{"id":182737,"date":"2023-08-18T10:56:43","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T14:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=182737"},"modified":"2023-08-18T13:20:59","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T17:20:59","slug":"acting-pm-of-antigua-and-barbuda-speaks-out-against-violence-targeting-journalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/acting-pm-of-antigua-and-barbuda-speaks-out-against-violence-targeting-journalists\/","title":{"rendered":"Acting PM of Antigua and Barbuda Speaks Out Against Violence Targeting Journalists"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-565714502\" 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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\/><\/a><\/div><p>Acting Prime Minister Steadroy Benjamin delivered a resolute message against acts of violence targeting journalists in Antigua, Barbuda, and the wider Caribbean.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3789369201\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:169\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 300w, 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