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CIIF Digitization of Music Accelerator Programme deemed a success | The Bajan Reporter

Guyanese entrepreneur and recording artist Martin Massiah is the recipient of a US$10,000 Grant to help bring the winning marketing plan for his business to life. The announcement was made yesterday morning during the virtual closing ceremony of the Digitization of Music Accelerator Programme, which was funded by the Cultural and Creative Industries Innovation Fund […]

Source: The Bajan Reporter | Web’s Eye View of Barbados in the Caribbean

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