{"id":260896,"date":"2025-12-10T06:34:51","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T10:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=260896"},"modified":"2025-12-10T06:34:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T10:34:52","slug":"upp-skips-v-c-bird-day-honours-all-national-heroes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/upp-skips-v-c-bird-day-honours-all-national-heroes\/","title":{"rendered":"UPP Skips V.C. 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Bird Day celebrations, choosing instead to hold its own observance away from the official ceremony.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2575891014\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"ABLP_Red-&#038;-Reddy_Web_1000x250\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>While government officials, dignitaries and members of the Bird family gathered on Lower All Saints Road for the annual wreath-laying in honour of Sir Vere Cornwall Bird, the UPP marked the day separately. 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