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ST. LUCIA: RSS Unity Exercise 2024 (UNEX 24) Happening April 2-13
Regional Security System (RSS) – In less than one month, Saint Lucia will welcome over 200 law enforcement officials to its shores for the Regional Security System’s (RSS) Unity Exercise 2024 (UNEX ’24), which is scheduled to take place from April 2 to 13 2024. During this time, military and police officials from all RSS…
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APUA: Commercial Water Rates Adjustment
ST. JOHN’S Antigua, March 14th, 2024 – The Water Business Unit of the Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) has maintained its Water Rates for more than three (3) decades. As we navigate through the challenges of climate change andlonger drought periods, we have been relentless in finding and implementing alternative solutions to combat the challenges…
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MOS Medical Services Releases Powerful PSA On World Kidney Day
St. John’s, Antigua – Wednesday 13th March, 2024: In recognition of World Kidney Day on March 14th, MOS Medical Services is proud to announce the release of its Public Service Announcement (PSA) aimed at raising awareness about kidney disease. With a commitment to excellence in healthcare and a passion for community advocacy, MOS Medical Services is…
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Minister Marshall Calls For Urgent Action In Addressing The Issue Of Violence Against Women And Girls
NEW YORK, 12th March, 2024… Antigua and Barbuda’s Minister of State within the Ministry of Health, Wellness, Social Transformation and the Environment, Senator, the Hon. Samantha Marshall, is gravely concerned that the pervasive issue of violence against women and girls is not being treated with the necessary urgency. Minister Marshall shared this view while addressing…
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GUYANA: Nine Persons Rescued As Fire Engulfs Water Ambulance
Orealla Water Ambulance Incident Ministry of Home Affairs – An Orealla water ambulance tragically caught fire in the Corentyne River this afternoon (Monday, March 11, 2024), shortly after dropping off a patient at Skeldon Hospital. At the time of the incident, the ambulance was carrying nine passengers, including a Midwife, a part-time worker, and the…
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Plan To Repair Community Roads And Drains To Commence Shortly
CABINET NOTES – The Cabinet invited a six-person delegation from the Ministry of Works, led by its Director and Permanent Secretary, who provided Cabinet with their plan for fixing the roads throughout the country especially in the many communities where age and rains have created many potholes. They provided a strategic plan to repair the…
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APUA Signs Agreement With Seven Seas Water Group To Expand Water Production
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) and Seven Seas Water Group (SSWG), a multinational provider of Water-as-a-Service® (WaaS) solutions, jointly announced today the signing of a 12-year Build-Own-Operate-Transfer agreement. Seven Seas Water Group will construct two new seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) plants, contributing a combined total of three million imperial gallons of…
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Magnitude 4.6 Earthquake Recorded North Of The Leeward Islands
University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre (UWI-SRC) – Automatic Earthquake Location DATE AND TIME: 2024-03-12 4:00 pm (Local Time) 2024-03-12 20:00 (UTC) MAGNITUDE: 4.6 LOCATION: Latitude: 18.91N | Longitude: 63.31W Depth: 10 km NEARBY CITIES: Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, 190 km, NNW Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, 257 km, NW Brades, Montserrat, 265…
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High Surf Warning In Effect For Antigua And Barbuda
Urgent – Marine Weather MessageHigh Surf WarningAntigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services10:05 pm Monday 11 March 2024 …High surf warning in effect for Antigua, Barbuda and Anguilla……High surf warning may be required elsewhere in the next 24 hours… Locations to be affected: Reefs and mainly exposed northern and north-facing coastlines with relatively shallow, gentle to moderately…
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