Month: February 2011

February 8, 2011

Kartel, Tifa big winners at YVAs

Deejay Vybz Kartel brought the Youth View Awards patrons to their feet as he delivered a surprise performance that was the highlight of the night for his young fans. Held once again at the National Indoor Sports Centre, the artistes and…

February 8, 2011

Roommate thriller tops US box office

Low-budget thriller The Roommate was the top film at the North American box office over the weekend, though takings were hit by the Super Bowl. The film, starring Gossip Girl actress Leighton Meester as a college student obsessed with her…

February 8, 2011

Garfield dethrones Firth at Evening Standard awards

Colin Firth's seemingly unstoppable run of success during awards season took a stumble on Monday when he was beaten to a best acting prize by Andrew Garfield. Garfield was honoured at the Evening Standard film awards for his roles in The Social…

February 8, 2011

Bank in Antigua told to pay up

The High Court in Antigua has ordered that 400 former employees of the Stanford…

February 8, 2011

Egypt unrest: New call by protesters to oust Mubarak

Protesters on Cairo's central Tahrir Square have called for a new…

February 8, 2011

Philippines army head in corruption claim ‘suicide’

A former Philippine military chief who had recently been accused of high-level corruption has died in an apparent suicide. Retired General Angelo Reyes is thought to have killed himself with a single gunshot wound to the chest. In recent weeks, a…

February 8, 2011

Aung San Suu Kyi party seek Burma sanctions talks

The party of veteran Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has said it wishes to discuss how international sanctions might be eased. The National League for Democracy (NLD) said it was seeking meetings with Western nations on how to modify…

February 8, 2011

Opposition plans more protests in St Vincent

The main opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) in St Vincent and the Grenadines said…

February 8, 2011

Former Jamaican police commissioner ‘well aware’ of Coke-JLP links

Former police commissioner Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin said that he was "well aware" of the political manoeuvres of former Tivoli Gardens strongman, Christopher "Dudus" Coke, who is aligned to the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP). The Jamaica…

February 8, 2011

Grenada celebrates 37th independence anniversary

Grenada on Monday celebrated the 37th anniversary of independence from the United Kingdom. It was under the Eric Gairy administration that the Union Jack was lowered on February 7, 1974, and replaced by the Grenadian flag. US Secretary of State…