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High Surf Advisory Back In Effect For Antigua, Barbuda, Anguilla And The BVI
Urgent โ Marine Weather MessageHigh Surf AdvisoryAntigua and Barbuda Meteorological Service10:25 pm Wednesday 8th January, 2025 โฆHigh surf advisory for Antigua, Barbuda, Anguilla and the British Virgin Islandsโฆ Locations to be affected: Reefs and exposed northern and northern facing coastlines with relatively shallow, gently tomoderately sloping, nearshore areas. Timing: From Thursday afternoon until Monday evening…
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SLBMC Institutional Review Board Has New Leadership And Members
Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre (SLBMC): We have some exciting news! ๐ช๐ฒ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ป๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ (๐๐ฅ๐) ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐. This important change aims to enhance our commitment to ethical research practices and ensure that all clinical and research studies are conducted with the highest standards of integrity, safety,…
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APUA Responds To Power Outage Caused By 50MW Plant
ST JOHNS ANTIGUA, 7th January 2025: The Antigua Power Company (APC) experienced an unexpected shutdown of its 50 MW power plant, resulting in a significant load loss and power outages across several communities. The technicians at APC are currently conducting an internal investigation to determine the cause of this fault. In the interim, the LNG…
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APUA: Unplanned Power Outage
Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA): The Electricity Business Unit acknowledges a power outage affecting multiple communities. Our technicians are actively working to identify and resolve the issue as quickly as possible. We kindly ask for your patience and understanding during this time. Thank you for bearing with us.
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World Food Programme Warns Against Providing Personal Information To Suspicious Websites
World Food Programme (WFP): The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has taken note of a fraudulent notice and phishing website claiming to offer cash assistance to individuals who complete an online questionnaire. WFP does not offer financial rewards in exchange for participation in surveys. WFP advises members of the public to exercise extreme caution…
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Be Cautious Of Red Millipedes
Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) Barbados: The red millipedes now quite prevalent in Barbados may have come through the ports of entry. That is the word from the director of the Centre for Biosecurity Studies at the University of the West Indies, Dr. Kirk Douglas. Listen here: Barbadians affected by the secretion from the red millipede…
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High Surf Warning For The British Virgin Islands, Anguilla And Barbuda
Urgent โ Marine Weather MessageHigh Surf WarningAntigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services7:50 am Sunday 5th January 2025 โฆHigh surf warning for the British Virgin Islands, Anguilla and Barbuda,โฆ Locations to be affected: Reefs and mainly exposed northern and north-facing coastlines with relatively shallow, gentle to moderately sloping, nearshore areas. Timing: From midnight until Monday night for…
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Minor Earthquake Recorded Near Antigua And Barbuda
UWI, SRC – Automatic Earthquake Location DATE AND TIME: 2025-01-04 4:55 pm (Local Time) 2025-01-04 20:55 (UTC) MAGNITUDE: 3.8 LOCATION: Latitude: 17.62N | Longitude: 61.91W Depth: 15 km NEARBY CITIES: Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, 57 km, N Brades, Montserrat, 97 km, NNE Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, 98 km, NE *distance and direction to…
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APUA Water Business Unit Provides Updates On Water Production
ST JOHNS ANTIGUA, 4th January 2025 – The Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) Water Business Unit acknowledges a water quality issue identified earlier today, 4 January 2025, at the Fort James Reverse Osmosis Plant. The issue involves higher-than-normal conductivity in the water transmitted from the facility. Our team has promptly initiated corrective measures, and normal…
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2024 Rainfall In Review: A Wet Year For Antigua
Dale C. S. Destin: Published 03 January 2025โ2024 defied itsย droughtfulย ending to emerge as a wetter-than-normal year for Antigua. In fact, based on preliminary data, it was the wettest year since 2011, with the island-average rainfall totalling 1361.9 mm (53.62 in), making it the 20th wettest year on record dating back to 1928 and the 31st…
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APUA: Service Interruption Crabbs Reverse Osmosis Plant
The APUA Business Unit advises customers supplied by the Crabbs Reverse Osmosis Plant of a temporary water service interruption due to unforeseen technical difficulties.
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Dangerous Surfs To Affect Some Coastlines Producing Hazardous Conditions
โฆHigh surf advisory for Antigua, Barbuda, St. Kitts, Nevis, Anguilla and the British Virgin Islandsโฆ Locations to be affected: Reefs and exposed northern and northern-facing coastlines with relatively shallow, gently to moderately sloping, nearshore areas. Timing: Until Monday pre-dawn for the British Virgin Islands Until Monday morning for Barbuda, St.Kitts, Nevis and Anguilla Until Tuesday…
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