{"id":14673,"date":"2018-04-18T11:42:58","date_gmt":"2018-04-18T15:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=14673"},"modified":"2018-04-18T12:13:11","modified_gmt":"2018-04-18T16:13:11","slug":"dna-appoints-spokespersons-on-various-national-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/dna-appoints-spokespersons-on-various-national-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"DNA appoints spokespersons on various national issues"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On the cusp of its first anniversary tomorrow the new Democratic National Alliance has appointed a list of spokespersons on various areas of national interest.<\/p>

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“We remind the public that the DNA is committed to running a lean, efficient and streamlined government and therefore, the Portfolios listed do not represent the number of Ministries which would comprise our Administration,” the party said in a statement.<\/p>\n

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  1. Joanne Massiah – Health and Wellness; Education, Legal Affairs, National Security, Barbuda Affairs and Immigration, Public Works and Local Transportation<\/li>\n
  2. Anthony Stuart – Finance, Economic Development and Corporate Governance<\/li>\n
  3. Bruce Goodwin – Utilities and the Environment, Foreign Affairs, Trade, Investment and Manufacturing<\/li>\n
  4. Erica Edwards – Social Transformation and Gender Affairs<\/li>\n
  5. Louis Rivera – Telecommunication, Information, Broadcasting and Science<\/li>\n
  6. Gatesworth James – Civil Aviation, Marine Transportation and Ports<\/li>\n
  7. Kimberly Grant – Tourism, Culture and the Arts<\/li>\n
  8. Leon Smith – Lands, Urban Development and Housing<\/li>\n
  9. Vere Cornelius – Sports and Youth Affairs<\/li>\n
  10. Kelton Dalso – Public Services, Human Resource Development and Labour<\/li>\n
  11. Gameal Joyce – Agriculture and Fisheries<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    After its crushing\u00a0defeat in the\u00a0March\u00a021\u00a0general election, the DNA is pledging, “to always keep the government s feet to the proverbial fire, ensure that they deliver on their promises to the People and hold them accountable for their actions!”<\/p>

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    On the cusp of its first anniversary tomorrow the new Democratic National Alliance has appointed a list of spokespersons on various areas of national interest. “We remind the public that the DNA is committed to running a lean, efficient and streamlined government and therefore, the Portfolios listed do not represent the number of Ministries which […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":14684,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"\nDNA appoints spokespersons on various national issues - Antigua News Room<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/dna-appoints-spokespersons-on-various-national-issues\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"DNA appoints spokespersons on various national issues\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"On the cusp of its first anniversary tomorrow the new Democratic National Alliance has appointed a list of spokespersons on various areas of national interest. “We remind the public that the DNA is committed to running a lean, efficient and streamlined government and therefore, the Portfolios listed do not represent the number of Ministries which […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/dna-appoints-spokespersons-on-various-national-issues\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Antigua News Room\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-04-18T15:42:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-04-18T16:13:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:683\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/joanne-massiah-2.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"683\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Editor\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@AntiguaNewsRoom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@AntiguaNewsRoom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Editor\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/dna-appoints-spokespersons-on-various-national-issues\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/dna-appoints-spokespersons-on-various-national-issues\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Editor\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/36cac05ef6398fe56ae3e6317f8535c5\"},\"headline\":\"DNA appoints spokespersons on various national issues\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-04-18T15:42:58+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-04-18T16:13:11+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/dna-appoints-spokespersons-on-various-national-issues\/\"},\"wordCount\":219,\"commentCount\":2,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/dna-appoints-spokespersons-on-various-national-issues\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1620\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/joanne-massiah-2.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Politics\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/dna-appoints-spokespersons-on-various-national-issues\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/dna-appoints-spokespersons-on-various-national-issues\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/dna-appoints-spokespersons-on-various-national-issues\/\",\"name\":\"DNA appoints spokespersons on various national issues - 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