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Antigua & Barbuda under hurricane watch
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Antigua and Barbuda is now under a hurricane watch as weather officials keep an eye on Tropical Storm Maria.
A Hurricane Watch means that hurricane...
Venezuela donates US$1 million to Barbuda Hurricane Relief Efforts
Foreign Affairs Minister of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Jorge Arreaza Montserrat on Friday evening, flew into Antigua and handed over to Prime Minister...
VIDEO: Courts donates washer to Barbudan family of nine
Barbudan Lois Cephas and her eight children “lost everything” due to Hurricane Irma’s passage last week.
Court has stepped in to provide an immediate need...
Carnival Fascination comes calling
Minister of Tourism, Economic Development, Investment and Energy Asot Michael has thanked the Carnival Corporation for being the first cruise line to make contact...
Caribbean Airlines operates relief flight to Antigua
The Trinidad based Caribbean Airlines says it continues to support the regional hurricane relief effort by operating flights to Tortola and separately to Antigua...
NODS apologises over Barbudans statement
The National Office of Disaster Services (NODS) today apologised for statements made yesterday about Barbudans residing in the Barrymore Hotel.
NODS did not give specific...
UNICEF rolls out psychosocial programme for Barbudan children
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UNICEF has rolled out a programme offering psychosocial support to children whose lives were disrupted when the devastating Hurricane Irma rampaged through the northern...
Antigua ranks high on Nationality Index
Antigua and Barbuda has moved up the ranks of the Quality of Nationality Index (QNI) surpassing countries like Grenada and St Lucia.
The country remained...
Gov’t revenue collection slows after Hurricane Irma
The government has had some difficulty in collecting revenue because of slow business activity, and the recent storm has the potential to significantly impact...
Major Barbuda clean-up commences today
As the Hurricane Irma disaster response and clean-up campaign continue, the Ministry of Health and the Environment will be zooming in on the health...
UAE helps Barbuda to go green
The governments of Antigua and Barbuda and the United Arab Emirates have signed an agreement aimed at enabling Barbuda’s transition to green energy. The...
APUA asks for patience post Irma
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The APUA Telecoms Business Unit would like to provide the following updates
regarding its inet & landline service:
1) The passage of Hurricane Irma has also...
School starts on Monday for Barbudan students
Barbudan students will commence classes on Antigua on Monday.
Education officials, however, have taken into account not to cause widespread separation among the students.
To this...