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Dad kept me grounded, says daughter of Oliver Clarke
Describing the late Oliver Clarke as an incredible philanthropist and businessman and “undercover celebrity”, Alexandra Clarke said that her late father always sought to keep her grounded, warning against notions of
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Abbott, Cleveland Leigh (1892–1955)
Cleveland Leigh Abbott was born December 9, 1892 in Yankton, South Dakota. He is most remembered for his coaching career at Tuskegee Institute (now University) in
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Community Leaders Thwart Sale of Crenshaw Mall
When news broke in late April that CIM Group had agreed to acquire Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza for more than $100 million it triggered negative reactions from faith and community leaders in the Crenshaw
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England to join Windies in wearing ‘Black Lives Matter’ logo - Stabroek News
LONDON,  (Reuters) England will join West Indies in wearing a “Black Lives Matter” logo on their shirts during the three-match test series, the England Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
West Indies Test players resume training in Barbados
(CWI) Members of the West Indies Test team returned to training yesterday at Kensington
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
Gayle will face sanctions says Skerritt | New York Carib News
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): Cricket West Indies (CWI) boss Ricky Skerritt says Chris Gayle will likely be penalized by the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) for his public tirade against his former Jamaica Tallawahs franchise and its assistant coach Ramnaresh
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Source: The New York Carib News
Legendary 3W Sir Everton dies
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Legendary former West Indies batsman Sir Everton Weekes, the last surviving member of the distinguished Three Ws, died here yesterday following a long
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
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Red Force to finalise 2021-2022 squad on Tuesday - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
THE TT Red Force will finalise their squad for the Cricket West Indies (CWI) 2021-2022 season when the West Indies Professional Cricketers Draft is held on Tuesday via video call. According to a CWI media release on Friday, "The territorial board franchises will be convening to draft their fin
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West Indies Championship possibly in April in Barbados, TT - Stabroek News
The 2021 West Indies Regional Four-Day Championships could possibly begin in April and be joint hosted by Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados. The article West Indies Championship possibly in April in Barbados, TT appeared first on Stabroek News.
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Lorraine Hansberry
Lorraine Hansberry , (born May 19, 1930, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died January 12, 1965, New York, New York), American playwright whose A Raisin in the Sun (1959) was the first drama by an African American woman to be produced on
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ECB loan a ‘helping hand’
(Cricinfo) Cricket West Indies (CWI) President Ricky Skerritt has quashed speculation linking the West Indies tour of England to a US$3 million loan to CWI by the ECB in May, a loan that eventually became the subject of an ICC ethics
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
Government sidestepped farmers, says young grower
AS the COVID-19 pandemic hits all aspects of daily life, young Manchester farmer Andra Wynter is rueing what he says is the Jamaica Government's sidestepping of farmers in its offer to assist significant sectors of the
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Tanzania: Expensive Low Quality Players Raise Questions
[Daily News] YOUNG Africans this week provided their traditional rivals, Simba with a lot of lessons to learn from, especially if they really want to do well in their Group stages of the Champions League.
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Rwanda: AS Kigali Gear Up for CAF Confederation Cup Tie
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Franchises opt for youth and experience in CWI Professional Cricketers Draft 2021-2022 - Stabroek News
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) yesterday hosted the Professional Cricketers Draft for the 2021-2022 season, which took place over two rounds via a videocall with representatives from all six Territorial Board
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Augustus Washington: One of History's Few Known African American Daguerreotypists
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Holder sacked for Sri Lanka series, replaced by Brathwaite - Stabroek News
ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – All-rounder Jason Holder has been sacked as Test captain and replaced by compatriot Kraigg Brathwaite for the two-Test series against Sri Lanka starting later this month, Cricket West Indies announced late
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Starz Extends Overall Deal with Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson
Starz today announced it has extended Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson’s exclusive premium overall deal. Starz and Jackson, an Executive Producer for the hit series “Power,” are also developing “Tomorrow, Today,” based on a screenplay penned by Jackson, on which he will
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Former WI batting coach says “panic” at the heart of collapses - Stabroek News
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Former West Indies batting coach, Toby Radford, has questioned the mentality of the Caribbean side’s batting group, and has pointed to “panic” as one the main reason for their chronic collapses in the Test
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Lauren London, Loretta Devine, and more star in thriller ‘Always and Forever’ - TheGrio
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West Indies cricketers retainer contracts - Stabroek News
Last Wednesday, Cricket West Indies (CWI) released the names of the 18 players who have been confirmed for international retainer contracts for the 2021 – 2022 season, which will run from 1st July 2021 to 30th June
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Was Chuck all wrong?�Cabinet Minister and senior member of the Jamaican Parliament Delroy Chuck continues to feel the heat arising from his freedom of expression during a joint sitting of a parliamentary committee over a week ago.
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Remembering Boxing Great, Smokin' Joe Frazier
Joe Frazier was born on this date in 1944. He was an African American boxer. Joseph William Frazier was born to Rubin and Dolly Frazier in Laurel Bay, Beaufort, South Carolina. He was always close to his father, who carried him when he was a toddler over the 10 acres of farmland the family
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Kristen Clarke to become first Black woman to head DOJ Civil Rights Division - TheGrio
Longtime civil rights attorney Kristen Clarke was confirmed on Tuesday as the next assistant attorney general of the Department of... View Article The post Kristen Clarke to become first Black woman to head DOJ Civil Rights Division appeared first on TheGrio.
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Africa: Wanyama - Southampthon, Mane Thought They Did Not Want Him to Score
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Grave defends CWI treatment of territorial boards | New York Carib News
Chief executive Johnny Grave has defended Cricket West Indies’ treatment of territorial boards, contending the governing body had been “equitable” in its allocation of international fixtures and financial resources.
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‘Zuze was humble and honest’
Football administrators, coaches and players who worked closely with the late Dynamos assistant coach Biggie Zuze, who passed on this week, have described him as a humble and an unsung hero whose contribution to the development of local football is
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Jofra Archer 'sorry' after breach of England team's bio-secure protocols - Voice Online
ENGLAND PACE bowler Jofra Archer has been excluded from the #raisethebat second Test against the... The post Jofra Archer 'sorry' after breach of England team's bio-secure protocols appeared first on Voice Online.
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