{"id":248249,"date":"2025-09-01T08:40:35","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T12:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=248249"},"modified":"2025-09-01T08:40:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T12:40:36","slug":"dominican-republic-consul-meets-antigua-immigration-chief-over-nationals-welfare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/dominican-republic-consul-meets-antigua-immigration-chief-over-nationals-welfare\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominican Republic Consul Meets Antigua Immigration Chief Over Nationals\u2019 Welfare"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-1614673509\" 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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\/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>D\u00edaz, accompanied by Vice Consul Hu\u00e1scar Ogando and other members of the Dominican diplomatic corps, described the talks as an important step in safeguarding his country\u2019s citizens while deepening ties with Antiguan authorities.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2752716461\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"culinary\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:132\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 300w, 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