{"id":262769,"date":"2025-12-31T06:44:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T10:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=262769"},"modified":"2025-12-31T06:44:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T10:44:45","slug":"listen-svg-prime-minister-expresses-surprise-over-us-proclamation-against-dominicans-and-antiguans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/listen-svg-prime-minister-expresses-surprise-over-us-proclamation-against-dominicans-and-antiguans\/","title":{"rendered":"LISTEN: SVG Prime Minister expresses surprise over US proclamation against Dominicans and Antiguans"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-2995554676\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img 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