{"id":276021,"date":"2026-05-12T06:27:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T10:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=276021"},"modified":"2026-05-12T06:27:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T10:27:24","slug":"baltimore-begins-duties-as-agriculture-minister-of-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baltimore-begins-duties-as-agriculture-minister-of-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Baltimore Begins Duties as Agriculture Minister of State"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a><\/div>
\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n

Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Fisheries and the Blue Economy Randy Baltimore says collaboration and support for farmers and fishers will be key priorities as he officially began work in his new role.<\/p>

\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Baltimore said Monday marked his first day on the job, during which he joined Agriculture Minister Anthony Smith Jr. in meetings with the ministry\u2019s Permanent Secretary and technical staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Baltimore, discussions focused on strengthening the systems that support the agricultural and fisheries sectors while advancing the ministry\u2019s development goals.<\/p>

\"\"<\/a><\/div>
\"\"<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe meeting focused on collaboration, development, and strengthening the systems that support our farmers, fishers, and the wider agricultural sector,\u201d Baltimore wrote in a social media post.<\/p>

\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

He added that he looks forward to working closely with the ministry\u2019s team to build sustainable opportunities and continue advancing the sector for the benefit of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The appointment comes as the government continues efforts to expand food security initiatives and strengthen Antigua and Barbuda\u2019s blue economy sector.<\/p>

\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n
\"\"<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Fisheries and the Blue Economy Randy Baltimore says collaboration and support for farmers and fishers will be key priorities as he officially began work in his new role. Baltimore said Monday marked his first day on the job, during which he joined Agriculture Minister Anthony Smith […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":276022,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-276021","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured"],"yoast_head":"\nBaltimore Begins Duties as Agriculture Minister of State - Antigua News Room<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baltimore-begins-duties-as-agriculture-minister-of-state\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Baltimore Begins Duties as Agriculture Minister of State\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Fisheries and the Blue Economy Randy Baltimore says collaboration and support for farmers and fishers will be key priorities as he officially began work in his new role. Baltimore said Monday marked his first day on the job, during which he joined Agriculture Minister Anthony Smith […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baltimore-begins-duties-as-agriculture-minister-of-state\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Antigua News Room\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-05-12T10:27:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-05-12T10:27:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RANDY.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1320\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1048\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Editor\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@AntiguaNewsRoom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@AntiguaNewsRoom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Editor\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baltimore-begins-duties-as-agriculture-minister-of-state\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baltimore-begins-duties-as-agriculture-minister-of-state\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Editor\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/36cac05ef6398fe56ae3e6317f8535c5\"},\"headline\":\"Baltimore Begins Duties as Agriculture Minister of State\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-12T10:27:21+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-12T10:27:24+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baltimore-begins-duties-as-agriculture-minister-of-state\/\"},\"wordCount\":176,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baltimore-begins-duties-as-agriculture-minister-of-state\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1320\/h:1048\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RANDY.jpeg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Featured\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baltimore-begins-duties-as-agriculture-minister-of-state\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baltimore-begins-duties-as-agriculture-minister-of-state\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baltimore-begins-duties-as-agriculture-minister-of-state\/\",\"name\":\"Baltimore Begins Duties as Agriculture Minister of State - Antigua News Room\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baltimore-begins-duties-as-agriculture-minister-of-state\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baltimore-begins-duties-as-agriculture-minister-of-state\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1320\/h:1048\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RANDY.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-12T10:27:21+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-12T10:27:24+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baltimore-begins-duties-as-agriculture-minister-of-state\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baltimore-begins-duties-as-agriculture-minister-of-state\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baltimore-begins-duties-as-agriculture-minister-of-state\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1320\/h:1048\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RANDY.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1320\/h:1048\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RANDY.jpeg\",\"width\":1320,\"height\":1048,\"caption\":\"Baltimore with Smith\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baltimore-begins-duties-as-agriculture-minister-of-state\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Baltimore Begins Duties as Agriculture Minister of State\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/\",\"name\":\"Antigua News Room\",\"description\":\"News As It Happens\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Antigua Newsroom\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1080\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1584.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1080\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1584.jpeg\",\"width\":1260,\"height\":1260,\"caption\":\"Antigua Newsroom\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/AntiguaNewsRoom\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/antiguanewsroom\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/36cac05ef6398fe56ae3e6317f8535c5\",\"name\":\"Editor\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96\",\"caption\":\"Editor\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/author\/editor\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Baltimore Begins Duties as Agriculture Minister of State - Antigua News Room","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baltimore-begins-duties-as-agriculture-minister-of-state\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Baltimore Begins Duties as Agriculture Minister of State","og_description":"Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Fisheries and the Blue Economy Randy Baltimore says collaboration and support for farmers and fishers will be key priorities as he officially began work in his new role. Baltimore said Monday marked his first day on the job, during which he joined Agriculture Minister Anthony Smith […]","og_url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baltimore-begins-duties-as-agriculture-minister-of-state\/","og_site_name":"Antigua News Room","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom","article_published_time":"2026-05-12T10:27:21+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-05-12T10:27:24+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1320,"height":1048,"url":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RANDY.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Editor","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@AntiguaNewsRoom","twitter_site":"@AntiguaNewsRoom","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Editor","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baltimore-begins-duties-as-agriculture-minister-of-state\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baltimore-begins-duties-as-agriculture-minister-of-state\/"},"author":{"name":"Editor","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/36cac05ef6398fe56ae3e6317f8535c5"},"headline":"Baltimore Begins Duties as Agriculture Minister of State","datePublished":"2026-05-12T10:27:21+00:00","dateModified":"2026-05-12T10:27:24+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baltimore-begins-duties-as-agriculture-minister-of-state\/"},"wordCount":176,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baltimore-begins-duties-as-agriculture-minister-of-state\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1320\/h:1048\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RANDY.jpeg","articleSection":["Featured"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baltimore-begins-duties-as-agriculture-minister-of-state\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baltimore-begins-duties-as-agriculture-minister-of-state\/","url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baltimore-begins-duties-as-agriculture-minister-of-state\/","name":"Baltimore Begins Duties as Agriculture Minister of State - Antigua News Room","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baltimore-begins-duties-as-agriculture-minister-of-state\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baltimore-begins-duties-as-agriculture-minister-of-state\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1320\/h:1048\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RANDY.jpeg","datePublished":"2026-05-12T10:27:21+00:00","dateModified":"2026-05-12T10:27:24+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baltimore-begins-duties-as-agriculture-minister-of-state\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baltimore-begins-duties-as-agriculture-minister-of-state\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baltimore-begins-duties-as-agriculture-minister-of-state\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1320\/h:1048\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RANDY.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1320\/h:1048\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RANDY.jpeg","width":1320,"height":1048,"caption":"Baltimore with Smith"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baltimore-begins-duties-as-agriculture-minister-of-state\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Baltimore Begins Duties as Agriculture Minister of State"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/","name":"Antigua News Room","description":"News As It Happens","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization","name":"Antigua Newsroom","url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1080\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1584.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1080\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1584.jpeg","width":1260,"height":1260,"caption":"Antigua Newsroom"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom","https:\/\/x.com\/AntiguaNewsRoom","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/antiguanewsroom\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/36cac05ef6398fe56ae3e6317f8535c5","name":"Editor","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96","caption":"Editor"},"url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/author\/editor\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276021","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=276021"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276021\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":276023,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/276021\/revisions\/276023"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/media\/276022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=276021"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=276021"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=276021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}