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Courtesy of Mr. Calvin Ayre a charter from the UK will be coming to the island\u00a0 bearing nearly 30 tons of medical equipment and supplies on Saturday, May 16, 2020.<\/p>

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Another charter is set to arrive V.C. Bird International today\u00a0 bearing medical supplies, compliments of Jumby Bay resident Sir Martin Franklin.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the charter out of the U.K. will be taking a number of British citizens, who have been stuck in Antigua and other islands, home on its return.<\/p>

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A number of British nationals will arrive from neighbouring islands to join the flight returning to the U.K.<\/p>

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Courtesy of Mr. Calvin Ayre a charter from the UK will be coming to the island\u00a0 bearing nearly 30 tons of medical equipment and supplies on Saturday, May 16, 2020. Another charter is set to arrive V.C. Bird International today\u00a0 bearing medical supplies, compliments of Jumby Bay resident Sir Martin Franklin. 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