{"id":140175,"date":"2021-10-22T16:48:03","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T20:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=140175"},"modified":"2021-10-22T16:48:03","modified_gmt":"2021-10-22T20:48:03","slug":"apua-responds-to-social-media-post-making-fun-of-its-poor-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/apua-responds-to-social-media-post-making-fun-of-its-poor-service\/","title":{"rendered":"APUA responds to social media post making fun of its poor service"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It has come to our attention that this image misrepresenting one of our www.apua.ag website pages has been circulating via social media.<\/p>\n

While some might find humour in it others have expressed concern as to the safety of utilizing our website for bill payments.<\/p>

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We would like to assure the public this image is fake and in no way represents the philosophy of our company in our commitment to the provision of essential services to Antiguans & Barbudans.<\/p>

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We further reaffirm that our website and online payment portal are safe and secure for customer transactions.<\/p>\n

We encourage persons who may encounter this image to not further
\nshare it to reduce its negative impact and report it where possible.<\/p>

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