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Question of the Day:<\/strong> Should Asot Michael be granted a state funeral, or does the official funeral decided by the Cabinet appropriately reflect his service and contributions to the nation?<\/p>

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Prime Minister Gaston Browne\u2019s decision to grant Michael an official, rather than state, funeral has generated considerable public debate, with some arguing that only individuals with distinguished service and exemplary personal conduct should receive a state funeral. Do you agree with the Cabinet\u2019s decision, or do you believe Michael’s contributions warrant the higher honor of a state funeral?<\/p>\n

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Question of the Day: Should Asot Michael be granted a state funeral, or does the official funeral decided by the Cabinet appropriately reflect his service and contributions to the nation? Prime Minister Gaston Browne\u2019s decision to grant Michael an official, rather than state, funeral has generated considerable public debate, with some arguing that only individuals […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":204844,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-215970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\nQuestion of the Day: Should Asot Michael be granted a state funeral? - 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\/question-of-the-day-should-asot-michael-be-granted-a-state-funeral\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Question of the Day: Should Asot Michael be granted a state funeral?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Question of the Day: Should Asot Michael be granted a state funeral, or does the official funeral decided by the Cabinet appropriately reflect his service and contributions to the nation? 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