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1/1 A NEW film has been created which aims to prevent people taking their own lives and urges the public to play their part. The short documentary, called Preventable, was created by Mek it Media duo Helen Leavey and Simon Collins. It aims to urge viewers to do an online training course with the Zero Suicide Alliance. The film features the stories of how two people have experienced suicide in different ways. Alex Sutcliffe sadly lost her brother to suicide when she was 1...

by Bajan Reporter / January 26th, 2021 Patrick Janssens’ obsession with Greyhounds stems back to when he was just a young boy growing up in Belgium. His father raced pigeons, but he took more of a liking to the dogs and from just the age of 10 he was a regular at tracks throughout Belgium and nearby Amsterdam. By his teenage years, he had already trained a runner-up in the Belgium Championships. He then spent many years working in kennels across Ireland and England, and it wasn’t unt...

Hospitality giant Accor has partnered with Abu Dhabi-based Twenty

January 2021 1231 Hospitality giant Accor has partnered with Abu Dhabi-based Twenty 14 Holding to open a new Pullman in one of the most sought after locations in Dubai, Business Bay.   “We are very pleased to add Pullman Downtown Dubai to our expanding network in the city through this exciting partnership with Twenty 14 Holding,” said Mark Willis, CEO India, Turkey, Middle East & Africa for Accor. “There is no doubt that this property is set to become a flagship for the Pullman in Dub...

Accor opens new Pullman hotel in Dubai DUBAI, January 19, 2021 Hospitality giant Accor has partnered with Abu Dhabi-based Twenty 14 Holding to open a new Pullman in one of the most sought after locations in Dubai, Business Bay.   “We are very pleased to add Pullman Downtown Dubai to our expanding network in the city through this exciting partnership with Twenty 14 Holding,” said Mark Willis, CEO India, Turkey, Middle East & Africa for Accor. “There is no doubt that this property is se...

  Almont’s Reis Stine signs his letter of intent with Cleary University’s bowling team as front Cleary Coach Stephen McArthur and back Almont Coach John Earegood, mom Kelly, sister Macie, dad Derek and Almont Coach Mark Willis look on.   ALMONT — Almont’s Reis Stine signed a letter of intent to join the Cleary University men’s bowling team (Howell, Michigan) this past week. Stine also received recruiting interest from Cornerstone University. Last winter Stine attracted their atten...

April 22, 2021 It takes a village to raise a child — but it takes the Mississippi Nailbenders to build a local camp for youths. That group’s name suggests it is “hammer-challenged” concerning the fastening of objects to each other using slender metal shafts with pointed ends (nails). It is actually a mission organization of skilled volunteers who go from place to place tackling new construction projects for church congregations and related groups — and probably don’t smash their thu...

Accor has signalled its intention to create a new 345-key luxury resort, Rixos Doha Qetaifan Island North, in time for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Part of the Qetaifan Island North project off Lusail City, the first-ever Rixos Resort in Qatar is sure to turn plenty of heads with its exceptional design. A milestone for Accor Accor has signed a management agreement with Qetaifan Projects Company, a subsidiary of Katara Hospitality, to operate the new Rixos Doha Qetaifan. The one-of-a-kind island...

Times Square on March 22, deserted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Eric William Chapman) Midtown Manhattan, a dense grid of office towers normally pulsing with activity, has been called a “ghost town” so many times that you’d expect to see tumbleweeds rolling through Bryant Park. Back in July, the  New York Times declared that the commercial district was in a “ purgatorial phase zero” of reopening, painting an evocative scene of a food cart vendor scanning empty streets for signs of...

By the end of 2021, Calvert government officials are hoping the unserved will finally be served. On Tuesday, Dec. 15, the county commissioners took action to begin the process of bringing cable internet service from the county’s lone provider, Comcast, to every home in Calvert within 300 feet of rights of way. The actions came after a public hearing held during the board’s weekly meeting. Linda Vassallo, county government’s deputy administrator, conceded that while the goal is to...