Month: April 2011

April 20, 2011

18 ‘Penns’ teams get call from LIME

Sponsorship cheques totalling $1.83 million were handed over to 18 local educational institutions to send teams to the Penn Relays scheduled for April 28 - 30 at the University of Pennsylvania by telecommunications company LIME. At a function…

April 20, 2011

Vybz Kartel To Retaliate Against 5-O

Estrange Dancehall deejay Vybz Kartel, whose Colouring Book party was abruptly…

April 20, 2011

“The Harder They Come” Remake Set For 2012 Release

The remake of “The Harder They Come” is schedule to hit the big screen in 2012. Filming of the classic Jamaican urban drama movie is schedule to begin later this year. Part of the film will be shot on locations in Jamaica and London. Casting of…

April 20, 2011

New Owners of Death Row Banned From Selling ‘The Chronic’ Online

The new owners of Death Row Records lost a round in court yesterday (April 19th), when a judge ruled that the label does not have the rights to sell Dr. Dre's hit album The Chronic digitally. U.S. District Judge Christina Snyder ruled that Dr.…

April 20, 2011

Gucci Mane To Plead Not Guilty To Pushing Woman Out Of Car

A lawyer for Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane has denied accusations that he pushed a woman out of his Hummer as it was moving, resulting in a misdemeanor charge. Yesterday (April 19th), Gucci, born Radric Davis, was formerly charged with battery,…

April 20, 2011

Kanye West’s Non-Profit Closes Doors

Kanye West's non-profit foundation has closed for unknown reasons, according to reports. The rapper's Kanye West Foundation closed its doors after four years in existence, according to a former employee of the non-profit, which was at one time…

April 20, 2011

LIME donates umbrellas to Providenciales Airport Authority

  The leading telecommunications company in the Turks & Caicos Islands made a contribution that…

April 20, 2011

Haitian President-Elect: ‘Huge Challenges’ Ahead

Haiti's President-elect Michel Martelly says he has "huge…

April 20, 2011

Raul Castro Named Head of Cuba’s Communist Party

Cuban President Raul Castro has been named the head of the nation's ruling…

April 20, 2011

Jamaicans to pay billions in Air Jamaica divestment costs

Finance and Public Service Minister Audley Shaw said $7.2 billion has been set aside in the Budget for divestment legacy payments. Of this amount, he said $4.5 billion represented payments associated with Air Jamaica, and the Sugar Company of…