The Antigua news portal caribarena.com raises the question of whether the high power shortwave station that used to operate on the island was responsible for am increase in the cancer mortality rate. The website says that “In 1975, the Caribbean Relay Station was constructed in Antigua. The station’s purpose was to broadcast international radio content, like the BBC World Service, to most of the western hemisphere. The station was a monster when compared to cell phone towers, with six radio towers operating at 250 kW.
“The station had the ability to broadcast shortwave AM radio far beyond the Caribbean region, well into South and North America. This station was, by far, the largest operating transmission station in the entire Caribbean. According to PAHO (Pan-American-Health-Organization) the cancer mortality rate in Antigua between 1992-2002 peaked at 176 cases for every 100,000 people. This is higher than anywhere in Latin America, according to the same study.”
“In our initial publication, we noted that the health effects of EMFs have a 10-20 year delay. The Caribbean Relay Company began operating in 1976, exactly 20 years before the PAHO study was conducted. Is there a link between the current high rates of cancer and the Caribbean Relay Company? The answer is that it is very possible.”
(Source : Radio Netherlands Media Network Weblog)
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