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The Leadership and Executive of the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) are deeply saddened to report an unfortunate incident that occurred during the Labour Day 2025 Parade en route to Fort James. Tragically, this incident has resulted in the death of an individual, whose identity is being withheld at this time until family members…

STATE MEDIA: A woman, believed to be in her 40s, was crushed to death by the wheel of a truck during Labour Day activities on Monday, 5th May, 2025. The incident happened shortly before 4pm near Fort James Beach. Initial reports are that the woman was trying to get onto the truck and slipped, leading…

The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) successfully completed its “Exercise ‘RegionRap 2025’, from April 10–15, 2025. RegionRap is the agency’s annual regional emergency telecommunications simulation. This exercise tested the operational readiness of communications plans, procedures and networks across the Regional Response Mechanism (RRM). The exercise brought together key emergency telecommunications players, including the CDEMA…

PAHO Caribbean: The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) officially opened the Carissa F. Etienne Emergency Operations Centre at the PAHO/WHO Barbados Office, a tribute to a visionary leader and champion of public health in the Caribbean. Dr. Amalia Del Riego, PAHO/WHO Representative for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Countries, welcomed guests and set the stage…

St. John’s, Antigua – May 1, 2025 – Senior members of the Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) Water Business Unit conducted a site visit today, Thursday, May 1, 2025, at the Fort James Reverse Osmosis (RO) facility to provide updates on the installation and upcoming commissioning of a newultrafiltration unit. The ultrafiltration unit is designed…

Dale C. S. Destin: Antigua experienced a notably wet April, recording 127.5 mm (5.02 in) of rainfall—66% more than the long-term April average of 77.0 mm (3.03 in). This makes April 2025 the wettest since 2013 and among the top 10 wettest Aprils on record for many areas across the island. This level of rainfall is especially significant during what is climatologically the driest…

Beyond the Storm: Strengthening Private-Public Partnership Resiliency St. Johns, Antigua – Tropical Shipping showed its commitment to island life Wednesday by hosting a disaster management workshop. More than 80 representatives from emergency service agencies, businesses, tourism organizations, as well as the Honorable Rawdon Turner, Minister of Social and Urban Transformation, took part in the half-day…

Dale C. S. Destin: When it comes to rainfall for this year, it’s anyone’s guess at this juncture. The latest forecast shows an almost even chance of rainfall totals ending up above normal, near normal or below normal, with probabilities of 33%, 34% and 33%, respectively. In other words, there’s no strong signal pointing clearly in any direction, making…

United States Geological Survey (USGS): The May 2, 2025 magnitude 7.4 earthquake off the southern coast of Chile and Argentina occurred as the result of reverse faulting at shallow depth. The earthquake occurred on either a northeast or southwest dipping reverse fault beneath the Drake Passage, consistent with relative plate convergence motions in the region.…

The Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda is pleased to inform the public that 16-year-old Shagada Gonsalves has been found in Gray’s Farm at 7:45 AM. Police are in the process of conducting further investigations. We extend our sincere gratitude to the public for their overwhelming support and information shared during the search. Thank…