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While on vacation in Antigua recently, two-time Olympic champion in the 100m and 200m Elaine Thompson-Herah dropped by Princess Margaret School to surprise a fan.

She shared video and photo highlights from her visit to the school on social media on Monday.

“It was a pleasure to take the time out and visit this school. I was on the island in Antigua for my vacation, and a fan reached out to me asking if I could come to his school, but I told him I couldn’t make it, but I turned it into a surprise,” said Thompson-Herah. “Nothing but love.”

The students were very happy to see the fastest woman alive.

On its Facebook page, Princess Margaret School described the visit as a “special day” for the school.

“Elaine Thompson- Herah visited our school and had a talk with our athletes. Why wouldn’t a champion like Elaine visit the Home of Champions? We are thankful that she came, and it was definitely a pleasure hosting her,” the post read.

Thomspon Herah visited the school, a public secondary school located in St John’s, on October 5.

Social media users reacted positively to the highlights Thompson-Herah shared.

“I’m a huge fan – had the honour of meeting you in & you were so sweet & humble. Seeing you in the land of my birth encouraging young ppl further solidifies your icon status in my mind,” said one user with the handle mrtannis on Instagram

“The fastest woman alive taking time out to inspire the younger generation..all while on vacation in another Caribbean island. You have no idea the impact of your visit ok n those children. Please continue to do this as often as possible!!” said another Instagram user, gmaxprophoto.

Thompson-Herah is the first woman in history to win the sprint double at consecutive Olympics, capturing gold in both the 100 metres and 200 metres at the 2016 Rio Olympics and again at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

She became the fastest woman alive when she ran 10.54 seconds at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, USA, in 2021.

The tropical islands of Antigua and Barbuda are located in the heart of the Caribbean about a thousand miles to the east of Jamaica and half that distance from Trinidad, according to visitantiguabarbuda.com. The island of Antigua was reportedly born out of the sea by a volcano about 30 million years ago.

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Trinidad & Tobago Guardian: The pilot of a JetBlue Airways aircraft approaching the Piarco International Airport around 12.30 pm Monday, was forced to take evasive action to avoid close contact with a Caribbean Airlines aircraft which was on a trajectory to cross JetBlue’s path at nearly the same altitude.

The pilot took the decision independent of air traffic controllers, as he spotted the danger and alerted the Piarco Tower to it.

JetBlue 1817 was flying at 4,150 feet in an easterly direction over the Gulf of Paria on its final approach to Piarco at 12.34 pm when it contacted the Piarco Tower and was told by an air traffic controller to continue its approach.

The air traffic controller asked the pilot to confirm his position and altitude and told the pilot to continue the approach.After confirming the instructions, the pilot then told the tower that he was seeing “traffic at 11 o’clock, same altitude”.

The pilot said, “JetBlue 1817, 4,000 feet starting descent on the (inaudible) left we got Caribbean 521 ahead of us. We’re climbing.”

The air traffic controller then asked, “JetBlue 1817 confirm you are descending to the field?”

The pilot then replied, “Negative, JetBlue 1817 climbing to avoid traffic conflict with Caribbean Airways crossing final two miles ahead of us right now.”

The air traffic controller then told the pilot to contact the Piarco Approach controllers, which the pilot confirmed.

Flight Radar data showed the Caribbean Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 flying in a southerly direction at 4,225 feet at 12.30 pm.

Both planes were arriving from JFK, New York.

The JetBlue flight was allowed to continue its approach and landed ahead of the Caribbean Airlines plane.

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ORANJESTAD (AAN): E siman aki, DIARIO a bin tuma nota cu e show di temporada di fin di aña di mas famoso, esta ‘Na Drempel di Fin di Aña’ ta bay cuminza Diabierna awor.

   Tur hende ta sperando sonido di e holoshinan cu ta cana, pa cuminza e temporada cu ta trece mas Paz, Amor y Alegria den curason di pueblo.  Un show cu a cuminza desde 1988, pues awor ta cumpli 34 aña consecutivo den aire.

   “Ta manera e programa tin su toke magico cu’ne, mi ta sigur cu ta e consistencia pa cual nos a dedica tanto aña na esaki ta un di e secretonan di e gran exito”, e productor y animador Erin Croes a comenta na DIARIO.

   Un show di radio cu ta wordo goza den ambiente di famia.  Cu seccion special manera “Arubanita” cu e conocido colaborador di DIARIO, Addonsito Croes, ken ta docente di geografia y geschiedenis na Filomena College MAVO, y mucho mas.

   Riba esaki Erin Croes a indica: “Nos ta sumamente contento y honra pa e cariño y apoyo ricibi e ultimo decadanan, pasobra ja ta bay 35 aña otro aña y mi ta sigur cu nos a sa di contribui grandemente na engrandece y stimula e temporada mas bunita, yena cu e bon sentimentonan di hermandad den nos comunidad.

   El a finaliza bisando: “E idea ta pa semper nos contagia nos isla cu e spirito positivo di e temporada cu ta trece mas compasion, cordialidad y amor entre sernan humano y esaki ta algo realmente magico”.  E programa ta start Diabierna awor via Magic 96.5 FM.

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Frans Ponson di CUA:

“Pero nan kier pa e grupito cu ta paga, paga mas” 

ORANJESTAD (AAN) – Frans Ponson, di Comerciantenan Uni Aruba (CUA) a señala, durante un entrevista, cu Gobierno mester wak cual ta e comerciantenan cu no ta cumpli cu pago di impuesto y bay nan tras.

Gobierno mes ta bisa cu 40% di e comerciantenan no ta cumpli cu caha di gobierno, pues nan mester bay nan tras, Ponson ta reitera.

Pero pa gobierno ta mas facil coy e grupito cu ta paga y pueblo, anto subi e belasting tambe, na lugar di bay na esnan cu no ta paga.

El a agrega cu e articulonan di marca cu turistanan gusta cumpra tin un prijs mara, y awo cu ta bay subi BBO pa nan, e tin gana di sa con nan ta bay haci.

Ponson a bisa cu e asunto aki ta bay trece un serie di problema, y atrobe un inflacion grandisimo pueblo, pasobra e hotel no tin cu paga un cent, e wholesales mas grandi na Aruba miho nan ta cera nan porta, pasobra e wholesales cu ta bende na tur supermercado ta bay cumpra esakinan 7.52% y nan ta bay cobra pueblo esaki.

Kiermen nan ta bay haya paga 15% for di entrante 1 di Januari, y loke ta bay sosode ta mescos cu den pasado, cu supermercadonan ta bay cera cabes hunto y ta bay cumpra nan mes afo. El a agrega cu tur hende ta bay cumpra online pasobra e companianan no ta paga impuesto. Segun Ponson Gobierno ta mustra manera e ta bay contra comercio. Kiermen, nan ta lanta e prijs pa ataca e grupito cu ta pagando.

Ponson a subraya cu BTW tabata un oportunidad pa comercio start parcialmente y CUA a bisa gobierno pa djis cobre riba entrada di Aruba, pa prijs no subi pa pueblo. El a bisa cu hopi placa ta bay drenta caha di gobierno y e prome stap tabata BTW.

Si den futuro nan kier bin cu BTW ya gran parti di comerciante sa con pa paga un parti y trek af un parti. Frans Ponson a remarca cu BTW mester bin completo, y e lo ta miho pa Aruba.

CUA semper a bay di acuerdo cu ne, pasobra den nan pensamento, tur comerciante ta bay cumpli cu caha di gobierno. El a reitera cu awo loke gobierno ta haci ta pone e grupito cu ta pagando, paga mas!

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