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CIBC FirstCaribbean to the fore once more - Barbados Today

The Breast Screening Programme of the Barbados Cancer Society recently received the proceeds from the 2021 CIBC FirstCaribbean Walk for the Cure. The BDS$54,000 cheque was presented by the bank’s Barbados Walk Manager Shakida Grant to the programme’s subcommittee members Maureen Huque and Maureen Springer. Huque thanked the bank for supporting the Breast Screening Programme […]

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