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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 $150,000 to assist the children of...
United States sends relief flight to Antigua
A Relief Flight from Miami, containing key assistance commodities including tarps, blankets, hygiene kits, kitchen sets, water containers, and chain saw/clean-up kits, arrived in...
USAID officials on the ground in Antigua and Barbuda
Officials from the United States Agency for International Development’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) have joined forces with Antigua and Barbuda’s National...
Barrymore Hotel being cleaned up for displaced Barbudans
The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) today began cleaning up the Barrymore Hotel to make way for the accommodation of a number of...
Health Ministry initiates post-Irma Disaster Response Plan
Senior officials in the Ministry of Health & the Environment convened an emergency meeting last Saturday to plan a comprehensive Post-Irma Barbuda Disaster Response...
Hughes calls for duty-free zones in St John’s
An opposition senator is suggesting that tourism officials consider making certain parts of St John’s a duty-free zone.
Chester Hughes is asking the government to...
Consulate General in Miami opens warehouse for hurricane relief supplies
The Consulate General of Antigua and Barbuda, Miami, Florida, is advising all concerned for the well-being of the people and island of Barbuda that...
Browne heads delegation to UN General Assembly
Prime Minister Gaston Browne will, this weekend, journey to the United Nations General Assembly. He will use the opportunity to seek assistance for Barbuda.
Browne...
New generators purchased for Barbuda
Government has purchased two new generators for Barbuda as officials seek to restore power to the island.
Chief of Staff Lionel “Max” Hurst said in...
LIAT expects losses in excess of EC$ 6 million as a result of Irma
Hurricane Irma will have a negative impact on LIAT of EC$6 million through to the end of the year, Chief Executive Officer Julie Reifer-Jones...
Sir Ron meets emergency agencies about Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States and the Organisation of American States (OAS), Sir Ronald Sanders, this morning met the Inter-American Emergency...
Aid distribution hub established on Antigua for Irma victims
A new operational hub for distributing emergency aid to victims of Hurricane Irma in the Caribbean has been established here, the World Food Programme...