{"id":205111,"date":"2024-06-23T17:53:37","date_gmt":"2024-06-23T21:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=205111"},"modified":"2024-06-23T17:56:45","modified_gmt":"2024-06-23T21:56:45","slug":"antigua-and-barbuda-festivals-commission-relaxing-qualification-rules-for-the-2024-calypso-monarch-quarterfinals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-and-barbuda-festivals-commission-relaxing-qualification-rules-for-the-2024-calypso-monarch-quarterfinals\/","title":{"rendered":"Antigua and Barbuda Festivals Commission\u00a0relaxing qualification rules for the 2024 Calypso Monarch Quarterfinals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-3780305469\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img 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https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-10-45-56.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Calling all Calypsonians to participate in Official Carnival Calypso Tents. &nbsp;<\/p><div id=\"antig-1812108986\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"IMG_0041\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0041.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0041.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0041.jpg 240w, 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