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Police express concerns over Barbudans who refused to be evacuated
The police have expressed concern about several Barbudan residents have defied the authorities and hid in secluded areas on the island in order to...
Police deny reports of looting in Barbuda
PRESS RELEASE
It was brought to the attention of the Police Administration that former member of the BPM Trevor Walker, reported on the radio that...
Officials foresee health problems developing on Barbuda post Irma
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
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
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
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
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
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...
(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)
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
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
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
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...