{"id":267217,"date":"2026-02-15T08:19:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T12:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=267217"},"modified":"2026-02-15T08:19:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T12:19:40","slug":"listen-antigua-and-barbuda-government-purchases-crusher-to-accelerate-road-repairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/listen-antigua-and-barbuda-government-purchases-crusher-to-accelerate-road-repairs\/","title":{"rendered":"LISTEN: Antigua and Barbuda Government Purchases Crusher to Accelerate Road Repairs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-1786815596\" 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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\/><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"youtube-vid\" title=\"CRUSHER\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CG5s7VX5lNM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The government has purchased a new stone crusher to boost aggregate production and speed up concrete road repairs across the country, Prime Minister Gaston Browne announced Saturday.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2868916175\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"IMG_0041\"><img 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arrive within 45 to 60 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The equipment will increase the supply of aggregates used in concrete production, addressing what the prime minister described as current limitations in daily output.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1529583943\" class=\"antig-content_4 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=\"\"  srcset=\"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 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, 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