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  • Almost 200 Seatbelt Fines Issued Since September

    Antigua Observer by NewsCo Ltd. – A recently launched road safety campaign is apparently bearing fruit, with a large number of motorists being fined for not wearing seatbelts. In September, the penalty for the failure of drivers and front seat passengers to wear a seatbelt was raised from EC$200 to EC$500. It came in response…

  • Video: Potworks Dam

    Potworks Dam as of 19 November 2022

  • Photos: Potworks Dam

    Potworks Dam is Antigua’s largest water catchment. It’s about 500 acres in size and has the capacity to hold one billion gallons of water.  Potworks Dam as of 19 November 2022. Watch short video here:

  • Small Craft Advisory In Effect

    Urgent – Marine Weather Message – Small Craft Advisory Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services Small Craft Advisory in effect for Antigua, Barbuda, Montserrat, St. Kitts, Nevis, Anguilla and the British Virgin Islands. Small Craft Warning may be required for some areas Monday night through Wednesday. Locations to be affected: Mainly open waters on the Atlantic…

  • Reward Offered for Missing Willikies Youth

    A reward of five thousand dollars (EC) is being offered for information that can lead to locating missing Willikies youth Shamar Harrigan. The reward is being donated by the Parliamentary Representative for St. Phillips North Sir Robin Yearwood. Shemar is said to have left his home at about 3pm on Monday, November 14, 2022 dressed…

  • Recall of Antigua and Barbuda Machine Readable Passport Extends to 31st December 2023

    ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda – 19th November, 2022: The Passport and Citizenship Division of Antigua and Barbuda on Thursday 17th November 2022 announced that through a Decision of the Cabinet of Antigua and Barbuda, it has extended the deadline for the mandatory recall period for all Antigua and Barbuda Machine Readable Passports to 31st December 2023. The decision was taken in light…

  • APUA: Water Disruption Notice

    Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) – Kindly be advised that broken mains will impede water distribution in the following areas: • Fitches Creek (2 areas)• Ottos New Town• Bolans• Newgate Street• Lauchland Benjamin Drive• Galley Bay Heights • Factory Road• Coolidge• Lightfoot East• Michael”s Village• Parham• Mount Pleasant• Express line to Deepwater Harbour

  • APUA: Water Disruption Notice

    Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) – Kindly be advised that broken mains will impede water distribution in the following areas: • Potters east of the school (requires rock breaker) • Ottos New Town • Bolans • Creekside to Golden Grove new extension • Galley Bay Heights • Clare Hall (two areas) • Factory Road

  • Cabinet Continues to Press for Better Water Distribution

    CABINET NOTES – The Potworks Dam, capable of holding 1,200 million gallons of water is still near-empty because of the long drought that may now be coming to an end. The Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA), therefore, relies 100% on its desalination water to reach homes, businesses and institutions in Antigua. While the Reverse Osmosis…

  • Water Disruption Notice

    Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) – Kindly be advised that broken mains will impede water distribution today Thursday, 17 November 2022 in the following areas: • Potters east of the school (requires rock breaker) • Ottos New Town • Bolans • Creek side to Golden Grove new extension • Golden Grove east of the football…

  • Concerns for Missing Special Needs Teen

    Antigua Observer by NewsCo Ltd. – Fears are growing for the safety of a special needs teen missing from his home for more than 48 hours. Distraught relatives and friends of Shamar Harrigan of Willkies say the young man, who has autism, is in need of his regular medication. Harrigan is 19 but has the…

  • CDEMA Signs MoU with World Hope International to Strengthen Disaster Response in the Caribbean

    Bridgetown, Barbados November 15, 2022– The CDEMA Coordinating Unit officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with U.S based Relief and Development Organization, World Hope International on November 11, 2022. The signing occurred at the close of the weeklong Regional Search and Rescue Training (RSART) Programme, CDEMA’s first in-person disaster response training held in Barbados since…