{"id":202912,"date":"2024-05-25T11:50:46","date_gmt":"2024-05-25T15:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=202912"},"modified":"2024-05-25T11:54:32","modified_gmt":"2024-05-25T15:54:32","slug":"delegates-expected-for-sids4-conference-jump-from-3000-to-5000-says-pm-browne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/delegates-expected-for-sids4-conference-jump-from-3000-to-5000-says-pm-browne\/","title":{"rendered":"Delegates expected for the SIDS4 Conference have increased from 3,000 to 5,000, says PM Browne"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-2859000667\" 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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