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Santeria |
pantheistic Afro-Cuban religious cult developed from the beliefs and customs of the Yoruba people and incorporating some elements of the Catholic religion.
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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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Rastafarianism |
a religious movement among black Jamaicans that teaches the eventual redemption of blacks and their return to Africa, employs the ritualistic use of marijuana, forbids the cutting of hair, and venerates Haile Selassie as a god.
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Mestizo |
a man of mixed race, especially the offspring of a Spaniard and an American Indian.
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Diaspora |
Jews living outside 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 |
the skills, knowledge, and experience possessed by an individual or population, viewed in terms of their value or cost to an organization or country. |
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Caricom |
CARICOM stands for Caribbean Community and Common Market and is defined as an organization made up of 15 Caribbean nations to promote economic integration among members. |
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CAFTA-DR |
The Dominican Republic-Central America FTA is the first free trade agreement between the United States and a group of smaller developing economies: our Central American neighbors Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, as well as the Dominican Republic. |
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Microcredit |
the lending of small amounts of money at low interest to new businesses in the developing world. |
