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  2. Funeral practices and burial customs in the Philippines

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    A funeral procession in the Philippines, 2009. During the Pre-Hispanic period the early Filipinos believed in a concept of life after death. This belief, which stemmed from indigenous ancestral veneration and was strengthened by strong family and community relations within tribes, prompted the Filipinos to create burial customs to honor the dead through prayers and rituals.

  3. Owen Arthur - Wikipedia

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    Owen Arthur. Owen Seymour Arthur PC (17 October 1949 – 27 July 2020) [5] [6] was a Barbadian politician who served as the fifth prime minister of Barbados from 6 September 1994 to 15 January 2008. He is the longest-serving Barbadian prime minister to date. [6] He also served as Leader of the Opposition from 1 August 1993 to 6 September 1994 ...

  4. George Washington - Wikipedia

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    Northwest Indian War. Whiskey Rebellion. George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799) was an American Founding Father, military officer, and politician who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Second Continental Congress as commander of the Continental Army in 1775, Washington led ...

  5. Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Bridgetown - Wikipedia

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    The Q.E.H. is a 600-bed complex lying in the Eastern section of Bridgetown, located on the southeast bank of the Constitution River. The current hospital building was constructed in 1963–1964, and officially opened on 14 November 1964. In December 2004, the Barbados Ministry of Health disclosed that based on foreign-investment into the ...

  6. Grenada - Wikipedia

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    Grenada (/ ɡ r ə ˈ n eɪ d ə / ⓘ grə-NAY-də; Grenadian Creole French: Gwenad / ɡ w i ˈ n aɪ d /) is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean Sea.The southernmost of the Windward Islands, Grenada is directly south of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and about 100 miles (160 km) north of Trinidad and the South American mainland.

  7. File:Nation newspaper building, (Barbados).jpg - Wikipedia

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    English: The Daily Nation newspaper of Barbados. Currently a division of ONE Caribbean Media. Date: 30 November 2000: Source: Own work: ... The Daily Nation (Barbados)

  8. LGBT rights in Barbados - Wikipedia

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    No. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Barbados do not possess the same legal rights as non-LGBT people. In December 2022, the courts ruled Barbados' laws against buggery and "gross indecency" were unconstitutional and struck them from the Sexual Offences Act. However, there is no recognition of same-sex relationships and ...

  9. John Herrington - Wikipedia

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    John Bennett Herrington ( Chickasaw Nation, [3] born September 14, 1958) is a retired United States Naval Aviator, engineer and former NASA astronaut. In 2002, Herrington became the first enrolled citizen of a Native American tribe to fly in space. [note 1]

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