This is a message regarding resources available to people affected by Hurricane Irma who are located on the French islands of Saint Martin and Saint-Barthelemy (Saint Bart’s), the French Ministry of Interior has set up a public information line which can be reached at +33-1- 82-71-03-37.
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By U.S. Embassy Bridgetown | 7 September, 2017 | Topics:
Emergency Services, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Security & Emergency Messages
U.S. Embassy Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Emergency Message for U.S. Citizens: Hurricane Irma Update #2 September 4, 2017 This is an update to our previous emergency messages. The hurricane watches for the islands of Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Montserrat, St. Barthelemy, St. Kitts & Nevis, and St. Martin have been upgraded to hurricane warnings. ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bridgetown | 4 September, 2017 | Topics:
Emergency Services, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, Security & Emergency Messages
The U.S. Embassy to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean alerts U.S. citizens to the presence of Hurricane Irma in the Atlantic Ocean. Although there are currently no coastal watches or warnings in effect, the National Hurricane Center forecasts that Irma will remain a powerful storm throughout the weekend. Depending on the path the hurricane takes, it has the potential ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bridgetown | 1 September, 2017 | Topics:
Security & Emergency Messages
The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the Hurricane and Typhoon Seasons in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the Caribbean, and the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricane and Typhoon Season will last through November 2017, though most tropical cyclones typically develop between May and October. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recommends that those in ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bridgetown | 5 June, 2017 | Topics:
Security & Emergency Messages
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) Cutter Donald Horsley paid a visit to Barbados from May 19-20 to conduct operations in conjunction with the Barbados Coast Guard.
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By U.S. Embassy Bridgetown | 23 May, 2017 | Topics:
Emergency Services, News, Press Releases, Security & Emergency Messages, Travel & Tourism, U.S. Agencies
| Tags: coast guard, cutter, drug interdiction, Maritime, Security
First responders on Barbados have concluded a week-long training to improve their search-and-rescue capabilities in preparation for the annual Tradewinds exercises being held in the country next month.
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By U.S. Embassy Bridgetown | 15 May, 2017 | Topics:
Emergency Services, News, Press Releases, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Agencies, Visas
| Tags: Tradewinds, Tradewinds 2017
On December 14, the Office of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), delivered a donation of approximately USD$650,000 worth of spare parts for the Regional Security System’s (RSS).
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By U.S. Embassy Bridgetown | 16 December, 2016 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, Security & Emergency Messages, Success Stories
| Tags: Donation, Presentation, RSS
The U.S. Embassy to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean advises U.S. citizens in Barbados of a high volume of complaints regarding a variety of e-mail fraud schemes. Most of the complaints fall into the categories of “Spearphishing”, “Business Email Compromise” or “Email Account Compromise” schemes. Victims typically receive e-mails which appear to be from their financial institutions ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bridgetown | 13 December, 2016 | Topics:
Security & Emergency Messages
The U.S. Embassy in Bridgetown informs U.S. citizens that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a travel notice for St. Kitts and Nevis
regarding the Zika virus . The CDC has concluded that the Zika virus is a cause of
microcephaly and other severe fetal brain defects in some fetuses and babies born to infected mothers. ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bridgetown | 30 September, 2016 | Topics:
Security & Emergency Messages
The U.S. Embassy to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean alerts U.S. citizens to the potential development of a tropical depression or storm in the Caribbean. The
National Hurricane Center (NHC) has forecast that this weather system may potentially impact a number of islands in the Eastern Caribbean. There are currently no watches or warnings in effect for any islands, although that is expected to ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bridgetown | 27 September, 2016 | Topics:
Security & Emergency Messages
The U.S. Embassy in Bridgetown informs U.S. citizens that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a travel notice for Antigua
regarding the Zika virus . The CDC has concluded that the Zika virus is a cause of
microcephaly and other severe fetal brain defects in some fetuses and babies born to infected mothers. This conclusion was ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bridgetown | 4 August, 2016 | Topics:
Security & Emergency Messages
The U.S. Embassy in Bridgetown informs U.S. citizens that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a travel notice for Anguilla
regarding the Zika virus . The CDC has concluded that the Zika virus is a cause of
microcephaly and other severe fetal brain defects in some fetuses and babies born to infected mothers. This conclusion was ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bridgetown | 1 July, 2016 | Topics:
Security & Emergency Messages
The U.S. Embassy to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean advises U.S. citizens in Barbados of the need to exercise security awareness as we approach the summer festival season. With recent increases in firearms-related crimes and gang violence, and
press reports of social media posts referencing gun violence at the upcoming Fore-Day Morning Jam festival, the Embassy wants to ensure ...
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By U.S. Embassy Bridgetown | 24 June, 2016 | Topics:
Security & Emergency Messages
