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  • Severe Weather Conditions Prohibiting The Landing Of LPG

    Press Release: ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda – December 12, 2022 – “Severe weather conditions are currently prohibiting the landing of Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) to many Caribbean islands, including Antigua and Barbuda”. This statement was made by the Chief Executive Officer of the West Indies Oil Company Ltd (WIOC), Mr. Gregory Georges. The WIOC…

  • APUA: Road Closure Notice

    Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) – Water Business Unit wishes to advise and caution motorists, pedestrians and the residents of Buckleys and surrounding areas of a temporary road closure opposite the Buckleys Primary School between Monday 12 December and Tuesday 13 December 2022. This is to facilitate the connection of its transmission and distribution lines…

  • Broken Transmission Line Disrupts Water Distribution

    Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) – A broken transmission line in Wiers will affect the following communities until repairs are completed. Weirs, North Sound, Pigotts, Fitches Creek, Paynters housing project, Paynters, Lightfoot east and west, Herberts main road, Sea View Farm, Potters east & west and Gunthorpes.

  • SLBMC To Undertake More Kidney Transplants

    CABINET NOTES – The Minister of Health reported that one infant’s life was saved when she underwent a Liver transplant after having been flown out of Antigua. Because of the infrequency with which liver transplants are required, the Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre (SLBMC) has been gearing up to, instead, undertake more Kidney transplants. A…

  • Mosquito Control Operations Conducted In Barbuda

    Central Board of Health (CBH) – Due to heavy rainfalls in Barbuda on November 7th, 2022 quite a number of catchment areas were filled which resulted in the proliferation of mosquito breeding sites. Through an invite by the Barbuda Council, staff from the Vector Control Unit in Antigua travelled to Barbuda to work along with…

  • 2022 Worst Swell Event for the Northeast Caribbean

    Dale C. S. Destin – The Northeast Caribbean is in the midst of its most significant swell event for the year. Strong winds associated with Tropical Disturbance AL99, which has morphed into a large and powerful extratropical cyclone, centred about 2500 km (1500 miles) away, are pushing relatively large swells toward the Northeast Caribbean, including Antigua and Barbuda…

  • Sea Conditions Affecting Water Distribution

    Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) – Units at the Reverse Osmosis Plants may be taken offline as a precautionary measure due to ongoing sea conditions. Water distribution may be affected during these downtimes. Fort James Plant- TEMPORARY OFFLINE DUE TO SEA CONDITIONS

  • ABDF Air Wing Fleet to be Expanded

    CABINET NOTES – The Cabinet took note of the importance that the national Air Wing the Antigua & Barbuda Defense Force (ABDF) Aircraft has played in saving many lives especially by flying to Barbuda to bring ill Barbudans to Antigua to be hospitalized at the Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre. The Cabinet determined that they will…

  • 12th Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management Underway in Barbados

    Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) – The 12th Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM12) kicked off on December 7, 2022 after a three-year break due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The conference is the region’s premier event on disaster risk management and is organised by the Coordinating Unit (CU) CDEMA in collaboration with its…

  • APUA: Disruption to Water Distribution

    Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) – The Crabbs Reverse Osmosis Plant will be offline between 8:00 am to 1:00 pm to facilitate maintenance work that will be carried out by the Electricity Business Unit. Following this down period, the system will be required to normalise before the resumption of water distribution. Units at the Reverse…

  • ABMS Issues High Surf Warning

    Marine Weather Bulletin | High Surf WarningAntigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services (ABMS) A High Surf Warning goes into effect Thursday 8th December 2022 for Antigua, Barbuda, Anguilla and St Kitts and Nevis. A High Surf Warning will be in effect until Saturday morning for the mentioned islands. A High Surf Warning means that dangerous battering…

  • APUA Water Distribution Notice

    Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) – Kindly note that units at the Reverse Osmosis Plants may be taken offline as a precautionary measure due to ongoing sea conditions. Water distribution may be affected during these downtimes.