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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...
Burma Quarry protest ends
Action by workers at the Burma Quarry in defence of a fellow worker has yielded fruit as that individual is back on the job.
Workers...
Dredge Bay home owners to begin moving in this weekend
People who purchased homes at Dredge Bay are expected to begin moving into the housing development this weekend.
Government’s Chief of Staff Lionel “Max” Hurst...
Residents urged to complete preparedness ahead of possible threat from Irma
Residents are advised to complete hurricane preparedness plans ahead of a possible threat from Hurricane Irma.
That’s the message coming from the National Office of...