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NOTICE: Water Main Leak At VCBIA
TRAVEL ALERT: Issued by the Antigua and Barbuda Airport Authority Due to a water main leak, only one lane of traffic is currently open in front of the terminal. Departing passengers: Please arrive early to avoid delays due to expected traffic congestion. Our team is working diligently to fix the issue as soon as possible.…
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NOTICE: Closure Of A Section Of All Saints Road
The Ministry of Works advises all motorists to proceed with caution along All Saints Road as a portion is closed off in the vacinity of Kennedy’s Hardware and Fadi’s Building Supplies. Detour signs are in place and should be adhered to for your safety. Upon inspection, it was found that a section of the road,…
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ABDF Participates In Exercise Tradewinds 2025
Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force (ABDF): The Antigua & Barbuda Defence Force has proudly deployed a contingent of soldiers to participate in Exercise Tradewinds 2025 (TW25) – a premier multinational training operation co-hosted by the U.S. Southern Command and the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force. TW25 brings together over 30 partner nations in a united effort…
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Magnitude 3.5 Earthquake Recorded Near Saint Kitts And Nevis
UWI, SRC – Automatic Earthquake Location DATE AND TIME: 2025-04-29 12:12 pm (Local Time) 2025-04-29 16:12 (UTC) MAGNITUDE: 3.5 LOCATION: Latitude: 17.14N | Longitude: 63.52W Depth: 10 km NEARBY CITIES: Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, 89 km, WSW Brades, Montserrat, 150 km, WNW Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, 185 km, W *distance and direction to…
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NOTICE: Restriction On Placing Waste On Sidewalks During Business Hours
NOTICE TO ALL PERSONS OPERATING A BUSINESS IN ST. JOHN’S CITY The St. John’s Development Corporation (SJDC) and the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) hereby advise all persons who operate a business within the City of St. John’s that effective Tuesday, 6th May 2025, no waste or garbage is to be placed on sidewalks…
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Caribbean Braces For Early Heat Season With Increased Drought
Caribbean Electric Utility Services Corporation (CARILEC): The Caribbean is expected to experience an early start to its annual heat season, with heat waves likely beginning as soon as April, according to the Barbados-based Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF). While temperatures are set to rise, the extreme levels seen in 2023 and 2024 are not expected to be…
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Improving Urban Development Around St. John’s Public Market
CABINET NOTES: The Minister Responsible for Urban Development and St. John’s Development Corporation (SJDC) has been successful at winning the cooperation of vendors to move into the Public Market and other places, away from sidewalks in and around the St. John’s Fruit and Vegetable Market. Both pedestrians and vehicular traffic are able to move in…
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New Traffic Measures For The St. John’s Public Market Area
CABINET NOTES: Forty-five (45) minute parking permits are going to be instituted to allow for shopping within the market complex. On Saturdays only, the Lower All Saints Road traffic, east of the V.C. Bird bust all the way up to Vivian Richards Street, will be closed off to foot traffic only until 12:00 noon. Vendors…
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Magnitude 4.8 Earthquake Rattles Southern Caribbean Islands
UWI, SRC – Automatic Earthquake Location DATE AND TIME: 2025-04-27 7:33 pm (Local Time) 2025-04-27 23:33 (UTC) MAGNITUDE: 4.8 LOCATION: Latitude: 13.25N | Longitude: 60.33W Depth: 23 km NEARBY CITIES: Bridgetown, Barbados, 81 km, WNW Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 100 km, E Castries, Saint Lucia, 112 km, SE *distance and direction to epicenter…
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Concerned Citizens Of Antigua And Barbuda To Search For Thomas Vasquez
Concerned Citizens of Antigua and Barbuda: Please join the search for Thomas Vasquez on Monday, April 28th, at 9 am. Meeting point: Willikies Police Station in Glanvilles. Concerned Citizens of Antigua and Barbuda will be mounting a search for a 21-year-old Trinidadian man, Thomas Vasquez. The search will take place on Monday, 28th April at…
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Hodges Bay Home Extensively Damaged In Major Explosion
STATE MEDIA: The Fire Department is investigating the cause of a major explosion at a home in Hodges Bay on Saturday morning. There was extensive damage to the home, as parts of the roof were blown off and landed on nearby properties. The explosion also resulted in a fire at the home, which was later…
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UPDATE: Missing Bendals Teen Returns Home
STRATCOM: The Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda is pleased to inform the public that 14-year-old Jaen Anthony of Bendals has returned home and is in the care of his Father. Both the child and the father have been interviewed, and investigations are ongoing. We extend our sincere gratitude to the public for their…
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