ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA SIGNS MOU WITH MALTA TO IMPROVE WATER NETWORK

Antigua and Barbuda has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Republic of Malta to address leaks in the country’s water network.
A release from the Office of the Prime Minister says this is part of the effort to improve the supply of water to consumers.
Prime Minister Gaston Browne met last week with Malta’s Prime Minister Robert Abela to sign the MoU which will strengthen technical cooperation between the two countries.
The MoU aims to establish a capacity-building programme for strategy and technical personnel at the Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA).
The programme will comprise of a pilot leakage management project in isolated water supply zones within the municipal water distribution network.
This should result in the development of a holistic and comprehensive leakage identification, management and control strategy.
By virtue of this signed MoU, the government of Malta will provide support for training visits.
Prime Minister Browne was accompanied by the Hon. E.P. Chet Greene, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Immigration and Trade, Ambassador Aubrey Webson, Permanent Representative of Antigua and Barbuda to the UN, Ambassador Conrod Hunte, Deputy Permanent Representative and Tumasie Blair, Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations in New York.

PICTURES OF THE SIGNING SHOWN BELOW