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COVID-19’s Shadow Pandemic: A Surge In Violence Against Women And Girls

A survey of five Caribbean countries showed that nearly half of women have faced at least one form of physical, economic, emotional or sexual violence.Unequal power relations between women and…

VI Free Press December 4, 2020

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At U.N., At Least $2 Billion Pledged to Help Hurricane-Affected Caribbean Nations ‘Build Back Better’

BIG MESS: The street of Roseau, capital of Dominica, is littered with debris as it struggles to overcome the severe impact of Hurricane Maria which tore through the region in…

John McCarthy November 26, 2017

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UN REPORT: Violence Against Women Is Greatest In The Caribbean And Latin America … Cites ‘Outside Relationships’ As Reason

[ad name="HTML-68"] SAN JUAN -- A report launched at the regional parliament (Parlatino) with over 120 legislators by the U.N. Development Program (UNDP)-U.N. Women revealed that Latin America and the Caribbean…

John McCarthy November 24, 2017