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Press Release:<\/strong>\u00a0Four private radio stations are now part of the national early warning system, the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP), that will interrupt regular programming to carry specific emergency alerts.<\/p>

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The four stations \u2013 Observer Radio, Zoom Radio, God First Radio and Radio Lighthouse have joined state-owned ABS Radio to broadcast the emergency alerts that notify residents of a pending event like a tsunami, flooding, tropical storm warning, hurricane warning, riot, civil unrest among others.<\/p>\n

A system test is scheduled for Friday morning at 5:30 a.m.<\/p>

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Prior to this, alerts were sent via smart phones, emails and ABS Radio and Television \u2013 the first media house to install the interrupts.<\/p>

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CAP Consultant Damian Barker, from Barbados, spent the past two days installing the interrupts at the radio stations and meeting with personnel.<\/p>\n

A refresher training was also held with staff from the National Office of Disaster Services (NODS) and the Met Office who presently send out the alerts.<\/p>

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Representatives from the Police and Defence Forces, the Ministry of Health and the Met Office along with staff from NODS have been trained and granted access to the CAP.<\/p>\n

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Ten thousand individuals in Antigua and Barbuda have downloaded the app and presently receive the messages.<\/p>

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