July 3, 2011
Beyonce conquers UK album chart
US star Beyonce has claimed pole position in the UK album chart with her new record 4. The singer, who displaced Lady Gaga from number one, saw previous albums return to the chart in the wake of her performance at Glastonbury last Sunday. I Am Sasha…
July 3, 2011
Buju moved to different jail
Convicted Reggae artiste Buju Banton has been transferred from the Pinellas County Jail to the Citrus County Jail in Tampa, Florida. The artiste will be processed by correctional staff at that penal facility before he knows where he will spend his…
July 3, 2011
Janet Jackson revives brother’s memories with virtual duet
Janet Jackson is opening up for the first time about a duet with her brother that she's reviving two years after his death. Jackson took to the stage in London on Thursday and performed their 1995 song Scream as video of Michael Jackson played and…
July 3, 2011
Shaunie O’Neal Blasts Negative Portrayals of Black Women on Reality TV
According to EUR who was on the scene at the Essence Festival in New Orleans, ran into Shaunie O’Neal, Evelyn Lozada and Tami Romman backstage in the pressroom at the Superdome. They’re at the Essence Festival promoting their show “Basketball…
July 3, 2011
Gilbert Arenas Wants to Shut Down ‘Basketball Wives: LA’
Gilbert Arenas is in a rage right now after it finally hit him that his ex-wife, Laura Govan will be on television possibly talking about him. So he’s demanding “Basketball Wives: LA” be stopped and that his ex’s involvement has the potential to…
July 3, 2011
UN promises to help Caribbean fight organised crime
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday urged Caribbean nations to combat organised crime on a regional level and promised United Nations assistance in the fight. In a message to the heads of government of the 15-member Caribbean Community…
July 3, 2011
Cuba reveals more details of private property laws
The authorities in Cuba have released more details of their plans to allow people to buy and sell their cars and homes for the first time in 50 years. The new laws will open up a private property market and enable Cubans to buy any car they can…
July 3, 2011
Thousands march to support Chavez
A march by thousands of Venezuelans for the country's bicentennial celebrations became a show of support for ailing President Hugo Chavez today while he remained in Cuba recovering from surgery that removed a cancerous tumour. The president's…
July 3, 2011
Rocky start to Caribbean Airlines/Air J marriage
Friday’s official takeover of the operations of Air Jamaica by Caribbean Airlines was marked by a controversial flight cancellation and more job cuts. Scores of passengers at the Sangster International Airport in the western city of Montego Bay…
July 3, 2011
Cruise ship rescues 7 Cuban migrants
A Royal Caribbean cruise ship rescued seven Cuban migrants as it returned to South Florida on Friday, the cruise line and the US coast guard said here. The Oasis of the Seas was on its way back to Port Everglades when passengers on board spotted…