1.0Antigua News Roomhttps://antiguanewsroom.comEditorhttps://antiguanewsroom.com/author/editor/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="jNjhqMv7jx"><a href="https://antiguanewsroom.com/former-agriculture-minister-hilson-baptiste-dies/">Former Agriculture Minister Hilson Baptiste Dies</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://antiguanewsroom.com/former-agriculture-minister-hilson-baptiste-dies/embed/#?secret=jNjhqMv7jx" width="600" height="338" title="“Former Agriculture Minister Hilson Baptiste Dies” — Antigua News Room" data-secret="jNjhqMv7jx" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://antiguanewsroom.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_0997.jpeg600450The Minister of Agriculture under the former UPP administration, Hilson Baptiste has died. The cause of death is not known. Baptiste suffered a major stroke on August 21, 2023, which resulted in aphasia, significantly impairing his ability to communicate. He was hospitalized at the Sir Lester Bird Medical Center and later discharged on August 28, […]