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What advice would you share with other women that may inspire and
empower them to follow their dreams and to embrace their culture?
“Everything I do is about empowering women, I hope that they will see
something in me that will light a spark to find that thing in them. They
should never give up because nothing is too big or small, look at DJ.
Khaled he is HUGE now! Faith is everything, without it you are
nothing! Once you have faith, you can do anything in this world; your
mind is the strongest and most powerful thing that God has given you,
use it for good and good only.”
By Lyma Dunbar, Editor-in-chief for iChunes Entertainment Magazine
CARIBBEAN ISLANDS: WE STAND with our CARIBBEAN
FAMILY…..THE list is long, with varying degrees of devastation,
some total and some partial……Barbuda, U.S Virgin Islands,
British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Puerto Rico, St Martin, St.
Maarten, Martinique, Guadeloupe, St. Barts, Anguilla, Haiti,
Dominican Republic, Montserrat, Turks & Caicos, St. Kitts & Ne-
vis, St. Lucia. For the next six months, Prime Minister Dr. Keith
Rowley says “T&T will open
its doors, homes, pots and
schools to Dominicans affected
by Hurricane Maria. He
stated that citizens of
Dominica, who are able to find
shelter via friends, family or
well-wishers in T&T will not
face the standard restrictions on
entry.” The following are
some ways you can help: The
Consulate of Antigua and
Barbuda has established an
account at Bank of America for donations. Checks should be
payable to 'Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda". Memo line
should say "Barbuda Hurricane Relief. Account is 2260 0525 1515.
South Florida Caribbean Strong: www.sflcaribbeanstrong.org,
Crowd Funding Site for different islands:
www.pitchandchoose.com, Tim Duncan’s charity:
www.youcaring.com/21usvirginislandrelieffund-942738, Puerto Ri-
co: www.generosity.com/emergencies-fundraising/maria-puerto-
rico-real-time-recovery-fund, St. Maarten: Open Scape Founda-
tion www.open-scape.org
St. Maarten: https://pages.donately.com/sxmirmarelief/campaign/st-
maarten-hurricane-irma-relief
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