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2,165 responses to “Diaspora Corner”
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According to Der Spiegel
Djokovic’s claim that he tested positive for COVID is the result of a manipulated test
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If I was campaign manager.
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Except for those who test positive for Covid.
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cheating on G G. lol
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World class Bajan musicians.
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paradise
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A masterpiece.
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Entertaining and educational.
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Helen is a serious guitarist
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More Helen.
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Niceness in a duo
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Saw something today the really surprised.me.
A pretty painted enamel cup costing $25.00 US
I can remember when an enamel cup was white and was looked down upon.Business idea
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Paul Doyle talks about the Crane:
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“I could not believe that this gorgeous 18-room historic hotel located on a breathtaking cliff, on 40 acres, was available for sale,” he says. “I saw the potential immediately.”
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love her singing.
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sharing is caring. thank me later.
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‘Immediate emergency situation is over’: PM Trudeau revokes Emergencies Act
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G Ghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lgjpycgukg&ab_channel=WhitneyTribute
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ole time vibes
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@ Donna,
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Beautiful
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WARNING TO BAJANS IN THE DIASPORA
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World stage Dubai. Awesome concert.
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G G
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G G
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@Sargeant
Dead at a relatively young age. May he rest in peace.
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Nigerian guitarist
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G G sings Gospel.
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ole girls still got it.
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An all dis time I tot PHD stan fuh Pine Hill Dairy.
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Just listenened to this drummer and her band for the first time. Great potential.
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Nice Hants, not the drummer the steel pan player lol.
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Pretty good arrangement.
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Trinidad born piano virtuoso Hazel Scott
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Fat
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ncd
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Husbands’ growing concern
Challenges getting diaspora to contribute to economy
Attempts by local authorities to get Barbadians living overseas to contribute more to the island’s economic development could prove to be more challenging than anticipated. Word of this has come from Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Sandra Husbands, who revealed that undocumented members of the Barbadian diaspora were more hesitant to become part of a system that would “track them”.
She said there was also a growing concern that the younger generation have little to no emotional connection with the country and was therefore not willing to take part.
After forming the Government in 2018, the Mia Mottley led administration said it would be putting measures in place so that the Barbadian diaspora could invest more in the country’s economic development and become promoters of investment and marketers of the island.
In addition to being able to pitch different investment ideas, the diaspora will be able to invest more in property and business and expand jobs in several areas including the life sciences, the digital and creative economy and renewable energy.
For this to take place, Prime Minister Mia Mottley had indicated that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade would be embarking on a mission to build out a database that would require individuals to register with the various embassies, high commissions or consulates at the appropriate time. This database is to allow local officials to know what service or contribution each Barbadian living overseas is able to provide.
However, Husbands reported that while investigations have started on how to build deeper connections within the diaspora “to be able to track them, to be able to make connection with them and then to be able to service them”, it was proving to be a challenge.
“They are an important source for tourism for example, they are an important source for investment, they are an important source for knowledge, for knowledge sharing, they are important for opportunities which they can present to their countries,” she said.
“Our challenge has been ‘how are we going to find them?’ Part of the challenge of that is that over the years you would have had a number of Caribbean people who went overseas but who were not necessarily legal, so they are uncomfortable stepping forward and putting their names in a database that we can track them, because they are afraid that somebody else will find them and they will suddenly find themselves on a plane and being deported,” she explained.
Husbands was responding to questions from students of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania during a recent interactive session, organised by Barbados Trek to explore areas of tourism and trade.
Husbands said that the diaspora was “one of the most powerful weapons that we have in the Caribbean to help us build out our economy”.
Pointing to the practice of the overseas Asian community to contribute to the development of their economies, Husbands said this was something the Caribbean region should do more of.
“This is something we have to do here in the region, that Barbados and CARICOM is not just who lives on these rocks, but rather where our diaspora seeds have been scattered,” she said.
However, she said another challenge that officials have identified was the lack of emotional attachment to the region among third and fourth generation Caribbean nationals overseas. This, she explained, would make it difficult for them to promote Barbados and the rest of the region.
“So what we are now recognising is that we are having third and fourth generation Caribbean diaspora who are not emotionally connected and if we do not find you and connect you very quickly, we will lose you and all of the subsequent generations flowing from out of you,” she said.
“So one of the most urgent things we have to do as Barbados and that we have to do as the Caribbean, is find our diaspora and engage them in a meaningful way to help build the economy, help build out demand for our products and services [and] provide us with the skills and opportunities that we need,” said Husbands. (MM) -
one note samba
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In other News- Colombia:
Francia Márquez could soon be Colombia’s first Black vice president, and she has cracked open a discussion about race and class in a manner rarely seen in national politics
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R.I.P Andy. Condolences to your family and friends.
https://www.nationnews.com/2022/05/13/sandpebbles-drummer-passes/
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Crop over 2022. Let’s go
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@David
Today’s NYT has a very detailed perspective of how France fleeced Haiti after the Haitian Uprising where the victors were forced to pay reparations to the vanquished. Haiti was pressured to borrow from French banks to pay off “debt” to France a double whammy- In the 20th century the US led by Wall St. piled on followed by rapacious Dictators e.g Papa Doc is it any wonder that Haiti is considered the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.
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@Sargeant
This is a matter that was ventilated many times in this forum. With billions being redirected to Ukraine and Iraq and Afghanistan before you have to wonder.
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Warm greetings Hants. Only deserving of the best.
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Peter Ram sounds like he brought that one from Trinidad.
Nice one!
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Hants,
Did you miss the news that Jiggs actually did die this time?
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I wonder if anyone has suggested to France that they should pay back the proceeds of their crimes, not to mendicant governments but by directly investing in the people.
But…..the wicked white man is not interested in a prosperous Haiti. That would not suit their narrative.
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