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ANN founder dies after being diagnosed with cancer

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KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, Dec 23, CMC – Asberth Williams, the founder of Asberth News Network (ANN), has died of cancer, two months after celebrating his 50th birthday.

Williams founded ANN in November 2017 after gaining notoriety as a media personality through his social media posts and man-on-the-street commentaries, some of which were produced under an agreement with St. Vincent-based iWitness News.

Williams also won the Best Social Media Personality category of Searchlight newspaper’s Best of St. Vincent and the Grenadines  people’s choice awards on multiple occasions.

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