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Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre Resumes Normal Operations
SLBMC – For persons with clinic appointments: If we have not contacted you, please attend your appointment as planned. A member of our care team will contact you if your appointment needs to be rescheduled. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
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Antigua and Barbuda Receives US$2,880,424 Payout from CCRIF Following Tropical Storm Philippe
CCRIF Makes First Payouts for the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season Totalling US$3.4 Million Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, October 20, 2023 – The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF SPC) has made two payouts totalling US$3.4 million to the governments of Antigua and Barbuda and the British Virgin Islands following Tropical Storm Philippe. Philippe made landfall…
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Effects from Conditions Associated with Hurricane Tammy
National Office of Disaster Services (NODS) – There have been no reports of injuries so far from the effects of Hurricane Tammy on both Antigua and the sister-isle Barbuda. Both islands had minor damage done to properties and there was some level of flooding. There were also reports of downed power lines and trees. A…
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Notice from the Director of Education on the Reopening of Schools
Schools in Barbuda will remain closed tomorrow. A careful assessment of the functionality of the school plants there will be determined tomorrow and a reopening announcement made thereafter. Generally speaking, schools in Antigua, will attempt to reopen tomorrow, once the all clear is given. However, the operation of individual schools will be determined based on…
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Flash Flood Warning in effect for Antigua, Barbuda and Montserrat
WHCA31 TAPABULLETIN -FLASH FLOOD WARNINGANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES10:00 AM ECT SUN, OCT 22, 2023 The Leeward Islands – A Flash Flood Warning is in effect for low lying and flood prone areas of Antigua, Barbuda and Montserrat, valid until 2 pm today Sunday. A Flash Flood Warning means that moderate to major flooding is…
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Weather Officials Monitoring Tropical Disturbance in the Caribbean Sea
National Hurricane Center (NHC) – Southwestern Caribbean Sea (AL95): Showers and thunderstorms have become better organized in association with a low pressure system located over the southwestern Caribbean Sea. Gradual development of this system is possible, and a tropical depression could form before the system moves inland over Nicaragua by early Tuesday. Regardless of development,…
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Hurricane Warning Discontinued for Barbuda
The Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services (ABMS) is reporting that the hurricane warning issued for Barbuda has been discontinued. However, strong winds are expected to continue for a few more hours for the northernmost Leeward Islands. On the forecast track, the center of Tammy will move further away from the islands later today. Showers and…
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Hurricane Warning Discontinued for Antigua
National Hurricane Center (NHC) – The government of Antigua and Barbuda has discontinued the Hurricane Warning for Antigua and discontinued the Tropical Storm Watch for the British Virgin Islands. Summary of Watches and Warnings in effect: A Hurricane Warning is in effect for… A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for… At 1100 PM AST…
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Tammy Makes Landfall in Barbuda
National Hurricane Center (NHC) – Air force hurricane hunter aircraft observations indicate that the center of hurricane Tammy has made landfall on the island of Barbuda. The maximum sustained winds are estimated to be 85 mph (140Km/h), and the minimum central pressure is estimated to be 990 mb(29.23 inches). Location…17.6n 61.8w About 35 mi…55 km…
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Police Appealing to Residents to Stay Indoors
The police are appealing to residents to stay indoors as a result of the pending hurricane Tammy, which is forecast to impact the islands. The police are further advising residents to take all the necessary precautions to ensure the safety of their families and homes. Persons living in low-lying or flood-prone areas are asked to…
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NODS Transportation Notice
National Office of Disaster Services (NODS) – Please be advised that based on the anticipated arrival of rainy conditions and the potential to intensify flooding, NODS is again making a plea for persons who live in low-lying areas and those vulnerable to flooding to move to higher ground. For those persons who are desirous of…
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NODS Advises Persons in Low-Lying Areas to Move to Higher Ground
With the anticipated level of rainfall associated with Hurricane Tammy, the National Office of Disaster Services (NODS) is advising all residents living in areas that flood and are known to flood to move to higher ground early. Some of these areas would have been greatly affected by the recent weather associated with Tropical Storm Philippe.…
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