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The Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Office has issued a tropical storm warning for the sister-isle of Barbuda while a watch remains in place for Antigua. A tropical storm warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected within the warning area within 12 hours. According to the 11:00 a.m. update, while a watch remains in place…

CABINET NOTES – The Cabinet addressed a fake news item about Dengue. The Minister of Health confirmed that Antigua and Barbuda is Dengue-free as are all OECS countries.  Only one Caribbean country has recently declared that it is dengue affected. The Cabinet continues to urge parents to have their children vaccinated and to pay no…

WHCA31 TAPATROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE WATCH STATEMENTANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES5:06 PM ECT SUN, OCT 1, 2023 This is for Antigua and Barbuda …Heavy rains and flash flood threat beginning overnight for the leeward islands due to Philippe… A tropical storm watch remains in effect for Antigua and Barbuda. A tropical storm watch means that tropical…

A tropical storm watch is in effect for Antigua and Barbuda. According to the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Centre in the US which monitors these weather systems in the Atlantic and the Pacific, on the forecast track, the center of Philippe is forecast to pass near or just northeast of the northern Leeward…

WHCA31 TAPA BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE WATCH STATEMENT ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES 11 AM ECT SUN OCT 01 2023 …Tropical Storm Watch in effect for Antigua and Barbuda… A tropical storm watch is in effect for Antigua and Barbuda. A tropical storm watch means that tropical storm conditions are possible, in this case, in…

The Met Office, acting on behalf of the Government of Antigua and Barbuda, has made the decision to go with a tropical storm watch for Antigua and Barbuda. This decision will be reflected in the 11 am bulletin from the US National Hurricane Center. Storm winds are possible, so be prepared!

A Tropical Storm Watch could be issued today for Antigua and Barbuda and other portions of the north east Caribbean. According to information from the Antigua and Barbuda’s Meteorological Services, if Tropical Storm Philippe’s forecast path continues to trend towards the islands a watch is likely to go into effect by 11 am this (Sun.)…

The Ministry of Trade held a Stakeholder Engagement Meeting on 28 September 2023 at the Ministry of Trade, to review the goods listed in the Price Control Act CAP 138 of 1967. The meeting drew representation from various stakeholders in the public and private sectors. The main purpose of the meeting was to garner stakeholder feedback on the possible items that could be added…

WHCA31 TAPATROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE ALERT STATEMENTANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES5:00 PM ECT SAT, SEP 30, 2023 This is for the Leeward Islands and the British Virgin Islands A Tropical Cyclone Alert is in effect for Antigua and Barbuda, the rest of the Leeward islands and British Virgin Islands. A tropical cyclone alert means, in this…

St. John’s, Antigua: Tuesday, September 26, 2023: The Calvin Ayre Foundation (CAF) has again come to the aid of another accident survivor, Andy Edwards, whose world almost came to a crashing halt after his bus collided with a truck on Thursday, May 4th, on the Sir Sydney Walling Highway. According to media reports, the truck was heading…

WHCA31 TAPATROPICAL STORM PHILIPPE ALERT STATEMENTANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES5:00 PM ECT FRI, SEP 29, 2023 This is for the Leeward Islands and British Virgin Islands …Philippe expected to drift around east of the northern Leeward Islands through the weekend… At 5 pm ECT or 2100z the centre of tropical storm Philippe was located near…