{"id":271908,"date":"2026-04-04T07:42:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T11:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=271908"},"modified":"2026-04-04T07:42:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T11:42:25","slug":"video-ablp-candidate-michael-m-joseph-says-he-will-use-local-contractors-to-drive-community-upgrades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/video-ablp-candidate-michael-m-joseph-says-he-will-use-local-contractors-to-drive-community-upgrades\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: ABLP Candidate Michael M. 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Joseph says he plans to rely on local contractors to carry out community upgrades in St. John\u2019s Rural West, with a focus on improving infrastructure and sporting facilities.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1678060583\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB-1.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB-1.png 2160w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_2026_Launch_English_Digital-BB-1.png 300w, 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development efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said empowering contractors within the constituency will ensure that the benefits of these projects remain within the community while accelerating needed improvements.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3140646322\" 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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