Month: November 2011

November 27, 2011

Lil Wayne Cancels Shows In Australia; Adds Dates In Africa

Rapper Lil Wayne has canceled a series of highly anticipated performances in Australia. A date in Perth slated for tonight (November 25) was scrapped, as was a performance in Adelaide on Sunday (November 27). Lil Wayne’s representatives said that…

November 27, 2011

Singer George Michael recovering

The 48-year-old singer - who was hospitalised on Monday, November 21, in Vienna, Austria - is being treated by medics in a private house in the Austrian capital city and is so far making good progress. A friend of the singer explained: "He got…

November 27, 2011

Mavado case put off until next year

The assault trial for dancehall deejay David 'Mavado' Brooks was delayed in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday until May 16. The self-proclaimed 'Gully God' is charged with assault occasioning bodily harm emanating from an…

November 27, 2011

Barry Llewellyn of the Heptones is dead

Barry Llewellyn, an original member of the influential harmony trio, the Heptones, died Wednesday at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH). He was 64. Leroy Sibbles, Llewellyn’s colleague in the Heptones, confirmed his death in an interview with…

November 27, 2011

Trinidadians doubt PM’s claim of plot

Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister has come under public pressure to reveal more details of…

November 27, 2011

Bobby Morris is new CARICOM ambassador

BARBADOS will have a new Ambassador to CARICOM come December 1. He is noted historian, educator and veteran trade unionist, the Hon. Robert “Bobby” Morris. Formerly the Deputy General Secretary of the Barbados Workers Union, 64-year old Mr.…

November 27, 2011

Cuban cigar roller presented with Guinness world record certificate

Cuban cigar roller Jose Cautelar Cairo (Cueto), who rolled an 81.8-meter (268 ft)-long cigar last May, was presented in Havana with the official certificate that validates his fifth Guinness World Record by Dianna Melrose, ambassador of the…

November 27, 2011

Consultation on youth gangs and violence heads to Trinidad

Trinidad and Tobago will today host a national consultation on youth gangs and gang violence. The meeting, funded by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), brings together approximately 60 stakeholders drawn primarily from the…

November 27, 2011

Tentative agreement’ reached to end NBA lockout

NBA commissioner David Stern says a "tentative understanding" has been reached to end the…

November 27, 2011

West Indies earn thrilling last-ball draw with India in final Test

India wrapped up a 2-0 series win over West Indies after the third Test finished in a thrilling draw in Mumbai. The game was heading for a stalemate with West Indies resuming their second innings on 81-2, a lead of 189. But spinners Ravichandran…