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Loop News\u2014 Almeda King is Antigua and Barbuda\u2019s latest centenarian.<\/span><\/p>

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The matriarch, who is from the village of Urlings, celebrated her milestone birthday on July 27.<\/p>\n

The Community Development and Citizens\u2019 Engagement Division said Antigua and Barbuda now boast 24 living centenarians.<\/p>

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Mrs King is the first of nine children.<\/p>

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She\u2019s the mother of two children, a grandmother of four children and a great-great-grandmother to seven.<\/p>\n

Despite her age, Mrs King is said to have a sharp memory to accompany her melodic singing voice.<\/p>

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