{"id":209669,"date":"2024-08-21T10:00:26","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T14:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=209669"},"modified":"2024-08-21T10:07:12","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T14:07:12","slug":"mary-clare-hurst-set-to-resign-from-government-position","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/mary-clare-hurst-set-to-resign-from-government-position\/","title":{"rendered":"Government Senator Mary-Clare Hurst to Leave Office"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a><\/div>
\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n

Senator Mary-Clare Hurst will resign from her position in Parliament in the coming weeks for personal reasons. Hurst, who has been a trailblazer in her career, leaving a significant impact, will be greatly missed.<\/p>

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

Her notable achievements include being the first in her family to earn a college degree, the first female Chairman of the Port Authority of Antigua and Barbuda, and the first female General Secretary of the Antigua Barbuda Labor Party. Her work in transforming the Port Authority and mentoring youth has made a lasting impression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her departure is a considerable loss, with her absence keenly felt both locally and internationally.<\/p>

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

Senator Mary-Clare Hurst will resign from her position in Parliament in the coming weeks for personal reasons. Hurst, who has been a trailblazer in her career, leaving a significant impact, will be greatly missed. Her notable achievements include being the first in her family to earn a college degree, the first female Chairman of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":209671,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-209669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\nGovernment Senator Mary-Clare Hurst to Leave Office - 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\/mary-clare-hurst-set-to-resign-from-government-position\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Government Senator Mary-Clare Hurst to Leave Office\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Senator Mary-Clare Hurst will resign from her position in Parliament in the coming weeks for personal reasons. Hurst, who has been a trailblazer in her career, leaving a significant impact, will be greatly missed. Her notable achievements include being the first in her family to earn a college degree, the first female Chairman of the […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/mary-clare-hurst-set-to-resign-from-government-position\/\" \/>\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=\"2024-08-21T14:00:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-08-21T14:07:12+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\/2024\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-08-21-at-9.36.59-AM-e1724247620152.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"622\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"473\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"anr_staff\" \/>\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=\"anr_staff\" \/>\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\/mary-clare-hurst-set-to-resign-from-government-position\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/mary-clare-hurst-set-to-resign-from-government-position\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"anr_staff\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/f66ae26f5698168092c3ef9bccb12038\"},\"headline\":\"Government Senator Mary-Clare Hurst to Leave Office\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-08-21T14:00:26+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-08-21T14:07:12+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/mary-clare-hurst-set-to-resign-from-government-position\/\"},\"wordCount\":110,\"commentCount\":11,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/mary-clare-hurst-set-to-resign-from-government-position\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:622\/h:473\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-08-21-at-9.36.59-AM-e1724247620152.jpeg\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/mary-clare-hurst-set-to-resign-from-government-position\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/mary-clare-hurst-set-to-resign-from-government-position\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/mary-clare-hurst-set-to-resign-from-government-position\/\",\"name\":\"Government Senator Mary-Clare Hurst to Leave Office - Antigua News Room\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/mary-clare-hurst-set-to-resign-from-government-position\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/mary-clare-hurst-set-to-resign-from-government-position\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:622\/h:473\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-08-21-at-9.36.59-AM-e1724247620152.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-08-21T14:00:26+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-08-21T14:07:12+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/mary-clare-hurst-set-to-resign-from-government-position\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/mary-clare-hurst-set-to-resign-from-government-position\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/mary-clare-hurst-set-to-resign-from-government-position\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:622\/h:473\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-08-21-at-9.36.59-AM-e1724247620152.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:622\/h:473\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-08-21-at-9.36.59-AM-e1724247620152.jpeg\",\"width\":622,\"height\":473},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/mary-clare-hurst-set-to-resign-from-government-position\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Government Senator Mary-Clare Hurst to Leave Office\"}]},{\"@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\/f66ae26f5698168092c3ef9bccb12038\",\"name\":\"anr_staff\",\"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\":\"anr_staff\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/author\/anr_staff\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Government Senator Mary-Clare Hurst to Leave Office - 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\/mary-clare-hurst-set-to-resign-from-government-position\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Government Senator Mary-Clare Hurst to Leave Office","og_description":"Senator Mary-Clare Hurst will resign from her position in Parliament in the coming weeks for personal reasons. Hurst, who has been a trailblazer in her career, leaving a significant impact, will be greatly missed. Her notable achievements include being the first in her family to earn a college degree, the first female Chairman of the […]","og_url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/mary-clare-hurst-set-to-resign-from-government-position\/","og_site_name":"Antigua News Room","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom","article_published_time":"2024-08-21T14:00:26+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-08-21T14:07:12+00:00","og_image":[{"width":622,"height":473,"url":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-08-21-at-9.36.59-AM-e1724247620152.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"anr_staff","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@AntiguaNewsRoom","twitter_site":"@AntiguaNewsRoom","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"anr_staff","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/mary-clare-hurst-set-to-resign-from-government-position\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/mary-clare-hurst-set-to-resign-from-government-position\/"},"author":{"name":"anr_staff","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/f66ae26f5698168092c3ef9bccb12038"},"headline":"Government Senator Mary-Clare Hurst to Leave Office","datePublished":"2024-08-21T14:00:26+00:00","dateModified":"2024-08-21T14:07:12+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/mary-clare-hurst-set-to-resign-from-government-position\/"},"wordCount":110,"commentCount":11,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/mary-clare-hurst-set-to-resign-from-government-position\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:622\/h:473\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-08-21-at-9.36.59-AM-e1724247620152.jpeg","articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/mary-clare-hurst-set-to-resign-from-government-position\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/mary-clare-hurst-set-to-resign-from-government-position\/","url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/mary-clare-hurst-set-to-resign-from-government-position\/","name":"Government Senator Mary-Clare Hurst to Leave Office - Antigua News Room","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/mary-clare-hurst-set-to-resign-from-government-position\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/mary-clare-hurst-set-to-resign-from-government-position\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:622\/h:473\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-08-21-at-9.36.59-AM-e1724247620152.jpeg","datePublished":"2024-08-21T14:00:26+00:00","dateModified":"2024-08-21T14:07:12+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/mary-clare-hurst-set-to-resign-from-government-position\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/mary-clare-hurst-set-to-resign-from-government-position\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/mary-clare-hurst-set-to-resign-from-government-position\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:622\/h:473\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-08-21-at-9.36.59-AM-e1724247620152.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:622\/h:473\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-08-21-at-9.36.59-AM-e1724247620152.jpeg","width":622,"height":473},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/mary-clare-hurst-set-to-resign-from-government-position\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Government Senator Mary-Clare Hurst to Leave Office"}]},{"@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\/f66ae26f5698168092c3ef9bccb12038","name":"anr_staff","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":"anr_staff"},"url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/author\/anr_staff\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209669","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\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=209669"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209669\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":209674,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209669\/revisions\/209674"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/media\/209671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=209669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=209669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=209669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}