West Indies
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| Originally published | 1990 |
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| Authors | Ron Ramdin |
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| ID | 1816141 |
About West Indies
Surveys the climate, geography, history, agriculture, industry, religion, culture, and other aspects of the West Indies.
Flt Sgt Peter Brown: Hundreds to attend funeral of RAF WW2 airman
... Born in Jamaica on 22 August 1926, he was one of 450 young black volunteers from the West Indies, Caribbean, Africa and parts of the UK who joined the RAF in World War Two and flew aircraft such as the Lancaster and Spitfire...
Army of islanders to protect gecko the size of a paperclip
... As one of the world s last remaining tropical dry forests, the geckos Chatham Bay home is a " kind of living laboratory for West Indies wildlife" says FFI s project manager James Crockett...
Richard Drax: Jamaica eyes slavery reparations from Tory MP
... Men and women " were brutalised in Jamaica" under the Drax name, said Verene Shepherd, director of the Centre for Reparation Research at The University of the West Indies...
BBC 100: Lenny Henry on Una Marson's faded legacy
... Her big turning point was being hired by the BBC Empire Service in 1941 for a radio programme, Calling the West Indies...
I know how Will Smith felt about his wife being criticised, says Rishi Sunak
... " Mr Sunak also mentioned England cricket captain Joe Root, whose team lost a Test series to the West Indies at the weekend, and Mr Smith, who slapped comedian Chris Rock in the face when he mocked his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, over her alopecia at Sunday s Oscars...
BBC Radio 3 to shine light on 'forgotten' composers
... His parents were a wealthy slave owner on a plantation in the West Indies and a slave...
Autograph book found in dusty garage fetches £11k at auction
... The autograph book contains the names of cricketers from around the time of the 1900s, including touring sides from Australia and the West Indies...
83 movie: Reliving India's epic cricket triumph
... Less dramatically, but no less cynically, I decided to skip India s first match against defending champions West Indies at Old Trafford in Manchester...