{"id":1514,"date":"2023-06-22T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ireportstlucia.com\/?p=1514"},"modified":"2023-06-22T08:14:30","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T12:14:30","slug":"early-closure-for-businesses-and-government-offices-due-to-tropical-storm-bret","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ireportstlucia.com\/?p=1514","title":{"rendered":"Early Closure For Businesses And Government Offices Due To Tropical Storm Bret"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an address to the nation made on Wednesday night, Prime Minister Hon. Philip J. 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