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  • Repairs Of Highways And Community Roads By Ministry Of Works

    CABINET NOTES: The Cabinet invited four officials from the Public Works Department—the Permanent Secretary, the Minister of State within the Ministry, the Director, and Deputy Director—to address the continuing work on repairing highways and community roads throughout the country. It was agreed that teams of workers undertaking repairs at night will continue. Several concrete roads…

  • Increased Registration Fees On Heavy-Duty Trucks And Earthmoving Equipment

    CABINET NOTES: The Cabinet also agreed that a small increase in vehicle registration fees on heavy-duty trucks and on earthmoving equipment that utilise the roadways, shortening their lifespan, will soon be enacted following the next Parliamentary sitting this month. The amounts to be raised by this shift will be utilised to leverage a loan from…

  • Exercise Planning And Design Course 2025 Concludes At Camp Blizzard

    Forty dedicated participants from various organisations, including the Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force, the Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda, the National Office of Disaster Services, the Barbados Police Service, the Barbados Defence Force, the Royal Grenada Police Force, the Guyana Police Force, St. Kitts and Nevis Defence Force, the Royal St. Christopher and…

  • Concerned Citizens Of Antigua And Barbuda To Organize Another Search For Orden David

    Concerned Citizens of Antigua and Barbuda, the Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force and the AIDS Secretariat will be mounting yet another search for Orden “Passo” David tomorrow, Wednesday, 5th February, 2025. Anyone wishing to join the search party is asked to meet at Townhouse Megastore at 6am.

  • Outdoor World Ltd. Affirms Its Lay’s Classic Chips Are Not Affected By The Recall

    Outdooor World Ltd. is the official distributor for Frito Lay Snacks in Antigua and Barbuda. We are aware of the recent recall of Lay’s Classic Potato Chips 13-oz Party Size bags. Our distribution channel does NOT carry this product, and our Lay’s Classic are NOT affected by the recall. Customer safety remains our top priority.

  • Air Quality Returns To Good Levels

    Saharan Dust Air Quality BulletinAntigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services9:00 am Monday 03 February 2024 Air Quality Index (AQI) Based on Particulate Matter 2.5 (PM2.5) and 10 (PM10) Concentration Air quality category: GoodLocation: Antigua and BarbudaTiming: Until… Synopsis: Minimal Saharan Dust and or PM2.5 and PM10 at present. No action is required. Alert Level: I Air…

  • Drought Conditions Return To Antigua

    Dale C. S. Destin: Drought conditions have returned to Antigua. By the end of December 2024, the three-month rainfall total of 248.9 mm (9.80 in) fell below normal levels, officially placing the island in a moderate meteorological drought. This drought was primarily driven by a distinctively dry December, which recorded just 41.7 mm (1.64 in)…

  • High Surf Advisory Issued For Antigua, Barbuda, Montserrat, St. Kitts, Nevis, Anguilla And The BVI

    Urgent – Marine Weather MessageHigh Surf AdvisoryAntigua and Barbuda Meteorological Service4:45 pm Friday 31 January, 2025 …High surf advisory for Antigua, Barbuda, Montserrat,St. Kitts, Nevis, Anguilla and the British Virgin Islands… Locations to be affected: Reefs and exposed northern and northern facing coastlines relatively shallow, gently tomoderately sloping, nearshore areas. Timing: From Saturday night until…

  • Small Craft Advisory Issued For Antigua, Barbuda, Anguilla, The BVI, Montserrat, St. Kitts And Nevis

    Urgent – Marine Weather MessageSmall Craft AdvisoryAntigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services4:30 pm Friday 31 January, 2025 …Small craft advisory for Antigua, Barbuda, Anguilla, the British Virgin Islands, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis… Locations to be affected: Mainly, open waters on the Eastern and Northern sides of the islands out to 20 nautical miles. Timing: Until…

  • Caribbean Airlines Reaffirms Its Unwavering Commitment To Safety

    Caribbean Airlines takes note of the statement dated January 28, 2025, issued by the Trinidad and Tobago Airline Pilots Association (TTALPA) regarding the emergency landing of flight BW1541 on January 27, 2025. The airline categorically rejects any suggestion that safety is being compromised and reassures the travelling public that safety remains the foundation and number…

  • Air Quality Falls To Moderate Levels Due To Saharan Dust

    Air Quality BulletinAntigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services9:45 am Friday 31 January 2025 Air Quality Index Based on Particulate Matters 2.5 (PM2.5) and 10 (PM10) Concentration Air quality category: ModerateLocation: Antigua and BarbudaTiming: This (Friday) evening until tomorrow (Saturday) tonight. Synopsis: The air quality is forecast to fall to moderate due to particulate matters 2.5 and…

  • UPDATE: Police Investigating Discovery Of Deceased Individuals On Vessel

    The St. Kitts – Nevis Defence Force (SKNDF) Coast Guard Base received a report of a vessel drifting southwest of Nevis between the hours of 11AM and 12PM on January 29th, 2025. The SKNDF responded accordingly and towed the vessel to the Coast Guard base on St. Kitts, where it was dry-docked to facilitate further investigation.…