{"id":212917,"date":"2024-10-02T04:50:12","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T08:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=212917"},"modified":"2024-10-02T06:07:23","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T10:07:23","slug":"tourism-minister-proposes-water-taxi-solutions-to-alleviate-traffic-congestion-for-cruise-passengers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/tourism-minister-proposes-water-taxi-solutions-to-alleviate-traffic-congestion-for-cruise-passengers\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourism Minister Proposes Water-Taxi Solutions to Alleviate Traffic Congestion for Cruise Passengers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-1225836918\" 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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