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APUA: Notice of Works
September 20th, 2023 – The APUA Water Business Unit is carrying out Mainline Upgrades from the junction of Marble Hill and Anchorage Road junction to the corner of Dickenson Day Street. This project is currently ongoing and is expected to be completed by mid October 2023. During this time, consumers may experience intermittent disruptions to…
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Antigua and Barbuda Benefits from Insecticidal Resistance Workshop
Ministry of Health, Wellness, Social Transformation and the Environment – Vector Control Technicians and Laboratory Technicians attached to the Central Board of Health and the Dunbar’s laboratory are participating in an Insecticidal Resistance Workshop in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO). The workshop is focusing on the use of insecticides as…
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Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre Achieves Baby-Friendly Hospital Designation
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, September 17, 2023 – Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre (SLBMC) announced today that it has earned the Baby-Friendly® designation from the Pan American Health Organization for achieving some of the highest standards of care for breastfeeding mothers and babies. The program, which is administered by the World Health Organization and UNICEF, supports…
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Resumption of Derelict Vehicle Collection
September 18, 2023 – The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) wishes to advise the general public that the collection of Derelict Vehicles has resumed as of September l l 1h, 2023 in District I . District I covers the communities of Old Road, Cades Bay, Urlings, Johnson ‘s Point, Crabbe Hill, Bolans, Jennings, Ebenezer,…
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Nigel Becomes the 6th Hurricane for the Season
National Hurricane Center (NHC) – At 1100 AM AST (1500 UTC), the center of Hurricane Nigel was located near latitude 27.2 North, longitude 51.4 West. Nigel is moving toward the northwest near 12 mph (19 km/h), and this general motion is expected to continue for the next couple of days. Nigel is then forecast to…
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APUA: Intermittent Service Disruption-Fort James R.O. Plant
September 15th, 2023 – The current sea conditions may exceed the acceptable levels of turbidity for intake into the Fort James Reverse Osmosis plant. As a result, customers may experience intermittent disruptions or low pressure to their normal distribution patterns over the next several weeks. A solution in the form of an Ultra Filtration Unit…
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APUA: Crabbs Reverse Osmosis Plant Production Update
ST. JOHN’S Antigua, 15th September, 2023 – The Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) recognizes the importance of access to water for public health and economic growth. The circumstances of the ongoing drought are the worst that we have experienced in Antigua dating back to 1928. Surface water production ceased more than two years ago and…
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Weather Officials Monitoring Tropical Wave for Possible Development
National Hurricane Center (NHC) – Eastern Tropical Atlantic: A tropical wave is forecast to move off the west coast of Africa by Wednesday. Gradual development of the wave will be possible thereafter and a tropical depression could form late this week or next weekend while the system moves westward across the eastern tropical Atlantic. *…
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Tropical Storm Nigel Forms in the Atlantic
National Hurricane Center (NHC) – At 500 AM AST (0900 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Nigel was located near latitude 23.0 North, longitude 48.6 West. Nigel is moving toward the north-northwest near 14 mph (22 km/h), and a general northwest to north-northwest motion is expected to continue for the next few days. Maximum sustained…
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Air Quality Returns to Good Levels
Saharan Dust Air Quality BulletinAntigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services12:50 pm Saturday 16 September 2023 Air Quality Index (AQI) Based on Particulate Matter 2.5 (PM2.5) and 10 (PM10) Concentration Air quality category: GoodLocation: Antigua and BarbudaTiming: Until… Synopsis: Minimal Saharan Dust and or PM2.5 and PM10 at present. Alert Level: I Air quality index: 10 to…
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Cabinet Updated on Water Production and Distribution
CABINET NOTES – The Minister for Public Utilities gave a report on the state of water production and distribution. APUA produces more than 7 million gallons daily and it is still inadequate to meet demands. Several hotels are putting in their own Reverse Osmosis plants; at least one consumes more than 100,000 gallons of water per…
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ABDF Acquires Second Aircraft to Serve as Air Ambulance
CABINET NOTES – The Cabinet was informed that the Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force (ABDF) has acquired a second aircraft to serve primarily as an air ambulance. The configuration within the first aircraft does not lend for convenience in transporting sick people. The aircrafts are also commissioned to engage in Search and Rescue at sea…
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