{"id":2499,"date":"2017-05-31T16:57:04","date_gmt":"2017-05-31T20:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=2499"},"modified":"2017-07-23T17:35:40","modified_gmt":"2017-07-23T17:35:40","slug":"update-paaws-responds-to-criticisms-over-its-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/update-paaws-responds-to-criticisms-over-its-operations\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: PAAWS responds to criticisms over its operations"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The animal welfare group PAAWS, has responded to criticism over the management of its finances.<\/p>

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In a statement to Antigua News Room, PAAWS Management Committee denied that it has been delaying the annual general meeting because it has something to hide.<\/p>\n

The group says it \u201cfiles its Annual Returns with the Registrar of Friendly Societies as required and is in the process of completing the audit for the year 2016.\u201d<\/p>

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It promised that the audited accounts and year-to-date report will be available to the recognized members at the AGM\u201d to be held on June 18,2017.<\/p>

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In its statement, the organization said it is run by a \u201cunited dedicated team with the utmost well-being and welfare of animals at the core of all of its operations”.<\/p>\n

PAAWS became the center of attention today after it published a notice saying Mike Ramdin had no right to call a meeting of the body for June 5th<\/sup>, 2017.<\/p>

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Ramdin is among members of PAAWS calling for the management committee to be more transparent especially with the finances of the animal welfare.<\/p>\n

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