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Prime Minister Gaston Browne was moments ago sworn in as Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda for the second time.<\/p>

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It followed his landslide victory in the in the March\u00a021 general election in which he defeated the United Progressive\u00a0Party 15 seats to 1. The BPM got one seat.<\/p>\n

Browne took the oaths during a brief ceremony at Government House this afternoon.<\/p>

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Attorney General Steadroy “Cutie” Benjamin was also sworn in.<\/p>

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Benjamin told reporters he intends to get the ball rolling on all the plans outlined in the ABLP manifesto.<\/p>\n

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Prime Minister Gaston Browne says his Cabinet of ministers will be sworn in at 3 p.m today.<\/p>

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“The whole idea is to put them to work immediately,” Browne told reporters.<\/p>\n

“My charge to them is just serve the people and give it their all,” he added.<\/p>

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