Month: March 2011

March 31, 2011

Libya foreign minister ‘defects’

Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa is in Britain and "no longer willing" to work for Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's regime, the UK Foreign Office says. He flew in from Tunisia on a non-commercial flight and was questioned for several hours by…

March 31, 2011

Mathew Knowles on Beyonce’s Departure: ‘Business Is Business, Family is Family’

Beyonce's father Mathew Knowles has issued a statement regarding her departure from his…

March 31, 2011

Legendary Rapper Play of Kid-N-Play Hosts Holy Hip Hop Awards

Rapper Christopher "Play" Martin of the revered Hip-Hop group Kid-N-Play will host the 11th Annual Holy Hip Hop Awards next month in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. Play will join co-host eDDie Velez in hosting the The Holy Hip Hop Awards, which will…

March 31, 2011

Jim Jones Arrested In NY For Driving With A Suspended License

Rapper Jim Jones was released from police custody after being arrested in New York City for driving with a suspended license. TMZ.com reports that Jones was busted today (March 30th) for driving his 2011 Bentley in the bus lane with a suspended…

March 31, 2011

Jimmy Carter criticises US Cuba policy

Former US president Jimmy Carter - on a visit to Cuba - has criticised US policy towards the…

March 29, 2011

South Korea firms in bidding race for Korea Express

Three of South Korea's biggest companies have bid for a controlling stake in Korea Express, the country's biggest logistics firm. POSCO, Lotte Group and CJ Group have all submitted preliminary bids to buy 37.6% of the firm as they look to reduce…

March 29, 2011

Japan to discuss nationalising Tepco, reports say

Speculation is growing that the Japanese government may start talks to nationalise Tokyo Electric Power, which owns the Fukushima nuclear plant. Conflicting reports in local media caused nervousness among investors and Tepco's share price fell by…

March 29, 2011

Gyptian moving!

Coming off a successful year, reggae artiste Gyptian has several things in the pipeline which he hopes will propel his career even further. The artiste recently recorded songs like Duggu Duggu, Come Out that is a collaboration with Chi Ching…

March 29, 2011

Bunji Garlin to loose locks

LOCAL soca artiste Ian “Bunji Garlin” Alvarez created a stir yesterday by suddenly announcing his intention to cut off his lengthy dreadlocks and subsequently posting photos of his new haircut on social networking website, Twitter. The photo…

March 29, 2011

US$13m regional infrastructure fund

The Caribbean is expected to benefit from a US$13 million regional infrastructure integration…