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Two Escape Unhurt from Burning Vessel
ABS TELEVISION – Two people managed to escape from a boat that caught fire about a mile west of Deep Bay on Wednesday 9th February 2022. The Antigua Barbuda Defence Force Coast Guard extinguish the blaze which caused extensive damage to the white 40-foot vessel. The fire reportedly started shortly after midday in the engine…
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Missing Eleven Year Old Child
ABS TELEVISION- Eleven-year-old Symone Smith is missing. She was last seen leaving the Mary E. Piggott School around 3:00pm today Wednesday 9th February 2022. If you have seen her or have any information please urgently contact 728-0904, 723 8486 or your nearest police station.
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Renovation Work on Parham Police Station Completed
Police Commissioner, Atley Rodney, has given thumbs up to the recently renovated, Parham Police Station, which was handed over by the Ministry of Works for use by the Ministry of Public Works on Tuesday 8th February 2022. The men and women of District B, division A, of the Royal Police Force within the Parish of…
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Incident Surrounding Escaped Prisoner Shanell Thomas
Around 1:30 am on Wednesday 9th February, the police Special Services Unit-SSU were on mobile patrol in New Winthropes when they spotted escaped prisoner Shanell Thomas driving a vehicle. The police tried to apprehend him; however, he alighted from the vehicle with what appeared to be a firearm and attempted to engage the police. The…
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Prisoner Escapes While Working on Prison Farm
The Prison Administration is advising the general public to be on the lookout for escaped inmate Shanell Thomas. Thomas escaped while he was working on the Prison Farm located at Diamonds Estate. The incident occurred at approximately 12pm today 8th February 2022. Thomas is said to be of medium built, approximately 190 lbs, 5 feet…
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URGENT – Small Craft Advisory
Small craft advisory goes into effect tonight for Antigua, Barbuda, Anguilla and the British Virgin Islands. Locations to be affected: Mainly open waters on the Atlantic sides of the islands. Timing: Around midnight tonight, until tomorrow morning for Antigua, and until tomorrow afternoon for the rest. Fresh winds are expected to cause a combination of…
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CAP App Expansion Continues
ABS TELEVISION – Work is continuing apace to expand the Common Alerting Protocol or CAP app which is used to notify citizens and residents about natural disasters. That’s the update from the Director of the National Office of Disaster Services, NODS following the latest round of stakeholder engagements on Monday. Watch the video here:
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Four COVID-19 Related Deaths Recorded at SLBMC
(Dashboard Update for February 6, 2022) The most recent report received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment revealed one hundred and twenty-one (121) new laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases in Antigua and Barbuda as of Tuesday 1st February 2022 at 6pm. Three hundred and fifty-two (352) samples were processed. Eighty-two (82) recovered cases were…
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Government of Antigua and Barbuda Announces Billion-Dollar; Tax-Free Budget
ELESHA GEORGE – The Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) government has introduced a tax-free budget with EC $1.64 billion dollars needed in resources to accomplish what prime minister Gaston Browne expects to be an 8 per cent growth in GDP by the end of 2022. It is almost double the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank’s…
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Non-Medical Persons Will Be Allowed to Import Self-Testing Rapid Antigen Covid Test Kits
The challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic continues to engage Cabinet, even when the announced policies are being examined to determine the degree of their success. It was agreed that insufficient new data had emerged in the seven days since the prior Cabinet to warrant a further examination of the proposal to eliminate the requirement…
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Relatively Very Wet Weekend Possible for Parts of the Northeast Caribbean
Dale Destin – 268Weather: A cold front looks poised to cause a relatively very wet weekend across much of the northeast Caribbean, including Antigua and Barbuda. Several reliable models are forecasting possible rainfall totals of 25 to 76 mm (1 to 2 in) to fall over the period Friday to Sunday. The potential total of…
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MET Office Issues High Surf Warning
High Surf Warning goes into effect Friday night for the British Virgin Islands, Anguilla and Barbuda. Locations to be affected: Reefs and especially exposed northern and eastern coastlines with relatively shallow, gentle to moderately sloping, nearshore areas. Timing: This evening until Saturday night for the British Virgin Islands, Anguilla and Barbuda and Friday around midnight…
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