Avellon Williams SINGAPORE- Located in Southeast Asia, Singapore is known for its strict laws, rapid economic growth, and high-quality infrastructure and public services. In reality, for one man, it couldn’t be further from home – a makeshift shelter deep in the country’s forests. Mr. Oh Go Seng wears his 79 years very lightly, looking in better […]
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Avellon Williams TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO – We often see older women with younger men and vice versa. Relationships between younger men and older women are on the rise. We also see that these relationships work out for the most part. What is it about these relationships that make them so appealing? According to Dr. Wendy […]
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Avellon Williams MEXICO CITY- Mexico is the world’s largest producer of avocados, but it faces several challenges. The country has been dealing with violence and deforestation, which has led to fewer avocado trees in the region. Until last week, avocado producers have been able to separate avocados from the conflictive environment that produces them – until a threat to […]
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Avellon Williams BOGOTA, COLOMBIA- An estimate by a United Nations agency shows at least 73,974 people were forcibly displaced from their homes in Colombia in 2021, more than double the number last year, amid increases in violence and attacks on civilians by armed groups. According to the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) […]
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Avellon Williams PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI- In the aftermath of the devastating 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Haiti on August 14, there is renewed hope for the recovery of hundreds of families as they will be able to have clean, safe drinking water, thanks to a donation of £25,000 from the Freemasons to the Red Cross. Approximately 650,000 Haitians […]
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Avellon Williams SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO- The first model with Down’s syndrome to walk Victoria’s Secret runway is Sofia Jirau, 25, from Puerto Rico. Jirau took to her Instagram account to announce that she will be taking part in the Love Cloud campaign, advertising the brand’s everyday underwear collection. Jirau’s career has been gaining momentum since she debuted at New […]
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Avellon Williams ANTIGUA & BARBUDA- As Antigua and Barbuda continues to emphasize the need for personal responsibility in managing covid-19, Dr. Ciro Ugarte, Director of Health Emergencies at the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO), says “that self-testing is not recommended.” At the start of this month, the government announced that it would relax restrictions on the importation of Covid-19 testing kits, […]
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Avellon Williams ANTIGUA- “Don’t be afraid to take a step back and own yourself.” In her reminiscence of the death of Cheslie Kryst, a former Miss USA, former Antigua’s Kai Davis mumbled, “We have lost many people to suicide, and it didn’t have to be that way.” It came as a shocking surprise to many who knew her as […]
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Avellon Williams SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS – It has been announced that Spice Girl Melanie Brown aka “Mel B” has been appointed ambassador to Nevis, the Caribbean island where her dad was born. Using her new role as an ambassador, Mel B will work to elevate the island’s status in the United Kingdom. The singer […]
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Avellon Williams KINGTON, JAMAICA- “Maroons” in the “Blue Mountain of Jamaica” are remembered during Black History Month. The Maroons were forced to flee their Spanish-owned plantations when the British invaded Jamaica in 1655 (Dunkley 2013, p.154). The Maroons are descendants of African slaves who escaped enslavement in the 17th and 18th centuries in Jamaica. Maroon is derived from the […]
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