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Santeria
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An Afro-Caribbean religion based on Yoruba beliefs and traditions, with some Roman Catholic elements added.
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Voodoo |
a black religious cult practiced in the Caribbean and the southern US, combining elements of Roman Catholic ritual with traditional African magical and religious rites, and characterized by sorcery and spirit possession.
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Rastafarian |
Rastafari is an Abrahamic belief which developed in Jamaica in the 1930s, following the coronation of Haile Selassie I as Emperor of Ethiopia in 1930.
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Mestizo |
a term traditionally used in Spain and Spanish America to mean a person of combined European and Amerindian descent,
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Diaspora
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Jew living outside of Israel |
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Capital investment |
Funds invested in a firm or enterprise for the purposes of furthering its business objectives.
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Human Capital
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stock of knowledge, habits, social and personality attributes, including creativity, embodied in the ability to perform labor so as to produce economic value.
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Caricom |
the Caribbean Community and common market |
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CAFTA-DR |
The Dominican Republic-Central America FTA |
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Microcredit |
Microcredit is the extension of very small loans. |
