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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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CBH: Fogging Schedule On Antigua
The Central Board of Health (CBH) wishes to advise the general public that as part of the Mosquito Control Program for the Adult Aedes aegypti Mosquito, the Vector Control Unit will be conducting fogging operations in the following areas commencing 4:30am & 4:30pm.
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MISSING: 15-Year-Old Georgette Isaac
The family of 15-year-old Georgette Isaac is seeking the assistance of the public in locating her. Georgette was last seen on February 26th 2024 leaving home at about 7 p.m. She was spotted in the Tinning Village at about 8 a.m. on Friday 8th March 2024. Efforts by the family and the Police to locate…
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MEDIA LAUNCH: SIDS Global Children And Youth Action Summit
Media Launch of the 1st ever Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) Global Children and Youth Action Summit. The launch will take place via Livestream on Monday 11th March at 12:30 PM AST at the following link: https://bit.ly/48ErVMk Delivering presentations at the launch will be Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda the Hon. Gaston Browne, the UNICEF Representative for…
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High Surf Advisory In Effect For Antigua, Barbuda, Montserrat, Anguilla And The BVI
Urgent – Marine Weather MessageHigh Surf AdvisoryAntigua and Barbuda Meteorological Service11:15 pm Saturday 09 March 2024 …High surf advisory in effect for Antigua, Barbuda, Montserrat, Anguilla and the British Virgin Islands… Locations to be affected: Reefs and exposed eastern coastlines with relatively shallow, gently to moderately sloping,nearshore areas. Timing: Until Monday for Montserrat, and until…
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