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Prime Minister Gaston Browne has praised the performance of workers from the Dominican Republic currently engaged in Antigua and Barbuda\u2019s national housing initiative.<\/p>

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Speaking on the Browne and Browne Show<\/em>, Mr Browne disclosed that 50 workers had been brought in to assist with construction. He cited reports from Housing Minister Rawdon Turner that their pace of work was striking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Speaking on the Browne and Browne Show<\/em>, Mr Browne disclosed that 50 workers had been brought in to assist with construction. He cited reports from Housing Minister Rawdon Turner that their pace of work was striking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cMinister Turner has reported to us, and this is not an exaggeration, he says that work that they do in one week normally takes a month,\u201d the Prime Minister said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

He described their efforts as a boost to the government\u2019s drive to accelerate homebuilding.<\/p>

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\u201cNo exaggeration. So you can imagine the type of productivity that you\u2019re going to see in terms of the construction of homes,\u201d he addedBrowne and Browne Show (1).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The government has been seeking to expand housing delivery under its national programme while also advancing policies to empower citizens through better education, healthcare, and social services.<\/p>\n

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