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Antigua & Barbuda: REGIONAL IMPACT — US biometric exit rollout reaches Caribbean origin points, USCIS green-card policy ripples through diaspora, Whit Monday quieter civic activity

Antigua and Barbuda residents and diaspora navigate the regional impact of the US biometric entry-exit system coming online across Caribbean departure airports, the USCIS green-card policy requiring return-home applications affecting OECS nationals living in the United States, and the Whit Monday public holiday quieting civic activity.

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Bahamas: Two foreign nationals in isolation after DRC Ebola travel, biometric exit system live at Lynden Pindling, regional travel posture tightens

Two foreign nationals who recently spent three weeks in the Democratic Republic of Congo and traveled to The Bahamas last weekend remain in isolation as the WHO maintains the Ebola outbreak as a public health emergency of international concern, the US biometric exit system is now active at Lynden Pindling International Airport in Nassau, and Caribbean travel postures tighten across the region.