{"id":255492,"date":"2025-10-26T17:21:50","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T21:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=255492"},"modified":"2025-10-26T17:21:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T21:21:51","slug":"churches-urged-to-pray-for-jamaica-as-antiguan-students-sheltered-during-hurricane-melissa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/churches-urged-to-pray-for-jamaica-as-antiguan-students-sheltered-during-hurricane-melissa\/","title":{"rendered":"Churches Urged to Pray for Jamaica as Antiguan Students Sheltered During Hurricane Melissa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-2446204543\" 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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