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UPDATE: Met Office Continues To Monitor Progress Of Approaching Tropical Wave
WHCA31 TAPATROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION STATEMENTANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE10:00 AM ECT SATURDAY AUGUST 10 2024 …TROPICAL CYCLONE COULD AFFECT THE AREA… The Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Service continues to monitor actively the progress of an active tropical wave, which has become tropical disturbance Al98, over the central tropical north Atlantic. The system is expected to…
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Notice Of Cleaning Of The Wastewater Settling Ponds
As part of the West Indies Oil Company’s (WIOC) environmental and maintenance programs, WIOC intends to clean our Wastewater Settling Ponds and drains to maintain the quality of the water exiting the Facility. The cleaning is scheduled for August 12 – 14, 2024 between 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Please be advised that, based on…
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UPDATE: Weather Officials Continue To Monitor Tropical Wave For Potential Development
WHCA31 TAPATROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION STATEMENTANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE4:10 PM ECT FRIDAY AUGUST 09 2024 …TROPICAL CYCLONE COULD AFFECT THE AREA… The Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Service continues to monitor the progress of an active tropical wave, over the central tropical north Atlantic. The system could develop further and become a concern for the Leeward…
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Air Quality Decreases To Moderate Levels
Air Quality BulletinAntigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services10:35 am Thursday 08 August 2024 Air Quality Index Based on Particulate Matters 2.5 (PM2.5) and 10 (PM10) Concentration Air quality category: ModerateLocation: Antigua and BarbudaTiming: Later today until Saturday. Synopsis: The air quality is expected to decrease to moderate due to particulate matters 2.5 and 10, associated with…
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Tropical Wave Could Become A Concern For The Leeward Islands And The British Virgin Islands
WHCA31 TAPATROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION STATEMENTANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE9:40 PM ECT THURSDAY AUGUST 08 2024 …TROPICAL CYCLONE COULD AFFECT THE AREA… The Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Service is monitoring the progress of a Tropical Wave, over the eastern half of the tropical north Atlantic. The system could develop further and become a concern for the…
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UPDATE: Wanted Suspect In Police Custody
George Akeba Chiddick has surrendered to the police. George turned himself in at the Police Headquarters on the morning of Thursday 8th August 2024. A bulletin was issued for his arrest in connection with a shooting incident at No. 3 George Street around 8:30 am on Tuesday, August 6. The Police Administration expresses gratitude for…
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Weather Officials Monitoring Tropical Disturbance In The Atlantic
Tropical Weather OutlookNWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL800 AM EDT Thu Aug 8 2024 For the North Atlantic… Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: Near the Lesser and Greater Antilles:An area of low pressure could form in the central or westerntropical Atlantic Ocean early next week. Some development of this system is possible while…
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Police Search For Suspects In East Bus Station Shooting
STRATCOM: Police are searching for a male suspect involved in a shooting incident at the East Bus Station that resulted in the death of 43-year-old Kergus Martin of Liberta. It was reported that around 11:00 pm on Tuesday, August 6, an unknown assailant, armed with a gun, fired several shots at a group of people…
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WANTED: George Akeba Chiddick Of Green Bay
A wanted bulletin is issued by the police for the arrest of George Akeba Chiddick of No. 3 George Street, Green Bay. He is wanted in connection with a shooting incident at No. 3 George Street that resulted in a young woman receiving a wound to her left leg. The incident occurred around 8:30 am…
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Updated 2024 Rainfall Prediction For Antigua: Above-Normal Rainfall Expected
Dale C. S. Destin | 268Weather continues to forecast a wetter-than-normal year for Antigua. Our updated forecast calls for the rainfall total to be above normal with increased confidence. The year is more likely than not to be among the wettest on record. This year will most likely get around 1519 mm (60.0 in) with…
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Police Call For Sober Behaviour For Remainder Of Carnival
STRATCOM: The Police Administration is calling upon the general public to conduct themselves soberly and responsibly for the remainder of the carnival season. The appeal comes as several fights broke out among revellers armed with weapons, during Monday’s J’ouvert Morning Street Jam in St. Johns. This resulted in the police taking the decision to bring…
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Two Minor Earthquakes Recorded Near Antigua And Barbuda
DATE AND TIME: 2024-08-04 2:04 pm (Local Time) 2024-08-04 18:04 (UTC) MAGNITUDE: 3.7 LOCATION: Latitude: 17.56N | Longitude: 61.73W Depth: 12 km NEARBY CITIES: Saint John’s, Antigua & Barbuda, 51 km, NNE Brades, Montserrat, 100 km, NE Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, 115 km, ENE 2. UWI, SRC – Automatic Earthquake Location DATE AND TIME:…
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