{"id":274802,"date":"2026-04-30T16:39:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T20:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=274802"},"modified":"2026-04-30T16:39:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T20:39:41","slug":"antigua-and-barbuda-scientist-alexandra-hughes-completes-ocean-acidification-training-in-jamaica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-and-barbuda-scientist-alexandra-hughes-completes-ocean-acidification-training-in-jamaica\/","title":{"rendered":"Antigua and Barbuda scientist Alexandra Hughes completes ocean acidification training in Jamaica"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-3719950006\" 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\" 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explored how ocean acidification research could be integrated into its national work programme.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1380588029\" 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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