{"id":247839,"date":"2025-08-27T18:34:32","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T22:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=247839"},"modified":"2025-08-27T18:34:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T22:34:33","slug":"pringle-calls-on-house-speaker-to-rescind-expungement-of-watts-march-3-presentation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pringle-calls-on-house-speaker-to-rescind-expungement-of-watts-march-3-presentation\/","title":{"rendered":"Pringle Calls on House Speaker to Rescind Expungement of Watts\u2019 March 3 Presentation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-3781135079\" 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\" alt=\"\"  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\u201cconsequences\u201d would be; and whether there was any provision in the Standing Orders for retroactive rulings by the Speaker.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3070622446\" class=\"antig-content_4 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\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"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 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, 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