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Ten People Rushed to Hospital, Three in Serious Condition Following Crash
STATE MEDIA – A three-vehicle collision in Creekside shortly before noon Saturday has left at least 10 people injured. Three of those rushed to hospital sustained serious lacerations. The circumstances which led to the crash are not immediately clear. Children were among those taken to hospital as the Emergency Medical Services responded to the incident…
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Early Morning Boat Fire at Ordnance Bay Contained
Antigua and Barbuda National Park: PRESS RELEASE – Early Morning Fire at Ordnance Bay Contained: National Parks Authority Extends Well Wishes to Occupant of the Vessel Antigua & Barbuda, Saturday, November 25, 2023: An early morning fire onboard a live aboard vessel which was on anchor at Ordnance Bay, in English Harbour has been successfully…
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Antigua and Barbuda Represented at Regional Capacity-Building Workshop
National Office of disaster Services (NODS) – Two individuals from Antigua and Barbuda are being represented at a Regional Capacity-Building Workshop to advance Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) within the Caribbean. The November 21 – 22 Jamaica workshop is being held under the European Union-funded BRICS Programme – Building Resilience of Cariforum States to Disaster Risks…
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Hyperbaric Chamber Training Commences at SLBMC
State Media – The Calvin Ayre Foundation, in collaboration with trainers from the Dan Recompression Chamber Network, is training medical personnel at Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre (SLBMC) to operate a hyperbaric chamber. The machine is critical to the treatment of decompression sickness and other diving ailments.
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APUA and APC Engaged in the Commissioning of New 47 Megawatt LNG Plant
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, 22nd November, 2023 – The Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) in collaboration with our partners at the Antigua Power Company (APC) discuss the best steps to commission the new 5-engine 47-megawatt Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Plant. The principles of APC and APUA met on the morning of Wednesday 22nd November, 2023 to…
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High Surf Warning in Effect
Urgent – Marine Weather MessageHigh Surf WarningAntigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services11:45 am Tuesday 21 November 2023 …High surf warning goes into effect Wednesday for Antigua, Barbuda, Anguilla and the British Virgin Islands… Locations to be affected: Reefs and mainly exposed northern and north-facing coastlines with relatively shallow, gentle to moderately sloping, nearshore areas. Timing: Wednesday…
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CBH Conducts Mosquito Control Program on Barbuda
The Central Board of Health (CBH) continued its Mosquito Control Program for the adult Aedes aegypti Mosquito, as it took its efforts over to the sister-isle. Staff from CBH travelled to Barbuda on November 13th, 2023 to work along with the Barbuda Vector Control Team to reduce the mosquito population. During the visit the team…
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MET Office Issues High Surf Advisory
Urgent – Marine Weather MessageHigh Surf AdvisoryAntigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services11:45 am Tuesday 21 November 2023 …High surf advisory in effect Wednesday for Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis… Locations to be affected: Reefs and exposed northern and north-facing coastlines with relatively shallow, gently to moderately sloping, nearshore areas. Timing: Wednesday evening until Saturday. Synopsis: Moderate…
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APUA: System Outage
The Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) wishes to inform the public of its ongoing system Outage.
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NHC Continues to Monitor Two Tropical Disturbances
National Hurricane Center (NHC) – For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: 1. Central Caribbean Sea (AL99): Showers and thunderstorms associated with a small area of low pressure over the central Caribbean have not become any better organized today. Nearby dry air is forecast to prevent additional significant development of the system…
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CBH: Fogging Schedule on Antigua
Fogging Schedule On Antigua November 20th to 24th 2023 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 Monday 20th: Blue…
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APUA: Water Service Disruption
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