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Missing St. Philips Teen
𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄: St Philips Teen Located The Police are reporting that Salina has been located and have since been reunited with her family. She appears to be in good condition and members of the Youth Intervention Unit has made contact with her as investigations continue. Initial Story: The Police and family of 13-year-old Salina Darroux of…
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Cashew Hill Drain Cleared to Prevent Severe Flooding
OBSERVER MEDIA – Approximately US$3 million has been set aside to clear a major natural waterway of overgrown vegetation and restructure it to end severe flooding and other drainage problems that have plagued the Cashew Hill community for years. The project, which started on Sunday at the Cashew Hill Watershed, is also aimed at reducing…
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WHO Update on Omicron the New COVID-19 Variant of Concern
28 November 2021 | Statement WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) – On 26 November 2021, WHO designated the variant B.1.1.529 a variant of concern, named Omicron, on the advice of WHO’s Technical Advisory Group on Virus Evolution (TAG-VE). This decision was based on the evidence presented to the TAG-VE that Omicron has several mutations that may have an impact on how it behaves, for…
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Tracking COVID-19 in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU).
The Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) Percentage of population administered COVID-19 vaccines as of 26 November 2021. As of 26 November 2021, the ECCU had recorded a total of 38,369 cases of COVID-19; New Cases – 47; Deaths – 740. Source: Facebook/ECCB Connects
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Updated Travel Advisory for Antigua and Barbuda – November 26, 2021
The Government of Antigua and Barbuda has updated its travel advisory effective immediately to ensure the continued safety of travellers and residents. The V.C. Bird International Airport is open for international and regional air traffic. The Antigua Port Authority is open to Cargo Vessels, Pleasure Craft and Ferry Services which are required to follow all…
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Warm Days and Cool Nights Expected for Antigua and Barbuda
(OBSERVER MEDIA) – The Christmas season is definitely here and residents of the twin-island are being told to brace for more chilly conditions for the next few nights, due to minimal winds. Climatologist Dale Destin advised that going into the weekend temperatures are expected to fall into the teens in some areas. “We are looking…
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Stricter Travel Requirements Pending to Enter Antigua and Barbuda
The Cabinet of Antigua and Barbuda in its usual weekly notes stated that effective December 15 2021, all passengers arriving into Antigua and Barbuda shall be fully vaccinated and shall also have a negative PCR Test or a Negative Rapid Antigen Test no more than four days old. The Technical Working Group (TWG) has issued…
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UPDATE: Boiling Lake Water Levels Have Increased
ROSEAU, DOMINICA: Observations made by a team of UWI-SRC scientists accompanied by staff of the Forestry, Wildlife & Parks Division and local volunteer volcanologist with the Office of Disaster Management (ODM) on a field trip to Boiling Lake, Dominica on 22/11/21 indicate that water levels have increased since a decline in activity was reported on…
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Excessive Heat Advisory in Effect for Antigua and Barbuda
The Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services (ABMS) has issued an Excessive Heat Advisory for Antigua and Barbuda from 10 am to 2 pm today (Thursday) until Saturday 27th November 2021. The following details were issued: An Excessive Heat Advisory is issued within 12 hours of the onset of hot conditions. The threshold for this advisory…
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State of Emergency and Curfew to End on December 23, 2021
The long-awaited lifting of the State of Emergency and Curfew will now take place on Wednesday, December 22 at 12am. This is according to the communication issued by the Government of Antigua and Barbuda in its weekly Cabinet Notes. It further states that all citizens and residents are to continue to wear face masks; they…
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FALSE ALARM; Sirens Sounded Due to Technical Glitch
BRADES, MONTSERRAT– The Disaster Management Coordination Agency (DMCA), apologizes for any inconvenience caused by the sounding of the national sirens at midnight on Monday, November 22, 2021. This was due to a technical glitch with the sirens modem and computer systems and not an operational error. The sirens do a self-test daily at midday, and…
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Traffic Management Notice for the Week Ahead; Date: 22 Nov, 2021.
Work under the Government of Antigua and Barbuda Second Road Infrastructure Rehabilitation Project will continue this week with backfill operations around the culvert at Little Creek located on Valley Road North. The diversion remains in effect. Work on Sir Sydney Walling Highway (SSWH): There will be Single Lane Traffic on a section of SSWH between…
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