{"id":213420,"date":"2024-10-08T05:36:21","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T09:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=213420"},"modified":"2024-10-08T05:36:22","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T09:36:22","slug":"senator-nedd-charles-expresses-disappointment-over-barbuda-councils-absence-at-airport-opening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/senator-nedd-charles-expresses-disappointment-over-barbuda-councils-absence-at-airport-opening\/","title":{"rendered":"Senator Nedd-Charles Expresses Disappointment Over Barbuda Council\u2019s Absence at Airport Opening"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-2595670626\" 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\" 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