{"id":237019,"date":"2025-05-15T06:47:28","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T10:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=237019"},"modified":"2025-05-15T06:47:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T10:47:38","slug":"antigua-and-barbuda-hit-with-us136k-legal-bill-in-alfa-nero-controversy-cost-continues-to-climb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-and-barbuda-hit-with-us136k-legal-bill-in-alfa-nero-controversy-cost-continues-to-climb\/","title":{"rendered":"Antigua and Barbuda Hit with US$136K Legal Bill in Alfa Nero Controversy; Cost Continues to Climb"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-4120645733\" 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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\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong>The Chairman of Cabinet indicated that the cost of the legal defense in the United States Court in the Alpha Nero matter,\u00a0<\/strong>triggered by operatives of The United Progressive Party, now stands at One Hundred and Thirty-Six Thousand US Dollars.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3582781090\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"PHOTO-2026-04-07-23-18-33\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1600\/h:800\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-23-18-33.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1600\/h:800\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-23-18-33.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/PHOTO-2026-04-07-23-18-33.jpg 300w, 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