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Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre Gradually Resumes Services
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, February 11, 2022 – After a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases which prompted Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre (SLBMC) to suspend some outpatient clinics and lab services (with exceptions), the hospital is now preparing to resume those services. Beginning Monday, February 14, SLBMC will once again provide those services to the community…
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APUA Issues Statement Regarding Island-Wide Outage
ST. JOHN’S Antigua, February 11th, 2022 – The Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) Electricity Business Unit would like to apologize to its customers for the Island Wide Outage that occurred on Thursday 10th February 2022. At approximately 9:53 pm a system outage occurred that resulted in the overall electrical loss of all circuits on the…
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CARPHA Statement on the Administration of Pfizer Vaccines to Children Aged 5 to 11
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago – The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) urges Ministries of Health to continue the rollout of their COVID-19 vaccination campaigns. Although CARPHA recognizes that uptake of the vaccine is critical to achieving maximum protection from severe disease and death in the Region, Dr. Rian Extavour, Programme Manager, CARPHA Caribbean…
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Traffic Department Equipped to Manage Traffic
The Traffic Department is better equipped and prepared to manage the traffic situations in the country, having received an additional nine new police motorcycles to its fleet. On Thursday 10th February 2022, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Works, Ambassador Clarence Pilgrim officially handed over the much-needed vehicles to Police Commissioner Atlee Rodney, during…
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Urgent Marine Weather Message – Small Craft Advisory
A Small Craft Advisory goes into effect Thursday night for Antigua, Barbuda, Montserrat, St. Kitts, Nevis, Anguilla and the British Virgin Islands. Locations to be affected: Mainly open waters on the Atlantic sides of the islands. Timing: Late Thursday night until Sunday. Synopsis: Fresh to strong winds are forecast to cause a combination of wind…
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Update on Escaped Prisoner
Shanell Thomas, who escaped from prison authorities earlier this week was shot following an encounter with the police. The police responded to a report late Wednesday evening, where Thomas was reportedly spotted in the vicinity of Stables Night Club. The police identified themselves to him and ordered him to surrender. He instead withdrew an object…
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Latest Dashboard Numbers Reveal Two Deaths and More Than Four Hundred New Cases
(Dashboard Update for February 9, 2022) The most recent report received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment revealed four hundred and sixty-eight (468) new laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases in Antigua and Barbuda as of Monday 7th February 2022 at 6pm. One hundred and ninety-six (196) were recorded on February 2nd, one hundred and…
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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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