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Dangerous Hurricane Maria devastates Dominica
FULL STATEMENT BY PRIME MINISTER ROOSEVELT SKERRIT ON THE OUTCOME OF HURRICANE MARIA
Issued via OECS Commission @ 1:13 am, Tuesday 19th September 2017
Initial reports...
Hurricane Maria wreaks havoc on Dominica
Hurricane Maria is impacting Dominica as a category 5 storm and already its fury is evident.
"My roof is gone. I am at the complete...
Hurricane Maria is now a Category 5
Maria is now a Category 5 hurricane, the National Hurricane Center said.
It is due to hit the Leeward Islands, with the eye passing directly...
V.C. Bird International Airport closed until Wednesday
The V.C. Bird International Airport was closed at 6 p.m. today as powerful Category 4 Hurricane Maria menaces the Caribbean.
The Antigua and Barbuda Airports...
Gov’t will not bow to pressure from Barbudans, says Joseph
The government is making it clear that it will not bow to public pressure to return Barbudans to an unsafe and unhealthy environment on...
High Commission Holds Service of Thanksgiving
PRESS RELEASE
Representatives from the British government, senior UK business and political figures, members of the diplomatic corps, the trade and tourism industry, the media...
Riding out the storm in Barbuda
Police and soldiers safeguarding property on Barbuda will ride out the storm there.
Minister of National Security Steadroy “Cutie” Benjamin said the law enforcement officers...
Effects of Maria’s spiral bands expected this afternoon
Antigua and Barbuda is expected to see spiral bands associated with Hurricane Maria moving in by later today, according to officials from the Met...
UPDATE: Stabbing victim identified
A stabbing incident in Liberta Monday morning left a 40-year-old man dead. Kelvin Mathew of Liberta was pronounced dead on the spot by a...
Hurricane Maria strengthens to Category 3 storm
The National Hurricane Center in Miami says that Hurricane Maria has strengthened to a Category 3 storm as it headed toward the Caribbean.
Maria on...
BREAKING NEWS: Man stabbed to death in Liberta
A young man believed to be in his twenties has been stabbed to death in Liberta.
The incident occurred moments ago on the ball court....
Antigua and Barbuda now under Tropical Storm warning
BULLETIN
Hurricane Maria Intermediate Advisory Number 8A
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL152017
800 AM AST Mon Sep 18 2017
...HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT REPORTS MARIA INTENSIFYING...
...EXPECTED TO...