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UNICEF rolls out psychosocial programme for Barbudan children
(RELEASE)
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
(RELEASE)
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...
Hungry Dog Attacks Goat on Barbuda
It has been nine days since Hurricane Irma and seven days since the mandatory evacuation order was given to all residents on sister-isle Barbuda.
With...
Butch Stewart Pledges $150,000 to Barbuda’s Children
Chairman of Sandals Resorts International, Gordon “Butch” Stewart today announced that he is giving a personal donation of $150,000 to assist the children of...
United States sends relief flight to Antigua
A Relief Flight from Miami, containing key assistance commodities including tarps, blankets, hygiene kits, kitchen sets, water containers, and chain saw/clean-up kits, arrived in...
USAID officials on the ground in Antigua and Barbuda
Officials from the United States Agency for International Development’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) have joined forces with Antigua and Barbuda’s National...
Barrymore Hotel being cleaned up for displaced Barbudans
The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) today began cleaning up the Barrymore Hotel to make way for the accommodation of a number of...
Health Ministry initiates post-Irma Disaster Response Plan
Senior officials in the Ministry of Health & the Environment convened an emergency meeting last Saturday to plan a comprehensive Post-Irma Barbuda Disaster Response...