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State of Emergency declared on Barbuda (FULL TEXT)
Antigua and Barbuda
Statutory Instrument
No.
A Proclamation
WHEREAS by subsection (1) of section 2 of the Emergency Powers (Hurricane, Earthquake, Fire or Flood) Act, Cap....
PARADISE LOST – PM Gaston Browne says full evacuation of Barbuda might be...
By Desmond Brown – Executive Editor
The tiny Caribbean island of Barbuda is best known for its pink sand beaches. In July 2011, Barbuda renamed...
United Nations Deploying Aid and Personnel to Irma-affected Caribbean territories
(PRESS RELEASE)
The United Nations System is deploying staff and assistance to meet the needs of vulnerable Caribbean citizens in the path of record-breaking Hurricane...
GG says preparedness made all the difference
(PRESS RELEASE)
On behalf of the Office of the Governor General of Antigua and Barbuda, I wish to commend the Government of Antigua & Barbuda,...
Antigua eyeing Hurricane Jose
Even as they deal with the impacts of monster Hurricane Irma, Antigua and Barbuda and its Caribbean neighbours are eyeing Hurricane Jose.
The Miami-based National...
Irma claims at least one life on Barbuda
Prime Minister Gaston Browne, who is already in Barbuda, has reported to the NEOC that there has been one fatality so far in Barbuda.
He...
Digicel says engineers have been mobilised to address network issues
Digicel says its network, in the main, performed well during the passing of Irma and it is currently conducting a thorough check of each...
Tourism Minister says Antigua is open for business
Antigua has successfully coped with Hurricane Irma, defying the worst predictions of disaster.
There was no loss of life. The local population and all visitors...
Statement by Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda
Preliminary remarks on the passage of Hurricane Irma
6th September 2017
My first words must be of thanks.
Thanks to Almighty God in all his forms for...
Antigua spared the worst by Hurricane Irma
Residents are waking up to the news that Antigua has been spared the worst by Hurricane Irma.
Although higher wind speeds were recorded on Barbuda...
Irma: 5AM Update
At 5AM, the center of Hurricane Irma was located near latitude 17.9 North, longitude 62.6 West. Irma is moving toward the west-northwest near 16 mph (moving...
Irma Update – moving away from Antigua; Barbuda still feeling the brunt
The Antigua Met Office, in a tweet at approximately 4:26 AM on Wednesday, declared that the worst was over for Antigua as Hurricane Irma...
Irma makes landfall on Barbuda
The Met Office has confirmed that the sister island of Barbuda is now experiencing Hurricane force winds.
Hurricane Irma made landfall on Barbuda just before...