Month: October 2011

October 26, 2011

Nicki Minaj Nabs Nail Polish Line with OPI

Move over Serena Williams. Nicki Minaj has also scored her own nail polish line with cosmetics company OPI. The limited-edition collection of six colors are inspired by the star’s songs on her debut album “Pink Friday.” The line includes Pink…

October 26, 2011

Hurricane Rina grows in Caribbean

Hurricane Rina has swelled to a Category 2 storm as it sweeps towards…

October 26, 2011

Gadhafi’s friend to the death, Chavez calls Libyan leader ‘a martyr’

It was the year 2000. Standing at attention, a relatively unknown Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, only 18 months after taking office, was positioned right next to one of the world's most-controversial dictators. Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi,…

October 26, 2011

Amnesty: Killings by Dominican police ‘alarming’

Police in the Dominican Republic were responsible for an "alarming" 10.5% of the nation's killings last year, Amnesty International said Tuesday, citing government statistics. A report from the human rights organization sharply criticizes the…

October 26, 2011

New Jamaican PM becomes region’s youngest

History was created on Sunday, when 39-year-old Andrew Michael Holness was sworn in as Jamaica’s youngest prime minister. In a 90-minute ceremony presided over by Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen and attended by some 4,000 guests, the country’s…

October 26, 2011

Trinidad and Tobago to launch first drug treatment court in 2012 with OAS support

Trinidad and Tobago will launch the country’s first drug treatment court in 2012, to include technical assistance, training and cooperation from the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) of the Organization of American States…

October 26, 2011

Did Mark Cuban propose dumping cap?

The NBA and its players association can't even agree on what Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban proposed during a meeting between owners and players last week.

October 26, 2011

WICB advertising three positions

The West Indies Cricket Board is currently advertising for three positions. The three positions are: 1.   Corporate Secretary – based in Antigua 2.   Manager – Cricket Development – based in Antigua 3.   Head Coach – Sagicor High Performance Centre…

October 26, 2011

Former Reggae Boy Griffiths passes on

Former Reggae Boy Winston 'Fanna' Griffiths died at the May Pen Hospital on Sunday. Griffiths, born September 12, 1978, was seen as one of the most talented footballers to have come out of the parish of Clarendon. Griffiths, an attacking…

October 26, 2011

England suffer 5-0 series defeat in India after collapse in Kolkata

England crashed to a 5-0 series whitewash against India after a shocking collapse led to a 95-run defeat in the final match in Kolkata. Chasing 272, openers Craig Kieswetter (63) and Alastair Cook (60) made a flying start with a 129-run stand. But…