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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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DOMINICA: Update on the Boiling Lake, February 3 2022
The University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre (UWI SRC) has informed the Office of Disaster Management (ODM) that as of February 2nd, 2022, the water level and geothermal activity (heat and gas emissions) at the Boiling Lake has decreased significantly. The observed changes at the Boiling Lake are not necessarily related to increased…
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High Surf Advisory Goes Into Effect Friday Afternoon Until Evening and Will Be Upgraded to a Warning by Midnight Friday.
Synopsis: Moderate long period swells are expected to reach the area and affect mainly northern and eastern coastlines. The threat level to the life, livelihood, property and infrastructure of those using the affected coastlines is forecast to rise to high, with the potential for extensive impacts. These swells are expected to cause life-threatening surfs and…
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Press Release: Meat Imports from Brazil
The Veterinary and Livestock Division will no longer allow for the importation of meat and/or meat products (beef, pork, mutton, and chevron) from Brazil. With rising prices on products in 2022, the Veterinary & Livestock Division realizes that importers will be looking for cheaper products but good quality to purchase for import. Brazil is one…
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Tracking COVID-19 in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU)
As of 31 January 2022, the ECCU had recorded a total of 62,361 cases of COVID-19; New Cases -1,137; Deaths – 850. For more information visit: https://www.eccb-centralbank.org/p/population-receiving-covid-19-vaccine Percentage of population administered COVID-19 vaccines as of 31 January 2022. For more information visit: https://www.eccb-centralbank.org/p/population-receiving-covid-19-vaccine
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COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Update
The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment wishes to advise that the AstraZeneca vaccine will not be available at any of the vaccination sites or health clinics on Tuesday 1st February 2022. Citizens and residents can however continue to receive the Pfizer, Johnson and Johnson and the Sinopharm vaccines at the Villa Polyclinic, the…
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