{"id":267526,"date":"2026-02-18T15:50:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T19:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=267526"},"modified":"2026-02-18T15:51:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T19:51:56","slug":"pm-browne-signals-confidence-in-randy-baltimore-ahead-of-st-philips-north-by-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-browne-signals-confidence-in-randy-baltimore-ahead-of-st-philips-north-by-election\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Browne Signals Confidence in Randy Baltimore Ahead of St Philip\u2019s North By-Election"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-2633638913\" 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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shortly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe look forward to formally receiving Mr Randy Baltimore \u2013 ABLP\u2019s candidate in the upcoming St Phillip\u2019s North by election, as the newest member of Parliament shortly,\u201d the Prime Minister wrote.<\/p><div id=\"antig-960520828\" 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 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