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House of Lords Black History Month 2021 Lord Learie Constantine Lord Pitt of Hampstead Baroness Lawrence Black, Asian and ethnic minority (BAME) members Lord Woolley of Woodford Lord Boateng Baroness Benjamin

by Gavin Lewis / July 3rd, 2021 During the recent G7 summit the corporate media went into pro-US propaganda overdrive.  The BBC’s Global News channel – or UK global propaganda outlet – has spent the years since the Iraq War spinning the US Military’s assault on the Black and Brown homelands of the world as ‘America spreading democracy’.  Media Lens has responded to the brutal consequences, condemning BBC Paul Wood’s misrepresentation “The coalition came to Iraq in the first pl...

Daily Times June 14, 2021 LAHORE: Ahead of the first-ever World Test Championship final, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has inducted a special list of 10 players into its Hall of Fame. From the Australian allrounder Monty Noble, who made his debut in January 1898, to Kumar Sangakkara, the Sri Lanka batting great who retired in August 2015, these ten players’ careers span well over a century of men’s Test cricket. The inductees have been classified into five broad eras: Noble and Au...

Vinoo Mankad, Kumar Sangakkara inducted into ICC Hall of Fame

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday announced a special edition intake of 10 cricket icons into the ICC Hall of Fame to celebrate the prestigious

ST JOHNS, Antigua — West Indies cricket legends Sir Learie Constantine and Desmond Haynes ...

From the blog of Derek Taylor at Jewish News

The combined Test team of match winners A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size As in my previous articles on ‘combined’ Test teams, only one slot is allocated for each Test-playing nation. The criteria are simple: to be considered for this team the player must make a significant contribution in his side’s maiden Test victory. In most Test victories the bowlers play a significant part. Here to keep the bal...

Tribute to Franklin Khan ASHTON FORD WHEN THE history of the People’s National Movement (PNM) is written, Franklin Abraham Khan will definitely be featured prominently. Frankie, as he was affectionately called by all and sundry throughout the country, had a chequered political career spanning over 26 years, having served as a Member of Parliament, member of Cabinet and chairman of the most illustrious political party in TT, the PNM. Frankie and I were elected chairman and general secretary in...