ABHCUK Press Releases

28 April 2020 The dreaded COVID-19 pandemic is ravaging through the globe, crippling even powerful economies and devastating the lives of many.  Antigua and Barbuda, like most other nations of the world, is forced to adapt to a new reality, and due to the current

23 April 2020 The Government of Antigua and Barbuda advises that the curfew window, which had been from 7:00 AM to 12:00 PM daily, will now commence at 6:00 AM and continue until 6:00 PM daily for essential services. Furthermore, the period for its continuation will

15 April 2020  The Government of Antigua and Barbuda, on the advice of health officials including PAHO, and to control the spread of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) disease, extended the current 24-Hour curfew for another week. The extension will come into effect from Thursday, 16 April

The Honourable Gaston Browne, MPPrime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda 10 April 2020 Prime Minister the Honourable Gaston Browne on Thursday, at the commencement of a new seven-day 24-hour curfew to curb the spread of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus), penned an open letter to Antiguans and

The Government of Antigua and Barbuda announced on Wednesday that it has extended the curfew enforced on 2 April 2020 by another week. The original curfew established by a State of Emergency to curb the spread of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) was due to expire today,

(Above, left-right) Dr Rhonda Sealey-Thomas, Chief Medical Office and Dr Albert Duncan, Medical Director at the Mount St John Medical Centre 8 April 2020 The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment on Tuesday announced the first COVID-19 related death in Antigua and Barbuda. Chief Medical

7 April 2020 We are deeply concerned by the terrible news that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to intensive care from symptoms of the Coronavirus.  My government and I extend best wishes for a speedy recovery and a return of Prime Minister Johnson to

3 April 2020 The Ministry of Health Wellness and the Environment has received confirmation of six (6) new laboratory confirmed cases of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) from the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA). This brings the total number of persons tested for COVID-19 to forty (40) with

 28 March 2020  Having noted the significant increase in confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection, and in an effort to prevent the spread of the virus into and within the borders of Antigua and Barbuda, the Government has taken the decision that, effective Saturday 28th March