Nigerian Afrobeats superstar Omah Lay has released the remix of his hit single ‘Soso’. In 2022, Omah Lay released his debut album ‘Boy Alone’ which enjoyed critical acclaim with ‘Soso’ becoming the biggest song of the album.
Read More »Why We Cannot Help Ailing Actors Begging On TV And Radio – Mr Latin
Comic Yoruba Nollywood actor and President of the Theatre Arts and Movies Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN), Bolaji Amusan, popularly known as Mr Latin, has given a reason why the union cannot help some ailing thespians in the movie industry. Naija News reports that the actor, during an interview on …
Read More »Commotion As Area Boys ‘Stop’ Mr Latin From Accessing Murphy Afolabi’s Burial Ground
Some youths in Mopelufa, Adamo, in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State caused pandemonium on Monday afternoon as the President of the Theatre Arts and Movies Practitioners Association of Nigeria, Bolaji Amusan, popularly known as Mr Latin, was stopped from accessing the burial ground of his colleague, Murphy Afolabi. Naija …
Read More »One of the suspects who attacked Tekashi 6ix9ine is a high-ranking member of the Latin Kings gang – Police
The police in Florida have revealed that one of the men arrested in Tekashi 6ix9ine‘s gym beatdown is a high-ranking member of the Latin Kings gang. Rafael Medina Jr., the oldest of the three men arrested for assaulting and robbing Tekashi, is a documented Latin Kings gang member who, …
Read More »Expanding E-bus Networks in Latin America Can Further Decarbonization Goals
An electric bus in downtown Montevideo, Uruguay. Credit: Inés Acosta/IPS Opinion by Brianne Watts (new york) Friday, February 10, 2023 Inter Press Service NEW YORK, Feb 10 (IPS) – Latin America’s (LATAM) transportation sector produces the largest share of regional emissions and is a large source of air pollution, making transforming …
Read More »Money Laundering & Corruption Risks in Latin America
Opinion by Lakshmi Kumar (washington dc) Tuesday, January 03, 2023 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, Jan 03 (IPS) – The writer is the Policy Director at Global Financial Integrity (GFI), a Washington, D.C.-based think tank specializing in research, advocacy, and advisory services.Over the last decades, the private investment fund sector has …
Read More »Latin America Looks to COP27: The Time to See Ourselves Only as Climate Victims is Over
A worker carries trees to be planted during a reforestation project in Nova Mutum, Brazil, 2020. Latin America is one of the regions most vulnerable to climate change, but adaptation and mitigation projects are increasing in the region (Credit: Alexandre Meneghini / Alamy) by Alejandra Cuellar (mÉxico) Wednesday, August 31, 2022 …
Read More »Rising Sea Levels, Drought, Hurricanes and Deforestation Threaten Latin America and the Caribbean
Coastal view from the Kalinago Territory in Dominica. Credit: Alison Kentish/IPS by Alison Kentish (united nations) Tuesday, July 26, 2022 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Jul 26 (IPS) – According to the 2021 World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Latin America and the Caribbean report, extreme events have worsened …
Read More »COVID and Discrimination Aggravated Maternal Mortality in Latin America
Adequate maternal care during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period is essential to curbing the high maternal mortality rates in Latin America, which stopped falling due to women’s health care problems during the COVID pandemic. CREDIT: Government of Tigre / Argentina by Mario Osava (rio de janeiro) Saturday, May 28, 2022 …
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