{"id":145008,"date":"2022-01-16T12:20:05","date_gmt":"2022-01-16T16:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=145008"},"modified":"2022-01-16T12:39:36","modified_gmt":"2022-01-16T16:39:36","slug":"pm-announces-500m-economic-stimulus-for-antigua-and-barbudas-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-announces-500m-economic-stimulus-for-antigua-and-barbudas-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"PM announces 500M economic stimulus for Antigua and Barbuda&#8217;s economy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-4212580783\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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