{"id":248495,"date":"2025-09-03T10:15:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T14:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=248495"},"modified":"2025-09-03T10:18:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T14:18:30","slug":"labour-department-to-close-early-on-september-9-for-former-commissioners-funeral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/labour-department-to-close-early-on-september-9-for-former-commissioners-funeral\/","title":{"rendered":"Labour Department to Close Early on September 9 for Former Commissioner\u2019s Funeral"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-3253255982\" 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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