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Weather

Dangerous swells pummel the nation’s coast (VIDEO)

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High seas and winds due to a "powerful and huge low-pressure system covering the Atlantic" is causing disruption to businesses and traffic in the...

Antigua and Barbuda under high wind advisory

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Met Office A high wind advisory is in effect for Antigua and Barbuda from now until 8 am tomorrow morning, Tuesday, 20 February 2018. Strong...

Good riddance! Hurricane season over

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The 2017 hurricane season is one that Caribbean people will not soon forget, but at least it’s over, according to the National Hurricane Centre...

Gender Affairs Dept lends a hand in Dominica

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(Press Release) The Ministry of Social Transformation through its Directorate of Gender Affairs Antigua Barbuda (DoGA) joined UN Women Multi Country Office Caribbean on a...

BARBADOS: Communities under water following heavy rains

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Residents of Bagatelle Terrace, St Thomas are again appealing to the authorities to come to their rescue following yesterday’s heavy rains that left sections...

WEATHER: Storm activity expected this weekend

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The Miami-based National Hurricane Centre is reporting that a "broad area of low pressure" is gradually approaching the Leeward Islands. "This low is accompanied by...

ABFA and CFU team up for hurricane-stricken islands

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Local and regional football entities have joined forces to donate to islands in dire need of relief supplies including sister-isle Barbuda and further afield. The...

From paradise to hell – UN chief says Barbuda devastation unparalleled

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"I have been in areas torn by conflict. In my own country, I have seen earthquakes, I've seen storms...I have never seen such a...

PAWA donates supplies to Hurricane affected students

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(Press Release) The Dominican Republic’s International flag carrier, PAWA Dominicana has donated a quantity of school supplies to Barbudan and Dominican students affected by...

PM Browne pledges support for Dominica

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(Press Release) Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda the Hon. Gaston Browne has given a pledge to stand in solidarity with his friend and colleague...

Irma: 5AM Update

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At 5AM, the center of Hurricane Irma was located near latitude 17.9 North, longitude 62.6 West. Irma is moving toward the west-northwest near 16 mph (moving...

AUA students prepared to leave as Irma approaches

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Some students at the American University of Antigua (AUA) have been expressing concern about the impending weather system, Hurricane Irma, which forecasters say has...

FULL STATEMENT: PM ANNOUNCES NATIONAL PREPARATIONS FOR IRMA

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My fellow Antiguans and Barbudans, residents and friends:   The National Meteorological Service has advised that there is more than a 50% probability that Hurricane Irma...