{"id":202370,"date":"2024-05-18T19:23:56","date_gmt":"2024-05-18T23:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=202370"},"modified":"2024-05-18T19:23:58","modified_gmt":"2024-05-18T23:23:58","slug":"prime-minister-backs-proposal-to-name-barbuda-airport-after-former-mp-arthur-nibbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/prime-minister-backs-proposal-to-name-barbuda-airport-after-former-mp-arthur-nibbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Prime Minister Backs Proposal to Name Barbuda Airport After Former MP Arthur Nibbs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-730233315\" 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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