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Officials foresee health problems developing on Barbuda post Irma

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While Barbudans were given an abundance of bottled drinking water following the passage of Hurricane Irma, water for other household uses will be an...

Barbados Red Cross supports appeal for donation for hurricane victims

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The Barbados Red Cross Society has expressed support for the appeal by the International Federation of the Red Cross for donations to support the...

VCBIA reopens as all clear is given

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The V.C. Bird International Airport reopened for business at noon today after Meteorological officials gave the “all clear” as Hurricane Jose veered away from...

Public Educational institutions Opening Update

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All public educational institutions in Antigua will reopen on Monday, 11 September for staff, pedagogues, administrators, and mature student volunteers only, to unpack and...

British troops arrive for deployment to hurricane-affected countries

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British High Commissioner, Janet Douglas, and Head of DFID Caribbean, Colleen Wainwright, Friday evening met the first British troops arriving in Barbados for deployment...

Antigua spared as Hurricane Jose shifts

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Antigua has once again been spared the damaging effects of a hurricane. The tropical storm conditions expected from Hurricane Jose did not materialise. At 5 a.m...

UPP Team Conducts First hand Damage Assessment And Mobilizes Charitable Donations And Support For...

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(PRESS RELEASE) As residents of Barbuda continue to evacuate to Antigua, to ensure their safety and embark on the road to recovery, the United Progressive...

BPM says Barbuda will take years to rebuild (VIDEO)

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In the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Irma, the Barbuda People’s Movement (BPM) leader, Trevor Walker, recounts his and his family’s own...

USAID lending assistance to Barbuda

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The United States Government, through the United States Agency for International Development’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA), is providing assistance to the...

Antigua & Barbuda to get $ 18m from insurance facility

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The Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility) will be making payouts totalling approximately US$15.6 million (EC$42 million) to the Governments of Antigua & Barbuda, Anguilla and...

Effects of hurricane Jose could begin after midnight

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Antigua and Barbuda could begin seeing adverse conditions from Hurricane Jose after midnight Friday. The information from the Antigua and Barbuda Met Office is that...

Jose now a dangerous category 4 hurricane

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Latest Advisory on Hurricane Jose   ..JOSE NOW AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA     SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...16.3N...

Venezuela sends aid to Irma ravaged Barbuda

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Amid the destruction and devastation of Category 5-ranked Hurricane Irma, Venezuela is sending over 10 tons of supplies to the Caribbean islands of Antigua...