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LIAT flights disrupted by Hurricane Irma
The Antigua-based regional airline LIAT is advising passengers that due to the impending passage of Hurricane Irma, several destinations will be affected.
The carrier...
Digicel says it is ready for Irma
With the potential threat of Hurricane Irma bearing down on Antigua and Barbuda over the next couple of days, Digicel says it has put...
Foreign students concerned as Irma approaches
Some students at the American University of Antigua (AUA) have been expressing concern about the impending weather system, Hurricane Irma, which forecasters say has...
Hurricane Irma’s impact could start on Tuesday
Hurricane Irma could threaten Antigua and Barbuda and islands at the eastern end of the Caribbean Sea on Tuesday, just a week after Hurricane...
MSJMC ready for Irma-officials
(PRESS RELEASE)
Officials at Mount St. John’s Medical Centre (MSJMC) will activate Phase 3 of its Hurricane Management Plan starting today in response to threats associated...
Hurricane Watch in effect for Antigua and Barbuda
The government of Antigua has issued a Hurricane Watch for the islands of Antigua, Barbuda, Anguilla, Montserrat, St. Kitts, and Nevis.
The government of the...
Former newscaster takes ill on BA flight, hospitalised in England
Former journalist and news broadcaster, Dave George, had emergency pneumonectomy (lung surgery) in England after falling ill on a British Airways flight to London last...
King Swallow hospitalised in New York
Veteran calypsonian Sir Rupert King Swallow Philo has been hospitalised in a New York hospital with an undisclosed illness.
The singer is in New York to...
Bulk Waste Management in preparation of Hurricane Irma
In preparation for the anticipated storm, Hurricane Irma, The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is asking the public not to put bulk waste...
Delayed Opening for Public Schools
The following message has been posted on the Facebook page of the Minister of Education, Science and Technology Michael Browne:
All public educational institutions will...
Schools expected to open on Monday
The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology is advising parents to monitor the path of Hurricane Irma as the storm continues its path in the...
Barbuda Airways one step closer to reality
The Government of Antigua and Barbuda and Caribbean Helicopters Ltd (CHL) Friday signed an agreement which will see the establishment of Barbuda Airways as...
FULL STATEMENT: PM ANNOUNCES NATIONAL PREPARATIONS FOR IRMA
My fellow Antiguans and Barbudans, residents and friends:
The National Meteorological Service has advised that there is more than a 50% probability that Hurricane Irma...