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Flash Flood Warning In Effect For The Central And Northern Areas Of Antigua
TAPABULLETINFLASH FLOOD WARNINGANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES1:59 PM ECT SAT, JUN 15, 2024 A flash flood warning for low-lying and flood prone areas mainly from the central to the north of Antigua, valid until 5 pm today Saturday. A flash flood warning means that moderate to major flooding is occurring or imminent in the warning…
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Flash Flood Advisory In Effect For The Northern Areas Of Antigua
TAPABULLETINFLASH FLOOD ADVISORYANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES11:16 AM ECT SAT, JUN 15, 2024 A flash flood advisory is in effect for minor flooding in low-lying and flood prone areas of the northern side of Antigua valid until 2 pm today. A flood advisory means that streams, creeks and drains may be elevated or even overflowing…
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Amendments To Public Health Act To Address Returning Abandoned Vehicles
CABINET NOTES – The Cabinet will have drafters in the Ministry of Legal Affairs craft amendments to submit to the Public Health Act. The ministry reports that abandoned vehicles are returning in numbers to the public streets after they have been marked with an ‘X’. The owners apparently remove the abandoned vehicles marked with an…
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Antigua And Barbuda Mission To The UN Expresses Gratitude On National Effort To Deliver Successful 4th SIDS Conference
New York, 12th June, 2024…The Antigua and Barbuda Mission to the United Nations is proud to extend its heartfelt thanks to the generous and willing partners who played an instrumental role in the success of the 4 th International Conference on Small Island Developing States, SIDS4. Held at the American University of Antigua in St.…
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Temporary Water Quality Issue: Crabbs R.O Plant
The following statement has been issued by the Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) regarding a recent issue affected the quality of water distributed to some residents.
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NHC Continues To Monitor Two Tropical Disturbances
National Hurricane Center (NHC) – Satellite data and surface observations indicate that the low pressure area offshore of the southeastern U.S. coast has become a little better organized since yesterday. However, upper-level winds remain strong, and the system is forecast to merge with a front over the western Atlantic Saturday or Sunday. Regardless of development,…
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Consultations Begin On Project To Install Emergency Sirens On Island
The National Office of Disaster Services (NODS) has begun consulting with key stakeholders on a project to install emergency sirens in strategic locations around the island as an expansion to the official notification system the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP). Local Consultant on the project Refica Attwood held the first of a series of consultations yesterday…
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New Batch Of Police Recruits Commence Training
Over seventy young men and women have commenced six months of basic police training at the Sir Wright F. George Police Academy Open Campus. On Monday, June 10, 2024, a brief ceremony was held on-site at the former Navy Base to mark the opening. Several senior police officers, including the Director of Training and Commissioner…
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CDEMA’s Executive Director Encourages Caribbean Governments And Citizens To Be Prepared For An Above-Normal 2024 Hurricane Season
Executive Director of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency, Ms. Elizabeth Riley has urged regional governments and citizens to be prepared for an above-normal hurricane season and severe weather expected over the next few months. Speaking during a media conference in St. Kitts & Nevis to also launch the agency’s Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM13) conference…
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Weather Forecasters Monitoring Two Disturbances In The Gulf Of Mexico
Tropical Weather OutlookNWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL200 PM EDT Wed Jun 12 2024 For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: Florida Peninsula and Offshore Southeast U.S. (AL90): An elongated area of low pressure over the Florida peninsulacontinues to produce a large area of disorganized showers andthunderstorms. Although upper-level winds are expected…
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Police Investigate Death Of Elderly Man
The police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 73-year-old man of the United Kingdom. It was reported that he was on a snorkeling expedition on the southern end of the island, when he suddenly took ill. He was transported to the Sir Lester Bird Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at…
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APUA Reintroduces Transparent Fuel Variation Charge For A Sustainable Future
St. John’s Antigua, June 11th, 2024 – The Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) has announced the re-implementation of a fluctuating fuel variation charge on electricity bills, effective as of July 1st, 2024. This move is aligned with the authority’s core operational function of providing and sustaining high-quality services while managing the ongoing volatility in fuel…
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