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‘The Church of the sheaves’ — preparing priests for the re-evangelization of the West
The Pillar
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August 25, 2025
As the number of non-western clergy, religious, and laypeople serving in dioceses in the West continues to grow, so too is the need for resources to help them adapt to local cultures. At least, that’s the view of Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu,...
Thompson cops CAZOVA women's MVP award
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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T&T's Channon Thompson was named the "Most Valuable Player" (MVP) of the tournament among her three individual awards after the "Calypso Spikers" recorded a ninth women's title when the Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association...
Meet Our 2025 Keepers of the Earth Fund Grant Partners Defending their Lands Against Extractivism and Protecting Indigenous Knowledge, Rights, and Cultures
Cultural Survival - Massachusetts
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The Keepers of the Earth Fund (KOEF) is proud to announce our 2025 partnerships with Indigenous communities. At Cultural Survival, we value cultivating long-term relationships with our partners. The Keepers of the Earth Fund is an Indigenous-led...
Bahamas men’s volleyball team wins silver, women finish sixth
The Nassau Guardian
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After an 0-2 start, The Bahamas men’s national volleyball team made it all the way to the championship game of the 2025 Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association (f) Senior Volleyball Championships but fell to Curaçao, 3-0, earning a silver medal at...
T&T women finish 7th in Billie Jean Cup
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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Jordane Dookie and Anneliese Rose combined to beat Panama's Michelle Agelvis and Karla Ching 6-3, 6-3 to secure a come-from-behind 2-1 win for T&T in their seventh-place playoff when the Billie Jean Cup Americas Zone Group III...
Calypso Spikers reclaim CAZOVA women's title
CNC 3
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August 24, 2025
T&T “Calypso Spikers” reclaimed their title as champions of Caribbean women’s volleyball when they came from behind to beat long-time rival Barbados in four sets in the 19th Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association (CAZOVA) Senior Championship final...
Volleyball women go for 9th CAZOVA crown
Trinidad Express
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TRINIDAD and Tobago’s women are expected to return to the top of the podium when the curtain falls on the CAZOVA (Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association) Championships, today, in the Bahamas. After failing to capture an eighth straight title in...
Caribbean Volleyball: Bahamas Men claim the silver
The Tribune (Bahamas)
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August 25, 2025
BAHAMAS men’s team runners-up receiving their awwards from BVF president Kurkwood Greene and Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg. By BRENT STUBBS Chief Sports Editor bstubbs@tribunemedia.net AFTER dethroning the defending champions...
Indigenous Amazon leaders demand action
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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August 20, 2025
BOGOTA, Colombia -- Indigenous leaders from across the Amazon are urging South American presidents meeting in Bogota this week to turn promises to protect the region's rainforest into concrete action, and to give Indigenous groups more say in the...
Grenadian journalist joins global media exchange in China
Now Grenada
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August 25, 2025
by Nisha Paul Launched in 2014, CIPCC has established 6 regional press communication centres Latin America and Caribbean Press Centre includes 27 journalists from 24 countries Overall the programme hosts 104 journalists from 95 countries for 4...
The need for genuine human interaction remains essential, says Mindpearl call centre CEO
Travel Weekly
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August 24, 2025
Outsourcing to overseas call centres like Mindpearl’s in Fiji and South Africa offers major benefits for travel companies and their customers. Travel firms gain cost efficiencies, scalability, and access to skilled multilingual agents, ensuring...
T&T women storm into CAZOVA final
Trinidad Express
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TRINIDAD and Tobago’s women gained sweet revenge yesterday to storm into the final of the Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association (CAZOVA) Championships in the Bahamas. After Jamaica handed the overwhelming favourites their first defeat in this...
Jamaica’s Senior Volleyball Teams Claim Bronze at CAZOVA Championships
Nationwide 90FM
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August 25, 2025
Jamaica’s National Senior Men’s and Women’s Volleyball Teams secured bronze medals at the recently concluded CAZOVA Senior Championships, in Nassau, Bahamas. The championship showcased grit, determination, and national pride as Jamaica’s men and...
Indigenous groups demand action from South American leaders at Amazon summit
WTOP - District Columbia
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August 19, 2025
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Indigenous leaders from across the Amazon are urging South American presidents meeting in Bogota this week… BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Indigenous leaders from across the Amazon are urging South American presidents meeting in...
Trinidad and Tobago bag two medals at Caribbean Youth Draughts Champs
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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August 21, 2025
Sports Roneil Walcott 7 Hrs Ago TT players at the second edition of the Caribbean Youth Draughts Championship in Curacao. - Photo courtesy TT Draughts and Checkers Association TRINIDAD and Tobago's five-member team for the second edition of the...
Concacaf Holds Draw For Women Qualifiers
Bernews
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August 21, 2025
Concacaf has conducted the official draw for the 2025/26 Concacaf W Qualifiers, with Bermuda placed in Group C alongside Costa Rica, Guatemala, Grenada, and the Cayman Islands. A spokesperson said, “Concacaf conducted the official draw for the...
An 80-year-old woodworker from Suriname brings his art and history to Baltimore
Baltimore Banner - Maryland
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August 21, 2025
The woodworker pulled the brim of his hat low, grabbed an X-Acto knife, and began gently chipping and slicing thin layers of wood from a piece he had been working on for months. This one was a map of Africa, and in the center, there was a heart....
Bahamas ladies sweep Suriname 3-0 in the Billie Jean King Cup
The Tribune (Bahamas)
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August 20, 2025
(L-R) Captain Kim O’Kelley, Saphirre Ferguson, Sydney Clarke, Jalisa Clarke and Simone Pratt are pictured above on day two of the 2025 Billie Jean King Cup in Santa Tecla, El Salvador. By BRENT STUBBS Chief Sports Editor bstubbs@tribunemedia.net...
Senior Women’s National Volleyball Team falls to Trinidad & Tobago 3-0
The Tribune (Bahamas)
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August 19, 2025
The Bahamas’ senior women’s national volleyball team lost to Trinidad and Tobago with a score of 3-0 in the CAZOVA Senior Volleyball Championships yesterday. Photos: Chappell Whyms Jr By JONATHAN BURROWS YESTERDAY at the Kendal GL Isaacs...
Caribbean Development Bank Awards Over USD400,000 in Growth Grants to Caribbean Women-Led Businesses
Caymanian Times
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Twenty (20) Women-owned and led Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises (WMSMEs) from seven (7) Caribbean Development Bank (CDB, the Bank) Borrowing Member Countries (BMCs) have been awarded grants totaling an estimated USD420,000. The Bank’s...