{"id":192138,"date":"2023-12-13T12:10:27","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T16:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=192138"},"modified":"2023-12-13T12:10:27","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T16:10:27","slug":"newly-elected-ablp-caretaker-for-st-johns-rural-west-vows-vigorous-leadership-in-senate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/newly-elected-ablp-caretaker-for-st-johns-rural-west-vows-vigorous-leadership-in-senate\/","title":{"rendered":"Newly Elected ABLP Caretaker for St Johns Rural West Vows Vigorous Leadership in Senate"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a><\/div>
\"\"<\/a><\/div>

The newly appointed Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party caretaker for St Johns Rural West pledges to bring his professional vigor to his Senatorial role, leveraging strong relational skills for broader impact. Prime Minister Gaston Browne commends his natural ability to connect with people.<\/p>

\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n

Having won the ABLP Primary, he will face Richard Lewis in the election. Seeking advice from former ABLP incumbent Londel Benjamin, he emphasizes focusing on community areas with support from Gail Christian.<\/p>\n

Addressing youth development concerns, he aims to change mindsets and provide avenues for scholarships, extending attention to older youths for optimal performance.<\/p>

\"\"<\/a><\/div>
\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n
\"\"<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The newly appointed Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party caretaker for St Johns Rural West pledges to bring his professional vigor to his Senatorial role, leveraging strong relational skills for broader impact. Prime Minister Gaston Browne commends his natural ability to connect with people. Having won the ABLP Primary, he will face Richard Lewis in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":191818,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-192138","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\nNewly Elected ABLP Caretaker for St Johns Rural West Vows Vigorous Leadership in Senate - 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\/newly-elected-ablp-caretaker-for-st-johns-rural-west-vows-vigorous-leadership-in-senate\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Newly Elected ABLP Caretaker for St Johns Rural West Vows Vigorous Leadership in Senate\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The newly appointed Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party caretaker for St Johns Rural West pledges to bring his professional vigor to his Senatorial role, leveraging strong relational skills for broader impact. Prime Minister Gaston Browne commends his natural ability to connect with people. Having won the ABLP Primary, he will face Richard Lewis in the […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/newly-elected-ablp-caretaker-for-st-johns-rural-west-vows-vigorous-leadership-in-senate\/\" \/>\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=\"2023-12-13T16:10:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/joseph.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"960\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"960\" \/>\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\/newly-elected-ablp-caretaker-for-st-johns-rural-west-vows-vigorous-leadership-in-senate\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/newly-elected-ablp-caretaker-for-st-johns-rural-west-vows-vigorous-leadership-in-senate\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Editor\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/36cac05ef6398fe56ae3e6317f8535c5\"},\"headline\":\"Newly Elected ABLP Caretaker for St Johns Rural West Vows Vigorous Leadership in Senate\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-12-13T16:10:27+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-12-13T16:10:27+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/newly-elected-ablp-caretaker-for-st-johns-rural-west-vows-vigorous-leadership-in-senate\/\"},\"wordCount\":111,\"commentCount\":5,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/newly-elected-ablp-caretaker-for-st-johns-rural-west-vows-vigorous-leadership-in-senate\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:960\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/joseph.jpeg\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/newly-elected-ablp-caretaker-for-st-johns-rural-west-vows-vigorous-leadership-in-senate\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/newly-elected-ablp-caretaker-for-st-johns-rural-west-vows-vigorous-leadership-in-senate\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/newly-elected-ablp-caretaker-for-st-johns-rural-west-vows-vigorous-leadership-in-senate\/\",\"name\":\"Newly Elected ABLP Caretaker for St Johns Rural West Vows Vigorous Leadership in Senate - Antigua News Room\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/newly-elected-ablp-caretaker-for-st-johns-rural-west-vows-vigorous-leadership-in-senate\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/newly-elected-ablp-caretaker-for-st-johns-rural-west-vows-vigorous-leadership-in-senate\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:960\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/joseph.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-12-13T16:10:27+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-12-13T16:10:27+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/newly-elected-ablp-caretaker-for-st-johns-rural-west-vows-vigorous-leadership-in-senate\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/newly-elected-ablp-caretaker-for-st-johns-rural-west-vows-vigorous-leadership-in-senate\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/newly-elected-ablp-caretaker-for-st-johns-rural-west-vows-vigorous-leadership-in-senate\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:960\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/joseph.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:960\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/joseph.jpeg\",\"width\":960,\"height\":960},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/newly-elected-ablp-caretaker-for-st-johns-rural-west-vows-vigorous-leadership-in-senate\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Newly Elected ABLP Caretaker for St Johns Rural West Vows Vigorous Leadership in Senate\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/\",\"name\":\"Antigua News Room\",\"description\":\"News As It Happens\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Antigua Newsroom\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1080\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1584.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1080\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1584.jpeg\",\"width\":1260,\"height\":1260,\"caption\":\"Antigua Newsroom\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/AntiguaNewsRoom\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/antiguanewsroom\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/36cac05ef6398fe56ae3e6317f8535c5\",\"name\":\"Editor\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96\",\"caption\":\"Editor\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/author\/editor\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Newly Elected ABLP Caretaker for St Johns Rural West Vows Vigorous Leadership in Senate - Antigua News Room","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/newly-elected-ablp-caretaker-for-st-johns-rural-west-vows-vigorous-leadership-in-senate\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Newly Elected ABLP Caretaker for St Johns Rural West Vows Vigorous Leadership in Senate","og_description":"The newly appointed Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party caretaker for St Johns Rural West pledges to bring his professional vigor to his Senatorial role, leveraging strong relational skills for broader impact. Prime Minister Gaston Browne commends his natural ability to connect with people. Having won the ABLP Primary, he will face Richard Lewis in the […]","og_url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/newly-elected-ablp-caretaker-for-st-johns-rural-west-vows-vigorous-leadership-in-senate\/","og_site_name":"Antigua News Room","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom","article_published_time":"2023-12-13T16:10:27+00:00","og_image":[{"width":960,"height":960,"url":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/joseph.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Editor","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@AntiguaNewsRoom","twitter_site":"@AntiguaNewsRoom","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Editor","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/newly-elected-ablp-caretaker-for-st-johns-rural-west-vows-vigorous-leadership-in-senate\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/newly-elected-ablp-caretaker-for-st-johns-rural-west-vows-vigorous-leadership-in-senate\/"},"author":{"name":"Editor","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/36cac05ef6398fe56ae3e6317f8535c5"},"headline":"Newly Elected ABLP Caretaker for St Johns Rural West Vows Vigorous Leadership in Senate","datePublished":"2023-12-13T16:10:27+00:00","dateModified":"2023-12-13T16:10:27+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/newly-elected-ablp-caretaker-for-st-johns-rural-west-vows-vigorous-leadership-in-senate\/"},"wordCount":111,"commentCount":5,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/newly-elected-ablp-caretaker-for-st-johns-rural-west-vows-vigorous-leadership-in-senate\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:960\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/joseph.jpeg","articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/newly-elected-ablp-caretaker-for-st-johns-rural-west-vows-vigorous-leadership-in-senate\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/newly-elected-ablp-caretaker-for-st-johns-rural-west-vows-vigorous-leadership-in-senate\/","url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/newly-elected-ablp-caretaker-for-st-johns-rural-west-vows-vigorous-leadership-in-senate\/","name":"Newly Elected ABLP Caretaker for St Johns Rural West Vows Vigorous Leadership in Senate - Antigua News Room","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/newly-elected-ablp-caretaker-for-st-johns-rural-west-vows-vigorous-leadership-in-senate\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/newly-elected-ablp-caretaker-for-st-johns-rural-west-vows-vigorous-leadership-in-senate\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:960\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/joseph.jpeg","datePublished":"2023-12-13T16:10:27+00:00","dateModified":"2023-12-13T16:10:27+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/newly-elected-ablp-caretaker-for-st-johns-rural-west-vows-vigorous-leadership-in-senate\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/newly-elected-ablp-caretaker-for-st-johns-rural-west-vows-vigorous-leadership-in-senate\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/newly-elected-ablp-caretaker-for-st-johns-rural-west-vows-vigorous-leadership-in-senate\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:960\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/joseph.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:960\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/joseph.jpeg","width":960,"height":960},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/newly-elected-ablp-caretaker-for-st-johns-rural-west-vows-vigorous-leadership-in-senate\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Newly Elected ABLP Caretaker for St Johns Rural West Vows Vigorous Leadership in Senate"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/","name":"Antigua News Room","description":"News As It Happens","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization","name":"Antigua Newsroom","url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1080\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1584.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1080\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1584.jpeg","width":1260,"height":1260,"caption":"Antigua Newsroom"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom","https:\/\/x.com\/AntiguaNewsRoom","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/antiguanewsroom\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/36cac05ef6398fe56ae3e6317f8535c5","name":"Editor","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96","caption":"Editor"},"url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/author\/editor\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=192138"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192138\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":192139,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192138\/revisions\/192139"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/media\/191818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=192138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=192138"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=192138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}