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APUA: Water Distribution Notice
Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) – The Water Business Unit wishes to advise that some challenges would have been experienced yesterday which would have resulted in the Technicians working vigorously to complete repairs that affected several parts of the system. However, repairs are still ongoing into today and as such will further delay water service…
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New Tropical Disturbance to Form
For the North Atlantic…the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: Eastern Tropical Atlantic: A tropical wave is forecast to move off the west coast of Africa later this weekend. Environmental conditions are expected to be conducive for some gradual development of this system while it moves westward across the eastern and central tropical Atlantic…
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Update on Monkeypox in Antigua and Barbuda
PRESS RELEASE; August 5 2022 – The Ministry of Health Wellness and the Environment wishes to state that, contrary to social media posts, there are no confirmed monkeypox cases in Antigua and Barbuda. The Ministry is outraged that any person would disseminate false information suggesting the presence of monkeypox in the twin island state. This…
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Fisherfolk and Divers Gifted Life-Saving Equipment
Over the years there have been many cases of decompression sickness in fisherfolks in Antigua and Barbuda more specifically the conch divers as well as conch fisheries. The Fisheries Division has been trying to improve the occupational health and safety of fisherfolks so that the safety and livelihood of fisherfolks are protected. In 2016, it…
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Missing 16-Year-Old
The police and the family of 16 year old Brianna Burton are asking for help in knowing her whereabouts. Brianna was reportedly last seen on 11th July 2022, when she left home wearing a red Nike outfit. She is clear in complexion and is approximately 4ft- 9ins in height. Anyone with information that can assist…
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Urgent Notice to the Public Regarding False Social Media Posts on Facebook with Images of the Governor General of Antigua and Barbuda
PRESS RELEASE: Office of the Governor General Antigua and Barbuda, August 3, 2022 – The Office of the Governor General has once again been notified that recently, false information purporting to be associated with the Governor General of Antigua and Barbuda, His Excellency Sir Rodney Williams, has been circulating on Facebook, Messenger and Instagram. The…
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Marine Bulletin: Small Craft Advisory
Urgent – Marine Weather Message; Small Craft AdvisoryAntigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services6:45 PM Wednesday 03 August 2022 A Small Craft Advisory is in effect for Antigua, Barbuda, Montserrat and Anguilla. A Small Craft Advisory will likely go into effect within 36 hours for some other areas. Locations to be affected: Mainly open waters on the…
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PAHO Prepares Countries for Monkeypox Testing
Bridgetown, Barbados, (PAHO/WHO) – In May 2022, multiple cases of monkeypox were identified in several non-endemic countries. To update Member States on the situation, the PAHO/WHO Office for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Countries (ECC) hosted an information session on monkeypox for all Ministry of Health focal points on 1 June 2022. This information session…
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Carnival 2022; Reigniting the Spirits of Safety and Security
It has been two years since Antigua buzzed with entertainment and social activities on a grand scale like Carnival; and two years since the streets of St. John’s have been plastered with colour and the clashing of steel pan, iron bands, soca and a bouyon of sounds that are known to ignite the Greatest Summer…
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Grenada: Met Office Explains Freak Weather
MEDIA RELEASE | NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AGENCY (NaDMA) Sunday 31st July, 2022. ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA – Forecasters at the Meteorological Office at the Maurice Bishop International Airport spoke of the events which occurred on Saturday night into Sunday morning, when the cloudiness associated with a Tropical Wave developed unexpectedly to bring Category 1 hurricane force…
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CARPHA: Monkeypox – A Regional Overview
Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) – “We need to guard against having emerging communicable diseases, like monkeypox established in the Caribbean. Monkeypox is not a disease like COVID-19. It is not airborne and demands close prolonged contact with an infected person. The way this particular monkeypox outbreak presents is different from what was reported in…
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World Day Against Trafficking in Persons Celebrated on July 30, Under the Theme “Use and Abuse of Technology”
This year’s theme focuses on the role of technology as a tool that can both enable and impede human trafficking. With the global expansion in the use of technology – intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic and the shift of our everyday life to online platforms — the crime of human trafficking has conquered cyberspace. The…
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