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Concerned Citizens Group To Launch Search For Missing Marble Hill Resident
The Concerned Citizens of Antigua and Barbuda (CCAB) will be searching for missing 43-year-old Donna-Marie Christian today, Saturday, November 9th, 2024. The volunteers will gather at 6 a.m. at Young World Preschool in Marble Hill to conduct a search of the area. All other citizens, residents, and groups are encouraged to join the search for…
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Air Quality Drops To Moderate Levels
Air Quality BulletinAntigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services11:00 am Friday 08 November 2024 Air Quality Index Based on Particulate Matters 2.5 (PM2.5) and 10 (PM10) Concentration Air quality category: ModerateLocation: Antigua and BarbudaTiming: Until tonight. Synopsis: The air quality has decreased to moderate due to particulate matters 2.5 and 10, associated with the twenty-fourth surge in…
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Missing Fishermen Located Off The Coast Of Antigua And Barbuda
ABS Television/Radio: Two fishermen missing since Thursday have been found alive about 20 miles off the coast of Antigua & Barbuda. Their overturned boat was spotted at 9:39 this morning by a helicopter from Calvin Ayre. The men had been missing since they set off from St. Maarten for Antigua Thursday, with their last communication…
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WIOC Limited To Conduct Pipeline Repairs At Sand Haven Beach
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MISSING: Donna-Marie Christian Of Marble Hill
The family of 43-year-old Donna-Marie Christian of Marble Hill is seeking help from the public to find her. Ms. Christian was last seen on Monday, November 4, around 3pm. However, family members are unable to say exactly how she was dressed at the time she left home. She is approximately 6 feet, 2 inches in…
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Rafael A Major Hurricane As It Approaches Cuba
At 100 PM EST (1800 UTC), the center of Hurricane Rafael was located near latitude 22.0 North, longitude 82.3 West. Rafael is moving toward the northwest near 14 mph (22 km/h). A general northwestward motion is anticipated over the next day or so, followed by a gradual west-northwestward turn in the Gulf of Mexico. On…
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Rafael Intensifies Into A Hurricane As It Nears The Cayman Islands
Recent data from a NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicates that Rafael has become a hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h) with higher gusts. Data from the aircraft also indicates that the minimum central pressure has fallen to 986 mb (29.11 inches).
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5.0 Magnitude Earthquake Recorded Near Saint Vincent And The Grenadines
UWI, SRC – Automatic Earthquake Location DATE AND TIME: 2024-11-04 9:45 pm (Local Time) 2024-11-05 01:45 (UTC) MAGNITUDE: 5.0 LOCATION: Latitude: 12.48N | Longitude: 60.95W Depth: 10 km NEARBY CITIES: Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 81 km, SE St. George’s, Grenada, 100 km, NE Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago, 146 km, N *distance and direction…
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Rafael Approaching Jamaica As Tropical Storm Conditions Are Expected
At 700 PM EST (0000 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Rafael was located by Air Force Reconnaissance aircraft near latitude 15.8 North, longitude 76.9 West. Rafael is now moving toward the north-northwest near 9 mph (15 km/h). A more northwestward motion is expected to begin later tonight and forecast to continue for the next…
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Potential Tropical Cyclone 18 Meanders In The South Central Caribbean
At 700 PM EST (0000 UTC), the disturbance center was estimated near latitude 13.0 North, longitude 76.9 West. The system is currently drifting slowly, but is expected to soon begin moving toward the north near 7 mph (11 km/h). A turn to the northwest is expected to occur tomorrow and continue for the next few…
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ICT Ministry Issues Hacking Warning To WhatsApp Users
ABS Television/Radio: The Ministry of Information and Communication Technologies is issuing a warning to WhatsApp users, amidst a fresh wave of hacking attempts. The Ministry’s Cyber Security and Communications departments say unscrupulous individuals are targeting unsuspecting users of the app. Members of the public are being advised to be on the alert for a WhatsApp…
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Weather Officials Continue To Monitor Two Low-Pressure Systems
Southwestern Caribbean Sea:Disorganized showers and thunderstorms over the southwestern Caribbean Sea are associated with a broad area of low pressure. Gradual development of this system is expected, and a tropicaldepression is likely to form within the next few days while thesystem moves generally northward to northwestward over the central and western Caribbean Sea. Regardless of…
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